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<h1>Patch Notes</h1>
<p>1.0.4</p>
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<p>It's been just over three weeks since we launched <em>Sea of Thieves</em>, and a lot has happened since then! We've been listening to you all, and we know you are keen to hear how we plan to grow <em>Sea of Thieves</em>. As we've always said, launch is just the start, and we are going to grow and evolve the game with feedback from our community. </p>

<p>Our first content update, The Hungering Deep, will release in May and bring with it a new AI threat to the world. Watch our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t83bztN4lM"><strong>Inn-side Story</strong></a> and read our <a href="https://www.seaofthieves.com/news/sea-of-thieves-content-plans"><strong>Content Plans Article</strong></a> to get you all caught up on what is coming next in Sea of Thieves!</p>
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<p><strong>Download size:</strong> 

  <br>Around 1.30 GB for all platforms.</p>

<h5>XBOX INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND <a href="https://support.seaofthieves.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360000697147-Sea-of-Thieves-Xbox-Install-Instructions"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</h5>

<h5>PC INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND <a href="https://support.seaofthieves.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360000707348-Sea-of-Thieves-PC-Install-Instructions"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</h5>
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<strong>Pirate Legend</strong> - The first legendary ship customisations have arrived at the Shipwright's Shop in the Legendary Hideout! From here you can purchase your new Pirate Legend sails, hull and figurehead.</li>
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<strong>Sound Effects</strong> - Players will now hear a new sound effect when they open a Lore Book and when a Merchant Alliance contract has expired. </li>

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<strong>Spring Cleaning</strong> - It is now easier to place chests and skulls on shelves in the Captain's Cabin, and to drop items overboard! </li>

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<strong>Controller Remapping</strong> - We've added push-to-talk to the list of actions players can rebind on controller.</li>
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<div id="fixed-issues" class="article__section-title article__block grid-item span-10 push-1"><h2 class="variant-small-caps align-center">Fixed Issues</h2></div>
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  <li>The server migration-free zone around the Skeleton Forts has been doubled. </li>

  <li>Trading companies now inform you when you have reached the voyage purchase limit for the day (Refreshes at 6am in-game time). </li>

  <li>Fixed clipping of reward values in wallet UI animations. </li>

  <li>Fixed text clipping in the Reputation menu UI. </li>

  <li>Company icons in the voyage pop-up UI are now the correct size. </li>

  <li>Ammo box on Lookout Point can now be used. </li>

  <li>Skeleton crews encountered during bounty quests and skeleton forts now have correctly matching attire. </li>

  <li>Players weapon selection from the Armoury should no longer reset to default after death. </li>

  <li>A notification should now trigger when a crewmate finds a reward from a Message in a Bottle map. </li>

  <li>Ships should no longer spawn with damage. </li>

  <li>Voyage description text has been increased in size, and should now be easier to read from a distance. </li>

  <li>Filters in the Equipment Chest will no longer become impossible to select. </li>

  <li>Candles are no longer floating in the air on Old Salts Atoll </li>

  <li>Lantern in the north-western part of Kraken’s Fall is no longer floating above the barrels. </li>

  <li>Skeleton Fort Cannons can once again be manned by players without fear of an explosive demise. </li>

  <li>Appearance of the water in the Legend Hideout has been improved. </li>

  <li>Rain will no longer appear inside the Legend Hideout Tunnel. </li>

  <li>Players will now correctly take damage from gunpowder kegs whilst underwater. </li>

  <li>Multiple text bugs and NPC dialogue issues in English have been resolved.</li>
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  <li>Improved performance on high resolution PCs running at lower than native resolution. </li>

  <li>The number of instances of rubber banding and teleporting players has been reduced. </li>

  <li>Increased quality of island rendering at a distance when using the spyglass on all quality settings on both platforms.
    <br><em>This has no effect when the island is too far away to be loaded</em>
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  <li>Multiple server crash fixes.
    <br><em>Further improvements and optimisations for all platforms are ongoing.</em>
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<div id="known-issues" class="article__section-title article__block grid-item span-10 push-1"><h2 class="variant-small-caps align-center">Known Issues</h2></div>
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  <li>Some players cannot see their downloadable content in game.
    <br><em>Once you redeem your code, here is a <a href="https://support.seaofthieves.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360000814307-How-do-I-access-my-downloadable-content-in-game-"><strong>Support Article</strong></a> that shows you where to find your items in game. If you still cannot find your items in game, please raise a support ticket to log this issue.</em>
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  <li>Players may experience details of their pirate (such as hair colour / scars) looking different from their initial selection.
    <br><em>We are working on a way for our Customer Support team to reset your pirate to your original selection. If you have experienced this bug, please ensure you have logged a <a href="https://support.seaofthieves.com/hc/en-gb/requests/new"><strong>Support Ticket</strong></a> for this issue.</em>
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  <li>Skeleton Fort or Bounty quest skeleton waves sometimes spawn in the ground or cannot be found at all.
    <br><em>Further improvements to spawning have been made in this update, and we are working to resolve the issue for all islands. For a potential work around, please read this <a href="https://support.seaofthieves.com/hc/articles/360000934807-Bounty-quest-and-fort-skeletons-sometimes-do-not-spawn-or-cannot-be-found-"><strong>Support article</strong></a>.</em>
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  <li>[PC] Push to talk option will reset to default (disabled) between sessions.
    <br><em>This bug has been fixed and will be added to a future update.</em>
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<div class="article__text-block article__block grid-item span-10 push-1"><div>You can discuss these release notes on the Forum, <a href="https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/category/60/release-notes-discussion" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.

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