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<h1>Release Notes</h1>
<p>Hotfix – 2.8.4.1</p>
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<p><strong>‘The Journey to Mêlée Island’</strong></p>

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    <p>Players will no longer receive Emissary Grade progression when placing Red Herrings on board their ship.</p>
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<p><strong>Battle for the Sea of Thieves</strong></p>

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    <p>Players will now see their previously earned Allegiance at the correct level. This issue was purely visual, and no Allegiance earned has been lost.</p>
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<p><strong>Text and Localisation</strong></p>

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    <p>Improvements have been made to localisation for those playing through <em>Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island</em> in languages other than English.</p>
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<p><strong>Performance and Stability</strong></p>

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    <p>Improved client stability for lower-spec hardware across general gameplay to reduce scenarios where players may exit the game unexpectedly.</p>
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<div class="article__text-block article__block grid-item span-10 push-1"><div><p>To learn more about known issues in <em>Sea of Thieves</em> currently being tracked and their status, head over to our <a href="https://support.seaofthieves.com/hc/en-gb/sections/360000063027-Known-Issues">Known Issues support site article</a>.</p></div></div>
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<div class="article__text-block article__block grid-item span-10 push-1"><div><p>These release notes cover a hotfix. For full details on recently added game features, see the release notes on our <a href="https://www.seaofthieves.com/release-notes/2.8.4">latest content update</a>.</p></div></div>
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<p><strong>Download size:</strong> </p>

<p>Xbox Series X: 5.51 GB

  <br>Xbox Series S: 3.67 GB

  <br>Xbox One X: 5.51 GB

  <br>Xbox One: 3.67 GB

  <br>Microsoft Store: 5 GB

  <br>Steam: 5.19 GB</p>

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

<p>PC INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE FOUND <a href="https://support.seaofthieves.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360000707348-Sea-of-Thieves-PC-Install-Instructions" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
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