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<h1>Release Notes</h1>
<p>Hotfix – 2.8.5.1</p>
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<p><strong>Gameplay</strong></p>

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    <p>Pirates entering the water or setting foot on islands should no longer find themselves set upon by emergent threats so quickly. Lingering in the water and sauntering around islands will still result in an ambush sooner or later, but not at the same frequency as before.</p>
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<p><strong>‘The Quest for Guybrush’</strong></p>

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    <p>After returning from the Sea of the Damned, pirates who drop treasure overboard will no longer find the items returned to their ship.</p>
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<p><strong>Visual and Audio</strong></p>

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    <p>The Flaming Jackal Compass now points pirates in the correct direction!</p>
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<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>
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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/2.8.5">latest content update</a>.</p></div></div>
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<p><strong>Download size:</strong> </p>

<p>Xbox Series X: 9.72 GB

  <br>Xbox Series S: 5.99 GB

  <br>Xbox One X: 9.72 GB

  <br>Xbox One: 5.99 GB

  <br>Microsoft Store: 9.75 GB

  <br>Steam: 5.7 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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