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manifest date: 2020-02-28 00:00:00 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.0.12.3

Insider Update 2.0.12.3 is now live, with more fixes and balancing coming in for our March update features - head to Duke on the floor of the Tavern and head out to find those Athena’s Treasures!

If you do encounter any bugs, then please head to the 
[Sea of Thieves support site](https://support.seaofthieves.com/hc/en-gb) and let our Player Support team know.

## The Arena

The Glorious Sea Dog’s have been busy creating a new contest to challenge players within the Arena. For more insight into design approach behind the scenes, head to the 
[latest Developer Update post](https://www.seaofthieves.com/forum/topic/109425/arena-the-next-chapter)!

* **The Sea Dog’s Beacon** – The Glorious Sea Dogs have a new challenge waiting in the Arena! Treasure Maps have now been removed from contests and crews are now tasked with locating Glorious Sea Dog Chests imbued with magic, causing them to display a beacon for all to see. With all crews now converging on the same location, the competition will be intense!
* **New Arenas** – Each Arena has now been redesigned to be smaller and with a single delivery location, less emphasis on sailing and more emphasis on action!
* **Shorter Contests** – Contests will now last for 15 minutes instead of 24 minutes, bringing players into more intense competition. With Gold and Reputation earned after a contest remaining unchanged, crews will now progress faster through the Sea Dogs Company!
* **Increased Silver for Battling** – Battling other ships within a contest will now award more Silver, rewarding those who seek the thrill of ship to ship combat.
* **Reviving **- You will now have several seconds after a crew mate is defeated to bring them back to the seas and avoid the Ferry of the Damned. Run up to a downed player and hold X on controller or F on keyboard & mouse to revive them. In Adventure if you are not revived you will be sent to the ghost ship, in Arena if you are not revived the death flow stays the same.
* **Start with a Rowboat** – Each ship will now start the contest with a rowboat attached, themed with their team’s colours and style! Remember, once you lose it you won’t get a replacement.
* **Punishment for Quitting** – Players who quit during an active contest will now be issued a strike and gaining two strikes will bar them from re-joining the Arena for a short time.

This Insider build contains a very early iteration of this feature; we’ll be performing a more structured test of this system in a future update!

## Pirate Emporium

While Legends head out to compete for glory and a menacing threat plans his revenge, the Pirate Emporium has decided to mark our anniversary with Cronch-themed items and other celebrations inbound – head to the Emporium from the Sea of Thieves main menu before jumping into the game, or at an Outpost via the store above the Order of Souls tent!

* **Reaper’s Mark Sails** – Celebrate our Sea of Thieves Anniversary in style with a gilded Reaper’s Mark that even the Pirate Lord would be proud of!      *The Reaper’s Mark Sails is time-limited for the duration of the Heart of Fire Update!*
* **Shamrock Tankard** – Cheers to a particularly grog-tastic time of year, raise a frothy tankard with your crew and rivals alike!      *The Shamrock Tankard is Time-Limited for the duration of the Heart of Fire Update!*
* **Cronch Weapons and Pet Outfits** – Honouring the legendary Cronch, the Pirate Emporium now stocks a bundle of hand-carved weapons, ready to take a bite out of your foes? Along with some fruity new weapons, why not dress your loyal companion with a new outfit? 
* **Banana Pet Discount Bundles** – For this month only, you can pick up discounted bundles for the Capuchin and Macaw, each dressed in their banana-themed outfit!
* **Royal Sea Squirrel Ship Collection** – If you’re looking to get yourself over a bad day, then look no further than the Conker inspired Royal Sea Squirrel Ship Collection! A Royal Sea Squirrel Ship Bundle is also on offer which includes all the regular ship cosmetics at a rather regal discount!
* **Lost Pirates Emote Bundle** – Cause a raucous bangarang with this new emote bundle, that’ll be sure to hook people's attention!
* **Merchant Alliance Emote Bundle** – Remember pirates , time is money! Show your crew you mean business and grab four emotes that sum up the prim, proper mannerisms of the Merchant Alliance.
* **Anniversary Sale!** – What better way to celebrate our Sea of Thieves Anniversary with a sale within the Pirate Emporium. Holding off on picking up that Cutthroat Ship or jealous of those coin flipping crew members – then head to the new ‘sale’ tab to find a range of discounts available!      *This Anniversary sale is time-limited for the duration of the Heart of Fire update, so snatch up these bargains before they’re gone!*

## Updates

* **Cannonball Stocking** – Across both Arena and Adventure, all ships will now start a session with two Firebombs, Blunderbombs and Chainshots in each cannonball barrel.
* **Tall Tales Gold Reward** – Completing any Tall Tale will now reward players with increased gold rewards! Players will earn 8,000 Gold instead of 3,000 Gold previously.

## Fixed Issues

**General**

* The ship’s map table will now display a marker for the Heart of Fire Tall Tale.
* The ship’s map table icons are now also displayed in the Tall Tales reputation page.
* The ‘Raging Firestarter’ title now has an icon in the Vanity Chest.
* A group of trees near the Liar's Lair on Liars Backbone will now have collision.
* The Fortress Inferno commendations will now correctly progress should a member of the crew have died and returned from the Ferry of the Damned while close to an active Skeleton Fort.
* Ashen Treasures and Crews of Rage sections in Bilge Rats reputation page no longer show the ‘New’ tab.
* Players can no longer become stuck in geometry within the Pirate legend hideout.

**Athena’s Run**

* The Ghost Cannon, Capstan and Wheel now display unlock criteria when viewed in the Pirate Legend Shipwright.
* With Ghost Cannon equipped players and pets now appear at the front of the cannon when they are loaded.
* The Masked Stranger has returned to the Reaper's Hideout.
* Athena treasures and Gems found in the X Marks chapters now become visible on the first dig.
* Athena treasures will no longer float once dug up.
* The Nightshine Parrot Banjo now uses the correct model.
* Placeholder imagery and text in the loading screens, Commendations and Duke’s Shop have now be replaced with final imagery and copy.
* ‘Sold’ and ‘Discovered’ notifications for Athena treasures now use the correct names.
* The ‘Legend of Thieves' Haven’ title now has an icon in the vanity chest.
* The ‘Hoarder of Athena's Fortune’ Commendation now only increases when selling the Chest of Legends.
* Resolved typo in the Spooky Loot of Legends commendation.

**Heart of Fire**

* Players are no longer able to get stuck underneath the terrain at certain locations withing the Catacombs.
* Players can no longer bypass part of the Lair sequence by sword lunging dashing over terrain.
* Flameheart will only react to players interacting with the chalice who are on the Tale.
* The skeletons in the fight sequences within the middle and right trap run will now path correctly around the space.
* The Mysterious Key and Stitcher's Notes will now spawn promptly for the crew after completing the puzzle.
* Stitcher's Notes can now be found inside the wooden heart inside the Liar's Lair.
* During the final cutscene, there will no longer be an ‘invisible’ character next to Pendragon.
* The lever to open the trap exit door located in the right trap run is now attached to the environment.
* Dialogue will no longer overlap if a player triggers the Tall Tale and Grace at the same time.

**Pirate Emporium**

* Front End Pirate Emporium iconography now replaced with the Heart of Fire offers.
* The brush no longer clips through the paper when performing the Pirate Painting emote on a range of body types.
* Pet Outfits are once again displayed inside Pet Chest.

## Known Issues

* **Pirate Emporium Prices** – Some offers within the Pirate Emporium have incorrect pricing and will be addressed in a future Insider update.
* **Re-joining an Arena Session** – Using the ‘Re-join Session’ prompt to return to an arena session can cause you to mistakenly trigger a strike and become barred from re-joining the Arena for a short time.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.0.12.3

Insider Update 2.0.12.3 is now live, with more fixes and balancing coming in for our March update features - head to Duke on the floor of the Tavern and head out to find those Athena’s Treasures!

If you do encounter any bugs, then please head to the Sea of Thieves support site and let our Player Support team know.

The Arena

The Glorious Sea Dog’s have been busy creating a new contest to challenge players within the Arena. For more insight into design approach behind the scenes, head to the latest Developer Update post!

The Sea Dog’s Beacon – The Glorious Sea Dogs have a new challenge waiting in the Arena! Treasure Maps have now been removed from contests and crews are now tasked with locating Glorious Sea Dog Chests imbued with magic, causing them to display a beacon for all to see. With all crews now converging on the same location, the competition will be intense!
New Arenas – Each Arena has now been redesigned to be smaller and with a single delivery location, less emphasis on sailing and more emphasis on action!
Shorter Contests – Contests will now last for 15 minutes instead of 24 minutes, bringing players into more intense competition. With Gold and Reputation earned after a contest remaining unchanged, crews will now progress faster through the Sea Dogs Company!
Increased Silver for Battling – Battling other ships within a contest will now award more Silver, rewarding those who seek the thrill of ship to ship combat.
*Reviving *- You will now have several seconds after a crew mate is defeated to bring them back to the seas and avoid the Ferry of the Damned. Run up to a downed player and hold X on controller or F on keyboard & mouse to revive them. In Adventure if you are not revived you will be sent to the ghost ship, in Arena if you are not revived the death flow stays the same.
Start with a Rowboat – Each ship will now start the contest with a rowboat attached, themed with their team’s colours and style! Remember, once you lose it you won’t get a replacement.
Punishment for Quitting – Players who quit during an active contest will now be issued a strike and gaining two strikes will bar them from re-joining the Arena for a short time.

This Insider build contains a very early iteration of this feature; we’ll be performing a more structured test of this system in a future update!

Pirate Emporium

While Legends head out to compete for glory and a menacing threat plans his revenge, the Pirate Emporium has decided to mark our anniversary with Cronch-themed items and other celebrations inbound – head to the Emporium from the Sea of Thieves main menu before jumping into the game, or at an Outpost via the store above the Order of Souls tent!

Reaper’s Mark Sails – Celebrate our Sea of Thieves Anniversary in style with a gilded Reaper’s Mark that even the Pirate Lord would be proud of! The Reaper’s Mark Sails is time-limited for the duration of the Heart of Fire Update!
Shamrock Tankard – Cheers to a particularly grog-tastic time of year, raise a frothy tankard with your crew and rivals alike! The Shamrock Tankard is Time-Limited for the duration of the Heart of Fire Update!
Cronch Weapons and Pet Outfits – Honouring the legendary Cronch, the Pirate Emporium now stocks a bundle of hand-carved weapons, ready to take a bite out of your foes? Along with some fruity new weapons, why not dress your loyal companion with a new outfit?
Banana Pet Discount Bundles – For this month only, you can pick up discounted bundles for the Capuchin and Macaw, each dressed in their banana-themed outfit!
Royal Sea Squirrel Ship Collection – If you’re looking to get yourself over a bad day, then look no further than the Conker inspired Royal Sea Squirrel Ship Collection! A Royal Sea Squirrel Ship Bundle is also on offer which includes all the regular ship cosmetics at a rather regal discount!
Lost Pirates Emote Bundle – Cause a raucous bangarang with this new emote bundle, that’ll be sure to hook people's attention!
Merchant Alliance Emote Bundle – Remember pirates , time is money! Show your crew you mean business and grab four emotes that sum up the prim, proper mannerisms of the Merchant Alliance.
Anniversary Sale! – What better way to celebrate our Sea of Thieves Anniversary with a sale within the Pirate Emporium. Holding off on picking up that Cutthroat Ship or jealous of those coin flipping crew members – then head to the new ‘sale’ tab to find a range of discounts available! This Anniversary sale is time-limited for the duration of the Heart of Fire update, so snatch up these bargains before they’re gone!

Updates

Cannonball Stocking – Across both Arena and Adventure, all ships will now start a session with two Firebombs, Blunderbombs and Chainshots in each cannonball barrel.
Tall Tales Gold Reward – Completing any Tall Tale will now reward players with increased gold rewards! Players will earn 8,000 Gold instead of 3,000 Gold previously.

Fixed Issues

General

The ship’s map table will now display a marker for the Heart of Fire Tall Tale.
The ship’s map table icons are now also displayed in the Tall Tales reputation page.
The ‘Raging Firestarter’ title now has an icon in the Vanity Chest.
A group of trees near the Liar's Lair on Liars Backbone will now have collision.
The Fortress Inferno commendations will now correctly progress should a member of the crew have died and returned from the Ferry of the Damned while close to an active Skeleton Fort.
Ashen Treasures and Crews of Rage sections in Bilge Rats reputation page no longer show the ‘New’ tab.
Players can no longer become stuck in geometry within the Pirate legend hideout.

Athena’s Run

The Ghost Cannon, Capstan and Wheel now display unlock criteria when viewed in the Pirate Legend Shipwright.
With Ghost Cannon equipped players and pets now appear at the front of the cannon when they are loaded.
The Masked Stranger has returned to the Reaper's Hideout.
Athena treasures and Gems found in the X Marks chapters now become visible on the first dig.
Athena treasures will no longer float once dug up.
The Nightshine Parrot Banjo now uses the correct model.
Placeholder imagery and text in the loading screens, Commendations and Duke’s Shop have now be replaced with final imagery and copy.
‘Sold’ and ‘Discovered’ notifications for Athena treasures now use the correct names.
The ‘Legend of Thieves' Haven’ title now has an icon in the vanity chest.
The ‘Hoarder of Athena's Fortune’ Commendation now only increases when selling the Chest of Legends.
Resolved typo in the Spooky Loot of Legends commendation.

Heart of Fire

Players are no longer able to get stuck underneath the terrain at certain locations withing the Catacombs.
Players can no longer bypass part of the Lair sequence by sword lunging dashing over terrain.
Flameheart will only react to players interacting with the chalice who are on the Tale.
The skeletons in the fight sequences within the middle and right trap run will now path correctly around the space.
The Mysterious Key and Stitcher's Notes will now spawn promptly for the crew after completing the puzzle.
Stitcher's Notes can now be found inside the wooden heart inside the Liar's Lair.
During the final cutscene, there will no longer be an ‘invisible’ character next to Pendragon.
The lever to open the trap exit door located in the right trap run is now attached to the environment.
Dialogue will no longer overlap if a player triggers the Tall Tale and Grace at the same time.

Pirate Emporium

Front End Pirate Emporium iconography now replaced with the Heart of Fire offers.
The brush no longer clips through the paper when performing the Pirate Painting emote on a range of body types.
Pet Outfits are once again displayed inside Pet Chest.

Known Issues

Pirate Emporium Prices – Some offers within the Pirate Emporium have incorrect pricing and will be addressed in a future Insider update.
Re-joining an Arena Session – Using the ‘Re-join Session’ prompt to return to an arena session can cause you to mistakenly trigger a strike and become barred from re-joining the Arena for a short time.