Insider Patch Notes 2.0.20.2
Insider Update 2.0.20.2 is now live! Head out onto the seas to discover the lost Merchant’s wreckage and use clues you find along the way to help you discover the sunken vessel!
As always, if you encounter any bugs, then please head to the
Sea of Thieves support site and let our Player Support team know.
Wrecks of the Lost
Clues from NPCs
- When searching for the missing vessel, players may find a clue leading to an island that will have an NPC on it. Speaking to that NPC, instead of finding a clue bottle, will lead players to the next clue on their search.
Barrels of Plenty
- Players will now find the first clue in a floating barrel. These barrels will have a slightly different look to normal floating barrels as the first clue barrel will be merchant themed with merchant iconography, and clue barrels found throughout the Voyage will be look different than normal barrels but will not yet be themed.
Lost Shipments
- The clue sites have been decorated with merchant themed debris; the placement of the debris is still placeholder. The debris also has a chance of floating up into the sky.
- There will now be a larger flock of seagulls flying over the first clue to make it more obvious to players where the clue is in the ocean.
Updates
- On the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, a performance mode is available supporting 120Hz at 1080p. Some TVs do not support 120Hz and HDR simultaneously, so HDR may need to be disabled from the console settings app.
Known Issues
Lost Shipments Clues
- There is a chance that when players receive their first clue from a floating barrel they will be directed straight to the Merchant Shipwreck rather than the next clue site.
- The first clue the player is given can have the wrong coordinates.
- Clues can be removed from the quest radial after a player dies.
- No clue will spawn when starting the Galleon's Grave to Spoils of Plenty Seapost route.
- If players receive a clue to talk to Penelope at Krakens Fall, she will not provide a clue when spoken to.
Lost Shipments Voyage
- Loot can spawn under the feet, in the ground, of NPC’s that give players clues making it unable to be interacted with.
- The Lost Shipments Voyages do not currently support server migration and can cause instability for crews.
- Voyages have a chance to automatically complete when started. If this happens, please try again away from an Outpost, or try again in another location.
- Islands on the trade route map all appear as the same island in different sizes and placements on the map.
- There will be an incorrect pop-up shown when handing in a manifest.
Lost Shipments Shipwreck
- The Merchant Captains found in shipwrecks can spawn under the floor or in the walls of the shipwreck causing them to not be interactable.
- Shipwrecks can sometimes spawn underneath islands or rocks.
Seasons
- Steam & Microsoft Store versions of the game do not currently display Renown notifications when completing actions. Xbox is unaffected by this issue and will receive Renown notifications.
- Seasons continues to use a range of wireframe assets and placeholder visuals.
- The amount of Renown players earn by performing actions along with the Renown requirements for each level are purely for testing purposes.
- Trials currently indicate they award a level of Renown on completion; this is placeholder and not final balancing.
- When earning Renown, some notifications may appear twice or appear blank.
- When making progress through a Deed, no supporting text will be shown on the notification to indicate which is being progressed.
The following Trials are unable to be completed:
- Merchant I
- Explorer 1
- Bounty Hunter 1
- Master Sailor
- Story Seeker I
- The Bilge Rat I
- Worshiper of Fire 1
- Voyager 1
Mysterious Notes
- The 12 days of giving mysterious notes are given to a pirate when they load into the Maiden Voyage.
Fixed Issues
General
- Skeleton ships should now take hull damage when on fire.
Lost Shipments Voyage
- The Captain's Key should now rest flat on the ground naturally and be easier to spot.
- Players should no longer need to backtrack to previous islands during the Lost Shipments Voyage.
- Picking up the Captains Keys, dropping it and picking up the manifest should no longer cause the Captains Key to despawn.
- Two clue bottles should no longer spawn on one island.
- Trade Routes starting Ancient Spire Outpost and Plunder Outpost should now fit on the maps properly.
- Players should more consistently find clues across all islands.
- Starting a Lost Shipments Voyage should no longer cause a server crash.
Season
- The Placeholder icon for the Season One Collectible Flag has been replaced with final artwork.
- All Season Gold Rewards will now have final descriptions.
- All Season Doubloon Rewards will now have final descriptions.
- All Season Ancient Coin Rewards will now have final descriptions.
Mysterious Notes
- Notes should now appear correctly, even when viewed in third person.
- Stowing a mysterious note and re-equipping it should now be wielded as expected.
Festival of Giving
- The Festival of Giving Emotes should now play audio when being performed.
