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# Insider Patch Notes 2.0.20.8

Insider Update 2.0.20.8 is now live! Welcome in the New Year and head out onto the seas to follow clues and discover a wrecked Merchant’s vessel!

As always, if you 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.

## Lost Shipments Voyage

**Lost Shipments Rewards**

* There has been a small seagull flock added above sea clues to help players find them while sailing.
* Feature island clues will now be shown circled on a map. Players will no longer have to search every beach to find a clue and instead only need to go to the circled area.

## Seasons

**Seasons Balancing**

* When setting foot on an Outpost, players will no longer earn Renown or be notified.
* When making purchases in stores across the Sea of Thieves, players will no longer earn Renown or be notified.
* When defeating skeletons, players are now notified less frequently and will see a notification every 10 skeletons defeated.
* The ‘Novice Voyager’, ‘Proficient Voyager’, ‘Novice Storyseeker’, ‘Thrillseeker’, ‘Alliance Adept’ and ‘Master Pioneer’ Trials have all been rebalanced following player feedback.

## Updates

Audio Accessibility

* We have added a new UI option in the accessibility menu which allows players to set their audio output to mono. This is to allow players who may be hard of hearing in one ear to experience the audio better.

Larinna’s Black Market

* The Black Market ‘Goodies for Gold’ tab has been removed and the Ritual Skull Stash Voyage moved to the Doubloon store.

## Known Issues

**Lost Shipment Clues**

* Showing the clue to another player will not display correctly to the other player and will cut off the text. 
* Sea clues can spawn inside sea rocks.
* A sea clue can fail to spawn a clue and will only spawn loot and debris.
* Clues can be removed from the quest radial after a player dies. 
* Barrel clues can give blank clues.
* Islands do not fit on the map for the Golden Sands to Dagger Tooth, in both directions, and Marauder's Arch to Dagger Tooth, in both directions, Trade Routes.
* The Trade Route can backtrack when a sea clue follows a sea clue.

**Lost Shipments Voyage **

* Players are not able to sell the Captain's Key to the merchant NPCs.
* The shipwreck does not appear on the new server if a crew migrates with an active Voyage.
* Achievements related to the Lost Shipment Voyages are currently not present in the game.
* The Circle Maps have placeholder no icon image in the map’s radial.
* Seagulls are not present above the Voyage shipwrecks.
* The Voyage card for the Lost shipments Voyage when purchased from Larinna still shows as cargo runs.

**Lost Shipments Shipwreck**

* There is a chance the shipwreck can fail to spawn.
* Shipwrecks can sometimes spawn underneath islands or rocks.

**Seasons**

* Actions such as Dropping Loot on Ship, Killing Skeletons and Discovering Washed up Treasure are only being awarded to the Player and not the Crew.
* The Shroudbreaker Scar is currently being reworked and is not functional once earned through the Season rewards.
* After returning from the Ferry of the Damned, ‘Island Visit’ notifications will continue to be displayed for the same island.

**Plunder Pass**

* After currency is removed when purchasing the Plunder Pass, the Plunder Pass rewards can remain locked.
* The Plunder Pass can be bought every time the user enters a new Maiden Voyage session.

**Pirate Emporium**

* The Reaper's Heart Weapon bundle and Cronch Weapon Bundle aren't showing as for sale in the pirate tab when the January Sale promotion is active.
* There is a range of placeholder imagery and text in the Pirate Emporium.

**Champions of Souls**

* The Champions of Souls Event uses a range of placeholder visuals.

**Localisation**

* The Plunder Pass is missing localisation in the Polish, Spanish, and Italian builds.
* Some items in Larinna's shop in the Tavern are missing localisation.

**Island Banners**

* Island banners are not appearing when approaching Islands in the Ancient Isles and Shores of Plenty.

## Fixed Issues

**General**

* Player should no longer get stuck and teleported when using the stairs in a Tavern.
* Players should no longer be able to swim under the map on Plunder Outpost.
* The Special Events tab should now show January's imagery.
* Items half buried in the sand should no longer start to hover above ground when leaving the area and coming back.
* Tall Tale items in the Shroudbreaker, Art of Trickster, Fate of Morningstar and Revenge of the Morning Star cannot be returned to NPCs which will block Tall Tales progress for players.
* The Season One Front End Table no longer shows a bright lighting effect.

**Seasons**

* When cooking various meats and fish types, placing a fully cooked item back into the pan will no longer generate repeated amounts of Renown. The Renown earned from Cooking has also been reduced.
* Replaced Placeholder artwork within the Seasons Menus with final artwork.
* Improved Season Service Stability to reduce scenarios where the Seasons Tab shows ‘Seasons Currently Unavailable’.
* After reaching level 100 in the Plunder Pass, players should now continue to get Season Notifications and can continue to browse the Seasons Menus.
* Attempting to purchase the Plunder Pass, then cancelling the transaction should no longer cause players to get stuck on the 'Counting your coins' UI.
* Pressing ‘More’ on a Deed notification now more consistently takes players to the appropriate Deed in the Seasons Menu.

**Seasons Trials**

* All Trial Deeds requiring items to be handed into a trading company now clearly define those that can also be handed to the Reaper’s Bones.
* Trials of Combat: Infamous Reaper – Deed now accurately explains that players need to hit a ship with a firebomb fired from a cannon.
* Trials of the Sea: Party Pirate – Deed should now only complete when playing a shanty with 3 other members of the same crew.
* Trials of the Sea: Socialite – Deed should now complete when a player plays an instrument on any sinking ship.
* Trials of the Sea: Life and Soul – Deed should now clearly show players they need to hand in Chests of a Thousand Grogs to the Gold Hoarders.
* Trials of Adventure: Novice Merchant - Deliver a cargo run in any condition and ‘Expert Scorcher - Finish a DVR cargo run on time, nothing spoiled' trial should now complete consistently.
* Trials of Combat: Warsmith - 'Hit a ship with different Cursed Cannonballs' text now correctly explains to players that they need to have the Reaper's Mark flag equipped and use ship curse cannonballs.

**Lost Shipments Voyage**

* Sea clues should no longer have a chance to spawn on top of shipwrecks. 
* The Merchant Captains found in shipwrecks should now spawn correctly on the shipwrecks and be always interactable.
* Different levels of the manifest will sell for different amounts of gold depending on the level of the Voyage.
* The Merchant Alliance sails rewards should now be locked behind the right commendations.
* Improved some trade routes to better fit visually on the Trade Route map. 
* When there is an island clue during a Voyage the island clues should now consistently spawn at the clue sites.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.0.20.8

Insider Update 2.0.20.8 is now live! Welcome in the New Year and head out onto the seas to follow clues and discover a wrecked Merchant’s 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.

Lost Shipments Voyage

Lost Shipments Rewards

There has been a small seagull flock added above sea clues to help players find them while sailing.
Feature island clues will now be shown circled on a map. Players will no longer have to search every beach to find a clue and instead only need to go to the circled area.

Seasons

Seasons Balancing

When setting foot on an Outpost, players will no longer earn Renown or be notified.
When making purchases in stores across the Sea of Thieves, players will no longer earn Renown or be notified.
When defeating skeletons, players are now notified less frequently and will see a notification every 10 skeletons defeated.
The ‘Novice Voyager’, ‘Proficient Voyager’, ‘Novice Storyseeker’, ‘Thrillseeker’, ‘Alliance Adept’ and ‘Master Pioneer’ Trials have all been rebalanced following player feedback.

Updates

Audio Accessibility

We have added a new UI option in the accessibility menu which allows players to set their audio output to mono. This is to allow players who may be hard of hearing in one ear to experience the audio better.

Larinna’s Black Market

The Black Market ‘Goodies for Gold’ tab has been removed and the Ritual Skull Stash Voyage moved to the Doubloon store.

Known Issues

Lost Shipment Clues

Showing the clue to another player will not display correctly to the other player and will cut off the text.
Sea clues can spawn inside sea rocks.
A sea clue can fail to spawn a clue and will only spawn loot and debris.
Clues can be removed from the quest radial after a player dies.
Barrel clues can give blank clues.
Islands do not fit on the map for the Golden Sands to Dagger Tooth, in both directions, and Marauder's Arch to Dagger Tooth, in both directions, Trade Routes.
The Trade Route can backtrack when a sea clue follows a sea clue.

*Lost Shipments Voyage *

Players are not able to sell the Captain's Key to the merchant NPCs.
The shipwreck does not appear on the new server if a crew migrates with an active Voyage.
Achievements related to the Lost Shipment Voyages are currently not present in the game.
The Circle Maps have placeholder no icon image in the map’s radial.
Seagulls are not present above the Voyage shipwrecks.
The Voyage card for the Lost shipments Voyage when purchased from Larinna still shows as cargo runs.

Lost Shipments Shipwreck

There is a chance the shipwreck can fail to spawn.
Shipwrecks can sometimes spawn underneath islands or rocks.

Seasons

Actions such as Dropping Loot on Ship, Killing Skeletons and Discovering Washed up Treasure are only being awarded to the Player and not the Crew.
The Shroudbreaker Scar is currently being reworked and is not functional once earned through the Season rewards.
After returning from the Ferry of the Damned, ‘Island Visit’ notifications will continue to be displayed for the same island.

Plunder Pass

After currency is removed when purchasing the Plunder Pass, the Plunder Pass rewards can remain locked.
The Plunder Pass can be bought every time the user enters a new Maiden Voyage session.

Pirate Emporium

The Reaper's Heart Weapon bundle and Cronch Weapon Bundle aren't showing as for sale in the pirate tab when the January Sale promotion is active.
There is a range of placeholder imagery and text in the Pirate Emporium.

Champions of Souls

The Champions of Souls Event uses a range of placeholder visuals.

Localisation

The Plunder Pass is missing localisation in the Polish, Spanish, and Italian builds.
Some items in Larinna's shop in the Tavern are missing localisation.

Island Banners

Island banners are not appearing when approaching Islands in the Ancient Isles and Shores of Plenty.

Fixed Issues

General

Player should no longer get stuck and teleported when using the stairs in a Tavern.
Players should no longer be able to swim under the map on Plunder Outpost.
The Special Events tab should now show January's imagery.
Items half buried in the sand should no longer start to hover above ground when leaving the area and coming back.
Tall Tale items in the Shroudbreaker, Art of Trickster, Fate of Morningstar and Revenge of the Morning Star cannot be returned to NPCs which will block Tall Tales progress for players.
The Season One Front End Table no longer shows a bright lighting effect.

Seasons

When cooking various meats and fish types, placing a fully cooked item back into the pan will no longer generate repeated amounts of Renown. The Renown earned from Cooking has also been reduced.
Replaced Placeholder artwork within the Seasons Menus with final artwork.
Improved Season Service Stability to reduce scenarios where the Seasons Tab shows ‘Seasons Currently Unavailable’.
After reaching level 100 in the Plunder Pass, players should now continue to get Season Notifications and can continue to browse the Seasons Menus.
Attempting to purchase the Plunder Pass, then cancelling the transaction should no longer cause players to get stuck on the 'Counting your coins' UI.
Pressing ‘More’ on a Deed notification now more consistently takes players to the appropriate Deed in the Seasons Menu.

Seasons Trials

All Trial Deeds requiring items to be handed into a trading company now clearly define those that can also be handed to the Reaper’s Bones.
Trials of Combat: Infamous Reaper – Deed now accurately explains that players need to hit a ship with a firebomb fired from a cannon.
Trials of the Sea: Party Pirate – Deed should now only complete when playing a shanty with 3 other members of the same crew.
Trials of the Sea: Socialite – Deed should now complete when a player plays an instrument on any sinking ship.
Trials of the Sea: Life and Soul – Deed should now clearly show players they need to hand in Chests of a Thousand Grogs to the Gold Hoarders.
Trials of Adventure: Novice Merchant - Deliver a cargo run in any condition and ‘Expert Scorcher - Finish a DVR cargo run on time, nothing spoiled' trial should now complete consistently.
Trials of Combat: Warsmith - 'Hit a ship with different Cursed Cannonballs' text now correctly explains to players that they need to have the Reaper's Mark flag equipped and use ship curse cannonballs.

Lost Shipments Voyage

Sea clues should no longer have a chance to spawn on top of shipwrecks.
The Merchant Captains found in shipwrecks should now spawn correctly on the shipwrecks and be always interactable.
Different levels of the manifest will sell for different amounts of gold depending on the level of the Voyage.
The Merchant Alliance sails rewards should now be locked behind the right commendations.
Improved some trade routes to better fit visually on the Trade Route map.
When there is an island clue during a Voyage the island clues should now consistently spawn at the clue sites.