Insider Patch Notes 2.0.7.7
The latest Insider build is here! We’ve got new features, new fixes and new things for you to test. Full patch notes are below. Enjoy!
Insider Patch Notes - Update 2.0.7.7
Insider Update 2.0.7.7 is now live! As we approach our release for the Fort of the Damned, this Insiders build now contains all features we are targeting for Release in our October Content Update. The Fort of the Damned has also had a sweeping balance pass and has been made even more challenging – head to the fort and give us your feedback!
For those wondering where fire and The Seabound Soul Tale have gone, these are not scheduled for release in October therefore will return to Insider testing once our Fort of the Damned update is ready for retail release.
If you do encounter any bugs, then please head to the
Sea of Thieves support site and let our Player Support team know.
Fort of the Damned
We are continuing to iterate on this encounter to ensure that it is a challenge for players. Please head to the Fort Feedback thread to let us know your experience with our latest balance pass!
- Fort Wave Balancing – On activating the Fort of the Damned, players will now have the chance to face off against Gunpowder Shadows of Fate. These new threats can appear multiple times during the encounter and will require quick communication between players to vanquish safely. To signify the final wave before Graymarrow, players will also encounter Stronghold Keg Shadows – these slow-moving skeletons will need even more careful handling before you prepare for Graymarrow himself!
- Ghost of Graymarrow Balancing – The Ghost of Graymarrow encounter had begun to lose some of its challenge, but he now returns stronger than ever! Graymarrow can now summon blunderbuss and cutlass-wielding Shadows of Fate Skeletons in addition to Gunpowder Shadows! While this new threat has the potential to wipe your crew, if used tactically it can help you against Graymarrow himself. Graymarrow’s health has been increased alongside this explosive change, in addition to increasing the amount he can recover from cronching a banana.
Fixed Issues
General
- Players now animate correctly when eating food as seen by another player.
- Tapping the left bumper or ‘Q’ should now switch back to the previously selected item from that radial.
- Harpoon rowboats can no longer be manipulated into a position where they can retrieve items through a locked door.
- Destroying a gunpowder-wielding Shadow Skeleton will now correctly destroy the skeleton.
Fort of the Damned
- Players migrating to a new server will now carry the status of their lit Fort of the Damned Lanterns across to their new server no matter where they were in the world allowing them to continue activating the fort after migration.
- Retrieving a coloured Flame of Fate now correctly shows that colour in the players lantern.
- Placeholder loading screen and reputation tab images replaced with final artwork
- Corrected scaling issues with the grates underneath each Ferryman statue.
- Skeletons can no longer drop through wooden slopes and become stuck around the fort.
- Pets should no longer walk through the ritual altar inside the fort.
- On collecting a ‘Skeleton Order’, the appropriate toast imagery will now be shown.
- Players can no longer become stuck behind the altar by jumping into the statues.
Pirate Emporium
- The Cutthroat Ship Bundle now has the correct imagery when previewed.
- Removed mysterious floating piece of cloth from the Cutthroat Sails.
Pets
- When Pets become scared by surrounding danger, they will no longer repeatedly play their scared audio effects.
Known Issues
- Graymarrow health regenerating on Crew Wipe – Graymarrow will despawn if all players have been vanquished on the Fort of the Damned. When despawned he fully regenerates before respawning as players return from the Ferry of the Damned. This regen is not intended behaviour and is being investigated.
- Graymarrow not respawning on Crew Wipe – Graymarrow will sometimes fail to respawn if all players have been vanquished on the Fort of the Damned while other players are returning from the Ferry of the Damned.
- Clearing the Fort Commendations – Four Commendations are granted to the crew who open the Fort of the Damned vault after completing the fort encounter. These Commendations are currently not being awarded for crew members who are still on the Ferry of the Damned while their crew open the fort vault.
- Fort Audio – After activating the Fort of the Damned, players will hear duplicated audio playing if they die or leave the fort and return.
- Cosmetics Saving across Sessions – Players loadouts are currently not persisting between sessions.
- ‘Sailor of the Shores of Gold’ Title not awarded – Some players may find that after completing the ‘Seeker of Grand Adventure’ Commendation the ‘Sailor of the Shores of Gold’ title is not awarded.
