Insider Patch Notes 2.0.9.4
Insider Update 2.0.9.4 is now live and with final bug fixing and balancing coming to an end, this is our current Festival of Giving release candidate. As this is our last Insider release before rolling the Festival of Giving out to our wider audience next week, please jump in and help us ensure our release is stable. Please play all areas of the game as you would in the retail version of the game to help give us the best coverage.
We are also continuing to work on the Known Issues called out in the Patch Notes, head to the Known Issues list for the current status. If you do encounter any bugs, then please head to the
Sea of Thieves support site and let our Player Support team know.
Insider Patch Notes - Update 2.0.9.4
New Player Onboarding
- Mysterious Stranger Introduction – When starting the Company Onboarding Tutorial, players will hear new lines of dialogue from the Mysterious Stranger as well as an updated audio mix of his voice over. Players will also no longer hear audio cut outs when moving away from the Mysterious Stranger as he is talking.
Sword Combat Balancing
- Sword Stun lock Balancing – When hit by a sword strike the stun lock effect has been reintroduced, however with a much shorter duration (0.2s stun from 0.5s). This effect returns the ability for players to use a sword strike to knock players from a ship ladder or other interaction points along with defending against boarders by slowing their movement. We will continue to investigate ways to provide these same tactical options without relying on stun in the future. The previous stun lock removal from a successful block stays unchanged.
Fixed Issues
General
- Wielding and aiming a firearm, the player’s shadow correctly matches the direction the weapon is aimed.
- The Glorious Sea Dog Figurehead icon is now correctly displayed in the Shipwright Chest.
- Items left in a Collector’s Chest by another player will continue to show if they are out of relevancy.
- Returned prompt to access Pirate Lord's shop in the Pirate Legend Hideout.
- Rank 0 Gold Hoarders will no longer become stuck on the loading screen when dying and waiting to spawn into the Ferry of the Damned.
- Chests are no longer limited to 2 shovel digs to dig up.
- Shooting a mermaid statue with a blunderbuss now produces the correct sound effect.
Arena
- Crews are now able to score points up until the very end of the contest closing.
- Crews are no longer able to hand in chests after the contest has ended.
Maiden Voyage
- During the cinematic outro when sailing from the Shroud, all onscreen UI and visual effects are removed as the camera pans out.
- "Yer Boat" Commendation no longer unlocks when cooking some chicken on Old Sailor's Isle.
- Completing the Maiden Voyage will now trigger the "Unto the Horizon" commendation.
- Titles displayed during the cinematic outro are now displayed correctly.
Company Onboarding
- After speaking with the Mysterious Stranger all subsequent onboarding prompts are now laid out correctly on the screen.
Festival of Giving
- Placeholder Loading Screens & Artwork replaced with final imagery.
- Gifts now make a splash SFX when dropped in water.
- Ashen Guardians that spawn after defeating a Skeleton Fort will now drop an ‘X’ Marks the Spot Map instead of a Riddle.
- Missing Doubloon rewards for Commendations have now been added back in.
- The Ashen Bucket now correctly shows that it requires Tome 4 to unlock.
- Picking up a Skeleton Order from the ground now plays the right sound effect.
Pirate Emporium
- Non-Pirate Legends will no longer be able to purchase the Pirate Legends pet outfits.
Pets
- Pets will now react to emotes from the December update.
Known Issues
- Maiden Voyage Cinematic Outro – When completing the Maiden Voyage and sailing into the Sea of Thieves, if a player is using a ship interaction or navigating a barrel inventory this UI can become stuck onscreen. This issue will be resolved for December’s The Festival of Giving Release to Retail.
- Maiden Voyage Repeating Music – When approaching the Pirate Lord on Old Sailor Isle, players can hear audio repeating.* This issue will be resolved for December’s The Festival of Giving Release to Retail.*
- Company Onboarding UI Prompts – During the Mysterious Stranger Dialogue, the Prompt to talk to him will cause the subtitles to break. This issue will be resolved for December’s The Festival of Giving Release to Retail.
- Booty Isle Bounty Voyages – Crews receiving a Bounty voyage for Booty Isle will find no Skeletons can spawn on the island, preventing progress in the voyage. This issue will be resolved for December’s The Festival of Giving Release to Retail.
- Cosmetics Saving across Sessions – Some players may find that after equipping cosmetics then leaving the game, on their return those cosmetics will no longer be equipped. Some improvements have been made to this issue in December’s update, however the team are continuing to investigate.
- Tall Tales – ‘Sailor of the Shores of Gold’ Title not unlocking – Some players may find that after having completed the ‘Seeker of Grand Adventure’ Commendation, they are not awarded the ‘Sailor of the Shores of Gold’ Title. The team are continuing to investigate this issue.
