Insider Patch Notes 2.1.0.5
Ahoy Insiders, Insider Update 2.1.0.5 is now live! This build is starting to focus on June’s update, so head out on the sea to find the Trident of Dark Tides and battle Sirens. Then, head to the Outpost shops to check out the new stock of cosmetics, weapons and other items.
As always, if you encounter any bugs, then please head to the
Sea of Thieves Support site and let our Player Support team know.
Sirens
Siren Encounters
- When swimming in the ocean, players will now encounter either Sharks or Sirens.
Trident of Dark Tides Spawning
- The powerful Trident of the Dark Tides can now also be found within Shipwrecks alongside their previous spawning locations.
Emmisary Play
Season Three Emissary Ledger Rewards
- Rank highly in the Gold Hoarders’ Ledger by raking in the gold, and players can earn the Tribute Peak Cannon and Wheel.
- Help the Order of Souls seek out secrets and score top marks in their Ledger, and players can earn the Relic of Darkness Cannon and Wheel.
- Be a high-performing representative of The Merchant Alliance and place well in their Ledger, and players can be awarded with the Merchant Ambassador Cannon and Wheel.
- Allying with The Reaper’s Bones and notching up a high rank in their Ledger can earn players the Masked Renegade Cannon and Wheel.
- Show your allegiance to the Pirate Lord by representing Athena’s Fortune, and players can earn the Legendary Spirit Blunderbuss and Eye of Reach if they perform well in their Ledger.
Outpost Stores
Dawn Hunter Set
- The Outpost shipwrights, along with the clothing, equipment and weapon shops, now offer the Dawn Hunter set for purchase. Players must obtain the Plundered Prizes Commendation to unlock access to this set.
Grimy Bilge Rat
- The Outpost clothing shops now stock the Grimy Bilge Rat clothing set, available to purchase for gold.
Updates
UI Menu Visibility
- To improve readability of UI menus that overlap, the rear image will no longer use a blur effect and will now show as opaque, along with the front menu using a darker background.
Known Issues
Sirens
- Emergent Siren battle audio can play when players go underwater at ponds or in areas of closed-off water on islands.
- When defeating a Siren, they do not drop their appropriate Siren Gem.
- If a player dies and respawns during an emergent Siren encounter, even more Sirens will spawn alongside the existing Sirens.
- It is possible to interrupt Sirens when they're using their combo scratch attack.
- Sirens and Sharks can target players who are dead waiting to be revived.
- Sirens may get stuck in the environment.
- When a Siren uses its disorientation attack on a ship, the ship can be launched into the air.
Trident
- When another player is firing the last shot of the Trident, it can look a different size to other players.
- When approaching a player who is using a Trident, it will not visually appear to show what player is doing.
Fixed Issues
General
- The Bear and Bird Ship Bundle in the Pirate Emporium will now correctly show that they have Collector Sails and Figureheads available to purchase separately.
- The Merchant Alliance Lost Shipments map should no longer be blank for a few seconds after opening it.
- The finalised icon image on the Emissary info panel should now appear.
- After redeeming a crate, players should no longer see a 'Redeem' prompt appear at the Merchant Alliance vendor.
Sirens
- Underwater bubble particles should no longer play when the Siren shoots out of the water.
- The Siren song should now always fire in the direction the Siren is facing.
- If Siren Leaders are killed while charging a Trident shot, the projectile should no longer fire.
- Siren Leaders’ Tridents should now fade out when attempting to disorientate players.
Trident of Dark Tides
- The Trident should now appear attached correctly when being harpooned.
- Trident projectiles should no longer cause Ashen Lords to stop animating when hit.
- On Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, the trail VFX for small projectiles should now appear when fired.
- A Trident floating underwater should now show the glint in the correct location.
- Tridents should now be easier to interact with when placed in rowboats.
Performance and Stability
- Further improvements made to server performance, reducing latency during gameplay.
