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manifest date: 2021-10-01 09:00:57 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.3.0.5

Insider Update 2.3.0.5 is now live. Check out what’s new in the Events tab with an early preview of the new Feast of Bounty Event, along with the return of burying treasure with new changes based on your Insider feedback!

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.

## Burying Treasure

**Buried Treasure Maps**

* When an item is fully buried, the crew will receive an ‘X Marks the Spot’ map marking the location of the treasure. This Map Bundle is now stored on the Captain’s Table of the Crew’s Ship. 
* Other crews can now sneak aboard a ship and steal a Map Bundle straight from the Captain’s Table after a short held-action. Once in hand, the sneaking crew can return the Map Bundle to their own ship’s Captain’s Table transferring the maps to their Ship allowing them to be viewed from the Map Radial. 
* Be warned! Stealing a Map Bundle from the Captain’s Table will inform the crew of their Map having been stolen!
*  When a ship sinks, any Map Bundles stored on the ship will now float to the surface like any other item to be collected (or stolen) from the sea. 
* Map Bundles are no longer dropped by members of the crew on death.

## Game Events

**Feast of Bounty**

* Introducing the Feast of Bounty! This Event marks a time when the people of many lands traditionally give thanks, and encourages pirates to dress up, cook, eat, drink and share with other crews they meet on the seas. 
* This Event will consist of two phases: a Preparation phase starting Monday 22nd November and a Celebration phase starting Thursday 25th November, with the Event ending Monday 29th November. During the Celebration phase, all Deeds will be available to complete. 
* Completing these Deeds will reward players with a Scar, Tattoo, Makeup and Title themed around the Event. 
* During this Event, a free Event Flag can be acquired from Larinna straight away and players will be able to earn a Feast of Bounty Scar, Make-up, Tattoo and Title. The Tattoo and Title will be available to players who complete all Deeds during the Event.

## Sunken Kingdom

**Sunken Merfolk Statues**

* Sunken Merfolk Statues will no longer allow Skeleton Fort, Fort of the Damned or Fort of Fortune Keys to be stored inside. Reaper’s Chests and Reaper’s Bounties will also no longer be storable in Sunken Merfolk Statues.

## Known Issues

**Burying Treasure**

* Items that were partially buried when a player dies cannot be fully buried unless they fully dig them back up again. 
* A Ship’s Map Bundle will not currently detach from the ship when passing through a portal to the Tunnels of the Damned.

**Player Input**

* Handling When a player aims or scopes in with their weapon while sprinting, the player will stop sprinting, but their weapon will not aim in. 
* After a player completes a jumping sword lunge, their cutlass will perform the 'blocking pose’. Feast of Bounty There is a range of placeholder imagery throughout the Event.

**Pirate Emporium**

* There is a range of missing text and imagery within the Pirate Emporium. After performing a Costume emote or on entering the Pirate Legends Hideout, players may find themselves unable to interact with characters.

**Larinna **

* Players are unable to open Larinna's Black Market as there is no option.

**Sunken Kingdom**

* The Sunken Merfolk Statue prompts can break if you die while storing an item in them.

## Fixed Issues

**General **

* Gunpowder Barrel explosions that happen in the back of the Sloop should no longer cause holes to appear at the front of the Ship.
* Hitting a Ship’s Harpoons with explosive damage no longer transfers that damage to the Ship’s Hull. Explosive damage that contacts the Ship’s Hull directly will continue to damage the Hull as intended.
* Hitting any Ocean Crawler with a cutlass should now play the correct audio effect. 
* Cannons should be seen to recoil backwards when firing and visual effects from Firebombs should now appear when they are loaded in the cannon. 
* Players and their camera view should no longer move at a much faster pace than intended while charging up a sword lunge. 
* When releasing the Trident from a harpoon into water, it should no longer spin constantly at the surface of the water.

**Burying Treasure**

* Players no longer earn Emissary Grade progression when repeatedly burying and retrieving buried treasure. 
* Players can no longer bury Reaper’s Chests within the Arena. 
* After burying an item and generating a Map bundle, dying after migrating servers will now still preserve your map. 
* Crews are now able to share a Map after migrating across servers. 
* After migrating servers with a Map and digging up the treasure, the map will now be destroyed. Migrating servers with a buried Castaway Chest will no longer cause crews to be disconnected from the server. 
* Retrieving an item from a shared or stolen Map after that crew had already migrated across servers will now show the correct player’s name when digging up the item. 
* Empty Ashen Winds Skulls will no longer refill when buried and retrieved. Items buried and then dug up on the shores of islands should no longer float above the ground. 
* Attempting to bury an item on the Coral Fortress or within the Sunken Kingdom will now notify players that no Map will be provided. 
* Burying an item on the Shores of Gold or on uncharted islands will now generate a Map. 
* Burying a washed-up item such as fruit, wooden planks or dropped animal meat will no longer generate a Map.

**Pirate Emporium**

* The Crimson Crypt weapons should now have final names and descriptions. 
* The sights on the Crimson Crypt Blunderbuss should no longer be too obstructive while aiming. 
* The lens tint on the Crimson Crypt Eye of Reach should now be lighter to improve aiming. 
* Performing the Crimson Crypt Costume Emote 'Summon Bats' should no longer impact game performance and play as intended. 
* The free Emote for October should now have the correct name ‘Seriously Spooked’ when viewed in the Pirate Emporium. 
* Players wearing the Crimson Crypt costume will now show the costume correctly when viewed on the Pirate in the Front End. 
* Grog should no longer disappear from the Crimson Crypt Tankard before the player finishes drinking.

**Skeletons Dropping Ammo**

* Ammo pouches dropped after a Skeleton Ship is sunk should no longer float in the air.

**Tall Tales**

* **‘The Sunken Pearl’**  - Migrating during The Castaway’s intro scene should no longer block Tall Tale progression and the Shrine should be accessible to players. 
* **‘Shores of Gold’** - Players should no longer be able to jump over the compass puzzle door and fall out of the intended playable area.

**Sunken Kingdom**

* A range of environment and collision issues have been fixed within the Siren Shrines. 
* The shimmer visible at Siren Treasuries should correctly disappear when the Treasury is completed. 
* The Coral Message in a Bottle quest scroll should now have paper audio effects when being used. 
* The commendation ‘Guardian of Coral Captain’s Skulls’ has now been updated to read Coral Skulls for its name and description. 
* Coral Collector’s Chest handles should no longer disconnect when the chest closes. 
* When storing large amounts of treasure on a ship, players will experience some items reverting to a low memory cost model to save performance. Coral Coffers discovered in the Sunken Kingdom will now revert to an appropriately sized single-handed item when converting to a low memory cost model. 
* **‘Legend of the Sunken Kingdom’ Voyage** – Storing a Voyage item in the Sunken Merfolk Statue should no longer fail the Voyage even when placing it in its corresponding slot. 
* **‘Shrine of Hungering’** - The geyser should no longer work when it is submerged underwater. 
* **‘Shrine of Flooded Embrace’** – If a player migrates after opening all of the doors, they should no longer visually appear open on the next server. 
* **‘Treasury of Sunken Shores’** – The Hermit should no longer be able to get stuck on small rocks on the floor.

**Performance & Stability**

* Experimental improvement to loading times when using a Sunken Merfolk Statue or floating Mermaid to return to the Ship.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.3.0.5

As always, if you encounter any bugs, then please head to the Sea of Thieves support site and let our Player Support team know.

Burying Treasure

Buried Treasure Maps

When an item is fully buried, the crew will receive an ‘X Marks the Spot’ map marking the location of the treasure. This Map Bundle is now stored on the Captain’s Table of the Crew’s Ship.
Other crews can now sneak aboard a ship and steal a Map Bundle straight from the Captain’s Table after a short held-action. Once in hand, the sneaking crew can return the Map Bundle to their own ship’s Captain’s Table transferring the maps to their Ship allowing them to be viewed from the Map Radial.
Be warned! Stealing a Map Bundle from the Captain’s Table will inform the crew of their Map having been stolen!
When a ship sinks, any Map Bundles stored on the ship will now float to the surface like any other item to be collected (or stolen) from the sea.
Map Bundles are no longer dropped by members of the crew on death.

Game Events

Feast of Bounty

Introducing the Feast of Bounty! This Event marks a time when the people of many lands traditionally give thanks, and encourages pirates to dress up, cook, eat, drink and share with other crews they meet on the seas.
This Event will consist of two phases: a Preparation phase starting Monday 22nd November and a Celebration phase starting Thursday 25th November, with the Event ending Monday 29th November. During the Celebration phase, all Deeds will be available to complete.
Completing these Deeds will reward players with a Scar, Tattoo, Makeup and Title themed around the Event.
During this Event, a free Event Flag can be acquired from Larinna straight away and players will be able to earn a Feast of Bounty Scar, Make-up, Tattoo and Title. The Tattoo and Title will be available to players who complete all Deeds during the Event.

Sunken Kingdom

Sunken Merfolk Statues

Sunken Merfolk Statues will no longer allow Skeleton Fort, Fort of the Damned or Fort of Fortune Keys to be stored inside. Reaper’s Chests and Reaper’s Bounties will also no longer be storable in Sunken Merfolk Statues.

Known Issues

Burying Treasure

Items that were partially buried when a player dies cannot be fully buried unless they fully dig them back up again.
A Ship’s Map Bundle will not currently detach from the ship when passing through a portal to the Tunnels of the Damned.

Player Input

Handling When a player aims or scopes in with their weapon while sprinting, the player will stop sprinting, but their weapon will not aim in.
After a player completes a jumping sword lunge, their cutlass will perform the 'blocking pose’. Feast of Bounty There is a range of placeholder imagery throughout the Event.

Pirate Emporium

There is a range of missing text and imagery within the Pirate Emporium. After performing a Costume emote or on entering the Pirate Legends Hideout, players may find themselves unable to interact with characters.

*Larinna *

Players are unable to open Larinna's Black Market as there is no option.

Sunken Kingdom

The Sunken Merfolk Statue prompts can break if you die while storing an item in them.

Fixed Issues

*General *

Gunpowder Barrel explosions that happen in the back of the Sloop should no longer cause holes to appear at the front of the Ship.
Hitting a Ship’s Harpoons with explosive damage no longer transfers that damage to the Ship’s Hull. Explosive damage that contacts the Ship’s Hull directly will continue to damage the Hull as intended.
Hitting any Ocean Crawler with a cutlass should now play the correct audio effect.
Cannons should be seen to recoil backwards when firing and visual effects from Firebombs should now appear when they are loaded in the cannon.
Players and their camera view should no longer move at a much faster pace than intended while charging up a sword lunge.
When releasing the Trident from a harpoon into water, it should no longer spin constantly at the surface of the water.

Burying Treasure

Players no longer earn Emissary Grade progression when repeatedly burying and retrieving buried treasure.
Players can no longer bury Reaper’s Chests within the Arena.
After burying an item and generating a Map bundle, dying after migrating servers will now still preserve your map.
Crews are now able to share a Map after migrating across servers.
After migrating servers with a Map and digging up the treasure, the map will now be destroyed. Migrating servers with a buried Castaway Chest will no longer cause crews to be disconnected from the server.
Retrieving an item from a shared or stolen Map after that crew had already migrated across servers will now show the correct player’s name when digging up the item.
Empty Ashen Winds Skulls will no longer refill when buried and retrieved. Items buried and then dug up on the shores of islands should no longer float above the ground.
Attempting to bury an item on the Coral Fortress or within the Sunken Kingdom will now notify players that no Map will be provided.
Burying an item on the Shores of Gold or on uncharted islands will now generate a Map.
Burying a washed-up item such as fruit, wooden planks or dropped animal meat will no longer generate a Map.

Pirate Emporium

The Crimson Crypt weapons should now have final names and descriptions.
The sights on the Crimson Crypt Blunderbuss should no longer be too obstructive while aiming.
The lens tint on the Crimson Crypt Eye of Reach should now be lighter to improve aiming.
Performing the Crimson Crypt Costume Emote 'Summon Bats' should no longer impact game performance and play as intended.
The free Emote for October should now have the correct name ‘Seriously Spooked’ when viewed in the Pirate Emporium.
Players wearing the Crimson Crypt costume will now show the costume correctly when viewed on the Pirate in the Front End.
Grog should no longer disappear from the Crimson Crypt Tankard before the player finishes drinking.

Skeletons Dropping Ammo

Ammo pouches dropped after a Skeleton Ship is sunk should no longer float in the air.

Tall Tales

‘The Sunken Pearl’ - Migrating during The Castaway’s intro scene should no longer block Tall Tale progression and the Shrine should be accessible to players.
‘Shores of Gold’ - Players should no longer be able to jump over the compass puzzle door and fall out of the intended playable area.

Sunken Kingdom

A range of environment and collision issues have been fixed within the Siren Shrines.
The shimmer visible at Siren Treasuries should correctly disappear when the Treasury is completed.
The Coral Message in a Bottle quest scroll should now have paper audio effects when being used.
The commendation ‘Guardian of Coral Captain’s Skulls’ has now been updated to read Coral Skulls for its name and description.
Coral Collector’s Chest handles should no longer disconnect when the chest closes.
When storing large amounts of treasure on a ship, players will experience some items reverting to a low memory cost model to save performance. Coral Coffers discovered in the Sunken Kingdom will now revert to an appropriately sized single-handed item when converting to a low memory cost model.
‘Legend of the Sunken Kingdom’ Voyage – Storing a Voyage item in the Sunken Merfolk Statue should no longer fail the Voyage even when placing it in its corresponding slot.
‘Shrine of Hungering’ - The geyser should no longer work when it is submerged underwater.
‘Shrine of Flooded Embrace’ – If a player migrates after opening all of the doors, they should no longer visually appear open on the next server.
‘Treasury of Sunken Shores’ – The Hermit should no longer be able to get stuck on small rocks on the floor.

Performance & Stability

Experimental improvement to loading times when using a Sunken Merfolk Statue or floating Mermaid to return to the Ship.