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# Insider Patch Notes 2.4.0.4

Insider Update 2.4.0.4 is now live. Head to the Pirate Emporium and take a look at all the new cosmetics up for grabs. Then head to the Pirate Legend Hideout to pick up the Legend of the Veil Voyage and set sail to discover Haunted Forts!

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.

## Legend of the Veil

**Character Interactions**

* Interactable characters on the Voyage such as the Pirate Lord, Sudds and Belle now have more complete voice over, subtitles and interaction animations during their cutscenes.

**Haunted Island Quest**

* The directions handed to players by the Pirate Lord to seek out Belle now have clearer instructions when she is located on Devil’s Ridge and Mermaid’s Hideaway.
* Players meeting Belle and being granted an encounter on a haunted island will now find their Quest Book filled with new lore pages.
* Ancient Statues discovered on islands have been adjusted to look and feel more natural with the island shapes and paths.

**Haunted Forts**

* The ghostly ships seen defending the Haunted Forts will now clearly show the appropriate sails to differentiate them from other Ghost Ship Fleets.
* When destroying the final Haunted Fort, the resulting treasure can now be found in the remnants of the Fort on a platform for easier retrieval by crews.

## Pirate Emporium

**Lodestar Ship Collection**

* Sail on the seas in your own starship with this Lodestar ship collection, complete with a Lodestar Collector’s figurehead, Collector’s sails, and Cannon Flare!
* A Lodestar Ship Essential Bundle is also on offer, including all the regular ship cosmetics at a discount.

**Lodestar Weapons Bundle**

* Light up foes with these astral armaments with these four Lodestar weapons.

**Lodestar Spyglass**

* Look up into the heavens with this star decorated spyglass.

**Lodestar Costume Set**

* Embrace your inner star child with this cosmic costume. Players will receive two variants of the costume, one with a beard and one without!
* This costume also comes with a Stargazing Emote available when the costume is worn.

**Lodestar Pets Collection**

* Welcome these celestial companions to your collection, the Lodestar Parrot and Lodestar Cat!

**Wedding Party Emote bundle**

* Celebrate a pirate’s special day with these matrimonial emotes!

**Time-Limited Lunar Festival Pet Outfits Collection**

* Ensure good fortune in the new year with these Lunar Festival Pet Outfits, these outfits are back on the Emporium shelves for a limited time.

**Freebie Something Stinks Emote**

* What’s that smell? Show your distaste of foul odors with the free Something Stinks emote.

**Celestial Companions Bundle (Store Only) **

* Available only from the Xbox, Microsoft and Steam Stores, this bundle contains the Lodestar Costume Set, Lodestar Cat, 550 Ancient Coins and a free 25,000 gold bonus for use in the Outpost shops! Head to the Microsoft Store or Steam Item Store to find out more.

## Updates

**Hit Registration at Distant Targets**

* Improvements have been made to how hit detection calculates bullets affected by gravity, providing a small improvement to hit registration for ranged weapons when firing at medium to long distance targets.

**Audio Memory Optimisations**

* The systems which load and manage audio across the title have now been optimised, providing a sizeable improvement to client memory usage. In addition to this improvement, older consoles and lower spec hardware should no longer experience scenarios where sounds fail to play when expected due to low audio memory available.

*This Insider’s build is the first with this wide-reaching change, and we expect to see audio related issues while this optimization beds in. Please report any audio issues experienced to Player Support.*

**Selling Firework Crates**

* Firework Crates can now be sold back to the Merchant Alliance and Reaper’s Bones even when no longer full but expect a reduced payout!

## Known Issues

**Audio Support on Windows Store Builds**

* Builds delivered from the Windows Store on both Win10 and Win11 platforms will experience missing audio across the title following significant changes to how audio is managed. Console and Steam builds are currently unaffected.

**Pirate Emporium**

* Emotes from the Wedding Party Bundle are currently using placeholder or missing visual effects.
* When performing the Cut the Cake emote, the barrel bounces when the pirate attempts to cut the cake.
* When performing the Stargazing emote from the Lodestar Costume, zooming in will move the camera to an incorrect position on the pirate.
* There is a range of placeholder imagery throughout the Pirate Emporium.

**Legend of the Veil**

* The Legend of Veil is currently in a very early stage of development, and therefore contains a range of prototype artwork, animations, UI, cutscenes and assets throughout the experience. The team are not currently looking for feedback on these clear placeholder areas of the experience.
* Veil Stones slotted into the Veil of the Ancients can become invisible after a player’s death or disconnect. This is visual only and does not affect the ability to complete or make progress on the Voyage.
* Starting the Shores of Gold Tall Tale will cancel the Legend of the Veil Voyage if the Voyage is active.
* Crews migrating servers during the Voyage can cause various issues preventing progress.

**Legend of the Veil – Haunted Islands**

* Picking up a Flames of Fate will override the Enchanted Lantern.
* When progressing a Haunted Island quest, the placeholder friendly Golden Skeletons are currently able to be damaged and killed by players.
* If the whole crew dies during the Haunted Islands encounter, the quest module will be completed.
* Phantoms do not spawn after lighting the central beacon on the Haunted Islands.
* Phantoms and Ancient Skeletons do not spawn on Haunted Islands after solo crew players die and respawn.

**Legend of the Veil – Haunted Forts**

* Phantom cannoneers on the Haunted Forts do not currently fire at player ships.

**Incorrect Poses in Sitting Positions**

* Players may find that some pirates adopt an incorrect hand position when sitting in various places around the world. These pirates should rest with their hands on their knees but may appear to hold their hands in the air.

**Unable to start Custom Servers**

* Players are unable to start a custom server session.

**Cannon Firing Effects**

* The recoil animation does not always play when firing a ship’s cannon.

**Sunken Kingdom**

* When a Treasury resets and players start the encounter, Vaultmasters can appear in multiple waves.

## Fixed Issues

**General**

* Jumping while attempting to reload a ranged weapon from an ammo crate will no longer cause the weapon to subsequently fail to reload and will also no longer prevent players from eating food.
* When players fire themselves out of the cannon on the northern shore of Devil's Ridge, they should no longer be safe teleported.
* Aiming down sights with the Victorious Sea Dog Blunderbuss should no longer clips through the camera.
* Players attempting to hand in Order of Souls treasure to the Gold Hoarders, will now be given clearer directions to the correct trading company.
* When performing the Sand Angel emote on a moving ship, the sand visual effects will no longer trail behind the player.
* When encountering a Megalodon, they should now navigate more smoothly around the rocky arches found out at sea.

**Legend of the Veil**

* The Pirate Lord’s voiceover should now play correctly.
* Belle’s subtitles shown when speaking should now better match the timing of the voice over.
* Shooting the Haunted Fort ramparts, towers or emplacements with a firearm should no longer show the player a hit marker.
* Zoom maps presented by Sudds will now show appropriate page backgrounds.
* The Image in the zoom map quest book should now be correct.
* Ghost Ships should no longer be able to hit or damage emplacements and ramparts with ghost cannons.

**Buried Treasure**

* Taking items from a Collector's Chest while holding a Map Bundle should no longer cause the item to disappear.
* Buried treasure maps of The Sunken Grove should now be accurate and should no longer show ground as water in some areas.

**Sitting**

* Ancient Spire and Plunder Outpost taverns should no longer have a sitting spot located in the floor.
* Rocks around a firepit on Cannon Cove should now have a sitting interaction.
* When sitting, the first-person camera should no longer face the incorrect way when attaching to dockable objects after standing from a seated position.

**Rats on Ships**

* When a Galleon’s lower and mid decks fill with water, rats will now be seen using the stairs to evacuate to the top deck more clearly.

**Sunken Kingdom**

* **‘Shrine of Ocean Fortune’** – Loot retrieved from the Sunken Merfolk Statue near the top of the Shrine should no longer cause the loot to float off the edge of the platform.

**Player Input Handling**

* Further improvements to the responsiveness of radial menus on lower-spec hardware.
* Using the default key bindings, players can once again brake while using the rowboat without summoning radial menus.

**Performance & Stability**

* Server stability has been improved, reducing scenarios where crews are removed from a game session.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.4.0.4

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

Legend of the Veil

Character Interactions

Interactable characters on the Voyage such as the Pirate Lord, Sudds and Belle now have more complete voice over, subtitles and interaction animations during their cutscenes.

Haunted Island Quest

The directions handed to players by the Pirate Lord to seek out Belle now have clearer instructions when she is located on Devil’s Ridge and Mermaid’s Hideaway.
Players meeting Belle and being granted an encounter on a haunted island will now find their Quest Book filled with new lore pages.
Ancient Statues discovered on islands have been adjusted to look and feel more natural with the island shapes and paths.

Haunted Forts

The ghostly ships seen defending the Haunted Forts will now clearly show the appropriate sails to differentiate them from other Ghost Ship Fleets.
When destroying the final Haunted Fort, the resulting treasure can now be found in the remnants of the Fort on a platform for easier retrieval by crews.

Pirate Emporium

Lodestar Ship Collection

Sail on the seas in your own starship with this Lodestar ship collection, complete with a Lodestar Collector’s figurehead, Collector’s sails, and Cannon Flare!
A Lodestar Ship Essential Bundle is also on offer, including all the regular ship cosmetics at a discount.

Lodestar Weapons Bundle

Light up foes with these astral armaments with these four Lodestar weapons.

Lodestar Spyglass

Look up into the heavens with this star decorated spyglass.

Lodestar Costume Set

Embrace your inner star child with this cosmic costume. Players will receive two variants of the costume, one with a beard and one without!
This costume also comes with a Stargazing Emote available when the costume is worn.

Lodestar Pets Collection

Welcome these celestial companions to your collection, the Lodestar Parrot and Lodestar Cat!

Wedding Party Emote bundle

Celebrate a pirate’s special day with these matrimonial emotes!

Time-Limited Lunar Festival Pet Outfits Collection

Ensure good fortune in the new year with these Lunar Festival Pet Outfits, these outfits are back on the Emporium shelves for a limited time.

Freebie Something Stinks Emote

What’s that smell? Show your distaste of foul odors with the free Something Stinks emote.

*Celestial Companions Bundle (Store Only) *

Available only from the Xbox, Microsoft and Steam Stores, this bundle contains the Lodestar Costume Set, Lodestar Cat, 550 Ancient Coins and a free 25,000 gold bonus for use in the Outpost shops! Head to the Microsoft Store or Steam Item Store to find out more.

Updates

Hit Registration at Distant Targets

Improvements have been made to how hit detection calculates bullets affected by gravity, providing a small improvement to hit registration for ranged weapons when firing at medium to long distance targets.

Audio Memory Optimisations

The systems which load and manage audio across the title have now been optimised, providing a sizeable improvement to client memory usage. In addition to this improvement, older consoles and lower spec hardware should no longer experience scenarios where sounds fail to play when expected due to low audio memory available.

This Insider’s build is the first with this wide-reaching change, and we expect to see audio related issues while this optimization beds in. Please report any audio issues experienced to Player Support.

Selling Firework Crates

Firework Crates can now be sold back to the Merchant Alliance and Reaper’s Bones even when no longer full but expect a reduced payout!

Known Issues

Audio Support on Windows Store Builds

Builds delivered from the Windows Store on both Win10 and Win11 platforms will experience missing audio across the title following significant changes to how audio is managed. Console and Steam builds are currently unaffected.

Pirate Emporium

Emotes from the Wedding Party Bundle are currently using placeholder or missing visual effects.
When performing the Cut the Cake emote, the barrel bounces when the pirate attempts to cut the cake.
When performing the Stargazing emote from the Lodestar Costume, zooming in will move the camera to an incorrect position on the pirate.
There is a range of placeholder imagery throughout the Pirate Emporium.

Legend of the Veil

The Legend of Veil is currently in a very early stage of development, and therefore contains a range of prototype artwork, animations, UI, cutscenes and assets throughout the experience. The team are not currently looking for feedback on these clear placeholder areas of the experience.
Veil Stones slotted into the Veil of the Ancients can become invisible after a player’s death or disconnect. This is visual only and does not affect the ability to complete or make progress on the Voyage.
Starting the Shores of Gold Tall Tale will cancel the Legend of the Veil Voyage if the Voyage is active.
Crews migrating servers during the Voyage can cause various issues preventing progress.

Legend of the Veil – Haunted Islands

Picking up a Flames of Fate will override the Enchanted Lantern.
When progressing a Haunted Island quest, the placeholder friendly Golden Skeletons are currently able to be damaged and killed by players.
If the whole crew dies during the Haunted Islands encounter, the quest module will be completed.
Phantoms do not spawn after lighting the central beacon on the Haunted Islands.
Phantoms and Ancient Skeletons do not spawn on Haunted Islands after solo crew players die and respawn.

Legend of the Veil – Haunted Forts

Phantom cannoneers on the Haunted Forts do not currently fire at player ships.

Incorrect Poses in Sitting Positions

Players may find that some pirates adopt an incorrect hand position when sitting in various places around the world. These pirates should rest with their hands on their knees but may appear to hold their hands in the air.

Unable to start Custom Servers

Players are unable to start a custom server session.

Cannon Firing Effects

The recoil animation does not always play when firing a ship’s cannon.

Sunken Kingdom

When a Treasury resets and players start the encounter, Vaultmasters can appear in multiple waves.

Fixed Issues

General

Jumping while attempting to reload a ranged weapon from an ammo crate will no longer cause the weapon to subsequently fail to reload and will also no longer prevent players from eating food.
When players fire themselves out of the cannon on the northern shore of Devil's Ridge, they should no longer be safe teleported.
Aiming down sights with the Victorious Sea Dog Blunderbuss should no longer clips through the camera.
Players attempting to hand in Order of Souls treasure to the Gold Hoarders, will now be given clearer directions to the correct trading company.
When performing the Sand Angel emote on a moving ship, the sand visual effects will no longer trail behind the player.
When encountering a Megalodon, they should now navigate more smoothly around the rocky arches found out at sea.

Legend of the Veil

The Pirate Lord’s voiceover should now play correctly.
Belle’s subtitles shown when speaking should now better match the timing of the voice over.
Shooting the Haunted Fort ramparts, towers or emplacements with a firearm should no longer show the player a hit marker.
Zoom maps presented by Sudds will now show appropriate page backgrounds.
The Image in the zoom map quest book should now be correct.
Ghost Ships should no longer be able to hit or damage emplacements and ramparts with ghost cannons.

Buried Treasure

Taking items from a Collector's Chest while holding a Map Bundle should no longer cause the item to disappear.
Buried treasure maps of The Sunken Grove should now be accurate and should no longer show ground as water in some areas.

Sitting

Ancient Spire and Plunder Outpost taverns should no longer have a sitting spot located in the floor.
Rocks around a firepit on Cannon Cove should now have a sitting interaction.
When sitting, the first-person camera should no longer face the incorrect way when attaching to dockable objects after standing from a seated position.

Rats on Ships

When a Galleon’s lower and mid decks fill with water, rats will now be seen using the stairs to evacuate to the top deck more clearly.

Sunken Kingdom

‘Shrine of Ocean Fortune’ – Loot retrieved from the Sunken Merfolk Statue near the top of the Shrine should no longer cause the loot to float off the edge of the platform.

Player Input Handling

Further improvements to the responsiveness of radial menus on lower-spec hardware.
Using the default key bindings, players can once again brake while using the rowboat without summoning radial menus.

Performance & Stability

Server stability has been improved, reducing scenarios where crews are removed from a game session.