Insider Patch Notes 2.4.2.4
Insider Update 2.4.2.4 is now live. Find the introduction of Season Six’s new rewards, refreshed Pirate Emporium with improvements and fixes to existing features – get out there insiders!
As always, if you encounter any bugs, then please head to the
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Season Six
Season Six Progression and Rewards
- Season Six kicks off with a refreshed progression path, offering new Trials and Deeds for new and experienced pirates alike. Players can find weekly, monthly and Season-wide goals that reward players for exploring the Sea of Thieves.
- New players will also discover a refreshed Maiden Voyage Trial, providing a boost to Seasonal progression for those new pirates entering the experience.
- Progressing through this Season will reward pirates with the Naval Commander clothing set, unique Season Six specials along with time-limited Dark Relic cosmetics.
- Legendary pirates or those who become a Pirate Legend during Season Six can also earn Belle’s Hat and Gloria’s Cutlass.
- Completing Tiers of Seasonal progression will also award unique Dark Relic titles that display your success for all to see!
Season Six Plunder Pass
- Purchase Season Six’s Plunder Pass to gain access to a plethora of unlockable, never-before-seen rewards, all available to earn by climbing the levels of Seasonal progression.
- Plunder Pass purchasers this season can earn items from the new Spring Blossom collection. Season Six offers the full Spring Blossom Ship Set, including Collector’s variants and Spring Blossom Weapons bundle.
- For those looking to truly transform with this Seasons Plunder Pass, the Forest’s Blessing Costume can be earned which visually upgrades as players progress through the Season. For those looking for a more subtle customisation can earn the Forest’s Blessing Tattoo.
Unable to fully upgrade the costume before the Season ends? Upgrades will still be available through in-game activities in a later Season.
Pirate Emporium
Islehopper Outlaw Ship Collection
- Watch ships turn tail and flee with this new Islehopper Outlaw Ship Collection! In addition to the main Islehopper Outlaw Ship Bundle, a flaming spectral Collector’s Figurehead and Collector’s Sails can be purchased separately.
- An Islehopper Outlaw Essential Ship Bundle is also on offer, including just the core ship cosmetics at a discount.
Islehopper Outlaw Weapon Bundle
- Shoot, stab and maim with these four new glow-in-the-dark weapons!
Islehopper Outlaw Banjo
- Unleash musical mayhem with this brutal banjo.
Islehopper Outlaw Costume
- Nothing says 'Hello, we're here to rob you!' quite like glow-in-the-dark goggles, bandana and fishbone mohawk.
Bunch of Posers Emotes
- Strike a pose with these four extra-cool emotes.
Ruby Splashtail Cannon Flare
- A Cannon Flare is now available for a fan-favourite Pirate Emporium ship set – check out the cloud of bubbles and fishy confetti fired with the new Ruby Splashtail Cannon Flare!
- Players who already own all items in the Ruby Splashtail Ship Bundle will soon find the Cannon Flare added to their inventory as a little gift from the Emporium owners.
This gift is not applicable to Insiders due to recent pirate wipes, however included here for visibility ahead of March’s update.
Freebie Jolly Jiggle Emote
- Perform this spirited dance to seek entrance to your crew’s clubhouse.
Boisterous Brigands Bundle (Store Only)
- Available only from the Xbox, Microsoft and Steam Stores, this bundle contains the Islehopper Outlaw Costume, Weapon Bundle and Banjo, 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.
Sea Forts
The ghostly memories of Sea Forts spotted out at sea have now begun to take physical form within the Sea of Thieves…
Sea Forts
- Upon reaching the final wave of the Sea Fort Encounter, the Phantom Captain will now appear alone in the final wave as a last-ditch attempt to defend the encampment.
- Additional wood and cannonball barrels have been added to a range of Forts to provide consistent resource levels across each fort for restocking.
Updates
Scuttle Ship Reminder
- Players receiving a scuttle ship notification when defeated by another crew three times can now press a key to be taken straight to the crew management menu to begin the vote to scuttle.
Outpost Cosmetics
Sandy Corsair Sea Dog Set
- The Outpost clothing shops now stock the Sandy Corsair Sea Dog clothing set, available to purchase for gold.
Known Issues
Sea Forts
- The Royal Crest and Imperial Crown Fortresses, while active on approach, will not currently be defended by Phantoms. For this Insider’s test, please avoid these Forts and focus testing on other locations.
- The new Sea Forts are currently in an early stage of development, and the environmental geometry is still considered work in progress. Players may therefore discover invisible walls and uneven flooring while navigating the Forts, and a range of mechanisms may not yet be functional. Phantoms encountered during the encounter can also move between floors and can become stuck in the environment during combat.
- Sea Fort encounters are currently balanced for one to two player crews and while dynamic difficulty is used for three and four player crews, these encounters have not yet been balanced.
- Phantoms defeated within the Sea Fort do not drop the required key needed to access the upper storage room door – this will be made available in a future Insider’s update.
Pirate Emporium
- The Pirate Emporium contains a range of placeholder artwork, imagery and text. The team are not currently looking for feedback on these clear placeholder areas of the experience.
Legend of the Veil
- Due to server instability, the Shipwreck Graveyard Quest has currently been disabled in this Insider’s Update.
- Veil Stones slotted into the Veil of the Ancients can become invisible after a player’s death or upon disconnecting. This is visual only and does not affect the ability to complete or progress on the Voyage.
- Crews migrating servers during the Voyage can cause various issues preventing progress.
Sea Dogs Reputation
- Players having earned the Legendary Sea Dog Commendation at any grade will currently not find this Commendation visible in the Athena’s Fortune Reputation pane.
- Insiders boosted to Sea Dogs Rank 50 will have access to the ‘Battle Record’ within the Reputation tab even without having fully completed any Sea Dogs Commendations.
- Insiders boosted to Sea Dogs Rank 50 will have been granted all associated promotions and Titles. The Outpost stores will therefore not show these titles available for purchase.
Fixed Issues
General
- When sitting in a Rowboat, interaction prompts for nearby seats and objects are no longer shown as they cannot be interacted with until the player stands.
Sea Forts
- Thrones found within each Sea Fort can now be interacted with to sit down.
- Sleeping in Sea Fort beds now allows Commendations for sleeping to be progressed.
- The Vault Key dropped from a Phantom Captain now has an appropriate glint.
- On defeating the Phantom Captain, they will now display a revised death animation.
- Players can no longer sit on knocked over chairs within the Fort.
- Some Sea Forts now have a bell house on the top level of the structure.
- Players are no longer dropped down the hatch into the loading bays when walking over the grates in the main rooms.
- Rowboats should no longer become stuck in the corners of the docking bays.
- Players will find all ladders on the Sea Forts now interactable.
- Treasure spotted in the Vault is no longer removed on defeating the Phantom Captain.
- Players interacting with the World Map will no longer appear floating when watched by others.
- Once a Sea Fort is cleared and the Treasuries raided, upon leaving the Fort the doors will now lock when the Fort resets, requiring crews to progress through to unlock the Treasuries once again.
- Players should no longer be able to see through the geometry when swimming in the loading dock.
- Rogue skeletons should no longer be heard screeching from somewhere inside the Sea Fort structure.
- Unlocking the Sea Fort Treasury now uses correct key animation in the lock.
- The Sea Fort Treasury now uses a more informative tooltip when locked, helping inform players what key is required.
Legend of the Veil – Haunted Forts
- Further improvements to the Pirate Lord cutscenes when onboard the crew’s ship.
Legend of the Veil – Haunted Forts
- Crews engaging a Haunted Fort encounter should no longer find the ghostly forts in the same location as an active Sea Fort.
- Phantom Cannoneers on emplacements and Fort should now be able to target Brigantines and Galleons more effectively.
- Players and Ships will now be pushed away from Fort and Emplacement locations if they are being blocked as they begin to materialise in the world.
- Shots fired from Phantom Cannoneers now have a ghostly visual effect.
Legend of the Veil – Shipwreck Graveyards
- The Gold Piles found within the shipwrecks now visually appear like a pile of gold coins.
- All treasure located within the Grim Fortune can now be retrieved by players.
Sunken Kingdom
- Players disconnecting and rejoining the game with treasure stored in a Sunken Merfolk Statue will now once again be able to retrieve it from the surface.
- Players searching for the Breath of the Sea will no longer find it disappear if the crew spends an extended amount of time to complete the Voyage.
Visual and Audio
- Players of all body sizes using the reverse speaking trumpet should now appear visually correct when observed by other players.
Environment
- Improvements to skeleton navigation on Keel Haul Fort to prevent skeletons becoming stuck within the environment.
Performance and Stability
- Server stability has been improved, reducing scenarios where crews are removed from a game session.
