Insider Patch Notes 2.4.2.7

Insider Update 2.4.2.7 is now live. As we approach our Season Six update, we are now limiting the feature set to those being delivered in that update, and once again The Legend of the Veil Voyage has therefore been disabled. The listed Known Issues have continued to be worked on ahead of our final retail release.

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

Adventures

‘Forts of the Forgotten’

• Players will now receive a note from Larinna directing them to Belle after starting the Adventure.
• Active Sea Forts with a residing Phantom Jailor now have the ghostly apparitions of Spanish Naval Ships docked nearby.

• On arrival at the Sea Fort, players will now have to seek out the Phantom Jailor who has hunkered down somewhere within the Fort, defended by an army of Phantoms.

• Pirates completing the adventure will now be rewarded with a time-limited exclusive title and cosmetic for their efforts. Players can wield the Jailor’s Cutlass as a memento of their battle with the wicked Phantom Jailor.

Sea Forts

Sea Fort Balancing

• Additional Gold Pouches can now be found hidden within cupboards and drawers within the forts – be sure to search every spot!

Sea Fort Approach

• Active Sea Forts are now not only visible by their raised flag, but now emit a ghostly light at night to signify the presence of their ghostly defenders.
• On approaching an active Sea Fort, crews will hear a warning bell toll from the Fort as the Phantoms prepare their defenses.

Sea Fort Commendations & Achievements

• Within the Bilge Rats Reputation tab, new Commendations have been added for players seeking to explore these new Sea Fort structures pulled from the Sea of the Damned.
• New Xbox and Steam achievements can be unlocked by progressing through the new in-game Commendations. A total of 65 gamerscore is available to earn from this update, and these achievements will remain in the game indefinitely. What’s Yours Is Mine [15G] Master Burglar [20G] From Whence They Came [30G]

Updates

Shop Narration

• When enabling Let Games Read to Me, navigating through shops will now additionally narrate the players wallet balance to improve ease of purchasing.

Skeleton Ship Battle Locations

• With the arrival of new Sea Forts in each Sea region, Skeleton Ship World Events will now only appear in a single location in the world.

Known Issues

Forts of the Forgotten

• Within the Adventure menu, the Forts of the Forgotten tab shows a range of Deeds for progressing the new Adventure – these however are currently work in progress and the team are not looking for feedback.

Season Six

• Vanquishing Phantoms at Sea Forts will incorrectly provide Seasonal Renown for defeating Sea Fort Captains.

Sea Forts

• Crews can currently experience emergent encounters around the Sea Forts such as aggressive Megalodon, Skeleton Ship and Kraken attacks – these will be suppressed while in the vicinity of the Sea Forts.

• While engaging Phantoms on an active Sea Fort, Phantoms may become invisible during their attacks and not reappear until hit.

• When fighting through to the Captain of the Fortress, players will find the Captain does not attack players with weapons and repeatedly teleports around the environment.

Fixed Issues

General

• New Pirates equipping a Shovel for the first time will now be shown the Burying Items tutorial.

Forts of the Forgotten

• Larinna will no longer beckon players when the Adventure is not active.
• The checklist provided by Belle, now uses appropriate iconography in the Quest Radial.

• After returning the Enchanted Vessel to Belle, players are now promptly offered the [Complete Adventure] dialogue option.

• Marauders Arch, Devil’s Ridge, Crescent Isle and Shipwreck Bay are no longer gloomy in certain lighting conditions.

• When holding the Prison Cell Key, appropriate Pirate Phrases are now shown in the radial.

• The Title ‘Freer of Forgotten Forts’ now has appropriate iconography in Larinna’s store.

• Belle now has parting dialogue for players after they finish her cutscene.

• Belle now has subtitles in her cutscene during Chapter 3.

• After speaking with Belle and heading to the Sea Fort for the encounter, players will now consistently find the Phantom Jailor and not be required to visit and return from the Ferry of the Damned.

Sea Forts

• All Sea Forts have now been through an environment art pass, improving navigation for Phantoms and players, removing missing areas of the geometry and hooking up remaining mechanisms.

• On Traitor’s Fate Fortress, moving inside of the Fort should no longer change the ambient audio levels of the area.

• After clearing Mercy’s End Fortress, sailing away and returning will no longer reset the Sea Fort.

• The Storage Room door key now has appropriate Pirate Phrases when held.

Visual and Audio

• The Naval Commander Belt now fits pirates of all body sizes.

• The Islehopper Outlaw Cannon Flare now occludes the screen more consistently with other Cannon flares.

• The Spring Blossom Cannon Flare now occludes the screen more consistently with other Cannon flares.

• The Performing Pup and Paw Wave Emotes now better fits a range of pirate body sizes when performed.

Environment

• ‘A Pirate’s Life’ – Players should no longer be able to bypass the side quest and reach the locked ship and rewards inside.
• ‘Captains of the Damned’ – Players following Jack Sparrow through the Treasure village should no longer find themselves jitter when standing near him seated during his speech.

Performance and Stability

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