Insider Patch Notes 2.5.0.3
Insider Update 2.5.0.3 is now live. With April’s Pirate Emporium arriving at the Outposts, grab your Ancient Coins and head in to test the new 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.
Pirate Emporium
Barrel Bombardier Ship Collection
- Ensure your adventures go off with a bang with the volatile Barrel Bombardier ship cosmetics! In addition to the main Barrel Bombardier Ship Bundle, an explosive Collector’s Figurehead and Collector’s Sails can be purchased separately.
- A Barrel Bombardier Essential Ship Bundle is also on offer, including just the core ship cosmetics at a discount.
Barrel Bombardier Costume
- Don't stand near an open flame in this soot-stained outfit festooned with wicks, fuses and all manner of flammable material! This costume comes in 3 variants, base, with goggles and with a new hairstyle.
- When wearing this explosive outfit, players can perform the Flaming Fuse emote – look out!
Barrel Bombardier Weapons
- Handle these four weapons, crafted from Gunpowder Barrels, with extreme care.
Barrel Bombardier Tankard
- Take a swig from this charred tankard.
Wave After Wave Emotes
- With this pack of four distinctly different waves, your arms are sure to get a workout.
Blighted Cannon Flare
- A Cannon Flare is now available for a fan favourite Pirate Emporium ship set – check out the ominous orange light fired with the new Blighted Cannon Flare!
- Players who already own all items in the Blighted Ship Bundle will soon find the Cannon Flare added to their inventory as a little gift from the Emporium owners.
Freebie Fire in the Hole! Emote
- After laying a clever trap, retreat to safe distance and get ready for the boom!
Demolition Delights Bundle (Store Only)
- Available only from the Xbox, Microsoft and Steam Stores, this bundle contains the Barrel Bombardier Costume, Weapon Bundle and Tankard, 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.
Legend of the Veil
Haunted Island Balancing
- Additional Resource barrels have been added to Haunted Islands, allowing players to restock during the Ritual encounter.
Accessibility
Swapping Analogue Sticks
- Players using a controller can now swap the actions being performed by the left and right analogue sticks using Swap Sticks in the Input Settings. When enabled, the Left Stick will Look, while the Right Stick will Move.
Known Issues
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
- New Commendations for progressing the Legend of the Veil Voyage are visible in the Athena’s fortune Reputation Tab. However, they are not currently unlocked when completing the necessary criteria.
- Allied Ancients during the ritual encounter will not currently attack the Phantom Captain.
- Crews progressing through the Legend of the Veil Voyage at the same time on a server can cause a scenario where two Shipwreck Graveyard sites can be generated in the same location.
- 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.
Fixed Issues
General
- Skeleton Fleet World Events have now returned to the seas.
- Snakes and pigs have been demoted from Sea Fort Captain status and now award the correct Seasonal Renown.
- Players choosing Japanese language will now find Order of Souls Bounty Maps no longer have overlapping text.
Sea Forts
- As the illusive Prison Cell Key appears to be lost for good, the Phantoms have unlocked the cells in the lower levels of all Sea Forts.
- Players are no longer able to sell the Sea Fort Keys to trading companies in exchange for gold and reputation.
- Players using the Sea Fort Barrel winches should no longer experience camera stutter when rotating mechanisms.
- Players fighting on the lower levels of the Sea Forts should no longer hear audio effects playing a floor above where they are emanating from.
Legend of the Veil Voyage
- Player notifications shown when collecting Veil Stones now have appropriate iconography.
Legend of the Veil – Haunted Forts
- Player ships will now collide with the Haunted Fort.
- After a Fort Emplacement is destroyed, all geometry, collision and visual effects are now removed.
- The visual effects on the tornado protecting the Haunted Fort now correctly attach to the looming cloud above.
- Athena’s Fortune rewards can now once again be retrieved from destroying Fort Encampments.
Visual and Audio
- The Reapers Mark Symbol on the Legendary Ship’s Wheel is finally symmetrical
- The Sea of Sands, Cronch, Dark Warsmith and Lodestar Cutlasses now display a trail when used.
Performance and Stability
- Improved server stability, reducing scenarios where crews are removed from a game session.
