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manifest date: 2022-04-29 09:37:37 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.5.1.8

Insider Update 2.5.1.8 is now live. The Sovereigns have arrived at the Outposts offering their services exclusively to Captains, while emergent world encounters return to the Seas along with a range of balancing and fixes for upcoming features!

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.

## Captains of Adventure Technical Test

**Sovereigns**

* New characters have arrived at each Outpost, offering an exclusive service only to Captains and their crew. The Sovereigns will accept any treasure the crew has collected and will pass it along to the appropriate Trading Company, returning 100% of the profit back to the crew.
* When handing in an item that can be offered to multiple Trading Companies, the Sovereign representative will deliver this to a random company. However, if the crew is representing a Trading Company as an Emissary, the treasure will always be delivered to that company being represented.
* Treasure destined for the Reaper’s Bones or Hunter’s Call will not be accepted by the Sovereigns.

**Saving Ship Liveries**

* While sailing on a Captain’s Ship, the Captain now has the option to permanently apply a ship livery to their Ship. For a fee, Captains can use the Ship Customisation Chest to save a ship part, which will then persist across sessions on this ship.

*For this Insiders Technical Test, all liveries are Free to apply to Captain Ships.*

* Crews are free to continue to express themselves during a session by applying liveries as before for free, however these will not persist. Captains can also now easily ‘Revert Ship to Saved Items’ from with the Ship Customisation Chest.

**Trinkets**

* Trinkets on Captain Ships have been reenabled. In this Insider’s Technical Test, interacting with a ‘Mount Trinket’ point will place a pre-determined Trinket on the location. Interacting again will remove the Trinket.

## Legend of the Veil

**Haunted Island Balancing**

* Brigantine and Galleon Crews will now encounter additional Phantoms during the Haunted Islands Quest compared to Solo and Duo crews.

## Updates

**Ghost Fleet World Event Returns**

* Flameheart’s Ghost Fleet Encounter has returned to the rotation of World Events taking place across the Sea. Flameheart, however, is mysteriously absent and crews will now see an eerie ghostly ship cloud in the sky signifying the location of this encounter.

**Emergent Megalodon Activity**

* With the ‘Shrouded Deep’ Adventure now over in Insiders, crews will once again begin to encounter emergent Megalodons while at sea.

## Known Issues

**Ghost Fleet Ship Cloud**

* The new ghostly cloud above a Ghost Fleet Encounter will bloom brightly in the sky if the storm or other clouds are directly behind it.

**Skeleton Fleet World Event**

* The ominous ship cloud in the sky signifying an encounter with a Skeleton Fleet is not currently in the rotation of World Events.

**Legend of the Veil Disconnection**

* Crews approaching the Haunted Fort at the end of the Legend of the Veil Voyage will find themselves disconnected from the game and returned to the Front End.

**Trinket Saving**

* After placing Trinkets on a Captain’s Ship, returning from the Ferry of the Damned, Athena’s Fortune Hideout or rejoining a session following a disconnection will cause all Trinkets to become invisible until they are re-placed.

**Ship Customisation Persistence**

* While crew members can use the ship customisation chest to apply a range of liveries and decorations to Captain Ships, these do not currently save across sessions.

**Pirate Emporium**

* Pirate clips through the chest in Chest Hide emote preview.
* Pocket Pets can disappear when you zoom in while performing the emote.

## Fixed Issues

**Gameplay**

* When caught in the explosion radius of a Firebomb while onboard a Sloop, players should no longer be knocked back.
* When attempting to deliver treasure to the incorrect location, the supporting tooltips now clearly display the correct hand in location.
* Players will no longer find pondies near Sea Forts.

**Captains of Adventure – Ship Decoration**

* The Sailor Captain’s Curtains no longer display a second set of curtains in the Icon and Preview images within the Ship Customisation Chest.
* The Icon and Preview images for the Chandeliers no longer show the inside of the model.
* The Icon for the Dawn Hunter Captain's Drapes now shows the correct colour
* The doors of the Captain’s Cabin on the galleon now update to match the applied Hull Livery

**Legend of the Veil Voyage**

* Larger crews will no longer unlock additional progress towards the True Legend Commendation and Achievement within the Legend of the Veil.
* Treasure items collected following the Haunted Fort encounter should no longer disappear if the Voyage is completed prior to them being handed in.
* Reduced the chance to encounter heavy fog during an Haunted Fort Encounter. 
* Ancient Phantoms now make an appropriate impact audio effect when hit with swords.

* The lit torch of an Ancient Priest should no longer be visible after they have disappeared.
* The Veil of the Ancient arriving or being removed from a players ship is now accompanied by visual effects.
* Targeting the front door of a Haunted Fort no longer prevents damage from affecting the nearby area.
* Belle should no longer disappear before her lantern during cutscenes.

**Pirate Emporium**

* The Lionfish Blunderbuss has been modified to improve line of sight when aiming.
* When reloading the Lionfish Eye of Reach the players hand should no longer intersect with the barrel.
* When browsing the Pocket Pets in the Pirate Emporium the preview of players pirate should no longer skip while animating.
* The Pirate Emporium once again offers the Wedding Party Emote Bundle in the Pirate section.

**Environment**

* ‘Shores of Gold’ – When approaching the encounter with the Gold Hoarder, players should no longer be able to become stuck behind the Siren statue located prior to the Gold Hoarder’s lair.

**Visual and Audio**

* The Eastern Winds Blunderbuss no longer intersects with the camera when firing.
* The handle on the Eastern Winds Fishing Rod should now rotate as expected when reeling in.
* Players can no longer see a gap in the Thriving Wild Rose Blunderbuss when held.
* With the Spring Blossom Figurehead or Capstan equipped, experiencing an earthquake in the Devil’s Roar should no longer cause the petals to shake erratically.

**Performance and Stability**

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

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.5.1.8

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

Captains of Adventure Technical Test

Sovereigns

New characters have arrived at each Outpost, offering an exclusive service only to Captains and their crew. The Sovereigns will accept any treasure the crew has collected and will pass it along to the appropriate Trading Company, returning 100% of the profit back to the crew.
When handing in an item that can be offered to multiple Trading Companies, the Sovereign representative will deliver this to a random company. However, if the crew is representing a Trading Company as an Emissary, the treasure will always be delivered to that company being represented.
Treasure destined for the Reaper’s Bones or Hunter’s Call will not be accepted by the Sovereigns.

Saving Ship Liveries

While sailing on a Captain’s Ship, the Captain now has the option to permanently apply a ship livery to their Ship. For a fee, Captains can use the Ship Customisation Chest to save a ship part, which will then persist across sessions on this ship.

For this Insiders Technical Test, all liveries are Free to apply to Captain Ships.

Crews are free to continue to express themselves during a session by applying liveries as before for free, however these will not persist. Captains can also now easily ‘Revert Ship to Saved Items’ from with the Ship Customisation Chest.

Trinkets

Trinkets on Captain Ships have been reenabled. In this Insider’s Technical Test, interacting with a ‘Mount Trinket’ point will place a pre-determined Trinket on the location. Interacting again will remove the Trinket.

Legend of the Veil

Haunted Island Balancing

Brigantine and Galleon Crews will now encounter additional Phantoms during the Haunted Islands Quest compared to Solo and Duo crews.

Updates

Ghost Fleet World Event Returns

Flameheart’s Ghost Fleet Encounter has returned to the rotation of World Events taking place across the Sea. Flameheart, however, is mysteriously absent and crews will now see an eerie ghostly ship cloud in the sky signifying the location of this encounter.

Emergent Megalodon Activity

With the ‘Shrouded Deep’ Adventure now over in Insiders, crews will once again begin to encounter emergent Megalodons while at sea.

Known Issues

Ghost Fleet Ship Cloud

The new ghostly cloud above a Ghost Fleet Encounter will bloom brightly in the sky if the storm or other clouds are directly behind it.

Skeleton Fleet World Event

The ominous ship cloud in the sky signifying an encounter with a Skeleton Fleet is not currently in the rotation of World Events.

Legend of the Veil Disconnection

Crews approaching the Haunted Fort at the end of the Legend of the Veil Voyage will find themselves disconnected from the game and returned to the Front End.

Trinket Saving

After placing Trinkets on a Captain’s Ship, returning from the Ferry of the Damned, Athena’s Fortune Hideout or rejoining a session following a disconnection will cause all Trinkets to become invisible until they are re-placed.

Ship Customisation Persistence

While crew members can use the ship customisation chest to apply a range of liveries and decorations to Captain Ships, these do not currently save across sessions.

Pirate Emporium

Pirate clips through the chest in Chest Hide emote preview.
Pocket Pets can disappear when you zoom in while performing the emote.

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

When caught in the explosion radius of a Firebomb while onboard a Sloop, players should no longer be knocked back.
When attempting to deliver treasure to the incorrect location, the supporting tooltips now clearly display the correct hand in location.
Players will no longer find pondies near Sea Forts.

Captains of Adventure – Ship Decoration

The Sailor Captain’s Curtains no longer display a second set of curtains in the Icon and Preview images within the Ship Customisation Chest.
The Icon and Preview images for the Chandeliers no longer show the inside of the model.
The Icon for the Dawn Hunter Captain's Drapes now shows the correct colour
The doors of the Captain’s Cabin on the galleon now update to match the applied Hull Livery

Legend of the Veil Voyage

Larger crews will no longer unlock additional progress towards the True Legend Commendation and Achievement within the Legend of the Veil.
Treasure items collected following the Haunted Fort encounter should no longer disappear if the Voyage is completed prior to them being handed in.
Reduced the chance to encounter heavy fog during an Haunted Fort Encounter.
Ancient Phantoms now make an appropriate impact audio effect when hit with swords.
The lit torch of an Ancient Priest should no longer be visible after they have disappeared.
The Veil of the Ancient arriving or being removed from a players ship is now accompanied by visual effects.
Targeting the front door of a Haunted Fort no longer prevents damage from affecting the nearby area.
Belle should no longer disappear before her lantern during cutscenes.

Pirate Emporium

The Lionfish Blunderbuss has been modified to improve line of sight when aiming.
When reloading the Lionfish Eye of Reach the players hand should no longer intersect with the barrel.
When browsing the Pocket Pets in the Pirate Emporium the preview of players pirate should no longer skip while animating.
The Pirate Emporium once again offers the Wedding Party Emote Bundle in the Pirate section.

Environment

‘Shores of Gold’ – When approaching the encounter with the Gold Hoarder, players should no longer be able to become stuck behind the Siren statue located prior to the Gold Hoarder’s lair.

Visual and Audio

The Eastern Winds Blunderbuss no longer intersects with the camera when firing.
The handle on the Eastern Winds Fishing Rod should now rotate as expected when reeling in.
Players can no longer see a gap in the Thriving Wild Rose Blunderbuss when held.
With the Spring Blossom Figurehead or Capstan equipped, experiencing an earthquake in the Devil’s Roar should no longer cause the petals to shake erratically.

Performance and Stability

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