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manifest date: 2022-06-21 09:13:54 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.5.3.1

Insider Update 2.5.3.1 is now live. With June’s update now heading to retail, we return Insiders to previewing upcoming features. Captains of Adventure is back and ready for more Insider testing, select the ‘Captain a Ship’ option on the front-end and name your ship before setting sail!

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

**Naming A Ship**

* Ship naming rules are now in full effect, limiting names to twenty characters, contain no numbers, cannot end or start with a space and contain no special characters.

**Ship Renaming Deed**

* Captains will continue to be able to use a Ship Renaming Deed to change the name of their ship by selecting the “Rename Ship” option found on the front-end.     *Ship Renaming Deeds will soon be available from the Pirate Emporium, however for this Insider’s build all pirates have been granted a single-use Ship Renaming Deed.*

**Restoring a Ship **

* Captains will now be billed accordingly for the restoration of a damaged ship. Players can restore their ships by choosing the “Restore Ship” option on the front-end.

**Saving Ship Cosmetics**

* Captains will now be required to pay a small gold amount to save their chosen cosmetics on their ship, so that the next time they set sail their ship will retain their saved customisations.

**Captain Ship Wipe**

* As part of Insider update 2.5.3.1, all previously owned Captain Ships have now been wiped to provide a clean testing slate for the recent changes to the Captains of Adventure features.

## Small Crew Balancing Improvements

This Insider’s update builds on previous balancing improvements along with changes following Insider’s feedback. For more on these changes head to the 
[Feedback Thread!](https://www.seaofthieves.com/community/forums/post/1678115)

**Removal of Reviving on Enemy Ships**

* Following Insider’s feedback, this build removes the ability for players to revive fellow crewmates when aboard an enemy ship.

**Longer Cursed Cannonball Load Time**

* In this update, Cursed Cannonballs alongside chainshots now take a longer time to load into cannons to reduce their firing frequency.

**Additional Sloop Respawn Locations**

* New spawn locations have been added around the Sloop to provide more variety on where crew members will arrive when returning from the Ferry of the Damned. The vulnerable helm location has also been removed from the list of potential locations.

**Sloop Mast Damage Rebalance**

* Following Insider’s feedback, the Sloop mast has been rebalanced further. A Sloop’s mast now requires two chainshot strikes or three cannonballs before being toppled. The masts on both Brigantine and Galleons are unchanged and still require only a single chainshot strike or three cannonballs before falling.

## Known Issues

**Tall Tales **

* Players migrating across servers will currently find they are unable to cancel Voyages or Tall Tale Chapters once started.

**Captains of Adventure**

* All Trinkets placed by players do not currently persist between sessions.
* Players can currently place Trinkets on enemy ships.
* While sailing onboard a Captain’s Ship, if the captain leaves the session – players who disconnect and rejoin the session may find all previously placed Trinkets are now invisible.
* After restoring a ship on the front-end, the gold counter will not register the change correctly until the player loads into the game.
* The Sovereign’s Hut is still removed in this Insider’s build, however the helpful Sovereigns remain for players to sell their loot to. Players will find placeholder text when talking to these characters.

## Fixed Issues

**Captains of Adventure **

* All Trinket mount points should now be available to players. 
* Trinkets should no longer appear invisible when returning from the Ferry of the Dammed or the Pirate Hideout legend.
* Leaving and re-joining a session should no longer make Trinkets seem invisible.
* The “Captain Saved” icon should no longer be displayed over the unequip icon in the ship’s loadout.
* When handing in treasure to the Sovereigns, a ‘stamp’ audio effect should now be heard.
* Sovereigns will no longer be seen holding their letters upside down.

**Captains of Adventure - Front End **

* The “Captain My Own Ship” option on the front-end should now appear without delay.
* The image of the player’s sails on the front-end should now match up with their currently saved sails.
* Switching between options quickly on the front-end should no longer cause the “Captain Own Ship” option to disappear.
* Backing out from the "Name Your Ship" screen should no longer give you a blank "Choose Your Type of Ship" screen.
* Players going back and forth through the options when selecting a ship should now be able to select the one they want without issue.
* Players should no longer see the ship purchase screen before being allowed to view their owned ships.
* The ship options on the “Select Your Ship” screen should no longer appear squashed when the “Captain a Ship” option is on screen.

**‘Forsaken Hunter’**

* Belle's Buoy no longer pops in a bit too close to the player.
* Writing within the Quest Book should no longer overlap for non-English languages.
* Players who have not yet completed the confrontation with the Masked Assailant can now go back to the memory sequence stage of the Adventure and replay the chapter. 
* When all Deeds are completed and the Memento is awarded, crews will now receive a notification.
* Chapter One of the Adventure will no longer abruptly end when picking up the note to Merrick.

**Stools**

* Stools will now only be sellable to the Merchant Alliance as intended. Selling a stool will now award players with a small amount of gold.
* Stools will no longer retain speed in the water and will now instead slow down in water.

**Pirate Emporium**

* The Season Seven Plunder Pass should now display the correct icons for the Baleful Bloom items instead of the Spring Blossom item set from Season Six.
* Pirates and Pets should now sit correctly when inside the Islander Cannons.

**Visual and Audio**

* When playing the Merchant Ambassador Concertina, the instrument’s handles should now appear correctly.
* Skeleton images are once again appearing properly on Athenas Fortune Voyage’s quest parchments.
* The pet cage door aboard a Sloop should now be connected to the pet cage.

**Performance and Stability**

* Dying while trying to complete a Skeleton Fort will no longer cause players to disconnect from the session.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.5.3.1

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

Naming A Ship

Ship naming rules are now in full effect, limiting names to twenty characters, contain no numbers, cannot end or start with a space and contain no special characters.

Ship Renaming Deed

Captains will continue to be able to use a Ship Renaming Deed to change the name of their ship by selecting the “Rename Ship” option found on the front-end. Ship Renaming Deeds will soon be available from the Pirate Emporium, however for this Insider’s build all pirates have been granted a single-use Ship Renaming Deed.

*Restoring a Ship *

Captains will now be billed accordingly for the restoration of a damaged ship. Players can restore their ships by choosing the “Restore Ship” option on the front-end.

Saving Ship Cosmetics

Captains will now be required to pay a small gold amount to save their chosen cosmetics on their ship, so that the next time they set sail their ship will retain their saved customisations.

Captain Ship Wipe

As part of Insider update 2.5.3.1, all previously owned Captain Ships have now been wiped to provide a clean testing slate for the recent changes to the Captains of Adventure features.

Small Crew Balancing Improvements

This Insider’s update builds on previous balancing improvements along with changes following Insider’s feedback. For more on these changes head to the Feedback Thread!

Removal of Reviving on Enemy Ships

Following Insider’s feedback, this build removes the ability for players to revive fellow crewmates when aboard an enemy ship.

Longer Cursed Cannonball Load Time

In this update, Cursed Cannonballs alongside chainshots now take a longer time to load into cannons to reduce their firing frequency.

Additional Sloop Respawn Locations

New spawn locations have been added around the Sloop to provide more variety on where crew members will arrive when returning from the Ferry of the Damned. The vulnerable helm location has also been removed from the list of potential locations.

Sloop Mast Damage Rebalance

Following Insider’s feedback, the Sloop mast has been rebalanced further. A Sloop’s mast now requires two chainshot strikes or three cannonballs before being toppled. The masts on both Brigantine and Galleons are unchanged and still require only a single chainshot strike or three cannonballs before falling.

Known Issues

*Tall Tales *

Players migrating across servers will currently find they are unable to cancel Voyages or Tall Tale Chapters once started.

Captains of Adventure

All Trinkets placed by players do not currently persist between sessions.
Players can currently place Trinkets on enemy ships.
While sailing onboard a Captain’s Ship, if the captain leaves the session – players who disconnect and rejoin the session may find all previously placed Trinkets are now invisible.
After restoring a ship on the front-end, the gold counter will not register the change correctly until the player loads into the game.
The Sovereign’s Hut is still removed in this Insider’s build, however the helpful Sovereigns remain for players to sell their loot to. Players will find placeholder text when talking to these characters.

Fixed Issues

*Captains of Adventure *

All Trinket mount points should now be available to players.
Trinkets should no longer appear invisible when returning from the Ferry of the Dammed or the Pirate Hideout legend.
Leaving and re-joining a session should no longer make Trinkets seem invisible.
The “Captain Saved” icon should no longer be displayed over the unequip icon in the ship’s loadout.
When handing in treasure to the Sovereigns, a ‘stamp’ audio effect should now be heard.
Sovereigns will no longer be seen holding their letters upside down.

*Captains of Adventure - Front End *

The “Captain My Own Ship” option on the front-end should now appear without delay.
The image of the player’s sails on the front-end should now match up with their currently saved sails.
Switching between options quickly on the front-end should no longer cause the “Captain Own Ship” option to disappear.
Backing out from the "Name Your Ship" screen should no longer give you a blank "Choose Your Type of Ship" screen.
Players going back and forth through the options when selecting a ship should now be able to select the one they want without issue.
Players should no longer see the ship purchase screen before being allowed to view their owned ships.
The ship options on the “Select Your Ship” screen should no longer appear squashed when the “Captain a Ship” option is on screen.

‘Forsaken Hunter’

Belle's Buoy no longer pops in a bit too close to the player.
Writing within the Quest Book should no longer overlap for non-English languages.
Players who have not yet completed the confrontation with the Masked Assailant can now go back to the memory sequence stage of the Adventure and replay the chapter.
When all Deeds are completed and the Memento is awarded, crews will now receive a notification.
Chapter One of the Adventure will no longer abruptly end when picking up the note to Merrick.

Stools

Stools will now only be sellable to the Merchant Alliance as intended. Selling a stool will now award players with a small amount of gold.
Stools will no longer retain speed in the water and will now instead slow down in water.

Pirate Emporium

The Season Seven Plunder Pass should now display the correct icons for the Baleful Bloom items instead of the Spring Blossom item set from Season Six.
Pirates and Pets should now sit correctly when inside the Islander Cannons.

Visual and Audio

When playing the Merchant Ambassador Concertina, the instrument’s handles should now appear correctly.
Skeleton images are once again appearing properly on Athenas Fortune Voyage’s quest parchments.
The pet cage door aboard a Sloop should now be connected to the pet cage.

Performance and Stability

Dying while trying to complete a Skeleton Fort will no longer cause players to disconnect from the session.