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manifest date: 2022-07-05 09:00:07 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.5.3.4

Insider Update 2.5.3.4 is now live. Insider Captains will now have access to the Captain’s Log full of stats from player’s time on the Sea of Thieves. The Pirate Emporium has also updated its wares with some exciting new cosmetics for players to try out and provide feedback on.

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

**Pirate & Ship Milestones**

* Milestones are a permanent record of a player’s accomplishments while onboard a Captained Ship, both those of a Pirate Crew but also those of the Ship itself! These can be accessed via the Ship’s Log within the game Menu. 
* Pirate Milestones are personal and reflect the actions players have completed while sailing on a Captained Ship. 
* Ship Milestones are achieved by a specific Ship and are earned by the actions performed while aboard the Ship. 
* All Milestones are split into Alignments, which represent a type of play-style. Milestones related to earning Gold and selling treasure will progress ‘The Gold Seeker’ Alignment, while those waging war on the seas would progress ‘The Feared’ Alignment. Each alignment offers rewards to unlock in the form of Trinkets, Ship Decorations and Titles.

**Captain’s Log**

* Players aboard a Captain’s ships will now find a Log on the Captain’s Table. The Captain’s Log provides a record of the crew’s adventures in that session, with a fresh log being started each session. Along with a record of the crew’s journey, the Captain’s Log can be customised to show a player’s preferred lifetime accomplishments for all to see. 
* When a Captain’s ship has been sunk, the Captain’s Log will float up, allowing other crews to review the adventures of the ill-fated crew, before selling the stolen Captain’s Log to the Reaper’s Bones. The price paid for a Captain’s Log will increase based on the sailing time of the sunken Captain’s Ship!

**Purchasing a Ship**

* Players are now limited to purchasing a single ship of each type. Captains who reach Legendary title status with a ship however, will then be offered the ability to purchase another ship of that type.

**Shipwright Shops**

* When speaking to the Shipwright, players will now see an improved shopfront where players can access the shops for ship customisation, decoration and trinkets all in one place.

**Hiding Ship Names**

* Content creators choosing to use ‘Replace Player Names’ from the in-game settings, will find that this feature now also replaces the captain’s chosen Ship name with one from a pre-defined list.

## Pirate Emporium

**New Fox Pets**

* Watch out! Some clever critters have been found rifling through the ship's rubbish, looking for scraps! These wily foxes seem the most suited for partnering with an equally tenacious pirate.

> *In this Insider’s update, players will find a range of foxes within their Pet Chest for testing purposes. These will make their way into the Pirate Emporium in a future update.*

**Captains Ship Crests**

* The Pirate Emporium now offers a small selection of exclusive Ship Crests for Captains. Choose from the Sunken Sorrow, Royal Coronet, Reaver’s, Forgotten Temple or Big Game Hunter Ship Crests.

**Ship Renaming Deed**

* Captains wishing to rename their ship can now purchase a Ship Renaming Deed from the Pirate Emporium, providing a single rename. All earned progress on the ship will remain after renaming, players will be required to return to the front-end to use this Deed.

**Wrecker Wrangler Ship Collection**

* Browse all the items in the Wrecker Wrangler Ship Collection, including Premium Collector's Figurehead and Sails.
* If you only want the bare essentials, players can purchase the core components of this proudly piscine ship set with the Essentials Bundle.

**Wrecker Wrangler Costume**

* This costume is inspired by the Wreckers that dwell down in the darkness, this might just scare the living daylights out of your fellow divers.
* While wearing the Wrecker Wrangler costume, players can perform the Soaked to the Skin emote.

**Wrecker Wrangler Weapons**

* Festooned with glowing eyeballs, fins and fangs, these four weapons spell deep trouble for people you don't like.

**Wrecker Wrangler Fishing Rod**

* The object of a bizarre ritual to create a rod that only attracts Wreckers, this rod... doesn't do that at all.

**Bilge Rat Weapon Pose Emotes**

* Let the enemy decide whether you're dangerous or just drunk with this set of expressive emotes.

**Portable Portrait Emote Bundle**

* A collection of six emotes for pirates who know they're the most picturesque sight on the seas!

**Freebie Promising Portrait Emote**

* There's bound to be something worth capturing here, if you can calm down and keep still for a minute.

**Spitting Contest Emote**

* Following internal review, the Spitting Contest Emote has now been removed from the game. This emote is no longer purchasable within the Pirate Emporium, players having previously purchased the emote will be refunded accordingly in Ancient Coins.

## Known Issues

**Sea of The Damned Adventure Technical Test**

* The Sea of the Damned Technical Test is still active, however as this is an incredibly early previous of the next Adventure, the team are only seeking feedback on the passage to and from the Sea of the Damned at this time.
* Insiders seeking to participate in this Technical Test again within the same session will not be offered the option from Larinna. To gain access to the Adventure Technical Test again, simply leave the game and start a new session.

**Captains of Adventure**

* The Trinket Box aboard player ships has been removed for the time being in order to prevent certain issues around the Trinket Box that leads to server instability.
* The Captain’s Log is in an early stage of development and contains a range of placeholder imagery and text.
* The ‘Gold Earned’ milestone is not tracking correctly within the Captain’s Log.
* Rewards currently will not be given out to players who unlock enough classes in alignments. 
* When launching the game, players may experience the “Captain My Own Ship” option showing an infinite loading wheel. As a workaround, players should exit and return to the game.
* Captains may see the prompt "To purchase this item you must own a Captain's Ship" when trying to purchase ship crests or renaming Deeds at the Pirate Emporium, even though they are a captain.
* Part of the Pirate Lord tutorial will ask players to interact with the Voyages bookcase which is currently not set up. Players can get around this by interacting with the prompt that appears on the Pirate Lord when asked to interact with the Captain’s Voyage storage.
* Crewmates can inadvertently progress the Captaincy tutorial by entering the Captain’s Cabin when the captain is asked to interact with the Captain’s Log.

## Fixed Issues

**Gameplay**

* Skeletons should now navigate smoothly around Skeleton Forts. 
* When a player looks around horizontally whilst sitting on a stool that is at an angle, the camera will no longer move horizontally instead of sloping diagonally.

**Captains of Adventure**

* Fire damage to a ship will now persist even after being scuttled.
* Changing servers with an Alliance flag should no longer cause players to have an Alliance and normal flag equipped at the same time.
* Cannon fire decals should no longer persist when re-joining a session with a previously damaged ship.
* Leaving a captained session should no longer cause server instability.
* Captained ships should not begin to flood when they are respawned in the session.
* Players can no longer buy multiple sets of ships if they repeatedly press the ‘Purchase Ship’ option whilst it loads.
* It is now easier to click the ‘change ship’ icons whilst using a mouse.
* Player wallets will now update properly when they restore or purchase a ship.
* When selecting ship decorations or Trinkets the pages will no longer fail to load.
* Selecting to restore your ship within the Shipwright should now work as intended. 
* Letters with accents are now capitalised when players are naming their ships.
* Players will no longer be able to sell Resource, Commodity & Firework Crates to the Sovereigns at the same outpost as where they bought the crates from.
* The wooden platform on New Golden Sands Outpost connecting the Sovereigns Hut to the walkway is no longer missing.
* Players should no longer fall when walking across the mast crossbeam attached to the Sovereigns Hut.
* Players will no longer be able to sail through the Sovereign’s Hut.
* The flames should now be attached to the candles that are placed on the chandelier in the Sovereigns hut.
* Migrating servers will no longer repair Captained Ships.
* Players can no longer harpoon the Sovereign’s lift.

**Sea of the Dammed Adventure Technical Test**

* Players will now be able to see which lanterns were previously lit by other players.
* Larinna should now be present at Morrow’s Peak Outpost.
* Players should no longer feel buffered when standing near where the Pirate Lord previously was.
* After failing the adventure, players will now be automatically taken to the Tunnels of the Damned.
* Ghost Ships can now be destroyed even if more than one lighthouse is lit.

**Environment**

* Movement around the pillars near the Sea Fort storeroom should no longer feel buffered.
* The correct model of Hendrik is now present at Spoils of Plenty Seapost.

Visual 
**and** Audio

* Black textures will no longer appear on Galleons after being damaged.

**Accessibility**

* The screen reader now correctly narrates the ‘Select Your Ship’ menu.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.5.3.4

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

Pirate & Ship Milestones

Milestones are a permanent record of a player’s accomplishments while onboard a Captained Ship, both those of a Pirate Crew but also those of the Ship itself! These can be accessed via the Ship’s Log within the game Menu.
Pirate Milestones are personal and reflect the actions players have completed while sailing on a Captained Ship.
Ship Milestones are achieved by a specific Ship and are earned by the actions performed while aboard the Ship.
All Milestones are split into Alignments, which represent a type of play-style. Milestones related to earning Gold and selling treasure will progress ‘The Gold Seeker’ Alignment, while those waging war on the seas would progress ‘The Feared’ Alignment. Each alignment offers rewards to unlock in the form of Trinkets, Ship Decorations and Titles.

Captain’s Log

Players aboard a Captain’s ships will now find a Log on the Captain’s Table. The Captain’s Log provides a record of the crew’s adventures in that session, with a fresh log being started each session. Along with a record of the crew’s journey, the Captain’s Log can be customised to show a player’s preferred lifetime accomplishments for all to see.
When a Captain’s ship has been sunk, the Captain’s Log will float up, allowing other crews to review the adventures of the ill-fated crew, before selling the stolen Captain’s Log to the Reaper’s Bones. The price paid for a Captain’s Log will increase based on the sailing time of the sunken Captain’s Ship!

Purchasing a Ship

Players are now limited to purchasing a single ship of each type. Captains who reach Legendary title status with a ship however, will then be offered the ability to purchase another ship of that type.

Shipwright Shops

When speaking to the Shipwright, players will now see an improved shopfront where players can access the shops for ship customisation, decoration and trinkets all in one place.

Hiding Ship Names

Content creators choosing to use ‘Replace Player Names’ from the in-game settings, will find that this feature now also replaces the captain’s chosen Ship name with one from a pre-defined list.

Pirate Emporium

New Fox Pets

Watch out! Some clever critters have been found rifling through the ship's rubbish, looking for scraps! These wily foxes seem the most suited for partnering with an equally tenacious pirate.

In this Insider’s update, players will find a range of foxes within their Pet Chest for testing purposes. These will make their way into the Pirate Emporium in a future update.

Captains Ship Crests

The Pirate Emporium now offers a small selection of exclusive Ship Crests for Captains. Choose from the Sunken Sorrow, Royal Coronet, Reaver’s, Forgotten Temple or Big Game Hunter Ship Crests.

Ship Renaming Deed

Captains wishing to rename their ship can now purchase a Ship Renaming Deed from the Pirate Emporium, providing a single rename. All earned progress on the ship will remain after renaming, players will be required to return to the front-end to use this Deed.

Wrecker Wrangler Ship Collection

Browse all the items in the Wrecker Wrangler Ship Collection, including Premium Collector's Figurehead and Sails.
If you only want the bare essentials, players can purchase the core components of this proudly piscine ship set with the Essentials Bundle.

Wrecker Wrangler Costume

This costume is inspired by the Wreckers that dwell down in the darkness, this might just scare the living daylights out of your fellow divers.
While wearing the Wrecker Wrangler costume, players can perform the Soaked to the Skin emote.

Wrecker Wrangler Weapons

Festooned with glowing eyeballs, fins and fangs, these four weapons spell deep trouble for people you don't like.

Wrecker Wrangler Fishing Rod

The object of a bizarre ritual to create a rod that only attracts Wreckers, this rod... doesn't do that at all.

Bilge Rat Weapon Pose Emotes

Let the enemy decide whether you're dangerous or just drunk with this set of expressive emotes.

Portable Portrait Emote Bundle

A collection of six emotes for pirates who know they're the most picturesque sight on the seas!

Freebie Promising Portrait Emote

There's bound to be something worth capturing here, if you can calm down and keep still for a minute.

Spitting Contest Emote

Following internal review, the Spitting Contest Emote has now been removed from the game. This emote is no longer purchasable within the Pirate Emporium, players having previously purchased the emote will be refunded accordingly in Ancient Coins.

Known Issues

Sea of The Damned Adventure Technical Test

The Sea of the Damned Technical Test is still active, however as this is an incredibly early previous of the next Adventure, the team are only seeking feedback on the passage to and from the Sea of the Damned at this time.
Insiders seeking to participate in this Technical Test again within the same session will not be offered the option from Larinna. To gain access to the Adventure Technical Test again, simply leave the game and start a new session.

Captains of Adventure

The Trinket Box aboard player ships has been removed for the time being in order to prevent certain issues around the Trinket Box that leads to server instability.
The Captain’s Log is in an early stage of development and contains a range of placeholder imagery and text.
The ‘Gold Earned’ milestone is not tracking correctly within the Captain’s Log.
Rewards currently will not be given out to players who unlock enough classes in alignments.
When launching the game, players may experience the “Captain My Own Ship” option showing an infinite loading wheel. As a workaround, players should exit and return to the game.
Captains may see the prompt "To purchase this item you must own a Captain's Ship" when trying to purchase ship crests or renaming Deeds at the Pirate Emporium, even though they are a captain.
Part of the Pirate Lord tutorial will ask players to interact with the Voyages bookcase which is currently not set up. Players can get around this by interacting with the prompt that appears on the Pirate Lord when asked to interact with the Captain’s Voyage storage.
Crewmates can inadvertently progress the Captaincy tutorial by entering the Captain’s Cabin when the captain is asked to interact with the Captain’s Log.

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

Skeletons should now navigate smoothly around Skeleton Forts.
When a player looks around horizontally whilst sitting on a stool that is at an angle, the camera will no longer move horizontally instead of sloping diagonally.

Captains of Adventure

Fire damage to a ship will now persist even after being scuttled.
Changing servers with an Alliance flag should no longer cause players to have an Alliance and normal flag equipped at the same time.
Cannon fire decals should no longer persist when re-joining a session with a previously damaged ship.
Leaving a captained session should no longer cause server instability.
Captained ships should not begin to flood when they are respawned in the session.
Players can no longer buy multiple sets of ships if they repeatedly press the ‘Purchase Ship’ option whilst it loads.
It is now easier to click the ‘change ship’ icons whilst using a mouse.
Player wallets will now update properly when they restore or purchase a ship.
When selecting ship decorations or Trinkets the pages will no longer fail to load.
Selecting to restore your ship within the Shipwright should now work as intended.
Letters with accents are now capitalised when players are naming their ships.
Players will no longer be able to sell Resource, Commodity & Firework Crates to the Sovereigns at the same outpost as where they bought the crates from.
The wooden platform on New Golden Sands Outpost connecting the Sovereigns Hut to the walkway is no longer missing.
Players should no longer fall when walking across the mast crossbeam attached to the Sovereigns Hut.
Players will no longer be able to sail through the Sovereign’s Hut.
The flames should now be attached to the candles that are placed on the chandelier in the Sovereigns hut.
Migrating servers will no longer repair Captained Ships.
Players can no longer harpoon the Sovereign’s lift.

Sea of the Dammed Adventure Technical Test

Players will now be able to see which lanterns were previously lit by other players.
Larinna should now be present at Morrow’s Peak Outpost.
Players should no longer feel buffered when standing near where the Pirate Lord previously was.
After failing the adventure, players will now be automatically taken to the Tunnels of the Damned.
Ghost Ships can now be destroyed even if more than one lighthouse is lit.

Environment

Movement around the pillars near the Sea Fort storeroom should no longer feel buffered.
The correct model of Hendrik is now present at Spoils of Plenty Seapost.

Visual and Audio

Black textures will no longer appear on Galleons after being damaged.

Accessibility

The screen reader now correctly narrates the ‘Select Your Ship’ menu.