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manifest date: 2022-07-15 09:01:12 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.5.3.7

Insider Update 2.5.3.7 is now live. Tired of scouring barrels for supplies? Had enough venturing island to island in search of cannonballs? The Shipwrights have you covered with their new stock and Voyages shop! Just head to an Outpost and speak to any Shipwright to buy supplies that go straight onto your ship.

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

**Supply & Captain’s Voyage Shop**

* The Shipwrights have expanded their wares to provide a new shop front exclusive to Captains. This new shop offers Captains a variety of supplies to fill up their ships ahead of a Voyage with the resources being placed directly into the ship’s barrels.
* In addition to stocking resources, Captains will also be able to purchase a range of Captain’s Voyages which will be stored on the Captain’s bookcase on the ship for easy access while at sea.

**Captain’s Bookcase**

* Any purchased Captain’s Voyages will be stored in the Captain’s bookcase aboard Captained ships for players to peruse through at their leisure. One hundred Captain’s Voyages can be stored, so Captains and their crew should have plenty of choice to pick from whilst adventuring. 
* Captains and their crew can now propose Captain’s Voyages from the Captain’s table, by interacting with the table and selecting the bookcase inventory.

**Improved Front End Experience**

* When selecting a Captain’s Ship within the front-end, Captains are now provided easy access to settings to enable or disable crew members from customising a ship during that session.

**Pirate and Ship Wipe**

* As part of Insider update 2.5.3.7, all pirates and owned ships have now been wiped to provide a clean testing slate for the new additions to the Captains of Adventure features. Upon logging in, all Insiders will be required to create a new pirate and purchase new ships, however, will continue to be granted a range of ship customisations to facilitate testing.

## Gunplay Improvements Technical Test

**Hit Scan Projectiles Technical Test**

* Ranged weapons such as the Pistol, Eye of Reach and Blunderbuss now use a hit scan projectile system. Bullets fired from these weapons will now reach their targets instantly, resulting in a more responsive gunplay experience.
* To support these new projectiles, new bullet trails have been implemented, showing the path of the bullet through the air for both the firer and observing players.

**Hit Registration Improvements**

* Following the introduction of hit scan projectiles, bullets are no longer subject to time-of-flight calculations and provide a more reliable source of hit detection. With this new system as a base, several further improvements have been introduced.
* Improvements to the exact location of players when shots are fired, improving the server’s ability to calculate the outcome of a shot.
* Improvements to how the server resolves a scenario where a shot hits on the client but fails to hit on the server.

**Controller Aim Assist**

* With the introduction of a more responsive gunplay experience, two aiming assists are now offered for players on Xbox and PC when using a controller to provide balance between controller and mouse/keyboard inputs. 
* ‘Aim Assist Slowdown’ slows a player’s aiming speed when a weapon is over a target.
* ‘Aim Assist Rotation’ will slightly rotate a player’s aim toward a nearby target when strafing. The rotation effect is more pronounced when closer to the target.

> *Controller Aim Assist is on by default, but the option to disable this feature will become available in a future Insiders update.*

## Known Issues

**Captains of Adventure**

* 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.
* If a player quits and rejoins, certain checkpoints for the tutorial may not save correctly causing players to have to start the tutorial again.
* The naming ceremony that should happen after a player buys a new ship is currently not working as intended.
* When players discard a Captain’s Voyage, their bookcase inventory will not update until they close it or discard another Voyage.

**Sea of the Damned Adventure Technical Test**

* If two or more crews enter the Tunnels of the Dammed at the same time, they may find themselves appear underwater on arrival in the Sea of the Damned.

## Fixed Issues

**Gameplay**

* Players purchasing a Letter Recommendation are no longer prevented from purchasing another Letter of Recommendation from a different Trading Company.

**Captains of Adventure**

* Hull damage taken during a Captain’s session will now consistently persist when leaving the session and joining again with the same ship.
* All ship announcement banners now use the correct audio.
* The notification for selling another crew’s logbook now contains the correct text.
* The renaming status now updates immediately after buying a ‘Ship Renaming Deed’ in the front-end.
* The prompt text for selling to a Sovereign should now be correct.
* The tooltip for being unable to sell to a Sovereign as a non-captained crew is now correct.
* Hitting enter rapidly after attempting to save an item to your loadout will no longer cause the fail to save item text to appear.
* When someone is reading the Captain’s Log, other players will no longer see a Captain’s Log still on the Voyage table.
* Completing the Captaincy tutorial or sailing away from it will no longer progress the "Quest Completed" tally in the Captain’s Log multiple times.
* The first person in the crew to join the server will no longer show as the Captain in the crew section.
* The oars by the Sovereign Rowboat dock at Daggertooth no longer float away from the wooden plaque.
* Players who try to board their ship a little too quickly after the Shipwright section of the Captaincy tutorials should no longer experience issues progressing the tutorial.

**Captains of Adventure – Trinkets**

* Trinkets placed or removed from the ship are now consistently saved.
* The 'A Night's Takings' Trinket no longer intersects with environment when placed on a Galleon.
* The 'Blooming Bonsai' Trinket's leaves no longer move as much when players encounter a storm.
* Certain fish trophies now glow at nighttime.

**Captains of Adventure – Ship Restoration**

* Ships that have sailed away from an Outpost can no longer be repaired from the Shipwright.
* Players are no longer able to restore their ship after the ship has already sunk.
* Restoring a ship that is full of water now deducts the correct gold amount.
* Restoring a ship that is on fire now deducts the correct gold amount.
* There is now a cooldown after restoring your ship at the Shipwright, to prevent restoring repeatedly while taking damage at an Outpost.

**Captains of Adventure – Ship Milestones**

* Progressing an alignment will no longer cause server instability.
* Earning a Ship Reward or Title for one Alignment will no longer stop players from earning one from another alignment.
* The Milestone for owning a certain amount of Captained Ships now updates correctly.
* The notifications for ship alignments now display the correct text.Within the ship’s log the Captain’s Logbook is now referenced correctly.

**Sea of the Dammed Adventure Technical test**

* After completing the Adventure, players will now be brought to the Tunnels of the Damned and returned to the world.
* Players can now restart the Adventure following a cancellation or failure.
* Players who fall into the water following the route needed for the Adventure should now find a shortcut to allow them to return to the previous section.
* Players will no longer be teleported if they fall off onto spikes during the ascent.
* The player’s note will now update after speaking to the Pirate Lord.
* Pirate Lord now has subtitles during his cutscene within the Tunnels of the Damned.
* Resources should no longer be seen floating in the air after destroying Ghost Ships.
* After Merrick disappears there is no longer a prompt to talk to him.

**Pirate Emporium**

* Players hands will no longer intersect with the Wrecker Wrangler Eye of Reach weapon when using it.
* The Wrecker Wrangler Fishing Rod now shows the correct text when players look at it in their inventory.

**Environment**

* Players will no longer appear underwater when becoming stuck under a pier on New Golden Sands Outpost.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.5.3.7

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

Supply & Captain’s Voyage Shop

The Shipwrights have expanded their wares to provide a new shop front exclusive to Captains. This new shop offers Captains a variety of supplies to fill up their ships ahead of a Voyage with the resources being placed directly into the ship’s barrels.
In addition to stocking resources, Captains will also be able to purchase a range of Captain’s Voyages which will be stored on the Captain’s bookcase on the ship for easy access while at sea.

Captain’s Bookcase

Any purchased Captain’s Voyages will be stored in the Captain’s bookcase aboard Captained ships for players to peruse through at their leisure. One hundred Captain’s Voyages can be stored, so Captains and their crew should have plenty of choice to pick from whilst adventuring.
Captains and their crew can now propose Captain’s Voyages from the Captain’s table, by interacting with the table and selecting the bookcase inventory.

Improved Front End Experience

When selecting a Captain’s Ship within the front-end, Captains are now provided easy access to settings to enable or disable crew members from customising a ship during that session.

Pirate and Ship Wipe

As part of Insider update 2.5.3.7, all pirates and owned ships have now been wiped to provide a clean testing slate for the new additions to the Captains of Adventure features. Upon logging in, all Insiders will be required to create a new pirate and purchase new ships, however, will continue to be granted a range of ship customisations to facilitate testing.

Gunplay Improvements Technical Test

Hit Scan Projectiles Technical Test

Ranged weapons such as the Pistol, Eye of Reach and Blunderbuss now use a hit scan projectile system. Bullets fired from these weapons will now reach their targets instantly, resulting in a more responsive gunplay experience.
To support these new projectiles, new bullet trails have been implemented, showing the path of the bullet through the air for both the firer and observing players.

Hit Registration Improvements

Following the introduction of hit scan projectiles, bullets are no longer subject to time-of-flight calculations and provide a more reliable source of hit detection. With this new system as a base, several further improvements have been introduced.
Improvements to the exact location of players when shots are fired, improving the server’s ability to calculate the outcome of a shot.
Improvements to how the server resolves a scenario where a shot hits on the client but fails to hit on the server.

Controller Aim Assist

With the introduction of a more responsive gunplay experience, two aiming assists are now offered for players on Xbox and PC when using a controller to provide balance between controller and mouse/keyboard inputs.
‘Aim Assist Slowdown’ slows a player’s aiming speed when a weapon is over a target.
‘Aim Assist Rotation’ will slightly rotate a player’s aim toward a nearby target when strafing. The rotation effect is more pronounced when closer to the target.

Controller Aim Assist is on by default, but the option to disable this feature will become available in a future Insiders update.

Known Issues

Captains of Adventure

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.
If a player quits and rejoins, certain checkpoints for the tutorial may not save correctly causing players to have to start the tutorial again.
The naming ceremony that should happen after a player buys a new ship is currently not working as intended.
When players discard a Captain’s Voyage, their bookcase inventory will not update until they close it or discard another Voyage.

Sea of the Damned Adventure Technical Test

If two or more crews enter the Tunnels of the Dammed at the same time, they may find themselves appear underwater on arrival in the Sea of the Damned.

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

Players purchasing a Letter Recommendation are no longer prevented from purchasing another Letter of Recommendation from a different Trading Company.

Captains of Adventure

Hull damage taken during a Captain’s session will now consistently persist when leaving the session and joining again with the same ship.
All ship announcement banners now use the correct audio.
The notification for selling another crew’s logbook now contains the correct text.
The renaming status now updates immediately after buying a ‘Ship Renaming Deed’ in the front-end.
The prompt text for selling to a Sovereign should now be correct.
The tooltip for being unable to sell to a Sovereign as a non-captained crew is now correct.
Hitting enter rapidly after attempting to save an item to your loadout will no longer cause the fail to save item text to appear.
When someone is reading the Captain’s Log, other players will no longer see a Captain’s Log still on the Voyage table.
Completing the Captaincy tutorial or sailing away from it will no longer progress the "Quest Completed" tally in the Captain’s Log multiple times.
The first person in the crew to join the server will no longer show as the Captain in the crew section.
The oars by the Sovereign Rowboat dock at Daggertooth no longer float away from the wooden plaque.
Players who try to board their ship a little too quickly after the Shipwright section of the Captaincy tutorials should no longer experience issues progressing the tutorial.

Captains of Adventure – Trinkets

Trinkets placed or removed from the ship are now consistently saved.
The 'A Night's Takings' Trinket no longer intersects with environment when placed on a Galleon.
The 'Blooming Bonsai' Trinket's leaves no longer move as much when players encounter a storm.
Certain fish trophies now glow at nighttime.

Captains of Adventure – Ship Restoration

Ships that have sailed away from an Outpost can no longer be repaired from the Shipwright.
Players are no longer able to restore their ship after the ship has already sunk.
Restoring a ship that is full of water now deducts the correct gold amount.
Restoring a ship that is on fire now deducts the correct gold amount.
There is now a cooldown after restoring your ship at the Shipwright, to prevent restoring repeatedly while taking damage at an Outpost.

Captains of Adventure – Ship Milestones

Progressing an alignment will no longer cause server instability.
Earning a Ship Reward or Title for one Alignment will no longer stop players from earning one from another alignment.
The Milestone for owning a certain amount of Captained Ships now updates correctly.
The notifications for ship alignments now display the correct text.Within the ship’s log the Captain’s Logbook is now referenced correctly.

Sea of the Dammed Adventure Technical test

After completing the Adventure, players will now be brought to the Tunnels of the Damned and returned to the world.
Players can now restart the Adventure following a cancellation or failure.
Players who fall into the water following the route needed for the Adventure should now find a shortcut to allow them to return to the previous section.
Players will no longer be teleported if they fall off onto spikes during the ascent.
The player’s note will now update after speaking to the Pirate Lord.
Pirate Lord now has subtitles during his cutscene within the Tunnels of the Damned.
Resources should no longer be seen floating in the air after destroying Ghost Ships.
After Merrick disappears there is no longer a prompt to talk to him.

Pirate Emporium

Players hands will no longer intersect with the Wrecker Wrangler Eye of Reach weapon when using it.
The Wrecker Wrangler Fishing Rod now shows the correct text when players look at it in their inventory.

Environment

Players will no longer appear underwater when becoming stuck under a pier on New Golden Sands Outpost.