Insider Patch Notes 2.6.0.3
Insider Update 2.6.0.3 is now live. With final Insider testing now taking place for ‘A Hunter’s Cry’, jump in and support the team as they prepare for release. New expansions to the Athena’s Fortune and Reaper’s Hideouts have also landed in Insiders as an early preview of Season Eight, explore these new environments then let us know what you think in the forums.
As always, if you encounter any bugs, then please head to the
Sea of Thieves support site and let our Player Support team know.
Sea of Bones
Explore new environment expansions within the Athena’s Fortune Hideout and Reaper’s Hideout that will be available in Season Eight’s update.
Reaper’s Hideout Expansion
- The Reapers Bones have been busy building a new base of operations deep below the Reaper’s Hideout. Players can access this new area by using a lever near the middle of the Hideout that will transport them down to the new Lair.
Bonesmith
- Within the Reaper’s Lair, worthy pirates can meet a new character – the Bonesmith. This new merchant will offer players access to new skeleton curse cosmetics.
In this Insider’s update, all pirates will be granted a range of Skeleton Curse Cosmetics to facilitate testing. In a future update these will become locked behind progress in the Reaper’s Bones Faction.
Athena’s Fortune Hideout Expansion
- Not one to be beaten by the Reapers, the Pirate Lord has also been hard at work expanding the current Athena’s Fortune Hideout. Pirate Legends will be able to access the new area by speaking with the Pirate Lord.
‘A Hunter’s Cry’ Adventure
Phantom Balancing
- Phantoms will now spawn in a more spread out fashion rather than on top of each other.
Tavern Ascent Improvements
- Even more platforms that appear later in the Adventure have now been made into ghostly platforms, so as players step on one platform another appears.
- The time needed to raise the first Capstan has been reduced in order to help solo players complete this action a little easier.
Pirate Emporium
Foxes
- Watch out for these clever critters rifling through your ship's rubbish, looking for scraps. A troop of Foxes are now available from the Pirate Emporium!
Mandrake Ship Collection
- This ship set would appeal to anyone with a green thumb and love of nature. In addition to the main bundle, a Mandrake Collector’s Figurehead and Collector’s Sails can be purchased separately.
- A Mandrake Essential Ship Bundle is also on offer, including just the core ship cosmetics at a discount.
Mandrake Costume
- Half human, half plant, all deadly - dress up as the flesh-eating Mandrake with this thorny outfit.
Mandrake Speaking Trumpet
- Pirates swear that this bristly speaking trumpet is whispering for someone to feed it.
Mandrake Weapons
- Every rose has its thorn, these spikey weapons are no different.
Freebie Reluctant Wave Emote
- Gives a reluctant wave and turns away.
Admiral Weapon Pose Emotes
- Pose like a regal Admiral using these emotes.
Axe Emote Bundle
- Live out your lumberjack fantasy with these striking axe poses.
Known Issues
Sea of Bones
- The Athena’s Fortune and Reaper’s Hideout expansions are an early preview of this upcoming feature and therefore contain a range of work in progress artwork, placeholder imagery and text. The team are not seeking feedback on these placeholder areas of the experience.
Fixed Issues
A Hunters Cry
- Larinna’s dialogue will no longer cut out when speaking to her or when speaking to her and then exiting out of the conversation.
- Players will no longer retain the note from Larinna after speaking to the Pirate Lord.
- Players will no longer retain the Pirate Lord’s note after arriving in the Sea of the Damned.
- The text within Larinna’s and the Pirate Lord’s Letters no longer overlaps.
- Players can no longer intersect with the Braziers near the Sea Dogs Tavern
- Textures from some of the platforms within the Adventure no longer overlap with other textures.
- Lighting the first Lighthouse will now trigger the correct voice over.
Captains of Adventure
- The correct audio effects can now be heard when saving items within the Ship Customisation Chest.
Environment
- Players will no longer become stuck between the palm trees at Ancient Spire Outpost.
- Players can no longer go under the stone textures of the southern cliffside of Lookout Point.
- Players can no longer intersect with part of a wooden fence near the Reaper's Hideout entrance.
- Players can no longer intersect through the fence on stairs leading to the top deck of a Sloop.
- Players can no longer walk up some of the walls of the Haunted Fort.
Performance and Stability
- Improved server stability to reduce scenarios where crews are removed from a game session.
