Insider Patch Notes 2.6.0.4
Insider Update 2.6.0.4 is now live. In the last Insider’s build for testing ‘A Hunter’s Cry’, the team need you’re support as they prepare for release. Help Belle and the Pirate Lord rescue Merrick, the beacons are the key don’t forget! Head to Larinna to get started then when you have finished the Adventure let us know how it went 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.
‘A Hunter’s Cry’ Adventure
Resource Balancing
- Barrels in the Adventure will now be more stocked with supplies and cannonballs.
Tavern Ascent Improvements
- The number of Phantoms on the lead up to the first Capstan have been increased.
Captains of Adventure
*Captains Stash Voyages *
- A set of new Captain’s Voyages has landed in the Shipwright’s shop known as Captain’s Stash Voyages. These Voyages will give Captains and their crew the chance to find a range of items and crates that will be very handy to any professional pirates out there on the Sea of Thieves.
- Players have a chance at finding Resource Crates, Firebomb Crates, Ammo Crates, Gunpowder Barrels, Tridents, Ashen Winds Skulls, even emergent Voyages.
Known Issues
*A Hunter’s Cry *
- Some crews starting the Adventure and sailing through the Tunnels of the Damned may fail to migrate servers and return to the Outpost.
- Larinna can sometimes be missing the necessary dialogue option, preventing players from progressing the Adventure.
Sea of Bones
- The Bonesmith has currently misplaced his wares, the team are working swiftly towards making them available as intended within his shop.
- In the players Vanity Chest, the Skeleton Curse is using a placeholder name and description.
Fixed Issues
A Hunters Cry
- Players who join mid-session will no longer see a different colour effect on the Tunnels of the Damned.
- The final cutscene within the Adventure now uses the correct portal.
- The subtitles that play when players are leaving the Sea of the Damned are now more in sync with the dialogue.
- Players who have their ship sailed out of the Tunnels of the Damned by another crew during the Adventure will no longer be forced out of the area and subsequently fail the Adventure.
- Players will be no longer be able to swim under the lighthouses within the Adventure.
- The Adventure will no longer noticeably load when players sail towards the Sea Dogs Tavern.
- Players will no longer be able to sail through the tavern jetty.
- Phantoms will no longer appear to float near the Sea Dogs Tavern jetty.
Sea of Bones
- The area around the lift at the Reaper’s Hideout has been smoothed out.
Captains of Adventure
- Captain’s Voyages can now be discarded from the Captain’s Bookcase.
- Sovereign Barnaby's dialogue has been updated to use the intended text.
- Players ship names will no longer appear on another crew’s Voyage proposal.
- Ship Names should now be more easily read when bright ship cosmetics are applied.
- The 'A Prized Merchant Alliance Commission' Voyage now displays the correct icon.
- The leaves on the Forgotten Temple Ship Crest now move in a more natural way when players are sailing.
- The chains that appear over locked content now appears as intended.
*Captains of Adventure – Milestones *
- Extra Milestones and the main 'Skeleton Forts Conquered' Milestones will now update for the same actions.
- The Milestone 'Provisions Sold to the Hunter's Call' now updates correctly.
- Completing a Cargo Run Voyage for Athena’s Fortune will no longer incorrectly update the Athena's Fortune Quests Completed Milestones.
- The Captained Ships Spotted Milestone no longer updates when a player looks at the same Captained Ship repeatedly.
- Completing an 'An Ashen Mercenary Order for Captained Ships' or 'A Commission of Ashen Fortune' now updates the correct milestones.
- Burning meat or fish will now update the 'Provisions Cooked' milestone as intended.
- When achieving a milestone in ‘trips to the Ferry of the Damned’ the correct text should now be displayed.
- After pinning the ‘Days at Sea’ Milestone it will now display the correct icon within the Captain’s Log.
- The 'Repairs Made' Player Milestone now updates correctly.
- The notification banner for earning a class in 'Trips to the Ferry of the Damned' now contains the correct text.
Pirate Emporium
- Players and their pets should now sit correctly within the Mandrake Cannons.
- The Mandrake items within the Pirate Emporium should no longer contain placeholder icons.
- The Mandrake Costume emote water effect should no longer keep happening after the emote has stopped.
- The Reluctant Wave and Axe Trick emotes no longer contain placeholder icons.
Environment
- Players will no longer be able to get through the doors to the Coral Fortress whilst using a Rowboat with a harpoon.
Performance and Stability
- Improved server stability to reduce scenarios where crews are removed from a game session.
