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manifest date: 2022-09-09 09:12:06 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.6.1.4

Insider Update 2.6.1.4 is now live. A new Adventure has landed on the Sea of Thieves ready for insider testing, speak to Larinna at any Outpost to begin. Dedicated pirates looking to pledge their allegiance to their faction however should explore their hideouts…

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.

## Sea of Bones

**‘Blessing of Athena’s Fortune’ & ‘Ritual of the Flame’ Cutscenes**

* Dedicated pirates can now pledge their allegiance to their chosen faction and experience the moment they will be transformed into their new form.
* Pirates pledging their support to Athena’s Fortune can now stand before the Pirate Lord, in the Athena’s Fortune Hideout and receive the blessing, awarding pirates with the long-awaited Ghost Curse.
* Deadly pirates representing the Reaper’s Bones can now kneel before the Voice of the Flame and become inflicted with the Skeleton Curse.

**Invasion Tunnels**

* Invaders diving deep down beneath the ocean’s surface will now find scenery passing by while waiting to arrive on their unsuspecting rival. Keep a good look out though, you never know what’s lurking in the waters below.

## Adventures

Belle has returned to Stitcher Jim’s hideout at Liar’s Backbone to consult various manuscripts and parchments once more. The Devil’s Roar has fallen worrying silent of late, its regular seismic eruptions dropping to nothing. This is a worrying omen. Could the prophecy be true? Belle must know for sure before she can act.

**‘The Herald of the Flame’**

* Speaking to Larinna at the Outpost will let players know that Belle requires their help once more. Crews should head to Liar’s Backbone to find out more from the woman herself.
* Following Belle’s direction, crews must work to piece together Stitcher Jim’s secrets and uncover his last known whereabouts. After tracing his memories, crews will find the ominous sign of his presence nearby and should prepare themselves!

**‘The Sirens’ Prize’**

* As we approach the Adventure’s launch, ‘The Sirens’ Prize’ has now been disabled in Insiders. The team would like to thank players for all their feedback and helping shape the Adventure.

## Known Issues

**Sea of Bones**

* The Athenas Blessing and Ritual of the Flame cutscenes are still currently a work in progress and therefore players may see or hear strange things during them. This is not intended and is being continuously worked on.
* Pages for both the Athena and Reaper factions have been added to the player’s Pirate Log, this new addition is still in its early stages and may contain placeholder imagery, text and may not function as intended.
* The Invasion Tunnels scrolling terrain is also a work in progress at this time and may contain some rough around the edges imagery that the team are continuing to work on.
* Players may experience instances where world events like the Kraken follow them into the Tunnels of the Damned when invading.
* If a crew disconnects as an invading crew arrives, the invader may get stuck with a black screen for over two minutes.
* If a crew has lost a battle and then fails to migrate away to another server, this can cause server instability.

**‘The Herald of the Flame’**

* This is an early preview of the Adventure and therefore may contain placeholder imagery and text that is not intended in the final iteration of the Adventure.
* Deeds for this Adventure are not progressing when completing the required criteria, players will therefore not be rewarded the intended Mementos on completing the Adventure.
* The Herald can become stuck in the wall inside the Molten Fortress cave.
* Sometimes the memory sequences will not trigger the voice over to progress the Adventure.

## Fixed Issues

**Gameplay**

* Players using a sword to block incoming cutlass attacks will now find that attacks are blocked as expected.
* Players away from their ship when migrating across servers will now drop any held items before migrating.
* Players passing through the Tunnels of the Damned should no longer find their emote radial becomes reset.

**Sea of Bones**

* Whilst performing skeleton emotes the camera will no longer sit too high.
* The prompt to talk to the Pirate Lord whilst sat at this desk is now visible when standing at the end of the desk.
* Players will no longer set on fire when stood in patch of water within the Reaper’s expansion. 
* Prompts have now been added to allow players to sit on stools dotted around the Athena Hideout expansion.
* Ghost Tankards no longer disappear when viewed in front of water.
* Torches beside door to the Athena expansion no longer glow as if lit, regardless of if they're lit or not.

**Captains of Adventure**

* Player ship names will now constantly appear within their Ship’s Log.
* Quests Completed in the Current Voyage pages no longer increase more depending on the crew size.
* In the Shipwright stock shop, Voyage offers will now appear locked if a player’s crew's ship does not have enough room for the Voyages the offer contains.

**Pirate Emporium**

* The Admiral Cutlass Weapon pose now has the correct zoom pivot.

**Environment**

* More interaction prompts have been added to the New Golden Sands Outpost tavern to allow players to sit in more places.
* Players can no longer get stuck on trees at Old Brinestone Fortress.
* Players should no longer see strange overlapping textures at Wanderer’s Refuge.
* Players at Treasury of Lost Ancients who get safe teleported will no longer appear under the map but at the entrance of the location instead.

**Visual and Audio**

* There will no longer be a visible seam in textures on the player's finger in Jack O’ Looter Costume.
* Pets should no longer become invisible when shot out of a cannon.
* Player’s camera will no longer intersect with the wall and bookcase when sat in the Pirate Legend Throne, in third person camera mode.

**Performance and Stability**

* Improved server stability to reduce scenarios where crews are removed from a game session.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.6.1.4

As always, if you encounter any bugs, then please head to the Sea of Thieves support site and let our Player Support team know.

Sea of Bones

‘Blessing of Athena’s Fortune’ & ‘Ritual of the Flame’ Cutscenes

Dedicated pirates can now pledge their allegiance to their chosen faction and experience the moment they will be transformed into their new form.
Pirates pledging their support to Athena’s Fortune can now stand before the Pirate Lord, in the Athena’s Fortune Hideout and receive the blessing, awarding pirates with the long-awaited Ghost Curse.
Deadly pirates representing the Reaper’s Bones can now kneel before the Voice of the Flame and become inflicted with the Skeleton Curse.

Invasion Tunnels

Invaders diving deep down beneath the ocean’s surface will now find scenery passing by while waiting to arrive on their unsuspecting rival. Keep a good look out though, you never know what’s lurking in the waters below.

Adventures

‘The Herald of the Flame’

Speaking to Larinna at the Outpost will let players know that Belle requires their help once more. Crews should head to Liar’s Backbone to find out more from the woman herself.
Following Belle’s direction, crews must work to piece together Stitcher Jim’s secrets and uncover his last known whereabouts. After tracing his memories, crews will find the ominous sign of his presence nearby and should prepare themselves!

‘The Sirens’ Prize’

As we approach the Adventure’s launch, ‘The Sirens’ Prize’ has now been disabled in Insiders. The team would like to thank players for all their feedback and helping shape the Adventure.

Known Issues

Sea of Bones

The Athenas Blessing and Ritual of the Flame cutscenes are still currently a work in progress and therefore players may see or hear strange things during them. This is not intended and is being continuously worked on.
Pages for both the Athena and Reaper factions have been added to the player’s Pirate Log, this new addition is still in its early stages and may contain placeholder imagery, text and may not function as intended.
The Invasion Tunnels scrolling terrain is also a work in progress at this time and may contain some rough around the edges imagery that the team are continuing to work on.
Players may experience instances where world events like the Kraken follow them into the Tunnels of the Damned when invading.
If a crew disconnects as an invading crew arrives, the invader may get stuck with a black screen for over two minutes.
If a crew has lost a battle and then fails to migrate away to another server, this can cause server instability.

‘The Herald of the Flame’

This is an early preview of the Adventure and therefore may contain placeholder imagery and text that is not intended in the final iteration of the Adventure.
Deeds for this Adventure are not progressing when completing the required criteria, players will therefore not be rewarded the intended Mementos on completing the Adventure.
The Herald can become stuck in the wall inside the Molten Fortress cave.
Sometimes the memory sequences will not trigger the voice over to progress the Adventure.

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

Players using a sword to block incoming cutlass attacks will now find that attacks are blocked as expected.
Players away from their ship when migrating across servers will now drop any held items before migrating.
Players passing through the Tunnels of the Damned should no longer find their emote radial becomes reset.

Sea of Bones

Whilst performing skeleton emotes the camera will no longer sit too high.
The prompt to talk to the Pirate Lord whilst sat at this desk is now visible when standing at the end of the desk.
Players will no longer set on fire when stood in patch of water within the Reaper’s expansion.
Prompts have now been added to allow players to sit on stools dotted around the Athena Hideout expansion.
Ghost Tankards no longer disappear when viewed in front of water.
Torches beside door to the Athena expansion no longer glow as if lit, regardless of if they're lit or not.

Captains of Adventure

Player ship names will now constantly appear within their Ship’s Log.
Quests Completed in the Current Voyage pages no longer increase more depending on the crew size.
In the Shipwright stock shop, Voyage offers will now appear locked if a player’s crew's ship does not have enough room for the Voyages the offer contains.

Pirate Emporium

The Admiral Cutlass Weapon pose now has the correct zoom pivot.

Environment

More interaction prompts have been added to the New Golden Sands Outpost tavern to allow players to sit in more places.
Players can no longer get stuck on trees at Old Brinestone Fortress.
Players should no longer see strange overlapping textures at Wanderer’s Refuge.
Players at Treasury of Lost Ancients who get safe teleported will no longer appear under the map but at the entrance of the location instead.

Visual and Audio

There will no longer be a visible seam in textures on the player's finger in Jack O’ Looter Costume.
Pets should no longer become invisible when shot out of a cannon.
Player’s camera will no longer intersect with the wall and bookcase when sat in the Pirate Legend Throne, in third person camera mode.

Performance and Stability

Improved server stability to reduce scenarios where crews are removed from a game session.