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manifest date: 2022-09-13 09:08:49 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.6.1.5

Insider Update 2.6.1.5 is now live. The next Adventure is still available to players along with new improvements to the Sea of Bones that should help direct players to battle. To test this new feature set out, simply choose a faction and unfurl the War Map to begin.

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

**Battle Boundaries**

* Players joining the fight and engaging with a rival crew will now find themselves surrounded by battle boundaries. These boundaries will be present on each crew’s ship’s map and direct crews to battle to the death!
* Crews who run from the encounter and pass the boundaries will hear the familiar sound of their ship straining before becoming completely destroyed, providing a clear resolution to the battle.

## Adventures

**‘Herald of the Flame’**

* The ‘Herald of the Flame’ Adventure continues to be available for Insiders to test. Speak to Larinna at any Outpost to get started.

## Pirate Emporium

**Banshee Ship Collection**

* Browse the entire Bleakheart Banshee Ship Collection. Premium items such as Collector's Figurehead and Sails are available individually. 
* Players can also purchase or browse the core components of the bittersweet Bleakheart Banshee Ship Set.

**Banshee Costume**

* Dress as a grim spectre from Sea of Thieves legend, whose devotion to a love lost at sea led to an afterlife seeking retribution. 
* Players can also perform the screaming banshee emote unique to wearing this costume.

**Banshee Tankard**

* This tankard was supposedly used in the ritual that transformed a heartbroken bride-to-be into a vengeful spectre. Don't worry, it's been rinsed out since then.

**Banshee Weapons**

* In this weapon bundle are four carefully restored weapons, supposedly salvaged from ash and ruin in a gothic ghost story.

**Freebie Emote Skull Crusher**

* You'll give those skellies exactly what they've got coming with this freebie emote. Like this! Look!

**Banshee’s Bait Bundle (Store Only)**

* Available only from the Xbox, Microsoft and Steam Stores, The Banshees Bait Bundle contains the Bleakheart Banshee costume, Weapons Bundle and Tankard, along with 550 Ancient Coins to spend in the Pirate Emporium and a free bonus of 25,000 coins.

**Furtive Fox Frenzy Bundle (Store Only)**

* Available only from the Xbox, Microsoft and Steam Stores, The Furtive Fox Bundle contains 550 Ancient Coins, an Auburn Fox, the Hide and Peak Emote Bundle, Hunter clothing for your pirate (Hat, Jacket, Trousers, Belt and Boots) and a bonus of 10,000 gold to spend in Outpost shops.

## Updates

**Replace Gamertags & Replace Ship Names**

* Players can now choose to replace gamertags or replace ship names independently, allowing creators who wish to protect themselves and others they meet to now see captained ship names if they choose.

**Tooltip Narration **

* The Accessibility feature ‘Tooltip Narration’ has been updated to include more actions such as ‘Repeat’ where when enabled after a delay the narration of the tooltip will be repeated.

## Known Issues

**Sea of Bones **

* Battle bounds do not always show up on the world map table of player’s ships. The bounds will still function correctly, but they are just not visible on the map. Players can fix this by shooting themselves out of a cannon away from their ship and then getting a mermaid back, they should then appear.
* Battle bounds can also sometimes stay on the map after a battle has finished. 
* The grey world effect caused by the battle boundaries can sometimes persist beyond the battle.
* The Athena’s 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.
* 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.
* If a crew disconnects as an invading crew arrives, the invader may get stuck with a black screen for over two minutes.

**‘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.
* Pendragon’s cutscene at the Molten Sands Fortress sometimes doesn't play when interacting with him.
* Sometimes the memory sequences will not trigger the voice over to progress the Adventure.

## Fixed Issues

**Gameplay**

* Cargo Runs should now appear in emergent maps found in barrels.

**Sea of Bones**

* Within the Athena’s Fortune Hideout, the cupboards containing the Shroudbreaker now have a prompt to open them.
* Players pledging their allegiance to a faction will no longer be placed back where they entered the cutscene at the end of the cutscene.
* Players can now fill their tankard from the grog barrels around the Athena’s Fortune Hideout.
* Duplicate battle lost banners should no longer appear upon losing a battle.
* The large stretched ghostly model no longer appears during the blessing when the crowd appears.
* Map bundles on the table will no longer overlap with the War Map.
* Krakens should no longer follow crews into the tunnels.

**‘Herald of the flame ‘**

* The treasure within the Vault will no longer intersect through the plinth.
* Larinna will no longer be missing dialogue options when the Tall Tale is active.

**Captains of Adventure **

* The option to restore your ship in game is now disabled when your ship is already pristine.
* When purchasing a Trinket Tier, you no longer have to close and reopen the Shipwright shop to buy the next Trinket Tier.
* Controller rumble has now been added to adjusting a Trinket when it has become misaligned.

**Visual and Audio**

* All pets will no longer become invisible after getting shot out of a cannon.
* Debug text should no longer be present when looking at event countdowns.

**Text and Localisation**

* The notifications for getting company reputation no longer have incorrect text and a [1] in them.

**Performance and Stability**

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

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.6.1.5

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

Battle Boundaries

Players joining the fight and engaging with a rival crew will now find themselves surrounded by battle boundaries. These boundaries will be present on each crew’s ship’s map and direct crews to battle to the death!
Crews who run from the encounter and pass the boundaries will hear the familiar sound of their ship straining before becoming completely destroyed, providing a clear resolution to the battle.

Adventures

‘Herald of the Flame’

The ‘Herald of the Flame’ Adventure continues to be available for Insiders to test. Speak to Larinna at any Outpost to get started.

Pirate Emporium

Banshee Ship Collection

Browse the entire Bleakheart Banshee Ship Collection. Premium items such as Collector's Figurehead and Sails are available individually.
Players can also purchase or browse the core components of the bittersweet Bleakheart Banshee Ship Set.

Banshee Costume

Dress as a grim spectre from Sea of Thieves legend, whose devotion to a love lost at sea led to an afterlife seeking retribution.
Players can also perform the screaming banshee emote unique to wearing this costume.

Banshee Tankard

This tankard was supposedly used in the ritual that transformed a heartbroken bride-to-be into a vengeful spectre. Don't worry, it's been rinsed out since then.

Banshee Weapons

In this weapon bundle are four carefully restored weapons, supposedly salvaged from ash and ruin in a gothic ghost story.

Freebie Emote Skull Crusher

You'll give those skellies exactly what they've got coming with this freebie emote. Like this! Look!

Banshee’s Bait Bundle (Store Only)

Available only from the Xbox, Microsoft and Steam Stores, The Banshees Bait Bundle contains the Bleakheart Banshee costume, Weapons Bundle and Tankard, along with 550 Ancient Coins to spend in the Pirate Emporium and a free bonus of 25,000 coins.

Furtive Fox Frenzy Bundle (Store Only)

Available only from the Xbox, Microsoft and Steam Stores, The Furtive Fox Bundle contains 550 Ancient Coins, an Auburn Fox, the Hide and Peak Emote Bundle, Hunter clothing for your pirate (Hat, Jacket, Trousers, Belt and Boots) and a bonus of 10,000 gold to spend in Outpost shops.

Updates

Replace Gamertags & Replace Ship Names

Players can now choose to replace gamertags or replace ship names independently, allowing creators who wish to protect themselves and others they meet to now see captained ship names if they choose.

*Tooltip Narration *

The Accessibility feature ‘Tooltip Narration’ has been updated to include more actions such as ‘Repeat’ where when enabled after a delay the narration of the tooltip will be repeated.

Known Issues

*Sea of Bones *

Battle bounds do not always show up on the world map table of player’s ships. The bounds will still function correctly, but they are just not visible on the map. Players can fix this by shooting themselves out of a cannon away from their ship and then getting a mermaid back, they should then appear.
Battle bounds can also sometimes stay on the map after a battle has finished.
The grey world effect caused by the battle boundaries can sometimes persist beyond the battle.
The Athena’s 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.
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.
If a crew disconnects as an invading crew arrives, the invader may get stuck with a black screen for over two minutes.

‘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.
Pendragon’s cutscene at the Molten Sands Fortress sometimes doesn't play when interacting with him.
Sometimes the memory sequences will not trigger the voice over to progress the Adventure.

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

Cargo Runs should now appear in emergent maps found in barrels.

Sea of Bones

Within the Athena’s Fortune Hideout, the cupboards containing the Shroudbreaker now have a prompt to open them.
Players pledging their allegiance to a faction will no longer be placed back where they entered the cutscene at the end of the cutscene.
Players can now fill their tankard from the grog barrels around the Athena’s Fortune Hideout.
Duplicate battle lost banners should no longer appear upon losing a battle.
The large stretched ghostly model no longer appears during the blessing when the crowd appears.
Map bundles on the table will no longer overlap with the War Map.
Krakens should no longer follow crews into the tunnels.

‘Herald of the flame ‘

The treasure within the Vault will no longer intersect through the plinth.
Larinna will no longer be missing dialogue options when the Tall Tale is active.

*Captains of Adventure *

The option to restore your ship in game is now disabled when your ship is already pristine.
When purchasing a Trinket Tier, you no longer have to close and reopen the Shipwright shop to buy the next Trinket Tier.
Controller rumble has now been added to adjusting a Trinket when it has become misaligned.

Visual and Audio

All pets will no longer become invisible after getting shot out of a cannon.
Debug text should no longer be present when looking at event countdowns.

Text and Localisation

The notifications for getting company reputation no longer have incorrect text and a [1] in them.

Performance and Stability

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