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manifest date: 2023-01-10 10:03:53 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.7.1.5

Insider Update 2.7.1.5 is now live. As we approach our January release, we will now be limiting our feature set to only those that will be in the upcoming update. Within this Insider build players can peruse our Outpost shops to take a look the new Bristling Barnacle cosmetics and Wailing Barnacle hair styles, to see if any of them catch their eye.

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.

## Outpost Cosmetics

**Bristling Barnacle Cosmetics**

* Show off your love of the sea with the new Bristling clothing pieces, ship set, weapons and equipment. All can be purchased for Gold from the appropriate merchants.

**Wailing Barnacle Hair styles**

* A range of new hairstyles incorporating an old favorite is also now available from the clothing merchants at any outpost for gold.

## Known Issues

**Battle for the Sea of Thieves**

* If a Server is full and a faction ship is defeated by an invader, the crew that lost will currently not be teleported away to another server.

**Gameplay**

* Areas of rising and lowering water during the Sunken Pearl & Dark Brethren Tall Tales show an incorrect texture

## Fixed Issues

**Gameplay**

* Treasure can no longer be used around ships to reduce the damage taken from cannon fire.
* Pirates will no longer be able to shoot through the wall underneath the Stairs on the sloop and damage players outside of the ship.
* Storage Crates acquired from Skeleton Ships can now be buried.
* Cannonball Crates of the Damned released when completing Order of Souls Ghost Ship Voyages will now only reward a single Wraith Cannonball.
* Athena’s Fortune Artefacts found during the Legend of the Veil Voyage will now progress the ‘Hider of Legendary Secrets’ Commendation when buried.
* Animals will now take damage when caught in the blast of Cannon fire, Explosions and Blunderbombs.

**Battle for the Sea of Thieves**

* Players who have joined the fight and have another ship nearby, will no longer be able to be invaded, reducing the potential for crews to team up defensively against rivals. Crews looking to battle should move away from nearby ships.
* 
* Players who burst out from beneath the waves and repeatedly sink the same crew through emergent encounters will no longer receive continuous rewards for doing so.
* The Ghost Curse will now appear consistently and correctly on the player when equipped.
* The ‘Ghost Lord’ Commendation is now unlocked when meeting the requirements needed.
* The war map tooltip for choosing to fight a larger foe is now a consistent size with other prompts.
* When the cutscene begins playing, only the players who are observing the cutscene will see the subtitles. 
* Samuel inside the Athena Hideout no longer has a typo on one of the dialogue options.

**‘The Secret Wilds’**

* The Quest Book no longer has overlapping text in non-English languages.
* Tasha's name no longer overlaps with the content of the note after beginning "Adventure 11" in some non-English languages.
* The original Briggsy does now fades out before she appears in the portal.
* The Ruby will no longer be attached to the skull and not to the Briggsy's Mask during first Madame Olivia scene.
* The notification referring to the Warsmith and Briggsy dropping something will no longer remain on if the player cancels the tale before picking the items up.
* The Final Briggsy will now be visible when the player holds mask up 
* Players who have joined the fight and have another ship nearby, will no longer be able to be invaded, reducing the potential for crews to team up defensively against rivals. Crews looking to battle should move away from nearby ships.

**Captains of Adventure**

* The War Map no longer intersects through the Bone Crusher and Bilge Rat Captain's Tables after it is opened.
* Players can now flip through the pages of a Ruined Logbook.
* In Captains Logbook, when arriving at a new location, the event log will no longer show "Arrived at [number]" but will show the correct island name as intended.

**New Golden Sands**

* Players can no longer become stuck between the Laundry and the railing above the clothing store.
* The Emote Camera can no longer intersect through the floors of all new stone structures.
* Emote camera can clip through walls in the new Reapers Bones area
* Textures on the wall on Sovereign Island will longer appear to pop in and and out and resize.
* Plants in front of the three shops on central island can no longer be intersected with.
* There is no longer a small gap in floor of entrance to the tavern or in floor texture of new stone structure.
* Shadows will no longer appear on top of shadows in one corner of the island at night time.
* Pillars around the Town no longer degrade in visual quality when players look at them from a distance.
* Items or players will no longer appear to float when walking on the new archway bridge or under the bridge on Sovereign Island.
* Certain Textures will no longer appear to be extruding from the wall in a section under the bridge on Sovereign Island.

**Pirate Emporium**

* The Pocket Pet Rock will no longer be missing his signature smiley face.
* Players can no longer equip eyepatches and belts over the Minotaur Costume.
* Players arms will no longer detach when picking up a note off the table when loading into a server while wearing the Minotaur Costume
* Players Hairline will now be aligned correctly when wearing the Minotaur Costume.
* The Minotaur Cannons will np longer noticeably change when moving around the ship
* The Minotaur Capstan or Minotaur Wheel flame visual effects will no longer fade out when moving around a Brig or Galleon.
* The Oar Stand On emote oar no longer flickers when player performs animation.

**Environment**

* The Player's camera will no longer intersect through the ground while sitting South-West of the Tavern on Sanctuary Outpost.
* Players will no longer intersect with phantoms when sitting in the Tavern of the Damned.
* Players sailing on a Galleon will no longer be able to sit on a certain barrel that is also a spot where players pets can sit.

**Visual and Audio**

* A Ubebeard error message should no longer appear after changing tabs from within ‘Select Your Crew’ screen when setting up a session 
* If a player cycles through their throwables using a keybind, the cannonball section on the radial should no longer disappear.

**Text and Localisation**

* The 'BY OFFICIAL ORDER' text in Russia no longer overlaps with the ships name on Merchant Alliance Voyages.
* The Legendary Storyteller Tall Tale book will no longer have overlapping or scrunched up sentences when language preference is set to Thai

**Performance and Stability**

* Improved server stability in order to decrease instances where players are disconnected from their session.
* Reduced instances where players are being disconnected from their session when traveling the underwater tunnels below the waves.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.7.1.5

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

Outpost Cosmetics

Bristling Barnacle Cosmetics

Show off your love of the sea with the new Bristling clothing pieces, ship set, weapons and equipment. All can be purchased for Gold from the appropriate merchants.

Wailing Barnacle Hair styles

A range of new hairstyles incorporating an old favorite is also now available from the clothing merchants at any outpost for gold.

Known Issues

Battle for the Sea of Thieves

If a Server is full and a faction ship is defeated by an invader, the crew that lost will currently not be teleported away to another server.

Gameplay

Areas of rising and lowering water during the Sunken Pearl & Dark Brethren Tall Tales show an incorrect texture

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

Treasure can no longer be used around ships to reduce the damage taken from cannon fire.
Pirates will no longer be able to shoot through the wall underneath the Stairs on the sloop and damage players outside of the ship.
Storage Crates acquired from Skeleton Ships can now be buried.
Cannonball Crates of the Damned released when completing Order of Souls Ghost Ship Voyages will now only reward a single Wraith Cannonball.
Athena’s Fortune Artefacts found during the Legend of the Veil Voyage will now progress the ‘Hider of Legendary Secrets’ Commendation when buried.
Animals will now take damage when caught in the blast of Cannon fire, Explosions and Blunderbombs.

Battle for the Sea of Thieves

Players who have joined the fight and have another ship nearby, will no longer be able to be invaded, reducing the potential for crews to team up defensively against rivals. Crews looking to battle should move away from nearby ships.
Players who burst out from beneath the waves and repeatedly sink the same crew through emergent encounters will no longer receive continuous rewards for doing so.
The Ghost Curse will now appear consistently and correctly on the player when equipped.
The ‘Ghost Lord’ Commendation is now unlocked when meeting the requirements needed.
The war map tooltip for choosing to fight a larger foe is now a consistent size with other prompts.
When the cutscene begins playing, only the players who are observing the cutscene will see the subtitles.
Samuel inside the Athena Hideout no longer has a typo on one of the dialogue options.

‘The Secret Wilds’

The Quest Book no longer has overlapping text in non-English languages.
Tasha's name no longer overlaps with the content of the note after beginning "Adventure 11" in some non-English languages.
The original Briggsy does now fades out before she appears in the portal.
The Ruby will no longer be attached to the skull and not to the Briggsy's Mask during first Madame Olivia scene.
The notification referring to the Warsmith and Briggsy dropping something will no longer remain on if the player cancels the tale before picking the items up.
The Final Briggsy will now be visible when the player holds mask up
Players who have joined the fight and have another ship nearby, will no longer be able to be invaded, reducing the potential for crews to team up defensively against rivals. Crews looking to battle should move away from nearby ships.

Captains of Adventure

The War Map no longer intersects through the Bone Crusher and Bilge Rat Captain's Tables after it is opened.
Players can now flip through the pages of a Ruined Logbook.
In Captains Logbook, when arriving at a new location, the event log will no longer show "Arrived at [number]" but will show the correct island name as intended.

New Golden Sands

Players can no longer become stuck between the Laundry and the railing above the clothing store.
The Emote Camera can no longer intersect through the floors of all new stone structures.
Emote camera can clip through walls in the new Reapers Bones area
Textures on the wall on Sovereign Island will longer appear to pop in and and out and resize.
Plants in front of the three shops on central island can no longer be intersected with.
There is no longer a small gap in floor of entrance to the tavern or in floor texture of new stone structure.
Shadows will no longer appear on top of shadows in one corner of the island at night time.
Pillars around the Town no longer degrade in visual quality when players look at them from a distance.
Items or players will no longer appear to float when walking on the new archway bridge or under the bridge on Sovereign Island.
Certain Textures will no longer appear to be extruding from the wall in a section under the bridge on Sovereign Island.

Pirate Emporium

The Pocket Pet Rock will no longer be missing his signature smiley face.
Players can no longer equip eyepatches and belts over the Minotaur Costume.
Players arms will no longer detach when picking up a note off the table when loading into a server while wearing the Minotaur Costume
Players Hairline will now be aligned correctly when wearing the Minotaur Costume.
The Minotaur Cannons will np longer noticeably change when moving around the ship
The Minotaur Capstan or Minotaur Wheel flame visual effects will no longer fade out when moving around a Brig or Galleon.
The Oar Stand On emote oar no longer flickers when player performs animation.

Environment

The Player's camera will no longer intersect through the ground while sitting South-West of the Tavern on Sanctuary Outpost.
Players will no longer intersect with phantoms when sitting in the Tavern of the Damned.
Players sailing on a Galleon will no longer be able to sit on a certain barrel that is also a spot where players pets can sit.

Visual and Audio

A Ubebeard error message should no longer appear after changing tabs from within ‘Select Your Crew’ screen when setting up a session
If a player cycles through their throwables using a keybind, the cannonball section on the radial should no longer disappear.

Text and Localisation

The 'BY OFFICIAL ORDER' text in Russia no longer overlaps with the ships name on Merchant Alliance Voyages.
The Legendary Storyteller Tall Tale book will no longer have overlapping or scrunched up sentences when language preference is set to Thai

Performance and Stability

Improved server stability in order to decrease instances where players are disconnected from their session.
Reduced instances where players are being disconnected from their session when traveling the underwater tunnels below the waves.