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manifest date: 2023-02-28 10:13:31 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.7.3.5

Insider Update 2.7.3.5 is now live. Season Nine rewards are now coming in thick and fast within this Insiders update. Players will be free to try out the new seasonal progression track as well as our new plunder pass rewards as well. You can make everyone hungry whilst you play the sweet treats banjo or give your toughest adversary a zap in your new Jellyfish costume. The choice is yours!

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.

## Season Nine

**Season Nine Progression and Rewards **

* Players can capitalise on the introduction of new treasure items into the seas and will now earn Renown when cashing them in! 
* Progressing through the 100 levels of this season will reward pirates with the Privateer Cosmetics, new to Season Nine along with time-limited Gilded Age rewards. 
* Legendary pirates or those who become a Pirate Legend during Season Nine can also earn the Legendary Bone Hunter Jacket and Spyglass. 
* Completing tiers of Seasonal progression will also award unique Titles from the Gilded Age theme, allowing players to display their success for all to see.

**Season Nine Plunder Pass**

* Purchase Season Nine’s Plunder Pass to gain access to a plethora of unlockable, never-before-seen rewards, all available to earn by climbing the levels of Seasonal progression. 
* Plunder Pass purchasers this Season can earn the full Jellyfish Ship Collection, including Collector’s variants. 
* For those looking to truly transform themselves, the Jellyfish Costume can also be earned, evolving as players progress through the Season.

**Season Nine Emissary Ledger Rewards**

* Representing the Gold Hoarders in their Emissary Ledger can now earn players the Tribute Peak Fishing Rod and Tankard. 
* Players seeking out the secrets of the Order of Souls can earn the Relic of Darkness Fishing Rod and Tankard. 
* The Merchant Alliance honour their high-performing Ledger representatives with the Merchant Ambassador Fishing Rod and Tankard. 
* Flying the flag of The Reaper’s Bones and earning a high rank in their Ledger can earn players the Masked Renegade Fishing Rod and Tankard. 
* Legendary pirates representing Athena’s Fortune in their Ledger can earn the Magpie’s Fishing Rod and Tankard to show their allegiance to the Pirate Lord.

## Updates

**Musical Hit Audio Effects**

* Within the Audio Settings, players now have direct control of musical effects heard when attacking ships and striking enemies. A new volume slider provides players control over these hit effects, allowing other game music to be controlled independently.

**Sailing Audio Accessibility Improvements**

* Within the Audio Settings, players now have access to a new setting to enhance the audio effects heard while sailing at sea to aid in navigation. This setting is Off by default, however when enabled improves the audio cues around navigational threats like sea rocks, allowing players to hear the approaching threat and navigate around more easily.

## Known Issues

**Barrel Inventory**

* Players retrieving items from a Barrel will currently be unable to place items back into that Barrel.

**Skull of Destiny**

* The Reapers will not currently accept the Skull of Destiny when attempting to cash in.

**New Golden Sands**

* Many of the new additions or changes to New Golden Sands Outpost are still a work in progress. Because of this, players may experience issues or see visual imperfections when traversing around the Outpost.

**Video Playback**

* Windows 10 players may experience instances where the new intro video does not begin after logging in. 
* Videos within the What’s New section may freeze or display a black screen when watching. 
* Players on Console may experience some visual stuttering after arriving in the game after watching a video from the front-end menu.

## Fixed Issues

**Gameplay**

* Supply barrels jettisoned from a ship will now be more spread out, ensuring they do not intersect with each other when surfacing. 
* A Max capacity error message will now appear in the middle of the screen when a player splits between multiple items of the same category.

**World Events**

* The Final wave music for skeleton fleet battles will no longer play immediately after defeating the second wave. 
* The Ashen Lord now uses their fire rock throw attacks when taking part in a Fort of Fortune. 
* The Ashen Lord will no longer use their lobbed rock through inside the fort building when taking part in a Fort of Fortune.

**Battle for the Sea of Thieves **

* Players who sneak onboard another faction ship and attempt to use ship interactables as it dives beneath the waves will retain control when returning to their ship. 
* Ships that dive below the waves looking for opponents should now be automatically repaired even when damaged prior to them diving. 
* Company reputation and Faction allegiance is now rewarded when emissary flags are handed in to the Reapers Bones skeleton at outposts. 
* Players will no longer be placed in the water next to their ship upon cancelling matchmaking.

**Captains of Adventure**

* The Seeker of Athena's Fortune commendation will now update correctly when players purchase Captained Athena's Fortune voyages from the Shipwright.

**New Golden Sands**

* Players are no longer able to get under the environment by shooting themselves through a ships cannon.  
* Rain is no longer visibly coming through the walls and roof of the lighthouse building. 
* Players are longer able to move into part of the wall on the second-floor doorway of the Sovereigns building. 
* The Textures on the second floor outside of the Sovereigns building have now been corrected. 
* Players can no longer climb the side of the wall on the Sovereign Island.  
* Items placed on the stone portion of the top floor of the lighthouse will no longer appear to float. 
* A Texture Seam is no longer visible on the outside of the building on the Southeast side of the building. 
* Flames on the lighthouse building are no longer visible through the inside of the statue.

**Pirate Emporium**

* Observing a player wielding the Sea Serpent Blunderbuss or Eye of Reach will no longer show graphical issues when in close proximity. 
* The Frostbite Figurehead visual effects now appear correctly when viewed from a distance.
* The Sea Serpent Blunderbuss no longer has a hole in it when players aim down sights. 
* When performing the Oar Inspiring Balance emote, players zooming the camera in will now keep their pirate in view.

**Visual and Audio**

* The Hand in notification for the Chest of Fortune image quality has been improved. 
* Names will once again appear above other Players, Pets and Threats. 
* A Player's Gamertag will no longer be displayed as Undefined in UI menus.

**Performance and Stability**

* Further improvements have been made to reduce scenarios where players can experience extended black screen loading times when returning from the Ferry of the Damned. 
* Improved stability to avoid instances where players are disconnected from their session.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.7.3.5

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

Season Nine

Season Nine Progression and Rewards

Players can capitalise on the introduction of new treasure items into the seas and will now earn Renown when cashing them in!
Progressing through the 100 levels of this season will reward pirates with the Privateer Cosmetics, new to Season Nine along with time-limited Gilded Age rewards.
Legendary pirates or those who become a Pirate Legend during Season Nine can also earn the Legendary Bone Hunter Jacket and Spyglass.
Completing tiers of Seasonal progression will also award unique Titles from the Gilded Age theme, allowing players to display their success for all to see.

Season Nine Plunder Pass

Purchase Season Nine’s Plunder Pass to gain access to a plethora of unlockable, never-before-seen rewards, all available to earn by climbing the levels of Seasonal progression.
Plunder Pass purchasers this Season can earn the full Jellyfish Ship Collection, including Collector’s variants.
For those looking to truly transform themselves, the Jellyfish Costume can also be earned, evolving as players progress through the Season.

Season Nine Emissary Ledger Rewards

Representing the Gold Hoarders in their Emissary Ledger can now earn players the Tribute Peak Fishing Rod and Tankard.
Players seeking out the secrets of the Order of Souls can earn the Relic of Darkness Fishing Rod and Tankard.
The Merchant Alliance honour their high-performing Ledger representatives with the Merchant Ambassador Fishing Rod and Tankard.
Flying the flag of The Reaper’s Bones and earning a high rank in their Ledger can earn players the Masked Renegade Fishing Rod and Tankard.
Legendary pirates representing Athena’s Fortune in their Ledger can earn the Magpie’s Fishing Rod and Tankard to show their allegiance to the Pirate Lord.

Updates

Musical Hit Audio Effects

Within the Audio Settings, players now have direct control of musical effects heard when attacking ships and striking enemies. A new volume slider provides players control over these hit effects, allowing other game music to be controlled independently.

Sailing Audio Accessibility Improvements

Within the Audio Settings, players now have access to a new setting to enhance the audio effects heard while sailing at sea to aid in navigation. This setting is Off by default, however when enabled improves the audio cues around navigational threats like sea rocks, allowing players to hear the approaching threat and navigate around more easily.

Known Issues

Barrel Inventory

Players retrieving items from a Barrel will currently be unable to place items back into that Barrel.

Skull of Destiny

The Reapers will not currently accept the Skull of Destiny when attempting to cash in.

New Golden Sands

Many of the new additions or changes to New Golden Sands Outpost are still a work in progress. Because of this, players may experience issues or see visual imperfections when traversing around the Outpost.

Video Playback

Windows 10 players may experience instances where the new intro video does not begin after logging in.
Videos within the What’s New section may freeze or display a black screen when watching.
Players on Console may experience some visual stuttering after arriving in the game after watching a video from the front-end menu.

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

Supply barrels jettisoned from a ship will now be more spread out, ensuring they do not intersect with each other when surfacing.
A Max capacity error message will now appear in the middle of the screen when a player splits between multiple items of the same category.

World Events

The Final wave music for skeleton fleet battles will no longer play immediately after defeating the second wave.
The Ashen Lord now uses their fire rock throw attacks when taking part in a Fort of Fortune.
The Ashen Lord will no longer use their lobbed rock through inside the fort building when taking part in a Fort of Fortune.

Battle for the Sea of Thieves

Players who sneak onboard another faction ship and attempt to use ship interactables as it dives beneath the waves will retain control when returning to their ship.
Ships that dive below the waves looking for opponents should now be automatically repaired even when damaged prior to them diving.
Company reputation and Faction allegiance is now rewarded when emissary flags are handed in to the Reapers Bones skeleton at outposts.
Players will no longer be placed in the water next to their ship upon cancelling matchmaking.

Captains of Adventure

The Seeker of Athena's Fortune commendation will now update correctly when players purchase Captained Athena's Fortune voyages from the Shipwright.

New Golden Sands

Players are no longer able to get under the environment by shooting themselves through a ships cannon.
Rain is no longer visibly coming through the walls and roof of the lighthouse building.
Players are longer able to move into part of the wall on the second-floor doorway of the Sovereigns building.
The Textures on the second floor outside of the Sovereigns building have now been corrected.
Players can no longer climb the side of the wall on the Sovereign Island.
Items placed on the stone portion of the top floor of the lighthouse will no longer appear to float.
A Texture Seam is no longer visible on the outside of the building on the Southeast side of the building.
Flames on the lighthouse building are no longer visible through the inside of the statue.

Pirate Emporium

Observing a player wielding the Sea Serpent Blunderbuss or Eye of Reach will no longer show graphical issues when in close proximity.
The Frostbite Figurehead visual effects now appear correctly when viewed from a distance.
The Sea Serpent Blunderbuss no longer has a hole in it when players aim down sights.
When performing the Oar Inspiring Balance emote, players zooming the camera in will now keep their pirate in view.

Visual and Audio

The Hand in notification for the Chest of Fortune image quality has been improved.
Names will once again appear above other Players, Pets and Threats.
A Player's Gamertag will no longer be displayed as Undefined in UI menus.

Performance and Stability

Further improvements have been made to reduce scenarios where players can experience extended black screen loading times when returning from the Ferry of the Damned.
Improved stability to avoid instances where players are disconnected from their session.