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manifest date: 2023-08-25 09:14:24 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.8.5.4

Insider Update 2.8.5.4 is now live. While the team continue to improve the experience of our second Legend of Monkey Island Tall Tales, we also have some hot off the press changes to our on demand Skeleton Forts. Head to the forum to see how you can help the team with your feedback!

As always, if you encounter any bugs, 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 Thieves On-Demand

*Following Insider feedback, a number of changes have been made to On Demand World Events. These changes work to address the key feedback raised, ensuring the gameplay remains as close to the retail experience as possible – while still providing a rewarding experience on demand.*

**Diving to World Events**

* When diving to a World Event, crews will no longer be matched together to compete against each other.
* Crews choosing to sail will no longer find other crews surfacing from the ocean to compete against them.
* After diving, crews unlucky enough to lose their ship will no longer be migrated away to a new server. Instead, crews will remain in the same server and be able to sail back to the event to recontinue their efforts.
* After choosing to dive, crews who later decide to cancel the voyage will no longer be forced to lose their ship and migrate to a new server. In this scenario the Skeleton Fort would also return to its ‘Emergent Event’ state and no other crews would be brought to the server.

## Gameplay Improvements

**Mermaids During Hourglass of Fate Battles**

* Players who find themselves in the sea during an Hourglass of Fate Battle will now find that the Mermaids appear much sooner, helping them return to their ship quicker. These Mermaids will also appear closer to the surface of the water, and closer to the player.

## Known Issues

**Guilds of Gold**

* When in-game, players can select to join the same session they are already sailing in.
* Viewing a Brig or Sloop that has a Hull Livery with a special effect, will cause subsequent Brigs/Sloops that you view to have the special effect applied to their Hull Livery
* ‘Anonymous’ shows instead of Gamertags when looking at ships that are out at sea in the Fleet view.

## Fixed Issues

**Gameplay**

* Migrating with damaged masts no longer causes players to jitter around the base of these masts.
* If the player harpoons loot during the Lost Shipment voyage but does not move it, the loot will no longer disappear when the voyage completes.

**The Quest for Guybrush**

* The Checkpoint UI voyage cards has now use final artwork and icons.
* Restarting the Circus course after having recently failed should now begin again without issue.
* Players are no longer able to walk through the rock by the waterfall.
* All players in a crew will now unlock the Mêlée Island Spectacular Commendation once earned. 
* Players are no longer able to get under the map through the rocks by the waterfall.
* Players are no longer shown two notifications for the circus costume when starting from a checkpoint where it has been completed, 1 which contains "Playername".
* Stan is no longer missing his voice over in the cutscene at the end of the tale after leaving the closet.
* During the final mansion sequence Stan will no longer vanish for the player when approaching the closet.
* Players are now awarded the correct number of Pieces O’ Eight. 
* The audio range on the Ribbsy fight start sequence now matches the subtitle range.
* The Legendary Trial Master Achievement will now unlock for players who meet the requirements. 
* When entering the tale via a checkpoint, the fog 'clear' animation sequence is no longer re-triggered. 
* All of the Trial of Treasure Huntery chests are now connected properly at the hinges.
* The door knock interaction for Stan’s cupboard now uses the correct sound.
* Elaine’s Book "Suspicions" is no longer leaning against nothing.
* The Mojo Elixir of Unclouded Mind is no longer present during the whole of the mixing sequence.
* A player will no longer hear the Insult Sword Fighting stings even if they aren't in the local area or taking part in the fight, if they were the player to initiate Murray. 
* The prompt to pickpocket Stan will now be more easily accessible from both sides.
* The scrollable dialogue box during Insult Sword Fighting now initially displays the default selected options.
* The Citizen of Mêlée's dialogue is now correct after completing the trials/starting from checkpoint 4. 
* The Insult Sword Fighting lantern will now light up for players outside slightly further away from where the insult sword fighting begins.
* The veiling mist is now present when entering the server from a checkpoint.
* There are now spark visual effects when blocking attacks during Insult Sword Fighting.
* The player is no longer able to interact with the Corina during the sequence for the Mojo Elixir of Unclouded Mind. 
* Murray now has sound effects when exiting the bushes.
* Title text of the Circus leaderboard no longer overlaps out of the boarder in multiple languages.
* Stan will no longer play his ships extra introduction dialogue before the players have got into the area.
* Stan will no longer visually float after some player interactions. 
* The Mansion books sound effects now trigger consistently.
* Audio for Stans's cupboard no longer always comes from the place it was pushed from.

**Sea of Thieves: On Demand**

* When a player votes to sail to Chapter 3 of Stars of a Thief, the gems now appear on their table as intended.

**Guilds of Gold**

* The Guild Emissary Trophy is no longer using placeholder text for its description in the Trinket Box.
* Guilds at rank 100 no longer show as 0 on the Guild Reputation Card.
* Guild distinctions are now shown on the Guild Emblem.
* Guild distinction icons now advance when the Guild distinction level grows.
* When the notification for the invite success appears, the narration no longer reads the options behind the notification.
* The setting for Guild Leaders being able to remove players from the guild is no longer on by default.
* The notification for Removing a Pledged Ship is no longer missing a colon.

**Pirate Emporium**

* The Mad Monkey sails now use the correct tile and icon artwork.
* Larger pirates with Elaine’s costume equipped will no longer see the necktie when jumping and running.

**Visual and Audio**

* The Flaming Jackal Compass is no longer upside down in Preview and Icon art.

**Performance and Stability**

* Players will no longer experience issues with game stability when completing the Circus trial.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.8.5.4

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

Sea of Thieves On-Demand

Following Insider feedback, a number of changes have been made to On Demand World Events. These changes work to address the key feedback raised, ensuring the gameplay remains as close to the retail experience as possible – while still providing a rewarding experience on demand.

Diving to World Events

When diving to a World Event, crews will no longer be matched together to compete against each other.
Crews choosing to sail will no longer find other crews surfacing from the ocean to compete against them.
After diving, crews unlucky enough to lose their ship will no longer be migrated away to a new server. Instead, crews will remain in the same server and be able to sail back to the event to recontinue their efforts.
After choosing to dive, crews who later decide to cancel the voyage will no longer be forced to lose their ship and migrate to a new server. In this scenario the Skeleton Fort would also return to its ‘Emergent Event’ state and no other crews would be brought to the server.

Gameplay Improvements

Mermaids During Hourglass of Fate Battles

Players who find themselves in the sea during an Hourglass of Fate Battle will now find that the Mermaids appear much sooner, helping them return to their ship quicker. These Mermaids will also appear closer to the surface of the water, and closer to the player.

Known Issues

Guilds of Gold

When in-game, players can select to join the same session they are already sailing in.
Viewing a Brig or Sloop that has a Hull Livery with a special effect, will cause subsequent Brigs/Sloops that you view to have the special effect applied to their Hull Livery
‘Anonymous’ shows instead of Gamertags when looking at ships that are out at sea in the Fleet view.

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

Migrating with damaged masts no longer causes players to jitter around the base of these masts.
If the player harpoons loot during the Lost Shipment voyage but does not move it, the loot will no longer disappear when the voyage completes.

The Quest for Guybrush

The Checkpoint UI voyage cards has now use final artwork and icons.
Restarting the Circus course after having recently failed should now begin again without issue.
Players are no longer able to walk through the rock by the waterfall.
All players in a crew will now unlock the Mêlée Island Spectacular Commendation once earned.
Players are no longer able to get under the map through the rocks by the waterfall.
Players are no longer shown two notifications for the circus costume when starting from a checkpoint where it has been completed, 1 which contains "Playername".
Stan is no longer missing his voice over in the cutscene at the end of the tale after leaving the closet.
During the final mansion sequence Stan will no longer vanish for the player when approaching the closet.
Players are now awarded the correct number of Pieces O’ Eight.
The audio range on the Ribbsy fight start sequence now matches the subtitle range.
The Legendary Trial Master Achievement will now unlock for players who meet the requirements.
When entering the tale via a checkpoint, the fog 'clear' animation sequence is no longer re-triggered.
All of the Trial of Treasure Huntery chests are now connected properly at the hinges.
The door knock interaction for Stan’s cupboard now uses the correct sound.
Elaine’s Book "Suspicions" is no longer leaning against nothing.
The Mojo Elixir of Unclouded Mind is no longer present during the whole of the mixing sequence.
A player will no longer hear the Insult Sword Fighting stings even if they aren't in the local area or taking part in the fight, if they were the player to initiate Murray.
The prompt to pickpocket Stan will now be more easily accessible from both sides.
The scrollable dialogue box during Insult Sword Fighting now initially displays the default selected options.
The Citizen of Mêlée's dialogue is now correct after completing the trials/starting from checkpoint 4.
The Insult Sword Fighting lantern will now light up for players outside slightly further away from where the insult sword fighting begins.
The veiling mist is now present when entering the server from a checkpoint.
There are now spark visual effects when blocking attacks during Insult Sword Fighting.
The player is no longer able to interact with the Corina during the sequence for the Mojo Elixir of Unclouded Mind.
Murray now has sound effects when exiting the bushes.
Title text of the Circus leaderboard no longer overlaps out of the boarder in multiple languages.
Stan will no longer play his ships extra introduction dialogue before the players have got into the area.
Stan will no longer visually float after some player interactions.
The Mansion books sound effects now trigger consistently.
Audio for Stans's cupboard no longer always comes from the place it was pushed from.

Sea of Thieves: On Demand

When a player votes to sail to Chapter 3 of Stars of a Thief, the gems now appear on their table as intended.

Guilds of Gold

The Guild Emissary Trophy is no longer using placeholder text for its description in the Trinket Box.
Guilds at rank 100 no longer show as 0 on the Guild Reputation Card.
Guild distinctions are now shown on the Guild Emblem.
Guild distinction icons now advance when the Guild distinction level grows.
When the notification for the invite success appears, the narration no longer reads the options behind the notification.
The setting for Guild Leaders being able to remove players from the guild is no longer on by default.
The notification for Removing a Pledged Ship is no longer missing a colon.

Pirate Emporium

The Mad Monkey sails now use the correct tile and icon artwork.
Larger pirates with Elaine’s costume equipped will no longer see the necktie when jumping and running.

Visual and Audio

The Flaming Jackal Compass is no longer upside down in Preview and Icon art.

Performance and Stability

Players will no longer experience issues with game stability when completing the Circus trial.