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manifest date: 2023-10-27 09:10:40 UTC

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# Insider Patch Notes 2.9.0.4

Insider Update 2.9.0.4 is now live. In this build, Insiders can experience the new, more immersive camera when chatting with characters around the Sea of Thieves. There’s also a new ‘Discover Tab’, accessible through the Quest Table, as well as new and interesting spots to display trinkets on ships! Dive in and see what this new Insider build has to offer.

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

**Discover Tab in the Quest Table **

* The ‘Discover Tab’ is the home screen of the new Quest Table UI. This feature will guide players with Information Tiles, Quest or Tall Tale Unlock Tiles and Promotional Content Tiles. In this build, Insiders can test some example Information Tiles and try out the Quest selection using this new user interface.

**New Look for Character Interactions **

* Improvements have been made to the way players will view characters when interacting with them. Characters will now be framed using a new camera and speaking animations will now match their dialogue when players are speaking with them, making interactions feel more immersive and realistic.

**New Trinket Locations **

* The Captain’s Bookshelf in the Captain’s Cabin of each ship will now act as a place to display Trinkets.

## Gameplay Improvements

**Improved Hit and Kill Markers **

* Improved hit and kill markers have returned from a previous Insider build, providing more information to players during gunplay. Following Insider feedback, the option for High Contrast Kill Markers has been added to the graphics settings menu. When enabled, a white version of the Kill Marker will be displayed. 
* These markers only appear when the server agrees that the target has been hit, so will always be accurate. Please note that these hit markers only appear for projectile weapons, and not melee weapons like the Cutlass.

## Updates

**Legendary Search for the Skull of Destiny Voyage **

* The Legendary Search for the Skull of Destiny Voyages are now once again available for purchase and have been returned to their original prices. Players can purchase the single Voyage from the Pirate Lord or Shipwright for 100 Doubloons, or the Voyage Bundle from the Shipwright for 500 Doubloons.

## Fixed Issues

**Gameplay **

* Players attempting to fire themselves out from a cannon while their ship is travelling at high speed should no longer find themselves instead dropped into the sea. 
* When a Captained crew leaves the server, the Captain's Logbook which is left behind will continue to function as intended. 
* **‘A Pirate’s Life’** – Players can once again dig up Poor Dougie at Sailor’s Grave.

**Guilds **

* Players who receive a permanent ban are now automatically removed from Guilds they are part of. 
* Players attempting to quick-join a session and sail for a Guild after the player who created that session has left will no longer experience a server crash. 
* After a Captain and their ship are kicked from a Guild, the Logbook and Plaque will update accordingly to reflect this change.  
* Pirates will now see a locked overlay over the Guild Invite Emote if they do not have permission to invite others to the Guild, or if the Guild is full.  
* Pirates achieving a Distinction in a Guild will no longer have to reach level 15 before being able to raise the Emissary Flag again.  
* Fonts for the Guild Invite Emote will now appear in the correct colours.

**Skull of Siren Song **

* Skull slowdown effect for ships will now be applied when the Skull is held by a player on the ship's side ladders.  
* Players who sink while pledged to a Faction will no longer be blocked from completing the Skull of Siren Song Voyage.  
* Briggsy’s opt-in note will no longer be present during Faction Battle PvP matchmaking. 
*  The information on the title for Legendary Hunter of the Sea of Thieves now shows the correct number of completed Commendations.  
* Players are no longer able to use a harpoon rowboat to take quest items into areas they are not supposed to be.  
* Briggsy's note is no longer interactable after players opt-out of her Voyage. 
* Thieves’ Haven is no longer an option for the final island location.  
* The correct pop-up notification appears when opening the Chest after reconnecting to the server. 
* The visual effects for the damage inflicted by the Skull of Siren Song now display correctly when viewed from a first-person perspective. 
* The Skull of Siren Song’s attack audio now consistently plays as intended.  
* The music on the final Island now plays correctly for other crews who are not holding the Skull of Siren Song.  
* Briggsy’s note will no longer appear on the ship’s mast when the ship is travelling through a portal.  
* The Skull or Chest map markers will no longer briefly appear in the centre of the map when they are being dug up. 
* Briggsy's voice lines are no longer cut off at the end of each sentence after handing the Skull to her at the end of the Voyage.

**Sea of Thieves on Demand **

* Players will no longer see placeholder text relating to Season Eleven when approaching an Ashen Lord World Event. 
* Ambush skeletons no longer spawn after the last piece of loot is dug up when doing an X Marks The Spot Quest from a Bottle.  
* Completing one of the new Voyages will now log the Voyage Completion Commendation the correct number of times.  
* World Event completion banners will now appear as intended.  
* Molten Sands Fortress is no longer an option for a possible destination to surface at when diving to a Skeleton Fort. 
* Ashen Lord, Skeleton Fleet and Ghost Ship Battle World Events are now working properly after the player completes them. 
* The available locations for World Events are now properly randomised when players dive to them.

**'Journey to Melee Island’ **

* If a Player is killed while inside the mansion, they will now respawn inside the mansion. 
* Players now appear to hold the Gunpowder Gummies correctly when viewed in third person. 
* Captain Coco will return to the correct location when players leave a session just after the church sequence starts.

**'The Quest for Guybrush’ **

* Murray now speaks at the correct times when players are engaged in Insult Sword Fights.   
* When the player is taking part in the circus event, Alfredo will now be seen holding a stopwatch. 
* If an enemy fails their retort during Insult Sword Fighting, players can no longer walk through them afterwards.  
* Insult Sword Fighting opponents will now drop their swords smoothly when losing a battle. 
* Players are no longer able to reach Stan’s area before the intended time.  
* The Beast now faces the correct direction when placed down by the player.

**'The Lair of LeChuck’ **

* The Monkey Head from the Totem Idol will now appear to stop rolling without any visual distortion when its animation finishes. 
* The Black Pearl's sails no longer disconnect from the ropes when viewed in the Tunnel of the Damned. 
* A placeholder Monkey Island icon is no longer visible when players view the ship map after travelling through the Tunnel of the Damned.  
* While locked in the cupboard, Stan's voice lines can now be heard whilst the player is underwater.

**Pirate Emporium **

* Graveyard Grim Pets now have updated preview artwork.

**Visual and Audio **

* The correct preview artwork is now shown for the Frostbite Dress.

**Text and Localisation **

* The Silken Gloves of the Ashen Dragon name and description now contain the correct text.   
* The Hardy Ruffian Sea Dog Belt’s description now contains the correct text.

**Performance and Stability **

* Improvements to server performance, resolving an issue that was causing scenarios of high ping spikes, desync and rubberbanding and their resulting impact on the core experience. 
* Ongoing improvements made to server stability to reduce instances where players are disconnected from their session. 
* Player will no longer experience a Hazelnutbeard after proposing a dive and selecting the "Scuttle and Change Seas" option.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 2.9.0.4

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

*Discover Tab in the Quest Table *

The ‘Discover Tab’ is the home screen of the new Quest Table UI. This feature will guide players with Information Tiles, Quest or Tall Tale Unlock Tiles and Promotional Content Tiles. In this build, Insiders can test some example Information Tiles and try out the Quest selection using this new user interface.

*New Look for Character Interactions *

Improvements have been made to the way players will view characters when interacting with them. Characters will now be framed using a new camera and speaking animations will now match their dialogue when players are speaking with them, making interactions feel more immersive and realistic.

*New Trinket Locations *

The Captain’s Bookshelf in the Captain’s Cabin of each ship will now act as a place to display Trinkets.

Gameplay Improvements

*Improved Hit and Kill Markers *

Improved hit and kill markers have returned from a previous Insider build, providing more information to players during gunplay. Following Insider feedback, the option for High Contrast Kill Markers has been added to the graphics settings menu. When enabled, a white version of the Kill Marker will be displayed.
These markers only appear when the server agrees that the target has been hit, so will always be accurate. Please note that these hit markers only appear for projectile weapons, and not melee weapons like the Cutlass.

Updates

*Legendary Search for the Skull of Destiny Voyage *

The Legendary Search for the Skull of Destiny Voyages are now once again available for purchase and have been returned to their original prices. Players can purchase the single Voyage from the Pirate Lord or Shipwright for 100 Doubloons, or the Voyage Bundle from the Shipwright for 500 Doubloons.

Fixed Issues

*Gameplay *

Players attempting to fire themselves out from a cannon while their ship is travelling at high speed should no longer find themselves instead dropped into the sea.
When a Captained crew leaves the server, the Captain's Logbook which is left behind will continue to function as intended.
‘A Pirate’s Life’ – Players can once again dig up Poor Dougie at Sailor’s Grave.

*Guilds *

Players who receive a permanent ban are now automatically removed from Guilds they are part of.
Players attempting to quick-join a session and sail for a Guild after the player who created that session has left will no longer experience a server crash.
After a Captain and their ship are kicked from a Guild, the Logbook and Plaque will update accordingly to reflect this change.
Pirates will now see a locked overlay over the Guild Invite Emote if they do not have permission to invite others to the Guild, or if the Guild is full.
Pirates achieving a Distinction in a Guild will no longer have to reach level 15 before being able to raise the Emissary Flag again.
Fonts for the Guild Invite Emote will now appear in the correct colours.

*Skull of Siren Song *

Skull slowdown effect for ships will now be applied when the Skull is held by a player on the ship's side ladders.
Players who sink while pledged to a Faction will no longer be blocked from completing the Skull of Siren Song Voyage.
Briggsy’s opt-in note will no longer be present during Faction Battle PvP matchmaking.
The information on the title for Legendary Hunter of the Sea of Thieves now shows the correct number of completed Commendations.
Players are no longer able to use a harpoon rowboat to take quest items into areas they are not supposed to be.
Briggsy's note is no longer interactable after players opt-out of her Voyage.
Thieves’ Haven is no longer an option for the final island location.
The correct pop-up notification appears when opening the Chest after reconnecting to the server.
The visual effects for the damage inflicted by the Skull of Siren Song now display correctly when viewed from a first-person perspective.
The Skull of Siren Song’s attack audio now consistently plays as intended.
The music on the final Island now plays correctly for other crews who are not holding the Skull of Siren Song.
Briggsy’s note will no longer appear on the ship’s mast when the ship is travelling through a portal.
The Skull or Chest map markers will no longer briefly appear in the centre of the map when they are being dug up.
Briggsy's voice lines are no longer cut off at the end of each sentence after handing the Skull to her at the end of the Voyage.

*Sea of Thieves on Demand *

Players will no longer see placeholder text relating to Season Eleven when approaching an Ashen Lord World Event.
Ambush skeletons no longer spawn after the last piece of loot is dug up when doing an X Marks The Spot Quest from a Bottle.
Completing one of the new Voyages will now log the Voyage Completion Commendation the correct number of times.
World Event completion banners will now appear as intended.
Molten Sands Fortress is no longer an option for a possible destination to surface at when diving to a Skeleton Fort.
Ashen Lord, Skeleton Fleet and Ghost Ship Battle World Events are now working properly after the player completes them.
The available locations for World Events are now properly randomised when players dive to them.

*'Journey to Melee Island’ *

If a Player is killed while inside the mansion, they will now respawn inside the mansion.
Players now appear to hold the Gunpowder Gummies correctly when viewed in third person.
Captain Coco will return to the correct location when players leave a session just after the church sequence starts.

*'The Quest for Guybrush’ *

Murray now speaks at the correct times when players are engaged in Insult Sword Fights.
When the player is taking part in the circus event, Alfredo will now be seen holding a stopwatch.
If an enemy fails their retort during Insult Sword Fighting, players can no longer walk through them afterwards.
Insult Sword Fighting opponents will now drop their swords smoothly when losing a battle.
Players are no longer able to reach Stan’s area before the intended time.
The Beast now faces the correct direction when placed down by the player.

*'The Lair of LeChuck’ *

The Monkey Head from the Totem Idol will now appear to stop rolling without any visual distortion when its animation finishes.
The Black Pearl's sails no longer disconnect from the ropes when viewed in the Tunnel of the Damned.
A placeholder Monkey Island icon is no longer visible when players view the ship map after travelling through the Tunnel of the Damned.
While locked in the cupboard, Stan's voice lines can now be heard whilst the player is underwater.

*Pirate Emporium *

Graveyard Grim Pets now have updated preview artwork.

*Visual and Audio *

The correct preview artwork is now shown for the Frostbite Dress.

*Text and Localisation *

The Silken Gloves of the Ashen Dragon name and description now contain the correct text.
The Hardy Ruffian Sea Dog Belt’s description now contains the correct text.

*Performance and Stability *

Improvements to server performance, resolving an issue that was causing scenarios of high ping spikes, desync and rubberbanding and their resulting impact on the core experience.
Ongoing improvements made to server stability to reduce instances where players are disconnected from their session.
Player will no longer experience a Hazelnutbeard after proposing a dive and selecting the "Scuttle and Change Seas" option.