Insider Patch Notes 3.0.2.4
Insider Update 3.0.2.4 is now live. Season 13 Commendations have now been added, along with a range of new throwing knives for testing!
As always, if you encounter any bugs, please head to the
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Season 13
Season 13 Commendations
- A range of Commendations have been added to the Reputation tab within The Flame Rises, tasking players with taking on the Burning Blade and exploring the Skeleton Camps. Head to the Insiders Feedback thread for a breakdown of all Season 13 Commendations.
The Burning Blade
- The Burning Blade now emits a fiery beacon, whether it’s controlled by non-player characters or players, that ensures it is visible from across the waves to those wishing to claim its rewards.
Fates of Fortune
Chest of Fortune
- Crews who retrieve Chests of Fortune can now earn the next Grade of the Fortune’s Favour Commendation, unlocking access to the Fates of Fortune Fishing Rod, Shovel, Pocket Watch, Tankard and Speaking Trumpet.
- An additional reward has been retroactively added to Grade II of the Fortune’s Favour Commendation, which now contains the Fates of Fortune Gloves. Players who already earned Grade II prior to this update will be able to purchase the gloves from the Outpost clothing stores straight away.
Reaper’s Chests
- Crews chasing down the tell-tale beacon of the Reaper’s Chest or Reaper’s Bounty can earn the next Grade of the Reaper’s Riches Commendation, and start unlocking access to the Fates of Fortune Hurdy-Gurdy, Concertina and Scar.
Outpost Cosmetics
New Throwing Knives
- The Outpost weaponsmiths now stock a range of new throwing knives, all locked behind lofty achievements.
- The Cartographer Throwing Knives are unlocked upon completion of the Triple Threat Thrower Commendation, the Guardians of Fortune Throwing Knives unlock at Allegiance level 50 with the Guardians of Fortune and the Servants of the Flame Throwing Knives unlock at Allegiance level 50 with the Servants of the Flame.
Known Issues
Game Performance
- With the introduction of the Burning Blade and Skeleton Camps into the world, players will experience impacted game performance while the team work to fully optimise these experiences ahead of launch.
Skeleton Camps
- Some islands with Skeleton Camps are missing interaction prompts for the Orb of Secrets.
- Cannonballs fired from the southern cannon at Lookout Point collide with the wooden structure.
The Burning Blade
- The Burning Blade ship can become stuck on islands, reefs and rocks.
- After the Burning Blade is defeated, hostile Obsidian Skeletons continue to appear.
Fixed Issues
Gameplay
- Players can once again bind the text chat and radial menus to the C or R3 buttons.
- Skeletons will no longer go straight to a player who is using a hiding emote on the top deck of a ship.
- The Deadlock Jailer Throwing Knife can now be picked up even if players don't have knives equipped.
- The Gold Hoarders' Treasure Map quest from Ancient Spire Outpost can now be completed.
The Burning Blade
- The flash visual effects from firing the Ashen Roar will now be more visible to other players.
- Skeletons no longer keep reappearing infinitely on the player-controlled Burning Blade.
- Players can now escape the Burning Blade; it will disengage at a certain distance.
- The mast braziers now extinguish when the Burning Blade sinks.
- The Burning Blade no longer sinks and drops loot after a few minutes if it doesn't interact with players.
- Flameheart's Statue visual effects no longer move unnaturally when the Burning Blade is moving.
- Ashen Roar smoke effects are no longer visible by default.
Skeleton Camps
- Waterfalls have been added around all Skeleton Camps.
- Skeleton Camps are now visible from a greater distance.
- The X on the map at Barnacle Cay is no longer under a structure and is accessible.
- The Skeleton Camps Voyage card now uses proper artwork.
- Skeleton Camp islands’ icons are now clearer on the world map.
- Temples in Skeleton Camps now reset correctly.
- Wave decals on the map no longer intersect with Blind Man's Lagoon.
- Skeletons can no longer pass through the Vault door.
- The colour change when selecting correct and incorrect stars is now more visible.
Environment
- On the Brigantine, pets and trinkets no longer overlap on the barrel next to the Clothing Chest.
- Improved level of detail at short distances on the stairs in front of the Merchant Alliance and Shipwright Shop.
Visual and Audio
- Fixed a shading error on the Gold Leaf Cutlass blade, removing the X shaped shadow.
- Leaves on trees no longer flicker when they initially load in.
- The grog inside the Evening Tide Tankard now appears correctly.
- The Scrappy Throwing Knives Pose Emote no longer causes players' hands to appear to merge with the knife.
- Visual issues on Sting Tide Cannons have been resolved for Xbox One X.
Text and Localisation
- Japanese Quest Books no longer appear overlapped in the Menu.
PlayStation®5
- Fixed a server crash when a player leaves the game during an Hourglass battle with a PS®5 player.
- The platform indicator icon for PlayStation 5 players now displays correctly next to gamertags in the Guilds tab.
Performance and Stability
- Improved server stability to avoid instances where players are disconnected from their session.
