Insider Patch Notes 3.0.2.8

Insider Update 3.0.2.8 is now live. As we approach the scheduled release of our July update, and the release of Season 13, the Insider build will begin to better align with the upcoming release of the retail version of the game.

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

Season 13

Burning Blade Event Frequency

• To facilitate Insider testing, the frequency of the Burning Blade appearing on servers has been increased. This boosted frequency is not indicative of the proposed Live frequency when Season 13 launches.

Known Issues

Server Stress Testing

• This Insider build will be limited to Open Crew matchmaking only, with the goal of creating fuller servers within Insiders to stress test server performance ahead of the launch of Season 13. In order to aid with testing, please choose Galleon Open Crew where possible and join other Insiders in the battle!

Game Performance

• With the introduction of the Burning Blade and Skeleton Camps into the world, players may experience impacted game performance while the team works to fully optimise these experiences ahead of launch.

The Burning Blade

• Obsidian Skeletons currently cannot move after they appear on the Burning Blade.

Commendations

• Players who are not in your crew can unlock commendations relating to Skeleton Camp Temples if they arrive at a completed Temple before it has reset.

• The ‘Playing the Part’ commendation does not track progress.

• The milestone for ‘Gold Earned from Returning the Burning Blade to Flameheart currently does not track progress.

Pets

• Pets placed onboard or dropped onto a ship will currently disappear and will not be found exploring the ship. These can be resummoned from the Pet Chest or will follow players once stepping onto an island.

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

• The ‘Hot Shot’ commendation now correctly tracks progress.

Skeleton Camps

• Environment passes have been made across all Skeleton Camp locations to reduce scenarios where items were incorrectly placed, or players were able to get into areas they shouldn’t or break out of the environment entirely. Further fixes are still being worked on by the team across these locations as they improve quality ahead of Season 13’s launch.

• Tribute can no longer be collected from a Temple by the Burning Blade crew without the Burning Blade ship being nearby.

• The Orb of Secrets has now been removed from the potential rewards for completing a Skeleton Camp Raid Voyage.

• The Vault door now opens for the Burning Blade crew even if skeleton waves are still active for another crew.

• Constellation images on Spinning Stones will now display correctly.

• Players will now receive the appropriate pop-up notification when stepping into a Skeleton Camp for the first time.

• New waves of skeletons no longer appear after solving a constellation puzzle in a completed Skeleton Camp.

• Skeleton Camps will now reset correctly, requiring more than one constellation puzzle to be complete.

• There is no longer a fixed storm at Barnacle Cay.

• 'Seabound Soul' - Players can now progress the Tall Tale even if Pendragon is located on Shiver Retreat.

The Burning Blade

• The Burning Blade will no longer become stuck on islands, reefs and rocks.

• The bell on the main middle mast now appears to be properly attached.

• Ship Milestones for your Captained ship will not increase while captaining the Burning Blade.

• All shelves on the Burning Blade are now visible.

• Harpoons will now attach to the back of the Burning Blade.

• Tutorial prompts for pledging to the Burning Blade are now properly displayed.

• The 'Crew of the Burning Blade' Achievement now unlocks correctly.

• Mast textures on the Burning Blade will remain intact after the mast has been knocked down.

• Harpoons on the Burning Blade can now grab the seabed even when aiming at lower angles.

• The fog effect remains consistent when moving between the middle and lower decks.

• The chandelier in the Captain's Cabin is now present.

• Wooden planks used for repairs no longer merge into the ship's hull.

• Banners now display correct art when the Burning Blade fails to return to Captain Flameheart.

• The Burning Blade does not migrate to a server where another Burning Blade ship is already present.

• Obsidian Skeleton spawns per crew on the Burning Blade are now properly balanced.

• Lanterns next to the World Map can now be interacted with.

• The tutorial notification for defeating the Burning Blade now appears.

• Shadows on the Burning Blade sails no longer appear distorted.

• Ropes from the triangular sail at the front of the ship now connect visually with the ship.

• Approaching the interior of the Reaper's Hideout no longer causes Flameheart to change animation quality multiple times.

• Skeletons can no longer walk through the brig and get stuck.

• The fuse on the Burning Blade Reborn Cannons is correctly aligned when loaded.

Pirate Emporium

• The ‘I love you’ emote in the Variety Emotes Bundle 3 is now priced correctly.

Environment

• Invisible objects at Reaper's Hideout have been removed.

• The Obsidian Bone Crusher Curtains are now correctly placed and do not merge into the ship walls.

Visual and Audio

• Transitioning from the Sleep or Sit Emote to any other emote now updates the camera zoom point correctly.

• Pigs placed in crates now appear the correct size.

• The Obsidian Bone Crusher Double Barrel Pistol no longer appears to merge through the player's hand.

• 'The Quest for Guybrush' - The shanty notification now displays the correct icon.

Text and Localisation

• The tutorial notification for the Ashen Roar now has correctly highlighted text.