Insider Update 3.1.0.2 is now live. Insiders will have the opportunity to experience a brand-new, time-limited Voyage that will be featured in upcoming Community Weekends, as well as fine-tune functionality testing for Pop-Up Plunder. The Pirate Emporium has also received an exciting UI update on which Insiders can provide feedback.
As always, if you encounter any bugs, please head to the Sea of Thieves support site and let our Player Support team know.
Time-Limited Voyage Tech Test
The Voyage is accessible from Friday 26th July, 10am UTC through Sunday 28th July (inclusive). Insiders can find the Voyage in the Limited Voyages tab of the Quest Table.
Pop-Up Plunder
Pirate Emporium Browsing Improvements
The Pirate Emporium store experience has been improved with an expanded ‘Browse All’ section added to the top bar, allowing players to more easily scour the wealth of items available to purchase.
Within the new Browse All menu, players can filter items by category such as Weapons, Ships, Equipment, etc. and then deeper to find specific types such as Cannons, Pistols or Banjos.
Once filtered players can now also sort these items by Name or by Price to help them find exactly what they are looking for.
Improved HDR Experience
The Burning Blade
Game Stability
Attempting to open the Ancient Coins menu while playing on PlayStation®5 will cause the game to close unexpectedly.
Players may experience a disconnection from the title when browsing deep into the Emotes page in the Pirate Emporium. Avoid page 47 of the Emotes tab to stay connected to the game.
Skull of Siren Song
Gameplay
When selecting a Captained or Guild ship from the front-end menu, the preview image of the ship now displays correctly.
Crews can once again discover Chests of Ancient Tributes in the following Sunken Kingdom locations: Shrine of Ocean's Fortune, Shrine of Ancient Tears and Shrine of Tribute.
The Burning Blade
The Map Table on the Burning Blade now displays correctly.
The Burning Blade music now only starts if a ship comes into the designated radius.
Friendly skeleton crew members on the Burning Blade no longer react when hit by their player crew.
Players will no longer see a black shape appearing above the left outside window at the back of the Burning Blade ship.
The middle mast repair plank location on the Burning Blade no longer appears where the bell is attached.
Losing the Burning Blade within the Devil's Shroud no longer repeats defeat notifications for the crew and rival players nearby.
Skeleton Camps
Constellations in Skeleton Camps now have the correct background images.
The interaction point on the spotlight in Skeleton Camps now rotates correctly with the mount.
Visual effects attached to the lift in Skeleton Camps are no longer visible from outside the Camp Tower.
The Temple Spinners in Skeleton Camps now show the chosen constellation at the correct time.
Environment
Pet perch spots in the Pirate Legend Hideout have been updated, allowing you to place dogs in various locations.
Pets in the Athena's Fortune Hideout no longer partially float in the air when placed on a certain stool.
Pets will not appear to merge into the lift and the ledge next to the lift in Sovereigns’ tents.
Visual and Audio
The Burning Blade Reborn Figurehead no longer has a visible discrepancy in detail on the lantern part.
Fireworks can now be heard while inside caves.
The Blade of Souls is now correctly positioned in pirates’ hands view while running or swimming.
The Blade of Souls now attaches to the player’s back correctly while climbing a ladder.’
The buttons on the Eclipse Jacket now display correctly if the player is viewing it from further away.
Text and Localisation
Performance and Stability