Insider Update 3.1.1.2 is now live. In this update, players can get hands on with some new weapon changes to the Eye of Reach and throwing knives as the team look to further balance combat across the Armoury.
As always, if you encounter any bugs, please head to the Sea of Thieves support site and let our Player Support team know.
Throwing Knife Balancing
A thrown knife will now deal increased damage to its target, providing a more powerful reward for landing this high skill attack.
The time taken to bring a knife into an aimed state has been reduced, and the thrown knife speed has been increased, allowing players to throw knives more quickly.
The controller rumble when using the throwing knives has been improved to have a softer feel.
Insiders are encouraged to go to the Fort of the Damned at L-14 and meet with other players wishing to test out these new weapon changes.
Eye of Reach Rebalance
Players aiming the Eye of Reach will now have to wait for the weapon to be scoped before being able to fire and gain the accuracy advantage. The result will be a slightly longer time to fire and reduce the viability of the weapon in close range encounters.
The Eye of Reach now has a slightly faster reload time, allowing players to fire off multiple shots in quicker succession.
Insiders are encouraged to go to the Fort of the Damned at L-14 and meet with other players wishing to test out these new weapon changes.
Crouching & Stealth
Players who have been knocked back by a range of sources will now feel less impact when crouched compared to when in a standing position.
Within the input settings, players now have the ability to add a key bind for Hold to Crouch. This is unbound by default.
Voyages of Pirate Luck
Voyages of Pirate Luck will be delivered as part of a monthly refresh tied to the game's standard monthly updates and consist of simple ‘X Marks the Spot’ maps that lead to valuable loot items.
Voyages of Pirate Luck can be found in the Quest Table in the Limited Voyages tab.
Some players will be lucky enough to receive a Map of Wonder, a special gold-trimmed map with many more treasures for them to dig up.
For testing, this Voyage will only be accessible on Friday 23rd August between 10AM UTC and 5PM UTC. The Voyage will refresh every half an hour, at :00 and :30.
DualSense® Wireless Controller Support
DualSense® Wireless Controller
Sprinting With Loot
Gameplay
Climbing into a cannon will now stow any items held in the player’s hands, preventing them from potentially using an item while inside the cannon. With this change, players are now unable to modify their trajectory in the air when fired from a cannon.
Crews purchasing Supply Crates from the Merchant Alliance should now consistently be able to retrieve a crate after purchase.
In the Captaincy Tutorial, the Pirate Lord no longer reacts to fire.
The Burning Blade ship's banner will no longer display the name of the ship whose crew take over the Burning Blade
Performance and Stability
Sprinting with Items
Taller items should now display correctly when placed on a pirate's back while sprinting.
Players can now sprint while holding Dark Relic items.
‘A Pirate’s Life’ - Pirates can now sprint while holding the Brig Key.
Crouching & Stealth
Pirate Emporium
The Graveyard Grim Whippet visual effects now appear consistent with other pets.
There is no longer a Ship’s Crest cosmetic in the Trinkets tab of the Emporium.
The Deadlock Jailer Figurehead preview icon now matches the in-game model.
The Stormfish Chaser Collector's Sails now displays the correct preview image in Pirate Emporium.
The Soaring Oracle Flag preview icon no longer has low resolution texture.
The Motley Mariner Figurehead no longer has a low resolution texture on its preview icon.
Environment
The Burning Blade should no longer pass through the top of the arch at Marauder’s Arch.
At Skeleton Camps, the Burning Blade’s orb interaction radius is now in the correct position.
Skeletons can now walk up stairs on the right side of the temple at Barnacle Cay.
Player can no longer use the Grapple Gun to harpoon out of bounds in Skeleton Camps when in the spiral staircase areas.
Visual and Audio
The pick up prompt for King's Ransom and Motley Mariner Throwing Knives now display the correct item names.
The Guardian Ghost Cannon and Flag icon and preview are now correct when viewed at the shipwright.
Text and Localisation
The completion Banners for the ‘A Battle with the Burning Blade's Armada’ Voyage now display correctly.
The Esteemed Reaper Cannon should no longer have a blurry texture in the preview.
