Insider Patch Notes 3.1.1.5

Insider Update 3.1.1.5 is now live. This update includes a suite of changes further fine tuning the Blunderbuss with player feedback alongside continued improvements to the Grapple Gun balancing ahead of Season 14’s launch in October.

This will be the last Insiders update previewing future features before we lock the feature set down for Septembers’ update so be prepared for us to enter stabilisation next week.

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

Pirates of Mischief

Grapple Gun Balancing

• After landing on the ground from a grapple, there is now a slight slowdown in the players’ movement and their ability to jump is removed, creating a window where they are vulnerable to counterattack. 

• Attempting to attach a grapple line through grates, bars or any other tight spaces a pirate wouldn’t fit through are now restricted and do not allow the pirate to pass through.

• Pirates are now prevented from attaching a grapple line onto the rear canopy of the Sloop.

• Players attaching a grapple line to a ladder will now automatically grab onto the ladder on arrival.

• When aiming the Grapple Gun, the field of view has now been increased.

Gameplay Improvements

Blunderbuss Balancing

• Following player feedback and further playtesting, the blunderbuss’ knockback has been tuned with a slight reduction in its power. The knockback trigger range has been brought in closer and the horizontal distance players are blasted back has also been reduced.

• Alongside the closer trigger range, the knockback will now trigger when a player is hit with a single pellet increasing the consistency of knocking back a player when in range.

• Players using a ship interaction like the ship’s wheel will now be braced from the knockback effects and will not receive the full knockback distance.

This Insiders build contains a set of balancing changes around knockback, however the visual effect for the knockback trigger range has not yet been updated to reflect the new balancing and will follow in a later update.

Throwing Knife Balancing

• Following Insiders’ feedback, the recent increase to the damage of a thrown knife has now been reverted. 

• The improvements to responsiveness of aiming, throw speed and rumble softness are all still present in this update.

Pirate Emporium

New Items – Now in Stock!

• Iron Turtle Ship Collection (Cannon Flare not included)

• Iron Turtle Weapon Bundle

• Iron Turtle Clothing Bundle

• Well-Travelled Trader Ship Collection

• Well-Travelled Trader Clothing Bundle

• Sunken Sorrow Curse Mau & Whippet

• Tourist Emote Bundle

• Well-Travelled Trader Ship Collection (returning from Season 11 Plunder Pass) 

• Well-Travelled Trader Clothing Bundle (returning from Season 11 Plunder Pass)

• Conductor Emote (free!)  

Outpost Cosmetics

Outpost Stock

• The Piscine Courtly Jacket and range of new Corset Shirts are all available from the Outpost clothing shops for those with enough gold to spare.

• Outpost stores now stock the Flaming Jackal Blunderbuss, Pistol and Fishing Rod.

Updates

Voyage Delivery Technical Test

• This Insiders update includes a technical test of a new way of surfacing Voyages distributed to players from outside of the game experience. These Voyages will now show up directly on the Quest Table’s Discover and Special Voyages tiles and the following Voyages have been setup to facilitate this Tech Test.

• A Voyage of Pirate Luck (for non-Pirate Legends) and A Voyage of Legendary Pirate Luck (for Pirate Legends) are granted when players wake up on any Outpost and can be played once. 

• A Bounty for Flameheart's Devout Captains Voyage is unlocked after completing the goal ‘Eat Something’ (eat a cooked piece of meat, fish or fruit) and can be played an unlimited number of times.

Known Issues

PlayStation®5 Game Stability

• Players on PS5® may experience instability when joining a session in this Insiders build.

Disguises

• When in a disguise, zooming in the camera causes it to focus above the player’s head. 

Crouching

• Players can currently sprint and crouch at the same time by pressing both buttons together.

Skeleton Camp

• At Shiver Retreat, players can see through an area of the wall in the Temple passage.

Sirenfruit

• Mermaids that appear after a ship sinks currently do not leave when a player eats a Sirenfruit to suppress the mermaid’s aid.

DualSense® Wireless Controller Support

• Insiders using a DualSense® on Steam should set PlayStation Controller Support to Not Enabled.

• Players on PC are currently unable to toggle on/off Haptic feedback.

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

• Players attempting to use a fishing rod after being fired from a cannon will no longer be able to modify their trajectory while in the air.

• The Fates of Fortune Gloves are now locked behind the appropriate grade of the Fortune's Favour Commendation.

Sprinting With Items

• The Enchantment Vessel no longer changes sizes when stowed, held and placed on the ground.

• The Root Beer Bottle should now be positioned correctly on the player's back while sprinting. 

Crouching and Stealth

• Players can no longer instantly shoot weapons when exiting crouch.

• Players should no longer be able to skip the animations of items and weapons when crouching.

• Players should consistently exit crouch when touching the water.

Blowpipe

• The Poison Dart should no longer behave like a Gunpowder Dart when equipped.

• Attempting to fire while loading no longer uses up a dart without firing one.

• The ammo count shown for each of the darts in the Radial Menu should now display correctly.

Disguises

• Disguises used by players will no longer appear too large when compared to the real chests.

• The number of pages in the Disguises Radial should now match that of the Vanity Chest.

Grapple Gun

• Grapple exclusion zones have been added to various areas within the Tunnels of the Damned and Tall Tale locations to prevent players reaching areas they should not be able to access.

• The movement penalty of the grapple no longer occurs if the user grapples to a ladder and climbs up the ladder or lands in water.

• Players are no longer quickly turned around after finishing a grapple.

• DualSense® Wireless Controller

• Players on PC can now use a Bluetooth-connected DualSense® Wireless Controller.

• Steam Deck players can now use a connected DualSense® Wireless Controller.

Pirate Emporium

• The Omen Wheel should no longer clip through your pirate's hands.

Environment

• Improvements to the terrain at the Fort of the Damned, Lost Gold Fort and Crow’s Nest Fortress to reduce scenarios where items and threats could become stuck.

• The Shrine of the Coral Tomb no longer has a missing wall texture in one of the Shrine’s chambers.

• Two crates on Smuggler's Bay are no longer overlapping.

• ‘Shores of Gold’ - Players should no longer get stuck in trees on Tribute Peak Island.

Visual and Audio

• When using the Skeleton Dance Emote with the Skeleton Curse equipped, your pirate's body will no longer intersect with the Greatcoat Upper Body item.