Insider Update 3.5.0.3 is now live. Insiders can now test an update to the Merfolk Statues along with further performance improvements and bug fixes on upcoming features for Season 17.
If you encounter any bugs while playing in Insiders, please head to the Sea of Thieves support site and report an issue with our Player Support team.
Sunken Merfolk Statues
Performance Improvements
Smugglers’ Heist
Players may be teleported back to their ship after entering Royal Crest Fortress.
Unlocking the door with the key doesn’t always open it.
Players may receive two Quest Notes to collect the Royal Crest Fortress Key from different locations.
On arriving at the Fortress with the key, all doors may already appear to be open.
Smugglers’ Route Run
Reaper Fortress
Some trap levers appear floating or misaligned on their posts.
The skull cloud marker above Reaper Fortresses is currently not visible.
Gameplay
Crews digging up a stolen treasure buried by another crew should now consistently gain the Commendation progress when selling the item. This addresses the following Commendations: Taker of Stolen Stock, Bony Bandit, Bountiful Giving, Charitable Giving, Ritual Recovery and Legendary Thief.
Crews taking on a Voyage for The Reaper’s Bones will now find that joining and leaving an Alliance will now retain their Reaper’s Bones Emissary Flag and Reaper’s Mark Flag.
Players will no longer progress the Chest Buster Commendation when being forced out of the Black Powder Barrel Disguise.
Reaper Fortress
The Skull of Arms used to open a Weapon Cache during the Reaper Fortress Event has been updated from a Stronghold Skull to a unique Order of Bone and Blade Skull.
Fire traps no longer cause damage through walls within the Reaper Fortress.
Skeletons are now affected by active traps in the Reaper Fortress, preventing them from surviving inside trap areas.
Smugglers’ Heist
Environment
Items dropped on pillars during the Followers of the Flame Voyage now move safely away from the pillars instead of becoming stuck beneath them.
Loot items no longer fall through pillars and disappear underground during the Search for Ancient Secrets Voyage.
Loot placed on top of coffins during the Search for Ancient Secrets Voyage now settles correctly once the coffin returns below ground.
Barrels in Sea Forts can no longer be accessed through ceilings.
Pressure plates found within the Smugglers’ Hideouts at Smugglers’ Bay, Crescent Isle and Plunder Valley now activate their traps consistently.
Sawblades within Smugglers’ Hideouts now display their visual effects correctly.
'The Lair of LeChuck' - The area behind the Headless Monkey no longer contains misplaced water that allows players to swim in mid-air.
Visual and Audio
Treasure Chests no longer merge into the player’s arms when held with an increased field of view of 110.
A black icon no longer appears for the Smuggler rank when viewing a Smuggler Voyage in the Liked Voyages menu.
The lid on the Ashen Chest of Bones now displays the correct Ashen design.
Mission locations for the Ancient Pillars no longer overlap with menus.
Missing swing effects have been restored to several throwing knives when used in melee attacks.
The Inner Sanctum Jacket and Belt from Season 14’s Plunder Pass now display consistent colours with their preview.
Text and Localisation
Ashen Lord Voyage notifications now display in the correct language across all localised versions.
The Black Powder Barrel Disguise now includes the missing ‘Inspect Smugglers’ League mark’ prompt.
The Smugglers’ League is no longer incorrectly shown with a reputation restriction on Safer Seas.
Performance and Stability
