Insider Update 3.5.1.5 is now live. Insiders can continue testing upcoming features planned for Season 17. Feedback gathered during this period will help ensure the features are polished and ready for release.
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.
Season Overview Menu
The Season Menu has been updated, now bringing Season Progress and Events into the menu alongside the Season’s Deeds and Rewards. This menu now provides a single source of information for everything taking place during the Season.
The Pirate’s Log has now been renamed to Reputation and is now focused on highlighting players’ progression with the various Trading Companies, Factions, Tall Tales and Adventures at Sea.
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October Pirate Emporium
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Tall Tales
'The Journey to Mêlée Island' - Progress may be blocked after acquiring the Chef’s Uniform and interacting with the Chef, as the Chef does not leave afterwards.
'The Quest for Guybrush' - Progress may be blocked when players are meant to hear a sales pitch, as Stan does not approach one of the boats, and after bringing gold and a sword to Captain Smirk, he remains standing in the doorway instead of entering his house.
Gameplay
Players on Xbox Consoles should no longer experience underwater visual issues when swimming. Players should now consistently see the correct visual effects when above and below the waves.
The Legendary Guild Emissary Ledger reward for Season 17 has been updated to ‘The Unseen Deal’ and is no longer the same as the previous Season.
The Silver Sepulchre Double Barrel Pistol now fires in line with its sights.
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Visual and Audio
During the Captained Ship Tutorial, the Pirate Lord now looks at the player.
The Reaper’s Bones Shovel no longer clips through the player’s arms when used.
Camera flicker no longer occurs when performing sword emotes with the Stalwart Sea Dog Cutlass.
The inside of the Lucky Rover Bucket now has the correct colour.
Eclipse Cannons now appear correctly without visible graphical quality changes.
A thrown Throwing Knife of Faraway Shores now keeps the correct model after being picked up.
A cannon merging into the wall on the roof of The Captain’s Head Tavern in Port Merrick has been adjusted.
Performance and Stability
Players on console should no longer experience a disconnect from their session when jumping into water repeatedly.
Players on PlayStation®5 using cross-play should no longer experience game instability when communicating with other players using voice chat across platforms.