Insider Update 3.6.1.7 is now live. Following the recently announced changes to the release date of Season 18: Act 3 here, this build is no longer in hardening and Insiders are returning to previewing features for upcoming releases alongside further fixes and improvements to Ashen Garrisons.
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Shrinking Battle Bounds
Crews pledging to a Faction and making a defensive stand on the high seas against rivals will now find that if they are located nearby or purposefully hidden inside the bounds of an island, the shrinking Battle Bounds will no longer shrink onto the island and will now force crews out into open waters for the final battle area.
For Galleon battles, the size of the area outside of the Battle Bounds where crews risk an explosive end to their encounter has been reduced. This provides much less space for crews to use this as a valid tactic in battle.
Gold Hoarder Voyages
Performance Improvements
Ashen Garrisons
The Armoury at the bottom of the lighthouse in King's Chalice Garrison cannot currently be interacted with.
Skeleton waves may begin spawning again in a completed Garrison after using a Garrison Key on certain doors.
The main door may remain open after a Garrison resets following a server migration.
Keys on the bottom shelf cannot currently be collected.
Garrison Keys may be hidden below the surface when dropped in certain areas.
The Rowboat in the basement level of Ashen Garrisons sometimes cannot be moved.
The Rowboat in the basement of the King’s Chalice Garrison may float into the air.
Gameplay
Players will no longer see duplicate loot items appearing on the ground after picking items up.
Players firing multiple blowpipe darts in quick succession should no longer find the final dart has a different trajectory and now fires at the intended target consistently.
The Glitterbeard Journal ‘My Maiden Voyage’ can now be found at Morrow’s Peak Outpost.
Skeleton Orders dropped by Captains at Reaper Fortresses now consistently correctly lead to the appropriate Fort.
The Ashen Oar Rival Commendation can now be unlocked when completing the required criteria.
Crews choosing a Captain’s Treasure Vault, Ashen Captain's Treasure Vault Voyage or Gold Hoarder Voyage Medley from the Quest Table should now find they are consistently required to travel a short distance to their selected destination and islands too close are not selected.
Joining a crew who have recently lost their ship at Molten Sands Fortress should no longer find they enter the session floating in the air.
Ashen Garrisons
Music now plays throughout the Ashen Garrison encounter as intended.
Progress through Ashen Garrisons will now continue correctly after a server migration, with doors and puzzles remaining in the proper state.
Raid Voyages to Ashen Garrisons now award the correct Company-specific loot.
Keys dropped by Keymasters no longer merge through the stone floor in the lower levels of the King's Chalice Garrison.
Loot placed near gate locations can now consistently be picked back up.
Loot inside Vault room loot boxes at King’s Chalice Garrison can now only be taken after opening the box.
The banner for opening the main doors at Servant’s Oath Garrison now displays the correct name.
The Act 3 Deed ‘Defeat a Custodian of the Treasury at an Ashen Garrison’ now unlocks correctly.
The Custodian? More Like Dust-odian Commendation now unlocks when requirements are met.
Ashen Garrisons’ Environments
The entrance to the King's Chalice Garrison is no longer partially blocked by an invisible obstruction on the second floor.
The fire trap on the northwest side of the Servant's Oath Garrison now triggers without delay.
Players can no longer swim through wall textures near the Bonesmith Forge on Servant’s Oath Garrison.
The sea gate on the King's Chalice Garrison now opens using the correct input.
Traps near the workshop on the King's Chalice Garrison now remain properly positioned.
Lighting in the main room of The King's Chalice Garrison has been improved.
Players can no longer bypass the lighthouse door at King’s Chalice Garrison by merging through a window.
Players can no longer use a Grapple Gun to pass through the top lighthouse gate.
The staircase door, stone pillar and iron bars on the Servant's Oath Garrison are now correctly aligned.
Smoke above lava now remains visible when rotating the camera throughout the Ashen Garrison event.
An invisible obstruction above a table inside the King's Chalice Garrison fort has been cleared.
The ceiling hatch in the lower section of Servant’s Oath Garrison now displays correctly.
A partially visible wall blocking the basement gate in the Servant's Oath Garrison has been corrected.
Faction Battles
Players who are ineligible for Faction battles will now receive the correct notification when attempting to re-join a crew entering a battle.
The ship’s map now consistently shows the Battle Bounds during a Faction battle.
Environment
The Skeleton Lord at Lost Gold Fort will no longer appear inside rock formations.
Players can no longer grapple into an inaccessible area beside the stairs on the Sloop.
Visual and Audio
Seared Forsaken Ashes Clothing now better matches the glow of the Seared Forsaken Ashes Weapons and Tools at night.
Male pirates’ hands now sit correctly on the Lone Night Wulf Grapple Gun during the reload animation.
The Reaper’s Heart Grapple Gun now displays with the correct spear attachment.
Text and Localisation
A grammatical issue in a Mysterious Journal referencing the Cap’n has been corrected.
Merchant Alliance Commodity Crates now display the correct text when sold.
Performance and Stability
