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# Insider Patch Notes 3.7.2.1

Insider Update 3.7.2.1 is now live. This build now returns to previewing features which will release in future updates. With this update, Insiders have access to the Custom Seas Free Camera and announced Season 20 experiments, with a new location for the Chest of Fortune.

If you encounter any bugs while playing in Insiders, please head to the 
[Sea of Thieves support site](https://support.seaofthieves.com/hc/en-gb) and 
[report an issue](https://support.seaofthieves.com/requests/new) with our Player Support team.

## Custom Seas

**Free Camera**

* Within a Custom Seas session, Session Leaders now have access to a Free Camera, along with the ability to share access permissions with others during a session.

* The Free Camera can be accessed from the Quick Command Menu, and various camera settings allow for a customised experience ranging from movement speed, field of view, depth of field and manipulating environmental conditions.

* The Free Camera can be moved manually, or locked onto players, ships or creatures for a dynamic shot.

*The current settings of the Free Camera are considered placeholder and are still being tweaked by the team.*

**Legendary Locations**

* Custom Seas sessions can now take place in a variety of iconic locations from Sea of Thieves. Legendary Locations include Old Sailor Isle, Tribute Peak, The Glorious Sea Dog Tavern and The Damned Sea Dog Tavern.

## Season 19

**Stash Voyages**

* Players progressing through the new Season Pass can now earn playable Voyages, providing access to A Sailor's Stash, A Cannoneer's Stash and A Bombardier's Stash.

* Stash Voyages have a chance of being a 'lucky' stash, offering roughly the same items but in much larger quantities.

*To facilitate Insider testing, Stash Voyages have been granted to all Insiders and can be started from the Limited Voyages tab on the Quest Table.*

## Season 20

**Deeds & Season Renown**

* Season 20 no longer operates with an ‘Act’ structure, and with the launch of Custom Seas players can now progress a range of time-limited Deeds exclusively within Custom Seas to earn a bonus to their Season progression.

**Experiment - Emergent Chest of Fortune**

* During Season 20, the Chest of Fortune will no longer be confined to a single World Event and will instead have the chance to be found across a range of emergent World Events.

* The following emergent World Events will have a chance for the Chest of Fortune to become part of the treasure on completion: Skeleton Forts, Reaper Fortresses, Fort of Fortune, Ashen Winds, Skeleton Fleets, Ghost Fleets, the Burning Blade and the Fort of the Damned.

* Vanquishing one of these emergent World Events can reward one of three loot hauls: a regular loot pile, a lesser chance for a regular loot pile with a Chest of Fortune or a rare chance for a regular loot pile and 3 Chests of Fortune.

*This is an experiment that will be run in the Live game. The results of this experiment will inform future plans. At this stage, the experiment is not a commitment to a more permanent change to the experience in future. *

## Updates

**Retrieving Supplies from Outpost Vendors**

* Further improvements have been made to supplies purchased from the Merchant Alliance or Hunter’s Call, providing a more consistent delivery after purchasing.

## Known Issues

**Last Ship Standing**

* In Last Ship Standing, joining or selecting to requeue may result in black screen, preventing players from enjoying the action.

* Player movement may stutter in the tunnels after selecting to requeue.

* Players cannot reload weapons in arrival tunnels.

* Players cannot load or unload cannons in arrival tunnels.

**Pirate Emporium**

* Entering the Pirate Emporium may occasionally display an empty store with no items shown.

**Custom Seas**

* In Legendary Locations, most creatures are unable to spawn.

* Commands that can’t be used in Legendary Locations aren’t visually blocked in the UI.

* The Quest Table isn’t locked off in Legendary Locations.

* When moving the Free Camera away from your own pirate, the surroundings may not load in correctly.

* Some AI cannot be locked on to with the Free Camera.

## Fixed Issues

**Gameplay**

* Players climbing ladders at Barnacle Cay should no longer find emergent threats reappear when climbing above a certain height.

* The Map Table should no longer allow multiple pirates to occupy the same interaction point at the same time.

* Hanging points on ships should now correctly allow only one pirate per point.

* Challenge progress for the Horn of Fair Winds can no longer be unintentionally awarded for blowing a rival player off a player's ship.

* Secret Shipment Shipwrecks should no longer spawn directly beside the island a crew is currently on.

**Custom Seas**

* Using Quick Sail while falling off a ship should no longer trigger unexpectedly.

* Fast travelling to certain islands should now work more reliably.

* Spawning creatures near islands while on a ship should now place them correctly, rather than off the ship’s navigable area.

* Creatures spawned while using Fly Mode should now appear upright instead of rotated incorrectly.

* Spawning multiple Megalodons should now correctly generate the chosen Megalodon type.

* Megalodons spawned near islands should no longer become stuck in terrain.

* Attempting to spawn a Megalodon should no longer cause a server crash.

* Players should now be able to rejoin Private Sandbox sessions via invite after leaving another Custom Seas session.

* Switch descriptions should now display correctly and no longer appear as placeholder text.

* Using larger cinematic Camera settings should no longer cause severe performance drops.

* The scoreboard and Crew HUD should now correctly highlight only the player’s own crew and score.

* When using the Crew HUD, other crews should no longer appear highlighted as your own.

* Present name validation now correctly rejects inappropriate names and provides feedback.

* Missing UI sound effects across various areas have been restored.

**Last Ship Standing**

* Sailing through the Winners’ Portal should now correctly pull the winning crew into the victory tunnel.

* Players joining a solo match via invite should no longer repeatedly die and respawn beneath the map at the end of a match.

* The Winners’ Portal should no longer appear at the start of a match after requeuing.

* Crews defeated before the final moment should no longer be incorrectly pulled into the Winners’ Portal.

* Grapple Guns should now function correctly without requiring a trip to the Ferry of the Damned.

* Rejoining players now be able to see the Winners’ Portal.

* Supply Crates can now be dropped from ships as expected.

* Players should no longer become stuck inside when grappling through windows.

* Localisation tags should no longer appear in the victory banner.

* The lighting inside the Winners’ Tunnel should now better match the view seen through the portal.

* Disconnecting and rejoining the moment the portal appears should no longer break its functionality.

**Visual and Audio**

* Certain pirate body types now correctly hold stolen throwing knives.

* A brief green visual effect seen after entering the loser tunnel in Last Ship Standing has been removed.

**User Interface**

* Pirate Emporium emote previews now display correctly, ensuring key elements are visible.

* The Remove Ship button now behaves consistently.

**Text and Localisation**

* Russian localisation for the Siren Leader notification has been corrected.

**Performance and Stability**

* Improvements have been made to game stability within Custom Seas, to reduce scenarios where players unexpectedly exit the game or become disconnected from their session.

Preview

Insider Patch Notes 3.7.2.1

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.

Custom Seas

Free Camera

Within a Custom Seas session, Session Leaders now have access to a Free Camera, along with the ability to share access permissions with others during a session.
The Free Camera can be accessed from the Quick Command Menu, and various camera settings allow for a customised experience ranging from movement speed, field of view, depth of field and manipulating environmental conditions.
The Free Camera can be moved manually, or locked onto players, ships or creatures for a dynamic shot.

The current settings of the Free Camera are considered placeholder and are still being tweaked by the team.

Legendary Locations

Custom Seas sessions can now take place in a variety of iconic locations from Sea of Thieves. Legendary Locations include Old Sailor Isle, Tribute Peak, The Glorious Sea Dog Tavern and The Damned Sea Dog Tavern.

Season 19

Stash Voyages

Players progressing through the new Season Pass can now earn playable Voyages, providing access to A Sailor's Stash, A Cannoneer's Stash and A Bombardier's Stash.
Stash Voyages have a chance of being a 'lucky' stash, offering roughly the same items but in much larger quantities.

To facilitate Insider testing, Stash Voyages have been granted to all Insiders and can be started from the Limited Voyages tab on the Quest Table.

Season 20

Deeds & Season Renown

Season 20 no longer operates with an ‘Act’ structure, and with the launch of Custom Seas players can now progress a range of time-limited Deeds exclusively within Custom Seas to earn a bonus to their Season progression.

Experiment - Emergent Chest of Fortune

During Season 20, the Chest of Fortune will no longer be confined to a single World Event and will instead have the chance to be found across a range of emergent World Events.
The following emergent World Events will have a chance for the Chest of Fortune to become part of the treasure on completion: Skeleton Forts, Reaper Fortresses, Fort of Fortune, Ashen Winds, Skeleton Fleets, Ghost Fleets, the Burning Blade and the Fort of the Damned.
Vanquishing one of these emergent World Events can reward one of three loot hauls: a regular loot pile, a lesser chance for a regular loot pile with a Chest of Fortune or a rare chance for a regular loot pile and 3 Chests of Fortune.

This is an experiment that will be run in the Live game. The results of this experiment will inform future plans. At this stage, the experiment is not a commitment to a more permanent change to the experience in future.

Updates

Retrieving Supplies from Outpost Vendors

Further improvements have been made to supplies purchased from the Merchant Alliance or Hunter’s Call, providing a more consistent delivery after purchasing.

Known Issues

Last Ship Standing

In Last Ship Standing, joining or selecting to requeue may result in black screen, preventing players from enjoying the action.
Player movement may stutter in the tunnels after selecting to requeue.
Players cannot reload weapons in arrival tunnels.
Players cannot load or unload cannons in arrival tunnels.

Pirate Emporium

Entering the Pirate Emporium may occasionally display an empty store with no items shown.

Custom Seas

In Legendary Locations, most creatures are unable to spawn.
Commands that can’t be used in Legendary Locations aren’t visually blocked in the UI.
The Quest Table isn’t locked off in Legendary Locations.
When moving the Free Camera away from your own pirate, the surroundings may not load in correctly.
Some AI cannot be locked on to with the Free Camera.

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

Players climbing ladders at Barnacle Cay should no longer find emergent threats reappear when climbing above a certain height.
The Map Table should no longer allow multiple pirates to occupy the same interaction point at the same time.
Hanging points on ships should now correctly allow only one pirate per point.
Challenge progress for the Horn of Fair Winds can no longer be unintentionally awarded for blowing a rival player off a player's ship.
Secret Shipment Shipwrecks should no longer spawn directly beside the island a crew is currently on.

Custom Seas

Using Quick Sail while falling off a ship should no longer trigger unexpectedly.
Fast travelling to certain islands should now work more reliably.
Spawning creatures near islands while on a ship should now place them correctly, rather than off the ship’s navigable area.
Creatures spawned while using Fly Mode should now appear upright instead of rotated incorrectly.
Spawning multiple Megalodons should now correctly generate the chosen Megalodon type.
Megalodons spawned near islands should no longer become stuck in terrain.
Attempting to spawn a Megalodon should no longer cause a server crash.
Players should now be able to rejoin Private Sandbox sessions via invite after leaving another Custom Seas session.
Switch descriptions should now display correctly and no longer appear as placeholder text.
Using larger cinematic Camera settings should no longer cause severe performance drops.
The scoreboard and Crew HUD should now correctly highlight only the player’s own crew and score.
When using the Crew HUD, other crews should no longer appear highlighted as your own.
Present name validation now correctly rejects inappropriate names and provides feedback.
Missing UI sound effects across various areas have been restored.

Last Ship Standing

Sailing through the Winners’ Portal should now correctly pull the winning crew into the victory tunnel.
Players joining a solo match via invite should no longer repeatedly die and respawn beneath the map at the end of a match.
The Winners’ Portal should no longer appear at the start of a match after requeuing.
Crews defeated before the final moment should no longer be incorrectly pulled into the Winners’ Portal.
Grapple Guns should now function correctly without requiring a trip to the Ferry of the Damned.
Rejoining players now be able to see the Winners’ Portal.
Supply Crates can now be dropped from ships as expected.
Players should no longer become stuck inside when grappling through windows.
Localisation tags should no longer appear in the victory banner.
The lighting inside the Winners’ Tunnel should now better match the view seen through the portal.
Disconnecting and rejoining the moment the portal appears should no longer break its functionality.

Visual and Audio

Certain pirate body types now correctly hold stolen throwing knives.
A brief green visual effect seen after entering the loser tunnel in Last Ship Standing has been removed.

User Interface

Pirate Emporium emote previews now display correctly, ensuring key elements are visible.
The Remove Ship button now behaves consistently.

Text and Localisation

Russian localisation for the Siren Leader notification has been corrected.

Performance and Stability

Improvements have been made to game stability within Custom Seas, to reduce scenarios where players unexpectedly exit the game or become disconnected from their session.