Insider Update 3.7.2.3 is now live. Ahead of Season 20 arriving, Insiders now have access to the proposed World Event Raid Voyage experiment and upcoming Live Event ‘Emissaries of Fortune’ for testing.
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.
World Event Raid Voyage Experiment
As part of an upcoming experiment running during Season 20, all on‑demand World Event Raid Voyages have been removed from the Quest Table.
The World Event Raid Voyages disabled are: A Duel with an Ashen Lord, A Raid on a Skeleton Fort, A Battle with a Skeleton Fleet, A Raid on a Reaper Fortress and A Battle with the Burning Blade’s Armada.
While these World Events are no longer available as on-demand Raids, they will continue to appear emergently on the seas and when encountered will offer the highest value on completion.
This is a time-limited live experiment, allowing the team to learn how this change alters the dynamics on the seas. The success or failure of this experiment will inform potential future permanent changes to the experience.
Emissaries of Fortune
Insiders have access to a new weekly Live Event to be introduced in Season 20, boosting Emissary rewards for crews representing the various Trading Companies.
This Event will run for a full day each week and while active, pirates sailing as Emissaries will receive an additional 40% reward multiplier per Grade, stacking on top of existing bonuses.
Custom Seas
Ships without an active crew may not appear when a session starts.
Players may be unable to move to ships that were empty when the session was launched.
Players are currently unable to invite friends to a lobby using the Steam friends list.
The Free Camera may remain focused on an enemy after it has been defeated.
Some enemies cannot be locked onto using the Free Camera.
The game may crash when scoring begins if scoring is set to crew-based.
Gameplay
Ships docked to the south side of a Reaper Fortress will now be in range of the Ship Customisation Chest, allowing crew members to customise and decorate their ship.
Several pistols have been reviewed and their aiming improved to ensure shots now align with the tip of the barrel, or the iron sights for those that have them. Improved weapons include the Legendary Flintlock, Legendary Fortune Pistol, Pistol of the Bristling Barnacle, Rococo Pistol and Paradise Garden Pistol.
Crews taking on a Stash Voyage earned from the Season Pass will now find enemy threats are supressed on the target island.
The Bilge Rats Horn of Fair Winds challenge can now be completed if the attacking player is not standing on the same ship as the target being knocked overboard.
Custom Seas
The Free Camera can now be moved freely without passing through the ground.
The Free Camera view has been corrected so it no longer shows through surfaces above it.
Fast travelling to the Coral Fortress now places players correctly without unexpected repositioning.
Placeholder icons have been removed from notifications shown when a Session Owner leaves.
Crew members in Custom Seas sessions now appear correctly in the roster and can be promoted without needing further changes.
Players who have been removed from a session can no longer return using the re-join prompt.
Creating a new session after entering an invalid join code now proceeds correctly without becoming stuck.
Emergent Skeleton Ships now respect session settings and will only appear when enabled.
Silver rewards for cannon hits are now granted at the intended amount on the scoreboard.
Entering an invalid join code now displays a clear and informative message.
Players removed from a lobby are now fully removed from the session as expected.
Players who are removed from a session will now see a clearer message explaining the reason.
The Free Camera can now reach ground level as expected.
Players who cannot be assigned to a ship are now shown clearly within the crew management screen.
Fast travel options to islands are now shown as unavailable when they cannot be used.
Missing menu sound effects in Custom Seas have been restored for a more consistent audio experience.
Last Ship Standing
Bone Caller throwables now summon skeletons correctly when used on ships during matches.
Cancelling matchmaking in the arrival tunnel will no longer trigger an incorrect Hourglass reward notification after returning to an Outpost.
Players can no longer leave the playable area in the second migration tunnel during transitions.
Crews rejoining the queue after a loss will now be placed into a fresh match as expected.
Cancelling matchmaking in the arrival tunnel now returns players correctly, rather than sending them to the loser tunnel.
Joining a crew mid-match during the arrival tunnel will now load players into the fight reliably, preventing extended black screens.
Environment
Visual and Audio
