Insider Update 3.8.2.1 is now live. This update introduces a new Talk Like a Pirate Day Event, expands Custom Seas setup options and improves support for players using streamer privacy settings.
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.
Talk Like a Pirate Day Event
To celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, players now have access to a Parley Pennant that can be raised from their ship’s Flag Box. With the Parley Pennant raised, other ships approaching will be notified the crew wishes to talk.
Pirates using the Parley Pennant to signal three other crews during the Event can earn the Parley Proficiency Sails.
Following the Event, the Parley Pennant will become a permanent addition to the ship’s Flag Box.
Switch Improvements
Improved Streamer Settings Support
Note, the player’s Gamertag shown in the top right corner of the front end will still remain visible when enabling these settings.
Parley Pennant
Trading Company Shops
Gameplay
Further improvements have been made to prevent Ancient Megalodons from being attracted to ships taking part in Faction battles.
Players bailing water from a bucket and quickly interacting with parts of the ship will now find the water is consistently bailed and no longer returns to the ship.
The Loyalist of the Flame Commendation now progresses correctly when players complete the rebalanced Playing the Part Commendation requirements.
Further improvements have been made to the retrieval of purchased supplies from the Merchant Alliance or Hunter’s Call, ensuring crews cannot receive duplicate items.
Commodity Crates discovered at sea now contribute the correct amount of Commendation progress when handed in.
The Gold Hoarder Tutorial Voyage can now be completed by handing in the chest regardless of which crewmember started the Voyage.
Custom Seas
Player rosters are now displayed in crew order.
‘Random Location’ has been replaced with ‘The Sea of Thieves’ within Legendary Locations.
Free Camera no longer leaves players trapped when transitioning to the Ferry of the Damned.
Players revived while using Free Camera behave as intended after returning to gameplay.
Weapon Damage overrides now affect Double Barrel Pistols, passive animals and Throwing Knives.
Ships now correctly retain their selected cosmetics when launching into a Custom Seas session.
The View Scoreboard option now appears correctly when scoring is enabled.
Quick Command menus scale correctly at different monitor resolutions.
Add Rowboat options now respect player permissions.
Spawn Treasure > Paintings display their correct preview artwork.
Fetcher's Rest now displays the correct island icon in weather menus.
Session Permission toggles now behave consistently with other switches.
Success and failure pop-ups display the correct Close prompt.
Players using invisibility remain hidden while fishing.
Fishing rods remain hidden while using invisibility.
Pets remain correctly positioned in cannons when moving closer and further away.
Red Sea visuals appear correctly around the Seas of Sailor's Grave boundaries.
Environment
Invisible objects around Ashen Garrison gates have been removed.
Players can now move freely around Sanctuary Outpost without becoming trapped in plants.
Ancient Spire Outpost barrels are positioned correctly.
Players can no longer see through unintended areas at Plunder Outpost.
The first-person camera now behaves correctly while players sleep during the Maiden Voyage.
Visual and Audio
Gift of the Widow Curse now displays the intended eye colour when viewed in the front end.
Crimson Crypt and Cardinal Lodestar Grapple Guns align correctly at increased Field of View settings.
Text and Localisation
Performance and Stability
Leaving the Ferry during Eternal Guard encounters no longer causes unexpected game closures on PlayStation®5.
After migrating across servers, all players should now consistently see the same state of Day or Night.
Players leaving a session and returning to the main menu should no longer experience an indefinite wait on ‘Finding Crew Ledger’ when attempting to join their next session prior to closing the title.
