Insider Patch Notes 3.9.0.4
Intro
Insider Update 3.9.0.4 introduces new ways to shape Custom sessions, save favourite outfits and discover the cosmetic rewards unlocked through Commendations.
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Custom Seas
New Switches
- Emergent Sea Forts - Within Emergent World Events, Sea Forts can now be disabled from becoming an emergent encounter during a session. While disabled, all Sea Forts will remain accessible but without posing a threat or offering treasure.
- Emergent Ashen Garrisons -Within Emergent World Events, Ashen Garrison encounters can now be disabled during a session. While disabled, Ashen Garrisons will remain locked; however, creators can spawn Keys to allow players access.
- Fog - Within Weather, Fog can now be enabled or disabled in the world.
- Break Disguise Scoring - This new gameplay scoring system allows creators to assign a Silver value awarded when players break a pirate’s disguise either through interaction or dealing damage.
Gameplay Improvements
Outfit Saving
- Players can now save their favourite combinations of clothing and vanity items as Outfits from the Clothing Chest. Along with being equipped, outfits can also be named, renamed, overwritten or deleted.
- A saved Outfit will not include changes to equipped emotes or disguises.
- Following the introduction of Outfit Saving, the Vanity Chest has been removed, bringing all Clothing and Vanity items into the Clothing Chest.
Commendation and Cosmetic Reward Links
- The link between Commendations and the items they unlock has been made much more clear to players, allowing players to see their progress where it counts.
- Players browsing items within shops can now see the Commendations required to unlock them, along with their current progress.
- Players viewing a Commendation within the Progress Tab can now see the cosmetic rewards unlocked by completing it.
Known Issues
PlayStation®5 Update
- Insider Update 3.9.0.4 will not be available on PlayStation®5.
Outfit Saving
- Players are currently limited to 200 Outfits in this Insider build.
- After creating an Outfit, players may find the preview image does not show all equipped items. However, equipping the Outfit will correctly apply all items.
Fixed Issues
Gameplay
- An open Treasure Chest now remains open when pulled towards a player using the Grapple Gun.
- Players can no longer deploy the Cannon of Rage inside Sanctuaries of the Banished.
- The Pirate Lord should now consistently perform his animations when crews complete the Gold Hoarders Tutorial Voyage for the first time.
- Within Siren Shrines and Treasuries, players can now open entrances by shooting their locks with the Trident of Dark Tides or Trident of the Banished.
Custom Seas
- Players can now use Quick Commands while aboard the Ferry of the Damned.
- Crews taking control of the Burning Blade will now find its skeleton crew present even when emergent skeletons are disabled.
- Creatures and pets can now follow players along the full length of the eastern dock at the Golden Sands Outpost Legendary Location.
- The Map Table no longer shows unavailable Tall Tales at the Golden Sands Outpost Legendary Location.
- Maps for treasure buried underground now retain the circled X marker when a saved Layout is opened or reset.
- Selling a raw Sunny Splashtail now awards the intended amount of Silver when Custom Scoring is enabled.
- The Expanded and Reduced Ship Supplies switches now apply the intended quantities of supplies to the Burning Blade.
- Players without permission to use the Toolbar will now keep their Equipment radial open when attempting to access it.
- A Sanctuary of the Banished Key used to open a Sanctuary will no longer reappear on the ground when a saved Layout is opened or reset.
- Food left cooking is now removed when a saved Layout is opened or reset, preventing unusable food from occupying players’ inventory slots.
Last Ship Standing
- Cancelling matchmaking while sailing beneath the waves should no longer leave messaging permanently displayed onscreen after returning to High Seas.
- Costume Emote visual effects now appear correctly below deck while crews sail beneath the waves.
Environment
- Players can no longer open the inaccessible hatch through the kitchen wall at Royal Crest Fortress.
User Interface
- Props from emotes should no longer remain attached to a pirate’s preview when changing cosmetics.
- Players browsing weapons in the Pirate Emporium should now see them displayed correctly.
Visual and Audio
- The Fallen Sea Dog Blunderbuss now sits more naturally in a pirate’s hands when viewed by other players.
- Players now hold Wildcat, Mau and Whippet pets correctly when offering them to another pirate.
- The Voice of the Flame now has a wider variety of vocalisations during interactions.
- Wolf pets now appear at the intended size while roaming.
- Wolf pets now react more smoothly when struck from the side.
Text and Localisation
- Replacement ship names and gamertags shown on banners when using Streamer Mode now display correctly across all localised languages.
- The Polish name of the Gift of the Widow Curse has been corrected.
- The Smouldering Pegasus Cutlass now uses a consistent Polish name in the Pirate Emporium and when equipping the weapon.
- Tutorial dialogue directing players to complete their Voyage now uses the correct punctuation.
Performance and Stability
- Ongoing improvements have been made to server stability to reduce instances where players are disconnected from their session.
Feedback
Gathering your feedback on each Insider build we release is a major priority for the team. To make it easier for you to post and make your feedback heard, we’ve set up feedback threads covering the major areas covered by this patch.
Previously Released Updates
To find out more about what has been released to Insiders in previous updates, head to the
patch notes archive!
