Insider Patch Notes 3.9.0.6
Intro
Insider Update 3.9.0.6 is now live. This introduces new Custom Seas commands and switch categories, alongside Challenges for the Bilge Rats Weekender.
If you encounter any bugs while playing in Insiders, please head to the
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report an issue with our Player Support team.
Custom Seas
New Commands
- Activate Fort of the Damned – This command activates the Fort of the Damned during a custom session.
- Clear Fixed Storm – Creators using the Move Storm command can now clear a fixed storm location, returning the storm to roaming the seas.
Live Events
Bilge Rats Weekender
- Ahead of the Bilge Rats Weekender arriving in November, new Challenges task crews in High Seas to aggravate sharks, flex their pirate acrobatics and enjoy various hijinks with other crews.
Gameplay Improvements
Crouching Audio Improvements
- Pirates attempting to crouch while sprinting will now hear a new audio effect as they stoop into position.
- Players who are limping and attempt to crouch will now hear a distinct audio effect as their knees buckle.
Known Issues
Commendation Links
- Commendations may not be consistently viewable when browsing items in the Athena’s Fortune shop or at the Shipwright.
Custom Seas
- Natural fog may remain after the Fog switch is turned off in Custom Seas.
User Interface
- Saved Outfit preview images may disappear if the Clothing Chest is opened and closed quickly.
- Players may become stuck if they migrate across servers while attempting to name a Saved Outfit.
Fixed Issues
Gameplay
- Blowpipe darts will no longer knock pirates off ladders.
- ‘The Seabound Soul’ – The Ghost of Pendragon now appears after the Tall Tale is started.
Festival of the Damned
- Pirates can now collect Ghoulish Confections from another pirate while standing aboard their own ship.
- Fire Breath effects no longer continue while interacting or performing an emote.
- Fire Breath now visually shows a single stream of flames when used aboard a ship.
Commendation Links
- Servants of the Flame Commendations now correctly link to cosmetics unlocked from the Bonesmith.
- Guardians of Fortune Commendations now correctly link to cosmetics unlocked from the Pirate Legend store.
- Umbra’s Tattoo Outlet cosmetics are now linked to their respective Commendations on the Reputation page.
- Commendations that are designed to be hidden no longer appear linked when browsing items in shops.
Outfit Saving
- Titles now display correctly in the clothing menu when equipping a new Outfit.
- Saved Outfit names with 10 characters are now centred in the clothing menu.
Custom Seas
- The Set Sail countdown in Custom Seas now plays the correct audio effects.
- The game no longer becomes unresponsive after opening and closing View Scoreboard from Custom Seas Options.
- Crew Banners now appear when viewed through non-default spyglasses.
- Pirates below deck no longer appear frozen to players while using Free Camera.
- Custom Seas Scoreboard scores now update live when a player’s Silver is edited.
Visual & Audio
- The Stalwart Sea Dog Tankard now visibly contains grog when filled.
User Interface
- Some Pirate Emporium cosmetics no longer display duplicate time-limited labels.
- Time-limited labels are now fully positioned in the upper-right corner of Pirate Emporium previews.
Performance and Stability
- Improvements have been made to game performance when visiting Port Merrick.
- Improvements have been made to game stability to reduce scenarios where players unexpectedly exit the game while attempting to shutdown on PC.
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!
