Fixed Issues

Gameplay

• Pirates swimming to a ship in choppy waters are no longer able to use a ship's cannons, harpoon or Map Table to board directly from the water.
  
• Pirates striking an enemy threat with a harpoon will once again deal a small amount of damage.
  
• On discovering a Shipwreck Graveyard during a Legend of the Veil Voyage, players who previously opened the Captain's Quarters will still be able to access that area even after server migration.
  
• During a Ghost Fleet encounter, crews at a distance from the battle will no longer find that ships disappear while attempting to move to the crew’s position.
  
• Players are now able to complete the Ocean Epicurean Trial when fulfilling the required criteria.
  
• Players attempting to sell a Trident of Dark Tides while aiming it will no longer be prevented from aiming other weapons once sold.
  

Battle for the Sea of Thieves

• Voting on the Hourglass of Fate will now clear the Captain’s Table of any placed Tall Tale Checkpoints.
  
• Players will no longer see a ‘Quest Received’ notification when diving below the waves looking for an opponent.
  
• Solo players forcefully disconnecting from a session while travelling beneath the waves will now find their battle cancelled and arrive on a random island back at sea.
  
• The win streak UI now appears consistently even if the player force-closes the game and rejoins the session.
  
• When diving beneath the waves, players will no longer see strange light blue underwater visual effects in the distance prior to fading to black.
  

Captains of Adventure

• A Captain’s Logbook placed inside a Collector’s Chest no longer loses its cover customisation.
  
• The Taker of Stolen Stock Commendation now progresses when commodities are sold to Sovereigns.
  
• Improvements have been made to the Captain’s Logbook to avoid instances where the text and images inside the Logbook overlap or intersect with each other.
  

Pirate Emporium

• Players will now travel in the intended direction when fired from a Brigantine cannon with the Sawbones Cannons equipped.
  
• The Sawbones Jacket and Belt will now appear ghostly when equipping the Blessing of Athena’s Fortune.
  
• The iconography for the Sawbones Collector’s Sail now matches the equipped sail.
  
• The Sawbones Trinket is now centred correctly and lit from above when placed on a ship.
  
• The Sawbones Collector’s Figurehead when equipped on the Sloop will no longer display liquid through the vial corks, and will swing more noticeably.
  

Environment

• Players can no longer get stuck when traversing the dry dock area at Port Merrick.
  
• Players will no longer be able to see the waterline when jumping at either end of the dry dock at Port Merrick.
  
• The lanterns present at the back of the Order of Souls building at Port Merrick are now lit.
  
• Players can no longer intersect with the environment within the Sea Fort basements.
  
• Items can no longer become lost if placed on a table in the Merchant Alliance area at Port Merrick.
  
• Characters at Port Merrick will now be seen when approaching from a distance and will no longer pop into view.
  
• The cannon at the south-east of Port Merrick now launches pirates in the correct direction.
  

User Interface

• An icon will now appear next to a pirate’s name indicating they are carrying treasure after picking up a Stronghold Key.

Visual and Audio

• The beacon from the Reaper’s Chest or Reaper’s Bounty will now continue to be visible after harpooning the chest off a ship.
  
• The atmospheric effects that signify a Ghost Fleet encounter have been improved, ensuring the event is visible from across the waves.
  
• Pirates striking a Ghost Ship, Skeleton Ship or Megalodon with cannon fire will no longer hear other game music quieten for an extended period.
  
• Players will consistently see the visual effects for an active lantern during the Fort of the Damned, even when returning after death.
  
• During the Ghost of Graymarrow fight, the correct visual effects will now be shown at his feet when teleporting.
  
• Players with the Wandering Reaper Flag or Inevitable Reaper Flag equipped will now find that when representing as an Emissary, the Emissary Flag now attaches correctly.
  
• Pirates’ bodies will no longer become invisible when equipping the Order of Souls Shirt and an open jacket.
  
• When pirates are observed climbing ladders or sitting while holding the Skull of Destiny, the skull will retain its correct visual appearance.
  
• When holding a pet underwater (you monster), air bubbles now appear from the animal’s mouth.
  
• At Galleon’s Grave Outpost, the coastline audio is now heard at the correct volume.
  

Performance and Stability

• Improved server stability to reduce instances where players are disconnected from their session.
  
• ‘The Sunken Pearl’ – Improved server stability when migrating during this Tall Tale.
  

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

• Seagulls now appear over treasure dropped when defeating a Megalodon.
  
• Supply barrels jettisoned from a ship will no longer sink while players are nearby.
  
• Supply barrels harpooned onto a ship will no longer disappear when sailing away from the area where they were collected.
  
• Players are no longer able to bypass the purchase limit at the shipwright and retrieve multiple supplies.
  
• Crews are now granted the correct Emissary Grade progression when bringing treasure onto their ship using a harpoon.
  
• Players below deck caught by the blast from a Trident of Dark Tides as it hits the outside of the ship’s hull will now take reduced damage as intended.
  
• Rowboats containing treasure will no longer leave items floating in the air when undocked from the Sovereigns’ dock.
  
• When taking part in a Skeleton Fleet battle, player ships in close proximity to each other will no longer prevent the fleet from appearing from the depths.
  
• Players discovering the Chest of Legends at the final dig site during a Search for Cursed Treasure will now find the Voyage completes as intended.
  
• Pirates are now prevented from retrieving multiple Voyages from a Mysterious Journal.
  
• ‘A Pirate’s Life’ – Crews are now prevented from using the cage key on a nearby door, which would block them from being able to complete the Tall Tale.
  
• ‘Revenge of the Morningstar’ – Crews are no longer rewarded when cashing in the Skull of Captain Douglas or Chalice of Resurrection.
  

Battle for the Sea of Thieves

• Crewmates who join during a battle and are held on the Ferry of the Damned are no longer awarded Allegiance when the battle ends.
  
• Players who lose a battle while on the Ferry of the Damned should no longer encounter the rare scenario where they appear beneath the waves after returning from the Ferry.
  

Captains of Adventure

• Further improvements made to saving ship customisations, reducing scenarios where Captains saving a livery, decoration or Trinket would result in their chosen customisations not persisting between sessions.
  
• A Captain's Logbook will now maintain a consistent record of events after migrating across servers.
  
• Players should no longer find that events recorded in a Logbook found floating at sea suddenly become blank after reading.
  
• A Captain's Logbook will now retain its customised appearance after being placed in a Collector’s Chest, or after being dropped and picked up.
  
• A Captain's Logbook will now show the correct events pages after being placed in a Collector’s Chest.
  
• Players holding a Captain's Logbook will no longer be offered the option to retrieve treasure from a Collector's Chest.
  

Pirate Emporium

• Players are now able to preview the King’s Ransom Crown on their pirate while browsing the Emporium.
  
• The glowing eyes on the Frostbite Figurehead are now much more visible at a distance.
  
• The Sea Serpent Collector’s Sails now use the correct tile art.
  
• The Labyrinth Looter Weapon Bundle now displays the correct iconography.
  

Environment

• Pirates can no longer intersect with the environment within the basements of Sea Forts.
  
• Within the Pirate Legend Hideout, pirates should no longer be able to push through the environment into the sea.
  
• Pets can now follow players around the new areas of the Pirate Legend Hideout.
  
• ‘Shores of Gold’ – Players are no longer able to bypass the traps and reach the Gold Hoarder’s vault by passing through the environment.
  
• ‘A Pirate’s Life’ – Rocks found within the tunnels that lead to Sailor's Grave now appear correctly.
  

User Interface

• Players on lower-spec hardware should no longer experience graphical issues or missing UI imagery after leaving a session and quickly joining a new session.
  
• After raising and lowering an Emissary Flag, bringing up a radial menu should no longer show an active Emissary.
  
• After switching categories within the shipwright’s Voyage shop, players making a purchase will no longer find the category is reset.
  
• Storage Crates for single resources such as Cannonball Crates no longer display additional UI elements within the storage limits space.
  
• Browsing the Trials section within the Pirate’s Log now correctly displays the selected page.
  
• The name of a player's pet is now displayed correctly in the chat notification pane.
  

Accessibility

• When enabling the extended audio range of sea rocks to improve sailing audio cues, players using headphones will no longer hear audio effects in both ears at the same time.
  
• Players using ‘Let Games Read to Me’ will no longer hear punctuation narrated within the Custom Server menus.
  
• Players using ‘Let Games Read to Me’ will no longer hear incorrect or repeated narration while navigating the ‘Info and Tips’ section.
  

Visual and Audio

• When boarding a ship from the sea, players are no longer able to muffle the boarding audio effects by grabbing the ladder while aiming down sights, ensuring nearby players will always hear someone boarding from the ocean.
  
• Pirates striking another ship with cannon fire will no longer hear other game music quieten for an extended period.
  
• Players shooting, sprinting and aiming in quick succession with an Eye of Reach should no longer encounter rare scenarios where the weapon animation becomes stuck and prevents aiming down sights.
  
• When a Skeleton Fleet battle is active, players moving around The Reaper's Hideout will no longer hear the audio effects cutting out.
  
• After speaking with various characters found across the world, players leaving the conversation will now hear the correct ending phrase.
  
• Equipping the Lucky Hand Dress no longer causes a pirate’s tattoos to appear cut off.
  
• The Sweet Treat Capstan now blends more seamlessly with the pool of chocolate when being raised and lowered.
  
• White corners are no longer visible on the Season Nine title screen.
  
• The Mysterious Stranger will now consistently appear at the intended level of detail when visited in the tavern.
  
• Players with a buried treasure map will now see the correct iconography on the map after migrating servers.
  

Text and Localisation

• All ‘Vote to Scuttle’ options within the Settings Menu no longer display debug text strings and are translated to all non-English languages.
  
• The description for the Fortune's Favour Commendation has now been corrected to reflect that handing in the Chest of Fortune at a variety of locations will still count towards progressing the Commendation.
  
• Players attempting to equip invalid decorations to a Sloop will now see a translated error message in the player’s preferred language.
  
• The Emissary tutorials now mention that Doubloons as well as gold and reputation are increased based on Emissary Grade when selling items as an Emissary.
  
• When players speak to Larinna, she will now mention the new features introduced as part of Season Nine.
  

Performance and Stability

• Improved server stability to reduce instances where players are disconnected from their session.

EVENTS

Sea of Thieves' Fifth Anniversary

• The Marauder's Medley Event ends with the arrival of Season Nine, but there's plenty more to enjoy: all players who set sail in Sea of Thieves before March 22nd (10am UTC) can acquire the Lustrous Legend Figurehead as a free anniversary gift.
  
• A bombastic Pirate Emporium sale runs from March 17th-28th, with deep discounts on ship sets, costumes, weapons, pets and emotes from some of the most popular ranges, Rare heritage sets, Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life and more!
  
• Starting from Sea of Thieves' special day on March 20th, you can make a stop at New Golden Sands Outpost to find a special wall set up for fifth anniversary pirate selfies. Get some pictures for posterity as it's a temporary fixture only...
  
• Also on March 20th, head to the Sea of Thieves YouTube channel to watch Sea of Thieves: Voyage of a Lifetime, a feature-length exploration of the game from its birth all the way through to today.
  
• From March 25th-27th, all pirates are welcome to join in the festivities throughout our Community Weekend, with more freebies to snap up and in-game boosts to unlock by using the #SoTAnniversaryPromo hashtag on social media to raise the Community Emissary Grade!
  
• Find out more about the month-long celebrations in our dedicated fifth anniversary news article.
  

Twitch Drops

• Continue to unlock cosmetics throughout Season Nine with Twitch Drops! Stay tuned to Sea of Thieves social channels to find out when Twitch Drops will be active, some for Partnered streamers and some for all streamers, allowing players to earn a selection of new and classic items from the Omen and Eastern Winds Sapphire sets.
  
• Find out how to link your accounts and more on our dedicated Twitch Drops page.
  

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

• Ammo Crates being held by another pirate can now be harpooned.
  
• Players attempting to stand on a barrel attached to a ship’s harpoon will now find they slip off into the water.
  
• Players using the ship’s harpoon while migrating across servers will now find the harpoon remains usable on arrival.
  
• Pirates travelling through the Tunnels of the Damned with a barrel attached to their harpoon will now find they can release the item and continue to use the harpoon when reaching their destination.
  
• Gunpowder Barrels aboard a ship will now be detonated by attacks from Ghost Ships, Megalodons and Krakens.
  
• Taking resources or fireworks from a crate and then using a Sunken Merfolk Statue to return to the ship will no longer refill the crate with items.
  
• The contents of storage containers will no longer revert to default values after migrating to a new server.
  
• Exclusive Athena’s Fortune items from the Legend of the Veil Voyage will now progress the Hider of Legendary Secrets Commendation.
  
• Pondies will no longer appear in the lower level of Sea Forts.
  

The Battle for the Sea of Thieves

• Dropping treasure off the side of the ship while sailing below the waves no longer causes the item to float away above the ship.
  
• Players can no longer beach their ship on an island during a battle to be moved outside the battle area.
  
• Dying when diving below the waves to hunt another crew will no longer cause the battle to fail for both crews.
  
• The Commendations entitled His Favourite Crew and Risk It All will no longer update when defeating a non-Champion ship.
  
• The Commendations entitled Quite the Collection and Souvenir! now display all requirements in their descriptions.
  

Captains of Adventure

• Captains saving a livery, decoration or Trinket should now consistently find their saved customisations persist between sessions.
  
• Crews will no longer find their ship fails to release a Captain’s Logbook when sinking, even when the server already contains many Ruined Logbooks.
  
• When browsing the Shipwright’s shop, backing out of a shop type will now return to the previous page instead of closing the menu.
  
• After migrating to a different server, the ‘Placed by’ information for a Trinket will now show the correct gamertag.
  
• Players can no longer equip the same Trinket in multiple locations over the maximum limit.
  
• The Treasured Memento Mori will now appear in the Trinket Box after purchasing.
  
• Skeleton Orders found while doing a Fort of Fortune and then completed will now update the Pirate Milestone for Discovered Quests Completed.
  
• Pirates’ hands will no longer intersect with the Captain’s Logbook the first time players interact with it.
  

Legend of the Veil

• Starting and cancelling Legend of the Veil Voyages should now ensure that treasure from Shipwreck Graveyards is removed from the world.

Pirate Emporium

• The icon for the Labyrinth Looter Cannons has now been improved.
  
• The icon for the Mandrake Cannon Flare has been updated to its finalised form.
  

Environment

• Harpoons located at the Sovereigns will once again be able to fire down at all angles to retrieve treasure from the ships below without hitting an invisible surface.
  
• An active Skeleton Fort at Old Brinestone Fortress once again fires its cannons at ships on approach.
  
• Chests can no longer fall under a wooden platform outside the tavern at Sanctuary Outpost.
  

User Interface

• Cycling through throwables using an assigned hotkey will no longer cause the cannonball section on a player’s radial to disappear.

Accessibility

• The ‘Disable Blur’ option now continues to function after travelling through the Tunnels of the Damned.

Visual and Audio

• ‘A Pirate’s Life’ – The Cursed Captain’s skull will no longer appear to float if a player buries then digs him back up.
  
• ‘The Shroudbreaker’ – The opening dialogue with the Mysterious Stranger is now present when starting the Tall Tale at New Golden Sands Outpost.
  
• Players whispering using the Speaking Trumpet while using non-verbal chat will now find their message is only sent a short distance, matching the distance of a whispered voice.
  
• When observing a pirate fishing, players should no longer see their arms move unnaturally across a range of body types.
  
• A floating book can no longer be seen at Smugglers’ Bay.
  
• Pirates’ mouths no longer intersect with the Craggy Beard when worn.
  
• Pressure plate audio effects should no longer be triggered when moving around a specific location in the Pirate Legend Hideout.
  
• A spherical visual effect is no longer present when viewing patches of verdant growth at Marauder’s Arch.
  

Text and Localisation

• ‘Dark Brethren’ – Text within the Quest Book now appears correctly across a range of languages.

Performance and Stability

• Further server optimisations made to reduce the frequency of server performance spikes, which can result in players experiencing lag spikes, rubberbanding and server correction during gameplay.
  
• Players on lower-performing hardware may notice a small improvement to the speed at which textures load in when approaching an island.
  
• Improved server stability to help prevent instances where using the harpoon could cause players to be disconnected from their session.