Sea of Thieves News

• The Reaper’s Bones now offer an on-demand Voyage from the Quest Table: the Search for Ancient Secrets.
  
• This Voyage tasks crews with uncovering long-lost skeletons from the fabled Order of Bone and Blade and working with them to unearth Ancient Sarcophagi, while fighting back against Ancient Phantoms dead set on defending their secrets.
  
• Embarking on a Voyage for The Reaper’s Bones will automatically raise a Reaper’s Mark Flag on the ship, announcing your location to other crews via their Map Table.

• The Cannon of Rage is a powerful portable cannon that can be positioned and redeployed for a wide range of tactical uses.
  
• Once deployed, it can be loaded and fired like a regular cannon, but with each shot fired the cannon generates heat and will need cooling down to prevent overheating. Players can delay their shots to allow the cannon to cool naturally, or douse it with water to speed up the process.
  
• The cannon will also overheat when taking damage, becoming a potential target for rival crews. Should the cannon reach critical heat levels, either through overuse or damage, it will result in a devastating explosion that damages anything nearby.
  
• These cannons can be found as a guaranteed reward within the Vaults of emergent Skeleton Forts, the Fort of Fortune and the Fort of the Damned. Crews may also find themselves lucky and discover them hidden in Sea Forts or washed up on beaches. Raid Voyages won’t award these volatile contraptions, so keep an eye on the horizon for those events!

• Order of Bone and Blade Skeletons can now be found partially buried on islands across the Sea of Thieves, and will assist pirates who revive them. Crews can recover multiple allies as they explore, and may even uncover an Order of Bone and Blade Captain, a more formidable defender.
  
• As allies, the Order of Bone and Blade will join the fray to protect their adopted crew. While they can fall during a fight, they can also be revived to rejoin the battle. But be warned that these mercenaries will side with whoever revives them, even if that's a rival crew!
  
• These mercenaries will follow and assist the adopted crew on their island adventures. However, their bones are bound to the island where they’re found, so they’re unable to accompany pirates on their onward journey!

• The Reaper’s Bones are seeking the power held within the Reaper’s Chest and Reaper’s Bounty to fulfil their needs, and now award increased gold and reputation to crews delivering these to The Reaper’s Hideout.

• A range of new Reapers Rising Commendations have been added within the Reputation tab to challenge pirates. Explore the challenges under the Reaper’s Bones and Bilge Rat Commendation tabs in the Pirate Log.
  
• The Reaper’s Bones representatives now offer access to Reaper’s Bones weapons, clothing and equipment unlocked through their Commendations. These items will arrive over the course of the Season.
  
• Servants of the Flame can earn access to new Skeleton Curse cosmetics through the Bonesmith, unlocking the Skull, Upper and Lower Body parts for the Order of Bone and Blade and Captain variants along with the Rusted Raw Bones.
  
• The Outpost shipwrights offer two new items for Captains, in the form of the ‘Essence of Red Death’ and ‘Resurrection of Secrets’ Ornaments.
  
• Reapers tackling the new Pirate Milestone within the Voyager alignment can unlock access to the new ‘Digging for Victory’ Painting.

• Progressing through the 100 levels of Renown in Season 16 will reward players with Boneward Blade clothing items and unique Season 16 rewards, alongside time-limited Bone and Blade collectibles. Head to the Seasons profile page to browse the new rewards and check your pirate’s progress!
  
• Pick up the latest Plunder Pass to gain access to a plethora of additional unlockable cosmetics from the Oyster’s Prize collection, including a ship set with Collector’s items and a selection of themed clothing, all available to earn by raising your Renown. Purchase a Pass in-game through the Pirate Log or Pirate Emporium, or via the Pirate Emporium webpage or Steam Item Store.

• This Season, the Guild Emissary Ledgers offer the ‘Forbidden Knowledge’ Painting, ‘Blade to the Bone’ Ornament and Guild of Elevated Evil Title to Guilds who represent them well and perform proudly in the Ledgers.

• The Chest of Fortune remains within the Vault of the Fort of Fortune for this season.
  
• Crews who retrieve Chests of Fortune can now earn the next Grade of the Fortune’s Favour Commendation, unlocking access to the Regal Fortune Cannons, Capstan, Wheel and Flag.

• Crews chasing down the tell-tale beacon of the Reaper’s Chest or Reaper’s Bounty can earn the next Grade of the Reaper’s Riches Commendation, and start unlocking access to the Regal Fortune Blunderbuss, Eye of Reach and Throwing Knives.

• Lamplighter Ship Collection and Ship’s Crest
  
• Lamplighter Weapon Bundle
  
• Lamplighter Costume
  
• Lamplighter Lantern
  
• Reaper’s Heart Toucan
  
• Dark Warsmith Cabin Bundle
  
• Sting Tide Eye of Reach (free!)

• The Outpost weaponsmiths now stock the Party Boat Throwing Knives, Double Barrel Pistol, Grapple Gun and Blowpipe.

• Cosmetics previously available during Season Nine have arrived in Outpost shops and can now be yours in exchange for Doubloons!
  
• Players can now purchase the Prosperous Privateer clothing set, along with a range of unique one-off items first available during this Season. Pirate Legends can also pick up the Legendary Bone Hunter Jacket and Spyglass.
  
• The time-limited Gilded Age items, however, remain exclusive to players who participated in Season Nine.

• This update includes a range of smaller system-level optimisations to game performance, networking and memory, providing improvements across the broader experience.

• Players traversing a harpoon tightrope are now free to look up and down while balancing.

• Improvements to game integrity on PC now detect and prevent players from manipulating game files to modify the game experience.

• Players experiencing an unstable network connection will now be shown an indicator within the game HUD. While this is enabled by default, it can be disabled within the HUD settings.

• Players on PC will find a new option in the game settings allowing extra information to be gathered when experiencing a GPU-related game crash. While this is disabled by default, it can be enabled through the Video Options settings.

• Captains restoring their ship at a shipwright will now consistently find the ship is returned to pristine condition.
  
• During Faction Battles, ships that are beached in shallow waters around islands can now be consistently sunk by rival crews. Once sufficient damage has been dealt to a ship, it will be considered sunk and moved to the wreckage tunnel.
  
• Players firing themselves from cannons into island shallows should no longer find they are sometimes pushed through the geometry and underneath the island.
  
• The Barnacled Dread no longer flees from an encounter when struck by a Lure Dart.
  
• Players will no longer find their ship sometimes takes damage from sea rocks when surfacing from a dive in certain world locations.
  
• Detonating a Gunpowder Barrel held by a skeleton should now consistently cause nearby Gunpowder Barrels to explode.
  
• Damage from a firebomb now consistently forces players out of a sitting spot.
  
• Storage Crates dug up from Skeletons’ Orders can now be sold at Outposts.
  
• ‘Revenge of the Morningstar’ – Starting this Tall Tale from a checkpoint and choosing to dive to the location now consistently places the required Tale items on the Quest Table.

• Hunting spears can now be sold to The Reaper’s Bones.
  
• Players are now prevented from placing a hunting spear in a Merfolk Statue while charging a throw.
  
• Hunting spears that float to the ocean’s surface after being thrown can now consistently be picked up.
  
• Hunting spears should no longer be destroyed when thrown or carried while inside the Tunnels of the Damned or when diving.
  
• Players using ‘Reduce Hold to Use item’ will find it now supports charging a hunting spear’s throw.

• The enraged Megalodon encountered while on this Voyage should no longer attempt to attack the ship immediately after surfacing.
  
• Appropriate battle music should now be heard during the Voyage when the Megalodon surfaces.

• Grand Boars found exploring the island should now leave behind fewer items of fruit when left undisturbed.
  
• The health of wild boars now dynamically scales with the crew size in proximity, providing a balanced encounter for all crew sizes.

• Players should no longer be able to trap themselves at the Dagger Tooth Outpost shipwright when using the Grapple Gun.
  
• Invisible objects found around the environment have been removed from The Reaper’s Hideout.
  
• Improvements have been made to various parts of the environment at Ancient Spire Outpost to address visual issues.
  
• Improvements have been made to the lighting within the Vault at Hidden Spring Keep.

• The Skin Scriber Pistol and Double Barrel Pistol have had their aiming improved to ensure shots now align with the tip of the barrel.
  
• Applying tattoos should no longer change the player’s skin tone.
  
• The Stormfish Chaser Blunderbuss now sits correctly in the player’s hands.
  
• The Silent Barnacle Sails no longer have visible floating parts when equipped.
  
• Players equipping a disguise while wearing the Lightbearer Costume should now remain fully hidden.
  
• The lantern near the Sloop’s wheel will now consistently cast a visible light when moving around the ship.

• The notification for unlocking the Wild Seas Curse now displays the correct message.
  
• The Pirate of Magnificent Mischief Title now appears with the correct name when equipped.
  
• Japanese translations for the Skin Scriber set have been corrected.

• Further improvements have been made to game stability to reduce scenarios where players unexpectedly exit the game or become disconnected from their session.

• Steam: 3 GB

• With the issues affecting diving to experiences now resolved, Faction battles have been reopened and crews can once again dive into battle using the War Map.

• Improvements have been made to game stability while diving to experiences. This addresses a recent regression causing black loading screens to become stuck after diving.

• To enter on X/Twitter, make sure you include @SeaOfThieves and #StyleOfThieves in your post.
  
• For Instagram, you just need to post using #StyleOfThieves. Same goes for Bluesky and Threads.
  
• Add your entry as a reply to that day’s theme post on Facebook.
  
• Post your entry with #StyleOfThieves in the #pirate-fashion channel of our official Discord server.

• No Costumes on the catwalk – we want to see your creativity and individuality in how you mix and match items, so no all-in-one Costumes.
  
• Complete cosmetic sets are not permitted. Our artists designed those items to go together and, again, we want to see stylish creativity. Ideally, an outfit should contain no more than four items from the same named set, but as long as creativity from multiple styles is evident then your outfit will be accepted.
  
• Unless a theme calls for it, all shots should be solo pirates and not crews. Only the pirate(s) in the picture will be eligible for the prize.
  
• Find a simple or plain background to pose against to let your outfit pop. Backgrounds and locations will not be considered when judging the outfit.
  
• Lighting helps, so find a well-lit spot to fully peacock your picks. Coloured or tactical lighting won’t be considered part of the outfit, and could hurt your chances of consideration.
  
• Toggle off your HUD for a clean snap and avoid a name getting in the way! If you haven’t set it, the Toggle HUD command can be assigned to a button from the HUD category of the Keyboard and Mouse or Controller area of your Settings menu.
  
• Screenshots should be a reflection of the game – no external editing or filters should be applied.
  
• Please try to keep your submissions to a 16:9 or 1:1 ratio, making sure your entire outfit is in shot, including your shoes/toes! This will help us when framing winners, and ensures a degree of parity when comparing submissions.
  
• While you may use any emotes for your shot, any features added to the outfit via the emote (e.g. oars, weapons, sparklers) won’t be taken into consideration as part of an outfit during judging.
  
• One shortlist will be compiled per theme, using entries across all platforms, meaning it’s not necessary to post your submission to all channels. If you make sure you use the correct tags, we will see it! Please note that we will only shortlist one costume per user per theme.
  
• While we don’t dissuade pirates from posting multiple entries on a single theme, if we spot a user sharing an excessive number of entries, they will be at risk of being considered ineligible for that theme through this unsportsmanlike behaviour.
  
• The unique prize means you can’t win more than once in Style of Thieves, but you’re more than welcome to continue entering for the fun of it!

Студия Rare объявила, что 16 сезон в Sea of Thieves стартует 22 мая. Вместе с объявлением даты в социальных сетях был показан небольшой тизер.