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Blaze a Trail of Destruction in Sea of Thieves Season 16May 22, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsSeason 16 has arrived in Sea of Thieves! It’s been a little while since the fearsome Captain Flameheart regained his physical form, but the time has now come for him to expand the reach of his loyal followers and strengthen the standing of The Reaper’s Bones. In this latest free Seasonal update, pirates will be able to set out on their first ever Voyages for The Reaper’s Bones and work together with the legendary skeletons of the Order of Bone and Blade to uncover Ancient secrets – and that’s just the beginning… Stronger Bones With their leader Captain Flameheart returned to full strength and armed with forbidden knowledge thieved from Ancient Temples, The Reaper’s Bones are making their move on the Sea of Thieves! This Season, for the first time, they’ll be offering Voyages for pirates to undertake, beginning with the Search for Ancient Secrets. In this Voyage, players will need to work with a lost crew of skeletons from the fabled Order of Bone and Blade to unearth long-buried Ancient Sarcophagi. Along the way, Ancient Phantoms will emerge to defend their hidden secrets. You’ll need to fight them off to finish activating the mechanisms and uncover a Skull of the Banished to take back to the Servant of the Flame. Voyaging for The Reaper’s Bones isn’t quite so simple, however: Flameheart values strength and dominance above all else, so if you want to sail in his name, you’ll have to fly a Reaper’s Mark Flag! The flag will be raised automatically whenever you undertake a Voyage for The Reaper’s Bones, revealing the location of your ship to all other nearby crews and inviting them to come and claim your loot for themselves, if they have what it takes… Emergent Excitements The growing influence of The Reaper’s Bones is having an impact on emergent activities too. Their cunning weaponsmiths have devised a way of tapping the raw power of the Chest of Rage to construct a new, devastating weapon: the Cannon of Rage. This portable armament grants pirates who find it the freedom to fire cannonballs from almost anywhere, then pack up the cannon and carry it on to a new location for redeployment. There’s a risk, however: whenever the Cannon of Rage fires or takes damage, it starts to overheat. Fail to give it time to cool down (or speed up the cooling process with water), and it’ll live up to its name with a violent explosion that’s liable to sink the ship you’re standing on! Meanwhile, skeletal members of the long-lost Order of Bone and Blade have started clawing their way up towards the sandy surfaces of islands, waiting to be fully unearthed by curious passers-by. Rescue them and you’ll be friends for life – or at least until they fall in battle, as they’ll happily throw in their lot with the next pirate to revive them. You’ll find they’re also unable to leave the island to which their bones are bound! Until then, though, they can lend a hand with whatever needs doing, whether it’s demystifying tricky treasure maps, digging up treasure or helping to carr...Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 3.4.0May 22, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsReapers Rising Set sail on Voyages for The Reaper’s Bones, roll out the Cannon of Rage and enlist Captain Flameheart’s Order of Bone and Blade! To learn more about this new Season’s headline features, head over to our dedicated Season 16 page. Search for Ancient Secrets Voyage 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.Cannon of Rage 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!Skeleton Mercenaries 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!Reaper’s Chest Value 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.Reapers Rising Commendations and Rewards A range of new Reapers Rising Commendations have been added within the Reputation tab to challenge pirates. Explore the challenges under the R...Sea of Thieves Release Notes – Hotfix 3.3.2.2May 12, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsFaction Battles Faction Battles Reopened 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. Fixed Issues Performance and Stability 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. Known Issues To learn more about known issues in Sea of Thieves currently being tracked and their status, head over to our Known Issues support site article. Full Release Notes These release notes cover a hotfix. For full details on recently added game features, see the release notes on our latest content update.Season 15’s Style of Thieves Theme Reveal!May 9, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsSeason 15 has been one filled with balance. For all the monstrous maws of Ancient Megalodons, there were seagulls added to accompany your sway across the waves. As ferocious wild boars arrived to send many a pirate to the Ferry of the Damned, new fishing Voyages invited a relaxing session, assuming someone else didn’t fancy your fish. Then the Kraken must have felt a bit left out and unexpectedly started attacking every ship it saw (we calmed it down, don’t worry), so how about we try to have a civilised fashion contest to balance that? Yep, you read the headline correctly (assuming you read the headline), #StyleOfThieves returns for its Season 15 sashay and it’s happening from May 12th–15th! Pirates of all walks are invited to embrace the swathes of cosmetics at their disposal for a spot of dress-up in the name of fun, fashion and, for 16 lucky winners, a new pair of gloves. Maintaining the same course as its recent iterations, posts relating to this Season’s themes will appear on Sea of Thieves social media channels around 10am UTC on the dates specified below, signalling that the entry period for that day’s couture contest is open. Your task, as the highly fashionable filibusters you are, is to the show us your pirate dressed in a manner that responds to the day’s prompt, trying to stand out from the crowd in the process. How do you show us? Simple, just take screenshots displaying your full outfit and share them on your social media channel of choice (details below), stating the name of the theme with your screenshot to help with our team’s judging. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37295600/136c92d97204221aacfea8220c1012df88cf48ff.jpg Each theme will be open to entries for 24 hours, after which time our team will scour the corners of the internet (well, the advertised avenues for entries on the internet) and pull together a shortlist of their favourite fits. These will then be hidden in a secret room within a shifting mansion that was recently left to us by an eccentric benefactor, with a member of the Art team tasked with solving the house’s secrets in order to locate the list. Assuming they manage this and don’t get stuck in a closet for the rest of eternity, they’ll choose their 16 overall winners for us to reveal on May 21st. Before we get to the themes, we’d just like to reiterate a necessary reminder: even if you don’t win Style of Thieves, as with all our social media contests, we hope everyone who takes part simply has a good time exploring the fun of fashion within Sea of Thieves. Who knows, you may find the perfect fit for your pirate’s next adventure! And now, without any more re-tweaked preamble, here are Season 15’s #StyleOfThieves themes: The Themes Each theme will start at 10am UTC on the dates detailed below, with entries accepted via a variety of social media channels for a full 24 hours. Hunter Dress for the catch you want, not the catch you have! Unless the catch you have is a huge, ferocious monster, in which case you’re probably ready ...Скоро в Xbox-хите Sea of Thieves стартует 16 сезон — он улучшит PvP-аспектMay 8, 2025 - Gamemag.ruСтудия Rare объявила, что 16 сезон в Sea of Thieves стартует 22 мая. Вместе с объявлением даты в социальных сетях был показан небольшой тизер. Sea of Thieves Round-Up: April 2025May 7, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsThe sun is shining and the wildflowers are running amok, which can only mean we’ve ventured deep into spring! As always, we’re making time for a look back at all the excitements arising in April, neatly summarised in this handy round-up. Let’s find out what you might have missed… Content Update Marking the final instalment of Season 15, April’s monthly content update rolled out new Voyages for The Hunter’s Call, sending keen pirates in search of rampaging Megalodons and dangerous wild boars. Check out the release notes for the full rundown on the Hunters’ last update for now! This one arrived fairly late in the month on 24th, but that ensured there was plenty of time to slot in a quick hotfix beforehand to address a few quirks of the March update. Just before April’s content drop, however, word started getting around that the bony inhabitants of the Skeleton Forts were up to no good, hiding vast quantities of Ashen treasure in some of their Vaults. Fortunately, plenty of pirates proved adept at liberating said fortunes during the Mega Stashes Event that ensued, and earned some lovely new facial hair along the way. News and Features Following the regular This Month article to tee up April’s calendar of events, we had some big announcements to unveil, starting with Sea of Thieves’ upcoming arrival on Battle.net®! Our new friends won’t be joining us in full until Season 16 lands later in May, but be sure to give them all a warm welcome when they do. Second on the ballot was a series of substantial changes to our enforcement policy. This is the process by which we ensure that players adhere to our Code of Conduct and keep the seas safe – so the article is well worth checking out for an overview of how the new system works and where to check your own status. Of course we couldn’t let the month go by without fulfilling a couple of regular features: our latest Community Spotlight featured #SoTShot success story and committed completionist GingerJefferson, while the maestros in Sea of Thieves’ music department seized the opportunity for another soundtrack addition, ‘The Great Meg Chase’! Who doesn’t want a dash of monster-hunting adrenaline in their morning playlist? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37295600/9fd7203796e2a3ebd0b8d1294225695718978671.jpg Videos and Streams The Battle.net news came with its own essential announce video in April, while some familiar faces headed on over to the Tavern for the Season 15 edition of our in-house podcast, discussing the Season so far, our ongoing work around game health and a sneak peek at what’s to come later in the year. And even though we’re all busily lining up a new Season launch in May, the Video team wouldn’t let you miss out on April’s staples: Daryl swung by with a new episode of Sea of Thieves News, as did Drew with the latest Developer Update, alongside all the usual suspects you’d expect from a monthly update including a release trailer and an Emporium overview. News also broke that applications for our Stream Team...Presenting… Sea of Thieves: The Art of PiracyMay 6, 2025 - Community Announcements“Piracy’s more of an art than a science,” some grizzled old salt probably once said. There’s no way to be completely sure, but do please give us the benefit of the doubt, or this is going to be a very awkward opening paragraph. One thing we do know for certain is that creating a pirate paradise takes an awful lot of science and art. So much so that in 2018 we were able to release The Art of Sea of Thieves: an entire volume of concept sketches and aesthetic explorations charting the evolution of the game’s distinctively ‘wonky’ graphic style and the creation of its pirates, ships and islands. So what’s left to show? Plenty, as it happens, as Sea of Thieves has continued to change and expand since launch and many more artistic endeavours have been undertaken. The fundamentals may have been nailed down, providing a platform for more focused creativity, but the game’s ongoing transformation has provided us with a wealth of fresh material to feast your eyes on. New characters, ship liveries, weapons, pets, threats and destinations… hundreds of unique art pieces have been created for the game’s various updates and Seasons, ranging from on-team concept work bringing ideas to life through to promotional renders that showcase the results. That’s more than enough to fill a second book and chronicle Sea of Thieves’ seven-year journey so far, and that’s where The Art of Piracy comes in. Due for release on May 20th – and currently available to pre-order from all good retailers, so get that gold pouch ready – Sea of Thieves: The Art of Piracy goes year by year to provide a rich visual history of piratical pursuits, from the carnivorous peril of our first major update The Hungering Deep to the resurrection of Captain Flameheart and beyond. Want to learn more? Set a course for Titan Books’ website!This Month in Sea of Thieves: May 2025May 5, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWelcome to May, pirates! There’s a ton of fun planned for you over the next few weeks, so as is now customary, please enjoy this handy rundown of events and dates to look forward to. Grab a pen and your calendar before proceeding, because there’s plenty you won’t want to miss – including the start of a whole new Season… Battle.net® Closed Beta – Friday, May 2nd – Monday, May 5th For pirates preparing to set sail on Battle.net, the Sea of Thieves team are running a Closed Beta to help identify and iron out any issues before the global launch date of May 22nd. Players who’ve opted for the Sea of Thieves Deluxe or Premium Edition on Battle.net will be able to set sail on this platform for a long weekend – and, conveniently, will also get to enjoy the Festival of Fishing (see below) if they opt to play on High Seas. Battle.net players over this period will be setting sail with players on all other platforms, so it’s a great opportunity to learn the ropes with some more experienced pirate pals! Festival of Fishing Event – Friday, May 2nd – Monday, May 12th The Festival of Fishing returns, bringing a brand new flavour to an old-school event. Building on the recent expansion of The Hunter’s Call, this Event tasks pirates with hauling in a variety of finned friends to complete an array of Event Goals. Two new Limited Voyages will also be on offer, along with double gold and reputation for fish handed in to The Hunter’s Call during the Event. Players who participate in everything on offer can expect to bag the fantastic fish-themed Courageous Catch Fishing Rod, and the cracking Connoisseur of Culinary Craft Title. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37295600/3272cce17ad186e2d8d4d29ea8dee3ba16892058.jpg Season 15 Style of Thieves Contest – Monday, May 12th – Thursday, May 15th The latest Style of Thieves competition kicks off on May 12th, so keep your eyes trained on our official social media channels for information on the upcoming themes. The opportunity for some of our most well-dressed pirates to win a pair of Fashionista’s Finery Gloves is only a couple of weeks away! Pirate Emporium Hidden Gems Sale – Thursday, May 15th – Tuesday, May 20th May’s discount sale will spotlight a suite of items that haven’t been on sale for a while from the Emporium shopkeepers’ stock! Save some Ancient Coins on a range of stunning sets, with healthy discounts on the Checkmate, King’s Ransom and Ancestral Ship Collections. There’ll also be some cut-price Collector’s Pets, clothing, weapons and emotes – so make sure you browse the aisles and see if you can bag yourself a bargain while the sale is live. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37295600/d0088ba245ec11637e3bece4859c0dc992dc3364.jpg Battle.net Early Access Begins – Friday, May 16th For Battle.net Premium Edition purchasers, the six-day Early Access period will begin on May 16th! These players will be able to enjoy the final few days of Season 15 and earn some of this Season’s cosmetics by simply playing the game and raising their Renown. It’s also...Sea of Thieves Release Notes – Hotfix 3.3.2.1May 1, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWild Seas Wild Seas Commendation Balancing Commendations tasking crews with the delivery of Pristine Tusks, Scales and Teeth have been rebalanced to require fewer items to unlock. While Grades 1-3 remain unchanged, Grade 4 now requires 15 (down from 25) and Grade 5 requires 20 (down from 50). The following Commendations have been rebalanced: Master Hunter of the Savage Boar, Master Hunter of the Pristine Maw and Master Hunter of Pristine Megalodon Spoils. Players with partial progress may need to hand in a further Pristine item in order for their correct Grade progress to be shown.Kraken Encounter Balancing While Kraken encounters will retain the ability to occur on a server alongside other World Events, the frequency of these Kraken encounters has now been significantly reduced. Fixed Issues Gameplay Resource Barrels released from a sunken vessel will once again float to the surface and the resources can be consistently retrieved. Crews beginning a Faction battle will be unable to receive aid from other crew members who join after the battle has begun. Additional crew members will now be held on the Ferry of the Damned until the battle is complete.Performance and Stability Further improvements have been made to game stability to reduce scenarios where players unexpectedly exit the game or become disconnected from their session.Megalodon Hunting Voyage Players with a high-resolution display should no longer find that using the Shrouded Glass creates a picture-in-picture effect.Hunting Spear Players can no longer use various methods to duplicate their stock of hunting spears.Pirate Emporium The King’s Ransom Grapple Gun is no longer shown as ‘On Sale’ and has returned to its correct price of 249 Ancient Coins. Known Issues To learn more about known issues in Sea of Thieves currently being tracked and their status, head over to our Known Issues support site article. Full Release Notes These release notes cover a hotfix. For full details on recently added game features, see the release notes on our latest content update.Sea of Thieves Enforcement Policy UpdateApr 24, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsSince Sea of Thieves launched, we’ve taken thousands of enforcement actions against those who’ve acted against our Pirate Code when sailing the seas. When our enforcement system was first designed, we had a lot less experience in the live service arena – and while we were as informed as we could’ve been back then, we didn’t necessarily understand what the impact of this would be years down the line. Over the last six months or so, we’ve been taking the time to review and analyse our enforcement strategies with a view to evolving how we move forward. While we’ve shared our plans for this in a previous Developer Update (from 7:15 in the video below), today our new policy goes live – so we wanted to take this opportunity to talk a little more about the how and why. From today, we will be giving players more information on why we’re taking action against their accounts and an opportunity to change their ways. While, unfortunately, there are a few bad eggs in this world who do want to cause harm and distress to others, we’re conscious that some folks might just be having a bad day and immediately regret their actions – and we want to give these players room to learn from their mistakes. Our Previous System Our previous enforcement system was a three-strikes-and-out policy – which has worked for us, but has also had some limitations and made it hard to take nuanced action. For example, if a player had received their third strike for a relatively minor offence, under the old system they would have received a lifetime ban – which, after a long and lengthy review on our side, felt perhaps a little too inflexible. For someone on the end of this enforcement action, under our old policy they would have simply received a Redbeard error message upon their next attempted login, rather than any specific information on what happened and why, resulting in a lack of clarity around our decision-making. In this scenario, a user may have ended up banned without necessarily understanding why, or perhaps even thinking that we’d overreacted to a report about a smaller infraction. With that in mind, we’ve been developing a new enforcement system that allows us to more accurately capture the nuance of offences committed, and enables us to communicate exactly why action has been taken against someone’s account. Our system is an evolution of the Xbox points system, and we’ve spent a lot of time collaborating and consulting to ensure that the new system addresses our concerns with our previous enforcement policy, while also making sure that punishment of more serious offences carries the right weight. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37295600/e6bd1db00521cc16fee629dcd8b9092d3ef45256.jpg Newly Introduced Changes Under our recently introduced policy, every new player begins their journey on the Sea of Thieves with zero points, and can accrue a total of 12 points before receiving a permanent ban on their account. If a report is submitted against them, points will be administered to their acco...Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 3.3.2Apr 24, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWild Seas Heed the call in Season 15, which brings a wealth of new incentives to The Hunter’s Call while introducing new wildlife both harmless and hostile. For an overview of the fierce features rolled out over the course of this Season, head to our dedicated Season 15 page! Megalodon Hunting Voyage Crews can now take on a Voyage to track an enraged Megalodon that has been wreaking havoc across the seas, leaving vessels destroyed in its wake. This Voyage can be started from the Quest Table upon reaching rank 20 with The Hunter’s Call. While hunters will need a keen eye to track the Megalodon by the debris left behind, they'll also be provided with a handy tool: the Shrouded Glass. This enchanted spyglass is capable of showing the trail left by the enraged beast to aid in pursuit.Wild Boars Wild boars now inhabit some islands across the seas. Found in small packs on islands, boars will flee when approached, leaving a trail of hoofprints and fruit. Be warned: while they may appear skittish, they will charge when provoked and can restore health by eating nearby fruit. Players can hunt wild boars in addition to the larger Grand Boar of the pack. While hunting, all boars reward the crew with meat, while the tougher Grand Boar leaves behind the Boar Tusk – a new treasure item that can be sold to The Hunter’s Call. Crews looking for loot can sneakily follow boars to their wallows, where treasure they’ve gathered can be retrieved.Boar Hunting Voyage Crews can also be tasked with hunting a fierce Grand Boar in A Pirate’s Boar Hunt, a new on-demand Voyage from The Hunter’s Call available upon reaching rank 15.Hunting Spear Balancing Hunting spears are now considered a resource when brought aboard the ship, and will remain when diving to a Voyage or Faction battle, or when travelling through the Tunnels of the Damned. A thrown hunting spear now deals increased damage to players, resulting in a one-hit kill on a player at full health. Hunting spears thrown or fired at creatures now deal additional damage to their target. When used to strike Megalodons or Ancient Megalodons, they now deal even more damage. Hunting spears fired into a ship’s hull now let in an increased water flow while they remain stuck in place. Hunting spears lodged in a ship’s hull now require more effort to remove, increasing the time taken to dislodge them.Kraken and Megalodon Encounter Rewards Emergent encounters with Kraken and Megalodon now reward crews with additional treasure items when defeated, including a greater chance of items for The Hunter’s Call.Megalodon Encounter Balancing Encounters with an emergent Megalodon will now pose a greater challenge, with Megalodons acting more aggressively towards nearby vessels.Kraken Encounter Balancing Kraken encounters can now occur on a server alongside some other World Events such as Skeleton Forts. While the frequency of Kraken encounters will remain the same following this change, it allows other World Events to cycle more frequently.W...Sea of Thieves Round-Up: March 2025Apr 10, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsMarch has always been a big month for Sea of Thieves due to it being the time of our anniversary. It was all the way back in March 2018 when our pirate playground first opened its doors to players, and every year since, we’ve tried to make the moment feel special. So read on, dear Steam user, to find out all about how we chose to mark this momentous occasion… Content Update There was no shortage of things to do throughout the anniversary period this year, from a Seventh Anniversary Celebration in-game Event offering rewards of cosmetics, gold and even Ancient Coins, to three new 2025 Editions of the game and of course a full-blown Season 15 Community Weekend! We even had a crossover moment with Microsoft Casual Games – bet you didn’t see that one coming. It wasn’t all anniversary delights either. No matter what else was going on, we weren’t about to zip through March without a monthly game update continuing the delivery of Season 15 content. This update added the hunting spear – a new throwable weapon perfect for tackling the aggressive wildlife (and aggressive pirates) of the Sea of Thieves – and an eruption of ambient fauna including ship-following seagulls, lizards, bats and jellyfish. How many have you managed to find out there on the waves? News and Features After a cheeky BAFTA nomination to start the month, our This Month in SoT article arrived to announce the calendar of anniversary festivities, and was followed by our very own Head of Community and Comms spilling the beans on what to expect from Season 15 Community Weekend. The community focus also had us in the mood for some more Spotlight goodness, two of which appeared in March: a Community Spotlight on face cataloguer Hans Sprungfild and a Creator Spotlight on VTuber and Stream Team member Róisín! Once Community Weekend was done and dusted, it was full speed ahead into March’s content update and a new State of Play post from Production Director Drew to fill you in on priorities moving forwards. But until the month was over, the anniversary shenanigans were not officially done, and we closed things out with some Xbox collaborations including anniversary merch in the Xbox Gear Shop, a new Perk for Game Pass Ultimate players and a Sweepstakes competition for a very special controller! Get your entries in now (but please mind the teeth). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37295600/138253395d6ec02b29d3dc84c6ae9df9e4c24811.jpg Videos and Streams It’ll come as no surprise that our Video team spent a busy March delivering Sea of Thieves News, a content update trailer, a showcase of our latest – fatefully familiar – Pirate Emporium offerings, and all the other things that accompany a monthly update. Drew also stopped by to film his latest Developer Update, which took particular note of some important changes to our enforcement policies. There were, of course, anniversary-specific things to enjoy too. The official soundtrack got a thematic addition in the form of ‘Happy Birthday’, while a handy explainer vide...This Month in Sea of Thieves: April 2025Apr 9, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsAs we sail on into April, there are new and exciting opportunities in store for pirates all across the Sea of Thieves. From treasure-filled Mega Stashes to a game update bristling with fresh challenges, it’s another action-packed month for seekers of fortune. Read on… Sails of Woven Wonders – Tuesday, April 8th – Tuesday, April 15th In the spirit of a Southern Gothic folktale unfolding this month in a distant world, these elegant midnight-blue sails can be claimed for free by anyone who plays Sea of Thieves between April 8th and 15th. Find them in your Ship Customisation Chest and weave new tales as you set sail! Players who picked up the X Edition of Sea of Thieves will get a special variant of their own, as they find the Misted Sails of Woven Wonders retroactively added to this edition’s cache of extras… {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37295600/3f6825856ae9a850d1d45218c2fd4e3a7421b56a.jpg Pirate Emporium Spring Sale – Wednesday, April 16th – Tuesday, April 22nd Spring has arrived on the Sea of Thieves, bringing a Pirate Emporium sale packed with a vibrant selection of ship sets, costumes, weapons and emotes! Celebrate growth and nature as you wrap your deck in the Mandrake ship set, slip into the Paradise Garden Costume or arm yourself with Beachcomber’s Bounty weapons – all these and more available at healthy discounts. If you want to be more expressive, expand on your emotes with the Oar-Inspiring and Secret Coconut Emote Bundles. For those seeking a major makeover, the Pirate Appearance Potion is on sale too! Mega Stashes Event – Thursday, April 17th – Thursday, April 24th During the Mega Stashes Event, setting sail for Skeleton Forts and clearing them out could lead to even greater rewards. Daring pirates have a chance to uncover Ashen Mega Stashes down in the Vaults – a hoard fit for even the most seasoned treasure hunter. And if you want a memento of your time robbing the skellies’ stashes, conquer enough Skeleton Forts during this Event and you’ll be rewarded with the magnificent Stash Seeker’s Moustache! ‘The Great Meg Chase’ Release – Friday, April 18th A thrilling new addition breaks the surface to become part of the Sea of Thieves soundtrack! ‘The Great Meg Chase’ will be available to stream on Spotify or the streaming service of your choice from April 18th, bringing the pulse-pounding tension of a Megalodon pursuit straight to your playlist. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37295600/95dd63b21d6a4ba1f91dd224dc9076f8ed681395.jpg April Monthly Update – Thursday, April 24th The final instalment of Season 15 brings even more adventures to those who sail for The Hunter’s Call. While the seas teem with new life, there are fresh encounters to be had on land too as wild boars now roam the islands! These scrappy scavengers hoard treasure in their wallows, but if threatened they won’t hesitate to defend their turf with razor-sharp tusks. You may well run into boars while out on your adventures, and The Hunter’s Call will challenge you to track them down as part of addit...Sea of Thieves Release Notes – Hotfix 3.3.1.1Apr 8, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWild Seas Hunting Spear Rewards With the hunting spear duplication issues now resolved, cashing in a hunting spear at The Hunter’s Call once again awards the originally intended amount of reputation and gold. Updates Performance Monitoring Following reports of a performance regression with March’s game update, this hotfix includes improvements to performance monitoring behind the scenes to aid in the investigation of these issues. Fixed Issues Hunting Spear Players can no longer use various methods to duplicate their stock of hunting spears. After throwing a hunting spear, players can now quickly switch to another weapon or item and aim as intended. While holding a hunting spear, attempting to retrieve items from a Treasure Chest should no longer cause the item to disappear. Using a quick tapping method to repeatedly throw hunting spears should no longer cause the next throw to become stuck. Jumping while aiming a hunting spear will no longer cause the pirate’s aiming animations to snap. Known Issues To learn more about known issues in Sea of Thieves currently being tracked and their status, head over to our Known Issues support site article. Full Release Notes These release notes cover a hotfix. For full details on recently added game features, see the release notes on our latest content update. Download and Installation Download Size: Steam: 1.3 GBLightbearer Cosmetics Now Available!Mar 28, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsCalling all Guardians! Yesterday's update brought the latest content update to Sea of Thieves, and with it, some radiant new additions to the Pirate Emporium – Lightbearer items, inspired by the world and characters of Destiny! Whether your pirate is as silent as a Hunter, mighty as a Titan or wise as a Warlock, they’ll find a ship set to suit their style, complete with Collector’s cosmetics and a Ship’s Crest. An array of matching weapons and a costume set to round out the range ensures you’ll be ready to take on whatever otherworldly foes may stand in your way. You can check out the trailer below to see the full Lightbearer assortment, and then visit the Pirate Emporium to gear up and get ready for battle – the seas are counting on you! Sea of Thieves crossing over with Destiny doesn't make a lick of sense, but here it is anywayMar 27, 2025 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunEverything is IP, all of the time, everywhere you look now, because big wigs in suits have got it in their heads that original, uniquely appealing content just can't win over a combination of pixels that resemble something someone already likes. Sea of Thieves is no stranger to crossovers, with big, thematically relevant ones like Monkey Island and Pirates of the Caribbean, as well as some smaller ones like Halo and Banjo Kazooie. Today's crossover is one of the smaller ones, this time with, uh… Destiny. The sci-fi, first-person shooter. Huh. Read more Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 3.3.1Mar 27, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsWild Seas Heed the call in Season 15, which brings a wealth of new incentives to The Hunter’s Call while introducing new wildlife both harmless and hostile. For an overview of the fierce features due to roll out over the course of this Season, head to our dedicated Season 15 page! Hunting Spear Players can now wield trusty hunting spears which can be aimed and thrown, dealing damage to roaming wildlife and other players alike. Spears can also be retrieved when embedded in a solid surface and thrown again. Hunting spears can even be loaded into a ship’s cannons for extra power and fired at players or other ships. When fired into a ship, the spear will lodge in the hull, causing a small damage hole. Removing it will increase the hole size, so be prepared to repair! Hunting parties looking to stock up their ship should visit The Hunter’s Call representatives, who will sell hunting spears up to a limit of five. Hunting spears can also be discovered washed up on shores, within shipwrecks and among the rewards earned when defeating Skeleton Ships.Ambient Wildlife While sailing the open seas, crews may now find they are joined by seagulls who fly alongside the ship as it sails. These birds will disperse if they sense danger! While out exploring islands, players may now stumble upon small lizards basking in the daytime sun. Crews creeping into a dark cave may disturb a flock of bats, who will promptly flee from their hiding spot. Players exploring the shallows near islands may now come face to face with a smack of jellyfish. While these floating jellies may seem threatening, fear not, they’re harmless!Wild Seas Commendations and Rewards With the introduction of the hunting spear, new Commendations have been added within the Reputation tab to challenge aspiring hunters. Explore the new challenges under Wild Seas to unlock exotic wildlife-themed weapons.Fishing Voyage Improvements The Fishing Maps provided on Captain’s Fishing Voyages now provide crews with only a partial piece of the island near the fishing location, making it more of a challenge to locate the fishing spots. Crews on a Fishing Voyage will no longer find they are attacked by emergent threats on the island with the fishing spots.Ancient Megalodon Balancing The Feared Redmaw and Barnacled Dread now take reduced damage from a blowpipe’s Poison Dart. Gameplay Improvements Performance Improvements The Sloop, Brigantine and Galleon have been rebuilt behind the scenes, breaking up each ship into smaller parts, allowing them to be loaded in sections by the server. This work will provide server performance improvements when ships are created at the start of a session, in addition to ships arriving on a server after diving or naturally through server migration. Performance optimisations have been made to Storage Crates and Resource Barrels, addressing spikes in framerate when repeatedly interacting with their inventories over longer sessions. Performance improvements have been made to the way treasu...Season 15 Community Weekend Raring to Go on March 22ndMar 19, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsRoll up, roll up, another Community Weekend has appeared on the horizon! Season 15’s will be a special anniversary affair, acting as the final fanfare of activities and celebrations for Sea of Thieves’ seventh circling of the sun. Did you know the first of these Community Events was 10 whole Seasons ago, with Season Five’s Community Day? We’ve come a long way since then, with more reward boosts, Pop-Up Plunder maps, special Voyages and Community Goals than you can shake a stick at! But one thing’s remained, and that’s our aim of using these Events to show our appreciation for all the ways that you, our wonderful community, breathe life into the Sea of Thieves. So as our twelfth Community celebration approaches, we’re all incredibly excited about the features, freebies and fun on offer during this period. And as is now customary, we’re writing an article about it so we can provide all the hot info on what to expect. Let’s get into it… Cake By the Ocean …but just before we do, it would be remiss of us not to mention that this Community Weekend begins immediately after our Seventh Anniversary Celebration Event – which, if you missed the memo, is a bumper celebration of memorable moments that began on Friday, March 14th. Act fast and you can still dive in to claim your Voyages of Luck and cosmetic rewards from completed Community Goals. One more note on these anniversary celebrations: you might’ve seen some surprising sweet treats slink their way onto the Sea of Thieves servers of late. These particular patisserie-pioneered items will be sticking around until Monday, March 24th. You’ve still got time to seek them and see what secret they unveil… {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37295600/1dfa5d29a6daee41bf88013c9ad1465f04fe8ba9.jpg Community Weekend Commencement Hot on the heels of the Anniversary Celebration Event, Community Weekend kicks off from Saturday, March 22nd (11am UTC), running for a full 48 hours and finishing on Monday, March 24th (11am UTC). Your login bonuses this time around are the Golden Sailor Hull and the blue-and-yellow Season 15 Community Weekend Flag, which pair very nicely together – and yes, we did plan that on purpose, you’re welcome. The flag will also be present on our themed Picture Walls present at the Outposts. However, this time out, there will also be another Picture Wall on the map – not at an Outpost, but another hand-in hotspot – and it won’t quite look the same as the others, given who’s architected it… We'll also be sweetening the pot for players with this particular Community Weekend, given the occasion: any rewards unlocked during the Anniversary Celebration Event will also be available to pirates diving into Sea of Thieves during Community Weekend, who will have them added to their inventories when they log in. In short, that means there are stonks of sweet items up for grabs! Which would make you a fool not to swing by for some seafaring shenanigans. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37295600/6ed74346fe5ff89261957ccdd299498c4e17f9c3.jpg S...Anniversary Celebration Event!Mar 14, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsMark seven years on the seas with Community Goals charting Sea of Thieves' history, free Voyages of Luck, cosmetics to earn including the High-Spirited Spin Emote and Golden Sailor Cannon Flare, and more! Navigate to the Events Page in the Pirate Log tab to learn more. Sea of Thieves Round-Up: February 2025Mar 12, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsAs it always does, February raced past in a whirlwind, but that didn’t keep us from loading it with goodies and making the most of the time available. With events and updates and hardly a moment to breathe in between, it was a packed few weeks – so rather than leave you in suspense, let’s skip right to the rundown… Content Update First up in February’s activities: strange disturbances at the Sea Forts. Ghostly ships were spotted circling the area, and any sailors who got close found themselves fending off Phantom fighters with spectral blades at the ready. These Dark Fortress Raids offered no easy battle, but pirates who emerged victorious could sail away from the time-limited Voyage with two tasty Vaults’ worth of loot. Right after that, The Hunter’s Call decided it was time to make their move and declared the start of Season 15! Alongside a major expansion to everyone’s favourite fishing Company – including new Distinctions, rewards, piscine prey and, for the first time, Hunter’s Call Voyages – two Ancient Megalodons emerged from the depths to terrorise those on the waves with their unexpected abilities. Want all the info? Hit the release notes! And the additional notes for a quick hotfix (but don’t worry, we were back up and running in no time). A fresh Season of course also meant an influx of fine fashions for players to get their hands on, whether they could be earned by raising your Renown or trading your hard-earned Ancient Coins in the Pirate Emporium. Most exciting of all perhaps was the latest expansion to the Pet Chest: pigs! Who could say no to their little faces? News and Features We started February with a few things that needed tying up before Season 14 ended, in particular the latest Style of Thieves contest! To give everyone time to get their outfits together, we revealed the themes as early in the month as possible – even before we’d had a chance to get our February forecast of activities out. That wasn’t the only focus on community efforts in our News pages either, as we made sure there was time to fit in a new Creator Spotlight. This time we were chatting with FluffyEdge, Stream Team sailor and cat enthusiast, to find out all about her adventures with Captain Tigerpants. In the run-up to Season 15’s launch, we wanted to set expectations for how this Season’s features would be arriving in phases to keep things spicy – cue a Forum post from Production Director Drew with the lowdown. From there it was onto our classic Season launch article and, a little while later, another check-in from Drew discussing the hotfix. What else could anyone possibly want to know about Season 15? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/37295600/79f8c5f2476e2f5eaf065512adaf6fe6d9ce0044.jpg Videos and Streams The approach to a Season launch is always packed with videos teasing what’s to come, whether it’s a simple title screen reveal or a Sea of Thieves News episode focusing on some imminent features. This time around, there was also a fresh Developer Update going deeper i...
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