Sea of Thieves Anniversary Update Gives Several Bugs No Quarter

Sea of Thieves’ Latest Update Recently Launched

The Anniversary Update for Sea of Thieves launched on Tuesday, bringing a bunch of new content and several bug fixes. We covered the update’s content in a written preview and a useful video that can be viewed below.

Here’s are the complete patch notes for the Anniversary Update:

  • Xbox One S Improvements – Performance on the Xbox One S has been improved.
  • Improved Loading Times – Time taken to initially load in to Sea of Thieves has been reduced.
  • Game Stability – Resolved a number of client and server stability issues.

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Gameplay

  • ‘Push to Talk’ functionality now works correctly on Xbox One when set up in Audio Settings.
  • Chest of Sorrows no longer fills up a ship when placed on a docked Rowboat that is then detached from the ship.
  • When fighting the Kraken, moving into a safe space while it attempts to snatch you up from the ship will no longer cause you to be pulled through the environment.
  • If the game is unable to delete your pirate from the front end settings screen, it will no longer cause an infinite loading screen.
  • It is no longer possible to interact with items while holding a chest.
  • After undocking from a ship-based interactive item, you will now be able to correctly tap the quest radial or item radial to return to the previously wielded item.
  • Resolved an edge case where a Closed Crew could become an Open Crew when the crew owner leaves.
  • Resolved an issue preventing Xbox One players using a mouse from turning their camera.
  • When using the pirate chat radial, closing the second page of the radial without selecting a message will no longer automatically send a message.

UI

  • Players with unlocked Commendations for previous Mercenary Voyages will once again see their Commendations in the Reputation pages.
  • The Title counts on the Bilge Rats Reputation page will now correctly count the Titles available to players.
  • During the new player onboarding tutorial, handing your tutorial chest to another player and having them cash it in for you will no longer leave tutorial messages stuck on-screen.

Audio and Visual

  • Waterfall SFX at Plunder Valley no longer cut out.
  • Fauna now renders at the correct level of detail when players are in close proximity.
  • Shanties now play as expected when played during a server migration.

Environment

  • Angled palm trees found in the Shores of Plenty region now render correctly.
  • The cannon next to the beacon on Devil’s Ridge can now be climbed into.
  • The ship’s flag on the Ferry of the Damned is now correctly attached.
  • There are no longer palm leaves stuck to the beach at Mermaid’s Hideaway.
  • Players can no longer walk beneath the water on Crescent Isle.
  • It no longer rains in the Pirate Legend Hideout at Plunder Outpost.
  • It’s no longer possible to get stuck inside rocks at Thieves’ Haven.
  • Players can no longer get stuck between the wharf and the tree at Plunder Outpost.
  • It’s no longer possible to get stuck on rocks at Ancient Spire Outpost.

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