Sea of Thieves December Update
The December Update introduces the Festival of Giving, featuring new limited-time events, returning voyages, and a variety of winter-themed cosmetics.
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- Gilded VoyagesGilded Voyages return, offering significantly boosted bounties for participating pirates.→Added
- Black Powder StashesBlack Powder Stashes now include more recent high-value items like the Chest of Rage and Ashen Winds Skull.→Expanded
- Festival of GivingPlundered Presents:New event encouraging players to gift treasure to other crews in exchange for bonus payouts and Gold Hoarder goods.→Added
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- Festival of Giving
- 12 Deeds of Giving:New event featuring challenges based on a festive song that reward Eastern Winds Jade themed items.→Added
- Grogmanay:A series of six new challenges starting December 30th with unique rewards.→Added
- Cosmetics
- Frozen Horizon:Added the Frozen Horizon Ship Collection and matching weapons to the Pirate Emporium.→Added
- Pets:New Glacial Curse available for Inu and Ragamuffin pets.→Glacial
- Bonechiller Costume:Added the Bonechiller Costume, allowing players to look like a crimson-clothed Skeleton Lord.→Added
- Cannon Flares:Introduced brand new Cannon Flare options for lighting up the seas.→Added
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Patch history
- Sea of Thieves Release Notes – Hotfix 3.1.0.1Aug 6, 2024 · 23mo
Hotfix 3.1.0.1 focuses on fixing progression bugs for voyages and commendations, as well as addressing exploits and interaction issues on the Burning Blade and Skeleton Camps.
+3−4→ - Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 2.5.2.1May 26, 2022 · 50mo
Update 2.5.2.1 introduces the 'Lost Sands' time-limited Adventure, Soulflame Rowboats, and various gameplay and performance fixes.
+3→ - Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 2.5.2May 12, 2022 · 51mo
Update 2.5.2 introduces the Season Six Community Day event, the Lionfish cosmetic collection, gameplay balancing for deep-sea encounters, and various stability and bug fixes.
+4−1→ - Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 2.5.1.2Apr 28, 2022 · 51mo
Update 2.5.1.2 focuses on bug fixes for Season Six content, specifically 'The Shrouded Deep' and 'Legend of the Veil', while tracking ongoing server and combat performance issues.
+1−1→ - Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 2.5.1.1Apr 21, 2022 · 51mo
Update 2.5.1.1 introduces 'The Shrouded Deep' time-limited adventure, the 'Legend of the Veil' voyage for Pirate Legends, expanded Athena's Fortune ranks, and various bug fixes.
+5→ - Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 2.5.1Apr 7, 2022 · 52mo
Update 2.5.1 introduces the Barrel Bombardier cosmetic collection, improves harpoon aim assist, adds Thai language support, and implements numerous bug fixes for Sea Forts and environment collisions.
+3−1→ - Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 2.5.0.1Mar 24, 2022 · 52mo
Update 2.5.0.1 introduces the 'Forts of the Forgotten' time-limited adventure, fixes world event rotations, and improves server and client performance.
+4→ - Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 2.5.0Mar 24, 2022 · 52mo
Season Six introduces Sea Forts, a new time-limited Adventure, and the Plunder Pass, while officially closing The Arena and implementing various gameplay and accessibility improvements.
+5→
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