Sea of Thieves Release Notes - 2.4.2
February's update introduces world changes including the ruin of Golden Sands Outpost, the removal of the Ghost Fleet World Event, various QoL improvements to UI and sailing, and several stability and bug fixes.
▲Buffs8
- Ghost FleetGhost Fleet Voyages:Highest-ranking Order of Souls Ghost Fleet Voyages may now encounter the Burning Blade during the final wave.→Burning Blade
- Ship's WheelCurrents near islands or shipwrecks are now less forceful, preventing the wheel from spinning erratically.Strong→Reduced
- Combat
- Ranged Weapons:Sword or lightning attacks no longer cancel a player's aim when using ranged weapons.Canceled→Maintained
- Cannons:Visual effects for firing cannons now trigger immediately, removing perceived launch delay.Delayed→Immediate
- UI & Quality of Life
- Instruments:Holding the secondary interact button now opens the Shanty Radial directly.Menu→Radial
- Shop:Added filters to browse all, owned, and unowned items in shops.→Added
- Vanity Chest:Increased emote equipment to 10 pages and filtered the radial to only show equipped pages.Limited→10
- SystemImproved server migration success rate and overall stability to reduce session disconnects.Unstable→Improved
▼Nerfs1
- CombatSkeleton Ships:Skeleton ships and island cannons now fire more consistently without long pauses.Inconsistent→Consistent
◆Other changes6
- Golden Sands Outpost
- Golden Sands Outpost now lies in ruin and is no longer a starting point for new crews.Active→Ruined
- Crews will no longer be given Voyages to deliver to Golden Sands Outpost.Available→Removed
- Ghost FleetThe Ghost Fleet World Event is no longer in rotation.World Event→Removed
- Siren TreasuryVault Raid:Siren Treasury vaults now provide two gold piles with consistent rewards.Variable→2
- Ship's WheelAdded 'Squeaky Wheel' setting to provide a distinctive sound every quarter-turn of the wheel.→Added
- SystemAdded enhanced reporting to identify server performance issues affecting hit detection accuracy.Inconsistent→Investigating
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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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Hot fix #3
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Update 2.57.1.33
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Store Update 1.38.0
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Hotfix 34.1 - July 18, 2026
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