Sea of Thieves Release Notes – 3.9.0
Season 21 launches with a massive Custom Seas expansion featuring Layout saving, the permanent removal of Raid Voyages, and a gameplay experiment disabling the 'Dive To' mechanic.
Key Changes
- 1Season 21 'Dive To' experiment: Crews must now sail manually to all Voyage and Tall Tale locations
- 2Custom Seas Layouts: Creators can now save and load up to 30 custom world configurations per location
- 3Permanent removal of World Event Raid Voyages from the Quest Table
- 4Chest of Fortune reworked: Now found in emergent World Events with a rare chance for triple drops
- 5New Season 21 Renown track with 50 levels of rewards including the Fate's Light Lantern
- 6Custom Seas Commands: New controls for time speed, silver adjustment, and ship damage toggles
- 7Last Ship Standing improvements: Emissary Flags no longer sink and matchmaking stability increased
- 8Talk Like a Pirate Day Event: New Parley Pennant added as a permanent ship flag option
- 9Pirate Emporium Update: New Wolf pets for Pirate Legends and Bleakheart Groom collection
- 10Auto-claim system: Unclaimed Season Pass rewards are now automatically granted at season end
All Changes
🛠️Custom Seas(10)
- newLayouts: Added the ability to save and load items placed in the world as Layouts, with support for 30 Layouts per location.
- newSet Time Speed: New 'Set Time Speed' command added to control world time (Stopped, Slow, Normal, Fast).
- newEdit Silver: New 'Edit Silver' command allows session owners to manually adjust silver for players or crews.
- newSpawn Treasures: Added 'Adventures' category to Spawn Treasures, featuring Quest Items and treasures from past Adventures.
- newSpawn Treasures: Added Firework Crates to the Spawn Treasures menu under Crates and Commodities.
- changeFast Travel: Improved Fast Travel with an option to send multiple selected players back to their ships simultaneously.
- newMap Table: New switch allows ships to be displayed on the Map Table as anonymous markers or fully identified.
- newAllow Regain Health: New 'Allow Regain Health' switch allows owners to disable health regeneration from food and healing effects.
- newShip Damage: New Ship Damage switches grant control over damage to specific ship parts, flooding, and fire.
- newCustom Ship Supplies: Added 'None' option for Custom Ship Supplies, allowing ships to start with empty Resource Barrels.
⚓Gameplay(6)
- removeDiving to Experiences: The 'Dive To' option for Voyages and Tall Tales has been disabled for the duration of Season 21 as a live experiment.
- removeRaid Voyages: World Event Raid Voyages have been permanently removed from the Quest Table.
- changeChest of Fortune: Chest of Fortune moved to emergent World Events with a rare chance to find three chests in a single haul.
- nerfEmissary Status: Emissary status is now lost when sailing through a portal to the Sea of the Damned during Tall Tales.
- buffEmissary Flags: Emissary Flags from defeated ships in Faction Battles no longer sink and can be retrieved by victors.
- changeBattle Bounds: Improved visual consistency for the Seas of Fate boundary in Faction Battles.
🏆Season 21(4)
- newSeason Pass: Introduced 50 new levels of Renown with rewards including Doubloon Pouches and the Fate's Light Lantern.
- newPremium Tier: Premium Tier adds the Mutiny’s Mark Ship Collection and 1000 Ancient Coins to the reward track.
- buffSeason Pass: Unclaimed Season Pass rewards are now automatically claimed at the end of the season.
- newEmissary Ledger: New Emissary Ledger rewards added for Guilds and The Hunter’s Call.
👕Cosmetics(6)
- newFisherman’s Fable Set: Fisherman’s Fable ship set added to the shipwrights.
- newCourteous Knave Set: Courteous Knave clothing set added to the Pirate Legend Hideout.
- newCast Iron Weapons: Cast Iron weapons added to Outpost weaponsmiths.
- newFallen Sea Dog Set: Fallen Sea Dog items added to the Reaper’s Bones shop, unlocked via the 'Conqueror of the Damned' Commendation.
- newBleakheart Groom: Bleakheart Groom and Banshee cosmetic sets added to the Pirate Emporium.
- newWolf Pets: Five new Wolf pets added to the Pirate Emporium for Pirate Legends.
📅Events(2)
- newTalk Like a Pirate Day: Talk Like a Pirate Day (Sept 17-22) introduces the Parley Pennant and Parley Proficiency Sails.
- newBilge Rats Weekender: Bilge Rats Weekender (Oct 16-19) brings Mega Stashes back to Reaper Fortresses and new Black Market stock.
🐞Bug Fixes(5)
- fixLast Ship Standing: Fixed matchmaking issues causing crews to get stuck beneath waves or experience black screens.
- fixBurning Blade: Crews pledged to the Burning Blade can no longer incorrectly dive to new seas.
- fixAncient Megalodons: Resolved an issue where Ancient Megalodons were attracted to Faction Battles.
- fixEnvironment: Fixed environment issues across multiple islands to prevent players from becoming stuck.
- fixVisuals: Corrected various weapon clipping issues and animation glitches for body sizes.
Summary
Season 21 and Gameplay Experiments
Season 21 introduces a significant shift in how players traverse the world. A time-limited experiment has disabled the 'Dive To' option for all Voyages and Tall Tales, requiring crews to sail across the waves manually. Additionally, World Event Raid Voyages have been permanently removed from the Quest Table, with their unique rewards redistributed into emergent World Events. The Chest of Fortune has also moved to these emergent events, with a rare chance to drop up to three chests at once.
Custom Seas Expansion
The Custom Seas toolset receives its largest update yet. Creators can now save and load up to 30 'Layouts' per location to preserve world-building between sessions. New commands allow for time manipulation, silver adjustment, and fine-grained control over ship damage and health regeneration.
New Rewards and Cosmetics
Players can progress through 50 new levels of Renown to earn the Fate's Light Lantern and various cosmetic sets. New Outpost stock includes the Fisherman’s Fable and Courteous Knave sets, while the Pirate Emporium introduces the Bleakheart Groom collection and new Wolf pets for Pirate Legends.