Sea of Thieves recently received an update that fixes the bugs present from the start of Season 6. So free up your hard drive because the patch can eat up to 6 GB, depending on the platform.
Sea Forts
The previous update brought six explorable Sea Forts. There was a small issue where players were required to locate the Prison Cell Key every time they explored a fort. This issue has been fixed, and players will just have to complete the Forts of the Forgotten adventure to access the cell.
Known Issues
With this new patch, developers highlighted some issues that players may encounter. One of these is the random ping spikes, leading to rubberbanding or client stutters. The dev team is working to fix this. Other known issues are noted below.
Sea of Thieves Update 2.5.0.1
- Crews will now find a steady rotation of World Events taking place across the seas.
- The ominous ship cloud in the sky signifying an encounter with a Skeleton Fleet has been returned to the rotation of World Events.
- When approaching a Skeleton Fort, players should now hear the appropriate music.
- Players fighting Phantoms and performing actions on the lower floor of the Sea Forts should no longer hear those audio effects on the floor above them.
- Purchases of the Season Six Plunder Pass and Boisterous Brigands Bundle from the Microsoft Store will now correctly display the Game Pass discount when purchased.
- Following the introduction of Sea Forts, improvements to server performance have been implemented.
- Improvements made to general client performance on lower-spec hardware.
- Some Steam players may find that after an achievement is unlocked in the game, it is not unlocked within Steam.
- In areas of intense action, players may find themselves firing shots or landing strikes that do not cause damage to their targets. While small improvements continue to be delivered during our regular updates, we are continuing to investigate and identify further improvements to the player combat experience.
You can read more about the update here.
