Sea of Thieves Update 2.8.5 Patch Notes

1. New Tall Tales: The Quest for Guybrush
   • A new original story told across three Tall Tales.
   • Guybrush has been imprisoned by LeChuck in a dream-world.
   • Crews must undertake three Legendary Trials to convince Guybrush to break free.
   • New Commendations, achievements, and rewards added.
2. Pirate Emporium:
   • Players can purchase cosmetics from the Pirate Emporium using Ancient Coins (purchasable with real money).
   • Ship liveries, costumes, weapons, pets, and emotes are available.
3. New Items:
   • Mad Monkey Ship Collection.
   • Mad Monkey Ship’s Crest.
   • Mad Monkey Weapon Bundle.
   • Mad Monkey Concertina.
   • Guybrush Costume Set.
   • Elaine Costume Set.
   • Carla Costume Set.
   • Spiffy Pet.
   • Paradise Garden Cutlass (free!).
   • Sea of Sands Sailor Bundle (Microsoft, Xbox, and Steam Stores only).
   • Various other outpost cosmetics and items.
4. Season Two Legacy Cosmetics:
   • Cosmetics previously available during Season Two are now available in Outpost shops in exchange for Doubloons.
   • Pirate Legends can purchase special items like Athena’s Might Cutlass and Shackled Phantom Hull.
5. Refreshed Emissary Ledger Rewards:
   • Players representing various factions in their Emissary Ledger can earn specific rewards.
6. Accessibility Improvements:
   • New aiming accessibility option for combat with audio cues.
   • Accessibility setting added for reduced camera sway while riding ziplines.

Fixed Issues:

Gameplay

• Pirates jumping and grabbing a ladder at the top will now smoothly climb the last step and ascend more quickly.
• Players who join the game on a crew actively taking part in a Skeleton Fleet encounter may now find they initially appear on the Ferry of the Damned before arriving on their ship.
• The Legend of the Veil Quest Book can now be stashed within the Quest Radial.
• Pondies can no longer be caught around Port Merrick.

‘The Journey to Mêlée Island’

• Pirates are prevented from accessing off-limits areas of Mêlée Island while progressing through this Tall Tale.
• Pirates are prevented from inspecting the Citizen’s wares while handing in items to prevent overlapping dialogue.
• The Clock Tower is now set to the correct time when starting the Tale from a checkpoint.
• When the objects blocking the mansion door are removed, they will now be visually removed for all crew members.
• Pirates will no longer become stuck in the ground at Lookout Point when attempting to jump into the mist.
• Pirates’ movement will no longer feel buffered when walking over rocks near the mansion.
• The liquid in Corina’s pot now moves as intended.
• The History Book has now been repositioned on its stand.

Battle for the Sea of Thieves

• Same Faction battles will now correctly progress the Distinguished Faction Champion Commendation.

Captains of Adventure

• Placing a Storage Crate in front of a shipwright will no longer allow Captains to bypass the limit on how many provisions can be purchased.
• Pirates being harpooned away during a transaction with the shipwright will no longer enable the provision purchase limit to be bypassed.

Visual and Audio

• Players will no longer hear their own text chat messages audibly spoken by other players who are using Text to Speech.
• Players with the Prehistoric Plunderer ship items equipped will no longer experience visual issues when playing on Xbox Series X and Series S with a HDR screen.
• Hendrick’s appearance is now consistently correct during a Lost Shipments Voyage.
• When a fishing rod is equipped in the Tunnels of the Damned, the float and line no longer disappear.
• Snakes will no longer appear to turn away from the player when being charmed.

Environment

• Players can now easily speak to the Pirate Lord in the Pirate Legend Hideout.
• Further improvements have been made to remove areas where pirates can push through the environment into the sea within the Pirate Legend Hideout.
• Pirates can no longer intersect with palm trees at Port Merrick.
• Pirates should no longer encounter an invisible wall when walking around Ancient Spire Outpost.
• Pirates are no longer able to push themselves under the environment by swimming into rocks at Plunder Outpost.
• Pirates are no longer able to walk through a stone wall in the closed Rowboat dock at Mercy’s End Fortress.
• Ship Trinkets on the souvenir wall in the Pirate Legend Hideout no longer have the same sail pattern.

Text and Localisation

• Article Two of the Pirate Code hanging at the Outposts now consistently shows as “The Sea Unites Us as One Community” in all locations.
• Coral Artefacts now show the correct names on notifications when handed in to The Reaper’s Bones.

Performance and Stability

• Improvements made to initial loading times when launching the game.
• Ongoing improvements made to server stability to reduce instances where players are disconnected from their session.

Sea of Thieves 2.8.4 Download Size

Xbox Series X: 8.82 GB
Xbox Series S: 5.73 GB
Xbox One X: 8.82 GB
Xbox One: 5.73 GB
Microsoft Store: 8.7 GB
Steam: 7.93 GB

Download free Sea of Thieves update 2.8.5 on Xbox One and PC.