Ubisoft has released a new Skull and Bones update 1.000.033 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S. According to the official Skull and Bones 1.000.033 patch notes, the latest update addresses bugs in item ascension, contracts, inventory, world events, cosmetics, and UI, plus stability improvements. Apart from this, Skull and Bones version 1.000.033 also includes stability fixes.
Skull and Bones Update 1.000.033 Patch Notes – May 8, 2025
Item Ascension
- Fixed an issue where the Item Ascension feature was sometimes not functional when ascending another weapon of the same type in rare cases.
Helm Empire Management
- Fixed an issue where the effects of the “Gang Butcher” upgrade was active without unlocking the upgrade itself in some scenarios.
Contracts
- Fixed an issue where players were able to dock at the Mother of Shipwrecks outpost after swapping ships during the “Serpents in Stone” contract.
- Fixed an issue where “The Lion of Sainte-Anne” contract’s optional objective was prematurely completed in some cases.
Inventory & Trade
- Fixed a case of an issue where inventory management functionality failed and/or caused missing cargo.
World Events
- Fixed an issue where “The Honorless” event was prematurely completing without sinking all targets.
- Fixed an issue where desynchronization of world event activity states could occur.
Cosmetics
- Fixed an issue where the Black Torch Brigantine Skin’s Hull color was changing unexpectedly while sailing.
- Fixed an issue where the Sharkrider Wheel disappeared while moving the camera in first-person mode.
UI
- Fixed an issue where the Minimap on/off interface setting did not save across game sessions.
- Fixed an issue where the marker for the soul buoy for the “World Ascension” would disappear after manually unmarking the marker.
- Fixed an issue where the objective marker during the “A Seaworthy Charge” contract would disappear when approaching the shipwreck.
- Fixed an issue where multiple duplicate contracts for the “Forging Ahead” contract could be seen in the Journal after re-entering the game world.
- Fixed an issue where the icon for the “Explode Merchants” contract was incorrect.
- Fixed an issue where tutorial panels could appear stretched in non-16:9 aspect ratio displays.
- Fixed an issue where debug text was shown in the “Bait and Switch” activity tracker in specific scenarios.
- Fixed an issue where capitalization was inconsistent in certain tutorials in German localizations.
- Fixed an issue with overlapping text elements in the store for Latin and Japanese localizations.
Optimization
- Improvements to client and server stability.
Previously, a minor Skull and Bones version 1.000.004 released with tweaks and changes. Unfortunately, since the release, players are experiencing several issues. The upcoming Skull and Bones update 1.000.033 will address the remaining issues and bugs.
Download free SAB update 1.000.033 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.
