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Sea of Thieves Release Notes – Hotfix 3.3.2.1

May 1, 2025 · Steam update tracked by Buffs & Bugs

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Wild Seas Commendation Balancing

AffectedPC · PS5 · Xbox
Main focusWild Seas · Fixed Issues · Known Issues
  • Commendations tasking crews with the delivery of Pristine Tusks, Scales and Teeth have been rebalanced to require fewer items to unlock. While Grades 1-3 remain unchanged, Grade 4 now requires 15 (down from 25) and Grade 5 requires 20 (down from 50).
  • The following Commendations have been rebalanced: Master Hunter of the Savage Boar, Master Hunter of the Pristine Maw and Master Hunter of Pristine Megalodon Spoils.
  • Players with partial progress may need to hand in a further Pristine item in order for their correct Grade progress to be shown.Kraken Encounter Balancing
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Wild Seas Commendation Balancing

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Commendations tasking crews with the delivery of Pristine Tusks, Scales and Teeth have been rebalanced to require fewer items to unlock. While Grades 1-3 remain unchanged, Grade 4 now requires 15 (down from 25) and Grade 5 requires 20 (down from 50).

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The following Commendations have been rebalanced: Master Hunter of the Savage Boar, Master Hunter of the Pristine Maw and Master Hunter of Pristine Megalodon Spoils.

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Players with partial progress may need to hand in a further Pristine item in order for their correct Grade progress to be shown.Kraken Encounter Balancing

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While Kraken encounters will retain the ability to occur on a server alongside other World Events, the frequency of these Kraken encounters has now been significantly reduced.

Fixed Issues

Gameplay

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Resource Barrels released from a sunken vessel will once again float to the surface and the resources can be consistently retrieved.

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Crews beginning a Faction battle will be unable to receive aid from other crew members who join after the battle has begun. Additional crew members will now be held on the Ferry of the Damned until the battle is complete.Performance and Stability

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Further improvements have been made to game stability to reduce scenarios where players unexpectedly exit the game or become disconnected from their session.Megalodon Hunting Voyage

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Players with a high-resolution display should no longer find that using the Shrouded Glass creates a picture-in-picture effect.Hunting Spear

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Players can no longer use various methods to duplicate their stock of hunting spears.Pirate Emporium

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The King’s Ransom Grapple Gun is no longer shown as ‘On Sale’ and has returned to its correct price of 249 Ancient Coins.

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