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Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves Release Notes – Hotfix 3.8.0.1
Jun 25, 2026 · Steam update tracked by Buffs & Bugs
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Quick take
The Fleet of Fortune should no longer appear as one of the emergent World Events taking place on the seas during Season 20.
- Players below deck on the Sloop can no longer jump to reach through the grate and grab the cannons above.
- Resource Crates spawned in Custom Seas should now contain the intended resources and no longer appear empty.
- When changing ship sizes during a session the ship now spawns immediately, allowing players to teleport directly to them without needing to use a mermaid.
What officially changed
Updates
Emergent World Events
The Fleet of Fortune should no longer appear as one of the emergent World Events taking place on the seas during Season 20.
Fixed Issues
Gameplay
Players below deck on the Sloop can no longer jump to reach through the grate and grab the cannons above.
Custom Seas
Resource Crates spawned in Custom Seas should now contain the intended resources and no longer appear empty.
When changing ship sizes during a session the ship now spawns immediately, allowing players to teleport directly to them without needing to use a mermaid.
Players will no longer be left on an endless loading screen after exiting a cannon at various Legendary Locations.
Resetting the Free Camera settings now correctly resets the Time of Day, Depth of Field and Focal Distance options.
Resetting a paused timer on the Scoreboard now correctly refreshes the value shown in the HUD.
Players wielding a Grapple Gun or blowpipe now appear to hold the item correctly when viewed through the Free Camera.
When starting a Custom Seas session at Tribute Peak, the door to the Catacombs now remains open throughout the session.
Starting a Ghost Fleet World Event no longer causes its tornado to appear higher in the sky than intended.
Players will no longer encounter a stuck loading spinner when repeatedly confirming the deletion of a Preset.
Players must complete the Maiden Voyage before being able to join a Custom Seas session. Players attempting to join a Custom Seas session prior to completion will now be shown a Maidenbeard error that informs them how to resolve the issue.
Players should no longer receive gold from certain activities in Custom Seas, with gold rewards now restricted as intended.
Season Pass Evolved
When purchasing Season Pass levels, notifications should no longer display for every Pirate Profile a player owns, and only be shown for the active Profile.
After purchasing a Season Pass level from the front-end menu, the player’s Renown level and Ancient Coin balance will now refresh automatically.
The notification when unlocking the first level of the Season Pass now appears correctly for pirates beginning a fresh Season Pass.
The Bombardier Stash Voyage artwork now shows the correct image for the Chest of Rage.
Last Ship Standing
Further improvements to matchmaking have been made to address issues that were causing crews to become stuck beneath the waves when waiting for rivals.
Solo pirates sailing beneath the waves waiting for a match are now consistently prevented from inviting other players to their crew.
Crews disconnecting, closing the game or crashing while travelling beneath the waves are no longer offered the ability to rejoin their session. This has been done to address a wide range of instability issues caused by players rejoining sessions.
Accessibility
Players using game transcription should now find that a range of menus throughout Custom Seas are now narrated correctly when navigating.
Performance and Stability
Improvements have been made to game stability to reduce scenarios where players unexpectedly exit the game or become disconnected from their session.
Known Issues
To learn more about known issues in Sea of Thieves currently being tracked and their status, head over to our Known Issues support site article.
Full Release Notes
These release notes cover a hotfix. For full details on recently added game features, see the release notes on our latest content update.
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