by After the Season Six update in Sea of Thieves, a lot of bugs have been reported by the community. The new patch update solves some of the bugs that trouble the Sea of Thieves community. They also introduces a new time-limited adventure called “Forts of the Forgotten“.
Forts of the Forgotten (March 24th – April 7th)
During the events of Shrouded Islands, the pirates unknowingly help a scheme that will weaken the barrier between the living world and the Sea of the Damned by defeating Soulflame Captains. This allows Flameheart to summon Sea forts in the game. The Golden Sand Outpost is still in ruins, however, Belle, dubbed as the Legend of the Deep, has a lead on the location of the inhabitants but will require players to set them free.
Bug Fix
Patch 2.5.0.1 also brings multiple bugfixes on known issues in the game. These are the following:
Gameplay
- Pirate Crew will now find a steady rotation of World Events taking place across the seas.
- A giant Cloud Ship that signifies an encounter with a Skeleton Ship is back to the rotation of World Events.
- After the ‘Forts of the Forgotten’ Adventure has passed, crews exploring the Sea Forts will no longer require to locate the Prison Cell Key in accessing to the cell.
Visual and Audio
- Players can now hear the appropriate music when approaching a Skeleton Fort.
- Players fighting Phantoms while performing actions on the lower floor of the Sea Forts should no longer hear those audio effects on the floor above them.
Pirate Emporium
- Purchasing of the Season Six Plunder Pass and Boisterous Brigands Bundle from the Microsoft Store will now correctly display the Game Pass discount when bought.
Performance and Stability
- Following the introduction of Sea Forts, improvements to server performance have been implemented.
- Improvements made to general client performance on lower-spec hardware.
Known Issue
Reduced Server Performance
- Players may experience scenarios where they encounter ping spikes at random while playing, resulting in rubberbanding or client stutters.
Steam Achievement Unlocking Issues
- Steam players may find that after an achievement is unlocked in the game, it is not unlocked within Steam.
Ranged and Melee Weapon Hit Detection
- In battle, players may find themselves firing shots or striking their enemies that do not cause damage.
Download and Installation
The update that adds the Forts of the Forgotten is relatively big, weighing in at a few gigs depending on your platform. Here is the full patch size depending on your platform below.
- The Xbox Series X: 5.37 GB
- The Xbox Series S: 3.2 GB
- Xbox One X: 5.37 GB
- Xbox One: 3.2 GB
- Microsoft Store: 4.84 GB
- Steam: 4.9 GB
To know more about the limited time event and bugfixes, click here.
