Rare has released the first major update for Sea of Thieves. According to the developers, this is a full game update as opposed to just a patch, meaning that gamers will have to re-download the complete game. The good news is that this update comes with numerous performance improvements and fixes.
According to the release notes, this update drastically reduces the likelihood of tearing when players are inside taverns or when using the small ship, features sizeable framerate improvements when traversing large islands, and optimises Foliage for smoother experience in overgrown jungle areas.
In addition, this update fixes a range of potential game crashes, prevents the game from entering an unresponsive state after accepting a game invitation whilst matchmaking, allows players to correctly see other players titles, and improves animal and skeleton movement around slopes.
Rare also stated that further improvements and optimisations for all platforms are ongoing. This update will be auto-downloaded from the Windows Store, and you can find its complete changelog below.
Sea of Thieves Update 1.01 Release Notes
Fixed Issues
- Players who have redeemed their Black Dog Pack pre-order code will now correctly see these items in their in-game chests. Not received your code? Check your Xbox Live messages over the next couple of days.
- Characters should no longer lose details such as hair colour and scars.
- When digging up a chest, there is no longer a chance that it will be impossible to pick up.
- Players should no longer intermittently be missing items and weapons when loading into the game.
- Weapon, clothing and ship cosmetic changes made after migrating server will now persist across sessions.
- Players will now correctly see other players titles.
- Snakes will now behave correctly, turning to face the player when agitated.
- Animal and skeleton movement around slopes has been improved.
- The game will no longer enter an unresponsive state after accepting a game invitation whilst matchmaking.
- Merchant Alliance notifications for handing in various items have been corrected.
- Lighting has been tweaked in order to improve performance on multiple islands and outposts.
- Fixed tinnitus sound which persists after being killed by multiple explosive barrels.
- Seagulls now fly over floating barrels.
- Players can no longer be held by a seemingly invisible Kraken tentacle.
- Fixed a range of potential game crashes.
Performance Improvements
- Drastically reduced the likelihood of tearing when using the small ship.
- Reduced the likelihood of tearing when inside the Taverns.
- Sizeable framerate improvements when traversing large islands.
- Reduced likelihood of framerate hitches when navigating outposts.
- Optimised Foliage for smoother experience in overgrown jungle areas.
Known Issues
- Player gold and reputation can be delayed when cashing in a reward.
- Player achievements can be delayed.
For an update on both of these issues, please read our Launch Update written by Executive Producer, Joe Neate. - Bounty quest skeletons sometimes do not spawn or cannot be found.
If you encounter this bug, a potential work around is to sail away from the island until it’s out of range, and then sail back in to trigger the Island Name banners. - Joining a player whose ship is parked at an active skeleton fort will prevent the joining player’s radial menus being opened.
- Rare Lore Items throughout the world will read in English, regardless of current language settings.
- “Hunter of Cursed Crews”, Commendation is not updating.
- Players may become comically smaller after fighting the Kraken.
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So when is this early access game gona come out ? I hope the full version will have lots more content .
Early acess ? LMAO i played demos with more content than this. Excluding the 2 “new factions” the content is the same as it was 6 months ago in the closed beta so i dont have any hope for this game.
Always makes me laugh how people say it’s fun with friends, yeah so is dancing on lava near an active volcano.
its a good things the game doesnt rely on your acceptance.
oh no vergil doesnt think theres any hope , ohhh noooo!!!!!!!
ohhhhh noooooooooooooooooooooo
Sure. Never said it did, if you happy with it go for it.
I’m sure that after 5 hours in you will have played most of the entire content of the game, but hey like CommonSense said maybe it’s fun with friends but what ins’t ?
Sea of Thieves indeed.
Haha! I’m currently viewing the AngryJoe video review of the game on YouTube and he’s similarly crucifying it. No Man’s Sea, indeed. Microsoft done goofed.
I see you watched the crowbcat video too.
Nope
Like that’s any kind of argument and I’m sure it’s fun with friends like every other game. BTW I’ve seen alot of reviews of the game, theyr’e saying the same thing. Seems you’re an xbot so yes you would defend it as your comment history proves it
my psn is starscream11180
my xbox live is starscream1479
my steam is starscream1479
let me know when to stop.
you clearly have a sad life.
keep judging things by a 3rd persons opinion ..
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Proves nothing, So does CrapGamer.
This starscream1180 guy, or should I say child, makes even Sp4ctr0 Spencer seem sane in comparison! They’re a great advert for why people shouldn’t buy a Xbox console if this is what doing so can do to people. ?
According to your post history DSOG is at least the seventh site you’ve been on to furiously defend and fanboy for Sea of Thieves. ?
Either Microsoft are paying you well or, as is more likely, your fanboyism is clearly out of control. Oh, and I see you’re also a rabidly obsessive Xbot. smh
according to your history oh noooo its private , i wonder why…pussy,.
Says the man with private Post History now. Oh you itty bitty baby B*tch
im glad it got you in your feelings.
you have no idea how happy i am that it made you uspet that my history is private just like 100% of all you morons.
I mean he’s not wrong and me an Commonsense barely agree on anything and don’t get along. People who say it’s “Better with friends” are generally just excusing the faults and short comings of a game. From what I hear, this game has no content and that’s from somebody who was testing it for a long time, and has admitted it was nowhere ready for release and far to expensive.
when the game comes out on Steam I’ll buy it
Difference between this and No Man’s Sky ? people actually bought that NMS crap.
Why would anyone play or buy such s**ty game ? you can smell it’s failure miles away (unless you are 4 or working for IGN), there is no need to waste money on trash.
He’s an xbot so what do you expect.
kid i have every console + gaming rig …. just cause i enjoy an xbox/microsoft game lmao you are some simple minded morons.
so if that makes me an xbot , then wtf are you doing in an article thats about an xbox game ?… nothing sadder than some kids trolling articles for stuff they obviously dont have any intention playing.
It’s a PC game, it’s on PC and this is a PC focused website you moron.
good one bro ….
yet you dont plan on playing this game , and youre in an article describing a patch/update , why you here ??? why you interested in the patch details ???
you dont own the game , and clearly if you own this game youre an xbot , according to you….
so now theres a double standard?
Cry more.
its on a 14 day free trial game pass program , …… if im not enjoying it by next week it cost me zero dollars.
Nothing beats free but then again, dealing with s**ty Winstore and wasting bandwith is not a thing i’m going to do.
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Come on man, even I was excited for this game and it sucks. I was never going to buy it because hey, it’s multiplayer, but MS & Rare fudged up badly with this game.
I didnt’ bash the game, What I said was all games are more fun with friends, this game is no different and from the reviews they seem to agree, this game seriously is lacking in content, looks like it was rushed out unfinished. it seems to me you’re defending it no matter what.
As for judgement, I don’t need to play a game to judge it, reviews generally help in that respect and most of the reviews I’ve watched or read say the same thing.
“the better with friends aint an excuse tho”
It is, it’s a marketing slogan or something to push games with tons of down time or empty maps.
“theres no other game like this”
Blackwake.
“people who dont own a microsoft device”
Computer hardwares aren’t MS devices, installing windows is not something impossible for people to do.
“hes in an article base on a microsoft games update/patch”
So no one can comment in a comment section of an article unless they own something related to that article ? you don’t have to own or play games to be able to comment or know how they work.
Ironically Blackwake is in early access, like this game still should be because the content is similar, in fact Blackwake seems to have more and it’s got very positive reviews
At least it has better combat and more complex gameplay and is under 20$.
Thanks to the the people who pointed out Black Wake for me, because I would hasn’t actually been fully released without all the content.
So people are assuming the game actually has content rather than it be some barren game with really nice looking water?
I don’t really particularly care about the games you have, and this has nothing to do with owning Microsoft products, the game is terrible and I’m not sure why you’re bringing up the PlayStation as if that has anything to do with it. The games available on PC like everybody else said and this is a PC Centered news website. This game is available to us as well.
I don’t know commonsense’s intentions or if he’s going to play the game at all, but this game is not that amazing, it has serious issues, and Rare rushed it out the door with hardly any content besides really decent ship combat and really great looking water.
This is what everybody who is playing the game is saying about it, every single review is saying about it, and anybody who is being honest is saying about it. You’re some Xbox-drone on a PC Gaming website, we actually hold our games to a higher standard and tend to like this little thing called “Content”
“zero constructive criticism”
That’s what a publisher wants, censor negative responds because they are not constructive. people should criticize whatever they want and however they want, you are not authority or owner of the game rights here.
So you are saying Gameplay < Graphics. that's whats wrong with the industry, boring crap AAA games but shinier each version is a way to go. good graphics will be obsolete when a better one comes out, but good gameplay is always good. and i'm not saying Blackwake is good, it's just has better and more complex gameplay mechanics and that's a fact.
accurate picture of yourself.
good job.
Fun for you maybe but it’s a dumbed down naval combat compared to other game.
“you’re basing everything off of sh*t you read”
Watched, they are more accurate than a fanboy praising a s**t game.
“sailing aspect of sot has been praised by even its biggest haters”
Name some of those biggest haters. are you sure they are haters or they’ve just criticized it ?
im not here to help you with your book report , google it.
Googled it, came up with nothing. judging by your post you didn’t made any valid point here.
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