Captains, a Skull and Bones maintenance incoming 🛠️
📅 Tuesday 09th June
⏰ 8AM CEST / 4PM AET / 11PM PT (08 JUN)
⏳ ~2 hours
Fixed an issue where the Armored perk was incorrectly resetting on respawn.
Fixed an issue where Domain Bosses on World Tier 4 were dropping unascended weapons.
Fixed an issue where bombard shots were not dealing damage to sails.
Fixed an issue where non-PvP players could heal PvP players using the "Argus' Touch" perk from the Reachwarden weapon.
Fixed an issue where traitors in "Bloodsoaked Silver" were invincible, preventing contract completion.
Fixed an issue where the "Brackish Bites" perk on the Needle Shield triggered without the Punctured status being applied to the target ship.
Fixed an issue where the Corvette's Flagbearer Upgraded Mark was not healing severe damage on allies.
Increased World Tier Infamy gain in World Tier 4 to better reflect the difficulty and effort required.
Fixed an issue where the Crossplay toggle caused incorrect World Tier redirection in the Indian Ocean region.
Fixed an issue where the Mighty Opwelling completion banner did not appear after joining another event midway and then completing Mighty Opwelling.
Fixed an issue where the "A Ruby Tune" contract could not be progressed.
Fixed an issue where the "Marked Trail" contract could not be progressed due to being unable to purchase a Marked Shipment from the Fara Leader.
Fixed an issue where co-op play in "Dead Man's Reckoning" caused a party member to be unable to claim their ship.
Fixed an issue where a misleading description was displayed for the "Sovereign of the Tides" contract and Mythic bounty contracts when viewed from World Tiers 2 and 3.
Fixed an issue where misleading information was present in the Golden Path meta contract during progression.
Fixed an issue where the "Siren's Refrain" contract could not be completed due to Chorus ships failing to spawn.
Fixed an issue where the "Rogue's Revenge" contract incorrectly stated it could only be progressed in World Tiers 1 and 2, when it can also be progressed in World Tiers 3 and 4.
Fixed an issue where the "Rogue Pick Hourly" contract could be progressed by sinking Pirates faction ships instead of Rogues faction ships.
Fixed multiple client-side crashes that could cause the game to unexpectedly close during various gameplay scenarios.
Fixed an issue where an incorrect key binding was displayed for the Reforge Modification button in the Mythic Modification tutorial when using Mouse & Keyboard input.
Fixed an issue where item icons were missing on trade route tooltips when Manufactory production was full.
Fixed an issue where the Manufactories UI scroll view did not follow controller selection, leaving the selected item off-screen.
Fixed an issue where bulk opening Verdant Chests did not grant the correct amount of Vanity items.
Fixed an issue where treasure maps were dropping from domains and time-limited events unintentionally.
Fixed an issue where Grain Flares were being offered for more Seasonal currency than intended in the Account Ledger.
Fixed an issue where purchasing a Gold Starter Pack containing Silver while already at the Silver cap could lock players out of the game.
Fixed an issue where the "East Indies Explorer" achievement would not trigger after zone names were changed.
Fixed an issue where the "Complete Domain: Li Tian Ning 1 times" weekly challenge in Week 13 incorrectly rewarded 100 Gildmarks instead of 500.
Fixed an issue where the weapon filter remained visible when applying filters for Armor and Furniture.
Fixed an issue where the increase and decrease icons for Gear Score were missing for Armor and Furniture when hovering over other items in the list.
Fixed an issue where incorrect weight values were displayed for Rocket Powderbench, Mortar Powderbench, and Springloader Powderbench minor furniture.
Fixed an issue where the Galleon displayed an incorrect Gun Port count.
Fixed an issue where the "Soul Reaper" figurehead showed identical preview behaviour in both Default and In-Combat modes.
Fixed an issue where sky banding appeared when using the PSSR upscaler on PS5.
Fixed an issue where the Galleon's Lateen Sail clipped through the mast or bent unusually.
Fixed an issue where Hostile Water events were spawning during Blackspot 5 near the Khmoy Estate outpost.
Fixed an issue where the Kraken MTX ornament was missing on the right side of most ships
Fixed an issue where the red VFX on the horns of the Demon King set behaved erratically while walking.
Fixed an issue where the DMC ornament was incorrectly placed on the Galleon.
Fixed an issue where the VSync option was not applied to gameplay when DLSS Frame Generation was enabled.
Fixed an issue where the Nightshade Pearl was missing obtainable clues in the Codex for all sources except the Kraken.
Fixed an issue where misleading blueprint clues were displayed for "Silver Sentinel", "Lange Kartouwe", and "Emergency Locker" at the Blacksmith and Carpenter.
Fixed an issue where an incorrect recommended level was shown for tracked Fort Plunders.
Fixed an issue where faction shipwrecks were appearing inside the safe zone of Saint Anne.
Fixed an issue where Roman numerals were displayed for World Tiers 3 and 4 in notifications when the group leader attempted to change the World Tier.
Fixed an issue where a rewards-related warning was missing for players above Infamy 10 on the Kingpin Boost confirmation screen.
Fixed an issue where the Weekend Booster icon incorrectly appeared on Materials from Chests and Events Loot instead of Materials from Manufactories.
Fixed an issue where the incorrect dialogue line was displayed for the "War Ended" message on the Faction War map during the Ceasefire period.
Fixed an issue where the "Dragon Claw" faction name and logo were incorrectly displayed on the "Phoenix's Talon" ship during the World Ascension contract in World Tier 1.
Fixed an issue where an outdated icon appeared in the toaster notification for "The Manic Moonshiner Fleet" event.
Fixed an issue where a black icon was visible on the tracked HUD for "The Manic Moonshiner Fleet" event.
Fixed an issue where misleading possible loot was displayed on the World Ascension Fast Travel Point tooltip for the World Ascension II contract.
Fixed an issue where the tooltip animation for equipment and cosmetic items played twice when switching between tabs while the item tooltip was open.
Fixed an issue where the World Ascension pop-up overlapped the docking screen when accessed for the first time via the "View My Fleet" button after the Kingpin Boost cutscene.
Fixed an issue where the Swap Ship option was missing for group members after sinking and resetting the objective while the host was on the next objective.
Fixed an issue where the "Quit to Main Menu" confirmation popup persisted on the main menu and became unresponsive when selected during the dock sequence.
Fixed an issue where returning players were unable to interact with the Faction Broker during the Ceasefire Phase after having already selected a Faction.
Fixed an issue where "Commander Zhang Approaches" was displayed on the HUD when the World Ascension Contract timer expired.
Fixed an issue where the text for "All-Deck Weapons Ascended Cache" and "Auxiliary Weapons Ascended Cache" was truncated in multiple languages in the Kingpin Boost material list.
Fixed an issue where debug text appeared on the purchase confirmation banner after buying the "Bootleg Bill" and "Summer Dreams" bundles using Illicit Moonshine currency.
Fixed an issue where the Moonshine boost tab description was missing in the Seasonal Hub when the language was set to anything other than English.
Fixed an issue where the term "Frigate" was incorrectly blocked by the profanity filter when naming ships.
Fixed an issue where the new female character's hair covered her face in the character preview.
Fixed an issue where Kraken music did not play when using a Large Ship.
Fixed the Main Menu music playing Year 2 music instead of Year 3 Main Menu music.
Balancing pass to increase Sea Monsters difficulty and/or reduce infamy gains from Sea Monsters in WT3/WT4
Progression reset functionality
Balancing pass on Verdant Hunt drop rate
Balancing pass on Seasonal Mastery progression pace
Kraken not dropping rewards
Dev note: We have identified the underlying cause of an issue with Kraken rewards that has been preventing some players from receiving rewards correctly.
We will be implementing a temporary adjustment in an upcoming update while we work on a longer-term solution to more accurately reward different player's participation level in the encounter.
Incorrect Ship Statistics/Strength Applied During WT4 Boss Fights
Loot Piles Missing Indicators During Honorless Event
Unable To Claim Multiple Captains Achievements
Rogue's Revenge Contract Step Stuck In Log After Completing Dead Mans Revenge
Purchased Honorless Event Premium Pass But It Doesn't Show - Instead Shows Placeholders