Skull and Bones has unveiled its 2026 roadmap, giving players a first look at what’s ahead in Year 3: Sails of Power.
With a renewed focus on naval combat, Year 3 introduces deeper progression, stronger build customization, and new challenges designed to push captains further across the Indian Ocean. Across four seasons, players can expect new ships, weapons, gear, and evolving progression systems that expand how they fight, specialize, and grow stronger at sea.
Season 1 – May 12
Launching on May 12, Season 1, called Shattered Seas, is starting Sails of Power off strong with new content and challenges.
The Galleon – the first large DPS ship with 40 gunports (the most in the game so far).
Two new World Tiers, World Tier 3: Rogue Storms and World Tier 3: Brutal Tempest, where enemies spawn with Seasonal Affixes that force players to adapt their builds and strategy.
A New Seasonal Mastery Tree & Seasonal Perks – allowing players to choose from over 500 nodes to deepen build craft and loadout specialization.
New Mythic Ascension and Mythic Reforge features – unlocking a new ceiling of progression and allowing players to push their gear beyond current limits.
New Faction War Event: Safeguard – where players will have to defend their manufactories against escalating waves of enemy ships.
New Weapons, Armors and Furniture – including the Hullcarver Culverin, Needle Shield Armor and Royal Ramming Works Major Furniture
Time-Limited Events – The Honorless and Moonshine Larceny time limited events return with a revamped reward lineup.
Season 1 also brings Steam Deck verification and full handheld support to Skull and Bones, along with further PC optimization for captains on lower-spec hardware.
Coming Up in Year 3
Each new season in Sails of Power will continue to expand the experience with new ships, gear, progression, challenges, and quality-of-life updates.
New ships, including the Junk and Fluyt, bringing new playstyles to the fleet.
New feature: Trials, introducing high-pressure and dynamic encounters built around mastery, adaptation, and competition through leaderboards.
New challenges, including Abyssal Depths and new elite bosses, raising the stakes for captains looking for tougher endgame encounters.
Faction War expands further, with some familiar factions joining the fight as the conflict across the Indian Ocean continues to grow.
New Power Progression features, including Mod Transfer and Equipment Sets, giving captains more ways to refine and carry forward their builds.
Ongoing quality-of-life improvements, including:
More ships per fleet
Larger party sizes
Improved Smuggler Pass progression
Ship management improvements
UI/UX improvements
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