Ep. 340 Armory Changes, Blowdarts, Season 14 Preview!

This week in Sea of Thieves we got a new Sea of News video and here are things covered in this episode =)

 

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Events and Releases

• Gilded Voyages: Returning from October 10-17 for all four major voyage-based trade companies.
• Twitch Drops: From October 17-21, you can earn the Seasoned Sailor Pistol, Sage Seadog Shovel, and Drum.
• SoT Vinyl: Available again on iam8bit.
• New Soundtrack: “Making Mischief” releases on October 11.
• New Art Book: Available for purchase here.
• Golden Scallywag Contest: https://www.seaofthieves.com/news/golden-scallywags

Gameplay Updates

• New Mechanics:
  • Hiding on the outer edge of a hull.
  • Setting bear traps.
  • Using blow darts, including exploding ones that can be extinguished with water.
• New Items and Costumes:
  • Midnight Prowler costume set.
  • Ninja-style weapons.
  • Fabric wraps in various colors.
  • Lucky Hand Ship and Weapon Sets.
  • Rusted skulls clothing, makeup, and accessories.
• New Emotes:
  • Leaning against barrels.
  • Crouching/sneaking.
  • Walking with a barrel hide emote.

Development and Improvements

• Anti-Cheat Measures:
  • Enhanced Anti-Cheat (EAC) system to combat hacks.
  • Dedicated team working on new cheats.
  • Autobans for ship teleporting, trident manipulation, and flying players.
• Player Safety:
  • Improved security to reduce negative interactions.
  • Enhanced chat with profanity filtering.
  • Measures against stream sniping and chat abuse.
• Game Performance:
  • Optimizations for ship loading during dives and hourglass events.

Season Updates

• Sneaky Season:
  • Changes to the armory, making loadouts more significant.
  • Armory on ships will be accessible only to the ship’s crew.
  • Introduction of the Grapple Gun for repositioning during chases.

Communication and Quality

• Insider Information Flow: Efforts to improve the flow of information to insiders.
• Release Process Changes: Calls to remove the NDA for better transparency.

You can check out the official Sea of Thieves news YouTube video