Maintenance 09th June - Multiple fixes & improvements

Captains, a Skull and Bones maintenance incoming 🛠️

📅 Tuesday 09th June

⏰ 8AM CEST / 4PM AET / 11PM PT (08 JUN)

⏳ ~2 hours

Fixes and Improvements

Combat

• 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.

World Events

• 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.

Contracts

• 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.

Stability

• 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.

Helm Empire

• 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.

Inventory & Loot

• 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.

Achievements & Challenges

• 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.

Ship Loadout

• 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.

Store

• Fixed an issue where the "Soul Reaper" figurehead showed identical preview behaviour in both Default and In-Combat modes.

Graphics

• 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.

Knowledge and Codex

• 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.

UI/UX

• 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.

Localization

• 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.

Vanity

• Fixed an issue where the new female character's hair covered her face in the character preview.

Audio

• 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.

TOP Feedback Under investigation:

• 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

TOP Bugs Under investigation:

• 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

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