Sea of Thieves 3.0.0 Patch Notes - Sea of Thieves Guide - IGN (2024)

The 3.0.0 Update for Sea of Thieves has arrived, bringing with it the launch of the PS5 version, alongside new weapons and tools, the debut of Season 12, bug fixes, and more!

This page acts as a comprehensive breakdown of the 3.0.0 Patch for Sea of Thieves, including a link to the full Patch Notes.

PS5 Version

Regardless of platform, you'll need to sign in with a Microsoft account to play Sea of Thieves. When launching the game, players will be guided through the account linking process. Account linking is a permanent process, so only use the Microsoft account with which you intend to carry over your progress with.

All players will be displayed using their Microsoft account gamertag. Players on PS5 can utilise the Recent Players List feature, located within the Game Options menu, to view the Microsoft account and linked online IDs of players on PlayStation Network they encounter, as well as directly viewing their profile. Crossplatform play is enabled by default, but via Matchmaking Settings you can choose to disable crossplay if you wish.

Sea of Thieves on PS5 is optimised to run at 60 FPS in 4K resolution, ensuring complete parity with Xbox Series X players. Players can access an additional Performance Mode from the game settings for supported TVs, allowing for 120Hz refresh rates at 1080p.

• Sea of Thieves on PS5 features full Dualsense support

New Weapons & Tools

• Throwing Knives
  • Come as a set of five, which are wielded one at a time when equipped and can be restocked from any Ammo Chest
  • Allows players to stab enemies with a quick melee attack or charge for a devastating downward strike
  • Throwing a knife allows for a high-damage ranged attack. If a thrown knife misses its target, it becomes lodged in the environment and can be recovered
    • Note that other players can also retrieve that knife
• Double Barrel Pistol
  • Holds six bullets and can be fired twice before needing to be reloaded, or both barrels can be fired together by charging the shot
  • Shots fired from the Double Barrel Pistol have reduced range and damage compared to the standard pistol, but compensate with a faster firing speed
• Scattershot
  • A new type of cannonball that can be found in storage barrels across the seas, providing players with an effective short-range option
  • Scattershot breaks apart when fired, sending four smaller projectiles in an outward spread
  • Each projectile deals light damage to the impact area, increasing if existing damage areas are hit repeatedly
    • Ship interaction points can also be damaged
    • Players hit will take light damage without knockback
• Bone Caller
  • This throwable item can summon a skeleton crew that will attack nearby enemies before disappearing
  • Bone Callers can also be fired from a cannon
  • Bone Callers can be recovered from crates left behind by defeated Skeleton Fleets, or found in barrels at Skeleton Forts
• Horn of Fair Winds
  • This treasure artifact harnesses the power of the wind, allowing players to fill their sails to full billow
  • It can also be used to knock back enemies, cushion a large fall, or extinguish flames
  • This artifact is discoverable in shipwrecks and other locations in the Sunken Kingdom
• Harpoon Tightropes
  • Players firing a harpoon line into a rock, beach, tree or even another ship can now climb onto the line and perform a tightrope walk
  • Stepping onto a declining harpoon line will allow players to slide down them
• Island Ziplines
  • Navigation has been further improved with the addition of ziplines to a range of islands across the Sea of Thieves
• Updated Weapon Pose Emotes
  • Previously released Weapon Pose Emotes have been updated to support the new weapon types

Season 12

This new Season brings 100 levels of Renown to progress through, rewarding you with unique cosmetics, and the Plunder Pass grants you access to cosmetics from the Gorgon set including a full ship set and two-stage Stone Curse.

The Emissary Ledger for Season 12 offers the following items:

• Ocean of Siren Song Painting
• Mysterious Siren Carving Ornament
• Guild of Fearsome Depths Title

Pirate Emporium Update

The following items are now in stock via the Pirate Emporium:

• Checkmate Ship Collection
• Checkmate Weapon Bundle
• Checkmate Clothing Bundle
• Checkmate Ship’s Crest
• Crimson Crypt, Lodestar and Dark Warsmith Throwing Knives
• Great Grey, Tawny, Snowy, Barn and Black Banded Owl pets
• Scrappy Weapon Pose Emote
• Sting Tide Ship Collection (returning from Season Nine Plunder Pass)
• Sting Tide Costume Set (returning from Season Nine Plunder Pass)
• Sting Tide Lantern
• Paradise Garden Pistol (available for free)

Classics Range Update

• The Classics range has been expanded to include a range of costumes, weapons and equipment from older sets, now permanently reduced in price
• Cosmetic sets such as Shining Pegasus, Ruby Splashtail and Sea of Sands are among those that now have more than just ship liveries represented in the Classics range

Fixed Issues

• Open Crew matchmaking has been re-enabled as an option when starting a Sea of Thieves session, allowing players to form a crew with other random players from all platforms
• Players are no longer able to use a Quest Map while travelling through the air to modify their trajectory

Full Patch Notes

If you wish to read the Patch Notes in full, you can do so via the official Sea of Thieves' websites 3.0.0 Patch Notes blog post.