Sail as Captains of Adventure in Sea of Thieves Season Seven

First unveiled as a part of this summer time’s Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase – by way of a jaunty musical quantity, no much less – the seventh Sea of Thieves Season is right here, heralding the arrival of ship Captaincy! As one of many options most anticipated by our neighborhood, we’re excited to present gamers the possibility to call their ships for the primary time, check out a wealth of latest ornamental selections, and dive into the Captain’s Logbook to evaluate their accomplishments throughout the waves.

If you’ve been itching to carve a maritime moniker right into a Ship’s Crest and set sail as a Captain, you’ll be glad to know that Season Seven is now out there as a free replace for all gamers with Xbox Game Pass, throughout Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11 PC, and Steam.

As with all previous seasons, Season Seven additionally affords 100 ranges of rewards free to all Sea of Thieves gamers, with summer-themed cosmetics and loads of different goodies to be earned as you construct Renown by dwelling your pirate life. If you need to additional your seasonal ambitions with extra premium gadgets not but out there elsewhere, you possibly can choose up the newest optionally available Plunder Pass! Find out extra about seasons in our Seasons Explained and Plunder Pass Explained articles.

Captain on Deck!

What is it which may encourage a pirate to splash out and spend gold on a ship of their very own? To start with, Captains are capable of bestow a reputation of their alternative upon a brand new vessel for all to see, seen each on the Ship’s Crest or in Ship’s Banners when somebody spies you at a distance.

Captains may also buy a wealth of latest ornamental choices for his or her quarters (starting from rugs to the Captain’s Table itself), to not point out make the ship really feel actually distinctive by choosing out locations to show trinkets. An enormous collection of ornaments may be bought straight away, whereas trophies may be earned by establishing your self as a consummate Captain and can mirror your time at sea.

Whether you’re a devoted treasure-taker, fishing fanatic, or just can’t get sufficient of smashing skellies, your actions can be mirrored in Pirate and Ship Milestones, a brand new type of development that encourages totally different play kinds. New rewards will develop into out there alongside the best way, and you may exhibit your favourite accomplishments within the Captain’s Logbook, which handily additionally retains monitor of your present crusing session.

Shipwrights and Sovereigns

The Outposts are greater than able to deal with the arrival of Captained ships. For a charge, shipwrights will save the customization of a Captain’s vessel prepared for future periods, that means it’ll be simply as you bear in mind it subsequent time you get up within the tavern. Scuffs and scars from earlier repairs will mount up over time, so pirates can decide to revive these on the shipwright too, bringing even the scruffiest ship again to pristine situation.

Shipwrights may also ship premium provides to the barrels on a captained ship. This courtesy extends to Captain’s Voyages, that are saved aboard ship slightly than in your pirate’s pockets and allow you to affect the issue and period of your subsequent goal – so something from a swift skeleton hunt to a prolonged, profitable fee may be plucked straight from storage.

Eager to make sure the shipwrights don’t take all of the glory, the swanky Sovereigns have arrived at Outposts able to take care of Captains of every kind. They act as extremely handy intermediaries, accepting most treasures at their marquee on behalf of the opposite firms and allowing captained ships to make full use of their amenities when offloading valuables.

Of course, you don’t must be a Captain to benefit from the subsequent installments of our ongoing, time-limited adventures. These proceed on August 18 with ‘A Hunter’s Cry’, which sends pirates on a dangerous rescue mission into hostile waters within the hopes of saving the captured hunter Merrick.

Along with 100 ranges of Seasonal Renown to reap, new commendations and achievements, and the persevering with intrigue of our first thriller, there’s lots ready in Season Seven for each pirate to sink their enamel into!

The Emporium Expands

Naturally, a brand new season brings a bevy of latest treasures. The Season Seven Plunder Pass affords advance entry to the Baleful Bloom Costume – which sees your pirate step by step succumb to a horticultural hex – and the Beachcomber’s Bounty ship set, created by a marooned mariner who acquired themselves seaworthy with no matter they may lay their arms on. As ever, as soon as a cross is bought this stuff are unlocked by elevating your Renown and climbing the degrees of the brand new season, and are initially unique to the Plunder Pass earlier than arriving within the Pirate Emporium at a later date.

Keen to get in on the Captaincy enjoyable, August’s Emporium choices introduce further designs for Ship’s Crests, lending further aptitude to your newly named ship when anybody – crew, boarders, stowaways and so forth – come aboard. If your chosen identify now not appears to suit as your ship carves out its legacy, Renaming Deeds may be bought to clean the Ship’s Crest clear and allow you to select one thing new.

If you’re the type of pirate who lights up darkish locations (and never with firebombs), the luminous Wrecker Wrangler ship set calls to you from the Emporium cabinets this month, paying tribute to these flighty fish that decision shipwrecks their residence. Meanwhile, the boisterous Bilge Rat Weapon Pose Emote and puffed-up Portable Portrait Emote Bundle will convey out your merry and selfish sides respectively. And don’t neglect to snare the Promising Portrait Emote whereas it’s free for the taking, then use it to show any vista right into a wobbly murals!

Find Out More

For extra data on the Sea of Thieves Season Seven replace, together with full launch notes, go to the Sea of Thieves web site. The replace is accessible free of charge to all Sea of Thieves gamers who’ve purchased the sport on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11 PC, or by way of Steam, or gamers who’ve entry to it with Xbox Game Pass. Simply obtain and set up the newest Sea of Thieves replace to get entry.

New to Sea of Thieves? Find out in regards to the newest free content material updates on our What’s New web page, get aware of Who’s Who or choose up some gameplay suggestions from our Pirate Academy, which gives invaluable data on subjects starting from crusing to swordplay as you put together to your maiden voyage. Learn extra about Sea of Thieves right here, or be part of the continuing journey at www.seaofthieves.com the place you possibly can embark on an epic journey with one among gaming’s most welcoming communities!