The Sea of Thieves Update 1.0.4 Patch Notes is available right now for players to sift through and see what has changed significantly for the game with this latest version. As always, this update is a rather large one in download size on both platforms so players should play accordingly with their internet and time.
Don’t let the seemingly unimportant number of this version fool you, as the Sea of Thieves Update 1.0.4 Patch Notes are still important for anyone still sailing the high seas in the game. Not only does it fix some key issues, but it actually adds something to the content of the game that hardcore players won’t want to miss. Let’s dive in.
Sea of Thieves Update 1.0.4 Patch Notes Explained: Download Size, Release Date
Like we mentioned, the Sea of Thieves Update 1.0.4 Patch Notes let us know that this update is one of the largest yet. The download size for the update is around 1.30GB for both PC and Xbox One. This makes it one of the largest updates for the game, so prepare to set aside some time if your connection isn’t the fastest.
As for the Sea of Thieves Update 1.0.4 Patch Notes release date, it is available right now (at the time of publishing) since it released today, Wednesday, April 18th, 2018. You can download the update as long as the scheduled maintenance has concluded.
Sea of Thieves Update 1.0.4 Patch Notes Explained: All Fixes
- The server migration-free zone around the Skeleton Forts has been doubled.
- Trading companies now inform you when you have reached the voyage purchase limit for the day (Refreshes at 6 am in-game time).
- Fixed clipping of reward values in wallet UI animations.
- Fixed text clipping in the Reputation menu UI.
- Company icons in the voyage pop-up UI are now the correct size.
- Ammo box on Lookout Point can now be used.
- Skeleton crews encountered during bounty quests and skeleton forts now have correctly matching attire.
- Players weapon selection from the Armoury should no longer reset to default after death.
- A notification should now trigger when a crewmate finds a reward from a Message in a Bottle map.
- Ships should no longer spawn with damage.
- Voyage description text has been increased in size, and should now be easier to read from a distance.
- Filters in the Equipment Chest will no longer become impossible to select.
- Candles are no longer floating in the air on Old Salts Atoll
- Lantern in the north-western part of Kraken’s Fall is no longer floating above the barrels.
- Skeleton Fort Cannons can once again be manned by players without fear of an explosive demise.
- The appearance of the water in the Legend Hideout has been improved.
- Rain will no longer appear inside the Legend Hideout Tunnel.
- Players will now correctly take damage from gunpowder kegs whilst underwater.
- Multiple text bugs and NPC dialogue issues in English have been resolved.
Sea of Thieves Update 1.0.4 Patch Notes Explained: All Improvements
- Improved performance on high-resolution PCs running at lower than native resolution.
- The number of instances of rubber banding and teleporting players has been reduced.
- Increased quality of island rendering at a distance when using the spyglass on all quality settings on both platforms.
This has no effect when the island is too far away to be loaded - Multiple server crash fixes.
Sea of Thieves Update 1.0.4 Patch Notes Explained: All Additions/Changes
- Pirate Legend – The first legendary ship customizations have arrived at the Shipwright’s Shop in the Legendary Hideout! From here you can purchase your new Pirate Legend sails, hull, and figurehead.
- Sound Effects – Players will now hear a new sound effect when they open a Lore Book and when a Merchant Alliance contract has expired.
- Spring Cleaning – It is now easier to place chests and skulls on shelves in the Captain’s Cabin, and to drop items overboard!
- Controller Remapping – We’ve added push-to-talk to the list of actions players can rebind on the controller.
