Rare har gjort ett otroligt jobb med att uppdatera Sea of Thieves som idag gott och väl är minst dubbelt så stort som när det släpptes, nästan hur man än mäter. Och bäst av allt är att det varit helt gratis. Detta gäller även för nya expansionen Dark Relics, som finns ute nu till både PC och Xbox One.
Ett av de främsta dragplåstren denna gång är en roddbåt med harpun, vilket onekligen låter som gjort för bordande av skutor och andra hyss. Även om det på pappret inte är lika sexigt som nyss nämnda roddbåt, så har även striderna fixats till och ska nu vara betydligt mer responsiva. Dessutom finns nya Reapers Chest som är riktigt värdefull - men gör olyckligtvis att du blir synlig för alla andra pirater i närheten. Räkna med ovälkommet besök...
Så varför heter expansionen Dark Relics då? Jo, The Order of Souls har ett nytt tidsbegränsat uppdrag åt dig, nämligen att samla in Dark Relics, vilka är för farliga för att finnas bland allmänheten. En ny trailer som förklarar mer om allt detta hittar du här nedan, och under den finns även utvalda godsaker från officiella hemsidan.
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Ranged and Melee Hit Detection - Players will now find that engaging in combat with other players out in the world is much more responsive. When targeting a rival player or skeleton then taking a shot or swinging a sword, players should find that the hits are more consistently registered and damage applied as expected. Hit detection improvements across the game include ship-to-ship, ship-to-water and water-to-water player encounters.
A Rowboat with a Harpoon?! - Players may come across a rare new type of Rowboat abandoned throughout the world. These come with a harpoon attached, allowing rowers and their passengers to have even more fun on the sea!
Barrels of PLENTY! - Players can now find a greater range of items within floating Barrels of Plenty. Be sure to stop and check them out as you may find skulls, artefacts, chests, Merchant Crates, Mermaid Gems, Messages in a Bottle or even gunpowder kegs - why not use these inconspicuous floating 'mines' to your advantage against rival crews?
Dark Relic Voyages - The Order of Souls' representatives have begun to experience visions of skeleton activity across the sea, including rituals performed with the Dark Relics and what appear to be Ritual Skulls. They want those Dark Relics back before something catastrophic happens, and will pay good money to anyone who can retrieve them. Duke has been tipped off to the potential locations of these artefacts, and will offer pirates a range of Voyages costing five Doubloons to seek and retrieve them. All Dark Relic Voyages are time-limited for the duration of the Dark Relics update
The Reaper's Chest - Keep an eye on the horizon for an eerie pillar of light reaching skyward. Upon reaching its source, players can obtain a new Reaper's Chest and the pillar of light will be extinguished. But beware: once collected, the Reaper's Chest will appear on the ship's map of all rival crews on the seas! Return these chests to Duke if you can, who will take them off your hands in return for Doubloons. Following the Dark Relics update, the Reaper's Chest and Doubloon rewards will persist as an emergent encounter in the world along with a way to earn Doubloons regularly.
Tall Tales: Legendary Storyteller - New Puzzle Locations - The Legendary Storyteller Tall Tale has had a range of new puzzle variants added to new islands for a more varied experience during each playthrough.
