Für Sea of Thieves ist die Aktualisierung auf Version 1.0.1 erschienen. Im Gegensatz zu einem Patch bezeichnen die Entwickler die Aktualisierung als „Full-Game-Update“, das viele Bugfixes und Stabilitäts- sowie Performanceverbesserungen vornimmt. Die Downloadgröße auf Xbox One ist knapp 10 GB. Auf Xbox One X und Windows-10-PCs müssen 19 GB respektive 19,5 GB runtergeladen werden. Die nächsten Patches sollen kleiner ausfallen, heißt es.

Fixed Issues

• Players who have redeemed their Black Dog Pack pre-order code will now correctly see these items in their in-game chests. Not received your code? Check your Xbox Live messages over the next couple of days.
• Characters should no longer lose details such as hair colour and scars.
• When digging up a chest, there is no longer a chance that it will be impossible to pick up
• Players should no longer intermittently be missing items and weapons when loading into the game
• Weapon, clothing and ship cosmetic changes made after migrating server will now persist across sessions
• Players will now correctly see other players titles
• Snakes will now behave correctly, turning to face the player when agitated
• Animal and skeleton movement around slopes has been improved
• The game will no longer enter an unresponsive state after accepting a game invitation whilst matchmaking
• Merchant Alliance notifications for handing in various items have been corrected
• Lighting has been tweaked in order to improve performance on multiple islands and outposts
• Fixed tinnitus sound which persists after being killed by multiple explosive barrels.
• Seagulls now fly over floating barrels.
• Players can no longer be held by a seemingly invisible Kraken tentacle.
• Fixed a range of potential game crashes.

Performance Improvements
Significant performance optimisations across all platforms, specifically targeting the 4K native resolution of Xbox One X.

• Drastically reduced the likelihood of tearing when using the small ship.
• Reduced the likelihood of tearing when inside the Taverns.
• Sizeable framerate improvements when traversing large islands.
• Reduced likelihood of framerate hitches when navigating outposts.
• Optimised Foliage for smoother experience in overgrown jungle areas.

Further improvements and optimisations for all platforms are ongoing.

Known Issues

• Player gold and reputation can be delayed when cashing in a reward.
• Player achievements can be delayed.
  For an update on both of these issues, please read our Launch Update written by Executive Producer, Joe Neate.
• Bounty quest skeletons sometimes do not spawn or cannot be found.
  If you encounter this bug, a potential work around is to sail away from the island until it’s out of range, and then sail back in to trigger the Island Name banners.
• Joining a player whose ship is parked at an active skeleton fort will prevent the joining player’s radial menus being opened.
• Rare Lore Items throughout the world will read in English, regardless of current language settings.
• „Hunter of Cursed Crews“, Commendation is not updating.
• Players may become comically smaller after fighting the Kraken.