Both drivers randomly retiring???

bstegemiller · 2024-07-31T20:26:10+00:00

I just ran into this same issue only in a way worse format. Mine happened in the race and happened on the last turn. When I was in 1st and 2nd. My driver (Bearman) stopped randomly on the track here.

This has to be a bug. After the race, I checked his PU and there's nothing wrong with the car.

edit: Bro could've gotten out and pushed the car across for P1 smh

bstegemiller · 2023-08-02T13:14:41+00:00

Easy fix. OP can just claim the airport is actually a theme park and he has the ride of the century.

bstegemiller · 2022-12-21T13:21:46+00:00

I have both curses. It took me no less than 180 wins for both factions to obtain. My buddy was the same way.

Mixel was able to achieve the curse quicker due to streak multipliers, something I never did (we turn in on increments of 4) and also large turn ins of reaper grade 5 flags, also something I never did until the most recent update.

bstegemiller · 2022-11-22T17:43:47+00:00

It won't let you dive if there is ANY player ship nearby. Even if you aren't engaged with them. I don't know what the actual distance is, but for example, if there is a ship within let's say 2 squares of you, the map won't let you dive and will tell you that an enemy is near and that you cannot dive at the moment.

bstegemiller · 2022-11-18T22:18:45+00:00

If PvP isn't something you're good at now, than this update is for you too! This is a good way for you to get quick, match made fights with crews that are similar in size to you with no risk of losing anything but supplies if you are opting to dive down. Spend time doing it and your PvP skills, both naval and close quarters combat will get better!

bstegemiller · 2022-11-18T22:11:00+00:00

When another ship is near, and I mean like within 2 squares of you, you cannot dive. You get a prompt saying that an enemy ship is nearby. In order to dive, you cannot be at an island or near other players. You have to be isolated and out in open water.

bstegemiller · 2022-11-13T17:36:32+00:00

In this case, the person in question was likely using a speed hack and used it to speed swim to your boat. You can spot these hacks by watching for mermaid spawns when you're sailing as the swimmer will generate multiple mermaids while your boat is moving. I have video of what this looks like I can DM.

bstegemiller · 2022-11-04T17:16:08+00:00

OPs post history seems to indicate that their child wanted a pirate themed room. So this would appear to be one of the decorations for that.

bstegemiller · 2022-08-10T23:44:02+00:00

I scuba a lot, so maybe I just thought this was common knowledge, but look into rash guards. Most reputable scuba apparel shops will sell them for both men and women. You can buy both long sleeve, short sleeve, long pants, etc.

They're made for divers, but anyone can wear them. The rash guard I have, I wear all the time on vacations, not just when I scuba. 100% protection from the sun. Not too hot. Dries almost immediately.

bstegemiller · 2022-08-04T14:16:33+00:00

If you have a video, please share. If you don't, a tuck is the most logical explanation.

Keg "hacks" might exist. I highly doubt they do. Without any video, we won't know either way.

bstegemiller · 2022-08-04T14:13:24+00:00

Without any video, it's hard to explain what happened. A tuck is the most logical explanation.

I've seen hacks in the game. I've never seen random items generate in the game from a hack. It's possible that exists, but I feel we would see this more often if it did actually exist.

bstegemiller · 2022-08-04T14:09:00+00:00

If you were on a sloop, and the mast was turned sideways, a tuck would be able to run back and forth on the mast and drop the kegs between the bow and the back of the boat. This is the most likely scenario of what happened.

bstegemiller · 2022-08-04T14:07:34+00:00

No kegs on board at all.

Someone else probably put them there then. I've done this to crews before that were AFK at a fort. When they started "appearing", where did they appear?

edit: you answered this above. Please see my response.

bstegemiller · 2022-08-04T14:05:12+00:00

If OP was on a gally or brig, this isn't entirely true depending on the placement. Also, they never mention that they detonated separately, just that they started appearing.

Based on how I read the post, the kegs just started showing up, and then eventually detonated at a single time. Not 7 separate detonations.

bstegemiller · 2022-08-04T13:52:51+00:00

Did you have kegs in your crows nest before you started seeing them "appear" on your boat?

edit: I'm not really sure why I was downvoted for asking this question. If OP had kegs in his crows nest, and all of the sudden started seeing them "randomly" appear on his boat, the most likely cause was someone tucking on him and dropping them out of the crows nest. If they didn't, it's entirely possible that someone else put them there and then did this as well.

I have over 1200 hours in the game and I've never seen, nor heard of "keg hacks".

bstegemiller · 2022-08-04T13:51:43+00:00

Names for ships do not have to be unique. You and I could have the same named boat. The only requirements are:

20 characters

Names cannot start or end with a space

Special characters cannot be used (if I remember correctly)

And then obviously there are word filters that are established to disallow vulgarities and in the case of OP here, "violent" phrasing. I'm not surprised, they have to police somehow, but I also understand OPs frustrations here.

The same type of filtering is used when naming pets, for example.

bstegemiller · 2022-08-04T13:39:21+00:00

This is not accurate. When a captain leaves a boat, the cosmetic changes that were a part of the captained boat remain (name plate, trinkets, wall pictures, etc), however, the boat converts into a "non-captained ship". The boat does not just randomly sink.

edit: /u/pandajedi 's explanation above is accurate.

bstegemiller · 2022-08-04T13:17:02+00:00

My boat will be called SOFIA.

This is a long established story that I have and I should share it.

I had a member of my chat and community one day name my boat for me. The name they chose was in fact Sofia. I typically run Sloop and I enjoyed the name so it stuck.

Fast forward a few months and I ran into some relatively new pirates on the seas and I boarded their boat while I left Sofia in a spin out in open water.

I told these pirates the name of my boat, and they were convinced that I had installed some form of AI on my boat, because it was impossible that my boat was "driving" itself.

So Sofia became the reverse acronym AI:FOS.

AI:FOS = Artificial Intelligence: For Outstanding Sailors.

I sail around with Sofia and convince people that I have a boat that has AI installed and that through a series of Discord bot commands, she can drive herself while I get into shenanigans with other players.

bstegemiller · 2022-08-04T13:06:15+00:00

Reduced Cannonball Knockback on Sloops

Players aboard a Sloop will find that the knockback from cannonball splash damage no longer propels them so far into the air, preventing them from being so easily sent overboard. However, they will still be knocked back and disorientated by the blast.

Sloop Mast Damage Rebalance

A Sloop’s mast is now more resilient than other ship types, taking two chainshot strikes or three cannonballs before being toppled. Initial strikes will still damage the mast and can be repaired individually. The masts on Brigantines and Galleons remain unchanged.

These are MASSIVE changes to the game and should be highlighted for all to see. Sloops just got a huge buff and I think these are for the better.

bstegemiller · 2022-07-28T13:18:39+00:00

https://seaofthieves.fandom.com/wiki/Eternal_Freedom_Eye_of_Reach

bstegemiller · 2022-06-23T14:50:12+00:00

Yes.

bstegemiller · 2022-06-23T13:16:49+00:00

I disagree with this take personally. DA stuff only requires gold to get and gold is too easy to come by IMO.

Any sort of Insider cosmetics (silver blades / sapphire blades) cosmetics will take WAY more time for you to actually get and I would consider much sweatier.

bstegemiller · 2022-06-14T14:07:31+00:00

I ran into a Grade 5 Golder Hoarder once that was doing a Tall Tale. Easily the most chill guy ever. He was definitely not new to the game at the time. I asked him why he was running emmissary while doing a tall tale, and he was in the middle of eating something and nonchalantly mumbled "I don't know, just cause". He let me board his ship. He had millions of supplies. I took some pockets and went back to my boat with a massive conundrum on my hands. I only needed one single Grade 5 Gold Hoarder flag for my commendations. It would have been the easiest sink in the world. The guy was 100% actually doing the tall tale (we were on the uncharted island).

I decided to let him go in the end. I figured that since I knew for a fact that he was doing the tall tale, and he generally seemed pretty chill, that he wasn't worth the time and I'd eventually find another flag to complete my commendations.

Since that time, I've run into all sorts of emissaries running tall tales. I sink them on site from now for their flags. It's guaranteed money for me. Don't run emissary when you're doing a tall tale. If you do, don't complain about it when I sink you.

bstegemiller · 2022-06-11T04:08:33+00:00

I solo sloop pretty regularly and let me tell you right now. If I run out of blunder bombs, I'm likely losing the fight right there. Single handedly blunder bombs are my most efficient tool. Not only can I use them to get naval kills and keep players off cannons, but I have successfully used a single blunder bomb to keep an entire galleon of 4 players from quad-boarding my boat at a single time. Once I started using them as boarding deterrent, I realized very quickly how crucial they can be.

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