The Merchants Alliance is all about finding and ferrying cargo to customers as fast as possible.Įach of the companies will sell you Voyages - or quests. The Order of Souls needs the skulls of powerful skeletons, requiring you to do battle with bony baddies. The Gold Hoarders require you to chase down buried treasure and often follow treasure maps or solve riddles. The tasks they perform and the rewards they give are all different. Your main adventures in Sea of Thieves will revolve around completing tasks for these different companies. The Merchants Alliance is marked by a blue wheel, and is often along the docks by the Shripwright. The Order of Souls is marked by the purple diamond, located on the first floor of a building wreathed in baubles. Each of these islands has small merchant shacks: The Equipment Shop, General Clothing Shop, Weaponsmith's Shop, and the Shipwright Shop. Outside the tavern, you'll find that every Outpost has a few necessities. You can lift it up and inspect it, and also turn it around for a small objective: Find a Trading Company and seek your fortune. Both Items and Maps are located in separate radial menus, while weapons can be swapped with (Y) on the controller and the mousewheel on the PC.Īs it happens, you have one map in your possession - the one you grabbed at the start of the game. You'll have three different inventories so to speak: Your Item Inventory, Weapons, and Map Inventory. It's also where a Mysterious Stranger lurks in the back - be sure to go back and visit him once you've gained some reputation with each of the Trading Companies. The tavern you start in is a great place for getting warmed up, bantering with your pals, and drinking grog. If you're playing with friends, they'll all show up on the same island - but where in the wide world you'll be can change to a number of islands.Ĭheck Out This Video for 9 Tips to Get You Started Once you've selected your ship of choice, and selected who you want to play with (or go on your own), you'll be ready to start your pirate adventure.Īs you begin your session, and every time you rejoin the game, you'll be placed in a random Outpost upon the Sea of Thieves.
The Sloop is much smaller than the Galleon - but things on the ship are placed closer together to make multi-tasking easier, and while it can't match the Galleon in full speed, it's better at fast maneuvering and going against the wind. The Sloop only needs one person to man it, or you can join with a friend or random partner to divy up tasks. If you prefer the solo life or have just one matey you plan on sailing with, consider the Sloop. To compensate, it has the most amount of cannons, a bigger hold, is more sturdier against attacks, and is unmatched in speed when sailing with the wind. The Galleon is a fair-sized ship, and needs a bigger crew to man it effectively. This can be either with friends from your friend list, or you can be paired up with a random crew. By choosing a Galleon, you'll be paired up with two or three more characters up to a crew of three or four.