Keelhauled: A Sea of Thieves Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This week in Sea of Thieves, Season 14 is here, and while not everything is launching right away there's still a lot to go over with the new weapons introduced. I congratulate Craig Duncan, Joe Neate, and Jim Horth on their promotions within and outside the studio. It's time to tear down the patch notes and talk about first impressions on what's good, bad, and needs some work.

Links:

• https://www.seaofthieves.com/release-notes/3.2.0
• https://support.seaofthieves.com/articles/22039285191058-Traps-Temporarily-Disabled
• https://support.seaofthieves.com/articles/22034571227922-Hanging-from-Ledges-Temporarily-Disabled

Support:

• https://www.patreon.com/keelhauledpodcast

Contact Info:

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/captlogun.bsky.social
• Email: Captlogun@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun
• Gamertag: CaptainLogun

Community:

• Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR

Other Places to Listen:

• iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS

Merch:

• Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast

• Use code: KEELHAUL10 at checkout for 10% off your order

This week in Sea of Thieves we got a new Sea of News video and here are things covered in this episode =)

 

Support:

• https://www.patreon.com/keelhauledpodcast

Contact Info:

• Email: Captlogun@gmail.com

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun

• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun

• Gamertag: CaptainLogun

Community:

• Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR

Other Places to Listen:

• iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS

Merch:

• Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast

• Use code: KEELHAUL10 at checkout for 10% off your order

Events and Releases

• Gilded Voyages: Returning from October 10-17 for all four major voyage-based trade companies.
• Twitch Drops: From October 17-21, you can earn the Seasoned Sailor Pistol, Sage Seadog Shovel, and Drum.
• SoT Vinyl: Available again on iam8bit.
• New Soundtrack: “Making Mischief” releases on October 11.
• New Art Book: Available for purchase here.
• Golden Scallywag Contest: https://www.seaofthieves.com/news/golden-scallywags

Gameplay Updates

• New Mechanics:
  • Hiding on the outer edge of a hull.
  • Setting bear traps.
  • Using blow darts, including exploding ones that can be extinguished with water.
• New Items and Costumes:
  • Midnight Prowler costume set.
  • Ninja-style weapons.
  • Fabric wraps in various colors.
  • Lucky Hand Ship and Weapon Sets.
  • Rusted skulls clothing, makeup, and accessories.
• New Emotes:
  • Leaning against barrels.
  • Crouching/sneaking.
  • Walking with a barrel hide emote.

Development and Improvements

• Anti-Cheat Measures:
  • Enhanced Anti-Cheat (EAC) system to combat hacks.
  • Dedicated team working on new cheats.
  • Autobans for ship teleporting, trident manipulation, and flying players.
• Player Safety:
  • Improved security to reduce negative interactions.
  • Enhanced chat with profanity filtering.
  • Measures against stream sniping and chat abuse.
• Game Performance:
  • Optimizations for ship loading during dives and hourglass events.

Season Updates

• Sneaky Season:
  • Changes to the armory, making loadouts more significant.
  • Armory on ships will be accessible only to the ship’s crew.
  • Introduction of the Grapple Gun for repositioning during chases.

Communication and Quality

• Insider Information Flow: Efforts to improve the flow of information to insiders.
• Release Process Changes: Calls to remove the NDA for better transparency.

You can check out the official Sea of Thieves news YouTube video

 

This week in Sea of Thieves, the Gold Hoarders meet to talk about the newest seasonal content. The burning blade is here and it's surprising everyone with how much fun it is to join the forces of evil and set sail burning everything in sight. I'll be breaking down the patch note hopefully next week and able to get some time in on the seas to get a chance to check out the new content. It's going to be a busy month for me with personal stuff but I've got plans to keep the content coming each week!

Contact Info:

• Email: Captlogun@gmail.com

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun

• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun

• Gamertag: CaptainLogun

Community:

• Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR

Other Places to Listen:

• iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS

Merch:

• Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast

• Use code: KEELHAUL10 at checkout for 10% off your order

This month's episode for the Gold Hoarders in the Keelhauled community is out now and this week we are getting thoughts and feelings from the community about the latest Adventure, the end to the mystery of "Who Killed DeMarco?"

Links: **Be warned we do talk about it at the end with spoilers** DeMarco Mystery Spoiler Ending https://youtu.be/Myu0icv6TDs

 

New Podcast:

• https://twitter.com/TheXboxWrapUp Rated M

Sponsors:

• LootCrate = 15% off most crates or crate subscriptions. Use the link and code ROBOTSRADIO. https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100173810-13902093?sid=keelhaul
• Audiobooks.com - Get 3 audiobooks FREE. This includes 2 VIP books. https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100173810-11099382?sid=keel
• (Ads are going through a rework right now as I work with the network on some new possibilities)

Contact Info:

• Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast
• Email: Captlogun@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun
• Gamertag: CaptainLogun
• Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR
• Keelhauled on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2
• Keelhauled on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptLogun
• Keelhauled on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS

This week in Sea of Thieves I have Caleb back on the show to discuss a topic that begs the question, "What is your time worth?" We talk about commendation and supply balance and how things are going with the change from Tall Tales to Adventures. There was a lot of interesting conversation about the latest adventure as well as the mystery being solved about who killed DeMarco. It's a long episode so I'll keep the summary short and let you enjoy it.

Links:

• https://twitter.com/TblazerNetwork
• https://www.tblazer.net/
• Discord for Trailblazer Network: https://discord.com/invite/kyYqzBn

New Podcast:

• https://twitter.com/TheXboxWrapUp Rated M

Sponsors:

• LootCrate = 15% off most crates or crate subscriptions. Use the link and code ROBOTSRADIO. https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100173810-13902093?sid=keelhaul
• Audiobooks.com - Get 3 audiobooks FREE. This includes 2 VIP books. https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100173810-11099382?sid=keel
• (Ads are going through a rework right now as I work with the network on some new possibilities)

Contact Info:

• Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast
• Email: Captlogun@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun
• Gamertag: CaptainLogun
• Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR
• Keelhauled on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2
• Keelhauled on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptLogun
• Keelhauled on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS

This week in Sea of Thieves we have the adventure coming this week and should be interesting to see how it turns out compared to Hunter's Cry. I also dive into how I feel about a story mode in the game and how I want to try and create a way for newer players to learn how to play in a safer environment than what is currently available.

 

Links: https://www.seaofthieves.com/news/style-of-thieves-season-seven

Sponsors:

• LootCrate = 15% off most crates or crate subscriptions. Use the link and code ROBOTSRADIO. https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100173810-13902093?sid=keelhaul
• Audiobooks.com - Get 3 audiobooks FREE. This includes 2 VIP books. https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100173810-11099382?sid=keel
• (Ads are going through a rework right now as I work with the network on some new possibilities)

Contact Info:

• Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast
• Email: Captlogun@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun
• Gamertag: CaptainLogun
• Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR
• Keelhauled on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2
• Keelhauled on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptLogun
• Keelhauled on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS

This week in Sea of Thieves we break down the new patch to see what's been added and what has broken as a result. There is some great news about the upcoming community day as well as items in the emporium. Also, got a new patch that I cover so that you know what some of the bigger beats are and what to be aware of as a result.   Links: https://www.seaofthieves.com/release-notes/2.6.1#pirate-emporium-text-item-1   Sponsors:

• LootCrate = 15% off most crates or crate subscriptions. Use the link and code ROBOTSRADIO. https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100173810-13902093?sid=keelhaul
• Audiobooks.com - Get 3 audiobooks FREE. This includes 2 VIP books. https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100173810-11099382?sid=keel
• (Ads are going through a rework right now as I work with the network on some new possibilities)

Contact Info:

• Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast
• Email: Captlogun@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun
• Gamertag: CaptainLogun
• Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR
• Keelhauled on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2
• Keelhauled on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptLogun
• Keelhauled on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS

This week I'm joined by the Gold Hoarders to sit down and talk about the latest Adventure and how they felt about it as well as Rare's response to the community feedback. We cover some interesting thoughts about some of the next important characters we'd like to see in future events as well as who would win between the Brethren Court and Flameheart's forces.

 

New Podcast:

• https://twitter.com/TheXboxWrapUp Rated M

Sponsors:

• LootCrate = 15% off most crates or crate subscriptions. Use the link and code ROBOTSRADIO. https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100173810-13902093?sid=keelhaul
• Audiobooks.com - Get 3 audiobooks FREE. This includes 2 VIP books. https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100173810-11099382?sid=keel
• (Ads are going through a rework right now as I work with the network on some new possibilities)

Contact Info:

• Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast
• Email: Captlogun@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun
• Gamertag: CaptainLogun
• Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR
• Keelhauled on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2
• Keelhauled on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptLogun
• Keelhauled on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS

Another week is done and we have found out that the Adventure is not the big hit I think Rare was hoping it would be. This episode is nothing but spoilers for the Adventure so if you haven't completed Hunter's Cry I would recommend putting this on pause if you don't want to get spoiled. It was a bit of a bummer to go through this adventure and see so many folks having issues with other players.

Links:

• https://www.seaofthieves.com/news/a-hunters-cry

New Podcast:

• https://twitter.com/TheXboxWrapUp Rated M

Sponsors:

• LootCrate = 15% off most crates or crate subscriptions. Use the link and code ROBOTSRADIO. https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100173810-13902093?sid=keelhaul
• Audiobooks.com - Get 3 audiobooks FREE. This includes 2 VIP books. https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100173810-11099382?sid=keel
• (Ads are going through a rework right now as I work with the network on some new possibilities)

Contact Info:

• Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast
• Email: Captlogun@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun
• Gamertag: CaptainLogun
• Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR
• Keelhauled on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2
• Keelhauled on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptLogun
• Keelhauled on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS

This week in Sea of Thieves we are diving into all of the information about what to expect this week with the Adventure, Twitch Drops, new merch, and spending time talking about who the Sovereigns are and what their intent is.   Links:

• https://twitter.com/SeaOfThieves/status/1555630729241006085/photo/1
• https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZa15vjX0AMj4ID?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
• https://www.seaofthieves.com/community/forums/topic/150880/an-update-on-captaincy-and-milestones
• https://www.raregames.store/all-products
• https://twitter.com/SeaOfThieves/status/1558096453897265155
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOr_kMTp7wU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQqrcR2hpoU

New Podcast:

• https://twitter.com/TheXboxWrapUp Rated M

Sponsors:

• LootCrate = 15% off most crates or crate subscriptions. Use the link and code ROBOTSRADIO. https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100173810-13902093?sid=keelhaul
• Audiobooks.com - Get 3 audiobooks FREE. This includes 2 VIP books. https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100173810-11099382?sid=keel
• (Ads are going through a rework right now as I work with the network on some new possibilities)

Contact Info:

• Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast
• Email: Captlogun@gmail.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun
• Gamertag: CaptainLogun
• Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR
• Keelhauled on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2
• Keelhauled on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptLogun
• Keelhauled on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS