It’s all change again this Wednesday for Sea of Thieves, with current limited-time event Dark Relics making way for the new Smuggler’s Fortune.
As exciting as that may be, however, the most notable additions in this week’s update are the game’s long-promised pets and micro-transaction store – both of which got the full reveal treatment today as part of Rare’s latest developer livestream.
Pets, you might recall, were announced to be Sea of Thieves’ first micro-transaction-based additions well ahead of the game’s launch in March last year. Both they and the real-world cash shop were put on the back burner, however, while Rare worked to expand its multiplayer pirate game following its divisive launch.
As is the case for all micro-transaction purchases within Sea of Thieves’ new Pirate Emporium, pets will require players to spend a new premium currency known as Ancient Coins. These can be purchased in bundles of varying sizes with real-world cash; however, Rare is also introducing a way in which premium currency can be acquired for free in-game.
Official Sea of Thieves Behind the Scenes: Pets Watch on YouTube
While out adventuring, crews have a slim chance of stumbling across new Ancient Skeletons, which emerge from the ground with a stash of coins slung over their backs.
If players can bring one down before it buries back beneath the earth, all crew members will be awarded a certain number of coins – although the exact amount, as with most rewards in Sea of Thieves, depends on the whims of the RNG gods.