Sea of Thieves server downtime, Season 12 launch date, time and new weapons | Gaming | Entertainment | EUROtoday

It’s shaping as much as be an enormous week for multiplayer pirate recreation Sea of Thieves, as Season 12 launches on the identical day because the long-awaited PlayStation model. Unfortunately, nonetheless, the brand new season will not launch till after server downtime on PS5, Xbox and PC. According to improvement studio Rare, Sea of Thieves will probably be taken offline for server upkeep at 8am BST on April 30 within the UK. With the PS5 model launching at 10am BST UK time, it stands to motive that server downtime will finish on the similar time. This means present gamers will probably be unable to login and play Sea of Thieves for round two hours on the morning  of April 30.

The information was introduced by Sea of Thieves developer Rare on X: “Attention, pirates! Season 12 begins tomorrow, alongside adventures for a whole new platform of players.

“To get issues prepared, the SoT servers will probably be offline for deliberate upkeep beginning somewhat sooner than standard at round 7am UTC, April thirtieth. Plan your Voyages accordingly.”

Needless to say, the brand new season will launch alongside a giant new replace, which may be downloaded throughout server downtime.

The Season 12 replace will introduce new weapons and gadgets, together with the Double-barrelled Pistol and Throwing Knives.

The new pistol permits pirates to fireplace two pictures earlier than needing to reload. Alternatively, you’ll be able to cost your shot in an effort to hearth each bullets directly. Similar to a shotgun, the Double-barrelled Pistol is simpler at shut vary, shedding energy from additional away.

Throwing Knives, alternatively, are for gamers who worth stealth. You can take out the opposition with a downward strike from behind, or ship excessive harm with a fast thrust or throw from afar.

Elsewhere, gamers will be capable to uncover the Scattershot cannonball from storage barrels. The Scattershot breaks aside when fired, making certain you are extra more likely to hit your goal whereas additionally doing extra harm.

There’s additionally a brand new throwable that summons skeletons to battle in your behalf, in addition to a brand new artefact that summons the ability of wind. It can be utilized to propel your pirate and ship ahead, put out fires and even push again enemies.

Islands will now characteristic ziplines for speedier traversal, and pirates can even be capable to stroll throughout harpoon traces.