Rare has released a new free update for pirate sandbox Sea of Thieves, called Haunted Shores. This update brings another NPC ship battle to the seas in the form of spectral ghost ships which have an assortment of powerful cannonballs and mines. These fragile but deadly ships defend Captain Flameheart, aboard the Burning Blade flagship. Players can earn cosmetic rewards and special Damned treasures from the encounter.

Players can enter into battle against the ghost fleet in two ways. The first is by seeing the skull cloud of Captain Flameheart in the skies; this shows that he is attacking an island, and players can move to defend it from his armada. The second is by being level 25 or above with the Order of Souls, which will allow players to purchase a voyage to find and stop a ghost fleet. For the duration of the Haunted Shores event, anyone can purchase that voyage from Duke, allowing every pirate to take a crack at the battle. In addition, our site z2u.com has a large quantity of safe Sea of Thieves Ancient Coins For Sale.

Ghost ships will apparently spawn randomly, like skeleton ships, but you can also seek them out through voyages available from the Order of Souls, which is offering new commendations and rewards for sinking them. Duke is offering an exclusive new ghost ship voyage of his own during the Haunted Shores event as well. Sunken ghost ships will drop the treasure and skulls, as skeleton ships do, but they'll also sometimes drop crates of Phantom and Wraith cannonballs that you can use for yourself. There are also new Xbox and Steam achievements to collect by unlocking in-game commendations.

Aside from all that, there are new live events running in the update, including new Ashen Expeditions that will deliver double rewards for all Ashen items that are cashed in on Tuesdays, and a Shark Hunt, with increased gold and reputation rewards for selling cooked shark and Megalodon meat. A new Shanty Selection wheel will enable players to easily perform the sea song of their choice, new emotes are available for purchase, and because everyone likes monkeys, parrots, and cats so much, new Treasure Curse Collectors pets have also been placed on store shelves.