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This overview features official communications made over the years by the team behind Skull and Bones with its various formats.
For all announcements made during streams, be sure to checkout the The Deck Overview and for everything related to new seasons and the games patch history the Updates & Maintenance Patch Notes Overview got you covered!
The main format for major announcements that shape the game or have influence on upcoming features, like roadmap changes or re-schedulings of seasons.
It also covers broader topics that are either internally or brought up by the community and is a gladly seen update from time to time.
| Date | Topics | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 15.05.2024 | Y1S1 Community Highlights, PvP Flag, Economy Adjustments Y1S2 Preview Key Features & Improvements, Seasonal Reset | Ubisoft |
| 22.08.2024 | Y1S2 Highlights Fleet Management, Ship Upgrades, Call for Help & Fast Travel Y1S3 Improvements Item Salvaging, Material Combination, Chest Drop Rates, Pirate Theme & Setting for Cosmetics, Silver Economy & Vengeful Essence Soft Reset | Ubisoft |
| 19.02.2025 | Y1 Amount and Quality of Content added Y1S4 Highlights Narrative Conclusion, The Founding Anniversary Event Y2S1 Preview Grittier Cosmetics and Content, Armor Hiding, Helm Overhaul and final Reset | Ubisoft |
| 03.07.2025 | Y2S1 Review Helm Empire, Item Ascension, World Tiers, Balancing, UI & Map/Minimap, Death Tides Y2S2 Preview Frigate, Megafort, Faction Wars (MSU), Contract and Stories, Sailing/Wind Rework, Arsenal Loadout, Weapon Vanity | Ubisoft |
| 05.08.2025 | Year 2 so far, Faction Wars Vision & Delay | Ubisoft |
| 09.09.2025 | Y2S3 Faction War, Sloop of War, Narrative, Poison Weapons, Armor Ascension, Ascension Locking Time-limited Events (Requiem of the Lost & Azure Solstice), Mythic La Peste, Domains Seasonal Hub & Seasonal Journey Waterspouts, Cosmetics Y2S4 Corvette Sneak Peek | Ubisoft |
| 27.01.2026 | Y2S3 Story, Faction War, Sloop of War, Armor Ascension, QoL Y2S4 - Eye of the Beast | Ubisoft |
This format gives insights about the ideas and design of certain core parts of the game, but can also cover more general technical topics.
However it's most often related to new major additions to the game.
When looking at older entries (2022) the development process between then and now can also be seen.
| Date | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 11.07.2022 | Loadout Customisation | Ubisoft |
| 25.07.2022 | Combat Preparation | Ubisoft |
| 03.08.2022 | Strategizing your Attack | Ubisoft |
| 25.08.2022 | PC Feature Deep-Dive | Ubisoft |
| 02.09.2022 | Plundering Forts & Settlements | Ubisoft |
| 12.09.2022 | Sailing in Style | Ubisoft |
| 21.11.2022 | Crafting your Rise to Infamy | Ubisoft |
| 27.02.2024 | Smuggler Pass & Store | Ubisoft |
| 03.10.2024 | Factions | Ubisoft |
| 01.11.2024 | Kingpins, Pirate Lords and Freeman | Ubisoft |
| 21.05.2025 | Death Tides | Ubisoft |
| 11.07.2025 | Large Ships (Frigate) | Ubisoft |
| 24.07.2025 | Megafort Wolvenhol | Ubisoft |
This format first started around the release of the game with two videos showing details about certain aspects of the game, like its sound design.
In its latest iteration, in 2025, this format has been re-launched in a written form aiming to give a view behind the scenes, so ongoing development topics, potential changes that are looked into or bugs that float around.
| Date | Topics | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 02.02.2024 | Building a World of Piracy | YouTube |
| 05.04.2024 | Crafting an Immersive Soundscape | YouTube |
| 02.10.2025 | Bugs around the Darktide Lullaby event and automatic Po8 Collection + their Compensation Storm & Fog Y2S3 Content Waterspout, Sloop of War Updates, Cosmetics | Ubisoft |
| 20.11.2025 | Y2S3 Launch Recap Future of Faction War Warehouse Space, Item Ascension and Waterspouts | Ubisoft |
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