Sea Of Thieves: How Captaincy Works
Season 7 of Sea Of Thieves is finally here and with it comes the ability to buy your own ship and become a captain. But having a personal boat isn't just something you can do to feel like a rich, fancy pirate person. Captaincy also grants you some new perks that will make plundering easier and more convenient.
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So how exactly does Captaincy work in Sea Of Thieves? Well, let's take a look at how you become a captain and what perks you'll get when you spend gold on a brand new ship.
To become a captain you first need to own a ship. To buy your own pirate vessel, you need to navigate to the menu where you choose the type of ship you want to set sail with. A new menu where you can buy ships and access ships that you own will be squeezed next to those choices. Select that, then there will be a screen that says "Purchase Ship." Click on that, and you'll be given the option to buy a Sloop, a Brigantine, or a Galleon.
Buying a ship will cost you some of your gold. Each type of vessel is priced differently. A Sloop costs 250,000 gold, a Brigantine costs 375,000 gold, and a Galleon will set you back 500,000 gold. You can own one of each of the different ship types.
After you've bought your boat, you'll be given the chance to name it. As you might have suspected given that Sea Of Thieves is seen as a family game despite its teen rating, you can't put any swears or otherwise offensive terms in your ship's name. The worst word you'll be allowed to use will probably be something like "booty." Your ship's name also can't use any numbers, periods, or certain special characters, and it can't exceed 20 characters.
When you've finished typing in your ship's name, you'll be taken to one last
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