Guilds
Guilds is a social feature in Sea of Thieves that allows players to connect a group of up to 24 players, and 42 ships together to work toward shared progress and rewards. The feature was added as the headline feature in Season Ten.
In a guild, players will unite under one banner and share their in-game efforts to progress the Guild's Reputation, either by playing together or separately.
Guild Structure
Players can create a new guild or join an existing guild, but can only be members of a maximum of 3 guilds at any one time. Each guild can have a maximum of 24 members.
Guild Positions
The guild's creator is designated as the owner of the guild. The Guild Owner can customize the permissions for the other Guild positions, those being Guild Leader and Guild mate. These permissions include the ability to change Guild Roles of others, inviting new recruits to the guild, or removing existing guild members. Only the Guild Owner can rebrand the Guild (change the crest, mark, colors, etc) or transfer ownership to other members.
Creating a Guild
In order to be able to create a Guild you must first be a Captain with at least one Captained Ship. This Captained Ship is to be pledged to the Guild, which will then make it available to all Guild members to use.
Branding
As the Guild creator you will have the ability to create a "brand" for your Guild that consists of a crest, mark, colorway, name, & motto. While these selections are purely aesthetic, consider them carefully! The Guild Owner can rebrand at a later time, but this can only be done via a Renaming Deed purchased from the Pirate Emporium. The Guild Branding will appear on any Guild Ship's Plaque, Logbook, & Banner.
Guild Ships
Pledging an owned ship to the Guild means you can earn progress for the Guild while doing any usual in-game action that would normally earn progress or gold. A pledged ship is available for use by any Guildmates (by default), allowing them to use it to forward Guild progress as well as achieve ship milestones for the original ship's owner. If you would prefer that others not use your pledged ship without you present you can turn off ship sharing in the "Sharing Options" menu of the ship selection screen of the Guild menu. Please note; when pledging a ship to a Guild it will move the ship from "My Ships" to the guild menu. You can only pledge any given ship to one Guild, but you can pledge several of your owned ships to the same or different guilds.
As the ship's owner you still retain primary control of the ship's cosmetics and can save the current state of your ship's cosmetics and trinkets via the ship customization chest. Guild members that borrow your ship can change the cosmetics in their play session, but those changes will not be saved.
On the mast of every Guild ship can be found a Guild Plaque. This plaque shows the Guild Name & Mark as well as the earned Guild Distinction level.
When viewing another player/Guild's ship through the spyglass, even at a great distance, you will be presented with the Owner's name and the Guild the ship belongs to.
Inviting members
You can invite anyone to your Guild as long as you have space in the Guild's roster and the invitee is not already in 3 other guilds. To invite a friend you can ask them to join via the Guilds' menu of the Pirate Log if you are at sea. Invitations will be stored in the "Guild Invites" section of the Guilds' menu. To quickly invite someone you've met out at sea you can use the Guild Invite Emote available in the Emote Radial. Performing this emote will have your pirate present a sign-up scroll that the other player can interact with.
You can have 20 outstanding invitations at any one time that will expire after 7 days. You can technically have more outstanding invitations than you have actual remaining slots in the guild and Guild slots are filled on a first come, first served basis after which all other invites will be cancelled.
Rewards
The following is a list of all Guilds rewards which require a certain Reputation level or Emissary Ledger progress.
- Total Cost: n/a
| Image | Name | Source | Cost | Requires | Type | Set | In-game description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Constant Navigator Belt | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
 20 |
Belt | Constant Navigator | "The perfect addition to any navigator's wardrobe, equipped with a pouch for storing maps." |
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Constant Navigator Boots | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
20 |
Boots | Constant Navigator | "These boots were made for walking. While checking the compass, of course." |
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Constant Navigator Gloves | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
20 |
Gloves | Constant Navigator | "A delicate set of gloves for manipulating maps and tweaking compasses." |
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Constant Navigator Shirt | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
20 |
Shirt | Constant Navigator | "Topped with an elegant cravat, this shirt is on point for all skilled navigators." |
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Constant Navigator Trousers | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
20 |
Bottoms | Constant Navigator | "Truly elegant trousers befitting of a master navigator." |
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Chef of the Seas Boots | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
40 |
Boots | Chef of the Seas | "Comforatble and airy in hot kitchen situations." |
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Chef of the Seas Gloves | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
40 |
Gloves | Chef of the Seas | "Ovenproof and stylish, these gloves are a must-have for all good cooks." |
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Chef of the Seas Hat | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
40 |
Hat | Chef of the Seas | "So good you can almost eat it, you can cook up a storm in this!" |
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Chef of the Seas Jacket | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
40 |
Jacket | Chef of the Seas | "Protect yourself from spillages while remaining stylish in this tasty item." |
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Chef of the Seas Trousers | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
40 |
Bottoms | Chef of the Seas | "These piping hot trousers are the final ingredient in the chef's outfit." |
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Blasted Cannoneer Belt | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
60 |
Belt | Blasted Cannoneer | "A no-nonsense approach to buckling up ready for cannon action!" |
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Blasted Cannoneer Boots | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
60 |
Boots | Blasted Cannoneer | "Solid footwear is needed to keep a grip on a slippery deck while aiming." |
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Blasted Cannoneer Gloves | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
60 |
Gloves | Blasted Cannoneer | "These leather gauntlets will tell everyone that you mean business when it comes to cannons." |
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Blasted Cannoneer Goggles | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
60 |
Hat | Blasted Cannoneer | "Don these goggles to protect you from smoke while you're pulverising the enemy with cannon fire!" |
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Blasted Cannoneer Shirt | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
60 |
Shirt | Blasted Cannoneer | "Solid, practical and dependable. A tunic literally made for you." |
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Blasted Cannoneer Trousers | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
60 |
Bottoms | Blasted Cannoneer | "Firing cannons takes its toll - even on your trousers! And these show all your battle scars." |
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Heroic Helm's Belt | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
80 |
Belt | Heroic Helm | "Now you can truly buckle up for adventure with this heroic belt." |
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Heroic Helm's Boots | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
80 |
Boots | Heroic Helm | "Give your Guild vessel the right steer with this admirable footwear." |
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Heroic Helm's Gloves | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
80 |
Gloves | Heroic Helm | "Show you're a safe pair of hand with these big, bold and powerful gauntlets." |
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Heroic Helm's Hat | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
80 |
Hat | Heroic Helm | "Show your crew you've got a head for steering vessels with this elegant headwear." |
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Heroic Helm's Jacket | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
80 |
Jacket | Heroic Helm | "This black and gold coat lets everyone know exactly who's got their hand in the tiller." |
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Heroic Helm's Trousers | Clothing Chest | n/a
|
80 |
Bottoms | Heroic Helm | "These striped trousers are direct and to the point - ideal for the shortest distance between two points." |
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'Guild's First Coin' | n/a
|
 1x
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Ornaments | Standalone Cosmetics | "An homage to the first coin your Guild ever received." | |
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'The Relentless Onslaught' | n/a
|
 1x
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Ornaments | Standalone Cosmetics | "A painting inspired by an epic battle of endless cannon fire between two ships." | |
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'Astrolabe of Ancient Stars' | n/a
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2x
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Ornaments | Standalone Cosmetics | "The amazing instrument, the Astrolabe, used for charting the secrets of the stars." | |
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'The Constellation's Secret' | n/a
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2x
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Ornaments | Standalone Cosmetics | "A masterful piece inspired by the stars that shift and twinkle in an inky night sky." | |
| 'Mysterious Siren Carving' | n/a
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3x
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Ornaments | Standalone Cosmetics | "A beautiful carving recovered from depths of the Sunken Kingdom itself." | ||
| 'An Ocean of Siren Song' | n/a
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3x
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Ornaments | Standalone Cosmetics | "This work is inspired by the mysterious Sirens and their Sunken Kingdom." |
Guild Distinction
The progress you earn while operating as a member of your Guild goes towards your Guild's Reputation. As you play normally you will generate Guild Reputation, no specific steps need to be taken. Guilds can earn a level of Distinction for every 100 levels of Guild Reputation, with this Distinction level being displayed on the Guild plaque on the ship's mast.
Reaching higher levels of Guild Distinction unlocks rare cosmetics such as the Unbroken Bonds ship set, purchasable from the Guild Emissary table.
- Total Cost: 1,425,000
| Image | Name | Source | Cost | Ltd | Requires | Type | In-game description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Unbroken Bonds Cannons | 200,000
|
n/a |   Distinguished Guild Legend Complete 'Distinguished' Guild Commendations. Grades:
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Cannons | "Use your unbreakable bond to break others' ships with these beautiful copper cannons!" | |
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Unbroken Bonds Capstan | 200,000
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n/a | Distinguished Guild Legend Complete 'Distinguished' Guild Commendations. Grades:
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Capstan | "Fashioned in teal with copper and white trimmings, this will have you raising anchor as a team!" | |
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Unbroken Bonds Figurehead | 300,000
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n/a |   Celebrated Guild Legend Complete 'Ashen Mariner of Guilds', 'Quest Voyager of Guilds' and 'Athena's Legend of Guilds' Commendations. |
Figurehead | "Crest the waves with this image of Guild solidarity pointing the way across the Sea of Thieves." | |
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Unbroken Bonds Flag | 25,000
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n/a | Distinguished Guild Legend Complete 'Distinguished' Guild Commendations. Grades:
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Flags | "Proudly display this image of Guild Members' hands clasped in friendship and shared adventure." | |
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Unbroken Bonds Hull | 200,000
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n/a | Distinguished Guild Legend Complete 'Distinguished' Guild Commendations. Grades:
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Hull | "This beautiful blue, orange and white design celebrates your success as Guild Members together." | |
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Unbroken Bonds Sails | 300,000
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n/a | Distinguished Guild Legend Complete 'Distinguished' Guild Commendations. Grades:
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Sails | "Show everyone how close your Guild is with this depiction of friendship." | |
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Unbroken Bonds Wheel | 200,000
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n/a | Distinguished Guild Legend Complete 'Distinguished' Guild Commendations. Grades:
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Wheel | "Steer your way to becoming an amazing Guild with this beautiful crafted wheel." |
Guild Emissary
Upon Guild Reputation level 15, a Guild will automatically unlock access to the Guild Emissary, which is free unlike the Trading Company Emissaries.
Flying the Guild Emissary flag helps build Guild Reputation faster, the higher your Guild Emissary Grade the larger the multiplier. To fly the Guild Emissary Flag you need to interact with the Guild Emissary Table at the Sovereigns of any outpost. When flying the Guild Emissary flag you can sell almost anything you find to the Sovereigns to increase the Emissary Grade, excluding certain Reaper's Bones specific treasures but including Broken Emissary Flags, which is why the grade multipliers are notably lower compared to the other Trade Emissaries. Reaching Grade 5 Guild Emissary will make your Ship visible for all Crews on the Map Table.
The following is a chart of the reward and value multiplier of Emissary Grades:
| Emissary Grade | Rewards, Reputation & Emissary Value |
|---|---|
| Grade 1 | Base Reward |
| Grade 2 | +15% Base Reward |
| Grade 3 | +30% Base Reward |
| Grade 4 | +45% Base Reward |
| Grade 5 | +75% Base Reward |
Emissary Value & Ledger
Guild Emissary Value is earned every time a Crew sells a Treasure item to any Trading Company while flying a Guild Emissary Flag. Crews get increased Emissary Value the higher the Grade of their Emissary Flag. When selling Treasure as a Grade V Emissary, the Emissary Value is 75% more valuable (see the above chart for the multipliers). Emissary Value acts as a Player Pirate's individual scoreboard with a Trading Company.
A player's Emissary Value is counted in their Emissary Ledger, which divides all of the Company's Emissaries into four Ranks based on their total Emissary Value. Each Emissary Rank accounts for a percentage of the Company's total Emissary Value holders. A single Emissary Ledger scoreboard remains active for one month, after which it will be closed and reset.
| Tiers | Rewards |
|---|---|
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 (bottom 25-50%) |
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 (top 25%) |
Guild Chronicles
With up to 24 possible players in a guild, much can take place while you are away. The Guild Chronicles is a ledger that tracks the activities of all Guild members, allowing you to get caught up at a glance. The Chronicles can track member enrollment, rewards unlocked, & ships pledged. The Chronicle also tracks the individual activity of each pledged ship, such as who was sailing, how much gold was earned, and how much reputation was contributed to the Guild.
Commendations
The following Commendations are achievable for Guilds.
| Commendations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Commendation | Requirements | Rewards |
 | Guild Initiate | Set sail on a ship enrolled in a Guild to which you belong. High Seas only |  Unlocks the ‘Hands of Friendship’ ornament for purchase. |
 | Sworn Guild Captain | Pledge a Captained Ship to a Guild. | n/a |
 | Emissary of Guilds | Become a Guild Emissary for the first time for a Guild to which you belong. High Seas only | n/a |
 | Worthy Emissary of Guilds | Reach Guild Emissary Grade 2 for a Guild to which you belong. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Dedicated Emissary of Guilds | Reach Guild Emissary Grade 3 for a Guild to which you belong. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Esteemed Emissary of Guilds | Reach Guild Emissary Grade 4 for a Guild to which you belong. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Unrivalled Emissary of Guilds | Reach Guild Emissary Grade 5 for a Guild to which you belong. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Distinguished Guild Emissary | Reach Grade 5 with a Guild Emissary while sailing in a Guild. High Seas only | n/a |
 | Distinguished Sovereign Trader | Hand in treasure to the Sovereigns while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 1 or higher. (150) High Seas only | n/a |
 | Distinguished Ship's Angler | Catch fish while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 2 or higher. (20) High Seas only | n/a |
 | Distinguished Hunter | Defeat Megalodons or Krakens while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 3 or higher. (3) High Seas only | n/a |
 | Distinguished Cartographer | Donate maps while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 4 or higher. (20) High Seas only | n/a |
 | Distinguished Cannon Marauder | Land cannonballs on ships while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 5 or higher. (50) High Seas only | n/a |
 | Distinguished Defender | Kill skeletons, Ocean Crawlers or Phantoms while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 6 or higher. (50) High Seas only | n/a |
 | Distinguished Voyager | Complete Quests while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 7 or higher. (20) High Seas only | n/a |
 | Distinguished Hourglass Victor | Win Faction battles while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 8 or higher. (3) High Seas only | n/a |
 | Distinguished Vault Raider | Conquer Skeleton Forts, Sea Forts or Treasuries while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 9 or higher. (5) High Seas only | n/a |
| Distinguished Guild Legend | Complete 'Distinguished' Guild Commendations. High Seas only
| Unlocks the Unbroken Bonds Flag for purchase at Grade II, the Unbroken Bonds Wheel for purchase at Grade IV, the Unbroken Bonds Capstan for purchase at Grade VI, the Unbroken Bonds Cannons for purchase at Grade IIX, the Unbroken Bonds Hull for purchase at Grade IX, the Unbroken Bonds Sails for purchase at Grade X |
 | Chef of Sizzling Pans | Cook dishes while wearing all pieces of the Chef of the Seas outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Chef of Prized Fish Dishes | Catch Trophy Fish while wearing all pieces of the Chef of the Seas outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Chef of Sea Beasts | Sell cooked Kraken or Megalodon meat while wearing all pieces of the Chef of the Seas outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Legendary Guild Chef | Complete all 'Chef' Guild Commendations. (3) High Seas only |  Rewards the Legendary Guild Chef Title. |
 | Cannoneer of Shots Fired | Land cannon shots on ships while wearing all pieces of the Blasted Cannoneer outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Cannoneer of Lone Fire | Defeat foes using a Cannon Rowboat while wearing all pieces of the Blasted Cannoneer outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Cannoneer of Mast Mayhem | Hit masts with chainshots while wearing all pieces of the Blasted Cannoneer outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Legendary Guild Cannoneer | Complete all 'Cannoneer' Guild Commendations. (3) High Seas only | Rewards the Legendary Guild Cannoneer Title. |
 | Navigator of Loot Seeking | Dig up treasure while wearing all pieces of the Constant Navigator outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Navigator of Spyglass Spotting | Spot Captained ships while wearing all pieces of the Constant Navigator outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Navigator of Mastered Puzzles | Complete Riddle Quests while wearing all pieces of the Constant Navigator outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Legendary Guild Navigator | Complete all 'Navigator' Guild Commendations. (3) High Seas only | Rewards the Legendary Guild Navigator Title. |
 | Helm of Island Hopping | Visit islands with your ship while wearing all pieces of the Heroic Helm's outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Helm of Cursed Ship Skirmishes | Defeat Skeleton Ships or Ghost Ships while wearing all pieces of the Heroic Helm's outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Helm of Sea Beast Battles | Defeat Megalodons or Krakens while wearing all pieces of the Heroic Helm's outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Legendary Guild Helm | Complete all 'Helm' Guild Commendations. (3) High Seas only | Rewards the Legendary Guild Helm Title. |
 | Ashen Mariner of Guilds | Complete Ashen Quests while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 10 and wearing any Guild Role Outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Quest Voyager of Guilds | Complete Quest Board Maps while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 10 and wearing any Guild Role Outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
 | Athena's Legend of Guilds | Complete Athena's Fortune Quests while sailing in a Guild of Distinction 10 and wearing any Guild Role Outfit. High Seas only
| n/a |
| Celebrated Guild Legend | Complete 'Ashen Mariner of Guilds', 'Quest Voyager of Guilds' and 'Athena's Legend of Guilds' Commendations. High Seas only | Rewards the Celebrated Guild Legend Title. Unlocks the Unbroken Bonds Figurehead for purchase |
Patch History
- 2.10.0 (January 23, 2024)
- Crews in a Guild session without the Captain present will now see Ship Milestone progress within the Guild Chronicles.
- Earned Guild Clothing can now be equipped in any session and is no longer locked to sailing for the Guild that unlocked access to it.
- Using a Spyglass to observe a Guild ship at range should now consistently display the appropriate Guild name on the Banner.
- The correct Guild name should now show consistently on the Guild Emissary Table, Logbook, Guild Plaque and Guild Invite Emote.
- 2.9.0.1 (October 30, 2023)
- Guilds reaching a Distinction will now be able to raise a Guild Emissary Flag straight away and not be required to wait until they reach Guild Reputation level 15 again.
- Guilds that reach the limit of 42 pledged ships can now continue to access the Guilds tab and browse their progress.
- Players attempting to join a Guild session after the player who created that session has left will no longer become disconnected from the session.
- Improved stability for players receiving Guild Invites, reducing instances where they disconnect from their session.
- 2.9.0 (October 19, 2023)
- Introduced.