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[@PhuzzyBond]

Can we get to 130K Subs before end of year? goo.gl/rVZrpA

[@KillerDutchy66]

I'll get my subs to join u may not be much but every little bit helps

[@the1stlastronin586]

Dam good video didn't know most of this thanks Dutchy for recommendation

[@luckymies205]

Question, the item circle is Q, right? Is It me or "press ones the item list (stays) on the screen. The (Second press removes) it from the screen". Did something happen on the settings because it is not anymore "hold, select and release" way?

[@KillerDutchy66]

@@luckymies205 I don't think any thing changed but it can have

[@PhuzzyBond]

@@luckymies205 yes there's a setting to hold or toggle, just like reduce hold options, but for the radial menu

[@marcooplo711]

Really wish the "Reduce to hold" had a separate option for weapons from other tools.

[@ttvlemarkiemark3662]

Yes the reduce to hold is annoying because you have to click to ADS and click again to UN-ADS..More people need to bring this to attention..

[@sakura7310]

pardon my ignorace, but i dont know any weapons that have a use for this option, can you please give me an exemple so i can understand? Thank you and sorry for my english

[@Cibershadow2]

@@sakura7310 it's not for the weapons, but it allows you to infinitely play instruments by tapping once which helps a lot :)

[@sakura7310]

@@Cibershadow2 oh ok thanks

[@FighterChamp.]

Wouldn’t you turn on reduce hold to use item then?

[@JonathanWrightSA]

I'm all for NEVER using cannon flares and cannons with flared muzzles (like a blunderbuss), but a little camera shake from firing I think is a nice touch. It doesn't affect my aim at all.

[@sugarflame1833]

@@LWLProductions Same I don’t mind it at all lol I find it cool

[@willfrancescofini]

what i don’t understand is how his cannon aim wasn’t drifting up and down from the waves!!

[@connorwilson4523]

The cuttthroat cannon flare actually dissipates faster than no flare at all. Pay to win everyone knows that

[@atlantic85]

It affects my aim, but otherwise it doesn’t feel like a real battle

[@SerratedPVP]

I always turned up the view bobbing (of my viewmodel (hands & guns on screen)) in csgo because it's so vital to know when your moving/how much velocity you're moving with. This is entirely different however and I find this only cosmetic/preference.

[@sebyt2063]

I used to be against organ transplants, then I had a change of heart

[@billygoat56.92]

Haaa haaaa

[@sirmagnumcat4996]

Lol

[@mixifarlight84]

you sir have made my day😆

[@crispypotato22]

heeheeheehaw

[@maxmustermann1533]

No

[@julexar]

The reduce hold to interact also helps with Lootsprinting, making it a lot more consistent and a lot easier

[@Yveldi]

For me, it just makes it harder to cancel the action.

[@Darian236]

How does one loot sprint? Newish to the game

[@Rangtuk]

@@Darian236 Hard to explain but you drop what you're carrying (default X? ) and immediately hit the interact/pick-up button. In the short time while that interact is happening (since you have to hold the button down normally) you can start sprinting, as soon as you pick the item up again you repeat the process

[@SerratedPVP]

On a laggier server you can use use this setting to start picking up the chest, jump backwards, turn, start running towards the trader and depending on the delay you should get the chest a few SPRINTED steps in/towards the trader. However, If the server is too laggy the chest will disappear & go back on the ground. (to my knowleder it's rubberbanding, I'm sure you've experience "rubberbanding" when the server & your client essentially disagree, delay is what causes a "disagreement" between client & server. This stops lag switching,) man I want to get even more nuanced but I gotta stop somewhere & sure most people understand.

[@SerratedPVP]

@@Darian236 This is most often referred to as "flag running". Watch videos of people playing CTF on halo and you will get a good understanding of what to do.

[@michaelgale5892]

1:52 if you turn on the setting that makes prompts appear at the bottom of the screen instead of moving in game, it will help you see exactly what you are Interacting with. Meaning your less likely to make a mistake

[@DanDeDrummer]

I was doing the sunken Pearl Tall Tale last night and I got frustrated with the tridents cause their sensitivity felt slower. Thank you Phuzzy for pointing out that, that was indeed the case and I was not going crazy😊

[@keyboard_zombie]

i didnt know they could be changed. it's soooo slow by default. felt like aiming a extremely heavy cannon.

[@patar3323]

Try it with a controller, slowest default turning I've ever seen lol

[@johnoconnor7207]

This video was super helpful I had no idea about the blur on gjost loot. Safe Sailing Phuzzy!

[@gladiator06118]

Some of these have seriously improved my pvp skills, thanks! I just took out a sweaty duo sloop as a solo sloop and the settings with the cannon were so useful in that fight.

[@Stacels]

This is great! thanks for the game tips as always!

[@JimsBags]

Really amazing guide dude can’t thank you enough, also earned a new subscriber

[@PhuzzyBond]

Thank you 😊

[@adraedin]

2:15 another option in the settings that may compliment this is something to the effect of "make interaction prompts appear in the center of your HUD instead of relative to the object". This will make it a lot easier to know which thing you are interacting with, because it will be the only action you can visibly see / it's centered in the bottom of your screen. Once I changed this setting, I found my interactions to be a lot more accurate as I didn't have to position myself in certain areas to get the prompt.

[@timogeerties3487]

I for one like the prompt location a lot more. Since I usually stuff all my loot into one one giant unorganized pile (I know, shame on me, habits die hard) I love it when the prompts help me locate the chest i actually want to interact with

[@adraedin]

@@timogeerties3487 I don't think the option I mentioned hinders choosing something specifically in a pile of loot. I do that too and I don't notice a difference in that regard. It's been a while since I had it on default, but there were instances for example, where I'd be standing just to the side of the wheel to see around the mast and the prompt to grab the wheel would be low on the screen/obscured/partially showing and I would reposition myself even tho I didn't really have to. The setting just makes sure that the prompt is always in the same spot on your screen (lower middle) instead, specifically when part of the prompt is going to be out of a certain visual range. It might make more sense if you experience it :S

[@RvB_Fan_since_8]

I know most things you mention in these videos, but I do learn new stuff and I would’ve loved to have your videos when I first started playing. Keep it up.

[@captainblubber]

Great vid man! Did some changes myself thanks to you. 😅

[@mcdonaldswifi7616]

i never really looked at the settings. This video has helped so much

[@CaptainShiddon]

Very useful info for the beginner swabbies! I've been using press to interact since I started playing a long time ago. I've only encountered an issue with the capstan when grabbing the wheel, which only happens when I'm in a fight solo, of course the most hectic unnecessary time to drop the anchor. Lol

[@zombieslayer1562]

thanks for the tips phuzzy really helpful

[@jestiferian609]

Great tip n tricks as always! Thanks Phuzzy

[@PhuzzyBond]

Welcome 😊

[@PiotrekNineT]

Great video as always, a lot of these options should be default. But tbh I never understood the high contrast X marks the spot setting: a bigger X will block out more of the details making it harder to find the exact spot on larger islands and a white X is harder to see on sand imo, red just sticks out way more to me

[@malcolmknight2313]

Agree I did the white X for a week and went back to red with way more success

[@Slothiz]

I have white x's and its so much easier for me by a ton.

[@DodgeThatAttack]

Same for me

[@MrRolle-zf6dk]

Personally I’ve played the game enough that if I just look at the map once or twice and see the X I can usually just immediately go to the spot and dig it up so the x hiding the details doesn’t matter to me

[@dougalbadger4918]

If you do a lot in the devils roar I bet it would be good there with the black and orange islands.

[@splash883]

Thanks for the help!👍🏼

[@kazuro3949]

never knew about the cannon zoom. that’s really cool

[@tylero2112]

Kutthroat flares are better than normal flares because they allow for a faster follow up shot. The smoke dissipates quicker. Just an fyi

[@danielgomessilva8966]

This is perfect video!!! Thx man

[@kilo11vip92]

Great video again!!!

[@JadedPyrite]

Great video!!

[@drew3980]

5:30 I find that the “X” often is lost in the sand and hard to locate when it’s white, and I don’t use red pants to find digs either way so i just keep mine red

[@Jurgentaur]

Salutations Phuzzy,happy holidays😁👍

[@Xenith0100]

I personally like the hold to interact things with capstans and the like because it's more tactile and allows me to focus more for some reason

[@nyx1548]

I wish I knew these settings sooner Really could have changed how I felt about the game when I first was learning the ropes.

[@silvalux4061]

Awesome video! Exactly what I needed. Thank you Phuzzy

[@hungryhedgehog4201]

the high contrast thing is such a good addition i didnt even know about

[@Mungus_farmer]

Ur video helped me get better, ty bro

[@sravanthoutireddy928]

same :]

[@MehicoLover]

your Graphic settings was amazing almost every setting on Mythical

[@RVZER]

thanks my man!

[@AustinsEdits]

There is a pay to win flare that greatly reduces the amount of light on screen after a shot. Cutthroat Cannon Flare. I've never once taken it off, it's so nice.

[@AndrewOfPrussia]

Thanks for this advice.

[@sugar-zg5fv]

that reduce to hold on the weapons changed my life, i was so annoyed that i had to click twice to aim thank you so much

[@Dudeyou1]

Thx so much helped alot

[@bobwoods1302]

I wish you could use the same button to open and close barrels and crates. The "x" to close only exists as a pop up and can not be re-mapped in the settings. This is a deal breaker if you want to use the right side of the keyboard instead of WSAD. (Luckily jump works to get you out of barrels but not in the water)

[@nopehah6906]

I set X to a button on my mouse, made everthing feel so much damn better.

[@thefaceofbobby509]

I love the acid trip from the ghost loot😂

[@limefluff8257]

2:09 you didn’t have to pull out the Jesus beams. That’s the sun i just looked at under my blanket.

[@stathisgian2799]

Thank you 🙌

[@mikepostle1711]

Great content 👍🏼👍🏼😊

[@jigsaw4770]

A minor clarification for controller Phuzzy, - they made the “hold down the jump button to float in water” feature is based off the default jump button and does not follow the custom controls, at least on console. I use “A” to switch weapons instead of jumping but when I am in the water I float a little to the surface every time I switch weapons - it’s a little annoying, but not worth the control switch for me. And of course I don’t float up while holding my jump button lol

[@Wren-xoxo]

How nice of the gold hoarders to offer alternate maps for the visually impaired :)

[@trevorchristian3722]

Every video he posts is always so good

[@PhuzzyBond]

Thank you 😊

[@sravanthoutireddy928]

yeah he is my fav sea of thieves youtuber

[@vl8680]

230 hours in and I didn't know many of these things. Thank you!

[@sravanthoutireddy928]

same

[@Oatmealism]

Capstan creature will protect from accidental anchor dropping as well, though makes intentional anchor dropping more difficult

[@salivan4688]

This is great video tanks

[@lividmatter4862]

Nice! I didn't know about being able to turn off the camera shake....

[@PwnzTube]

I quit playing awhile, have recently came back and I was so happy to find you still doing videos! I have always kept an eye out for you on the water hoping I might run into you out there. Love you videos and look forward to more!

[@PhuzzyBond]

Welcome back 🙂 thank you for the kind words

[@sravanthoutireddy928]

you are my fav sea of thieves youtuber

[@3a9ey89]

Luv ur vids bro 👍

[@sravanthoutireddy928]

same

[@fries6875]

sea of thieves looks so good on the series x, got it recently and it’s so smooth and good looking

[@jonathanbaker4361]

Loads so much faster too.

[@Wilde1Kitty]

Phuzzy you have such a soothing and lovely voice.

[@pizza_w]

Never saw the cannon camera shake option holy crap I need to change that asap

[@dragonlordskater5028]

Thanks!

[@kadensmith4031]

Love it Outro music it’s Soothing

[@daftywooshoes3709]

I read the title as “Change these settings for better privacy” i need glasses

[@Justin_Joy]

I don't like the high contrast X marks the spot because the icon is bigger making it harder to spot the PRECISE location of the treasure.

[@smkattoula45]

"Disable blur removes the acid trip from the ghost loot making sure you are actually sober" LMAO

[@ianbelletti6241]

We need low volume rocks and low rock seas added. Lately it seems like the seas rock the sloops more than they used to. I would like to say that I started with the high visibility Xs, but I turned it off because I found that the high vis Xs tend to cover more of the landmarks than the standard Xs. Only use the high vis Xs if you're hard of sight or have trouble seeing red.

[@letlyashi5423]

neat fact about auto float, if u get stuck in ur sinking ship or any sinking ship and you havent collision bugged, if u are on a sloped ceiling you will build up speed vertically and horizonatally last time i checked this it was 2019 so idk if it still works

[@chaosmagican]

I don't quite get the flare thing. I find the default to be actually rather flashy and blinds me for a second every time. Cutthroat is my favourite at day but becomes a hinderance at night. The green slushy thing (forgot the name and I don't have it) is also rather non-flashy imho

[@Trollioli]

One thing that should be mentioned is hardware crosshairs. The game doesn't provide crosshairs on almost every weapon in the game, with a few exceptions like the sniper rifle or some pistols that have what could be considered a front sight. If you have a newer monitor, check it's settings. Many of them now have the ability to overlay a set of crosshairs on the very middle of your screen. Cheating? Maybe. It doesn't change much if you're already a bad shot.

[@chaosmagican]

I even use software for that. Frankly something that I can 100% undetectable do (putting something physically onto my display like in the old CS days for the noscopes) should be just fine no matter how you accomplish it. And yeah it is kinda very helpful. It helps not only with firearms but harpoon and even cannon. But for me it is also immersion breaking so I'm glad I can toggle it with a key in a heartbeat

[@idkrandomweebgamer693]

Late to the party but I would argue the white X's are harder to spot than the red one as the white ones can blend into the sand

[@TGFGamesta]

You're like a University of knowledge when it comes to SOT. Another great video pal

[@Shroom813]

I had no idea the plants were red or green on the map since I play with red-green colorblind on lol

[@itsyaboi2346]

Removing the acid trip to make sure your sober🤣🤣

[@KronicMonk]

You are the Anthony Bourdain for Sea of Thieves I’ve always wanted

[@highkingfloppy670]

i have played this game for around 1700 hours and just learned about the cannon zoom in feature

[@zedriver7678]

I learned about it at 500 hours aka month ago

[@kirtjeppson4839]

Thanks for the Guides!

[@PhuzzyBond]

Welcome 😊

[@lifewasgiventous1614]

Why is changing the weapon and interacting with the same button 😂😂 im so tired of trying to swap from pistol to sword and instead find myself looking through someone's crate.

[@JanJanNik]

you can zoom with cannons? WHAT? didn't know, thanks :D

[@Sinjinra94]

thanks

[@kazdull]

Hey dude, I challenge you to a cannon row boat survival session where you find a boat from some of the islands and go get a reaper chest then turn it in. Meanwhile might try to sink some ship.

[@Ro-Ghost]

I always check settings after every update so i can't really say it helped me personally but still great advice Also when it comes to x marks the spot why is there no "magnifying glass" be a nice way to zoom in while making sense in game

[@zedriver7678]

Now thats an idea

[@superluminalsquirrel9359]

Are you on Xbox? You can use the magnifier if so. If you have a paddle controller you can map something to open magnifier. I have mine bound to shift+Y and you zoom with LT and RT. Double tap home button to lock magnifier. Even if you can’t use this tip hopefully it’ll help someone.

[@Ro-Ghost]

@@superluminalsquirrel9359 very clever

[@TheMadwizz]

Simpel but good stuff.

[@nextjuanplz]

making me less of a noob one video at a time

[@radheshgupta6029]

Your keybinds please....Gr8 video dude :D

[@DR_BUB]

Vi phuzzy 👍

[@DJ_Stroodle]

The amount of times I've accidentally dropped anchor with these settings 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂ Always happens at a critical moment too lol.

[@morgasaurusedwards6369]

Can you get any colour other than white or red for the X on the maps?

[@rupply]

is there a way to fix the sensitivity for emote and spyglass? for some reason its so slow i cant even move the mouse

[@shadowphoenix9341]

White crosses on maps will surely help treasure seeking

[@melon9933]

you should have mentioned that turning your water grafics to the minimum value will make it much easier to see into the water such as if there is a player in the water

[@martinkunst81]

Aye but the water is sooooo beautiful

[@gary0111]

@@martinkunst81 I think fps is also quite beautiful

[@PhuzzyBond]

True, this is a personal preference, I never had issues noticing incoming pirates due to mermaids and sound queues. Ofcorse, as a content creator, I need the graphics for better videos. A balance between scenery and gameplay is good. As for FPS, depends on your PC or console specs.

[@iedneved1176]

I don't care about frames in SoT. It's not a first person shooter. It's an immersive pirate game

[@martinkunst81]

@@gary0111 I agree when I had a gtx 660 (and even a 1060 6g) I sacrificed graphics for performance with many games. This wasn't too long ago.

[@MikeSmith-km9ff]

Great Video. Next time don't forget the FoV setting. Even though it says it in the menu, It's not jump to swim up, it's A (or PC equivalent to default jump) to swim up. If you have jump on another button (RS or RB), swim up on jump doesn't work, you have to press A (not sure if even Rare knows this).

[@julien2084]

I can’t count how many times i’ve confused an X for a red plant on my map, said no one ever. :) Seriously, great video.

[@FrankieLeonie]

Turning on that option helped me a lot and the red x would cover up red plants, so your comment is dead wrong.

[@PHDinTHC-OG]

new sub here and new player ok i know not too much

[@reabridor]

Why doesn't your cannon have recoil?

[@HumanoidPal]

How the flip do u get out of actions (like sleeping) on Xbox

[@Scrim71]

Hey Phuzzy the video claims to have a link for guide on using red plants to find treasure but i cant seem to find this link. Have also checked your history and cannot find this vid, any help appreciated

[@SixtyEmeralds]

Why does auto center activate if you are aiming?? That sounds like a bug. Was this ever changed in future updates?

[@juliusschmitt3483]

Btw. why is nobody buketting out of the sloop window? I never had any issues with it

[@violetgriff2704]

Cut throat cannon flare is actually better than no cannon flare

[@vastyandrews2631]

REDUCE HOLD TO INTERACT OMG YESSSSS!!!!

[@rionlong2227]

is there a way to insta pick up chests?

[@megapeebs2631]

I notice in other videos that where someone is talking it will appear on the text chat. How could I do this? It looks way easier than typing

[@shekelsean]

They need to make it to where instead of just stopping the water barrel action it just begins to pour water into your ship... then add a commendation for sinking a ship *preferably your own* with the barrel

[@superluminalsquirrel9359]

That would make it super easy for tuckers to silently sink ships. Sounds like a nightmare lol

[@J_B487]

I wish sea of thieves added a pirate legend shirt in game it would work the best with my outfit