The ULTIMATE Beginner's Guide to Sea of Thieves (2024)

[@HappyKrakenX]

For a more ADVANCED Guide to Sea of Thieves, check out this video! 🔥 How to MASTER the sloop! >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3XUoauPnd12aKssi=Kv4dN4bo_TcLCJI1

[@scubasteve2189]

Another tip: Don’t listen to the common advice not to drop your anchor. Especially when you are new, just drop your anchor so you can stop where you want to stop. HOWEVER, then check that your sails are up, and that your wheel is centered, then immediately raise the anchor. Your ship will now stay in place just like it were anchored, but you can run quickly if you need to.

[@thepaper888]

That is nice to know

[@Jordy40hands]

Yep this is what I’ve been doing lol

[@gorthan128]

This is the best advice, also you can release the anchor and grab and hold it at the last second to prevent stopping, and then let go to do an incredibly precise stop.

[@captain_saus]

This has been my tactic as a noob and I'm glad it's viable to use 😂

[@captain_saus]

​@gorthan128 my man you just maybe saved my shop of all the holes it gets

[@InRainbows287]

This is the best beginner’s guide I’ve watched. Perfectly edited and so clear. I think other KZbinrs forget to put themselves into the shoes of a brand new player, and tend to ramble on a bit. I didn’t even realise alliances and the little alliance flag was a thing. So, thank you. You have a new subscriber :)

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you so much! 😃 I tried to imagine myself as a brand new player & I hoped I was able to be clear in explaining my points! Appreciate the very kind words 💜

[@onlyenzoYT]

@@HappyKrakenXaccept Jesus Christ 🙏🏽❤️

[@AntiSora2]

One more tip I'd offer, Named skeletons: Skeleton captains with a name above them offer a loot drop when killed. Can be a dig, or a riddle, but it will always be on the island you are currently on. Captain treasures can be a wide variety of medium to high tier loot, even a nice filled storage crate, so especially on small islands, they are worth it. Ashen guardians offer an ashen key and a map to a chest, filled with loot from the roar, or even a set of books, worth doubloons.

[@HappyKrakenX]

Brilliant tip!!

[@VadersOrder]

Amazing video 🔥

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you famous KZbinr

[@bwinninger3066]

@@HappyKrakenXlol

[@TMac-2494]

I’ve watched ur shorts on Star Wars for ages but I never realised u followed sot

[@KingSutuo]

i just got back into sot a few weeks ago and this guide is great for new players or returning players who need it great video.

[@Lucas20090]

SAME

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you so much!! 💜 Welcome back!

[@kaybraywarriner7431]

Possibly the most helpful video I've watched on Sea of Thieves as a newbie. My ship is called the Sloop de Grace.

[@spectralspaghetti34]

Mine is Usain Boat hehe

[@Ozz3605]

As a french canadian i admire the originality, now only need to learn to say it the right way 😅

[@phuchoang7822]

7:47 I've been playing this game a couple hours now. Just bought my first captaincy ship and name it The Vicious Angel

[@HappyKrakenX]

I like that name a lot!! Very cool 😀

[@xD3m0nx]

I'm going to name my ship. Family values 😂😂😂

[@flap.d.jack247]

dude only a few hours in and you already had enought money to buy a ship, you're gonna be grinding hard i can tell

[@paigemonet4193]

Brilliant video kraken... im sure all new pirates to the seas will find it so helpful ❤

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you so much!!

[@RedBaldini]

It’s nice to see that beginners guide still exist for SoT after so many years of its launch! ❤ I named my sloop the Seagull Giggle 😂

[@pufferson]

Can't wait to tag every new PS5 player to watch this video! 😍

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank YOUUUU bestie 💜💜💜 I appreciate you so much

[@fuxkuandyourmodz6423]

Already here 🤠

[@chillout2207]

I’ve been playing sea of thieves for years now but I lost my Xbox due to the hardware inside of it got fried and I’ll finally be able to get back into the seas again on my ps5

[@jester_24-78]

Currently waiting for the closed beta lol 😂😂😂

[@MobileReviews937]

The beta is broken so I'm just waiting

[@theragegage5845]

I’ve got two ships that I use and dearly love! My trusty sloop, The Gilded Rose, who’s been by my side since first playing, and that’s named after the tall tale I truly love, and my Brig, the Silent Mary, which I use for running more stealthy, hidden in plain sight tactics! I don’t use the Mary much anymore due to playing exclusively solo( I’ve no friends lol), but I make do as the fun loving pirate I am! Hope to see you all out there!

[@gwenleanne]

So useful, thank you!! This included a lot of little tips that other guides skipped, I feel a lot less anxious going into the game now :)

[@TheOrderofDylan]

Exactly what I needed right now as I prepare for the PS5 launch. Thanks so much! 😊

[@HappyKrakenX]

You're so welcome!! Glad to help

[@-Whuka]

Honestly, this vid is spot on. I've just started my voyage and I've not got a clue😆. Having just migrated from the Cod 1% zone, this is the best gaming fun I've had since the launch of Sonic. Thanks for the heads up😉👌

[@OddNess9339]

Small bit of advice as this guide was made before the change. The trick to pointing your sails forward if you don't have wind as a sloop, Dummy Sails, has been patched. You now NEED your sails to be angled to catch even the smallest bit of wind. Example. If the wind is coming directly at your ship, you need to angle your sails either all the way left or right to gain more speed. If you angle your sails forward directly AGAINST the wind you will move slower than if you angled your sails all the way left or right.

[@leekm2202]

Just started this game on XBox game pass with so much frustration until watching this video. BTW, your voice is such a pleasure to my ears. Thanks.

[@Noelyk1987]

Great video! ❤️ “At the end of the day…..it’s night” got me 😂

[@HappyKrakenX]

LOOOOOL 🤣 I'm not sorry for that joke 😜

[@Noelyk1987]

@@HappyKrakenX It was like a good Dad joke lol

[@adarbs]

LMAO SAME!!! Still laughing!!! 😆

[@joshuaodell2531]

Great video! Xbox player here. My guild "Sinful Shanties" has a Galleon sized party boat called "Gallons of Galleon"

[@bwinninger3066]

Such a well put together video. Definitely wished I had spent a little more time picking out my pirate, but I’ve had him for so long at this point I don’t want to change him.

[@HappyKrakenX]

I totally feel that lol sometimes I think hmm should I change my pirate but I'm so attached to her! Had her for 5 years now so it would be rude xD thanks for the kind words legend

[@britesoul]

Such a well done guide. My boyfriend and i are starting this game today, so this is perfect!

[@jasoncarrington4619]

Love the content, I learnt how to set up my supplies by watching you and in honour I have the venomous kraken figurehead although I'm thinking of swapping it out for the inky kraken.... Ships called the jolly unreliable.

[@HappyKrakenX]

Love the name haha! Thanks for the kind words I looove the inky kraken cosmetics!

[@jasoncarrington4619]

@@HappyKrakenX it's difficult picking between them, in the one hand the venomous one is green and kinda goes with the ship colour. But the inky is purple and that also goes with the ship 😅

[@the1trueshark]

love the glenn frey reference at 7:40 (smugglers blues ship name, a great song), and the shout out to the police. not a lot of appreciation for older music nowadays, so thats always welcome. and a PSA for any new players: you will get sunk, you will get killed over and over again and the loot you spent hours getting will be stolen by a guy who logged in 10 minutes ago. the pvp in this game can be very hard to learn with the skill gap between new players and people who have been doing this for a long time. dont get discouraged, just sigh, shrug it off and learn from the experience. anyone can try to steal your stuff and sink you, even alliance members, so even if theyve got a purple name, dont assume they are 100% friendly

[@HappyKrakenX]

Hahaha gotta get some good references in there! 🤣 Nothing beats older music, agreed 💜 Thanks for sharing your tips!

[@PumpkinHerb22]

Great vid. As someone’s who’s been playing since day one the only other tip I can give if you’re lucky is to have friends, by that I mean just having 1 person who knows what their doing can teach a full galleon pretty quick. When my friends got it on PlayStation I taught them and they picked it up super quick, so just have fun with your mates. Remember, it’s a sandbox, play however you want in it

[@dasLumpi]

Very useful tips for absolute beginners like me. Thank you very much!

[@jeremyc92]

An amazing guide for anyone coming to Sea of Thieves! Going to share this with some of my friends on PS5 so they can learn the ropes.

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you SO much legend, I appreciate the kind words lots!!

[@CM-ty3qh]

I’m a ps5 user and watching. This is great! Thanks

[@marcelhess6383]

Heyho i really enjoy your videos on SoT, i started playing on ps5 yesterday and its really awesome😍 i just wanted to play the game since 2020 when i first hear about it! But iam a ps only gamer so i hoped and wished a lot and there it is, 4 years later😍 your videos helped me a lot in these first two days as a new pirate, thank you so much. Greetings to all of you from germany and hopefully we will see at the seas😊

[@Yasin52.]

Freut mich das ihr auf der Ps5 auch endlich spielen könnt Viel Spaß

[@Kneeguards]

Kumsloopin Kraken, about to make 16 mill solo. the whole reason why i love this game.

[@erikustotalus322]

As newcomer from PS5 who tried Beta and fell in love with game i can say i just found my favorite Creator ✨

[@HappyKrakenX]

I appreciate that so much omg!! ❤️

[@virtualworldsbyloff]

This video just felt from Heaven, thanksssss

[@BryneGaming]

Really good video! I will rewatch this video next week when SoT releases on PS5

[@raymondcoonts5499]

I just got it on ps5 pretty stoked I been wanting to play this game for a long time now I love pirates so this is perfect thanks for the tips matey

[@tycrittenden8111]

That was awesome, thank you Kraken! Btw there are also accessibility options in the game like an auto float feature if you have a real life fear of being submerged in water. The developers are adding more features like this as often as possible.

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you so much!! And you are very right, I love how accessible this game is 💜 thanks for sharing!

[@MrPotato_1062]

I have thousands of hours in this game and own everything but I still watched this whole video. Great tips and edited amazingly, Thanks for the great content 💙

[@bigdave14]

Great video Kraken. your video really help me out as a new player and thanks to you i got my first captaincy ship. i christened my sloop ( The BloodHound) so again thank you for all the help and tips in your video. hope you have yourself a gooden Kraken 🏴‍☠😊✨💖

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you so much for the kind words!! 😀 I love the name of your ship, very original! Happy sailing 💜

[@bigdave14]

@@HappyKrakenX Aww you're very welcome and again thank you for all the help 💜

[@hazehoney42]

The sloop is actually not the fastest ship against the wind. I'm not totally sure why this is such a widespread misconception but the brig is the fastest going upwind. Sloops can still outrun galleons against the wind though

[@HappyKrakenX]

It's the biggest debated thing ever in SoT, I'd love to see it properly tested. I played on brig a few days ago and we were chasing a sloop against the wind and could not catch them, the only time we were able to gain on them was when they SLIGHTLY lost their dead wind which would make sense as brigs can get a tiny speed boost when not in direct dead wind. But if you're a sloop and want to run away sailing against the wind is 100% your best chance

[@EllieBoopGaming]

Amazing video Kraken! Will be recommending this to anyone who needs a reminder on all this game has to offer or is new to the game! 💜

[@HappyKrakenX]

That means the world Ellie!! Thank you 💜

[@feelsiee]

Best advise for new players!! This is a awesome video, if i was new, this would help tons!! Much love lady, keep being amazing!! 💗💗💗

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you lovely!!💖

[@upfrontmmalive]

Ive watched about ten videos same topic. This one was the best for me a new player.

[@irkorpus]

thanks for the vid. just got the game and So Much Fun lol

[@dionsmith2405]

This video is awsome! Wasn't sure how much the game has changed since launch and as ive pre-ordered sea of thieves for PS5 this video is perfect. 🙏

[@Hackerboy__]

Just got the game on PS5 and this has been the best guide I've seen yet! Thank you so much! 👍🏽

[@luke5g230]

Great video and thank you for the information

[@YaBoiJoosh]

LET'S GOOOO WE GOT A NEW KRAKENSKI VIDEO!! GENUINELY GONNA BE SUCH AN AWESOME WATCH

[@HappyKrakenX]

HELL YEAHHHH WE BACK hahaha

[@peyerate]

Great video, definitely going to use this as I'm returning to the seas after so long! YARRRRR Thanks, Kraken!

[@HappyKrakenX]

Awww thank you lovely!!! will be so nice having you back on the seas!

[@Collin-jp2um]

Thanks this help a lot I'm getting in to sea of thieves and I like it a lot.

[@BingusMcdingus57]

This is great for me as a returning player and for my newbie friends joining on PlayStation soon thanks!

[@HappyKrakenX]

You're very welcome! 💜

[@nxkyyz]

I named my ship Helldiver because everywhere I set sails is literal hell. Regardless, FOR LIBERTY!

[@billcipher801]

when u call ur ship DIVER i wouldnt wanna be part of ur crew

[@SirDoug77]

For democracy!!

[@ssr-p1n]

I've been thinking about getting this game for a few weeks now, decided to check a guide and decided to buy it, thanks :)

[@HappyKrakenX]

Welcome to the seas!! 💜

[@green_fairy77]

Thanks for the Tipps!😁 I started the game a couple weeks ago, and named my first ship 'Fairytale'. I hope it will live up to the name😂

[@HappyKrakenX]

You're very welcome!! I love the name 😄

[@BalaclavaNewsNow]

This was very helpful, thank you

[@joshuastone6616]

Well done bro. Good ideas and helpful hints. Thanks much.

[@andrewrodriguez4010]

nice vide! im new at this game and im just waiting for the ps5 launch so i can try to complain with all that stuff that u explain. I have a friend that we play an mmorpg called Old School runescape and he seds me as i like play rpg he knows that im going to love this game. Even becase have that pvp and pvm experience were you have the pressure that you can lost all your treasures. Amazing!

[@moorkenb]

Thanks for the video! Just starting out the adventure on PS5, so this helped immensely! 🙏

[@gheorghenegreanu8409]

For about half hour i keep asking my self if i should buy this game on PS 5 for what i saw until now i like everything about it. I look forward to be sunked multiple times....I will go for it

[@nh7680]

Turn cross play off so you don't run into people who have been playing the game for years

[@gheorghenegreanu8409]

@@nh7680 Thats a good ideea. Thank you for the advice !

[@Kelseyorangejoe]

Lets go, Kraken! Goober here, good to see an upload!

[@HappyKrakenX]

Awww hello fellow goober!!!! Thank you so much

[@fatmandy6749]

Great video kraken, can’t wait for new players >:)

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you so much!! I am very excited too!

[@grahamchurcher6391]

Great guide thank you!

[@Ashleypotatey]

Awesome tutorial 🏴‍☠️❤️ thank you so much!

[@XxLe43xX]

10/10 Guide, hopefully most swabbies will find this helpful. Also as someone who spends way too much time on naming things, I named my first gally The Wolves Revenge.

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you so much!! 💜 I love the gally name haha

[@paladinnine859]

Very helpful! Currently waiting to log in to the PS5 Beta and this was entertaining and useful.

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you so much!! Enjoy the PS5 beta 😀

[@ravuhn5959]

got the game yesterday. no where near being able to buy my first ship yet but I'm definitely gonna call it 'The Plundering Dragon'!

[@YaBoiJoosh]

I knew all that effort would be worth it in the end! Genuinely such an amazing watch and everything told is true! Enjoy the game everyone it is an absolute blast! Play how you want and explore and have fun with it! :D

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you for the kind words you're such a legend AAAAA💜

[@YaBoiJoosh]

@@HappyKrakenX Takes a legend to know a legend hehe

[@Mowthelawn3]

Thank you for this great video I do appreciate the help

[@mamadtmow4736]

thanks for your guidance❤ How well and simple you explained to foreign languages ✌🏻🙏🏻🌠

[@guidolems9145]

Btw now for a sloop in crosswind you need to fully amgle ur sails right or left i think

[@billm4262]

Liked and subscribed. I just purchased this game yesterday and so lost!!! Thank you!!

[@majdhashem8024]

Come April 30th this video is gonna go crazy

[@HappyKrakenX]

💜

[@FlowMK1]

This is the best video i have watched for sea of thieves!

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you SO much!! very kind 🙏

[@bonesSOT]

Ahoy, new pirate here. I’ve been told “You don’t suck for being 2 days new” so there’s that. I plan on becoming a skele pirate as I had one help me out and now I crave the curse.

[@patrickcaddy7061]

I use to own a Xbox then I sold it before this game came out. Now that's its coming to ps5 I tried the beta and loved it ima binge this channel now so I become king of the pirates

[@HappyKrakenX]

Haha welcome to the seas 😃

[@izeychan]

6:40 you can also lower your emissary flag for some coins

[@redhallow5201]

Me, a four year vet of the sea: ooh look a beginner's guide! May ships name is called "Red King." A better tip though, i dont recommend shipwrecks for supplies, i recommend raiding sea forts. Their easy to do, quick, give loot, on the map, and always filled with good supplies. While shipwrecks are very inconsistent. Their not always ready to be found, and not going to give you alot of loot or supplies.

[@HappyKrakenX]

Agreed - sea forts are definitely an amazing way to stock up! They have recently buffed the shipwrecks now so that you get a few pieces of King Loot which is 100% worth it now imo! I used to always skip shipwrecks back in the day but now they feel worth it to me 😄

[@Corsye]

Great advices! And fun to follow along the narrative. Thank you, ps5 soon to be player

[@ThisIsRusko]

That was a great video for understanding the game. I just hope I'll be able to find a pretty character 😭

[@RealHarleyQuinn]

Great content with so much to see and learn thank you kind mam

[@giorgio769]

I'm new with my friends and thanks for the guide my ship will be named "The shed of Cleopatra" but in greek so it's funny "To steki tis cleopatras"

[@mentos93]

Thanks i just started on ps5 so this helps alot.

[@Poloniaification]

Don't forget that doing the Maiden Voyage actually allows you to find a treasure inside the island, which in turn will give you a nice, effortless, quick-cash, so you can get yourself some nice cosmetics and/or start saving to buy you very first ship! :3

[@gbee8398]

when you said mango and then pomegranate ( I was talking to someone) I was so confused and thought I had been playing the game wrong this entire time. The I realised you were going in reverse order. ( I've been playing since 2019)

[@HappyKrakenX]

Hahaha, don't worry you've got it right 😜 I was just keeping you on your toes! Glad to meet another pirate who's been playing as long as I have!

[@MePost_YT]

SUCH A GOOD VIDEO. Subed

[@XxRATTELDxX]

GREAT STUFF! Got a new sub ❤️

[@MatthewGillian-bz2xe]

Pretty new, few weeks in but, the Sea Foam Saints are making waves of our own.

[@markeaston7162]

Ps5 player here , can't wait ,thank you for vid

[@HappyKrakenX]

Of course!! You're very welcome 😄

[@Clubbedcashew50]

Nice into Happy.

[@Xjaacobz]

(A bit late) but.. i am anew ps5 player this vid helped me more than any video thanks❤

[@addammadd]

The sloop my kid and I sail is also our band name, Kamek Strike.

[@noodlemaster5812]

Finally someone showing how to delete your pirate. I was about to pay $1.50 to change a character I never even played as, thanks

[@Ozz3605]

Wicked Wench for those still wanting the Black Pearl or Jackdaw for ac3 black flag fans 😊 It makes me sad because sot and Atlas came out the same year and now sof does most of what Atlas did minus animal taming/ship building and other stuff. I had so much fun on og Atlas and you could hire crew so you could build and sail a Galleon as a solo player. Also the ship building part was so good 😢

[@K4D011]

Me and my two friends used a galleon for our very first time playing and we managed just fine 🤷‍♂️

[@HappyKrakenX]

Each to their own! If I had a crew of 3 I'd 100% use the brig. All I can do is recommend best practise! If you're in a fight on a gally and you're a man down you've only got 1 person able to cannon, 1 on repairs and 1 on helm then sails, since the galleon is so big it truly does take 4 people to master it efficiently, brigs are super powerful too even tho you have less cannons! It's definitely a smaller, easier ship to manage than a 3 man galleon! But like I say, everyone has their own playstyle and if you're having fun then go for it 😄

[@spacedoggobuilds7418]

Ship names, sloop-tiny ship brig-medium ship gal-big ship

[@HappyKrakenX]

Love it 🤣

[@spacedoggobuilds7418]

Thanks I thought it would be funny

[@ProfessorChaos2050]

Great video I haven’t played sea of thieves since season 1 or 2 looking forward to transferring my progress over from my xbox series x to my playstation 5.🥂✌🏾😎

[@HappyKrakenX]

Hell yeah welcome back to the seas! 😊 thank you!

[@ProfessorChaos2050]

@@HappyKrakenX welcome

[@Willonator_1]

My ship is called the Agincourt which represents a battle during the 100 year war between the English and the French where pure tactics and strategy were used for victory.

[@HappyKrakenX]

That is very historical & original, I like it!

[@jaywhitaker1147]

I just started playing this game on PS5 since it only released on it a couple weeks ago, so haven’t bought my ship quite yet, but my girlfriend has been playing it on Xbox for roughly past year and has her own ship, since the Black Pearl is definitely not an original name, she named hers, The White Gearl! Lol I liked it.

[@iCXRUX]

A basic guide might not seem like much to a lot of existing players, but don't forget this game is brand new to Playstation.

[@HappyKrakenX]

100% and I've seen an increase in people asking me whenever I'm live on twitch for some advice for beginners! So I thought I might as well make a guide haha

[@iCXRUX]

@HappyKrakenX I actually followed you a few weeks back. Met some other pretty cool guys in the community too. Been waiting 6yrs to play it so I wanted to jump in ahead of time and get a feel for it

[@Bigbaddyblade]

Amazing vid! Can’t wait for the ps5 launch! Thank you!

[@HappyKrakenX]

Me too I'm so excited for all the new pirates! You're very welcome & thank you for the kind words

[@joaohenriquepivaboeira2303]

great work, Kraken!

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank you so much! 💜

[@MadPower351]

7:47 Got the game a few weeks ago and my ship has an ashen theme with the name "DevilsBreath"

[@TMac-2494]

Love the Kraken content

[@HappyKrakenX]

Thank YOU 🥺