Sitting and Sleeping are immersive gameplay mechanics which allow players to interact with certain objects and surfaces to feel more a part of the world.
Sitting[]
A player sitting in the Captain's Chair on a Galleon.
Players can sit on many objects and surfaces around the Sea of Thieves by approaching it and holding Primary Interact ( F / 
). There are many seating locations including chairs, stools, and various surfaces on ships and islands. Your pirate will take up a relaxed position as they sit down on the object or surface. You will be put into a first person view but this can be can toggled to a third person view and back again by pressing R / 
.
Sitting is a purely cosmetic effect so no gameplay changes will be applied.
If sitting while the sun is setting, players will hear A Star To Sail By start to play. This will end once the sun has set.
Sleeping[]
A player sleeping in the bed on a Galleon.
A player sleeping on a hammock on an island.
Players can sleep on beds and hammocks on ships and islands by approaching one and holding Primary Interact ( F / ). This will cause the player's pirate to visually lay down as their screen fades to black. Any nearby sounds will be dramatically quietened for the sleeping player but after a few seconds they, as well as any other nearby players, will be able to hear themself snoring as they sleep.
The benefit of sleeping is that 3 seconds after your screen is fully blackened, you will begin to gain health at a rate of 1 per 0.83 seconds or 50 per 1 minute.
Commendations[]
There are multiple Buried Treasures Commendations which involve sitting and sleeping.
There are some Commendations which involve sitting on the highest point in each of the 3 original regions. These islands are listed below:
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Down With the Ship | Sit in the Captain's Chair of your Galleon as it sinks. |  Unlocks Midnight Blades Slim Trousers and Midnight Blades Beard for purchase.
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Seat Of Thieves | Take a seat at a tavern table alongside other pirates. | Unlocks Party Boat Dress for purchase.
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Sleepover | Sleep in a bed aboard another crew's ship. | Unlocks Midnight Blades Belt and Midnight Blades Shirt for purchase and the Sleepover achievement.
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Rest of Legends | Take a seat among Legends in the Athena's Fortune Hideout. | n/a |
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Tavern Crawl | Take a seat in every tavern across the Sea of Thieves. | n/a |
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Moment of Reflection | Take a seat at the end of a dock while the sun is setting. | Unlocks Party Boat Eyepatch for purchase.
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A New Day | Take in the view atop the highest peak in The Wilds while the sun rises. | Unlocks Party Boat Gloves for purchase.
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Catching Rays | Take in the view atop the highest peak in The Ancient Isles at noon. | Unlocks Midnight Blades Boots for purchase.
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Adventurer's Eve | Take in the view atop the highest peak in The Shores of Plenty while the sun sets. | Unlocks Midnight Blades Gloves for purchase.
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Tribute Seat | Take a seat upon the throne during the 'Shores of Gold' Tall Tale. | Unlocks Party Boat Hook for purchase and the Tribute Seat achievement.
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A Golden Throne | Take a seat in the Treasury during the 'Captains of the Damned' Tall Tale. | n/a |
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This is fine | Take a seat aboard your ship while it's on fire. | n/a |
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Hot Seat | Take a seat on an island in The Devil's Roar while its volcano erupts. | Unlocks Midnight Blades Hook for purchase.
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Notes[]
- While sleeping, there is a chance to play the sound effect of going underwater.
- While drunk and sleeping, there is a chance for your pirate to fart.
- Sleeping pirates can be forcibly woken up with a quick splash of water from your trusty bucket.
Trivia[]
- Sitting and sleeping were first announced in the Sea of Thieves Season Five: Official Content Update Video.
Patch history[]
- 2.4.1 (January 20, 2022)
- A Star To Sail By[1] now plays while sitting at sunset.
- Players sitting or sleeping can no longer avoid idle timers and should now be removed from the game after a period of inactivity.
- Players who are sleeping will now consistently take damage from ranged Weapon fire.
- Some pirate body types should no longer find excessive clipping occurring when sitting in various locations.
- Ancient Spire Outpost and Plunder Outpost Taverns should no longer have a sitting spot located on the floor.
- Rocks around a firepit on Cannon Cove should now have a sitting interaction.
- When sitting on the Captain's Chair on board a Ship, switching to the third-person camera will now always move to an appropriate camera position even while the Ship is moving.
- Sitting spots in the Tavern of the Damned no longer overlap with the ghosts of pirates in the Tavern.
- Sitting spots at Hidden Spring Keep now place the pirate correctly on the floor when viewed by others.
- Sitting in various locations like the end of the Brigantine bed and some benches found on Outposts should no longer cause the camera to move into an incorrect position.
- 2.4.0 (December 2, 2021)
- Introduced Sitting.
- Introduced Sleeping.
References[]
- ↑ A Star To Sail By, Youtube Sea of Thieves - Topic