Ubisoft's massive pirate world of Skull and Bones is here, giving players a massive world to explore and plunder while making a name for themselves out on the high-seas. Like many live-service games, this pirate RPG will be providing players with fresh content every few months in the form of new seasons.
For those who may have purchased a premium or deluxe version of the game, a Smuggler's Pass Token may be in your possession that can be spent to unlock the first seasonal Smuggler's Pass, granting access to bonus seasonal rewards for completing a variety of weekly, monthly, and seasonal challenges. Here's everything players need to know about the Smuggler's Pass in Skull and Bones, and the Premium edition's Smuggler's Pass token.
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How to Redeem Smuggler's Pass Token
To redeem a Smuggler's Pass Token, or to purchase the seasonal pass, players will want to open the menu and navigate to the store. Alternatively, players follow any of the prompts provided when the game starts up - Ubisoft is not shy about hoping to direct players towards this additional content. After navigating to the purchase screen for the Smuggler's Pass in the store, any players who have a Token will be able to simply unlock the pass without purchasing any additional in-game currency, although you do have the option to trade some gold with the token to unlock a bonus handful of Smuggler's Marks.
Once the pass is purchased, players will have to take a few more steps before they can actually begin to access and claim the rewards for the season.
How to Access The Smuggler's Pass
Before players can deeply explore the challenges and rewards available throughout the season, they will first need to interact with the newest NPC available at the Pirate Den. Nearly impossible to miss at the Saint Anne den, players will need to talk to this pirate and complete the African Ailment contract to open the menu for the Smugglers Pass - players will not be able to access the list of challenges or rewards until this first contract is completed. If players have purchased the Smugglers Pass, but have not yet completed this first contract, the pass challenges can still be completed, although players will not be able to easily access the challenges, and will be completing them blindly, so it is best to finish the contract assigned by the Smuggler's Network pirate as soon as possible.
The contract is pretty straightforward; just sink one Plaguebringer ship, collect the head of the captain, and return to the pirate den. Players will find that the Plaguebringers are ranked very high and are ready for a fight to the death, so be sure to bring several repair kits, cooked meals, and your best-outfitted ship into the fray. If possible, team up with some friends or other scoundrels online to increase your chances of success.
Once players find and defeat a Plaguebringer ship, be prepared for a massive influx of more Plaguebringer ships. This faction is incredibly hostile, and while players have the head of a Plaguebringer captain in their possession, the ships in this faction become even more relentless and will pursue players to the end of the map.
Players can be a bit clever and circumvent sailing back to Saint Anne by sailing to the closest outpost after collecting the captain's head and fast traveling directly back to Saint Anne, or storing the captain's head in the warehouse to prevent generating hostility towards Plaguebringer ships. If players are bloodthirsty for a challenge, they can carry the captain's head the long way back to either of the pirate's dens, fighting through the Plaguebringers. This can be a great way to rack up infamy and silver chests.
Once players return to the Smugglers Network pirate and deliver the head of one of Le Peste's captains, they will be granted full access to the Smugglers Pass, now available in the journal. Open up the menu, and tab to the far left to find the Smugglers Pass content. Here, players can see all the available challenges and rewards that can be tackled throughout the 90-day season. Challenges are broken into two sections; rolling wave challenges that can be completed monthly, and weekly challenges. By completing these challenges, players will earn Smuggler's Marks, a form of currency that can be exchanged for rewards throughout the season.
Players have three different chains they can spend marks in; the Quartermaster, Gunner Master, and Shipmaster trees, each with 30 individual rewards. Additionally, players can unlock two bonus rewards in the Completionist tree, earning a new ship blueprint for unlocking 45 rewards and a new pet after unlocking all 90 rewards. Players can also earn progress towards the Smuggler's Pass by simply earning infamy, meaning completing contracts and simply sinking ships can also earn progress towards the seasonal rewards.
Unfortunately, it seems some progress will be reset at the end of the 90-day season, including Helm manufacturing sites, so get out there and earn your rewards while you can.
Skull and Bones
- Platform(s)
- PC , PS5 , Amazon Luna , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S
- Released
- February 16, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Ubisoft Singapore
- Publisher(s)
- Ubisoft
- Genre(s)
- Action , Adventure
