Lavenderbeard Sea of Thieves error explained and how to fix

Sadly, Sea of Thieves is one of those titles that has errors popping up from time to time, with the Lavenderbeard error being the most frequent. Here is all we know on the Lavenderbeard Sea of Thieves error and any potential fixes you can employ.

With Sea of Thieves not only being a multiplayer game but also a cross-platform affair across various systems, connectivity issues can plague those wanting to sail the high seas. Lavenderbeard is one of the error codes that falls into this connectivity category and because you’re here, you’re likely encountering this issue yourself.

Let’s get into what we know on Lavenderbeard in Sea of Thieves and how you can mitigate this annoying situation, so you can get back to plundering loot as fast as possible.

How to fix Sea of Thieves Lavenderbeard error

There are a few different ways you can potentially fix the Lavenderbeard Sea of Thieves error – hard resetting your device, ensuring your game is up to date, adjusting antivirus/firewall settings, and clearing any linked credentials on Steam.

Hard resetting and keeping Sea of Thieves up to date are some things that can be done both on console or PC depending on which you’re playing.

Adjusting antivirus/firewall settings and clearing linked credentials on Steam will be PC fixes only, so keep that in mind.

How to hard reset a console/PC

Hard resetting your console or PC usually means completely powering it down, and potentially even removing the power cable from the outlet so that there is no electricity going through the system.

Usually, a long press of the power button on the system gets this done and then you can simply remove the power cable for that extra peace of mind.

How to update Sea of Thieves

If you think you need to update your Sea of Thieves game, you can do this on console by locating it, opening up further options, and checking for an update. On PC, it is a similar process but using whatever client you’re opening the game on.

To avoid any confusion if you have or haven’t properly updated, you can simply delete the game from the device and re-download, which will give you a fresh install of the latest version.

How to adjust antivirus/firewall settings

A simple fix for this is to open up whatever antivirus you have installed on your PC and simply decrease the aggressiveness.

However, if this doesn’t do the trick, you may need to make an exception for the Sea of Thieves game launcher for it to completely bypass the program. This is simple but the steps vary with each antivirus program.

How to clear linked Steam credentials

Sometimes things can get a bit tangled when Steam and Xbox Live accounts are tied so here is how to clear the link between the two:

1. Open the search function on your PC and input ‘Credentials Manager.’
2. Open Credentials Manager and hit the Windows Credentials button.
3. Find any Entries labeled Xbl_Ticket.
4. Left-click any with 1717113201 (or 804980065 if you are playing the Insiders Build) in the name and select Remove.
5. Log back into Sea of Thieves.

What causes the Sea of Thieves Lavenderbeard error?

Rare

As previously mentioned, this error is a connectivity issue that essentially means you can’t actually get on the Sea of Thieves servers.

There are a few reasons why this might happen – the servers are down for maintenance, the game version you’re on is out of date with the current deployment, or your device’s protection is too aggressive.

With the latter two of the three reasons, you can employ the above fixes to get back on track but as you would expect with server downtime, this is a simple waiting game that you need to rely solely on patience.

If you’ve followed our advice and are having any problems with these fixes, head over to the official Sea of Thieves FAQs to get a little more insight.

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