Sea of Thieves – How to Stop Radials from Softlocking the Game

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After the most recent update, I've been having a completely game-breaking issue. Whenever I open the map radial (which I rebound to F), the game softlocks. I can't select a map or close the radial, though I can still walk around (the camera is frozen though because the mouse is supposed to control the menu). If I open the escape menu, I can no longer move or perform any action and I have to close and reopen the game.

This makes the game entirely unplayable as all quests require voyage information. I was able to play just fine before, but now even uninstalling and reinstalling the game doesn't fix it. What can I do?

Best Answer

This problem occurs when you rebind a radial to the F key or X button on an Xbox controller. The dev team is aware of this issue, though they didn't fix it in the most recent patch.

You can fix the issue by unbinding that specific key/button or by resetting the button configurations to default (Settings -> Keyboard and Mouse/Controller -> Reset to Default).

EDIT: This issue has been addressed in the 1.0.6 patch for the game. If you encounter this issue, you should update your game using the Microsoft store.