How to fix the Sea of Thieves services are temporarily unavailable error

You would imagine that a Sea of Thieves buccaneer's existence is all cutlasses and booty, with a side of booze. The phrase "The Sea of Thieves services are temporarily unavailable" is likely the biggest danger any pirate will encounter when seeking fame on the high seas. Please try it once more. Although there are several generic remedies you can try initially, these alerts typically come with an error code.

General fixes for "Sea of Thieves services are temporarily unavailable" error

These issues typically arise when there is a communication failure between the client side (your computer) and the game's servers. If there is a server-side issue or some scheduled maintenance, sometimes all you can do is wait until everything is back up and running. However, there are situations when you have a few additional choices. For instance, if you just changed your password, logging out of and then back into your Microsoft account may be sufficient to make things right. The game will encounter problems if it determines that the client is running an earlier version of the game than the servers. Therefore, you may also try downloading it again on your Xbox or PC to be sure you have the most recent version.

Sea of Thieves "-beard" error codes

Fortunately, these problems frequently have specific error codes associated with them, which can make finding an appropriate fix a little simpler. Individually, these error codes can provide a little more information about the precise problem because they are each thematically called with piratical names like "Coralbeard" and "Lavenderbeard."

For instance, the "Coralbeard" error in Sea of Thieves will let you know that it is unquestionably a server-side issue, so you'll just have to wait till it is rectified. While "Alabasterbeard" typically indicates a client-side internet connectivity issue, it also means that there has been a problem with your connection to either the Xbox Live or Sea of Thieves servers. There are many different error codes, so look up the one you are receiving to find the appropriate answers.