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The Warning Shot Commendation in Sea of Thieves requires you to set off a Signal Flare when another crew is nearby. Bank check the status of this Citation whatever time by opening the card, tabbing over to Pirate Log, selecting Reputation, Bilge Rats, and Cached Treasure, then tabbing to the second page. There, you should see Alarm Shot in the elevation-left corner. If the tile doesn't have a checkmark on it that marks it as complete, this guide will tell you how to become it.

Grabbing Flares and Finding a Crew

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The first pace is to grab some Indicate Flares. If you feel confident in your abilities and timing, your ship comes pre-stocked with two Signal Flares, pregnant y'all don't necessarily have to expect for more. If you do need more than, notwithstanding, you can find some randomly in Resource Barrels.

The side by side footstep is to find another crew. Though we haven't tested whether this Commendation unlocks if y'all fire a Flare adjacent to another coiffure who'due south off their ship on an island, this guide outlines the much more common scenario, which is firing a Flare close to a manned enemy transport. Locate ane hands on the map by searching for moving Reaper'due south Marks. You can besides travel to an active event or merely canvas effectually the world while keeping an center on the horizon. In that location are a number of different ways to find an enemy ship, and you are guaranteed to spot one in fourth dimension.

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Setting Off a Flare

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Later on yous've found an enemy transport, you tin can proceed to either make friends (using phonation conversation, text chat, etc.) who will allow y'all to get the Commendation without conflict, or you lot can go in as a blatant hostile. Both options piece of work for this Commendation, as long as you think you lot tin can get in close to the enemy'southward ship. Earlier you go in, make sure yous've loaded a Flare into one of your Cannons (select the Flare from your inventory and hold Y next to a Cannon) or at to the lowest degree have one in your inventory ready to load.

Sail directly at the enemy ship if yous must. But one time you lot get in shut, proceed to fire off a Flare into the heaven using Right Trigger (RT). The Warning Shot Commendation should unlock. Remember that information technology takes a few seconds for the fuse to burn as you're firing, so keep that in mind if you're in imminent danger. On another note: we haven't tested whether this Citation unlocks by setting off a Flare close to a crew you have an alliance with, simply it doesn't hurt to endeavor if you get the chance.