TL;DR Am I the only one that sees seagulls disappear after I dive under the waves for a shipwreck, but there is no shipwreck?
More often than not, I sail the Sea of Thieves to aimlessly sail the Sea to wherever the wind may take me. I do some fishing. I beach-comb for message bottles and assorted beach loot. If I see a skelly cap'n on a small island, I'll stop and collect their skull and if I'm lucky they'll have a treasure stashed on the island that I'll collect as well.
On these cruises, I like to try and navigate by flocks of seagulls.
The seagulls are usually hovering over some flotsam or a sunken shipwreck, so there's potential for a bit of collecting some supplies or baubles. When I drift to a stop under a flock and drop anchor, I'll look around and there's nothing floating about on the surface, which is an indicator that there is a shipwreck under the waves. I grab my flintlock and a sword and plunge into the briny deep to see what lies below.
Oftentimes lately, once I'm under, there is nothing there but more water and waves. I return to the surface, and the flock of seagulls that were hovering above my ship a moment ago have disappeared, leaving me waterlogged and none the richer.
When I have been bamboozled by these beguiling birds, I refer to them as "Decoy Ducks". My mind fills with the refrains of the song Disco Duck *, and it is now transmogrified in my imagination to the song Decoy Ducks, ear-worming its way into my brain for the next handful of minutes.
To refresh your memory...
Decoy, Decoy Ducks!
But seriously, has anyone else been running into these Decoy Ducks masquerading as our friendly flocks of seagulls? I had originally thought that it was potentially a performance issue due to playing on my OG Xbox One (not Kinected), but I have since moved on to the Xbox Series X and I am still experiencing the Decoys. I use a wired connection with decent speeds...
*you've been warned :-)
And for your viewing pleasure, a Flock of Seagulls:
