Corsair Cove Build Your Pier Here Fix
The giant “Build Your Pier Here” message in Corsair Cove can sometimes remain on the screen even after the Pier has been completely built. It follows you around the island, appears over cutscenes, and generally makes it hard to enjoy the view without a massive tutorial box sitting in the way.
This was a launch bug rather than a sign that you placed the Pier incorrectly. Patch #1 officially fixed the stuck Pier hint and added a safeguard for saves that were already affected. After installing the update, continue playing until you complete the next objective, and the message should automatically disappear.
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How to Remove the Pier Message
How the Fix Works on Existing Saves
What to Do if the Message Is Still Stuck
Do Saving and Reloading Work?
Should You Rebuild the Pier?
Do You Need to Restart Your Save?
Why the Pier Hint Got Stuck
How to Remove the “Build Your Pier Here” Message
Install the latest Corsair Cove update, load your affected save, and complete the next objective shown in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Patch #1 added a save safeguard that checks for tutorial hints that should no longer be active. The Pier message may still be visible immediately after loading an older save, but it should be removed once the game registers your next bit of objective progress.
The basic fix is:
Close Corsair Cove
Download the latest update through Steam
Launch the game again
Load your affected save
Complete the next available objective
You should not need to build another Pier or restart the entire tutorial. Players in the original discussion confirmed that the patch cleared the message after they continued progressing.
I would definitely try the patched objective fix before touching your save or restarting the map. Losing several hours because of an oversized tutorial bubble would be a pretty brutal solution to a problem the developers have already patched.
How the Fix Works on Existing Saves
The patch was designed to repair saves where the message had already become stuck. You do not need to start a brand-new game just to benefit from the fix.
However, the hint may not vanish the exact second your save finishes loading. The developers explained that affected players should continue until the next objective is completed. That progression triggers the new safeguard and clears the outdated hint.
For example, if you have already finished the Pier but the tutorial now wants you to select another building, complete an event, or handle the next construction step, follow that objective normally. The Pier message should then be removed when the objective advances.
This is important because it can initially look like Patch #1 did nothing. Give the game a chance to register another completed goal before assuming your save is still broken.
What to Do if the Message Is Still Stuck
First, confirm that Corsair Cove actually downloaded Patch #1. The relevant update is version 1.1.1.241792 and includes the fix for the “Place Your Pier Here” tutorial hint.
If Steam has not updated the game, close Corsair Cove and restart Steam. Check the Downloads page for a pending update before launching the game again.
After confirming the update is installed, load your save and complete another objective. Do not simply load the game, look at the message, and immediately quit. The existing-save fix is tied to progression.
If it remains after completing another objective, try these steps:
Save the game in a new manual save slot
Close Corsair Cove completely
Restart Steam
Load the new manual save
Complete another objective
Verify the game files through Steam
Verifying the files can help if Steam failed to download or replace one of the updated game files correctly. It will not repair tutorial logic by itself, but it can make sure you are actually running the patched build.
Do Saving and Reloading Remove the Message?
Before Patch #1, saving and reloading was one of the first suggested workarounds. It worked for some tutorial messages, but many players reported that the Pier hint survived manual saves, reloads, full game restarts, map transitions, and battles.
That means saving and reloading alone should no longer be treated as the main fix. It is still worth restarting after installing the patch, but the important step is completing the next objective so the new safeguard can activate.
Some players also reported temporarily clearing other tutorial boxes by entering the world map or finishing a battle. Those methods were inconsistent and did not reliably fix the specific Pier message.
The proper order now is update first, restart the game, and then advance the objective.
Should You Destroy and Rebuild the Pier?
No. Rebuilding the Pier is not the recommended solution.
Players tried dismantling the Pier, rebuilding nearby structures, placing another Pirate Camp, and even constructing a second Pier. The message could remain because the problem was with the tutorial hint failing to close, not with the physical Pier itself.
Depending on where you are in the tutorial, the original Pier may not even be removable. Spending resources on another Pier will not necessarily force the stuck objective to update.
Your existing Pier is probably working normally if ships can dock there and the tutorial has otherwise continued. The huge message does not mean the building itself is incomplete.
Do You Need to Restart Your Corsair Cove Save?
You should not need to restart after Patch #1. The update specifically included support for saves that were already stuck before the fix was released.
Before the patch, one community workaround was to begin a new game and wait until the Pier objective had fully appeared before placing the building. That may have avoided the bug, but it was obviously a terrible option for anyone who had already played well beyond the tutorial.
A fresh save should now be the absolute last resort. Confirm the game version, complete another objective, restart Steam, and verify the files before throwing away your progress.
If the message survives all of those steps on the patched version, report the save through the official Corsair Cove support channels. Include your game version and explain that the Pier hint remained after completing a new objective.
Why Did the Pier Hint Get Stuck?
The exact trigger was not fully explained in the patch notes. Based on player reports, it commonly appeared when the Pier was placed or completed while tutorial dialogue and objective transitions were still happening.
Some players believed they had built the Pier before the related objective fully registered. Others encountered it while an in-game sequence was beginning. This suggests the construction step and tutorial tracking could occasionally fall out of sync, although that specific cause was not officially confirmed.
The official explanation is simply that the hint could occasionally become stuck. Patch #1 corrected the hint behavior and added checks that remove outdated tutorial messages as the player progresses or loads a save.
For a currently affected game, make sure Corsair Cove is updated and then finish the next objective. The message may remain briefly after loading, but the new progression safeguard should clear it without rebuilding your Pier or abandoning the save.
