Ok Nerds. What's better for charms, Waterbirth Dags or Rock Lobsters. k GO

Ok Nerds. What's better for charms, Waterbirth Dags or Rock Lobsters. k GO

No idea. Lobsters might spawn a bit slow to barrage at full speed, but they do drop 2 charms at the time.

 

Hit 350m overall xp and 98 mining, 2470 total now. Bought the double heavy cannon upgrade, some crew including an eagle-eyed siren, still no luck with captains and lost 400 bamboo for ship repairs. Next up are an easy 300 slate mission and the Occultists first story mission, both 100%ers.

Really? Have they always dropped 2 crims at a time? ;-;

Easy 300 slate missions, how do those exist, getting 70% and that kinda stuff on 120 slate missions :((((

 

I do have a double voyage for 2 plate, 8k seafaring. Gonna try to push for the Hull of Tides today before attempting it.

Really? Have they always dropped 2 crims at a time? ;-;

Yes, they have. The chance to drop crimsons isn't nearly as high as for waterfiends though.

 

Easy 300 slate missions, how do those exist, getting 70% and that kinda stuff on 120 slate missions :((((

 

I do have a double voyage for 2 plate, 8k seafaring. Gonna try to push for the Hull of Tides today before attempting it.

I guess special missions have greater rewards :P. This one was only 3600/3600 or something.

 

I have two stupid voyages atm, one is 5500 in two for one ancient bone, the other is 10000 combat for one vial of laquer. Waiting on the armoured hull for that, and the next tier ram as well. Need about 500 more slate for those together. I can get ~5k in any one stat, but for two stats the limit is probably 3.5-4k or so. Barmaid's tip got me 400 gunpowder so halfway the shipwright upgrade too.

Got Hull of Tides, set sail on a Barmaid's Tip with 88% success :)

 

Also got my 2 plates! Yay.

Yeah. Lobs are shit. Daganoth reign supreme, mainly because they are agro and WFS aren't. Averaging ~230 crims/h (5 hours so far) and 100 gold (minimals blues/greens) over 5 hours so far, but that's 113k/h (just on charms, adjust for time actually spent using them of course). Got another 50 hours of collection if I want top 500 so I'll get a better grasp on charms/h by then hopefully :>

 

tldr: [bleep] rocklobsters and double [bleep] wfs.

Mfw you're going to grind for 50 hours for a rank.

Gotta get 200m plz. Less time (significantly) than I grinded for dg anyway :>

Got Hull of Tides, set sail on a Barmaid's Tip with 88% success :)

 

Also got my 2 plates! Yay.

Grats! Only 198 more plates to go :3.

 

I finished all slate ship upgrades, now going for storehouse, bar, workshop and office (6100 slate total, and 5600 bamboo).

 

Edit: 62% to the Scythe at the end of today, sent my 10k combat mission for one laquer at 76% (go 3 powder kegs!). That ship must be about ready to explode.

Refocussed on Arc region because I was overloaded on voyages for the day and I needed bamboo anyway.

 

It turns out that if you focus on any zone besides the furthest one you've unlocked, the distance you earn for any voyage you send gets cut in half, which slows down your progress tremendously.

Refocussed on Arc region because I was overloaded on voyages for the day and I needed bamboo anyway.

 

It turns out that if you focus on any zone besides the furthest one you've unlocked, the distance you earn for any voyage you send gets cut in half, which slows down your progress tremendously.

Ouch :S. Guess that's out of the question then.

 

I am now the proud owner of 1 laquer, and my 300 slate mission made it too :). Random from those missions got me a captain reroll, finally a good one: 200/200/200/500 with eagle-eyed & eager. Time to level her (my now second-best captain is level 6 already). Sent out 86% for scroll as well, and 100% for 80 slate which will get me the warehouse upgrade :D.

 

O, and 98 fletch yesterday I forgot to mention. Yay.

So what's the general idea for building upgrades?

 

Should the focus be ship's deck > warehouse > other stuff?

So what's the general idea for building upgrades?

 

Should the focus be ship's deck > warehouse > other stuff?

Crew is 120 slate for +225 in one stat (at level 5)

Deck upgrades @ 500 slate for +500 in one stat (using both slots)

Hull upgrades @ 700 slate for +500 in one stat and +100 in others

Bow upgrades @ 400 slate for +150 in one stat

Rudder @ 300 slate for +200 speed

 

Warehouse @ 1000 slate for +5% slate, +5% gunpowder, +1% chimes.

Office @ 4000 slate for +50% ships (lol).

 

That's the order I would go for.

 

So what's the general idea for building upgrades?

 

Should the focus be ship's deck > warehouse > other stuff?

Crew is 120 slate for +225 in one stat (at level 5)

Deck upgrades @ 500 slate for +500 in one stat (using both slots)

Hull upgrades @ 700 slate for +500 in one stat and +100 in others

Bow upgrades @ 400 slate for +150 in one stat

Rudder @ 300 slate for +200 speed

 

Warehouse @ 1000 slate for +5% slate, +5% gunpowder, +1% chimes.

Office @ 4000 slate for +50% ships (lol).

 

That's the order I would go for.

 

Mm, alright. And chances are I'll probably get to the next area before I even buy half this stuff, lol.

 

Also, is it worth dropping to lower areas to gather bamboo/gunpowder needed for building upgrades? Assume I bought none of the upgrades really?

Going by what Gwyn posted above, you should only go back to early areas to use up missions you couldn't otherwise use up.

 

You will get enough slate by the time you reach the Scythe. I'm at 74% right now, and I have all ship upgrades, ~15 slate crew, the warehouse upgrade and 800+ slate still in reserve. Bamboo is the real bottleneck.

Gotcha, thanks Q!

Pop claims another scaper as its own

It'd probably also be more worthwhile to acquire the hull upgrade of the type that wasn't available in the previous tier, otherwise the focussed stat only gets a +250 boost (battle -> armoured hull).

Pop claims another scaper as its own

PoP ftw!

 

It'd probably also be more worthwhile to acquire the hull upgrade of the type that wasn't available in the previous tier, otherwise the focussed stat only gets a +250 boost (battle -> armoured hull).

Yep, Hull of Tides first.

 

Finished both 300 slate missions, 61% and 58% for them. Finished Chimera Straits too, recruited one Chimera. Sent the Occultist story part 3 at 100%. 78% to the Scythe, 2k bamboo. Hoping to get enough slate for the office before hitting the Scythe, bamboo when I need fast missions to use up my daily allotment.

Sent off two special missions for 300 slate each at 100% and 99% (!) Feels good being able to hit those at last!

That'll get me to 68% but I've got to be away for another 6 hours today, ugh :\

Sent off two special missions for 300 slate each at 100% and 99% (!) Feels good being able to hit those at last!

That'll get me to 68% but I've got to be away for another 6 hours today, ugh :\

Great :D. Specials are the best for the big slate caches.

 

10 spices mission failed, but I got scroll #4, Tetsu body complete. 83% to zone. Occultist story #3 done as well I think (introduction, two others).

Wow. Nice. :). You're farther ahead than me!

Scythe Region:

 

Card Sharp (morale)

Crows' Nest Sniper (combat)

Explosives Expert (speed)

 

Winds' Home (new island) - 5k all stats - Sea Witch crew reward

Bureaucrat - +75 Solidarity

Merchant - +25% resources

So much PoP progress. :thumbsup: Think you'll make the next zone by Christmas?