MechanicsSimilar to the old quest system, the new exploration system allows discoveries to be explored using AP to gain gold and experience. Rare items cannot found as a result, however.
Common reasons for not being able to explore 1. Your ship is sunk. 2. You have the maximum of 4 discoveries searches ongoing or completed. 3. Your active captain's level is too low. Each port has a minimum level requirement for doing the searches.
You can assign crew to assist with the exploration, as well as ask for your friends' assistance to speed up your searches (similar to island buildings). Crew bonusespirate gives 0.1%*lvl bonus gold mechanic gives 0.1%*lvl bonus xp scout gives 0.04%*lvl xp and 0.06*lvl gold soldier gives 0.06%* lvl xp and 0.04%*lvl gold Search RewardsAzure Atoll1. Squid Nest 5ap and 6 mins 45-90 gold 180-270xp 2. Bandit Stronghold 8ap and 9mins 200-270gold 675-900xp 3. Sky Coral Reef 10ap and 12 mins 270-300 gold 900-1260xp 4.Ruined Observatory 20ap and 15 mins 630-900gold 2700-3600xp Imperial City Port1. Guidestones 15ap and 1 hr 850-1300gold 3500-3750xp 2.Iron Curtain 25ap and 1.5hr 1700-3200gold 5-10kxp 3.Path Of Vengeance 30ap and 2hrs 3.5-5k gold 10-16k xp 4. Vault of Archaxis 50ap and 4hrs 6.5-7.5k gold 25-50k xp City of Light1. Path of Vengeance 20ap and 3hrs 4.8-5.6k gold 8-20k xp 2. Illusionary Oasis 25ap and 3 hrs 6250-12k gold 12.5-30k xp 3. Spire 35ap and 4 hrs 12.5-15k gold 30-50k xp 4. Temple of Pyros 50ap and 6 hrs 20-25k gold 40-90k xp Port Royale1. Great Jungle 20ap and 5hrs 7.5-10k gold 20-35k xp 2. Great bird earthworks 30ap and 6hrs 10-22.5k gold 50-90k xp 3. Golden Throne 40ap and 7hrs 20-30k gold 80-200k xp 4. Jungle Ruins 50ap and 8hrs 30-40k gold 125-350k xp Jade Harbour1. Water wheel 20ap and 8hrs 20-25k gold 80-150k xp 2. Grove of tembusu 30ap and 12hrs 30-45k gold 240-300k xp 3. Forge of the ages 40ap and 9hrs 35-90k gold 260-300k xp 4. Dragon shrine 60ap and 12hrs 60-90k gold 360-720k xp Flying City of Aeros (lvl 100+)1. Halo clouds 50ap and 15hrs 55-100k gold 500-750k xp 2. ArcWhale 75ap and 15 hrs 100-160k gold 750-1200k xp 3. Spiral Vortex 75ap and 15 hrs 135-150k gold 600-1200k xp 4. Sky sanctuary 150ap and 14 hrs 240-300k gold 1.5-2M xp Expeditionary Outpost1. Aurora 60ap and 12hrs 90-150k gold 450-750k xp 2. Thermal Springs 100ap and 12hrs 150-200k gold 800-1200k xp 3. Abandoned Excavation 100ap and 15hrs 100-100k gold 1-2M xp 4. Forgotten Necropolis 250ap and 12hrs 250-500k gold 2.25-3.5M xp Search EfficiencyBelow is a sortable chart listing the average amount of gold and XP earned per AP spent on the search. This does not take into account the crew bonus.
Expedition search efficiency |