Shipbuilding

[Ice Wolf]

Hey all. I was just wondering what is the best way to level up shipbuilding? I've been trying to do it myself, but am not making much progress I'd appreciate any help. Thanks.

[Migotek]

just build ships, no easy way

[Ice Wolf]

Got it. Thanks. BTW, any ship suggestions?

[Quizzical]

Tier I ships are the cheapest in terms of ship experience per ducat or per time. If you can be at your computer while not actively playing the game, you can start another round of tier I ships every 15 minutes and make steady progress over the course of a day.

Also, if you use blue gems to unlock the extra ship slots, being able to build 2 or 3 or 4 ships at a time will make it go a lot faster than just one at a time.

[Ice Wolf]

cool. thanks for all the help/ XD

[Quizzical]

For what it's worth, after you've leveled a ship blueprint to 20, it greatly reduces the experience gain. But it's still more efficient to level all of the low level ships up to 20, when you can just buy materials cheaply.

[Alfred First Captain]

https://uwo.inven.co.kr/

To help collect materials for level 5 +, use the site above. Don't waste time travelling from port to port looking at every shipyard.

[bruceczk]

You'll need to build 20 level 1-4 ships each at least, this will bring your shipbuilding to level 8.

[Baphled]

To improve your blueprint of any ship, you need to make the same ship over and over. For the early game, it is recommended to work on sloops, since they are quite fast and have decent cargo space. The Tier 4 ships are made of materials that can be purchased at most shipbuilders.

To raise your overall shipbuilding level, just make ships. You do get a 2x experience bonus the first time you make a ship, so you should do that when possible.

As you raise your level, try to build ships you want to use, and keep in mind the materials. Higher tier ships also give more exp.

Tier 1 and 2 use cedar, which you can purchase.
Tier 3 and 4 use spruce, which you can purchase.
Tier 5 and 6 use pine, which cannot easily be purchased
Tier 7 and 8 use alder, which cannot easily be purchased
Etc.

So it's better to build the highest tier for those materials. Once you're ready to move on from Sloops, it's recommended to focus on something in Tier 6 for example. You can farm materials in certain areas, usually through combat.