Shipwreck Island how to find

[Shady Nefarius]

My plan is to try to visit Shipwreck Island at least once for the achievement but I have no luck and I have passed 100 days. How can I find it easier?

[Kerulon]

Hi there!

The 'special islands' (Tug boat wreck and the crashed Plane island) will spawn absolutely random!

It is said, that you mustn't use the sail or engines, but 'drift with the tide' for them to even spawn
(no idea, if that's true).

In my new world save, i already encountered the Tug boat (shipwreck [*not* the Vasgatan! ^^]) three times already (-> 3 Captains hats/radios) but didn't encounter the 'crashed plane' island yet either (and yes, i did 'old school' drifting only when i encountered mine ;-) ).

Good luck!

Regards, Kerulon

EDIT: typos

[1994 Geo Metro]

I just found it, didn't know they exist. I was using my sails, but not my engines. I just straight up ran into it while I was below deck cooking.

[Dead Tired Poss]

On my 100% grinding file im currently 276 days in. I found the plane crash island back in June and I just recently got the shipwreck in october. Thats just how pure lucks work, you either get it or you don't. Some people have likely run into one of these special islands within their first hour of playing and these two islands I havent even run into once until recently despite the hours I put into the game before hand. If push comes to shove and you just desperately want that achievement there are save files being shared that are parked right on the islands in question.

I will also mention that depending on what key islands you're near iirc you're more likely to find islands with a similar biome. Being near balboa island, for example, is supposed to have a better chance of generating more pine forest islands. So its good to turn off your radar and drift for a while and I think typically go with the wind since thats the default ocean current direction, this way you maximize the spawn chances for the original base islands.

[BGratz]

In one game on day 2-3
In a other, day 300+

And its not only that it doesnt spawn, you pass far more islands as you are aware of. They are just behind the mist and or renderrange. If you use the "No mist" mod you will understand that very fast