Treasure Hunting 101

Get hints and more for the "Treasure Hunt" feature

Ahoy, you mighty pirates!

Do you know this feeling of getting the wrong treasure map from your locally treasure map shop, or your new bilge-sucking friend around the corner sold you some weird dance moves for a treasure map? Maybe you have an old peg leg or you are an old seadog who is near his pension?
Then search no further, your friendly neighborhood pirate is here to help you before you walk the plank.
I hope my guide here will help you finding all treasures along your journey on the Seven Seas and visiting all the well-known islands again.

I wrote down the tasks for every "treasure hunt", so that you know what awaits you.

For those of you who want to search for themselves and just want tips/hints I wrote down some in brackets and blue to help you on your quest. Sometimes they are hidden behind riddles or hints whats near the location you are looking for.

If everything fails, I added some screenshots showing the treasure waypoints.

(the screenshots are hidden behind spoiler fields so that you can decide if you use my hints first or want to see the whole picture)

I have not marked the locations on an overview map because it should be still a little treasure finding, but I hope that the screenshots will help you if you get stuck or have searched long enough.

Feel free to comment and if you got one riddle for one of the location yourself, then shiver me timbers, I will write it down here.

Sail safe and happy treasure hunting!

Dread Vine`s Cove

There are 3 treasures hidden. They can be found straight forward (find markings on the map with the hints in your notebook). They are pretty fun to do if you are patient enough to search the map.

1) Captain Crimsons Soul Cage

The first treasure includes 3 palm trees that you have to find and visit every one with one of your crew members. After that the real treasure appears and can be retrieved.

1st palm tree:

(near a landing spot)

2nd palm tree:

(inside a bastion)

3rd palm tree:

(near an exit location)

marking (it is also shown in the cutscene):

2) Barnabas Gilded Humerus

This one is quite fun if you are into searching the map. Finding the skeleton in the cage was a pain but I was so relieved as I finally found it. After that you have to find a 2nd skeleton and follow it to some locations. In the end the treasure is yours.

location of the 1st item:

(There is one of these called Easter
With statues of faces made of stone
If you were on a desert one
You’re probably shipwrecked and alone. Also it is near a landing point)

location of 1st item from another angle:

location of the skeleton:

(You might get to one by airplane
Or you might prefer to go by boat
As it’s surrounded by water
But it’s not a castle with a moat. Also it is relatively near the first location)

location of the 2nd skeleton:

(near this: I am a type of building
And from the top I shine
I warn sailors about rocks
So that ships will be fine)

location 1 after you followed it:

(near the previous location)

location 2 after another following part:

(near a small bastion)

3) Dreadbeards Drinking Vessel

This one is also fun if you are into searching. You have to find another skeleton and after that 5 markings on the map. Fairly to say that the markings are quite near to each other so not that much poking the inquisition is involved ;)

skeleton location:

(near a landing spot)

marking 1:

(near an exit spot)

marking 2:

(near a landing spot)

marking 3:

(near the entrance of a bigger bastion)

marking 4:

(near an exit location and a bigger bastion)

marking 5:

(near a place where something is burning)

Twins of Nerechtemeresch

1) Shadowstrikes Ethereal Dagger

There is only one treasure chest to be found on this island but this one was the hardest one for me (see annotation below). You can find the chest quite easily but don`t let this fool you. After retrieving the chest you have to kill 25 enemies with it by shooting the chest. If you shoot the chest there will come down a rain of arrows that also can harm/kill you if you are too close to the chest.

Important: You can carry the chest around with you but enemies will also see you (I lured some enemies towards the chest via footprints in the sand).

I found out you can just knock 25 guards down and carry them near the chest or carry the chest to them and then shoot it. This way it is much easier -.-

chest location:

New Krucbury

1) Luminous Lockharts Eyes

There is one treasure hidden on New Krucbury. You have to find a letter and visit 2 markings on the map. After that you can retrieve the chest but before gathering the insides you have to kill 10 enemies near the chest. But as the other "mission" you can carry the chest around with you.

location of letter:

(We need to warn sailors
When there are rocks close by
So we build this building
That shines out from up high)

marking 1:

(a strange earthen house brings nought but distain, yet those who stay there never complain)

marking 2:

(near a busy road (at least some time ago it was one))

Iron Bay

On Iron Bay there are 2 treasures hidden.

1) Dreadclasps Cursebound Hook

Gather a note and then visit a marking on the map

chest location:

(I’m tall but I’m not a basketball player
I’m thin but I’m not a flagpole
I’m a building but I’m not a skyscraper
I’m near the oceana and have many pointy rocks with me)

Marking:

(I am near people that are working with stone.
Also I can smell the sea from here and the flowers of the beautiful gardens next to me)

2) Obsidians Skullfire Band

Find 3 keychains for the chest and open it (one crewmate only can carry 1 keychain).

Chest location:

(on a beach with dark sand)

Keychain 1:

(near an exit location)

Keychain 2:

(I take you over the water and am used to bringing people closer. I also can be found above or in a ship and you can find me even among teeth or card players.)

Keychain 3:

(near a big something that is weightless and still can be seen by the naked eye. If you put it into a barrel it will become lighter - also a small bridge can be spotted from my location)

Isle of Penance

1) Bloodbanes Crimson Gem

On this island there is also just one treasure hidden. Visit the marking and after that your task is to kill every enemy on the map. After killing every enemy return to the chest location and retrieve your hard earned treasure.

chest location:

Gran Alcázar

There are 2 treasures hidden.

1) Redbeards Fire-Forged Compass

You have to "collect" 4 different enemy types, binding them up (not killing them) and carry them back near the chest. The 4 enemy types are: Acolyte, Commisarius, Prognosticar, Iudex

chest location:

2) Captain Serenitys Rising Sun

You have to find a note and then head to a location on the map without killing any enemies (but you can kill them before gathering the note ;))

note location:

(I can be found near a small island with a tower)

final waypoint to get to:

(it is near many of them: I was used in 1812. I also sound like a product from Fuji. Pachelbel also wrote me in D)

Angler`s Grave

There are 2 treasures hidden on this island.

1) Blackthornes Soulseeker

Find the grave and after that gather 3 bones that are scattered across the map. After that reach the marking without killing anyone (you can kill enemies but you will be also killed instantly. But you can get revived again via one of your other crewmates).

Grave location:

(What place holds the dead, but is never alive?)

Bone 1:

Bone 2:

(near an exit location)

Bone 3:

Final marking:

(What place holds the dead, but is never alive?)

2) Spectral Sams Pearl Bracelet
You have to get a rifle and shoot down 37 enemies. This one is pretty fun because your gun has no cooldown and you can shoot as often as you want. Be careful on your health though. After that 2 Prognostcars will appear near the palm tree with the rifle. You have to get to the chest between them and get the treasure. For my run one Prognosticar went away towards the trail of the dead bodies lying around near the chest.


Gun location:

Calamity Reef

There are 2 treasures hidden.

1) Blackbeards Shadowfire Twins

Follow some ghosts that are walking towards a marking and after that you have to do the same but following the direction ghosts are pointing at.

Shell location:

(near a landing location)

final location after following the ghosts:

final location after following the "pointing" ghosts:

(between two broken ships)

2) Captain Orions Sands of Fate

Get to 3 different spots on the map with one of your crewmate. After that you get the location of the chest on the map.

Note location:

(near:
I am a type of building
And from the top I shine
I warn sailors about rocks
So that ships will be fine)

marking location 1:

(near the location with the many shells)

marking location 2:

(near a landing spot and also near the location above)

marking location 3:

(near the first location of this treasure)

final location:

Farewell

Thank you for reading my guide. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I had writing it. If you find any part of this guide unsatisfying or there is something incorrect please comment below. And also feel free to comment with anything else.

Personal note:
A big thank you to Mimimi games. I heard that you are closing and this personally makes me very sad because I enjoyed all your games very much. But a closing door also means that other doors are opening and I hope that all the other doors lead you to each of your personal satisfaction.
I also hope that somehow a few doors will lead towards the place where our paths will cross again :)
But for now: Sail safe, and drink the last bottle of rum on Dread Vines Cove with me and all the other pirates, cowboys, samurais and Tinkers who want to join.
Thanks again for the many hours of fun I had and will have while playing your games.

Yo-ho-ho, a pirates life for all of us!

(at least a little :D)

[szaky007]

Thanks man for the help on the mission for Bloodbanes Crimson Gem where it tells you to kill all fire thralls I didn't understand which are those types of enemies :)) The mission could have just told me to kill all enemies on the map.

[Eirnin]

@Patty in the comments down below someone had also problems regarding the images in Firefox. Changing the browser (chrome) or looking it up directly on the steam client worked for him.

If you don´t want to do this then there is also already a video regarding the treasure hunting topic on yt. It would be too much text to write you where the stations are and pictures (also the 24fps) will tell you more than 1000 words if my few words above wont`t help you. But I think you`ll manage this last two tasks :)

[Patty]

As imagens não estão carregando, não consigo encontrar os tesouros em Calamity Reef, podem me ajudar?


The images are not loading, I can't find the treasures in Calamity Reef, can you help me?

[Koreia]

Thank you so much!

[楚哲]

Very helpful,thx for the guide.

[DarkDragonESP]

Thank you. It was a problem with Firefox, it works on the Steam client or in Edge.

[Eirnin]

@DarkDragonESP: I checked the images and they should be all there. You have to hover your mouse over the black squares (spoilerfields). I hid them so people can decide if they want to look for themselves with my written hints or not. If there are (still) some images missing for you please tell me and I will re-check or think of another solution...

[DarkDragonESP]

Could you upload the images again? Thank you!