Airship Guide

[BonzaiFerroni]

R20-22 today, unlocked S8 after going S6 > S7.

That was our path when it unlocked as well, I also think the proximity theory is starting to hold water. Keep those reports coming in!

Just curious, does it say anywhere in your flight log that sector 8 was unlocked? For us, previous sectors showed up in the flight log when they were unlocked but not sector 8. Not sure if that has any significance at all.

[hqdm]

Just curious, does it say anywhere in your flight log that sector 8 was unlocked? For us, previous sectors showed up in the flight log when they were unlocked but not sector 8. Not sure if that has any significance at all.

I didn't see any mention of discovering a new zone in the flight report, no. I already sent it back out so I can't double check that though.

[Aeyis]

I've been a bit slacking on taking note of the amount of component points available for each rank. I think it would be a great addition to your guide. I dont even recall if it was a linear increase or not. xD

[BonzaiFerroni]

I've been a bit slacking on taking note of the amount of component points available for each rank. I think it would be a great addition to your guide. I dont even recall if it was a linear increase or not. xD

So far it is a linear increase, which is why I just have the basic stat bonuses/penalties in my stats section. All of the bonuses are in increments of 14, and all the penalties are in decrements of 4. If that changes I definitely will add more detail!

[Aeyis]

Im wondering if perhaps sector 8 is unlocked after completing your first new voyage after hitting rank 20.

[BonzaiFerroni]

Im wondering if perhaps sector 8 is unlocked after completing your first new voyage after hitting rank 20.

It's a huge puzzle XD The sector discovery question is a tad convoluted at the moment, with some sectors unlocking through voyages which appears in the flight log, and this case where sector 8 is unlocked after finalizing the report.

I nearly have all the bronco parts ready to go in my alt FC, my plan is to not upgrade any parts and see how far I can get on just bronco. If surveillance or another stat is important I will eventually hit a wall. On the other hand, if it just starts to get slow because I haven't upgraded anything that will let me rank up faster, but sectors are still being gradually unlocked, it would seem to disconfirm the idea that surveillance is important. Thinking about it a bit, seems a bit odd to not have some stat involved in finding sectors. Without that,wouldn't it be possible to fully explore without upgrading any parts? I suppose you would eventually be limited by your range.

It makes it a tad tricky that forecastle upgrades both surveillance and favor, it might be that favor is important and surveillance is a confounding factor. If I do hit a wall, Maybe I'll upgrade my Aftcastle to Enterprise before I add an invincible forecastle so that I can reduce surveillance by 12, to test favor independently.

Edit: And after reading that I realize I've left the realm of what a sane person would do to figure out a question about stats in a game But who needs sanity when you have SCIENCE!!!! \o/

Second airship opened after obtaining 23-25 rank on 8th sector exploration.
And Balsa wood lumber from 9th sector

Thank you, added!

And thanks for all the reports everyone, keep them coming \o/

[Enseric]

Second airship opened after obtaining 23-25 rank on 8th sector exploration.
And Balsa wood lumber from 9th sector

[ZeroBoss]

Hi! Thanks for the guide, we have our airship currently at Rank 17. In our last voyage we sent it to sectors 5 > 6. The interesting thing is that it brought 5x "Toy Box Schema" from Sector 5 (optimal retrieval level), as it isnt noted on the main guide, i though it would be important to share it It seems its a rare item from Sector 5.

[Aeyis]

What stats did you have when doing that voyage?

[Meoah]

I had Bronco Rigging, Forecastle and Aftcastle. Invincible Hull. Rank 10.