Airship Guide

[Harrycanis]

Been sending our ships out since 3.2 release, still yet to discover new sectors, brought back next to no materia. Just getting branches and freakin cassia logs =.=

RNG surely hates us

Ships are decked out with a viltgance piece each, specialising them in either the hull, rigging, forecastle or aftcastle areas. But, still, no luck. Just crappy loot!

[Slateboard]

The guide says the 3rd airship is Unlocked through Sector 14, but I already have a 3rd Airship but I don't have Sector 14 unlocked. Not sure what happened. I just noticed it when I unlocked Sector 13 today and came here to check what it would unlock.

I am confused, but it's not a big deal.

[Alistaire]

The guide says the 3rd airship is Unlocked through Sector 14, but I already have a 3rd Airship but I don't have Sector 14 unlocked. Not sure what happened. I just noticed it when I unlocked Sector 13 today and came here to check what it would unlock.

I am confused, but it's not a big deal.

You have the one for the 4th airship unlocked most likely.

[Slateboard]

You have the one for the 4th airship unlocked most likely.

This appears to be the case. Thank you for clearing it up.

[Trotsky]

I keep getting this weird line in each voyage log, any idea what it means?

Additional anomalities detected. However, current airship condition found issufficient for further exploration. Setting course to next destination.

[Nyalia]

I keep getting this weird line in each voyage log, any idea what it means?

It just means you failed to get a second item from the sector.

[Dycloide]

Hello,
Which builds have gaven you the best results in getting grade V materias ?
I'm using the quartet for my 4 airships from first post.
Prior to 3.2 i was getting a lot of tier III, sometimes tier IV.
Now on same areas i get sometimes tier III and a lot of cassia logs
Do we somehow have to use the new tier VII parts?

[Astrelle_hyperion]

Was just commenting in our FC that we wish we could upgrade the mammet pilot to stop bringing back the stupid stuff

[Wizel]

Right now I am using Invincible Hull, Bronco Sail, Viltgance Forecastle and Odyssey Aftcastle on two of my ships, this gives 138 survey, 126 gathering, 54 speed, 84 range and 150 favor. So far the lvl four material findings have been pretty good from sectors 13 and 17. I also have a ship designed to go straight to sector 24 with a Bronco Hull, Odyssey Sail, Viltgance Forecastle and Invincible Aftcastle. This gives 150 survey, 68 gathering, 122 speed, 50 range and 154 favor. I can swap the Hull and Aftcastle to either Invincible and Bronco to increase certain stats if I want, so far this ship has always brought back a lvl 5 materia from sector 24 and is 1/3 on iron spoils, it can make the trip in around 29hr which is pretty good.

[AaronHughes]

So is it now confirmed favor is a better stat than retrieval? I see people getting the iron spoils with high favor and very low retrieval. Does this trend continue for materia, or do you need both high retrieval and favor to get big stacks of crafting materia like the previous patch?