Airship Guide

[Ranzan]

Ok imma test the forecast less theory out tonight. Thank you

[Phantasmage]

Do take note of Nyalia's post, she has a point. Bonus EXP can be a huge boost to the Total EXP per trip. I'd say to follow this gearing plan:

Rigging > Hull > Forecastle > Aftcastle.
Your bank will bleed due to the need to buy Airship crafting mats from the Market Board. But if you're dedicated to your Airships, you could probably get to Rank 50 in a month. It'll be tough nonetheless and will depend on your sector unlocking luck.

Planning trips on a straight line as much as possible should also yield better results, as your Airship trips will take less time.

[MiqoMog]

Seeing as this is airship related...

In regards to hard mode, you’ll have to first discover the island through exploratory voyages, and once you discover the island, you’ll be able to challenge hard mode anytime.

I'll just leave this here. Make what you will of it.

[BonzaiFerroni]

I'll just leave this here. Make what you will of it.

Neat find MiqoMog :D

Since the map is upside down from the perspective we usually see, that happens to be resting on sector 16! That big red island to the north has been a mystery, all of the other islands on the map have sectors that we've been able to unlock, except for that one! Is this SE's way of hinting that there is a new sector that can be unlocked from 16? ;D

After looking through the patch notes I'm under the impression that the new places for exploratory missions will be on a separate map from the sea of clouds, does anyone know?

[Moirethe]

Got this from reddit, looks like it drops from Sector 17. Might it drop from the same sectors as dusk leather?

Also someone got access to the Hard exploratory missions from a voyage to Sector 21&22. OP didn't specify which sector unlocked it, waiting on them to check.

[KittyMeowmix]

Diadem Hard discovered going from sector 22 to 21:
http://imgur.com/10gLNZ2

[Masahiro]

Thank you for sharing ! cancel his airship mission to 16 and hope to finally discover sector 22

[Eldeniel]

I'm really mad about it, they should have said it that we needed to send the airship to theses sector to discover the hard mode, now we have to wait 2 full days -_-

Edit< Same here, that's why i'm so pissed about it

[ChocoFeru]

Yeah... I haven't send them just in case, and now we've gotta wait 2+ days, and that's only if we ever get to find it :S...

[Yuber_Aure]

Just figure to add to the loot knowledge. Dravanian Motes which makes the new alchemy trees dropped from Sector 13 o/