Airship Guide

[Nyalia]

The above two posts seem to imply that the route doesn't matter that much... Well, when/if we unlock 4, I'll post the route that did it.

[illuminatislayer]

I can confirm that you get these via airship exploration, forgot to check which sector they came from but it had to have come from 2,4,5.

[MysticSpirit]

We discovered sector 11 today, but it did not show it in the voyage log about unlocking a sector. Anyone else had this bug?

Edit: Craftman's command materia III drop from sector 3.

[LynnScifo]

Very unlucky, we've finally unlocked the sector 8, while our airship was rank 26 and equipped with invincible parts for many visits around the sector 7 (and 6 and 5).
Tired of waiting, we've sent our airship to the sector 7 alone, and that's when we've finally been blessed by the new discovery.

Also, the voyage log shows that we've unlocked the sector 10, while the chat log says "sector 8 has been discovered" (and it indeed has been as we've sent the airship there).

[SomethingWicked]

Very unlucky, we've finally unlocked the sector 8, while our airship was rank 26 and equipped with invincible parts for many visits around the sector 7 (and 6 and 5).
Tired of waiting, we've sent our airship to the sector 7 alone, and that's when we've finally been blessed by the new discovery.

Going to do the same with ours, also rank 26, and we've got 1-7 & 11. Just got back from a 6-7-5 and before that 5-6-7, so might as well do the solo 7.

[SomethingWicked]

Going to do the same with ours, also rank 26, and we've got 1-7 & 11. Just got back from a 6-7-5 and before that 5-6-7, so might as well do the solo 7.

Following up, a solo voyage to Sector 7 discovered 8 for us when previous combos like 5-6-7 and and 6-7-5 didn't. Also the log said sector 10, but then the map and chat message was 08.

Sending a solo voyage to 08 now, but we've already visited every other 1* so it won't prove or disprove the visit all 1*s to unlock thought.

[Avotas]

In regards to the durability of airship parts, I allowed our airship to completely degrade and was given the following error when I tried to deploy it 'broken'.

"Unable to commence voyage. One or more components require repairs."

It appears that if the condition of any one component fails, the entire ship cannot be deployed. I would further speculate that the condition of any one component has no effect on the quantity or quality of the items returned similar to the condition of our armor and weapons.

-Avotas

[Enseric]

Got "High Quality" Shrub seedlings from 6th sector. Needed for housing item (alchemist) Topiary moogle

[switchhitter]

Finally had time to input the mighty Altair into the logbook. Looking forward to adding more

[eaglenitewillow]

so saw on fist page that 3rd airship is unlocked rom sector 14. I have this u nlocked and been there and no 3rd airship available.