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Waypoints, Search and Salvage

Intermediate waypoints provide clues and unlock the next course. At the final waypoint the actual search is prepared with radius, duration, search pattern, speed and sonar.

Waypoints, Search and Salvage in Global Fleet & Trade
Waypoints, Search and Salvage: player functions, connections and safe operation.

At a Glance

  • Search radii: 10, 20, 30 or 50 nautical miles.
  • Search duration: 6 to 168 hours in the offered steps.
  • Active searching consumes 0.5 t of fuel per server hour; salvage currently takes two minutes.

From waypoint to waypoint

  1. Acknowledge the arrival message.
  2. Wait for the server-side analysis at the intermediate point.
  3. Acknowledge the newly discovered waypoint.
  4. Open the chart and set the unlocked course.
  5. Start the engine manually for the next leg.

Configure the search

At the final point choose search radius and duration. Search pattern, speed, sonar state and sonar depth change the current discovery chance. Adjustments during a running search are weighted by active time and are not applied retrospectively to the entire run.

Fuel and pausing

Only active server time counts toward the search. Switching off the engine pauses it. If the tank runs empty, the system stops the engine automatically and requires acknowledgement. After refuelling, searching continues only after another manual engine start.

Result and salvage

  1. Acknowledge the search result.
  2. After a find, ready the salvage team by radio.
  3. The command is final and starts the server-side salvage timer.
  4. Acknowledge the salvage report when it finishes.
  5. Set the course to the home port on the chart and confirm adventure completion after arrival.