The official patch title for September 23 reads "Ship and Barter Convenience Improvements." Sounds big. In practice it does one thing: it makes you get off the ship less often. That one thing already makes a real difference if you barter. Before, every island meant jumping off th…
Correction, 2026-09-27 : The first draft of this article got two things wrong. I said the permit (5 billion silver) and trading 2 Essence for the blueprint were alternatives — they're not, you need both , and each piece takes 10 blueprints. I also said the official patch notes di…
Update 2026-09-06 : Another patch landed August 27, adding the top-tier yellow ship gear, Falasi. Nothing here got overturned: for bartering it's still Advance, and you still want Chiro maxed to +10 first. One thing did change: a +10 Chiro piece is now a crafting material for Fal…