• A total of 3 NPCs are prepared to board your ship as first mate.

[First Mate] Proix	[First Mate] Cleia	[First Mate] Tranan Underfoe
"Well, we've finally reached a sailing speed that I'm satisfied with."	"I just have a bit more knack for trading than others, that's all!"	"The prow's been busted, ye say? Let me see... Aye, a single swing of me hammer should do the trick!"

 

• Once a first mate comes aboard your ship, the following effects will be applied, greatly improving your sailing adventures.
  
  • While navigating your vessel, you'll be able to confirm your location and auto-navigate in the Great Ocean.
• The first mate can only be assigned to the "First Mate" preset slot for the following vessels.
  
  • Epheria Carrack: Advance
  • Epheria Carrack: Balance
  • Epheria Carrack: Volante
  • Epheria Carrack: Valor
  • Panokseon

• You can hire each of the three unique first mates via the following methods:

[First Mate] Proix

How to Hire Complete the [The Great Expedition] In Search of Khan, the Eye of the Moon quest and then complete the questline available via NPC Proix in Velia to obtain "First Mate Contract: Proix" - [First Mate] Reunion on the Horizon - [First Mate] Tides of Conversation - [First Mate] Call of the Sea * You can find [The Great Expedition] In Search of Khan, the Eye of the Moon under Quests (O) - Suggested - [The Great Expedition] First Sail Boat to Oquilla's Eye.   Trait - Improves your BreezySail duration while boarded

[First Mate] Cleia

How to Hire Obtain the 'Golden Pocket Watch' via Special Barter according to a set probability, then complete the questline with the item in possession to obtain "First Mate Contract: Cleia" - [First Mate] Memento of the Past - [First Mate] Moment of Resolve - [First Mate] Set Sail for New Horizons   Trait - Decreases Parley required for Bartering by 10% while boarded - The reduced Parley can be checked through the Barter Information window while steering the ship.

[First Mate] Tranan Underfoe

How to Hire Obtain the "Fancy Figurehead" from the Sea Monster Habitat - Saltwater Crocodile according to a set probability. Complete the questline with the item in possession to obtain "First Mate Contract: Tranan Underfoe" - [First Mate] A Certain Adventurer's Sea-journ - [First Mate] Dream of the Open Sea - [First Mate] A Sea of Conviction   Trait - The following function becomes available while boarded - This function becomes available as the "Ship Auto Repair" button while steering the ship. - To use the "Ship Auto Repair" function, you must have one of the following items in the ship's inventory. * Ship Repair Material, Ship Repair Kit, Emergency Ship Repair Kit

• Changed the Manage Sailors UI.
  
  • With the newly revamped interface, you can assign sailors to each slot.
  • Only the four carrack types and the Panokseon can assign sailors to slots other than the ship's cabin.

• Effects for Each Slot

• All slots, except for the cabin, can accommodate one placement by default. However, additional slots are available for specific ships as follows:

 

New Features in Manage Sailors UI

• Added a function to sort by sailor stats.
  
  • You can arrange your sailors to see who has the highest stats in each category.
• Added a function to view by sailor type.
  
  • You can filter sailors by type to see only the ones you need.
  • You can switch back to view all sailors whenever you like.
• Added an auto assign sailors function.

• • Sailors are automatically placed on the ship based on their highest stats for each role.
  • Auto assign is applied in the following order:

First Mate → Sail → Wheel → Cannon → Mess → Deck → Cabin

• Sailors in the list are sorted in the following order:

Sailors who can board the current ship → Sailors already on the ship → Sailors on other ships

 

Sailor Preset

• Added the Sailor Preset feature.

• • The Sailor Preset can only be applied to the ships listed below that can board sailors.

Bartali Sailboat	Epheria Sailboat	Epheria Frigate
Improved Epheria Sailboat	Improved Epheria Frigate	Epheria Caravel
Epheria Galleass	Epheria Carrack: Advance	Epheria Carrack: Balance
Epheria Carrack: Volante	Epheria Carrack: Valor	Panokseon

• • The Sailor Preset is applied differently for each type of ship.
    
    • For example, a Sailor Preset saved in Epheria Carrack: Advance Preset 1 won't be saved in Epheria Carrack: Volante Preset 1, so you'll need to set it up separately.
  • When applying the Sailor Preset, only sailors who are not sick or currently on another ship will be assigned.
    
    
• How to Use Sailor Preset
  
  • Talk to the Wharf Manager NPC to access "Manage Sailors" for your ship.
  • In the Manage Sailors UI, assign sailors as you wish.
  • Once you're done, press the Save Preset button to save your settings.
    
    

* With the Sailor Preset update, all sailors were disembarked during the Mar 6 (Thu) maintenance.

• 'Changed some information displayed in the Ship Info UI.

 

• Improved to allow checking the Condition stat of sailors through their portraits.
  
  • Improved to display the items required for Condition Recovery, even if you do not own the necessary items for recovery.

 

• Added a button to the Sailor List for direct purchase of the Captain's Medallion.