Start Windrose with one calm route plan.

Follow this path when you are new, returning after a patch, or helping a co-op crew get organized. It links the first-hour guide, route safety checks, resource planning, ship upgrades, and update notes in one place.

roadmap steps

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Step 1

Pick the early progression path

Use the progression guide to decide when to farm, scout, repair, upgrade storage, improve hull safety, and move into longer routes.

Open progression guide

Step 2

Check the ship before sailing

Run the free pre-sail checklist for repairs, storage pressure, co-op setup, and the turn-back rule before a longer route.

Run checklist

Step 3

Plan the material run

Choose whether the next run is for repairs, upgrades, crafting, or rare materials before spending supplies.

Plan material run

Step 4

Plan the next ship upgrade

Compare hull, storage, weapon, and repair priorities so the next material run has a clear upgrade target.

Open planner

Step 5

Use the map and topic hubs

Move from the beginner path into map, route, resource, boss, and crafting pages when you need a focused answer.

View map topic

Step 6

Check terms and recent updates

Use the glossary and update log when a guide mentions verification, Early Access changes, or Gale Atlas planning terms.

View updates

Search Windrose guides

Find a guide, topic, tool, or glossary term without scanning every page.

Windrose glossary

Learn terms like repair buffer, safe supply loop, upgrade target, and current-build verified.

All Windrose tools

Open the free planning tools from one dock before a route or upgrade session.

Route note

Gale Atlas keeps exact Windrose locations, drops, recipe values, and route names conservative until they can be checked against the current build. Treat this roadmap as a practical learning path, not a claim that every Early Access detail is final.