When first starting life as a pirate in Skull and Bones, you begin your plundering adventures by sailing a small ship called a Dhow, followed by a somewhat bigger vessel called a Bedar. However, as you start to raise your Infamy, you'll likely set your sights on bigger fish to fry and want a new, customizable ship to match. Consequently, you might wonder how to unlock more ship types and where to find the Sloop blueprint in Skull and Bones, one of the game's early game ships.
Fortunately, Skull and Bones' Sloop blueprint isn't too steep a hill to climb once you know where to look. However, getting the sloop requires a few prerequisites, plus traveling to a location called the Sunken Goldmine. It's a tricky route for early-game players, but is still achievable with a few tricks.
Updated March 19th, 2024 by Russ Boswell: Players that want to grow their legacy and power in Skull and Bones will need to get their hands on better ships as they progress through the story. Some enemies boast powerful ships and players will want to even the battle by bringing their own beefed-up boats. Thankfully, it's pretty easy to get upgraded vessels in Skulls and Bones and players can actually snag a pretty solid boat early on with the Sloop. To better help players unlock the Sloop in Skull and Bones, the following guide has been updated with a video.
Skull and Bones: How to Find Jiwe
Jiwe is a major landmark in Skull and Bones and home to the Ungwana faction. Here is where to locate the capital settlement.
Where To Find The Sloop Blueprint
Sunken Goldmine Location
To get the Sloop Blueprint, you must travel to an outpost called the Sunken Goldmine located in the Harufu region on the Coast of Africa map area. Sail west of Sainte-Anne across the sea and through the winding rivers of Red Isle, as marked on the map below. The Sunken Goldmine is the lighthouse-shaped outpost marker on the map, northwest of the lumber marker.
To reach the Sunken Goldmine, cross the next area of open sea and travel past the group of islands lining the Coast of Africa, heading inland again up another winding network of rivers. This is the most dangerous part of the journey, with openly hostile ships patrolling the riverbanks, so proceed cautiously and tail any ships you come across en route rather than attract their attention. In case combat becomes unavoidable, it's best to come prepared with a few Ship Repair Kits, just in case.
Of course, since the Sunken Goldmine is an outpost, once you reach it for the first time, you unlock the ability to use Skull and Bones' fast travel mechanic either there or elsewhere, making the return journey skippable for a small amount of silver.
Skull and Bones: How to Find Jiwe
Jiwe is a major landmark in Skull and Bones and home to the Ungwana faction. Here is where to locate the capital settlement.
How To Unlock The Sloop Blueprint
Once you reach the Sunken Outpost, talk to the Ungwana Merchant Vendor standing on the beach on your immediate left when you arrive to view the available wares for sale, including the Sloop Blueprint and costs 4,950 silver. However, to buy the sloop blueprint, you'll also want to increase your Infamy fast in Skull and Bones, as it also requires Buccaneer Rank 1 to purchase it. Once you've brought the blueprint, you'll then need the following resources to craft a Sloop at the Shipwright:
- 8 Cobalt Ingot
- 8 Fine Hemp
- 4 Casting Sand
- 4 Lime
- An extra 2700 Silver
It's also worth noting that this merchant also sells other types of blueprints, such as the Demi-cannon Works I Furniture blueprint.
Sloop Perks And Features
The Sloop is a DPS-specialized ship ideal for dishing out damage and status effects. It also comes equipped with the following perks and features once purchased and crafted:
- Outburst Perk:
- Explosive hits have a 50% chance of triggering an explosion that inflicts 1500 damage within a 150m radius.
- Damage to structures +40%.
- Explosive damage +50%.
- Base Ship Rank - 3
- Hull Health - 25000
- Brace Strength - 5000
- Speed - 9 kn
- Trimming Speed - 12 kn
- Bow and Broadside loadout potential.
- Up to three furniture slots.
Skull and Bones
- Platform(s)
- PC , PS5 , Amazon Luna , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S
- Released
- February 16, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Ubisoft Singapore
- Genre(s)
- Action , Adventure
