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Conquistador's Armor is a Rare heavy plate armor set in Windrose, sold by the Smugglers of Port Royal faction trader. The 2-piece bonus grants +15 percent damage resistance and the 4-piece bonus grants Bulwark, making the first hits in any encounter uninterruptible.

Gameplay6/13/2026 7 min readwillowmist

The Blackbeard variant of the Frigate class in Windrose: a 110,000-HP, 20-knot raider that is the only hull in the game able to mount 36-Pounders in its main battery. Built at the Wharf from the Ship Design: Frigate plan.

Frigate9/17/2026 19 min readghostpetal

The Brethren of the Coast is a pirate brotherhood in Windrose, shattered by Blackbeard's betrayal but central to the game's overarching narrative.

Faction Quests9/7/2026 12 min readMikoTanaka

This strange powder burns with an unexpectedly bright, fierce flame. Found in the Swamps.

Crosswind was the original title of the pirate survival game now known as Windrose. This article covers the full development history from announcement through rebrand to April 2026 Early Access launch.

Guide to Gunpowder in Windrose, covering early pirate-camp farming, the full Sulfur and Ash crafting chain, and why most players save ammunition for bosses and hard encounters.

Gameplay6/4/2026 14 min readghostpetal

Cooking ingredient. Almost no one knows the secret of its preparation. Found in the Swamps.

Resources6/4/2026 3 min readghostpetal

All four muskets currently in Windrose, with ATK, damage, scaling, and effect lines.

Gameplay6/4/2026 4 min readDarkwhispers

The Wharf is Windrose's central ship-management building. It handles ship construction, repair, salvage, and the Manage Ship gear-equipping interface.

Utilities6/4/2026 12 min readpixeldrift

All five pistols currently in Windrose, with ATK, damage, scaling, and effect lines.

Gameplay6/4/2026 4 min readDarkwhispers

Reliable Musket is a Rare / Epic musket ranged weapon in Windrose, dealing Pierce damage and scaling with Precision.

The Tortuga People are the civilian and military population of Tortuga, Windrose's last major settlement resisting Blackbeard's undead forces. Primary buyer of trade goods and faction hub.

Ship component that reduces damage taken by the hull. Base version is craftable; Smuggler-sold variants include Keelhold, Iron Resolve, and Standfast.

Hull Modification9/17/2026 4 min readDarkKnight_X

Plague Pistol is a Epic pistol ranged weapon in Windrose, dealing Pierce damage and scaling with Precision.

Ranged Weapons8/18/2026 9 min readDarkwhispers

Guide to all biomes in Windrose, including the three at Early Access launch (Coastal Jungle, Foothills, Cursed Swamps), planned future biomes like the Ashlands, and world generation details.

World9/17/2026 6 min readDarkKnight_X

Ships are Windrose's player-owned naval vessels, built at the Wharf from salvaged timber, ingots, and fabrics.

Ships7/4/2026 7 min reademberash

Armor in Windrose covers five slots (Head, Torso, Hands, Legs, Feet) across five rarity tiers, with six named Rare sets providing 2-piece and 4-piece bonuses. Includes the complete 41-piece item index and defense scaling.

Armor9/21/2026 8 min readMikoTanaka

Ancient Ruins are hand-crafted dungeon POIs in Windrose containing puzzle locks, enemy guardians, and Artifact Chests with rare loot. They are the only source of Healing Herbs (non-renewable) and a major source of Silver and Gold Ingots.

Complete Windrose keyboard and mouse controls plus controller layout: character, building, menus, ship, and Xbox/PlayStation bindings via Steam Input.

Game Info6/4/2026 5 min read

Guide to the NPC crew system in Windrose, covering Doctor Galen, merchant stalls, farming and mining contractors, ship crew behavior, and the economy.

Gameplay9/17/2026 12 min readDarkKnight_X

Workers are hireable camp specialists in Windrose. Four named station workers improve alchemy, armor upgrading, cooking, and gunpowder production, while the Farming Contractor automates crop jobs.

Uncommon Item Level 2 resource crafted from 15 Stone at a Workbench. Used to build the Millstones station, which grinds corn into cornmeal, bones into bone meal, and ash plus sulfur into homemade gunpowder.

Resources8/18/2026 8 min readTheRealMaverick

The Weaponsmith Workshop crafts and upgrades weapons in Windrose. It is the primary station for melee weapons and firearms and handles Tumbaga weapon ascension.

Personal Weapons and Ship Fittings6/4/2026 6 min readironfrost

Timber is an Uncommon Item Level 2 shipbuilding resource in Windrose, crafted at a Workbench from 3 Hardwood harvested from Divi-Divi Trees in the Foothills. It is the core intermediate material for all three ship hulls, every cannon tier and variant, all four hull bracings, and the Master Combat Repair Kit.

Resources9/17/2026 13 min readnightowl

Common Item Level 2 resource in Windrose. Produced by processing any fish caught with a Fishing Rod. Feeds four cooking recipes and the Food Dryer station.

All 26 Windrose melee weapons across Sabers, Greatswords, Rapiers, Halberds, Clubs, and Fists, with damage, scaling, and signature effects.

Gameplay6/4/2026 7 min readironfrost

Complete guide to every foundation, basement block, and pier piece in Windrose, with material costs, HP values, plan sources, stacking rules, over-water build sequence, and common layout patterns.

Building9/7/2026 15 min readghostpetal

High-quality nails brought from the homeland. The most reliable way to get them is to seize them from other ships, or salvage them from wreckage.

Resources9/7/2026 3 min readnightowl

All four halberds currently in Windrose, with ATK, damage, scaling, and effect lines.

Gameplay9/7/2026 4 min readDarkwhispers

Firearm ammunition roster for Windrose: Stone, Copper, Iron, and Bullet Arborum projectiles plus Homemade Gunpowder and Pearls. Covers damage modifiers, ballistics, and supply progression.

Ammo6/4/2026 4 min readghostpetal

Boar Whistle is a Legendary consumable in Windrose that summons a pet boar companion for a short time.

Tortuga Goods Seller Tortuga Goods Seller is a Tortuga Trader stationed in the town of Tortuga .

NPCs6/4/2026 4 min readZephyr

Used to make fabric. Obtained from cultivated or wild flax found in the Foothills.

Resources9/7/2026 3 min readvoidwalker

One-handed melee armor set with -20% attack stamina 2-piece and +15% 1H damage 4-piece. Upgraded with Leather.

Gameplay6/4/2026 4 min read

Tank armor set with +15% damage mitigation 2-piece and Bulwark 4-piece. Upgraded with Ingots.

Glorious Hunters POI in the Coastal Jungle with a high-value Buccaneers' Chest and a Sturdy Rapier drop.

Locations8/18/2026 4 min readghostpetal

Complete reference for default keyboard and mouse controls in Windrose, covering movement, combat, ship operation, inventory, building, interactions, and rebinding options.

Used for crafting tools, armor and other items. Smelted in a smelting furnace.

Metals6/10/2026 5 min readj0shlore

Top backpack tier. Sold by Tortuga Goods Seller for 500 Piastres. +20 slots.

Backpacks9/7/2026 4 min readrunecaster44

Fertile Soil guide for Windrose Resources, covering key details, uses, and related wiki pages.

Resources8/18/2026 3 min readnightowl