Windrose Wiki

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.

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

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.

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

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

Complete catalogue of every ring in Windrose, grouped by rarity and effect type. Includes crafting recipes, tier comparisons, and picking guides.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Guide to Windrose dedicated server hosting, including the official free server tool, SteamCMD install flow, launch-build player-cap guidance, configuration files, and the practical limits players should know before renting or self-hosting.

Swamp Creature's Tooth is a Rare / Epic club melee weapon in Windrose, dealing Crude damage and scaling with Strength.

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

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

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

Complete Windrose tool roster: four axe tiers, four pickaxe tiers, the Shovel, and the Simple Fishing Rod. Covers stats, recipes, tier progression, loot sources, and damage type.

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

Pikeman's Helmet is the Rare head piece of the Pikeman's Armor in Windrose.

Required for crafting quality metal weapons and armor. Purchased from Smugglers of Port Royal.

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.

The Smuggler-aligned quest chain that unlocks the Hidden Smuggler Base. Begins with a Letter to a Good Friend at a Smuggler Camp.

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

A blacksmith's tool. Crafted at the Workbench from 30 Foothills Iron Ingot. Attached to the Weaponsmith Workshop or Shipwright's Workshop to unlock Rare-tier recipes.