Welcome to The Arc megathread, here you can find everything Arc related. I hope that this can help many of you, don't be afraid to post any strategies too.

Completionists Cape Requirements

• Activate all tortle portals on The Islands That Once Were Turtles
• Purchase unlocks from the Waiko reward shop
• Purchase the first tier of upgrades in the Waiko reward shop
• Complete the 'Flag Fall' miniquest
• Complete the 'Head of the Family' miniquest
• Complete the 'Spiritual Enlightenment' miniquest
• Complete the 'Jed Hunter' miniquest
• Complete the 'Damage Control' miniquest
• Complete the 'Eye for an Eye' miniquest
• Complete the 'Harbinger of Doom' miniquest
• Complete the 'Tuai Leit's Own' miniquest
• Complete the 'Ghosts from the Past' miniquest
• Complete the 'Final Destination' miniquest

Trimmed Completionists Cape

• Unlock the energy-gathering scrimshaw scroll from Waiko ports reward shop
• Unlock the bonecrusher upgrade from Waiko reward shop
• Unlock the memory-crushing scrimshaw scroll from the Waiko reward shop
• Unlock the death lotus gloves and boots scrolls from the Waiko reward shop
• Unlock the seasinger gloves and boots scrolls from the Waiko reward shop
• Unlock the tetsu gloves and boots scrolls from the Waiko reward shop

Master Quest Cape

• Complete the 'Flag Fall' miniquest
• Complete the 'Head of the Family' miniquest
• Complete the 'Spiritual Enlightenment' miniquest
• Complete the 'Jed Hunter' miniquest
• Complete the 'Damage Control' miniquest
• Complete the 'Eye for an Eye' miniquest
• Complete the 'Harbinger of Doom' miniquest
• Complete the 'Tuai Leit's Own' miniquest
• Complete the 'Ghosts from the Past' miniquest
• Complete the 'Final Destination' miniquest

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Getting to The Arc

• Go to Port Sarim lodestone or teleport to Player owned ports by using the captains log.
• Go East from the Player owned ports portal, towards the most norther boat on Port Sarim's docks.
• Here, you will find Quartermaster Gully, speak to him to travel to The Arc. (Note, this requires the completion of Impressing the Locals miniquest).

Upon arriving at The Arc, you may be stuck wondering what to do next, or what NPC does what, do not fear, just have a quick read of this guide, knowing your surroundings.

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Miniquest Guides

• Tales of the Arc - Impressing the Locals
• Flag Fall
• The Arc - Head of the Family
• The Arc - Spiritual Enlightenment
• The Arc - Jed Hunter
• The Arc - An Eye for an Eye
• The Arc - Harbinger
• The Arc - Tuai Leit's Own
• The Arc - Ghosts from the Past
• The Arc - Damage Control
• The Arc - Final Destination

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Arc Related Guides

• Uncharted Isles
• Wobbegong Contract Guide
• Common Resources
• Rare and Special Resources

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The Arc Journal
To read information about The Arc Journal, please visit this thread.

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Known Sources of Taijitu

• Completing the miniquests in the Tales of the Arc series.
• Visiting castaways on special Uncharted Isles by finding messages in bottles.
• Opening treasure chests on Uncharted Isles, awarding anywhere from one to seven taijitu.
• Completing contracts.
• Catching tortles and ornate tortles.
• Finding them washed ashore on Uncharted Isles on rare occasions.
• Purchasing them from the Travelling Merchant's Shop on the Deep Sea Fishing hub for 800,000 coins whenever they appear in its rotating stock.

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Castaways
Castaways are non-player characters that can be found in the Arc by finding a message in a bottle and using the treasure map contained in the bottle to locate the castaway. Progress of which castaways the player has found can be seen in the Arc Journal. Finding all the castaways unlocks the [Name] the Castaway title.

Different bottles are available on different days, with the available bottles changing at daily reset (00:00 UTC) and the bottles appear on the same day for everyone. Each bottle has a unique cycle, becoming visible once every few days. The cycle is a cycle of one day for the first bottle, two days for the second bottle, three days for third bottle, etc


To find out when a castaway will be active next check this wiki page.

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Making the Mizuyari Spear

• The shaft can be bought from the rewards trader for 5,000 Chimes.
• The head drops from the Arhats in the Spirit Realm. Combine the two to make your spear.

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Miscellaneous Information

• Low-tier resources will now stay on claimed islands, even when logging out.
• Players are now able to find supply crates on uncharted isles.
• You may claim a flag to claim an Island for free, from Boni.
• Golden idols are now stackable. Players who have been lucky enough to find a pair can now purchase an idol crabletine tradeable pet.
• The supply cap now starts at 200 (up from 100) and increases up to 1,000 with upgrades (up from 500).
• Teleport tablets for named-islands have been added to Waiko rewards shop.
• You can travel The Arc by speaking to Quartermaster Gully.
• You can now purchase supplies for 25 Chimes each
• You can collect 5 supplies for free from Rosie's crate, daily.
• Claimed Islands - 3 Supplies to travel - You can claim an Island by completing the Flag Fall Miniquest
• Short Junket - 5 Supplies to travel - 0-1 rare resources may appear
• Median Expedition - 12 Supplies to travel - 2-3 rare resources may appear
• Long Voyage - 20 Supplies to travel - 3-5 rare resources may appear
• You are able to place up to 20 item customizations on a claimed island.
• Hammocks can be used to change the time of day for a cosmetic appearance of a claimed island.
• Rare resources on claimed Islands will reset at 00:00 Gametime.
• Rowboats act as a bank.

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Last updated on May 9^th 2018

How do you hunt?

How do you hunt?

You need a Tortoise trap to be able to catch Tortles to the west of Whale's Maw.

Edit: Speak to the Tortoise hunter, Reggie, on Waiko

Nice compilation mate

Update about the Chime hunting technique.

I caught 51 Tortle's in ten minutes, and each tortle gives 575.5 Hunter EXP and each Shell gives 4 Chimes each. If you craft these into Tortle shell bowls (4 clippings) you can sell them for 10 coins each.

So, in an hour you can earn:

• 176K Hunter EXP
• 720 Chimes

Update about the Chime hunting technique.

I caught 51 Tortle's in ten minutes, and each tortle gives 575.5 Hunter EXP and each Shell gives 4 Chimes each. If you craft these into Tortle shell bowls (4 clippings) you can sell them for 10 coins each.

So, in an hour you can earn:

• 176K Hunter EXP
• 720 Chimes

Ornate tortles are 3x the XP, which is very nice for skillers :p Unfortunately they last only about 30 minutes. Same number of chimes from them

Thanks for all the guides, Damien. I will be exploring the Arc tomorrow and I'm sure they'll come in handy

Thank you - I couldn't even figure out how to start - I followed the blinking arrow and it took me to Port Sarim to where the npc was last week.

A fourth bottle has been found on Aminishi. You need to wear a Monkeyspeak amulet or a Cramulet in order to see it and head to the Eastern shores of Aminishi.

Beep Boop

Beep Boop

what does this mean?

He was just bumping for clannie lol

A fifth message in a bottle can be found on the Island of Waiko, North of Chandler's Stall (Northwestern side of the Trading Hub).

Is this the part where i complain about rng islands and not giving me the gu ronin spawns? >.<

Is this the part where i complain about rng islands and not giving me the gu ronin spawns? >.<

Unfortunately not, but I did wiki to see what you were talking about. Wiki says that they're a guarantee spawn until you kill the required amount of them for the miniquest .