Getting completion in Windrose takes more than finishing the main story. If we want a true full-clear save, we need to check off comfort, crafting, exploration, quests, bosses, factions, workers, ships, collectibles, and a few awkward resources the game does not explain very clearly.

After pushing through a full completion run, the biggest lesson is simple: most missing progress comes from small details. A crab shell from the wrong crab, a seed from the wrong tree, a rare weapon locked behind fishing, or a trophy recipe hidden behind a challenge can easily keep you stuck at 99%.

• Windrose Completion Checklist
• Max Comfort 35 Guide
• Trophy Checklist
• Decoration Categories to Cover
• All Weapons Checklist
• Weapon List
• Important Weapon Notes
• All Armor Sets
• Rings and Necklaces
• Necklaces
• Rings
• Best Material Farming Spots
• Biome Discovery Checklist
• Coastal Jungle
• Common Coastal Jungle Mistakes
• Foothills
• Foothills Tips
• Cursed Swamps
• Common Swamp Mistakes
• Bosses and Quests
• Boss Checklist
• Quest Checklist
• Library and Notes Checklist
• Additional Documents
• Challenges and Collections
• Ships, Factions and Workers
• Ships
• Factions
• Workers
• Hidden Treasures and Unusual Items
• Unconfirmed Items
• Best Completion Route
• Most Commonly Missed Items
• FAQ
• What is the max comfort in Windrose?
• Why am I stuck below 35 comfort?
• Where do we get the Smasher weapon?
• Can we craft the Plague Pistol?
• Where do crab shells come from?
• How do we get Essence of Bromis?
• Why is my 200 crocodile challenge not progressing?
• What is the max level in Windrose?
• How many ships are there in Windrose?
• How often do silver, gold, and tumbaga farming spots refresh?
• Summary

This guide keeps things practical. Use it as a checklist, compare it with your own save, and work through the missing pieces one category at a time.

↖ Windrose Completion Checklist

Before diving into the details, here is the big-picture checklist for a complete Windrose save.

The easiest way to approach is not to do everything randomly. Finish quests, clear POIs, unlock recipes, then start the heavy crafting and upgrade grind.

↖ Max Comfort 35 Guide

The maximum comfort in Windrose is 35. To reach it, we need a mix of base Windrose items, decorations, and trophies.

The key detail is that trophies stack, while most other decoration categories only require one item. If your comfort is stuck below 35, trophies are usually the first thing to check.

↖ Trophy Checklist

↖ Decoration Categories to Cover

You do not need every decoration item. You only need one item from each non-trophy category.

If you are missing recipes, check faction vendors, POIs, quest rewards, and decoration plans from merchants.

↖ All Weapons Checklist

Most weapons unlock naturally through exploration, quests, POIs, or crafting recipes. One weapon is different: the Smasher.

The Smasher is probably the rarest weapon to discover because it does not come from normal progression. If you are missing one weapon, start fishing.

↖ Weapon List

↖ Important Weapon Notes

If you are aiming for a true completion file, upgrading every weapon to level 15 is possible, but it becomes a serious material grind.

↖ All Armor Sets

There are six armor sets to collect and craft. Some recipes come through normal exploration, while others may require faction vendors.

For actual gameplay, we liked Privateer because crit damage feels strong. For 100%, personal preference does not matter. Craft every set.

↖ Rings and Necklaces

Accessories are a major part of completion because they can be upgraded and require a lot of gold and silver.

↖ Necklaces

There are six necklace types.

Each necklace can be upgraded to major quality.

↖ Rings

There are 13 rings in total.

If you are missing accessory upgrades, expect to farm a lot of silver and gold. This is one of the longer parts of 100%.

↖ Best Material Farming Spots

Several valuable material locations refresh every 6 real-time hours. That means you can leave the game, come back later, and loot them again.

If you are upgrading everything, make these three spots part of your routine. It saves a lot of aimless farming.

↖ Biome Discovery Checklist

Windrose tracks discoveries by biome. If your collection is incomplete, compare your missing entries against these tables.

↖ Coastal Jungle

↖ Common Coastal Jungle Mistakes

The crab shell is especially easy to misunderstand. Do not farm the large undead crabs for it.

↖ Foothills

↖ Foothills Tips

If you cannot find corn or fertile soil, stop checking random wilderness spots and focus on the correct POI icons.

↖ Cursed Swamps

↖ Common Swamp Mistakes

Essence of Bromis is one of those items that feels hidden because it is not gathered directly. If you have Plague Wood, use the furnace.

↖ Bosses and Quests

You need to defeat the three current major bosses and complete all available questlines.

↖ Boss Checklist

↖ Quest Checklist

The main questline currently reaches a to be continued point after the Cursed Swamps boss, so that is normal.

↖ Library and Notes Checklist

Most library entries come from quests and POIs. If you are missing notes, recheck ruins, campsites, shipwrecks, tables, chests, and quest areas.

↖ Additional Documents

If you are at the endgame and still missing entries, POIs are usually the answer.

↖ Challenges and Collections

Challenges are important because several trophy recipes and comfort items depend on them.

Important warning: plague crocodiles do not count for the 200 crocodile challenge. You need regular crocodiles.

For fishing, we caught everything in deep water during our run, even though some fish descriptions mention water depth. Expect the larger fish to take some time.

↖ Ships, Factions and Workers

For full completion, you also need to handle ships, factions, and base workers.

↖ Ships

There are nine craftable ships.

Ship designs can be bought from the Provisioner of the Brethren of the Coast, including Brig and Frigate designs.

↖ Factions

Raise all four factions to level 4.

↖ Workers

Recruit all four workers for your base.

Workers are easy to forget because they are not as flashy as weapons or bosses, but they still matter for a complete base setup.

↖ Hidden Treasures and Unusual Items

Some completion-related items are tied to exploration rather than obvious quest rewards.

The hidden campsite treasures are especially easy to miss. If you see a campsite with a chest and a nearby marked tree, dig around the base.

↖ Unconfirmed Items

These may exist in files or future content, but they do not seem reliably obtainable right now.

↖ Best Completion Route

If you already finished the story and want to clean up the rest, this route works well.

This order prevents wasted effort. For example, if you try to max comfort before finishing hunting challenges, you may not even have the trophy recipes yet.

↖ Most Commonly Missed Items

If you are stuck near 100%, check this table first.

This table catches most of the annoying final blockers.

↖ FAQ

↖ What is the max comfort in Windrose?

The max comfort is 35. You need a fire source, an upgraded bed, one item from most decoration categories, and every trophy.

↖ Why am I stuck below 35 comfort?

You are probably missing trophies or one decoration category. Remember, trophies stack, so you need all of them.

↖ Where do we get the Smasher weapon?

The Smasher is a rare fishing drop. Deep-water fishing worked best in our completion run.

↖ Can we craft the Plague Pistol?

The Plague Pistol appears to be discoverable but not craftable. It is the odd exception compared with most weapons.

↖ Where do crab shells come from?

Crab shells come from the small orange crabs on the beach during the day, not the larger undead crabs.

↖ How do we get Essence of Bromis?

Smelt Plague Wood in a furnace. It is not gathered directly from the world.

↖ Why is my 200 crocodile challenge not progressing?

You are likely killing plague crocodiles. Only regular crocodiles count for that challenge.

↖ What is the max level in Windrose?

The current max level is 15, with 45 stat points and 12 talent points.

↖ How many ships are there in Windrose?

There are nine craftable ships: three Catch variants, three Brig variants, and three Frigate variants.

↖ How often do silver, gold, and tumbaga farming spots refresh?

Key farming containers refresh every 6 real-time hours.

↖ Summary

Windrose completion is a proper checklist grind, but it becomes much easier once you know what the game quietly expects from you. The main targets are max comfort 35, all weapons, all armor sets, all rings and necklaces, every quest, every boss, all factions at level 4, all workers, all ships, and every major biome discovery.

The biggest blockers are usually not hard fights. They are small details: Smasher from fishing, crab shells from small beach crabs, palm and ficus seeds from large inland trees, Essence of Bromis from smelting Plague Wood, and regular crocodiles for the 200-kill challenge.

Work through the checklist in order, farm the 6-hour material spots when needed, and save the full gear upgrade grind for the endgame. That path keeps the run organized instead of turning it into a treasure hunt conducted during a mild panic attack.