In the cooperative pirate survival game, Windrose, a significant method for players to gain experience points involves exploring islands and successfully completing objectives at various locations. These tasks frequently require locating and opening treasure chests. To fully complete a location, every chest must be found and its contents collected.
The map within Windrose clearly marks these points of interest, whether they are forts, camps, or dungeons, and specifies the exact number of chests available at each. For instance, an icon might display (0/2) for a location with two chests, progressing to (1/2) once one has been discovered.
Many players, including our team, initially encountered a puzzling challenge with certain Traveler's Camps. While the first chest was often readily visible—situated near a tent and a campfire—the second chest remained elusive. Extensive searching, even employing shovels to dig around the camp, yielded no results, leaving the map indicator frustratingly at 1/2.
The solution to this persistent mystery eventually emerged from a forgotten detail: an earlier camp had contained a note hinting at a hidden treasure. The note instructed players to search for a tree marked with a red scarf and dig at its base to unearth another chest. Although not every Traveler's Camp included such a helpful note, the underlying mechanic proved consistent.
Applying this rediscovered knowledge, players began to systematically check all Traveler's Camps that indicated an unfound second chest. In every instance, a tree adorned with a red scarf was eventually located in the vicinity. Excavating at the base of these marked trees invariably revealed the elusive second chest, allowing players to finally complete the location. It seems that the pirates of Windrose shared a common, albeit inconsistently documented, method for safeguarding their hidden loot.
