How to find Tortuga in Windrose

If you’ve sunk hours into Windrose, Tortuga will probably be a priority for you. This is a major populated city as well as central trading hub in the game. When travelling to Tortuga, you’ll come across traders from different factions with a range of goodies you’ll need to upgrade your ship, armour and weapons. You’ll also be able to find quest givers as well as NPC workers to add to your camp for a fee.

Some players may be struggling to come across Tortuga. The bad news is that each map is procedurally generated in Windrose, meaning the location on the map will vary within each save. However, there is still a super simple way to track down Tortuga.

How to find Tortuga's location in Windrose

Due to every map being slightly different, sharing my in-game location of Tortuga likely won’t be of much use to you as your location will be different. However, it can still be very easy to track down thanks to the tutorial mission.

When completing the ‘How My Sea Adventure Began’ Tutorial quest, the final objective within this mission will place a marker for Tortuga on your map. Follow this marker and you’ll find your way there with ease.

If you’re setting sail for Tortuga for the first time, you might find that the journey is pretty long as it’s usually found somewhere around the centre of the map. It’s also located in Undead Waters, which can be pretty risky to sail in, so be prepared with some Repair kits for your ship just in case.

Once you arrive at Tortuga in Windrose, you’ll immediately unlock a fast travel point, which can be found on the shore on the right hand side of the pier. This means you can blink back and forth between here and home whenever you need, saving you from making the long journey in the future.

Need more quest help? Check out our walkthrough for the Windrose Fifteen Men on a Dead Man's Chest mission!

What to do in Tortuga

Once arriving at Tortuga, you may think that you’ve unlocked an easy to access trading hub and while this is partially the case, one important note is that you can’t actually sell items to the factions in Tortuga. You have to find buyers in their own factions separately in order to get rid of any loot you may have gotten your hands on.

Instead Tortuga is a location that allows you to increase your reputation and buy items from the four factions: Rogue Buccaneers, People of Tortuga, Smugglers of Port Royal and Brethren of the Coast. You can increase your reputation by trading in Crests with the respective faction you want to impress at Tortuga. In order to buy items, you’ll need Piastre which are coins that you’ll collect as you progress through the game.

Alongside interacting with factions, you can also hire helpful NPCs at Tortuga for 500 Piastres. Each of these characters will have their own specific roles like Cook, Tailor or Alchemist. They offer you bonuses within their respective role, just be sure to assign them to a station when you get back to camp.

Want to amp up your firepower? Find out how to craft Windrose Gunpowder here! Or find out the superior sailor's style with our guide on the best Windrose Builds here!

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