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Expedition guides

Written from hours in the demo, not from a spec sheet. Every guide gets re-walked at launch and stamped with its update date.

Last updated 2026-07-25 · Patch patch 1.01
A conquistador crew preparing gear beside the ox-wagon at the edge of a night jungle
Start here

Beginner's Guide — your first expedition

Contracts, the six-slot pack, the ox-wagon, and the five mistakes every new crew makes in the demo.

10 MIN READ · 2026-07-25
A lone explorer with a lantern as ghostly doppelgangers warp the jungle around him
Core mechanic

Sanity & Hallucinations, explained

Every confirmed hallucination type, what drains sanity, what restores it, and how to keep a crew functional when nobody trusts their own eyes.

8 MIN READ · 2026-07-25
A Spanish galleon at anchor in a misty moonlit bay beside a dark jungle coast
Free to try

The demo — what's in it and what carries over

Everything the free Steam demo contains, what the patches changed, and what ACE Team says is coming at launch.

6 MIN READ · 2026-07-25
An armory table of 16th-century muskets, crossbows and swords in lantern light
Combat

Weapons & Loadouts — what to carry and when

Which guns die in the rain, when to go quiet, how the contract weapon pool works, and the six-slot pack that keeps a crew alive.

7 MIN READ · 2026-07-25
The captain's contract ledger with wax seals, coins and a treasure map
Economy

Contracts & Money — get rich, get out alive

How the appraiser pays, the treasure tier table, what tokens are for, and why greed is both the point and the trap.

6 MIN READ · 2026-07-25
An undead conquistador and a deep one horror lurking in the night jungle
Field craft

Surviving the Jungle — noise, the Prowler & the awakening

The hidden forest-awakening timer, the three creatures that write your standing orders, and why wandering alone gets you taken.

7 MIN READ · 2026-07-25

Coming after launch

Weapon damage measurements, boss tactics, the full 132-contract reward table and a proper endgame guide to the descent — the things that can only be measured against the live game. Launch is July 15; the journal fills in fast after that.