Route coverage: the documented Patch 1.0.10 progression baseline. Follow the objective and item names shown in your game; these notes do not claim a new playtest of the current patch.
Match the item to the next conversation
Most blocked island routes are missing a delivery rather than another ordinary catch. Use the exchange column to identify the object you must protect, then open the detailed route below.
| Stage | Quest | Protect this exchange | Finish check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse | Who Stole My Beer | Beer → Empty Beer Can → Spider Crab shell | Boat Keys collected |
| Forest | Dinnertime | Three Leeches → Leech Bait → Piranha quest drop | Desert route available |
| Desert | Vacation | Eligible endangered catch → Carrot → Pufferfish fin | Rocks route available |
| Desert, optional | Grillmaster | Standard Boss Lure → Blue Shark body | Grill access opened |
| Rocks | Terrorizing Bird | Professional Boss Lure → Tuna body → Albatross head | Volcano route available |
| Volcano | Scientist’s Whale Bait | Five requested fish → Fish Bucket → Bowhead body | Final trigger preserved |
| Volcano | Deadliest Catch and ending | Bowhead body → mutated whale → final trophy | Hand-in and transport finished |
Give every important item a destination
Before a shop visit, divide the haul into food, income and quest cargo. In co-op, tell the crew which body or trophy has a remaining purpose. This prevents a successful fight from becoming another expensive summon.
Check the stage that actually failed
- No special bait: return to the exchange that awards it.
- Boss dead but route locked: collect and deliver its quest result.
- Route unlocked but navigation unclear: check the Radar and boat.
- Final boss dead but no ending: finish the trophy hand-in and transport.