: You can receive map parts as rewards from castaways, flotsam, or special NPCs encountered on the nautical chart.

Deciphering is a skill that separates casual merchants from true Caribbean conquerors. The clues are designed to test your geography, patience, and observation. Do not be frustrated when you spend 45 minutes hunting a phantom ceiba tree—that is the pirate life.

, which compiles numerous in-game riddles and their specific solutions. Steam Community Common Treasure Hunt Clues and Solutions

“You who followed the true map of wit, not greed—take my real treasure: the rights to my old trade routes, my warehouse deeds, and a single phrase spoken to the governor. ‘The mastiff sleeps no more.’ He will grant you a Letter of Marque. Sail wisely, Captain.”

"Under the giant ceiba tree where the red macaws nest, facing the setting sun."