The New Dawn’s Basic Training

Inventory

I’m adding an inventory explanation because I’ve met more than one player that doesn’t know it’s there or what’s in it. Why this is important is because most rewards go there so you probably have a lot of gold and emeralds hiding in there that you don’t know about. Your inventory is located on the main screen in the bottom left of your screen next to your mail inbox.

Sea of Conquest – Inventory icon

Once you open your inventory the categories are self‑explanatory. Spend a moment looking around then click on and focus on Resources. This is where the emeralds, gold, wood, and iron that you earn in missions, challenges, etc. live. The top number is how much each item is worth. The bottom number is how many you have of that item. Select it, move the slider, and click use and they will move into your main reserve.

I want to point out two things here: the items here can’t be ransacked when you get sunk so it’s a good idea to keep stuff here until you need it and use it immediately. The second thing with gold is that sometimes you’ll get some with chevrons (upside‑down triangles) just above the amount that you have. The payout for those is based on your current level. The higher your level, the bigger the payout. Wait and use those until you absolutely need them.

TIP Use your inventory as a gold savings account for ship upgrading. Try to do everything else on what you earn through trading, etc.
Sea of Conquest – Resources inventory screenshot

Cooking and Sailors

By now you should understand that replenishing your sailors and supplies is critical—or you’ll start to lose sailors fast. I’m combining these two lessons because they work hand‑in‑hand. Replenishing sailors is straightforward, but replenishing supplies is where cooking comes into play. You don’t have to sail into port to restock. You can make supplies right on your ship with the Galley and Distillery. Anything you don’t need can be sold in the Mess Hall for bonus gold.

Galley

Using the Galley you can cook food to replenish supplies, letting you stay at sea longer—and you can even eat mid‑fight. We’ll focus on the two Galley options: Cook and Quick Cook.

You start with one Quick Cook recipe ready to go (Rotten Fruit Salad). As you plunder freighters, complete missions, or open Salvage Bay cabins, you’ll collect ingredients to unlock more recipes. Recipes follow the usual tier colors—orange/gold, purple, etc.

Premium cooking (when you have enough ingredients) grants buffs—for example, Premium Smoked Meat gives Construction Speed +3 % for an hour.

Full recipe list: Cooking Recipes

Sea of Conquest – Galley cooking interface

Scroll through the ingredient slots on the bottom‑right of the window and click what you need. (Below: adding ingredients for the S2 recipe Marvelous Milk Candy.)

Sea of Conquest – Adding ingredients to a recipe

Once you add everything, click Produce. The recipe unlocks and moves into your Quick Cook list. You can also find it later in Inventory → Food. Unlocking recipes awards Emeralds.

Sea of Conquest – Quick Cook menu
NOTE When you push the slider all the way to the right, the game will only use what your ship can actually carry, so you don’t have to wrestle with the slider to hit an exact number.
Sea of Conquest – Inventory food delivery

Distillery

The Distillery works exactly like cooking; you just swap food for drinks. You can sell surplus drinks in the Mess Hall the same way. I’ve tested many of these myself—they all work. Recipe list: Distillery Recipes.

Replenishing Sailors

Replenishing sailors is simple but you cannot do it while actively fighting. After a battle, a “Replenish” pop‑up appears on the flagship control at the right side of the screen—tap it and your sailors are restored. If your health dips too low mid‑fight, back out briefly, replenish, then jump back in.

Gang Savviness

Gang Savviness is extremely important. Everyone—from the newest member to the most senior leader—should pitch in. Your total Savviness controls how many members you can recruit, how many towers you can build, and how much land you can claim. Each level takes days, and there’s no hidden speed‑up beyond hammering that Savviness Speed‑up button, so make it part of your daily routine. In IND we even ping chat to remind people. A good habit is to check Savviness whenever you open the Gang panel to collect your Stash/Gang gifts.

Gang button on main screen Savviness flask icon
Gang research tree with current upgrade highlighted
In the Gang screen, toggle Development and Wars until a node shows a green arrow. That’s the upgrade the gang is working on—click it to open the Speed‑up window.
Speed‑up progress window

In the Speed‑up window, click Speed‑up until it greys out. Do this every time you log on—those taps from every member shave hours (or even days) off the timer.

Gathering

As you’re sailing around you may notice player avatars with a pick‑axe icon on land in ports—those players are Gathering / Mining wood and iron. You’ll need to do the same because you will never have enough raw materials otherwise. You also gather to complete Treasure of Tides and other challenges, which can get repetitive. Most of the time you’ll need to Abandon your mines, then reclaim them; that’s normal.

There are two mine types (wood and iron) and each mine has a level. Levels 1‑5 show how many heroes are needed to capture it—for example, level 2 mines require two heroes. Level 5+ mines still pay more but require five heroes and are harder to clear. Naturally, higher levels mean better yields.

NOTE There’s no reason to bump someone from a mine that’s already occupied unless you’re directed to. There’s plenty to go around, and you never need to sail to an island just to gather. Yes, mines in your home port give a tiny bonus—but wait for an empty spot. If you absolutely want that extra yield, have the gang start smashing the Savviness button instead.

Below is a quick walkthrough video—follow along and the process will make sense in minutes.

Leveling Up

There are many ways to level up, and several different targets—heroes, ships, or your main level (shown under your Avatar as Main Experience). Your Main Experience is especially important because your heroes can only reach the same cap. If your main level is 72, for example, heroes can only rise to 72. Most of this experience comes from defeating Armed Freighters and Sea Monsters, and the tip below will help you farm them faster.

After you attack an Armed Freighter it will chase you for a short distance—so look for clusters. You can easily link two or three at a time (four is my personal record). Feel free to drag Merchant or Smuggler ships into the fight as well if you want a big bounty on your head. You can even pull multiple Armed Freighters into a Sea Monster battle for bonus damage.

PRO TIP If you have loot on board, target the highest level you can reliably beat. Collect your daily loot first, then run these chains purely for Experience or Honor Points.

Watch the two short clips below and follow along—the chaining method will click once you see it in action.

Tips from the Boss

Coming This Week

How to Level Up and Get Stronger Fast

Quick Guide to the Season Renown System

By Avery –  Original Article

Here’s a concise breakdown of the current Renown system:

  • Solo Renown
    • Trophies: 1 Solo Renown per 1 000 Trophies (max 10 per week)
    • Trade: 1 Solo Renown per 18 000 Gold traded (max 10 per week)
    • Gang Donation: 1 Solo Renown per 630 Gang Seals (max 10 per week)
  • Gang Renown
    • Solo Renown conversion – every Solo Renown you earn adds the same amount to Gang Renown.
    • Port Renown Duel – winner steals 20 % of the loser’s current Gang Renown.
    • Building occupation bonuses trigger every Monday 02:00 UTC and scale with building type/level (ports give the most).

Renown resets each season. Post‑settlement Renown still accumulates but no longer affects rankings. End‑of‑season Gang Renown determines final rewards.

TIPS

  1. You can control each ship individually—drag a ship from the right edge of the screen onto the map. Perfect for chasing low‑HP players or helping cap towers.
  2. There’s a daily 80 % discounted stone in Dock Merchant (reduces infamy).
  3. Auto‑trade profit scales with port level, distance, and buffs. Spend early gold at the governor to boost reputation.
  4. Click the red Infamy icon (skull) → View Warrant to hunt players with warrants for bonus gold via mail.
  5. If a ship feels slow it may be out of food. Use food from the bag or auto‑replenish at ports (toggle in the food icon menu).
  6. Adjust trade‑goods / food storage: Ship › Storage › Modify.
  7. Change sail color: zoom on ship → click sail → brush icon (requires paint bucket).
  8. Gang‑owned ports can set tax: Port › Governor’s House › Set Tax.
  9. Tower capture speed‑ups range Lv 1‑4 (2 pts/ship up to 20 pts). Leader’s flagship counts as 3 pts.
  10. Get comfortable manually following fleeing ships—once you initiate combat your guns fire automatically if they stay in range.
  11. Ship loadouts / hero combos: AllClash Tier List
  12. Spend Gang Coupons on the Lv 18 chest. Hoard coupons until you’re 18, then complete missing sail sets.
  13. Ghost Ships still drop items for the top 3 damagers even after rewards diminish; split into groups of three so everyone gets loot.
  14. Earning gold: rare‑goods auto‑trade, Black Market, plunder Merchant ships, quests, Treasure Hunt, high‑distance trades, events, and Mess Hall sales.
  15. Disassemble unwanted ship parts into stones: Inventory › Ship Parts › Recycle.
  16. Always help gangmates with Krakens, Ghost Ships, and squad raids—higher tiers give far better loot when tackled together.
  17. Clear map incidents for permanent % DMG/ARM boosts and speed‑ups.
  18. Don’t neglect Trials; higher tiers give free daily hero XP. Great DPS heroes: Ophelia, Sharky, Griffin, Bones. Support: Ahab, Cursed Ed, Cordelia. Solid budget picks: Lester, Boa, Qi Lanting.
  19. Not all ship‑part stats suit every build; gold sails for artillery can roll “burning” (wasted stat) for example.
  20. Free gems: complete every recipe and click on each new dish.
  21. You can bank 5‑6 Kraken tokens for tomorrow—save them if a higher‑level Kraken spawns soon.
  22. Read gang mail every time you log in!
  23. Replenish sailors at dock: Depart › Replenish (500 gems per ship).

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