What types of islands would you like to see in the upcoming DLC?

I'd love to see an "island" that randomly appears in the Outskirts of the current map, pushing back the Devil's Shroud for the duration of its appearance.
Ideally the "island" would turn out to be an ancient giant Turtle or so, overgrown with Fauna, explaining why an island can seemingly move around the World.

Once the ancient creature decides to depart again you better hurry heading back to the regular playable area before the Devil's Shroud consumes your ship.

@thor-von-blitz That would be epic! I really like the idea of it popping up an submerging at different times. Maybe they could have a unique chest on it or something like a stronghold chest where you have to solve a puzzle to get it before the time runs out and it submerges back to the depths. :)

Cool concepts mate, though a few of them already exist in some form in game.

I believe there's already a sizeable graveyard on Wanderer's Refuge, with several notable graves that sometimes figure into riddle voyages. These are scattered around on several islands actually, but the one on Wanderer's stands out due to its size for me.
And of course the world is already littered with Easter Eggs devoted to pirates who've made their mark.

We already have shipwrecks in game, and of course, Shipwreck Bay, but an area without any landmass sounds somewhat interesting.

There's not any super expansive cave systems in game yet, but there's a few notable hidden underwater caves, unmarked on any map, and personally the caves on Sailor's Bounty's taken me for a spin more than once.
I do like the idea of crystals though, could figure into the Order of Souls mystique, or the Merchant's resource gathering.

Solid ideas mate, but I think you can do even better and get far more creative with your suggestions. Remember, this DLC is a ways out, so the developers have more time to consider all your ideas.

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@knifelife One idea that I have seen is volcanic islands. You could have lava flows and vision obscuring ash clouds that make the island a bit dangerous.

Going with the graveyard idea, I would like to see some islands that appear genuinely cursed. Vegetation more blasted than the Wilds, more dark, oppressive, threatening, that sort of thing. Order of Souls missions imply that crews can be cursed, so why not islands/regions?

Storm Island. This island has a perpetual storm centered on it. To safely explore it, you have to dock your ship into one of the coves or caves to prevent it from sinking. Then you have to deal with the lightning strikes and low visibility.

Just a few ideas.

Yes! How didn't I think of lava islands! They could do it like solstheim (Murdered that spelling) from the skyrim dlc with ash falling over the place! Brilliant idea hopefully they add some.

Also love the idea of the storms, maybe they could be mixed in with the cursed islands you mentioned. I think they would be a good addition especially with the eary groans and background noises we already have in game. :)

@tundra-793 They where just quick things of the top of my head, ill be sure to add to them and maybe find some pictures. What do you think could be done to make them more unique? :)

@Gloog That would actually add a really interesting spin on ship combat and player combat overal if you could sail through the islands and had some open water in and around them. Maybe they could add some smaller rivers where only sloops can go through as a way you could loose pursuers.

Sorry for the multiple post replies, im on a tablet so cannot easily reply to everyone in one comment. :)

@shibby-544 You actually make a good point about Mayan ruins, im suprised we don't actually have any tribal islands or ruins with inhabitants what settled who are not apart of the trading companies or colonisation of the game world. I think that would be a great addition and add alot of lore oppertunities as well.

@knifelife You want caves? Toss in cave dwelling monsters and those crystals you mentioned. Make it both perilous and rewarding.

Pirate graveyards? Toss in some ghosts, both evil and friendly. Maybe fallen pirates sharing tales of their demise, others wanting revenge on the living.

I got nothin' on the idea for ship battle areas. Maybe expand the shipwreck mechanic?

Underwater caves likewise, while they exist, can become much more engaging with a few tweaks like NPCs or enemies, or lorebooks.

Just some addendums off the top of my head, but keep mulling your ideas over mate, it's alright to go a little wild with these concepts :)

@admiral-rrrsole Panama was that Rares autocorrect or mine messing with me xD

@admiral-rrrsole No worries it made it laugh! Also on a side note you Gamer tag just clicked in my head and I almost choked on my drink l***o! Well played sir, well played!

The types there is something to do beside , digging chest and killing skelly waves that requires to be kill with cannon most of the time due to our limited amo and outrageous placements ...

Like an island where PVP are encouraged and where there is goals

Technically we already have a volcano in the game....Old Salt Atoll.

Atoll - An atoll, sometimes called a coral atoll, is a ring-shaped coral reef including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon partially or completely. There may be coral islands/cays on the rim. The coral of the atoll often sits atop the rim of an extinct seamount or volcano which has eroded or subsided partially beneath the water.

Some great ideas!
I would love to see secret/random islands that may only appear at certain times like maybe at night or if triggered somehow by playing music while in that area.

@nwo-azcrack Your right, i hope we get some of them in game at some point they are epic.

And its a nice change to have a thread of ideas instead of back and forths lol. Lets see if it can last.

@ant-heuser-kush Accidently summoned the kraken xD

@stacky-a That would be epic! Reminds me of the moon runes from the hobbit!

@knifelife Yeh, I think from memory there was mention of an Island in the lore book that only appeared at night or in moonlight (cant quite remember, I will have to re-read to check).