Curated reference for owning and operating Adventurer ships in Materia Magica.
Table of contents
- Quick start
- Recent sailing changes (patch notes)
- When you need a ship
- Command reference
- Ship prompt
- Ship types
- Ownership lifecycle
- Officers, crew, and passengers
- Courses and marks
- Lookout and navigation
- Whirlpools and SUG entry
- NPC ships and ferries
- Operational tips
- In-game help index
Quick start
Passenger vs captain
| Role | What you do |
|---|---|
| Passenger | Stand on a water tile next to the ship; ship board (or ship board <ship name>). You do not need the title. |
| Captain | Hold the ship title (deed) in hand. Only the captain (and promoted officers) can raise anchor, set heading/speed, drydock, etc. |
Officer shortcut: promote a trusted pilot with ship officer <name> so they can sail while you remain aboard as passenger.
Typical boarding and sailing flow
| Step | Action | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet at a water tile or pier (e.g. near Renn — A Pleasant Pier / The Light-Dappled Lazy River at [915, 928]) |
Ship visible on adjacent water |
| 2 | Captain boards | You board <ship name>. |
| 3 | Passengers board | ship board |
| 4 | Read prompt | (450hull --dir ANCHOR Ewind 100%shld 915, 928) |
| 5 | Raise anchor | ship anchor → speed shows STOP |
| 6 | Set heading | ship direction northwest → NWdir on prompt |
| 7 | Ramp speed | STOP → SLOW → HALF → FULL → FLANK via ship speed |
| 8 | Sail | Water rooms show (swim sail dig drink-water); sextant coords update on prompt |
Recent sailing changes (patch notes)
Player-facing ship and pirate updates (newest first).
- Apr 2026 — Spiderrider / harmonize mount updates (crew may board with new mount types).
- Aug 2025 — Fuel consumption bug fixed —
ship refuelbehaves as expected. - Jun 2025 — Ship fire/sink crash fixed; Ganuk's Express to Pirate's Cove for level 100+.
- Sep 2024 — Mark of sailing / quest #3455 chain fix — retry turn-in if stuck on an old phase.
- Mar 2024 — Hulls at invalid drydock yards moved to Rune at boot — use
ship locateif missing. - Mar 2024 — Iron worm to Irda Isle permanent Ganuk destination — see transport guide.
- Jan 2024 — Pirates and five pirate marks return; quest #3163 needs mark of captain (see Courses and marks).