Lost Ark Sailing and Changing Mouse Controls Guide: The best ships

Sailing is a significant part of Lost Ark, although you won’t get your sea legs until you’ve worked through much of its main campaign. Most players can expect this to take around 15 hours. Once you’ve finally unlocked ships and sailing, you’re bound to be overwhelmed with all the new content thrown your way.

If you want to learn more about the basics of sailing, how to unlock sailing, and which Lost Ark ships are best for hitting the high seas, here’s what you need to know.

How to unlock sailing in Lost Ark

Sailing will automatically be unlocked as you progress through Lost Ark‘s main storyline. You’ll be given the aptly named Set Sail quest — which will teach you the basics and give you your first boat. It’s not possible to miss the quest, and you don’t have to go out of your way to complete it. Just keep hammering away, and you’ll eventually reach the sea. For reference, your player level will likely be in the mid-30s before encountering the quest.

Every ship in Lost Ark

Lost Ark doesn’t cut any corners when it comes to sailing. While each ship is upgradable in a variety of ways, you’ll also have access to eight unique ships. These come with their own set of perks, including resistance to hazards and movement speed. Here’s a quick look at all eight:

Estoque: Base speed of 20.0, resistances are all equal.
White Wind: Base speed of 19.0, most resistant to Sandstorm Seas.
Sturmbrecher: Base speed of 18.0, most resistant to Cold Snap Seas.
Eurus: Base speed of 21.0, most resistant to Kelp Beds.
Brahms: Base speed of 18.5, most resistant to Siren Seas.
Tragon: Base speed of 18.0, most resistant to Tempest Seas.
Astray: Base speed of 22.0, resistances are all equal.
Eibern’s Wound: Base speed of 18.3, most resistant to Dead Waters.

How to upgrade ships in Lost Ark

To improve your odds when encountering hazards on the water, you’ll need to upgrade your ship. This confers a variety of benefits, including improved movement speed and overall ship durability. There are quite a few components you’ll need before upgrading your ship — although the game will let you know exactly which items (and quantities) are required.

While on the Sailing menu, select the ship you’d like to upgrade. From there, click the Upgrade button at the top-right corner of the screen. This will bring up a Ship Upgrade menu. Here you’ll find a detailed rundown of all items needed for the process. Upgrade materials typically include:

Timber
Ship parts
Blueprints

Many of these parts can either be purchased from merchants near ports, crafted at the Processor NPC, or found on the Auction House.

You can also improve your ship’s performance by hiring and equipping Sailors. While docked at a port, navigate to the Sailors menu at the bottom of the screen. This is where you’ll find any available Sailors. Many can be used with any ship in your fleet, but some of the best Sailors will only ride on specific ships. Be sure to check their details before adding them to your crew.

What are Pirate Coins?

Pirate Coins are a form of currency earned while sailing. Taking part in activities such as Marine Events and Island Quests will grant you a variety of rewards — including Pirate Coins. These in turn can be used to buy items from merchants docked at ports or upgrade your abilities.

What is the best ship in Lost Ark?

Lost Ark is a surprisingly balanced game. Whether you’re looking for an overpowered class or a sturdy ship, there’s not one that stands clearly above the rest. That makes it difficult to pick a “best ship,” as that title is often determined by what you’re currently doing.

If you’re looking to speed around the water as fast as possible, you’ll want to unlock Astray. As the boat with the fastest base speed, there are not many other ships that can keep up.

You’ll also want to pay attention to where you’re going to be sailing and pick a ship that has the best resistance for the task at hand. All eight ships in the game excel at handling specific hazards, so plan ahead and bring the ship that will best handle the threat.

Most players will find the Estoque to be a well-rounded ship that handles most threats with ease. It’s not necessarily the best ship in Lost Ark, but it’s easy to obtain (comes as part of the main campaign), is easily upgradable, boasts an impressive base speed, and has equal resistance to all threats.

How to change mouse controls in Lost Ark

Lost Ark has already seen over 1 million concurrent players on Steam, making it one of the largest releases of 2022. The unique MMO combines tropes commonly seen in the genre — think dungeons, PvP, loot, and a lengthy main quest — but it pulls the camera back for a top-down perspective typically seen in ARPGs. The control scheme is also a bit unusual for a modern MMO, with your mouse handling movement and your keyboard handling skills.

What are the best control settings in Lost Ark?

If you’re not a fan of your current setup (or just want to browse other control schemes) here’s how to change mouse settings in Lost Ark.

While Lost Ark will immediately let you pick your control settings, after a few hours of playing you might realize the option you chose isn’t perfect for your playstyle. Unfortunately, there’s no way to get back to that original control setup menu — but you can tweak all the same settings using the in-game menu. Here’s how it works:

Step 1: Press the Esc key on your keyboard to open the in-game menu.

Step 2: Select the Setting subsection.

Step 3: Open the Hotkey tab, then navigate to Basic Controls.

Step 4: On the Basic Controls menu, you’ll have the option to enable

Attack with Right-Click or swap out any of the other key bindings. We’d recommend playing around with this for a few minutes before finalizing your choices.

The mouse settings menu in Lost Ark.
Step 5: If you have a gaming mouse with additional buttons, you can assign skills to them using the same Hotkey menu.

Step 6: Rather play with a gamepad than mouse and keyboard? The Settings menu also contains a Gamepad submenu that allows you to remap controls to a supported controller.

What are the best control settings in Lost Ark?

Like all games, there’s really no “best control settings” for Lost Ark. If you’re familiar with ARPGs like Diablo, you’ll be right at home controlling movement with the mouse and using the keys for skills. If you’re coming from World of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls Online, or Final Fantasy XIV, however, there might be a bit of a learning curve.

The only bit of advice we can give is to make sure your control scheme works for you. If your most-used skills are easily accessible and you can navigate the battlefield with ease, then you’re doing it right. Expect to go through a few iterations as you optimize your controls (and unlock new skills), but after a couple of days, the unique movement settings should become second nature.

How do you get to the ghost ship in Lost Ark?

Where are the Ghost Ships in Lost Ark? If you open your map while sailing, you’ll notice three ships that almost line up vertically on the west side of the map. These are where you can find the Ghost Ships in Lost Ark.

What ship to get Lost Ark?

Where to find Lost Ark Ghost Ships. With a ship of your own and gear of the right level, you can finally start taking on Ghost Ships. You’ll want to look for the Nightmare Ghost Ship, which is playable at item level 460. Two other Ghost Ship types, Shadow and Tempest, require an even higher item level to tackle.

How to unlock bleak night fog lost ark?

First using Alt + J to open your Una’s Task tab you want to look for the quest named ” Bleak Night Fog “. What you want to do after you find that quest is accept it and then read the note that follows it “f5” then when / if a Ghost Ship is up that day * DO * the 460 one.

How many classes are there in Lost Ark?

It gives players plenty of ways to create new characters without excessive grinding. As a top-down ARPG similar to Diablo, Lost Ark features five classes, with a total of 15 Advanced Classes.