Random Encounters are points of interest located on Ylands or underwater with various constructions, loot, and NPCs. Random Encounters also sometimes contain unique or scarce items, environmental storytelling, or puzzles, with some puzzles even involving multiple Random Encounters. Encounters can take various forms depending on the region, and usually reflect specific themes, such as Egyptian Ruins in the Arid region.
Finding and exploring Random Encounters is the primary method of learning recipes for Craftable Items through interacting with Recipe Secrets and also one method for accruing Exploration Points, though not all Random Encounters provide either or both.
Finding Random Encounters[]
Random Encounters can be found in 3 main locations: Land , Cave , and Sea .
Land Random Encounters appear on Ylands proper and can be discovered on foot. This process is made much easier using the Compass (HUD) which displays nearby encounters in the upper-right corner of the user interface and will indicate the land encounters along the outside of the compass ring if the player is close enough to an encounter.
Cave Random Encounters can appear both on land and at sea. Land caves and sea caves both show on the compass HUD the same way as the land encounters. There is usually a minimum of one land cave per Yland on each map, with some regions supporting multiple caves on an Yland. Multiple sea caves can appear spread across any map, they are easily identified by their purple and yellow terrain surrounding the entrance which can be seen on revealed areas of the map.
Sea Encounters can be somewhat more difficult to find, as there is a limited number that can appear in the significantly larger amount of water on the map. Finding sea encounters involves spotting debris on the surface of the water, usually with the help of the compass HUD that appears while in control of a ship. Similarly to the use of a compass while on land, this compass will indicate sea encounters and sea cave entrances along the outside of the compass ring. The use of a Sonar instrument can help further by displaying the distance to any underwater points of interest at a greater distance than the compass, though it updates at a lower frequency and does not indicate direction. It should also be noted that Sonar will also react to the sea cave encounters themselves, as well as other ships.
Types of Random Encounters[]
The following are categories of notable Random Encounters.
Category | Description |
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Standard | Standard encounters typically feature minimal environmental storytelling and a couple of loot containers. |
Hostile | Standard encounters with aggressive NPCs and/or monsters. |
Trader | Various Trader stalls where the player can purchase and sell items. |
Puzzle | These encounters range from finding a key to deciphering more complex mechanisms by use of environmental hints. |
Multistage | Multistage encounters revolve around mechanisms that involve locating multiple Random Encounters. |
Mythical Animal | A multistage encounter; the first being small outposts that contain Zoologist's Notes, a key part of finding the second encounter, the spawn locations for tamable Mythical Animals located on the same Yland. |
Relict | Underwater encounters that have locked relict containers holding that regions special relict component. |
Loot Chest | Encounters consisting of a single container with loot, typically in both surface and sea caves. |
Note: There are certain encounters with NPCs that are intended to be aggressive, but instead will trade their weapon. These are not Trader encounters.
Random Encounters[]
Below are tables of every random encounter that can be found in each region.
Tropical[]
The Tropical region has 77 random encounters; 51 are on land, 5 are in land caves, and 21 are found at sea with 3 of these being different sea cave loot chests.
Region | RE# | Name | Gallery | Location | Type |
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Tropical | |||||
007 | Campfire | Regular | |||
008 | Healing Camp | Regular | |||
031 | Large Totem | Regular | |||
033 | Teepee | Hostile | |||
043 | Help Sign | Regular | |||
080 | Tropical Camp | Regular | |||
107 | Campfire 2 | Regular | |||
116 | Teepee NPC | Hostile | |||
124 | Ancient Campsite | Regular | |||
139 | Colossus Druid | Regular | |||
142 | Fisherman Ruin | Regular | |||
147 | Trader Lincoln | Trader | |||
149 | Trader Santiago | Trader | |||
150 | Trader Ros Bobb | Trader | |||
158 | Trader Naiubu | Trader | |||
178 | Barbarian Statue | Regular | |||
186 | Native Camp Teepee | Hostile | |||
187 | Native Outpost | Hostile | |||
188 | Parrot Sanctuary | Regular | |||
198 | Cannibal Encounters | Hostile | |||
213 | Lost Jungle Expedition | Hostile | |||
216 | Druid House | Hostile | |||
255 | Totem Golem | Hostile | |||
272 | African Encounter 1 | Hostile | |||
273 | African Encounter 2 | Hostile | |||
274 | African Encounter 3 | Regular | |||
287 | Native Tomb Temple | Hostile | |||
329 | Ancient Relict 1 | Relict | |||
330 | Ancient Relict 2 | Relict | |||
331 | Ancient Relict 3 | Relict | |||
332 | Ancient Relict 4 | Relict | |||
333 | Ancient Relict 5 | Relict | |||
334 | Ancient Relict 6 | Relict | |||
335 | Ancient Relict 7 | Relict | |||
338 | Seafloor Colossus | Mythical Animal | |||
345 | UW Cave Chest 1 | Loot Chest | |||
346 | UW Cave Chest 2 | Loot Chest | |||
347 | UW Cave Chest 3 | Loot Chest | |||
352 | Neonmane Boar Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
354 | Crested Crawler Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
358 | Sunspark Devil Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
365 | Spiked Sphinx Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
431 | Monolith Candles | Regular | |||
432 | Native Hunter Resting | Hostile | |||
434 | Cave Stone Guardian Attack | Hostile | |||
436 | Puma Herders | Hostile | |||
438 | Overrun Tanning Camp | Hostile | |||
439 | Ancient Ruins Tiny 1 | Hostile | |||
440 | Ancient Ruins Tiny 2 | Hostile | |||
441 | Ancient Ruins Tiny 3 | Hostile | |||
442 | Ancient Ruins Tiny 4 | Hostile | |||
443 | Ancient Ruins Tiny 5 | Hostile | |||
444 | Ancient Ruins Tiny 6 | Hostile | |||
445 | Ancient Ruins Small 1 | Hostile | |||
446 | Ancient Ruins Small 2 | Hostile | |||
447 | Ancient Ruins Small 3 | Hostile | |||
448 | Ancient Ruins Small 4 | Hostile | |||
449 | Ancient Ruins Medium 1 | Hostile | |||
450 | Ancient Ruins Medium 2 | Hostile | |||
451 | Ancient Ruins Medium 3 | Hostile | |||
452 | Ancient Ruins Medium 4 | Hostile | |||
453 | Ancient Ruins Medium 5 | Hostile | |||
454 | Ancient Ruins Big 1 | Hostile | |||
455 | Ancient Ruins Big 2 | Hostile | |||
456 | Ancient Ruins Big 3 | Hostile | |||
457 | Ancient Ruins Big 4 | Hostile | |||
458 | Tropical Cave Chest Default | Loot Chest | |||
490 | Ancient UW Ruins 1 | Regular | |||
491 | Ancient UW Ruins 2 | Regular | |||
492 | Ancient UW Ruins 3 | Regular | |||
493 | Ancient UW Ruins 4 | Regular | |||
494 | Ancient UW Ruins 5 | Regular | |||
495 | Ancient UW Ruins 6 | Regular | |||
496 | Ancient UW Ruins 7 | Regular | |||
497 | Drifting Canoe | Regular | |||
498 | Primitive Shipwreck 1 | Regular | |||
504 | Stormfeathered Banty Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal |
Arid[]
The Arid region has 52 random encounters; 35 are on land, 3 are in land caves, and 14 are found at sea with 3 of these being different sea cave loot chests.
Region | RE# | Name | Gallery | Location | Type |
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Arid | |||||
037 | Horus Statue | Hostile | |||
132 | Pyramid Small | Hostile | |||
134 | Atlantis Ruins | Regular | |||
136 | Atlantis Ruin 1 | Regular | |||
137 | Atlantis Ruin 2 | Regular | |||
138 | Atlantis Ruin 3 | Regular | |||
140 | Colossus Artist | Regular | |||
147 | Trader Lincoln | Trader | |||
149 | Trader Santiago | Trader | |||
150 | Trader Ros Bobb | Trader | |||
161 | Trader Henuttawy | Trader | |||
174 | Cave Sarcophagus | Hostile | |||
175 | Cave Obelisk | Hostile | |||
182 | Egyptian Tomb | Hostile | |||
196 | Sunken Temple | Regular/Puzzle | |||
203 | Cactus Worshipper | Hostile | |||
206 | Gladiator Arena | Hostile | |||
214 | Lost Desert Expedition | Hostile | |||
227 | Sandstone Golems | Hostile | |||
258 | Atlantean Encounter 1 | Hostile | |||
259 | Atlantean Encounter 2 | Hostile | |||
260 | Atlantean Encounter 3 | Hostile | |||
261 | Atlantean Encounter 4 | Hostile | |||
262 | Atlantean Encounter 5 | Hostile | |||
263 | Atlantean Ruins Encounter 1 | Hostile | |||
288 | Egyptian Encounter 1 | Regular | |||
289 | Egyptian Encounter 2 | Hostile | |||
290 | Egyptian Encounter 3 | Hostile | |||
291 | Egyptian Encounter 4 | Hostile | |||
292 | Egyptian Encounter 5 | Hostile | |||
301 | Orichalcum Relict 1 | Relict | |||
302 | Orichalcum Relict 2 | Relict | |||
303 | Orichalcum Relict 3 | Relict | |||
304 | Orichalcum Relict 4 | Relict | |||
305 | Orichalcum Relict 5 | Relict | |||
306 | Orichalcum Relict 6 | Relict | |||
345 | UW Cave Chest 1 | Loot Chest | |||
346 | UW Cave Chest 2 | Loot Chest | |||
347 | UW Cave Chest 3 | Loot Chest | |||
353 | Scaly Hunchback Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
361 | Laughing Maw Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
362 | Horned Lion Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
363 | Razorback Salamander Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
364 | Rainbow Cassowary Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
370 | Mud Moloch Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
424 | Imprisoned Crabrawler | Hostile | |||
425 | Embalming Temple | Hostile | |||
426 | Isis Pillar | Regular | |||
427 | Egyptian Harbor | Hostile | |||
428 | Egyptian Potter | Regular/Puzzle | |||
429 | Egyptian Wall Ruins | Hostile | |||
462 | Arid Cave Chest Default | Loot Chest |
Monsoonal[]
The Monsoonal region has 67 random encounters; 51 are on land, 1 is in land caves, and 15 are found at sea with 3 of these being different sea cave loot chests.
Region | RE# | Name | Gallery | Location | Type |
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Monsoonal | |||||
009 | Farm | Regular | |||
015 | Goat Pen | Regular | |||
052 | Latrine | Regular | |||
065 | Medieval Library Tower | Hostile | |||
066 | Medieval Ruined House | Regular | |||
077 | Medieval Church Ruined | Regular | |||
078 | Medieval Church Damaged | Regular | |||
103 | Medieval House | Regular | |||
147 | Trader Lincoln | Trader | |||
149 | Trader Santiago | Trader | |||
150 | Trader Ros Bobb | Trader | |||
154 | Trader Andre | Trader | |||
157 | Trader Ayten | Trader | |||
179 | Battlefield | Regular | |||
185 | Moralibur | Regular | |||
191 | Tournament Yard | Regular | |||
201 | Brigand Bands | Hostile | |||
202 | Scamper Statue | Hostile | |||
204 | Deserter Encampment | Hostile/Puzzle | |||
211 | Samurai Pagoda | Hostile | |||
215 | Meadow Expedition | Hostile | |||
219 | Bigfoot Trees | Hostile | |||
220 | Bigfoot Grass Hut | Hostile | |||
221 | Floating Rocks | Regular | |||
223 | Colossus Samurai | Regular | |||
224 | Elven Lookout | Hostile | |||
225 | Elven Watchtower | Hostile | |||
226 | Elven Attic | Hostile | |||
228 | Stone Golems | Hostile | |||
236 | UW Sailship Graveyard | Regular | |||
241 | Medieval Tower 2 | Hostile | |||
245 | Medieval Encounter 1 | Regular | |||
246 | Medieval Encounter 2 | Hostile | |||
247 | Medieval Encounter 3 | Regular | |||
248 | Medieval Encounter 4 | Hostile | |||
249 | Mini Stonehenge | Regular | |||
267 | Elven Shrine | Regular | |||
268 | Elven Encounter 2 | Regular | |||
269 | Elven Encounter 3 | Hostile | |||
315 | Elven Relict 1 | Relict | |||
316 | Elven Relict 2 | Relict | |||
317 | Elven Relict 3 | Relict | |||
318 | Elven Relict 4 | Relict | |||
319 | Elven Relict 5 | Relict | |||
320 | Elven Relict 6 | Relict | |||
321 | Elven Relict 7 | Relict | |||
345 | UW Cave Chest 1 | Loot Chest | |||
346 | UW Cave Chest 2 | Loot Chest | |||
347 | UW Cave Chest 3 | Loot Chest | |||
350 | Feathered Ear Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
355 | Crowned Markpelt Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
357 | Mountain Talongoat Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
360 | Black Unicorn Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
375 | Tusktooth Tiger Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
419 | Horned Bluecrest Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
466 | Monsoonal Cave Chest Default | Loot Chest | |||
483 | Crimsonmane Hellhound Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
502 | Derelict Junk Ship | Regular | |||
503 | Elven Houses | Hostile | |||
505 | Oriental Shipwreck 1 | Regular | |||
506 | Oriental Shipwreck 2 | Regular | |||
507 | Oriental Garden | Hostile | |||
508 | Oriental Belltower | Hostile | |||
509 | Oriental House | Regular | |||
510 | Oriental Glasshouse | Hostile | |||
511 | Oriental Shrine | Regular |
Temperate[]
The Temperate region has 56 random encounters; 39 are on land, 1 is in land caves, and 16 are found at sea with 3 of these being different sea cave loot chests.
Region | RE# | Name | Gallery | Location | Type |
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Temperate | |||||
051 | Bandit Camp | Hostile | |||
102 | Ship Repair | Hostile | |||
127 | Hunter Lookout | Regular | |||
135 | Colossus Explorer | Regular | |||
143 | Hay Rack | Regular | |||
145 | Underwater Shipwreck 1 | Regular | |||
147 | Trader Lincoln | Trader | |||
149 | Trader Santiago | Trader | |||
150 | Trader Ros Bobb | Trader | |||
153 | Trader Ruth | Trader | |||
154 | Trader Andre | Trader | |||
155 | Trader Morten | Trader | |||
157 | Trader Ayten | Trader | |||
159 | Trader Abd-Al-Rashid | Trader | |||
160 | Trader Leeroy | Trader | |||
193 | Shipment Pirate | & | Regular | ||
195 | Shipment Miner | & | Regular | ||
200 | Pirate Bands | Hostile/Multistage/Puzzle | |||
205 | Conquistador Fort | Hostile | |||
237 | Shipwreck | Regular | |||
250 | Pirate Encounter 1 | Hostile | |||
251 | Pirate Encounter 2 | Hostile | |||
252 | Pirate Encounter 3 | Hostile | |||
254 | Pirate Encounter 5 | Regular | |||
256 | Colossus Sailor | Regular | |||
322 | Esoteric Relict 1 | Relict | |||
323 | Esoteric Relict 2 | Relict | |||
324 | Esoteric Relict 3 | Relict | |||
325 | Esoteric Relict 4 | Relict | |||
326 | Esoteric Relict 5 | Relict | |||
327 | Esoteric Relict 6 | Relict | |||
328 | Esoteric Relict 7 | Relict | |||
336 | Burning Ship 1 | Regular | |||
345 | UW Cave Chest 1 | Loot Chest | |||
346 | UW Cave Chest 2 | Loot Chest | |||
347 | UW Cave Chest 3 | Loot Chest | |||
351 | Black Crowbill Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
359 | White Unicorn Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
367 | Moon Prowler Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
368 | Brown Burrowdrill Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
372 | Magenta Woolbeak Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
373 | Crimson Woolbeak Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
391 | Esoteric Port | Hostile | |||
392 | Esoteric Docks | Hostile | |||
393 | Esoteric Yard | Hostile | |||
394 | Esoteric Hideout | Hostile | |||
395 | Esoteric Hut | Hostile | |||
396 | Esoteric Wreck | Hostile | |||
398 | Chimera Deer Spawn | Mythical Animal | |||
418 | Esoteric Mill | Hostile | |||
420 | Esoteric Furnace | Hostile | |||
421 | Esoteric Tavern | Hostile | |||
422 | Esoteric Wreck 2 | Hostile | |||
423 | Esoteric Haunted Ship | Hostile | |||
471 | Temperate Cave Chest Default | Loot Chest | |||
484 | Prairie Ghosthound Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal |
Taiga[]
The Taiga region has 56 random encounters; 37 are on land, 1 is in land caves, and 21 are found at sea with 3 of these being different sea cave loot chests.
Region | RE# | Name | Gallery | Location | Type |
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Taiga | |||||
013 | Graveyard | Regular | |||
068 | Plane Wreck 1 | Regular | |||
076 | Underwater House | Regular | |||
081 | Underwater Submarine | Regular | |||
117 | Deer Stand | Regular | |||
121 | Ancient Campsite Colossus | Regular | |||
123 | Hunting Hut | Hostile | |||
126 | Hunter Ruin | Hostile | |||
129 | Gravedigger Ruin | Hostile | |||
131 | Woodsman Ruin | Hostile | |||
141 | Airship Crashsite | Hostile | |||
144 | Jack's Lighthouse | Hostile | |||
147 | Trader Lincoln | Trader | |||
150 | Trader Ros Bobb | Trader | |||
153 | Trader Ruth | Trader | |||
155 | Trader Morten | Trader | |||
156 | Trader Eddie | Trader | |||
157 | Trader Ayten | Trader | |||
159 | Trader Abd-Al-Rashid | Trader | |||
160 | Trader Leeroy | Trader | |||
180 | Belltower | Hostile | |||
192 | Planecrash Site 4 | Regular | |||
209 | Minefield | Hostile | |||
210 | Huntsman Warehouse | Hostile | |||
212 | Lost Tundra Expedition | Hostile | |||
218 | Bigfoot Rocks | Hostile | |||
230 | Wendigo Shrine | Hostile/Puzzle | |||
231 | Goatman Encounter 2 | Hostile | |||
233 | UW Botanical Facility | Regular | |||
234 | UW Broken Airship | Regular | |||
235 | UW Sunken Platform | Regular | |||
239 | UW Cargo Ship | Regular | |||
257 | Colossus Diver | & | Regular | ||
308 | Ylandium Relict 1 | Relict/Hostile | |||
309 | Ylandium Relict 2 | Relict/Hostile | |||
310 | Ylandium Relict 3 | Relict/Hostile | |||
311 | Ylandium Relict 4 | Relict/Hostile | |||
312 | Ylandium Relict 5 | Relict/Hostile | |||
313 | Ylandium Relict 6 | Relict/Hostile | |||
314 | Ylandium Relict 7 | Relict/Hostile | |||
337 | Cube Experiment | Regular | |||
339 | Cube Containment Breach | Regular | |||
342 | Reliant Shipwreck | Regular/Puzzle | |||
345 | UW Cave Chest 1 | Loot Chest | |||
346 | UW Cave Chest 2 | Loot Chest | |||
347 | UW Cave Chest 3 | Loot Chest | |||
369 | White Burrowdrill Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
371 | Fog Moloch Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
376 | Woodland Deerwolf Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
378 | Boneheaded Badger Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
397 | Seafloor Giant | Regular | |||
398 | Chimera Deer Spawn | Mythical Animal | |||
435 | Dancing Goatmen | Hostile | |||
476 | Taiga Cave Chest Default | Loot Chest | |||
485 | Emerald Scaleneck Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
486 | Wendigo Church | Hostile/Puzzle | |||
487 | Optics Lab | Hostile/Puzzle | |||
488 | Train Refill | Hostile/Puzzle |
Polar[]
The Polar region has 37 random encounters; 19 are on land, 2 are in land caves, and 16 are found at sea with 3 of these being different sea cave loot chests.
Region | RE# | Name | Gallery | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polar | |||||
101 | Mark I Armor | , & | Multistage/Puzzle/Hostile | ||
199 | Norse Raiders | Hostile | |||
229 | Ice Golems | Hostile | |||
232 | UW Alien Spaceship | Regular | |||
240 | UW Black Smokers | Regular | |||
294 | Alien Relict 1 | Relict | |||
295 | Alien Relict 2 | Relict | |||
296 | Alien Relict 3 | Relict | |||
297 | Alien Relict 4 | Relict | |||
298 | Alien Relict 5 | Relict | |||
299 | Alien Relict 6 | Relict | |||
300 | Alien Relict 7 | Relict | |||
345 | UW Cave Chest 1 | Loot Chest | |||
346 | UW Cave Chest 2 | Loot Chest | |||
347 | UW Cave Chest 3 | Loot Chest | |||
349 | Great White Beak Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
356 | Striped Markpelt Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
366 | Chieftain Penguin Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
374 | Sabrehorn Lynx Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
377 | Snowpine Deerwolf Spawn & Zoologist | Mythical Animal | |||
379 | Jotunn Hut | Hostile | |||
380 | Jotunn Mine | Hostile | |||
381 | Jotunn Camp | Hostile | |||
382 | Jotunn Campsite | Hostile | |||
383 | Jotunn Smithy | Hostile | |||
384 | Jotunn Watchtower | Hostile | |||
385 | Jotunn Longhouse | Hostile | |||
386 | Alien Farmhouse | Hostile | |||
387 | Alien Crashsite | Hostile | |||
388 | Alien Debris | Hostile | |||
389 | Alien Station | Hostile | |||
390 | Alien Pod | Hostile | |||
398 | Chimera Deer Spawn | Mythical Animal | |||
480 | Polar Cave Chest Default | Regular | |||
499 | Jotunn Shipwreck 1 | Regular | |||
500 | Jotunn Shipwreck 2 | Regular | |||
501 | Jotunn Shipwreck 3 | Regular |