Freeport

Free ports are no longer working on private servers please fix @ Grapeshot 5/29/2021

Freeport are one of the region types found in ATLAS. When you create a new Pathfinder you will spawn in a Freeport region. Once a region is selected, an island is chosen either North, West, East or South islands. These islands are completely identical except for their geographical orientation and each is rotated based on its cardinal direction. Freeports are the intended starting area and are much easier to survive compared to other regions. PVP is disabled in Freeports, the carnivorous animals are not as challenging, and resources are much more plentiful. Freeports only contain they the generic type of each resource, not important for a new players but Blueprints will not accept them.

Note: You cannot progress past level 8 while in a Freeport (some unofficial servers have this restriction disabled).

A new player's objective is to provision some Food, craft Tools and Weapons, and finally gather the Resources to purchase a or.

Once you have your first ship, it is wise to leave the Freeport region as soon as possible. Primarily because decay damage to Ships is much higher in a Freeport compared to Lawless or claimable regions.

Shipyardsman
The Shipyardsman is an important NPC, as he exchanges supplies for either a or. It is advised to build a to place on your new sailing vessel. If you should meet your end at sea, this will allow you to respawn on your ship.

Others

 * Ferryman - When spoken to allows travel between islands in the same freeport region. Currently, this is free to use.
 * Cosmetics Vendor - Sells cosmetics for clothing, dyes, ship figureheads and monster taming tokens for.
 * Crew Recruiter - Allows the recruitment of NPC crew for 5x.
 * Resource Exchange - Exchanges one resource for another plus a small fee in.
 * Seed Vendor - Sells Seeds for

Decay
As noted previously decay rate is much higher in these regions.

Example: a ramshackle sloop will decay within 7-8 hours without repair.

Decay Rates:

Sloop - 6 dmg/min

Schooner - 7 dmg/min

Brig - 8 dmg/min

Galleon - 10 dmg/min

Locations
Freeports can be found in these regions: