How to Upgrade Spyglass

You can upgrade the Spyglass in Skull and Bones by reaching the required infamy, then upgrading it at the Carpenter. Learn how to upgrade the Spyglass, how to get the Spyglass, and how to use the Spyglass in this guide!

How to Upgrade Spyglass

Spyglass Upgrades

Tool	Infamy	Crafting Requirements
Spyglass II	Freebooter I	Bronze Ingot x2 Iroko Plank x2 Spyglass I x1 Silver x400
Spyglass III	Marauder I	Juniper Plank x2 Zinc Ingot x2 Sheet Glass x1 Spyglass II x1 Silver x920

You can unlock zoom levels by upgrading your spyglass, allowing you to see even further by zooming in.

You can unlock the blueprints to these better spyglasses by reaching higher Infamy ranks.

After you reach a required Infamy Rank, check your mailbox, open the mail you received for reaching that Infamy, then open the chest included to get the blueprint. You can now upgrade your Spyglass through the Carpenter.
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How to Get the Spyglass

Search Exeter Wreck During New Horizons Contract

The first Spyglass is unlocked as part of the tutorial, during the New Horizons main contract. In this Contract, you are tasked to search the Exeter shipwreck and locate Captain Rassler. Once you enter Rassler's room, you'll get into a cutscene where your character picks up the Spyglass.

After you exit the Exeter, you can start using the Spyglass I.

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How to Use the Spyglass

How to Use the Spyglass
View Distant Areas 　・See Further with Upgraded Spyglass Identify Points of Interest Mark Points of Interest Call for Help in Attacking Settlement or Base

View Distant Areas

The Spyglass allows you to view much further than the regular camera view from your ship. Simply press the Spyglass button to start using the tool.

See Further with Upgraded Spyglass

Upgraded Spyglasses have a zoom in feature, allowing you to see even further. Check the UI at the bottom of the screen to see which buttons you need to zoom in and out.

You can obtain a trophy by using a fully upgraded Spyglass (Spyglass III) to zooming in on an object from a 1400 m distance or higher.

There You Are Trophy Guide

Identify Points of Interest

Another feature of the spyglass is to identify points of interest and display information about it. Anything that has an icon in the Map counts as a points of interest, which includes other ships, settlements, shipwrecks, resource nodes, and more.

To identify a point of interest, keep the center of the camera focused on it. A circular bar should appear; let this bar finish (this only takes a second) to identify the point of interest and view details about it.

For enemy ships and settlements, these details include their level, affliation, and the loot that can be obtained from plundering them, making this feature useful for deciding if you're going to attack something or not.

Mark Points of Interest

While using the Spyglass, you have access to the Mark function, which is the same function to the one you can use while using the Map. Hover over an area or point of interest that you want to mark, then press the corresponding Mark button to mark it.

Call for Help in Attacking Settlement or Base

After identifying a settlement or military base, you'll see a Call for Help button under the information window. When you long press this button, you'll send a notification to the other players in the server asking for help in attacking the point of interest.

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