Exploration Progress is increased by activating Beacons, solving puzzles, and other exploration activities in Wuthering Waves. See how to increase and check Exploration Progress, and the benefits of increasing it in this guide!

How to Increase Exploration Progress

Ways to Increase Exploration Progress
Activate Fast Travel Points Collect and Deliver Sonance Caskets Solve Puzzles for Supply Chests Hunt Blobflies and Mutterflies

Activate Resonance Beacons and Fast Travel Points

Activate all Resonance Beacons (fast travel points) you encounter for a significant chunk of Exploration Progress.

Having a lot of these unlocked will also help you with exploration and map traversal in the long run. Unlocked Domains also serve as fast travel points!

All Resonance Beacon Locations

Collect and Deliver Sonance Caskets

Sonance Caskets are collectibles scattered all over the map, with some hidden behind puzzles.

These are worth seeking out because delivering Sonance Caskets will earn you Astrites, Rover Wavebands, Development Materials, Lustrous Tides, and Shell Credits.

Sonance Casket Locations

Solve Puzzles for Supply Chests

Comb through the map and solve various puzzles to earn Supply Chests as rewards. Supply Chests come in different rarities depending on the complexity of the puzzle.

All Puzzle Types and Solutions

Hunt Blobflies and Mutterflies

Blobflies and Mutterflies are creatures fould all over the map. Strike Blobflies and follow Mutterflies to earn Astrites and gain Exploration Progress.

All Blobfly Locations

Complete Challenges in the Overworld

As you explore the overworld, you may encounter different challenges or trials including the Cruisewing Echo challenge.

Complete these challenges for a quick boost in Exploration Progress as well as some other rewards.

All Cruisewing Echo Challenge Locations

How to Check Exploration Progress

Open the World Map

You can check your Exploration Progress in the lower right corner of the world map. Zoom out the map to see your progress for each area.

Wuthering Waves Interactive Map

Benefits of Increasing Exploration Progress

Get Rewards From Pioneer Association

The Pioneer Association in Jinzhou offers plenty of rewards for opening up the map, including Astrites and various utilities that aid in exploration like the Casket Sonar.

Jinzhou Map and 100% Exploration Guide

Easier Exploration with Fast Travel Points

You'll have an easier time exploring and traversing the map when you have all Resonance Beacons activated.

List of Exploration Quests

Get Union EXP and Astrites

Exploration also helps increase Union EXP, allowing you access to more Quests and harder content.

You'll also earn Astrites for pulling in the different Gacha Banners.

What is the Max Union Level?

Pioneer Association Rewards

List of All Pioneer Association Rewards

Pioneer Level	Rewards
1	Astrite x50 Lootmapper Use Permit: Jinzhou Lootmapper Shell Credit x20,000
2	Astrite x50 Temporary Waypoint Waypoint Module x5 Waypoint Module Synthesis Recipe
3	Astrite x50 Casket Sonar Use Permit: Jinzhou Casket Sonar Echo Component Synthesis Recipe Sonar Circuit x5
4	Astrite x50 Advanced Energy Core x2 Advanced Resonance Potion x2 Shell Credit x20,000
5	Astrite x50 Premium Resonance Potion x2 Premium Energy Core x2 Shell Credit x20,000
6	Astrite x50 Premium Resonance Potion x2 Premium Energy Core x2 Shell Credit x20,000
7	Astrite x50 Premium Resonance Potion x3 Premium Energy Core x3 Shell Credit x30,000
8	Astrite x50 Premium Resonance Potion x3 Premium Energy Core x3 Shell Credit x30,000
9	Astrite x50 Premium Resonance Potion x4 Premium Energy Core x4 Shell Credit x50,000
10	Astrite x50 Premium Resonance Potion x4 Premium Energy Core x4 Shell Credit x50,000

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