Explore the full shoreline, talk to every local quest giver, preserve unusual items, then prepare for Goblin Shark · Bowhead Whale · Mutated Bowhead Whale. Do not leave until the unlock or travel hand-in is complete and the host has saved.
Volcano Island progression checklist
- Carry backup ammunition
- Finish unresolved quests
- Protect rare variants
- Save before major hand-ins
Named encounters
The route currently associates Goblin Shark · Bowhead Whale · Mutated Bowhead Whale with this island. The game does not publish a formal boss count, so optional encounters and multi-stage bosses are labeled rather than forced into a misleading number.
Goblin Shark
A late Volcano encounter with little room for an underfunded loadout
Open strategy →
Bowhead Whale
A major whale-bait objective with a valuable body after the fight
Open strategy →
Mutated Bowhead Whale
The final reported whale phase and strongest loadout check
Open strategy →Before you sail away
- Complete every obvious local hand-in.
- Move quest objects out of the general sale pile.
- Restock ammunition and keep a backup weapon.
- Use Save, Main Menu or Quit after a major objective; Patch 1.0.6 clarified the save flow.
Final route: Use a completion sweep for Fishipedia entries, optional bosses and achievements before closing the file.