Plan before you start
Keep quest items safe
Do not cook, sell or discard a named quest object before its trade, boss trigger or return hand-in is finished.- Item type
- Navigation upgrade · $10
- Found at
- Lighthouse shop
- Primary use
- Shows unlocked island coordinates as colored route markers.
- Handling
- Permanent navigation tool; the boat key is still required to leave.
What this item does
Shows unlocked island coordinates as colored route markers.
- Permanent navigation tool; the boat key is still required to leave.
Location and acquisition
Buy for $10 after the opening route.
- Location: Lighthouse shop
What the markers mean
Buy the Radar for $10 before leaving the Lighthouse. Story hand-ins add the next destination to it: Forest is green, Desert yellow, Rocks red and Volcano pink.
- A marker only appears after the relevant trophy or quest item is handed in.
- Use the compass heading and marker together while sailing.
- The Radar reveals destinations; it does not replace the boat key.
Island and rod routes
Where this entry is used and which rod is paired with it.
Lighthouse Starting Area Guide
The starting coastline: collect Clam, separate the early crab entries, learn the default no-bait pool and finish the missing beer quest for the boat key.
Forest Island Guide
The green Radar marker northwest of the Lighthouse, with the default Fishing Rod pool, nine Beginner Lure targets and the Leech Bait story chain.
Desert Island Guide
The yellow Radar marker and Standard Lure tier, where Needlefish opens the Carrot route, Coconut catches Bing Bong and Blue Shark unlocks the grill.
Rocks Island Guide
The red Radar marker and Professional Lure tier, with a twelve-target weighted pool plus the Tuna-to-Albatross story encounter.
Volcano Island Guide
The final pink radar marker: Scientific Lure farming, the optional Goblin Shark and the Bowhead-to-mutated-whale ending chain.
Bosses and quests
Where this item or equipment appears in the route.