Dig & Clean Shipwreck Cove Guide

Shipwreck Cove is the second map in Dig & Clean and where the top-value items live. It is a hard progression gate rather than a location you can wander into — which is what makes your early money decisions so important.

How to unlock it

1. Save 1,100,000 coins.
2. Find the pirate NPC named Islands.
3. Pay the travel fee to sail to Shipwreck Cove.
4. Arriving permanently applies a 2x Luck bonus that stacks with your detector’s multiplier.

You cannot cheat your way in early. Walking out to the cove before paying leaves you unable to dig there — the coin fee is a hard requirement. So build up coins first.

Build coins by displaying high-value items

The most reliable way to save the fee is passive museum income. When you keep high-value pieces on display, tourists pay you over time even while you are out digging. Stack multiple strong pieces on the display dock to keep the payouts flowing while you save.

Avoid draining your cash into small tool upgrades — jumping straight to bigger tiers or saving for the Cove is more efficient (see the Gear Upgrade Guide).

What is worth digging once you are there

Shipwreck Cove is where the Mythic and top-tier items live — the UFO, Poseidon’s Trident, Emerald, and the cove-specific relics like the Golden Chalice and Mermaid’s Tear. With the permanent 2x Luck from the cove plus a strong detector and the SECRET10 code, the rarest spots start opening up.

Some higher-value dig spots require a stronger shovel before the game will let you break ground — it shows a “you need a stronger shovel” prompt. Bring gear that can actually dig what the new map offers, then funnel the rest of your cash toward rarer finds.

What comes after

The endgame map featured in Update 1 is Sphinx Sands, where the Omega-tier items spawn. Getting there is the eventual goal after you have farmed enough Mythic finds on Shipwreck Cove.

The 1,100,000 coin fee and 2x Luck bonus are community-observed; verify the current fee and NPC location in-game.