Windrose Inventory Guide

Managing your inventory early on can be quite a balancing act! When you first set out in Windrose, you are given 16 slots to hold your gear. Between gathering copper, plant fibers, hunting, and collecting base-building materials during the tutorial, those slots can fill up rather quickly, leaving you with a wonderful collection of items but nowhere to put them.

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This inventory limit is a thoughtful design element meant to gently encourage you to look into crafting storage solutions right from the beginning of your adventure. Because Windrose features a mechanic where your carried items stay with your previous location if you happen to fall in battle, keeping a tidy and well-managed inventory is the absolute best way to save yourself a long walk back.

Fortunately, the perfect solution is available right on your very first island! You can easily expand your carrying capacity using two different types of backpacks.

How Backpacks Work in Windrose

• The Accessories Slot: Both backpacks fit neatly into the Accessories slot of your character inventory. This is a wonderful feature because it means they will never take up your valuable main equipment slots.
• A Quick Reminder: Keep in mind that your expanded inventory slots are tied directly to the backpack being worn. If you decide to unequip the bag at any time, those extra slots will instantly disappear along with it, so it’s usually best to keep your favorite bag securely equipped!

Windrose does not upgrade crafting stations through menus. It uses a physical add-on system: build a specific structure, place it within your Bonfire's radius, and the station it corresponds to silently upgrades itself. For the Workbench, that structure is the Sawhorse.

The Sawhorse does not need to be placed directly next to the Workbench. It just needs to be anywhere inside the same Bonfire's zone. The Windrose Bonfire zone upgrade mechanic is not explained clearly in-game. The radius is large. Use it.

• Produce 10x Copper Ingots: Required for the Sawhorse itself. See the smelting chain in section 06.
• Gather 20x Wood: From trees. This part requires no further explanation.
• Build the Sawhorse: Place it anywhere within your active Bonfire zone. Your Workbench upgrades to Level 2 automatically.