Prepare before you leave Speranza.
Sources: The 5th Expedition (Aug 21) · Update 1.47.0 (Sep 22)
Expeditions are personal progression you complete in order. Build the Caravan any time after your previous Expedition (or right away if it's your first), then sign up and finish the challenge during an Expedition window to get the rewards. Your character departs, and you start over with lasting bonuses.
Quest resets are optional: you can keep your quest progress. If you do, the Hullcracker blueprint (normally quest-only) comes from other sources. The window grew from two weeks to three, and there's no Last Call.
The complete Zenith Outfit, mystery rewards, and +12 stash space (up to 60). Bonus skill points from Expeditions cap at 15, with catch-up for missed points (tied to stash value) from your second Expedition on. The consecutive buffs (XP, Scrappy materials, repair value) cap at three levels.
Expeditions pause while Embark reworks departure windows, rewards and new-player access. Your consecutive buffs persist during the pause. Caravans reset, and partly finished ones turn into Ermal Vouchers of equal value, which you can spend on Ermal's offers or sell for Coin.
Expedition is built around resetting Raider-level progression such as level, skills and inventory after completing the caravan process.
Account-level cosmetics, achievements and real-money account items are preserved.
Successful Expeditions provide persistent and temporary advantages, with the final Expedition Window adding a challenge for bonus Skill Points.
