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Coolpb · Apr 20, 2009, 02:12 AM // 02:12

Since the actual image has been posted quite a few times I'll avoid doing that. But I'm going to throw my hat in with the above two posters as I also do not have that blacked out area.

Nor do I have to bar directly south of it. I've tried scraping so many times during the mission it's not even funny. And also scraping in Shenzun Tunnels.

Does anyone know how to get this for my final .1%?

sykoone · Apr 20, 2009, 05:48 PM // 17:48

Most of that large area is uncovered by scraping the area after the last major spawn of afflicted, on the path to the shiro'ken boss. Be sure to get the area behind it as well.

Knautilus · Apr 26, 2009, 03:55 PM // 15:55

Hello all. I have reached 97.7% exploration of Cantha, and there are a few areas I cannot figure out how to get to. There are screenshots below. If anyone can give me advice for how to reach these areas, it would be greatly appreciated.

No idea on this one.

I think this is the character starting area for Factions, but I do not know how to get there with a Prophecies character.

For this one, I think I need to fight Shiro and get him to banish me. Is this correct?

No idea on this one.

kupp · Apr 26, 2009, 04:41 PM // 16:41

1) Talk to the arena guard in Shing Jea, you'll get inside there.
2) Area only open when the Boardwalk is open as well, like right now.
3) You get there by beeing banished, walk upwards while hugging the wals.
4) Part of Arborstone explorable, you can't reach it through the mission outpost.

DementedScreams · Apr 26, 2009, 04:43 PM // 16:43

That one place by noob island is the shing jea arena, you can't get there. The one by the monastery you can go to if the boardwalk is open, so if ur quick its open now, otherwise you'll have to wait. The spot in imperial sanctum you do have to get banished durnig the mission. That spot in arborstone... I'm probably wrong, but from what I remember you leave from somewhere by talking to some guy (its in the forest, prbly tanglewood) and he takes you there and you can't really go anywhere but up there.

kupp · Apr 26, 2009, 04:51 PM // 16:51

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Originally Posted by DementedScreams

That one place by noob island is the shing jea arena, you can't get there.

Actually you can, you just won't be able to play in it.

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I'm probably wrong, but from what I remember you leave from somewhere by talking to some guy (its in the forest, prbly tanglewood) and he takes you there and you can't really go anywhere but up there.

Going through the explorable is the only way to get there, it's on the very end of it.

@ OP, an unrelated tip: Texmod alone isn't enough to get 100% completion because it takes in account all the alliance controlled areas on the outposts in it's 100% map. So unless you hop between the alliances to map it, you won't be able to do it. That means you'll be getting a lot of black areas that aren't covered by texmod. I can post them if you'd like, have 100% cartographer.

Icy The Mage · Apr 26, 2009, 05:24 PM // 17:24

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Originally Posted by kupp

Actually you can, you just won't be able to play in it.

Going through the explorable is the only way to get there, it's on the very end of it.

@ OP, an unrelated tip: Texmod alone isn't enough to get 100% completion because it takes in account all the alliance controlled areas on the outposts in it's 100% map. So unless you hop between the alliances to map it, you won't be able to do it. That means you'll be getting a lot of black areas that aren't covered by texmod. I can post them if you'd like, have 100% cartographer.

They updated TexMod at the end of March and made it more mapped, uncovered a lot of black spots; so I don't think you have black area anymore.

sykoone · Apr 26, 2009, 06:02 PM // 18:02

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Originally Posted by kupp

Texmod alone isn't enough to get 100% completion because it takes in account all the alliance controlled areas on the outposts in it's 100% map. So unless you hop between the alliances to map it, you won't be able to do it. That means you'll be getting a lot of black areas that aren't covered by texmod. I can post them if you'd like, have 100% cartographer.

Actually, the mod was made without going into alliance controlled areas. Also, everything was mapped with a Tyrian character, so anything that can be accessed by a foreign character will be mapped out.

kupp · Apr 26, 2009, 06:12 PM // 18:12

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Originally Posted by sykoone

Actually, the mod was made without going into alliance controlled areas. Also, everything was mapped with a Tyrian character, so anything that can be accessed by a foreign character will be mapped out.

Not true, when I was working on the Canthan cartographer I cleared the everything that was mapped by texmod but the alliance areas (wich were marked as mappable) and was still short by ~2%, I had to ditch texmod and google for the fully cleared map screenshots to manually compared them to mine to uncover the last bits. The result were some pretty large chunks marked black by texmod that simply weren't covered.

IcyFiftyFive, you're right just downloaded the updated version and it's completely marked this time. But I did my title 3 months ago so I didn't have that.

sykoone · Apr 26, 2009, 06:38 PM // 18:38

Kupp, I would know what areas where mapped in the mod. My guild made it. We are not in a controlling alliance, and none of us guild hopped to get the exclusive areas. If it's marked as mappable in the mod, it can be mapped by anyone with no special access requirements. The only exception to this is the nightfall tutorial area, which is clearly marked as such.

Lord Of Blame · Apr 26, 2009, 07:45 PM // 19:45

Seems you already have most of the answers you are looking for. If you didn't already know about the Eredon Terrace glitch, you can get some easy mapping with this video guide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8XdLqZekv4

kupp · Apr 26, 2009, 07:47 PM // 19:47

Then I have to ask, how on earth do you managed to map these areas?

Because all I ever saw was a kurzick/luxon NPC guarding the gate and the alliance areas behind them that corresponded to the unmappable areas. I had one hell of a hard time mapping the remaining 2-3% for the title since I couldn't get in there.

Knautilus · Apr 26, 2009, 08:24 PM // 20:24

Kupp,

I'm not sure about the last one, but the areas in your first two screenshots are easily mappable by entering the nearby challenge missions.

kupp · Apr 26, 2009, 08:49 PM // 20:49

Well... This deserves a nice /facepalm on my behalf. How did I map The Aurios Mines and forgot the other 3 challenge missions? Well never mind what I said about the alliance areas... >.<

Knautilus · Apr 26, 2009, 10:50 PM // 22:50

Thank you all for your help. Based on advice from this thread, I was able to get 100% exploration of Cantha, and thus, my Kind Of A Big Deal Title.

Lord Of Blame · Apr 26, 2009, 11:23 PM // 23:23

Gratz on the KoaBD, only 25 more to go.

mastar of warrior · May 15, 2009, 10:06 PM // 22:06

hello. having a bit of trouble getting to a place to explore.

would be grateful if you told me how to get there.

Brodly · May 15, 2009, 10:16 PM // 22:16

The spot to the lower left is the Vizunah Square (Local Quarter) outpost.

The spot the right can be gotten in the Vizunah Square mission.

The lower right corner, I havent managed to get all of this either. And I do have GMC.

Kwith · May 16, 2009, 01:05 AM // 01:05

I just got the Cantha cartographer title today, and I did the exact same thing as Brodly.

The stuff on the bottom you can get if you either start in the Local section or in the foreign section but walk into the local section's starting point

and you need to scrape the walls as you are walking south towards the last area with waves of plagued.

As for the corner, no idea how you do that either. But I didn't need it.

I managed to get it by grabbing the glitched area of the map at Eredon Terrace.

If you haven't done that yet, I suggest you do, it adds a good 0.5% towards the title. It helped me when I was at 99.4% and couldn't find anymore.

BrettM · May 16, 2009, 11:27 AM // 11:27

In case you didn't know, as a non-Canthan character you can get to the local quarter outpost by joining a Canthan character who is doing the Mayhem in the Market quest. Sometimes you can find a ferry who is on the last step of that quest.