Exploring the unexplorable - Guild Wars Forums

TheGizzy · Jan 27, 2011, 09:38 PM // 21:38

I had just been reading up on the Boardwalk (learning about CNY, since this will be my first) and I found the little note explaining how you can use Heart of Shadow to shadow step into the Boardwalk for cartographer purposes. That's excellent, since I'm slowly working on that title. Went and tried it...worked like a charm!

I'm wondering if there are other areas where using Heart of the Shadow would allow me to explore an otherwise unexplorable area...and where those might be? I'm especially interested in ones where there wouldn't be foes there, but I'd like to hear about any/all.

Thanks!

End · Jan 27, 2011, 09:52 PM // 21:52

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Carto...ched_locations

Dzjudz · Jan 27, 2011, 09:56 PM // 21:56

I'd say the only really worthwhile one is the Eredon Terrace one.

I've done many portal jumps (there are many more than listed in that link), but if you go cartographing while you vanquish and use texmod while you're at it, you'll reach 100% easily. The trouble is mostly not worth it.

It is fun though

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If you really want some fun, guildwiki has the great Portal Jumping Project.

Gondrakif · Jan 27, 2011, 09:57 PM // 21:57

You can try doing that trick with heart of shadow (i think the community named it portal jumping) whenever you find a portal on an explorable area, the area you will jump to won't have any foes so it will be a pretty easy to map out. And there is the link End provided for areas you wouldn't visit

TheGizzy · Jan 27, 2011, 10:03 PM // 22:03

Wow, thanks! Great information!

I was just running around the boardwalk area and thinking, "huh, couldn't I pretty much jump through ANY portal with this? That would be awesome in areas where the foes would kick my ass-ets!"

I have a potentially stupid question about this...

I'm doing this with just one hero tagging along. When I "jump," she is being "jumped" with me.

I accidentally went through a portal and ended up back in the "regular" area.

Couldn't you run someone this way, then? Chase from area to area bringing them with you and then walking through the portal to the area you wanted to bring them?

Or is there some obvious block to this that I'm not seeing?

Dzjudz · Jan 27, 2011, 10:18 PM // 22:18

Other portals will not work, only the one you are jumping through (and others in the area you started in of course).

King Size · Jan 27, 2011, 10:24 PM // 22:24

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/c...tml?t=10457145
there you go

End · Jan 27, 2011, 10:28 PM // 22:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dzjudz

Other portals will not work, only the one you are jumping through (and others in the area you started in of course).

Also, most will have the end of the world fairly shortly after you enter the area and or invisible walls in place.

TheGizzy · Jan 27, 2011, 10:30 PM // 22:30

LOL Yeah, I figured out the portal thing about 2 minutes after I posted... and then discovered you can only go so far from your original entry into the "other world" before the world essentially ends. *grinning*

Still very useful... and I appreciate the reference links... I'm liking this, that's for sure!

Chrisworld · Jan 28, 2011, 03:53 AM // 03:53

I remember a bug outside of Nolani Academy mission where you could go "through" the portal to the lowlands without triggering it and get to the gargoyle stairs outside, then I literally fell through the earth and ERR-7'd out of the game.

Aeronwen · Jan 28, 2011, 11:44 AM // 11:44

When you do trial of zinn you can jump through to explore normally inaccessible bits outside, not sure if that is included in the portal jumping project.

Quaker · Jan 28, 2011, 05:05 PM // 17:05

Note: I've done Grandmaster Cartographer without using any of those tricks - so, just pointing out that it's not necessary.

Jan 27, 2011, 09:38 PM // 21:38	#1
TheGizzy Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: A giant mitten Guild: TeAe Profession: E/R	Exploring the unexplorable I had just been reading up on the Boardwalk (learning about CNY, since this will be my first) and I found the little note explaining how you can use Heart of Shadow to shadow step into the Boardwalk for cartographer purposes. That's excellent, since I'm slowly working on that title. Went and tried it...worked like a charm! I'm wondering if there are other areas where using Heart of the Shadow would allow me to explore an otherwise unexplorable area...and where those might be? I'm especially interested in ones where there wouldn't be foes there, but I'd like to hear about any/all. Thanks!

Jan 27, 2011, 09:52 PM // 21:52	#2
End Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rubbing Potassium on water fountains. Guild: LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember) Profession: N/A	http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Carto...ched_locations

Jan 27, 2011, 09:56 PM // 21:56	#3
Dzjudz Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz	I'd say the only really worthwhile one is the Eredon Terrace one. I've done many portal jumps (there are many more than listed in that link), but if you go cartographing while you vanquish and use texmod while you're at it, you'll reach 100% easily. The trouble is mostly not worth it. It is fun though . If you really want some fun, guildwiki has the great Portal Jumping Project.

Jan 27, 2011, 09:57 PM // 21:57	#4
Gondrakif Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: GMT +2	You can try doing that trick with heart of shadow (i think the community named it portal jumping) whenever you find a portal on an explorable area, the area you will jump to won't have any foes so it will be a pretty easy to map out. And there is the link End provided for areas you wouldn't visit

Jan 27, 2011, 10:03 PM // 22:03	#5
TheGizzy Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: A giant mitten Guild: TeAe Profession: E/R	Wow, thanks! Great information! I was just running around the boardwalk area and thinking, "huh, couldn't I pretty much jump through ANY portal with this? That would be awesome in areas where the foes would kick my ass-ets!" I have a potentially stupid question about this... I'm doing this with just one hero tagging along. When I "jump," she is being "jumped" with me. I accidentally went through a portal and ended up back in the "regular" area. Couldn't you run someone this way, then? Chase from area to area bringing them with you and then walking through the portal to the area you wanted to bring them? Or is there some obvious block to this that I'm not seeing?

Jan 27, 2011, 10:18 PM // 22:18	#6
Dzjudz Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz	Other portals will not work, only the one you are jumping through (and others in the area you started in of course).

Jan 27, 2011, 10:24 PM // 22:24	#7
King Size Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Romania Guild: [LSU] Profession: A/	http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/c...tml?t=10457145 there you go

Jan 27, 2011, 10:30 PM // 22:30	#9
TheGizzy Krytan Explorer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: A giant mitten Guild: TeAe Profession: E/R	LOL Yeah, I figured out the portal thing about 2 minutes after I posted... and then discovered you can only go so far from your original entry into the "other world" before the world essentially ends. grinning Still very useful... and I appreciate the reference links... I'm liking this, that's for sure!

Jan 28, 2011, 03:53 AM // 03:53	#10
Chrisworld Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2010 Guild: Gameamp Guides [AMP] Profession: W/	I remember a bug outside of Nolani Academy mission where you could go "through" the portal to the lowlands without triggering it and get to the gargoyle stairs outside, then I literally fell through the earth and ERR-7'd out of the game.

Jan 28, 2011, 11:44 AM // 11:44	#11
Aeronwen not so much fell as..... Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Guild: bone Profession: R/	When you do trial of zinn you can jump through to explore normally inaccessible bits outside, not sure if that is included in the portal jumping project.

Jan 28, 2011, 05:05 PM // 17:05	#12
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	Note: I've done Grandmaster Cartographer without using any of those tricks - so, just pointing out that it's not necessary.