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QoH · May 27, 2006, 11:54 PM // 23:54

This is crazy.

So we can say that a canthan character can reach tyrian grandmaster title, but a tyrian can't achieve canthan grandmaster title.(?)

Tobias Funke · May 28, 2006, 01:15 AM // 01:15

Does the Undercity and Xianqua Skyway count twice?

Leighwyn · May 28, 2006, 04:58 AM // 04:58

Nope, but some of the skyway area is only revealed through exploring the undercity. And yes, apparently canthans can now get 100% tyrian thanks to the new update but tyrians have no chance at getting 100% canthan, as there seems to be less wiggle room and no way for us to get into the training area.

Leighwyn · May 28, 2006, 06:13 AM // 06:13

This post has a link to my own Canthan map, continuously updated as I find spots that I'm missing. This is a 100% map already, but it's always good to be perfect.

How to best use this map:

Download it. It's just over 3mb, best not to open in a browser.
Open the image in the program of your choosing (I use IrfanView, it handles large images flawlessly).
Open up Guild Wars in windowed mode (keeping the image still open...hope your PC isn't crap and can handle the resource management )
Open your minimap [default key is 'U'], and make it as large as you are comfortable with.
By using alt-tab or the like, swap between Guild Wars and your image viewer, adjusting the position of your minimap (click-drag) or the image, depending on your preference
Once you have them with areas that are perfectly lined up, rapidly switch back and forth (again using alt-tab or its equivalent) and note where the differences are (they should be easily discerned using this technique).
After noting where discrepancies are, move onto the next area. Drag your minimap to this new one, begin the lining up process again, and then repeat the rapid-switching back and forth.
Repeat until you've covered all of the explorable map.
Map all the spots you've found, and report back to me if you've found something I'm missing!

****Folder of Maps****

Contains both zoomed-in and zoomed-out maps and various file sizes/qualities for your own choosing.

Zephro · May 28, 2006, 01:01 PM // 13:01

Having a wee bit of trouble. How do you uncover these two areas? One is in Pongmei Valley, the other is near Arborstone.

EDIT: Uncovered Arborstone area, Pongmei Valley one is left.

Leighwyn · May 28, 2006, 05:52 PM // 17:52

I don't really recall how you uncover the "farmland", but you have a finite number of zones to check. Just go to all of the neighboring areas and see which one does the trick.

JoeB · May 28, 2006, 06:22 PM // 18:22

Leighwyn, your posts have been very helpful to me in both Tyria and Cantha, thanks you. I have a Tyrian character that has 97.4% of Tyria scouted and 93.3% of Cantha scouted. Right now I'm working on Cantha and I'm trying to make sure I'm 100% in Luxon before I leave there for good to align with Kurzick. I know I'm missing some areas in Kurzick but I'm not concerned about that right now.

Would you take a look at my map and tell me if you see anything especially in Luxon but also in Kaining or the starter island? Also, I'm quite certain you can use my map to get the last you need for 100%. I see many areas in my map that are not scouted in yours. TIA -Joe

Leighwyn · May 28, 2006, 06:43 PM // 18:43

JoeB: I'm honestly a big fan of the zoomed-in comparison method I recently posted here, in Cantha the zoomed-out just isnt as useful. I dunno if its the colors or the clouds or what, but I just find it harder than with Tyria to pick out differences a lot of the time. Here is what I DID find with yours though...

STARTER ISLAND

Zen Daijun (explorable area maybe), travel due south of the city itself. There is a dock, etc. that you are lacking.

Eastern edge of Monastery Overlook, which you can get from the seitung harbor zone

A dot you can get from inside the monastery, sort of the SW corner where the arena guard and some tablets are.

Some of the southernmost "snowcovered" area, where there is a greenish center. You can reveal more of the minty green part.

LUXON TERRITORIES

Jade Quarry

Part of the Mount Qinkai zone, maybe reacahable frmo Pogmei, dunno, but it's part of that big white structure, and more specifically part of the "U" thing on it.

Maishang Hills, north-middle edge

CITY AREAS

Part of Nahpui Explorable area, over where the jades live. Give you some more of the black thing

Vizunah eastern edge

Raisu Palace explorable zone, the western half of it

Lots of parts in Imperial Sanctum.

KURZICK

not looked at.

Once again, I'd like to reiterate that you should really really try the method I mentioned here, using the zoomed in map and your own minimap lined up and swapped back and forth.

Oh, and i didn't notice anything you had that I didnt. Could you perhaps list what it is you thought I was missing? Thanks.

M C H A M M E R · May 28, 2006, 07:46 PM // 19:46

so much of factions to explore X_X

BuGi · May 28, 2006, 09:00 PM // 21:00

How can you explore Imperial Sanctum that much?

Leighwyn · May 28, 2006, 09:30 PM // 21:30

You just...do? I dunno, there aren't any tricks to it. Run around lol

brosse · May 29, 2006, 01:01 AM // 01:01

I couldn't find the way to the northern part of imperial sanctum either

JamSan · May 29, 2006, 11:17 AM // 11:17

The northern part of imperial sanctum is where you get sent when Shiro binds you.

brosse · May 29, 2006, 01:19 PM // 13:19

Any tips on getting him to banish you? When I go in solo he never does and when I go in with hench he always banishes them...

JamSan · May 29, 2006, 02:53 PM // 14:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by brosse

Any tips on getting him to banish you? When I go in solo he never does and when I go in with hench he always banishes them...

Same with me, he does seem to banish the healers more often than the others though, perhaps thats the key.

4thVariety · May 29, 2006, 03:51 PM // 15:51

On my map it seems like I could get 0.1% by reaching Breaker Hollow Balkony.

the same applies for one small edge of House zu Heltzer South East corner.

JoeB · May 29, 2006, 04:58 PM // 16:58

Leighwyn, my mistake. I thought I was looking at your map but it must have been someone else's. The map I was looking at didn't even look like it had completed the last mission. How do I make a map like the one you uploaded for comparison, it is an odd resolution? I have both Photoshop and I just downloaded IrfanView so I can do whatever. I scouted the areas you mentioned and I'm up to 95.1% now. It took FOREVER to finally get into Jade Quarry but I managed and got .4% out of it. If you can tell me how to make a map like yours, I'll see if I had anything I didn't see in yours. -Joe

Seraface · May 29, 2006, 05:40 PM // 17:40

Um... not to be a complete newb... but how did you get your cantha chars into the Crystal Desert? I thought you can't access Prophecies missions if you're from Factions, and that means that you can't access Sanctum Cay. As far as I know, that's the only road to the crystal desert.

BuGi · May 29, 2006, 05:43 PM // 17:43

You can access every tyrian mission with canthan characters. The missions before LA were unaccesible before the last update though.

Seraface · May 29, 2006, 05:45 PM // 17:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuGi

You can access every tyrian mission with canthan characters. The missions before LA were unaccesible before the last update though.

OOOOH ok thank you ^_^ that explains why I couldn't get into Gates of Kryta