Livingston's Guide to becoming a Grandmaster Elonian Cartographer! (No Map checks!)

Made my way through Modok Crevice (Sp?) and am on 55% now. Mapping every bit as I go which helps a few quests I like the fact that there are a few quests that forces you to go into the different areas. Need to find someone to do the Refuge mission though, can't get into the middle fortress in the explorable area

In taking my time, checking out the local flora and fauna and taking pics along the way, my dual GMC has 22% on the Isle of Istan also, though I did poke my head into the Moon Fortress for a moment... so I may be over about .3 or so. HOWever, I have been unable to get the little bit in the starter training area, and the 2 islands in the far North of Mahtani Keys (that show uncovered on the map that ships with the game) have no land-bridge access. Also, the sunspear arena does not appear to have any access person. So, looking in the threads for any the "scoops" this morning! Happy exploring Cartographers!!!

I have about 60 and I'm not even to the wurms yet.... hmmmm It seems the island is about 20% +/-2. I did however explore the top half of the Desolated area by way of the mines, there are bridges that take you over the poison land, but there are mad mobs up there.

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Here we go, I can't find a way to clear the areas between the two portals.

#1


#2


Any ideas? Does the area in #2 become a mission or outpost later in the game? Thats a rather sizeable gap.

That's just the way it is, I think, it's not exposed on the CE map either.

Regarding the mappage of interportal dimensional space:
Has the recall to flagged heroes 'feature' been removed?

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Well after a long long night, I have 90.5% explored so far. I'm sure the other places are tiny spots, I mean I didn't wall hug every area I was getting sick of exploring.

While exploring in lower Forum Highlands I found a freaky cracked wall with a pulsating glowing light behind it.

No way to smash it open and no idea what's behind it.

I took a screenshot but can't seem to shrink it down.

If anyone else has seen it let the speculations begin

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Does anyone know if you can get into the sunspear arena that is on the CE map? I have 99.9% and cant figure out anything I missed except for that one spot.

Here you go... Wasn't too hard to get...

You are teh win. That's awesome.

grats
care to post a large scale in depth map (1024x768 or 1280x1024) so ppl can diff from it?

Now that's a real PvE man!

I've been stuck at 99.9 all frickin day, but I thought I'd post a mini-guide on exploring the only non-straightforward zone, that being Tihark Orchard mission. You have to do it in the actual mission, since there is no explorable zone.

1. Set up with a build to solo a lvl 20 blood necro and a couple running skills, enter mission.
2. Dance with the little girl, re-enact the fight, and kill the lady with the rare artifact (do the other 2 mini-games if you're going for bonus), and go talk to the princes.
3. After the cutscene, all the guards blocking the stairs will have left their posts to attack the skree. Now's your chance to simply run outside and explore the whole zone.

It turned out to be about 1.5% I believe.

Edit: I got it. Assembling the map now.

Congrats guys!!!
I currently have 63% of Elona and I am in Vabbi. but I have a guidie that is done, with I think 1 more spot in Realm of Torment to find... But I did take him to one spot he missed via the Vehjin Mines... Basalt Grotto. lol should have heard him when we were playing cause he was like WHERE THIS COME FROM??? lol hahaha oh well it was fun to show him something since he surpassed me on day two when I had to work. lol I run him through all the points in kourna the day before so he gave me the tour when I hit Vabbi... lol It was still funny to do that to him though.... lol

My map is pretty complete Through Vabbi, but since Guru has removed almost every map of Elona of late I was hesitant to post it anyplace even as a work in progress...

I have detail maps of Sunspear Sanctuary, Bahook Caverns, and the Hidden City of Ahdashim.

Istan (100%),
Kourna(94%) Needs skirting here and there,
Vabbi(about 64%)
Desolation(about 3%)
Realm of Torment(0%)
Is going to be a while, cause the map is very difficult to make

If Guru will give the go ahead with the project this time I will post what I have as We did during Cantha mapping campaign. But I don't want to get banned as a few others have for posting maps ahead of the game release.

I figure once its all done I'll make a PDF with the FULL map, then each land maps blowups, and the underground maps. and possibily the mission maps, if I feel like it... thats a poor substitute for a strat guide, but its something... at that time I will be looking for a host But I am not really interested in any reward for this stuff. My reward is providing it... Exploration is what I enjoy most in GW, so this is what I am doing it for...

The areas a few of you guys are talking about is a bug in the mapping alignment. lol Anet didnt connect em up quite right, and as such you have little gaps here and there between portal. lol oh well, can't be perfect now can we. lol

Here is my map. Still working on painting out the seems, but that can wait until after the halloween event.

100% Elona by Tyrian - 1280x1024 res used