World Atlas

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Summary

  • Each character begins with a Blessed/Newbiefied World Atlas in their backpack
  • If you try to remove the atlas from your backpack it will get deleted
  • You can get a new atlas by typing [atlas
  • Players can view location entries on Townships, Dungeons, Healer Caravans, Shrines, and Points of Interest
  • All Locations in Atlases are automatically unlocked and available to players (no longer require unlocking them by securing a campfire)
  • All Locations in Atlases only require 60 Camping skill in order to Hike to them (including Custom / Personal locations)

The World Atlas - Travel Outlands with Ease


Hiking

Most Dungeon Entries in the Atlas Book feature two Hiking options: "Hike Outside" and "Hike Inside"

  • The Hike Outside option will teleport the player to a randomized location outside of the Dungeon
  • The Hike Inside option will teleport the player to a randomized location near a random Golden Moongate inside of that Dungeon


New Player Category

Atlases have a "New Player" category with destinations intended for new players which are "Sanctuary" areas, including:

  • New Player Dungeon
  • Ratman Hovel
  • Shelter Island
  • Urukton Bluffs


Personal Category

  • The Personal Category allows players to hike to locations specific to the player
  • Players must have 60 Skill or above in order to Hike to locations in the Personal category
  • If the player has a House on their account, the "Hike to House" entry will be available to use
  • If the player has a Ship currently at sea, the "Hike to Ship" entry will be available to use
  • Hiking to a House will place the player at the house's Ban Location (typically under the House Sign)
  • Hiking to a Ship will embark the player and nearby Followers to a random Embark Location for the ship


Tracking to Location

  • Players can select Begin Tracking to Location in the atlas to generate a persistent directional arrow on their screen that points the player to the destination they selected 
  • While Tracking to Location, the player will be updated every 10 seconds with a system message informing them of how many steps they are away from their current destination
  • Players can click Show on World Map to show a map of the entire world with pins marking the player's current location and the destination
  • Players can click Show Local Map to show a zoomed out map of what the destination's immediate surroundings looks like


Understanding the World Atlas

On the left page are selectable Location Categories which include:

  • Custom
  • Dungeons
  • Healer Caravans
  • Moongates
  • New Player
  • Personal
  • Points of Interest
  • Shrines
  • Sub-Dungeons
  • Townships

The right page lists all locations available in the world for the currently selected Location Category. Clicking the button next to a Location on the right page will launch the detail window for that Location. The detail window for a location contains information about the location such as:

  • Lat/Long: The latitude and longitude of the location, typically used for Treasure Maps
  • Coordinates: The standard-format X, Y coordinates of the location
  • Distance to Location: Calculated number of steps in distance from the player to the location
  • Direction to Location: Calculated direction from the player to the location

Each detail window also has several buttons the player may activate:

  • Show Arrow to Location
  • Show on World Map
  • Show Local Map
  • Hike Outside and/or Hike Inside
  • Previous
  • Next

Show Arrow to Location

  • Places a persistent Arrow on the player's screen showing their relative direction to the destination
  • Players may Right-Click on the arrow to cancel it
  • While the player is currently Tracking to a Location, they will receive a system message every 10 seconds informing them of how many steps away they are from their current destination

Show on World/Local Map

  • Opens a large-scale map showing the player's current location as Pin 1 and the Destination as Pin 2 with a line drawn between the pins indicating the path to the destination
  • Clicking the Show Local Map button will launch a moderate-sized map showing the immediate area surrounding the destination, with the destination marked as Pin 1.
  • Clicking the "Return" button will bring the Atlas Window back to the listing of locations available for the currently selected Location Category.