Camping

Summary

• In order start a campfire a player must use a piece of kindling. This can be acquired by using a dagger on a tree, or through the Carpentry menu with boards and a carpentry tool (0 Carpentry skill required)
• When successful Camping skill allows players to create a campfire lasting ten minutes that provides a buff to yourself and others nearby
• The Camping skill increases a player's backpack maximum weight capacity and item count
• With the World Atlas and Camping skill, players can Hike (fast travel) to certain locations they have previously secured a camp at, limited by skill level.
• In order to unlock these locations, simply secure a campsite within 10 tiles of the coordinates found in your Atlas.
• Unlocking locations is done on a per character-basis (not stored account-wise)
• Hiking to a location sends the player to randomized location in a 5 tile radius of the Atlas entry location, or in the case of Townships, anywhere within the town limits.

Buffs

• The Camping skill increases a player's backpack maximum weight capacity by (200 stones * (Camping Skill / 100))
• The skill also increases a player's backpack maximum item count allowed by (50 * (Camping Skill / 100))
• Campfires made by players take (60 seconds - (45 seconds * (Camping Skill / 100))) seconds to secure, based on the camping skill of the campfire creator
• Camping buff duration lasts for 3 hours. Patch Notes 20191003

PvM A player at a secure campfire site that they created themselves receive a melee and spell damage bonus against creatures of (25% * (Camping Skill / 100)) A player visiting a secure campfire site created by another player receives a melee and spell damage bonus against creatures of (5% * (Creator's Camping Skill / 100)) - No Camping skill required for visitors

PvP A player at a secure campsite that they created themselves receive a melee and spell damage bonus against other players of (10% * (Camping Skill / 100)) A player visiting a secure campfire site created by another player receives a melee and spell damage bonus against other players of (2% * (Creator's Camping Skill / 100))

Hiking

Players can now "Hike" to travel to destinations that can be found within the Atlas, based on their Camping skill.

• At 60 Camping Skill players may Hike to Cities, Moongates, and Healer Caravans

  

• At 80 Camping Skill players may Hike to Dungeons and Subterranean areas
• At 100 Camping Skill players may Hike to Shrines and Points of Interest
• At 120 Camping Skill players may Hike to their own Homes and Guildhouses

When a player hikes to an Atlas destination, they are frozen in place for 10 seconds before being sent to their destination. Players begin with 3 Custom Location entries. Players can unlock 2 additional Custom Location Entries (for all characters on their account) by purchasing the Drifter Player Enhancement. Players can also unlock 4 additional Custom Locations Entries (for all characters on their account) by purchasing the Wayfarer Player Enhancement.

In order to hike to a destination:

• The player must select the "Hike to Location" button in the Atlas entry for the destination
• The player must be at a secure campfire site
• The player must not have been in combat of any type within 30 seconds
• The player must not have been in combat with any player within 2 minutes

Bedrolls

• Players can double-click bedrolls from their backpack to place it at their feet.
• Players can instantly log out using a bedroll.
• Players may not use bedrolls to log out inside dungeons Patched 20190428

Enhancements

• Players can increase the amount of custom hiking locations they can mark using the help menu under Player_Customizations#Enhancements