Resource Maps

Resource Maps allow players to harvest valuable resources while gaining skill experience.

• Players receive a harvesting skill gain check on each harvest attempt while using a Resource Map (Ore Map, Lumber Map, Fishing Map, Skinning Map).
• Resource Maps are not affected by the 60-second harvesting lockout resulting from Recalling, Gating, Hiking, or Moongate travel.
• Players can now find Plant Seeds when harvesting from Resource Maps, with resulting rarity levels significantly higher than seeds found from basic harvesting.

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Deciphering a Resource Map

Deciphering a Resource Map requires the Cartography skill and a Spyglass.

• To decipher a Resource Map:
  • Double-click the Spyglass and target the Resource Map.
  • Spyglasses have a higher accuracy and success chance when crafted with better quality and materials.
• Click the gem icon to begin Deciphering the map.
• Once deciphered, the map will display an estimated location.

Locating the Resource

Each type of Resource Map has a Base Search Range that increases based on the player's skill level.

Type	Base Search Range	Increased By
Fishing Map	4	(100% * (Fishing Skill / 100))
Lumber Map	3	(100% * (Lumberjacking Skill / 100))
Ore Map	2	(100% * (Mining Skill / 100))
Skinning Map	4	(100% * (Forensic Evaluation Skill / 100))

Search ranges for all Resource Maps are further improved by using higher quality tools:

Material	Search Range Bonus
Exceptional	+25%
Mastercrafted	+50%
Dull Copper	+30%
Shadow	+40%
Copper	+50%
Bronze	+60%
Gold	+70%
Agapite	+80%
Verite	+90%
Valorite	+100%
Avarite	+110%

Completing a Resource Map

• With a Deciphered Resource Map in your backpack, travel to the location with the appropriate gathering tool.
• Use the tool and target yourself to begin harvesting.
  • If you are near the correct location, a camp will appear.
  • Use the tool and target yourself again to make a tracking arrow appear, leading directly to the exact location.
  • Begin harvesting!
• Double-click the camp to remove it when finished.

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Special Loot

• Players have a chance to loot rare resource-hued items from Resource Maps, such as:
  • Verite Lanterns
  • Valorite Runebook Dyes
  • Avarite Carpet Dyes
  • Gold Hair Dyes
• The hue of the rare item will correspond to the specific resource type of the map used.
  • Players harvesting from Verite Ore Maps, Verewood Lumber Maps, or Verehide Skinning Maps will potentially get green-colored items (labeled as Verite).
  • Players harvesting from Copper Ore Maps, Copperwood Lumber Maps, or Copperhide Skinning Maps will get tan-colored items (labeled as Copper).
• Fishing Maps follow the same system, but their resource type is labeled with "scale" instead:
  • Example: A Dullscale Fishing Map corresponds to Dull Copper Ore, Dullwood Logs, and Dullhide Leather.

Fishing Maps

Players harvesting from Fishing Maps have additional benefits:

• 20% chance on harvest to loot 5-10 randomized resources (Ore, Logs, or Leather) that match the Fishing Map’s material type.
  • Example: A Shadowscale Fishing Map may yield:
  • Shadow Iron Ore
  • Shadowwood Logs
  • Shadowhide Leather
• Rare Loot Drops (such as Backpack Dyes, Hair Dyes, etc.) will now match the Fishing Map’s material hue.
  • Example: A Shadowscale Fishing Map may yield a Shadow Backpack Dye.
• Harvesting animation speed is increased for Fishing Maps, and the completion wait time is reduced to 3 seconds.