Livingston's Guide to becoming a Grandmaster Canthan Cartographer! (No Map Checks)

bzzhuh

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2005

Mo/Me

10 Nov 2006 at 13:58 - 161

Thanks for a great guide!

Livingston

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Edge of the World

[L] [GET]

10 Nov 2006 at 14:43 - 162

Congrats to Buzzhuh.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fifel

I will continue to pursue this title when taking breaks from nightfall, but I have a few questions. If I am unable to find the last % on my own and need to submit screenshots in the other thread, does it matter how I divide the continent up? For instance, is there a preferred way to take screens of the island that make it better to compare, or as long as I get the whole island in various shots? I use a full windowed mode “U” map to compare and take screenshots, per suggestion of this guide. And in submitting those shots should I include a full zoomed out shot per the specifications listed (etc. 1024x768) just in case different people or helping out by using different methods? You are welcome.

Don't forget to vote for the thread.

No it doesn't matter how you divide it, as long as you get everything, including the water immediately surrounding the coastlines.

Yes you should include a zoomed out shot as well. Be sure to hold down Shift as you take the screenshot, to get rid of the UI.

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To the person I was talking to in game, earlier: Sorry for getting cut off, but yes I was in an Enter Mission and I hit a tight spot. I wasn't ignoring you or forgot about you, just couldn't type or pay attention to what you were saying.

Livingston

Erszebet

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

Somewheyr Ehlse

Me/E

13 Nov 2006 at 12:46 - 163

Well, as you can see...

Thanks for the guide and all the people who posted their images here for comparison - couldn't have done it without you

Now that the short-lived iMap-guild has disbanded I'm off searching for a new guild...

Asrial

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Centurion Guard

Mo/E

15 Nov 2006 at 04:27 - 164

gul dan

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Menos Mau

Mo/

15 Nov 2006 at 10:27 - 165

thanks for the guide man, i finally got my title =]

Livingston

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Edge of the World

[L] [GET]

15 Nov 2006 at 14:46 - 166

Congratulations to Erszebet and gul dan.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asrial

Livingston, getting finished up with the Kurzick area and checking my current progress I came across an area you may not have uncovered:

"7. SW corner of Amatz Basin mission."

If you compare your spot with mine, mine appears to be slightly more uncovered.

Your thoughts?

Later I'm going to do a difference comparison. I spent about 30 mins checking it out and I don't see a way to uncover it any more, to me it looks like yours is cloudy. Are you sure you have uncovered it? Do me a favor and try to get as close to that spot as you can, if yours is uncovered, take a screenshot of it and let me see it. I've taken screenshots of the places that I could get closest to it as well. I'll post them if they are closer than yours.

Livingston

Asrial

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Centurion Guard

Mo/E

15 Nov 2006 at 15:48 - 167

I'll take a look at it again.

When I did that area, the accursed sun was shining in through the windows so I couldn't see squat for shadowing

[EDIT: It's definitely uncovered for me. The closest I could get to the area in question is behind Xunlai and this spot in the mission]

Tay123

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2006

17 Nov 2006 at 16:33 - 168

HELLO! I finally got my 100% Grandmaster title last night! The last spot I uncovered was the 10 at LUXON map. Thanks million guys! I am going for Tyrian Grand Master next! :-)

TalonTheCat

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

USA

Black Cat Guild

Mo/

18 Nov 2006 at 21:41 - 169

Yeah! Thanks to everyone. I too will be going after the Tyrian next.

Stig Figger

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Canada

24 Nov 2006 at 08:29 - 170

Excellent guide. I spent an hour tonight comparing your maps to mine and flagging certain areas to check for my last ~0.5%...and it turns out all I needed was Shing Jea Arena (didn't know a Tyrian could go there) and Altrumm Ruins challenge mission (just plain forgot to enter it previously!).

TRON 5.0

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

Companions of War

Mo/

05 Dec 2006 at 05:46 - 171

Thank you very very very very very very very much. This guide has helped find the last 3% on my map.

winkgood

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

GoL

05 Dec 2006 at 11:58 - 172

Excellent Guide. I wish I had something like this when I did my Tyrian Grandmaster Cartographer. I was able to go from 92% to 100% in one day. Back when I did Tyria, it took me a week to go from 99% to 100%. Granted, Tyria is bigger, but the trick of comparing maps is hands down the best method I've seen yet. This also helped me max my fifth title giving me KOABD. Thanks for the great guide.

One question. It appears that you had access to some of the back areas of luxon and kurzick towns for the map you made. What did you do? Did you have to guest into guilds that had those or actually leave your guild and join theirs? Luckily, I was able to get it without those back areas but they would have helped a lot.

Nal Agrim

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

09 Dec 2006 at 21:46 - 173

100% Cantha map ... finally!!!

I got to 96% by just playing the game, 98% by doing the challenge and PvP mission...the last 2 % were a pain, lots of small patches around the edges of all areas...

The final 0.1 I got by being banished by Shiro. I dont have the starter area, and I miss 1 patch in Jade Quarry and as far as I can tell only 1 more on the entire map. I didnt use the glitches.

To find the missing spots I used the tabbing method. Not much to add there to the guide, my personal advise is to line up the maps as best as possible, it makes spotting the missing patches much easier. If with every tab the whole map moved a bit, I tended to overlook differences much more.

So...thanks to all the people who posted maps, Livingston for writing this perfect guide, all the others who added useful info, and all those who take time to look at other people´s maps!!!

I move to Elona now, 98.5% and counting

fifel

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

12 Dec 2006 at 04:48 - 174

I finally got my title. Thanks for this wonderful guide. I know I couldn't have done it without this guide. Thanks again.

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Eradan

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

Final Exodus

13 Dec 2006 at 15:54 - 175

This guide made it almost fun ..

KevinHarwood

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

R/Mo

16 Dec 2006 at 19:13 - 176

Hey guys

I've been mapping for some months now and i'd really appreciate your help. I've used the other thread to try and map it myself, but it just isn't working for me. Im at 99.5 and i'd really just like to end this obsession. If anyone could please point out some spots im missing i'd really appreciate it. Thank you in advance!

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