FREE .4% MAP EXPLORATION [req: "recall" or "return" + town Eredon Terrace]

Juicey Shake

Juicey Shake

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

CA

in it for the trimmmm

R/

EDIT: you can get into any gated areas in cantha, using this method. this is only 1 example.
other areas that give map boost:

1: saint anjeka's shrine, exclusive alliance area
2: monastery overlook [leave shing jea into any of those areas outside of the monastery, get inside monastery, run through gate into the overlook]


gl, hf, share the info before the event is over PLEASE.









Instructions:

Step 1: go to Eredon Terrace [north-east luxon town]

Step 2: add a henchie to your party
[henchie.jpg]

Step 3: zone out, and: cast recall on your henchie

or skip to step #4, option 2
Step4: flag your henchie past the portal, into the town, and:
  • cancel recall
    or use return on your henchie

    Step5: walk through this gate


    Step6: walk over to this hill area with a jade thingy


    Step7: walk up this black rock


    you could also just be a member of the alliance that controls eredon terrace and walk in while still in the town.

    Make sure to go as far north, east, and south as you can.

    ENJOY.




    EDIT: You can also use this trick to get into the exclusive area in any town in Cantha. Saint Anjeka's Shrine gives ~.1% if you go into the exclusive area, there.
  • IrishCatholicNewYorker

    IrishCatholicNewYorker

    Academy Page

    Join Date: Jul 2006

    FL (from Long Island NY)

    Rage Against The Dying [RAGE]

    Me/W

    cool... what profession has recall though??? warrior?assasin?somtin else?

    Majestic

    Ascalonian Squire

    Join Date: May 2006

    thanks for the share, recall is assassin skill.

    apettit

    Pre-Searing Cadet

    Join Date: Sep 2006

    utopian benefactors

    A/Mo

    how can i order my hench in factions? I thought that was only in nightfall...

    in other words
    my compass does not have the flags when i play my "pre-nightfall world event" characters. only the characters i created in the free trial have that option.

    scrinner

    Wilds Pathfinder

    Join Date: Jan 2006

    Factions characters have access to them. Thanks to the OP i got my title

    themickman

    Krytan Explorer

    Join Date: Dec 2005

    W/Mo

    i tried this exploit in kaineng and ran to the gate near storage with the glowing chest, when i got there the gate actually raised up to let me through, but u still couldnt get any farther . . .

    LiQuId StEeL

    LiQuId StEeL

    Desert Nomad

    Join Date: Jul 2005

    /u/liquidsteel30

    Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO]

    W/Mo

    That's pretty shwing.

    Got a few tenths I wouldn't have gotten otherwise

    Ept

    Ept

    Ascalonian Squire

    Join Date: Jul 2006

    Natural Anthem [ATHM]

    Me/

    Just a little note: Recall is much better because you can go the distance of the mini-map, whereas with Return, you can only shadow step casting range.

    Juicey Shake

    Juicey Shake

    Jungle Guide

    Join Date: Jun 2005

    CA

    in it for the trimmmm

    R/

    awesomeness =) glad it helped. please, let as many people as you can know before event is over~~ free exploration points ftw ^^.

    phil collins eww. sry about images not showing up, imageshack is gimpy.

    basically, put recall on a henchy outside of a town, use flag to send henchy into town, once he's a godo way past portal, cancel recall and explore.

    Alberic

    Alberic

    Frost Gate Guardian

    Join Date: Jan 2006

    United States

    [AB]

    R/

    I already got to 100% on my Tyrian ranger without these places, but I mapped the overlook anyway because not having it was bugging me.

    AlienFromBeyond

    Jungle Guide

    Join Date: Dec 2005

    Heros of Titans Realm [HotR]

    W/

    Thanks, that little bit will come in handy when I start exploring Cantha.

    Racthoh

    Racthoh

    Did I hear 7 heroes?

    Join Date: May 2005

    Scars Meadows [SMS], Guild Leader (Not Recruiting)

    That saved me so much time, rather than trying to find that last little bit that I swear I already had.

    Leighwyn

    Leighwyn

    Krytan Explorer

    Join Date: Jul 2005

    Seattle

    Limbo

    Mo/E

    Yay for Juicey! /cheer

    Thanks

    Apparently where you can go is dependent on what explorable area you're in....example: I couldn't get to Monastery Overlook if I went to Sunqua Vally, but I could if I went to Linnok Courtyard. Same with the Kurzick town, I could only go into the exclusive area if I left for Ferndale.

    edit: So is this this glitch that I've heard about? Still exploring it, too....and it results in yet another vertical line on the zoomed-out map heh

    (I got 0.6% just from this town / glitch area! Who needs Jade Quarry )






    I also tried the same method to get into the closed arenas in Tyria, but was unable to because the region was not loaded into the explorable areas I had access to Oh well....

    Juicey Shake

    Juicey Shake

    Jungle Guide

    Join Date: Jun 2005

    CA

    in it for the trimmmm

    R/

    yay everyone and their titles =). Remember, tell anyone that hasn't already done this! The overlook for tyrians is very nice for anyone who missed the dragon festival, and the eredon terrace area was previously only available to people in the owning alliance [and it took me weeks to get an invite for 5 minutes ><]

    so tell everyone about this before event is over, please..
    and yeah, linook courtyard is needed to get into monastery overlook** [I didn't bother trying with sunqua >_>]

    Livingston

    Livingston

    Jungle Guide

    Join Date: Jul 2006

    The Edge of the World

    [L] [GET]

    That's awesome, but unfortunately I can't allow myself to do this, due to my explorer thread. If I get these areas and people see them later when I update my maps, they will want to know how I got them and will want to know how much can normally be explored once I tell them, and I won't be able to keep track of that.

    That is unless they still have this when NF is officially released, then I'll definitely be using it, and I'll add the hows of it to my guide.

    Good work.

    Livingston

    Amity and Truth

    Amity and Truth

    Jungle Guide

    Join Date: Jun 2006

    W/N

    I love this. Thank you a lot.
    The problem about the explorer title in Cantha is that even if you visit every area and hug the walls like a maniac, chances are you will still be 2% short simply because you did not hug them hard enough.

    warren_kn

    warren_kn

    Wilds Pathfinder

    Join Date: May 2005

    London, England

    Hehehe that's pretty cool, just had a go because I didn't believe it myself. Got nearly 1% closer to title, well done OP.

    Bane of Worlds

    Bane of Worlds

    Wilds Pathfinder

    Join Date: Mar 2006

    Meadow

    Rt/

    errr too late me for since I gotten 100% for cantha a long time ago but I've would be interested for Tyria areas tho since there are areas there that are completely locked out for those who want to get those x.x% since arenas that require a certain level to enter but missed out or the arenas that no one can enter anymore since the Battle Isles made them obsolete to be there anymore.
    It would a give an alternate portion of the map to explore to uncover those areas for Tyrian or Canthan natives.

    Amity and Truth

    Amity and Truth

    Jungle Guide

    Join Date: Jun 2006

    W/N

    You know after using this method a bit and getting quite some x.x out of it... i'm wondering if that is the reason the leeway for Cantha Explorer is that extreme as it is. Could it just be that there are several map bugs that should never have counted towards the title but still do? Could this be the reason why we have to hug walls, turn around every single meter, jump, paint a pentagram and pray to every known god - and to every unknown one as well (to make sure)?

    SnipiousMax

    SnipiousMax

    Perfectly Elocuted

    Join Date: Sep 2005

    Why would this change after the event? Surely they're not going to revert the flagging options?

    RoadKill97

    RoadKill97

    Lion's Arch Merchant

    Join Date: Jun 2006

    Legion of Zeal [Zeal]

    W/

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Amity and Truth
    You know after using this method a bit and getting quite some x.x out of it... i'm wondering if that is the reason the leeway for Cantha Explorer is that extreme as it is. Could it just be that there are several map bugs that should never have counted towards the title but still do? Could this be the reason why we have to hug walls, turn around every single meter, jump, paint a pentagram and pray to every known god - and to every unknown one as well (to make sure)? I used to think there isn't much leeway in Cantha, but I since reached 100% almost 3 months ago, I've uncovered more than 40 spots. Not kidding at all, there is a ridiculous amount of leeway in Cantha.

    Swinging Fists

    Wilds Pathfinder

    Join Date: Mar 2006

    W/Mo

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SnipiousMax
    Why would this change after the event? Surely they're not going to revert the flagging options?
    That's exactly what they are going to do:

    Quote:
    User Interface Changes

    For the duration of the World Preview Event, the game will use certain elements of the Guild Wars Nightfall user interface.

    * The new Skills and Attributes panel centralizes management of skills and attributes, both for player characters and Heroes. It replaces both the old Skill panel and the Attributes page from the Hero panel.
    * The updated Inventory panel contains a character selector, so it can be used to manage equipped weapons and armor for both player characters and Heroes.
    * The Compass includes new controls that allow the player to issue orders to both henchmen and Heroes.

    All of these user interface changes are being presented in beta form. After the conclusion of the weekend event, they will be removed from the game again until the release of Guild Wars Nightfall.

    SnipiousMax

    SnipiousMax

    Perfectly Elocuted

    Join Date: Sep 2005

    ^ Ah yes, thanks

    My Sweet Revenga

    Krytan Explorer

    Join Date: Nov 2005

    R/

    omg thanks for sharing this trick. And actually it can still be done after the event is over. Just load up on a team of henchies and inch as far as you can to the door so the hench goes in as far as possible. Then hit recall and voila you're in. The interrupt henchman went in the furthest for me. Just got my title Screw jade quarry this method works way better. I think I got a good 0.6 out of eredon terrace if you explore everything back there. I made it so far up the mountain, it felt like I was playing morrowind or oblivion

    Guldur.be

    Pre-Searing Cadet

    Join Date: Mar 2006

    DKP

    R/Mo

    It helped me reaching the title, tx

    Carinae

    Carinae

    Forge Runner

    Join Date: Jun 2005

    Inside

    Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

    I cannot do it today with either Return or Recall. Is there an additional trick to it, or did they fix it?

    Vilaptca

    Vilaptca

    Pre-Searing Vanquisher

    Join Date: Jun 2005

    Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Carinae Dragonblood
    I cannot do it today with either Return or Recall. Is there an additional trick to it, or did they fix it? Only during the Nightfall preview, because we had the ability to use the flag to move henchmen, but now thats over we can't do this anymore. You'll have to wait until Oct 27 to do it.

    Carinae

    Carinae

    Forge Runner

    Join Date: Jun 2005

    Inside

    Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

    Actually, i just got it. It can still be done.

    My Sweet Revenga

    Krytan Explorer

    Join Date: Nov 2005

    R/

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Vilaptca
    Only during the Nightfall preview, because we had the ability to use the flag to move henchmen, but now thats over we can't do this anymore. You'll have to wait until Oct 27 to do it. No it can still be done. Just not as easily. The key is getting your henchmen far enough into the town portal past the zoning point and that's usually dependant on the formation your henchmen take when you exit a town. I've found they can take 2 initial formations. One, they will form a perfect circle around you. Two, most of them, especially the archers and casters will form up a certain distance from you and will try to maintain that distance and position relative to your position when you move. The trouble here is finding towns where when you exit, the henchmen will form up at a distance between you and the town portal. I've tried it with multiple exits of several towns and many of them the henchmen either form a circle around you or they form up at a distance, but not directly between you and the town portal.

    So far I've only been able to successfully do it with 2 towns. Eredon Terrace and the east exit of Breaker Hollow. At both these exits, the henchmen formed up directly between me and the town exit.

    The south exit of house zu heltzer I think might be possible as I can get eve and cynn to go way back up the stairs. But every time I teleport, I end up in town so I gave up after a few tries. Couple of other towns had this same condition too, but I gave up shortly because I got my title and got bored of trying to do it with other towns

    I do kinda hope anet doesn't try to fix this... for cantha anyway. Unless they plan on opening up jade quarry for free exploration, I can't see how the average joe can possibly get grandmaster cantha cartographer without doing this trick.

    Carinae

    Carinae

    Forge Runner

    Join Date: Jun 2005

    Inside

    Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

    Well, I can get into Eredon, but not St. Anejeka's.

    Arduin

    Arduin

    Grotto Attendant

    Join Date: May 2005

    The Netherlands

    Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

    R/

    I can't get in either...Do the henchies got to be all the way in town PAST the barrier, and then cast recall? I keep zoning back to Eredon Terrace

    [EDIT: WEeeee I did it!!!! Thanks for the tip!!. Dunno why it worked this time though, but I'll ned the 0.4]

    mint

    mint

    Krytan Explorer

    Join Date: Mar 2006

    NYC

    I just got into breaker and eradon....thank you so much!!!

    trying to find more locations now...


    EDIT: that was wierd....the second i managed to get into saint anjeka's the game err=7'ed. is anet trying to fix this now?

    B??x??44????1@$

    Lion's Arch Merchant

    Join Date: Jan 2006

    You can also fight the guard outside, and then the merchant runs into town, then you can use almost any shadow step skill, like dark prison, to get in.

    Or Heart Of Shadow your way past. It seems like I can't get the first one to work again after the first time.

    Orrr you can just get 8 henchmen, and stand near the gate, and let them all kinda huddle around, garauntee some will be on the other side of the portal

    ThunderStruck

    Krytan Explorer

    Join Date: Feb 2006

    The Arctic Marauders [TAM]

    Got it to work in eredon's, I'll try St Anjeka's soon!

    harshateja

    Ascalonian Squire

    Join Date: Jul 2006

    LAPD

    E/

    I think its been fixed because it doesn't seem to work any more...

    B??x??44????1@$

    Lion's Arch Merchant

    Join Date: Jan 2006

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ThunderStruck
    Got it to work in eredon's, I'll try St Anjeka's soon! What tactic worked for you?

    ThunderStruck

    Krytan Explorer

    Join Date: Feb 2006

    The Arctic Marauders [TAM]

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by B§x¿44¶»1@$
    What tactic worked for you? For Eredon Terrace, here's what I did (AFTER the flagging for henchmen was removed)

    I brought the 3 Ranger Henchmen and the 2 Monk henchmen, and exited into Maisheng Hills. I then cast Recall on Zho right away, BEFORE I forced the henchies past the portal. I then inched towards the right side of the portal, and as soon as I was as close as I could get, I canceled Recall, and it brought me into the zone. I've gotten it to work without zoning me about 40% of the time!

    SerenitySilverstar

    Wilds Pathfinder

    Join Date: May 2006

    Yes, certainly takes a bit of persistence, but this trick still works.

    Here's the next thing: has anyone tried this in Tyria? I tried in places I knew had locked gates (Henge, Droknar's, Amnoon) but had no success. It seems you can't get as close to portals in Tyria as you can in Cantha.

    Leighwyn

    Leighwyn

    Krytan Explorer

    Join Date: Jul 2005

    Seattle

    Limbo

    Mo/E

    I tried it throughout Tyria during the preview, nothing of importance is accessible. All of the arena areas that you can no longer map are outside of the region loaded up by the explorable zone.

    jtchans

    Wilds Pathfinder

    Join Date: Sep 2005

    W/

    Is it still possible to get into The Monestary Overlook by going into the courtyard?


    I tried but I could not get close enough.