Livingston's Guide to becoming a Grandmaster Elonian Cartographer! (No Map checks!)

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

02 Dec 2006 at 03:31 - 523


Thanks a lot. Luckily i got to 100% in Istan... so i didn't have to trek to the bottom of Barborous Shore.

JSUCamel

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

Heroes of the Horn

Me/R

02 Dec 2006 at 05:20 - 524
Ack! I'm at 98.5% and I have no idea where the remaining 1.5% are. Well, I know there are probably .2 or .3% in the Ruins of Sajalha or whatever it's called, but I understand that most Grandmasters don't need to get all of that, and that's such a pain in the ass I'd rather skip it if I can.

Also, my character is Tyrian, and I didnt' do the tutorial thing, so that first tiny area is off-limits to me, as far as i know. I tried the difference thing, but I didn't see much to look for.

Any help you guys could give me would be much, much appreciated. Thanks for your time, guys!

http://myweb.cableone.net/jsucamel/gw058.bmp

Tarek Amandi

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

Dirty South

FATE

W/

02 Dec 2006 at 05:56 - 525
Just wanna say thank you for the guide it helped me alot! I worked on mine for a full 24hrs and I must say HUG THE WALLS GUYS!

Livingston

Livingston

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Edge of the World

[L] [GET]

02 Dec 2006 at 07:53 - 526
Congrats to the new GMCs.

Don't forget to rate the thread. ^^

Livingston

cataphract

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

02 Dec 2006 at 10:43 - 527
Hello everyone!

I'm currently at 99% explored and I need help finding that last one %.
SilentVex, if you could check my map, I'd be much obliged.

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4153/99mapjy8.jpg

eekzor

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/E

02 Dec 2006 at 14:53 - 528
I would really like it if some1 could help me get the last 1.3%

here is my map

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d196/eeKzor/gw241.jpg

can't get an attachment of the .bmp cause its 3.5mb ;/

could I send it over to msn or something to any1? - I don't know how to reduce size.

thanks lot!

Airblood

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

02 Dec 2006 at 16:49 - 529
I need help for find my last spot
i have 99.5%

screen in 1024x768


http://img359.imageshack.us/img359/7192/gw030br4.jpg

thanks

freekedoutfish

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/

02 Dec 2006 at 16:55 - 530
Righty, 4hth time lucky...

...hopefully we now have a 1024x768 bmp image to be looked at and analysed:

*drum role*



Taaadaaaarrr!!

That was hard work. Ok so its the large version instead of the thumbnail because the website didnt offer that option. Sorry

SilentVex

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Maguuma Stade

02 Dec 2006 at 22:26 - 531
Great Rob marked (green is new)
TyrianFury marked
death_by_sparkles marked
TXAR-CUT marked
JSUCamel marked
cataphract marked
freekedoutfish marked (didn't know how much you had left, hope I got it all)

BoSSecS: Yours is a weird resolution, I'll get it in a bit.
Airblood: Too grainy, need a higher quality jpg or bmp.
eekzor: Resized too small.

JSUCamel

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

Heroes of the Horn

Me/R

02 Dec 2006 at 22:36 - 532
Thanks for your help, Silent! I'll check it out right away and let you know.

freekedoutfish

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/

02 Dec 2006 at 23:12 - 533
Quote:
Originally Posted by SilentVex
Great Rob marked (green is new)
TyrianFury marked
death_by_sparkles marked
TXAR-CUT marked
JSUCamel marked
cataphract marked
freekedoutfish marked (didn't know how much you had left, hope I got it all)

BoSSecS: Yours is a weird resolution, I'll get it in a bit.
Airblood: Too grainy, need a higher quality jpg or bmp.
eekzor: Resized too small. I only needed 0.2% :P, looks like youve found quite a few spots though....but cheers, ill check it now.

[UPDATE]



Had to use huge resolution to get all titles in.

eekzor

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Mo/E

02 Dec 2006 at 23:18 - 534
Ok, to bad they didn't work.

I don't know a proper site where to upload one big picture... so I just took 4 parts and uploaded them. in the middle, where the parts meet eachother, theres an additional stroke of 50 pixels.

if u need any better pics, please give me ur msn and I can send them over, or give me a good site where I can easely log in free & upload it.

links:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1.../lowerleft.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...lowerright.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...or/topleft.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...r/topright.jpg

thanx for (trying to?) help(ing) me again =)

Airblood

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

02 Dec 2006 at 23:44 - 535
I post other sreen in bmp

1280x1024

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/8605/gw031pb3.png

say me if it is better

thanks

BoSSecs

BoSSecs

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

Italy

sUk Clan

Mo/

03 Dec 2006 at 00:17 - 536
here is it, 99.6% >.<

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/1605/gw076rk7.jpg

1280x1024 in jpeg

is the best that I can do :P

thanks

Great Rob

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ex Talionis [Law]

W/

03 Dec 2006 at 00:58 - 537
A million and one thank yous to SilentVex, I finally got there in the end

Cyan The Archer

Cyan The Archer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Denmark

R/

03 Dec 2006 at 01:10 - 538
BoSSecs, try these spots The areas in Garden of Seborhin are questionable though(The area close to Kodash Bazaar)

And it looks like you havent completed the game, which would give you a little bit exploration in Chantry of Secrets.

eekzor, i ----ed up your map a bit i think so it wasnt completely accurate in Photoshop.. but accurate enough to find some spots ^^ Give these a try: (Gave the pic the wrong name...)

Airblood, your pic is too small

BoSSecs

BoSSecs

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

Italy

sUk Clan

Mo/

03 Dec 2006 at 01:17 - 539
ok, I'll check it tomorrow, thx cyan :P

death_by_sparkles

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2006

W/

03 Dec 2006 at 02:07 - 540
thanks vex i'll check this out tonight hopefully i can get the title with these spots *crosses fingers* thanks for the help

Wobrak

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

Order of the BlackSheep

03 Dec 2006 at 04:16 - 541
I must agree the everyone else, the Elonian GMC title was easier than the Tyrian or Canthan.

Thanks for the maps!

SnipiousMax

SnipiousMax

Perfectly Elocuted

Join Date: Sep 2005

03 Dec 2006 at 05:26 - 542
Beating the game gives you .3% right?

Oblivious Moose

Oblivious Moose

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

Sinister Swarm [Sin]

P/

03 Dec 2006 at 06:09 - 543
hey, this is my first shot at trying to get GMC, in any of the 3 campaigns. im currently stck at 99.5% and have tried the various techniques explained previously in this thread, including the ones posted as links.

i have downloaded 3 versions of 100% maps to compare my current map to, using these techniques, and one one of them, i noticed i have a few tiny .1 areas that they didn't. and i was unable to find any spots that they had, and i did not(except for the tutorial area that supposedly doesnt count towards this title)

i am using my paragon that has completed the game, and explored the back region of the chantry of secrets.

any help at all to get the last .5% would be greatly appriciated, you can find my 100% map here, as im not the super photoshop wizards you are, im having a hard time creating a 100% "U" map, i do havea pic of each zone, and can work on getting those uploaded to a host site for my next post if its needed.

thanks again for any and all help. ~Moose

JSUCamel

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

Heroes of the Horn

Me/R

03 Dec 2006 at 07:08 - 544
Finally got it. Thanks for your help, SilentVex!

Livingston

Livingston

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Edge of the World

[L] [GET]

03 Dec 2006 at 07:09 - 545
Quote:
Originally Posted by SnipiousMax
Beating the game gives you .3% right? The area of the Chantry that you can access after beating the game has been reported to have given players .1%

Watching the last cinematic has been reported to give at least .2%

The person who reported this only had .2% left before they hit 100%

Livingston

death_by_sparkles

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2006

W/

03 Dec 2006 at 07:45 - 546
alright. im at 99.5%... i just read the thing about watching the end game cinematic and it giving you .2% ... im too tired to try right now (i skipped the video first time through) but i will tomorow so hopefully that will put me at 99.7 then i should just need .3 more ... Vex you have helped A TON. and i'm so close now thanks to you. You've helped a lot and i know you get a lot of maps so i'm gonna post mine for a third time and if you have time could you check it out. Thanks.

(oh and can anyone elaborate on the whole end game cinematic thing. do you have to watch it?)


http://i13.tinypic.com/351eh45.jpg

hallmar

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2005

OCAU

Mo/Me

03 Dec 2006 at 07:53 - 547
Hi, I was @ 99.7% before I finished NF and I read where you get the .3 (or .2) at the end game but for me it wasn't so we watched all the cinematic and I ran and mapped all the last area even though I sorta knew it wouldn't help .. I did get the .1 at the new area behind The Chantry of Sectrets though so now I am up to 99.8%.

So I need help please in getting my first GMC. i hope this map is ok

stevedallas

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

NY

The Ebon Vanguard

W/

03 Dec 2006 at 07:57 - 548
Hi

I'm stuck on 99.4% - could you take a look at these maps and help me out?

<a href="http://khunited.com/banners/gw395.bmp">Zoomed Out</a><br>
<a href="http://khunited.com/banners/current.jpg">U Map JPG</a>

Thanks in advance!

Livingston

Livingston

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Edge of the World

[L] [GET]

03 Dec 2006 at 07:58 - 549
So we now have one person who got .1, one who got .2, and one who got nothing...

Livingston

death_by_sparkles

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2006

W/

03 Dec 2006 at 08:09 - 550
UPDATE: watched the cinematic through and gained no percentage which either means you dont have to watch it and i gained it earlier without knowing or it doesnt. I would guess that it doesnt but what do i know. So i still need .5% (see above) dying for some help. Thanks guys

TyrianFury

TyrianFury

Guest

Join Date: May 2006

UK

E/

03 Dec 2006 at 09:24 - 551
Quote:
Originally Posted by TyrianFury
Hi all

I really need help, I'm currently on 99.9% explored and I am totally stuck. I was mapping from the start of them game, got to 99.8 when I completed the desolation and managed to uncover some fog in Kamadan but got no % for it.

finally got to 99.9 in when I re-mapped some of Gandara.

No idea on the last bit. Here is my map any suggestions will be most appreciated!

Here is my map 1440x900

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/4...fury999gm1.jpg Hi guys if anyone has some time can they please look at my map and help me get the last 0.1% I need? Does the area in chantry of secrets yield any more % when you complete the game?

Airblood

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

03 Dec 2006 at 10:48 - 552
thanks Cyan The Archer for your spots i have up 99.6% but i am always block

How i can do for post better quality screen ?


anyone can post your 100%map zoomout in 1024x768 and with a character who have no start in elona thanks

cataphract

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

03 Dec 2006 at 11:41 - 553
Finally! My 6th maxed title.
Many thanks to SilentVex for marking that 1% I was missing.

cataphract

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

03 Dec 2006 at 11:45 - 554
Quote:
Originally Posted by Airblood
How i can do for post better quality screen ?
When saving as JPEG set compression to low. The result will be a good quality picture, but a large file.

Quote: Originally Posted by Airblood
anyone can post your 100%map zoomout in 1024x768 and with a character who have no start in elona thanks It just so happens...

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3844/100elonagw6.jpg

Airblood

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

03 Dec 2006 at 11:52 - 555
Hum ok i will try

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4443/gw030ir2.jpg


It is better ??

fibassassin

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

FiB

W/E

03 Dec 2006 at 12:18 - 556
Hi

me again, lol im now stuck @ 99.4%

Please help, been going well since my last post without help, but now im Stuck.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...sin/sas100.jpg

(( btw how do you get the full map without towns.))

Cyan The Archer

Cyan The Archer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Denmark

R/

03 Dec 2006 at 12:42 - 557
death by sparkles, http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2...parkleshq3.jpg still a rookie so couldnt find it all, but this will get you closer i guess.

... I dont understand how you resize the pictures? :/

TXAR-CUT

TXAR-CUT

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

Catalonia, Spain

CDT

03 Dec 2006 at 15:35 - 558
thx for ur help SilentVex!! I'm one more GCM.



Thx!

stevedallas

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

NY

The Ebon Vanguard

W/

03 Dec 2006 at 15:56 - 559
Fibassassin... full map, you hit u and expand it as large as you can and take screenshots of the entire map e3xposed through there then you paste them all together.

Your map, I think I found a spot - the curved bit of land on the east shore of the river that runs north to south directly north of Pagahon Passage looks like it isnt uncovered, hard to tell with a zoomed out map though

freekedoutfish

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2006

E/

03 Dec 2006 at 16:10 - 560
Quote:
Originally Posted by TXAR-CUT
thx for ur help SilentVex!! I'm one more GCM.



Thx! Well that answers the question of what grandmasster cartographer looks like in.... what ever language that is.

death_by_sparkles

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2006

W/

03 Dec 2006 at 18:09 - 561
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyan The Archer
death by sparkles, http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2...parkleshq3.jpg still a rookie so couldnt find it all, but this will get you closer i guess.

... I dont understand how you resize the pictures? :/ thanks for the try Cyan. I checked your three spots but didnt get any extra fog. I definately appreciate the attempt though. The more people checking my map the better for me . Thanks.

Sarcassm

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2006

GSTA

R/Mo

03 Dec 2006 at 23:26 - 562
Dear Livingston and comrades,
After checking and rechecking, walking and rewalking about every inch of Elona, I am stuck at 99,7%.

The only differences with 100% cards I can find are in between portals, like those east of Honur Hill (connecting Resplendent Makuun with Wilderness of Bahdza), and there is no way to get there

I have uploaded a screen of the M map here:
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3676/alunamapes7.jpg

1280x800 res, 100% conversion to jpg. Hope it is good enough.

If someone could find the time to see if they can find my last few foggy spots, I would be very grateful!

Thanks and regards,
Sarcassm (char Miss Aluna Tick R/Mo)