Livingston's Guide to becoming a Grandmaster Elonian Cartographer! (No Map checks!)
Ormiel
Quote:
Originally Posted by tommarrow
Ormiel you need to be patient. I just checked your map. There are other people ahead of you now.
Ok, no problem, I am patient 
. I'll wait for it.
. I'll wait for it.
Hare Rama Pigeonus
It's not the right post, but I take the time to thank all the people involved in these incredible guides to achieving Grand Master Cartographer.
Livingston, I dreamt many times of sending you my Canthan map and asking you where I shall improve, but I took my courage with both hands and applied all of the valuable methods.
The GIMP superposition worked in the end, although it was grueling task! but I did it OMG I did it.
I feel stronger now to attack Elonia which appears a lot easier imo
Thank you all, starting with Livingston.
Livingston, I dreamt many times of sending you my Canthan map and asking you where I shall improve, but I took my courage with both hands and applied all of the valuable methods.
The GIMP superposition worked in the end, although it was grueling task! but I did it OMG I did it.
I feel stronger now to attack Elonia which appears a lot easier imo
Thank you all, starting with Livingston.
Humanghost
I downloaded trial version of Photoshop and try to scan my map. Now I have 97,2% explored, but I can see some more differences between 100% map and my map.
First I want to explore all without Tombs, which is 2% of Elona. Wish me good luck.
First I want to explore all without Tombs, which is 2% of Elona. Wish me good luck.
tommarrow
Elsalamandra
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9...amandramw0.jpg
Devil1979
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/237/devilsgo7.jpg
Spectre945
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9198/spectreoo8.jpg
Cyber88
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9467/cyber88vp6.jpg
Tempy
http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/6489/tempyyr7.jpg
Ahab the Great
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7426/ahabey1.jpg
Ormiel
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3439/ormielkv0.jpg
Sirjackass your map came out as a non standard size if you retake it I will check your map.
Good luck to everyone with your title.
For those I have checked a map for if you do not reach 100% then repost here and I will check it again.
In the future I may continue checking maps as a fee based service. For now Livingston will check your maps for a fee if you need it. See the link above.
Make sure you post your pic with your shiny new title once you get it.
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9...amandramw0.jpg
Devil1979
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/237/devilsgo7.jpg
Spectre945
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9198/spectreoo8.jpg
Cyber88
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/9467/cyber88vp6.jpg
Tempy
http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/6489/tempyyr7.jpg
Ahab the Great
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7426/ahabey1.jpg
Ormiel
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3439/ormielkv0.jpg
Sirjackass your map came out as a non standard size if you retake it I will check your map.
Good luck to everyone with your title.
For those I have checked a map for if you do not reach 100% then repost here and I will check it again.
In the future I may continue checking maps as a fee based service. For now Livingston will check your maps for a fee if you need it. See the link above.
Make sure you post your pic with your shiny new title once you get it.
Kook~NBK~
Could someone check this out for me? I'm currently at 99.7 and totally befuddled now!
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...BK/elona99.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...BK/elona99.jpg
DivineEnvoy
Thank you for spending your time to check over my map. I really appreciate it. Im still remained at 99.8%. Here is an update of the map. Thank you in advance.
cyber88
thx tommarrow. i will work on it.
Ormiel
Thx Tommarrow. Now I'll go explore.
DazUltra
i dont mean to sound rude but did you 4get about my map or you not doing it?
Cheers
Cheers
brokenmonkey
Can someone help me out http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...king/gw073.jpg , im at 99.5
SirJackassIII
Quote:
Originally Posted by tommarrow
Sirjackass your map came out as a non standard size if you retake it I will check your map.
O_o
How odd. Guess imageshack resized without saying...or asking for that matter. Anyways:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5616/gw415vo5.jpg
Thx again for checking.
O_o
How odd. Guess imageshack resized without saying...or asking for that matter. Anyways:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5616/gw415vo5.jpg
Thx again for checking.
Ormiel
Echh. Tommarrow thx for scan, but now I have only 99.6%. Your scan gave me 0.1% . I visited all "circle" on map.
I give you next link with my map http://img243.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ormiel2gf9.jpg
I think it's last scan my map. Plz, find me 0.4%.
Thx for your help.
I give you next link with my map http://img243.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ormiel2gf9.jpg
I think it's last scan my map. Plz, find me 0.4%.
Thx for your help.
RTSFirebat
Tommarrow already said he's not doing anymore. Maybe you should double check the areas. He can't really just make you another map, it will just have the same areas.
Aston Drakmer
Just a thank you to everyone who put together the guide/maps.. helped me tremendously!
tommarrow
DivineEnvoy
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5260/divinewi4.jpg
Sirjackass
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9...jackasszy9.jpg
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5260/divinewi4.jpg
Sirjackass
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9...jackasszy9.jpg
countesscorpula
Quote:
Originally Posted by tommarrow
Macros Thanatos
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/766/macrosxw5.jpg
Countess Corpula
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/708/countessrx2.jpg
Thanks Tommarrow. I'd have said thanks earlier, but my way of being patient was to not check back for several days. Thanks again for your efforts. I am sure I will be able to put them to use.
Countess
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/766/macrosxw5.jpg
Countess Corpula
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/708/countessrx2.jpg
Thanks Tommarrow. I'd have said thanks earlier, but my way of being patient was to not check back for several days. Thanks again for your efforts. I am sure I will be able to put them to use.
Countess
Mtank325
Quote:
Originally Posted by Livingston
That's exactly what I did. Like tommarrow I did maps for people for free until it completely consumed my Guild Wars life (and most of my normal life as well). So after taking a break, which wasn't really much of a break as people were still asking me to check maps in game, I decided that instead of becoming a hermit and just refusing everyone who asked (and having these guides means everyone asks), that I'd set up a service to do so. This way I can at least have some gold to accompany my eyestrain and headaches, which I never have time to make in game like a normal person.
It's a bit more than 5-10K, but I guarantee that if you checked 100 maps in the course of a couple weeks, or spent weeks trying to find the last .7% on your map, you would agree that the service actually seems to be a bit cheap.
Here's the link:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10112904
I may not have as much experience with checking Elona as tommarrow has, but I think the number of maps I have checked in general far out weighs that.
In the past month alone I have checked 108 maps. That is since I have been charging for the service, before that when I was doing them on a volunteer basis, I was easily checking 4-5 times that number, and have been doing so for around 8 months. A rough estimate of that would equal 3-4000 maps. And the main maps I check are Canthan, which are the hardest to check of any of the continents.
So if you guys want your maps checked I'm your man.
Livingston Oh hm, never saw that before. I may use that as my Warrior should be approaching the frustration mark of not being able to uncover anything else soon.
It's a bit more than 5-10K, but I guarantee that if you checked 100 maps in the course of a couple weeks, or spent weeks trying to find the last .7% on your map, you would agree that the service actually seems to be a bit cheap.
Here's the link:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10112904
I may not have as much experience with checking Elona as tommarrow has, but I think the number of maps I have checked in general far out weighs that.
In the past month alone I have checked 108 maps. That is since I have been charging for the service, before that when I was doing them on a volunteer basis, I was easily checking 4-5 times that number, and have been doing so for around 8 months. A rough estimate of that would equal 3-4000 maps. And the main maps I check are Canthan, which are the hardest to check of any of the continents.
So if you guys want your maps checked I'm your man.
Livingston Oh hm, never saw that before. I may use that as my Warrior should be approaching the frustration mark of not being able to uncover anything else soon.
SirJackassIII
W00T!!
Finally got it. Honestly, I thought this one was harder to get then Tyrian or Canthan. Dunno why. Most people say Elonian is the easiest...
Thx a load to Tommarrow, couldn't have gotten it without you.
tommarrow
Congrats to you SirjackassIII
spectre945OrderoftheDarkT
yay i got it thank you so mutch tomorrow i never could have done it with out you and this also got me kind of a big deal thank you for me and on behalf of the many other people you have helped. i couldn't figure out how to make it appear in the message but here is a screen shot of my char
tommarrow
Well done on the new title Spectre.
cyber88
thx tommarrow! got the 100% i needed. i must realli apologize becoz those were realli glaring mistake. i hope u get to enjoy GW as much as we all do.
Humanghost
Who's The Man?! Who's The Man?!? Finally success!
I must thank Livingstone, Leighwyn and Sab for great guides how to become Grand Master Cartographer. And of course thank to tommarow for his advices.
I must thank Livingstone, Leighwyn and Sab for great guides how to become Grand Master Cartographer. And of course thank to tommarow for his advices.
Ormiel
Congrats Human .
I think I can find 0.1% on my map. Now I have 99.9% and i finding my GMC.
. I think I can find 0.1% on my map. Now I have 99.9% and i finding my GMC
.
tommarrow
Congrats to Cyber88 and Humanghost.
Ormiel you are very close to your title now. Good Luck
Ormiel you are very close to your title now. Good Luck
Ormiel
Quote:
Originally Posted by tommarrow
Congrats to Cyber88 and Humanghost.
Ormiel you are very close to your title now. Good Luck Ye, when I do GMC I'll have Kind Of A Big Deal. I very need this GMC.
Thx Tommarrow.
Ormiel you are very close to your title now. Good Luck Ye, when I do GMC I'll have Kind Of A Big Deal. I very need this GMC
.Thx Tommarrow.
Kos Luftar
Hi everyone, I have been trying to use the Photoshop method to find the last .6% but when I do it I do not see any white spots, i see mostly black map, with some dark rainbow like dots in diffrent areas of the map, some seem like they could be where i should explore but some are in the middle of the map where I clearly have walked through so do you guys think i should follow those spots or am I doing something wrong?
Ormiel
Uf, finally . I have GMC of Elona, thx very much Tommarow for your big help!
Now I have 5 titles on max lvl and I have Kind Of A Big Deal!
Elona is very hard to explorer (Tyria was easy), I work on this title for last 2 weeks and to day is end for it. Now go to Cantha (94%).
Good Luck all in Elona GMC.
It's screen with my happy necro :
Now I have 5 titles on max lvl and I have Kind Of A Big Deal!
Elona is very hard to explorer (Tyria was easy), I work on this title for last 2 weeks and to day is end for it. Now go to Cantha (94%)
Good Luck all in Elona GMC.
It's screen with my happy necro
:
Humanghost
Gratz Ormiel. Finally.
Gutas
Quote:
Originally Posted by SirJackassIII
I thought this one was harder to get then Tyrian or Canthan. Well my m8 your first person(that i know) to say that Elona is harder to explore then Tyria...And for Chanta i think is not so hard,but got those stupid areas Fort Aspenwood and Jade Quarry(that was only problem i got in Chanta to explore)... But Tyria is hard hard hard... By the way gratz for 100%...
I just get Grandmasta title so looking forward to next map...
Livingston
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kos Luftar
Hi everyone, I have been trying to use the Photoshop method to find the last .6% but when I do it I do not see any white spots, i see mostly black map, with some dark rainbow like dots in diffrent areas of the map, some seem like they could be where i should explore but some are in the middle of the map where I clearly have walked through so do you guys think i should follow those spots or am I doing something wrong?
My suggestion is to skip the difference method. Instead set it up the same way but then switch back and forth rapidly between the layers. And then just try to pick up the differences with your eyes. It's a bit hard at first because you have to pick the differences between cloud cover and actual spots, but you get the hang of it after a bit.
Livingston
Livingston
tommarrow
Congrats to Ormiel and Gutas.
Who's next to show their title?
Who's next to show their title?
Kos Luftar
Quote:
Originally Posted by Livingston
My suggestion is to skip the difference method. Instead set it up the same way but then switch back and forth rapidly between the layers. And then just try to pick up the differences with your eyes. It's a bit hard at first because you have to pick the differences between cloud cover and actual spots, but you get the hang of it after a bit.
Livingston I'm at 99.5% now, I checked out a few more places that the difference method suggested, but now I do not know what to do unless I go and wall hug every since area again which will take a long time and just don't have that kinda of time currently.
I have tried the method that you have suggested but don't seem to be able to see any differences. One thing that always seems weird is the small lake/river on top of the Holding of Choklin there is a ledge where it seems like it shifts over when ever I look at the map I get here, its like its deformed and I have walked that area twice now and nothing has been changed it always gives me the same effect.
I will try it again, and let you know how it goes. Thanks for the help.
Livingston I'm at 99.5% now, I checked out a few more places that the difference method suggested, but now I do not know what to do unless I go and wall hug every since area again which will take a long time and just don't have that kinda of time currently.
I have tried the method that you have suggested but don't seem to be able to see any differences. One thing that always seems weird is the small lake/river on top of the Holding of Choklin there is a ledge where it seems like it shifts over when ever I look at the map I get here, its like its deformed and I have walked that area twice now and nothing has been changed it always gives me the same effect.
I will try it again, and let you know how it goes. Thanks for the help.
WoYA
You do map comparissons like in the tyria forum here to?? because i'm stuck..:/
punkchickdnw
I am stuck at 98.5% of elona explored. I know that i need to do the remains of sahlahja mission but if anyone could check my map for other spots then that would be great. Thanks
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3879/gw362hz8.jpg
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3879/gw362hz8.jpg
Gutas
Quote:
Originally Posted by tommarrow
Congrats to Ormiel and Gutas.
Thank you m8! I am very glad to see that someone knows how to appreciated
others hard work!Thats all about in GW titles...you feel good when someone can recognize your achievement... I also congrats to all players on 100% on any map,and i give "forum support"(lol) to all of them who are curently on explorations...GOOD LUCK! and Livingston you do GREAT work on forums!!!!
others hard work!Thats all about in GW titles...you feel good when someone can recognize your achievement... I also congrats to all players on 100% on any map,and i give "forum support"(lol) to all of them who are curently on explorations...GOOD LUCK! and Livingston you do GREAT work on forums!!!!
Laredo
Hi folks,
I'm at 99.4%, and request a map compare. I appreciate the help! (map is 1280x1024)
Thx,
Laredo
I'm at 99.4%, and request a map compare. I appreciate the help! (map is 1280x1024)
Thx,
Laredo
RTSFirebat
Going to say this again. There is no point requesting maps because map requests are no longer being done. Tommarrow already said he's not doing anymore.
Livingston provides a pay-for-map checking service. PM him. Posting requests here is waste of time. Check for the service here:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10112904
Livingston provides a pay-for-map checking service. PM him. Posting requests here is waste of time. Check for the service here:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10112904
WoYA
I'm srry but that link doesn'nt work for me.. can you give it again or so?
elsalamandra
Finnaly made it thanks to the efforts of Tommarrow who dedicated his time to chack my map, as he did with others.
Tommarrow thank you very much indeed as I could not have done it without your help.
On a similar note, I would like to suggest to the moderators that there should be a moderated forum section in recognition for people who through their efforts help other players.
Just a thought, as appreciations for work like Dougal Kronik (tyria cartography) Tommarrow and I am sure many others who have helped the people here without recieving any rewards, when posted in the appropiate thread (like this thank you I am submitting) get lost within the thread itself and in time loose its value.
WOHOOO!!!
Tommarrow thank you very much indeed as I could not have done it without your help.
On a similar note, I would like to suggest to the moderators that there should be a moderated forum section in recognition for people who through their efforts help other players.
Just a thought, as appreciations for work like Dougal Kronik (tyria cartography) Tommarrow and I am sure many others who have helped the people here without recieving any rewards, when posted in the appropiate thread (like this thank you I am submitting) get lost within the thread itself and in time loose its value.
WOHOOO!!!