Tips and Maps for 100% Tyria Exploration (No Map Checks)

Currently at 97.6%. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Ubersagen,
Two spots left from old advice:
- Deldrimor Bowl south wall and south part of center rock formation
- Kessex peak, north wall
New:
- Port Sledge west wall (inside outpost)
- Iron Mines mission west wall and upper part east wall
- Grent's Footprint, spot just west of SF entrance
- Thunderhead keep south wall (explore from outpost, I think)
- Frozen Forest east wall, just outside Iron mines outpost
- Ice Floe north wall, just outside THK outpost
- Ruins mission, upper tar lake
- Regent Valley, tar lake west of mission outpost.
- South wall Ascalon Foothills

Losttoapathy,
Please do a visual compare to one of the maps mentioned in my previous post (#3408)

Just want to explain why I am referring some people to (my) 100% maps instead of pointing the areas.

When a map is below 99%, there is quite a large amount of ground that is not covered. It's at least the same size of total Lornar's Pass!
That is on a character that does not have the 'old' arenas.
There has been some discussion about this in http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10097154

Comparing a map and pointing to the areas takes a lot of time.
The larger the uncleared area, the more time it takes.
Time that is limited, not only are there 24 hours in a day, I also have a job and a relation that already 'suffers' enough from me playing GW.
Comparing maps therefore means less playing.

I think, with some help from basic programs that are in Windows XP, it's absolutely possible to get to 99%.
Put a 100% picture and your own in a folder and open one of them in the 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer', which is default in any XP installation as far as I know.
You can then switch between the images using the arrow keys, given they have the same resolution. You only place 2 maps in the folder, so whichever way you switch, you will get the other.

There are some differences that don't show, most likely small areas in south shiverpeaks and desert. Those are within the 99 - 100% margin.

I know this is somewhat more work for you, but helps to get the title faster.
And it saves me some work looking at maps that have large areas covered that could have been cleared before I took a look at them.

WOOHOO 100% thanks again for all the help Jos
Now im off to elona hope i wont have to bug you for that :P

Hey Jos your good in improvising (tnx for those places already) in mean time i have also found some other spots but still i'm stuck at 99,8%
this time my map is at a resolution you ask for

hopely you can find my last peaces of missing

fipoa,

- Great Northern Wall south west area (check wiki on exploration hints)
- Cursed Lands south wall
- Mamnoon Lagoon, south east wall
- Get into Ascalon arena outpost
- South wall of The Scar, right above Thirsty River area (exploration inside/outside mission?)
- Skyward Reach east wall (south part)
- Thunderhead Keep, south wall (think you hit it from the outpost)

I see some other spots in the desert, but it's hard to tell if it's fog or covered area.
If you don't get to 100% now, please tell me.


Uberstragen,
Grats.

tnx Jos got the title finaly my necro is very happy
the last spots i needed wasn't Great Northern Wall south west area , it was at the other site of it near piken square (how supid i have bin )
and when i was uncovering South wall of The Scar, i saw a litle spot litle bit further also need to be spotted and then I got it

tnx dude
love ya

Wow Jos, thanks a ton! Easily got me to 99.5% and I found another spot in the desert that got me to 99.6%... but yet again lost haha. Will probably be sitting here for the next few hours comparing maps :X More help would be greatly appreciated though :P

Caladium,

- Ettin's Back, west wall
- Wall between Reed Bog and The Fall (think explore from The Fall)
- Riverside mission, south west corner (area with the 'bonus' tower, get behind the obstacles that stand there).
- Riverside mission, north wall, near the location you get the scepter
- Spot in Scoundrel's Rise, think you explore it under the entrance to North Kryta, else in the Gates mission
- East part of the south wall of Frozen Forrest is not entirely clear
- I think there is a spot in Prophet's Path, north-east corner (near entrance to Salt Flats
- Mamnoon Lagoon, south east wall (corner) still does not look clear
- There might be a spot between The Breach and Diessa (north from entrance)

This is what I can see right now with this computer at work.

Hopes it gets you to 100%!

*edit* going to try to open up some more areas myself before taking anyone's time. Disregard this post

Woohoo!!! Haha, thanks Jos ;D Took me a while to figure out how to to explore Mamnoon... had to get it from Sage lands o.O lol I'm trippin out... you have no idea how much i love you right now :P

Going out of my mind trying to find the last little bit , Currently stuck at 99.2% any help would be greatly appreciated.

Anywise heres my map in 1280x1024

Sphinx, you've never been to the Tomb of Primeval Kings or Dragon's Lair mission o.O

I have the feeling that simply going there will get you to the .8% you need, or pretty dang close

Sphinx2k,

- Nolani Academy, south wall (behind last boss)
- spot in pockmarket flats below temple
- Deldrimor Bowl, upper west wall and lower center rock formation, also south wall
- Small spot in D'Alessio mission, west wall in area where you bonus item
- West wall Sage Lands
- Rock formation between Reed Bog and The Falls (think you explore from Falls)
- Spot in Ettin's Back, east of outpost
- South wall of Tangle Root, west of Stade outpost
- Riverside mission outpost, west side
- Riverside mission, kill last tower (east) and walk to the water and on the pier
- Lower part of Snake's Dance, east and west wall are not clear
- Spearhead Peek, the spot on the east wall is still to dence
- Frozen Forrest, north wall (near/inside outpost), center south wall, spot near Icedome entrance
- Talus Chute, north wall (near outpost), area above Ice Caves of Sorrow outpost
- Spot between Droknar's and Ice Caves outpost (explore from north east Drok's)
- Witman's Folly, get outside Drok's and expore the area just south of the exit
- Upper side of Thunderhead Keep is not clean
- Tombs of Primeval Kings outpost is not on your map
- Thirsty River, explore the ranger boss' building (south west corner)
- Perdition Rock, west side is not clear
- Hell's south and east side are not clear

thanks the_jos for looking at my map, now at 99.5%. sorry if the map was"bad", i did not use a hosting site for image, just uploaded to guru straight from my screenshot folder.anyway, i got a widescreen monitor(maybe the resolution there, its 1680x1050 i think) so i changed resolution in-game and took screens at both 1280x1024 and 1024x768 so hope that helps-coz i'm getting desperate now lol!

LordEzekiel,

- West wall Sage Lands
- Riverside mission, kill last tower (east) and walk to the water and on the pier
- Riverside mission, north wall (near where you get scepter)
- Sanctum Cay south east corner
- D'Alessio mission, west wall in area where you bonus item
- Fort Ranik mission, south west part
- Great Northern Wall south west part (check wiki on exploration tips)
- Thunderhead Keep, upper side
- Icedome, north west corner
- Iron Mines mission, east wall

I think this should be enough to get 100%

well i just want to say thxs alot man with your help i was able to knock out that last 0.8% and get the title . I can't belive i forgot all about Tombs of Primeval Kings lol.

Hey guys its me again, since i posted that i had the 82.6 i got alot done. I'm now up to 89.9and i need help or a direction of where to go now.
The map is attached

The weird thing is, a while back i ran through the falls, and i brought my self up to 80% then like 10 seconds after it went back down to 70 which made me mad so im not sure is i should be at 99.9 or 89.9

edit: im now up to 91.1
Reedit: Now im up to a solid 92% New map attached

Getting there.

now at 98.5

First of all, thanks a lot, jos, for all the hard work you are putting into this forum. Many of us would not get the title, if it hadn't been for you. I took your advice and did the whole Windows Fax/Print Preview with your map and I have seen some places, but areas like above Borlis Pass and such, I can not get it....I have tried from Vale, Mines and Pass and nothing seems to clean. So, when ya get a chance, please have another look.

Thanks Again.

I've finally got to 96.4% (1600x1200) My map

Thanks in advance

Hey im at 98.7 and can't find anything. Help please!! THxs in advance!!

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ok, I posted a little early last time, but I'm at 99.8% now and stuck.


For the people that are below 98%, I would suggest following the instructions the_jos said earlier. Set your graphics to the highest resolution possible, open your map, zoom out and hit Shift+Prt Scrn. Then compare your map with another map on this thread that is 100%. Just switch back and forth between your map screen shot and a full one quickly to see what you missed.

Hi there,
I'm at 95,9% and seem 2 go nowhere...begging for some help

tnx

btw tried 2 comapare it myself..got another 0,7 and stuck now ..

I would appreciate if someone could point out where i am missing my % on this one (97,8).

Hey guys, i got with my warrior 99,6 % but i dunno where are the last 0,4 %. I hope you can help me, thanks.

My Maps

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Hey guys/girls im stuck on 95.1% and and im starting to rip out my hair >.< *lol* need some help please.

Thanks in Advance.

XvArchonvX,

You have an odd format (1280x800?) but I can see that you don't have the spot above Ice Caves mission outpost uncovered (below Icedome). That area nets about .2%, afaik.
If that area is not enough, please take a good look at the upper side of Thunderhead Keep (west part). I think there is fog on it, but not sure.
The same thing for the north wall of Riverside Province mission.
Compare your zoomed out map to mine on page 164 for those spots.
Hope this gets you to 100%, if not, please post a 1024x768 or 1280x1024 map.

Darkfaith,

Try the following places:
- North and west wall of Anvil Rock
- Deldrimor Bowl center rock formation (far upper side and west center side) and east wall. Also south wall
- Regent Valley, tar lake
- Aurora Glade mission outpost, area behind merchant
- Thunderhead Keep west upper side
- Point between Droks and Ice Caves mission, explore from Droks (north east)
- Riverside mission outpost, west side

Orual Fox,
You get the upper side of Borlis Pass by not talking to Rurik, but walking behind him and hugging the buildings there.
You also missed the spot at the start of the mission, walk back a little and to the north.
Furter:
- South area of Nolani is not clear
- Also for you, the tar lake at Regent Valley
- Spot west of D'Alessio Seaboard mission outpost entrance.
- South wall of Cursed Lands and adjenct part in Black Curtain
- Spot in Gates of Kryta mission, north west of the first boss (could also be that you have to hit it from right below the entrance to North Kryta).
- Area between The Falls and Reed Bog
- Upper wall Riverside Province mission, also kill last east outpost and walk to water and on pier.
- Grent's Footprint south wall (west side) is not clear
- Like XvArchonvX, you have missed the area above Ice Caves mission
- Mineral Springs east wall is not clear, also a spot on center south wall
- East wall Iron Mines mission
- Upper side Thunderhead Keep, also south wall
- Dunes bonus area (upper west wall)
- Thirsty River south west corner (ranger boss building)

I hope I can check some more maps soon.

For those wanting their title sooner:
Check areas mentioned in this post and earlier on this page (172) to see if they are clear. A lot of them are quite common missed places.
You can compare to my maps on page 164 how they look.
The maps are clear, except the mentioned spots (on page 164) and a few very tiny ones (I'm clearing them up at the moment, but it takes time to identify the spots and clear them).

ok, I found the last bit on my own. Thanks to everyone on this thread, the tips and maps really made a difference.


*edit* I hadn't reloaded the thread recently, so I missed your post the_jos, but thank you for all the advice and maps you shared on this thread, they really made a difference for me.

Thanks a million the_jos, your directions were spot on again, and that Cartography title is in the bag! 100% and what a relief for my Monk.Now for my ranger whos only at 89% but thanks again-ur a star.

I have listed the most frequently missed spots I have seen when comparing maps.
This is on maps 98% and higher.
I have spotted most on several maps, all can be finished by a lvl 20 character.

- Ascalon Arena outpost
- Great Northern Wall mission, south west part (explore in mission, from Old Ascalon and The Breach)
- Old Ascalon, tar lake
- Regent Valley, tar lake
- Fort Ranik mission, south west part
- The Breach (breach itself)
- South wall Diessa Lowlands (from Breach entrance)
- North-west corner of Eastern Frontier
- Ruins mission, the river east on the east side.
- The tar at Ruins of Surmia (top), explore from near bonus area
- South wall Nolani mission
- Diessa Lowlands west wall (below the Ascalon Foothills entrance)
- Yaks bend, Arena outpost
- North wall of Borlis Pass mission, also north part near starting point
- Borliss Pass west wall (also explore a part from Frost Gate outpost north)
- Frost Gate east wall and low south east corner
- North and west wall Anvil Rock
- Deldrimor Bowl central rock formation
- Deldrimor Bowl south wall (explore near the little building halfway)
- Top and west wall of Deldrimor Bowl are not clean
- Beach above Gates of Kryta outpost
- Gates of Kryta outpost (forgot area name): spot outside the outpost, below entrance to North Kryta Province
- Gates of Kryta mission,the area with undead in Gates of Kryta (behind Oink)
- Gates of Kryta mission, north west from first boss
- The lighthouse in Lion's Arch
- East side of D'Alessio mission (I think you can hit the spot from the boats in Lion's Arch).
- Rock formation west of D'Alessio Seaboard outpost entrance
- D'Alessio west wall (where you deliver bonus item)
- North Kryta beach (west side)
- North wall Nebo Terrace
- South wall Cursed Lands
- The wall above Beetletun (west exit)
- Black Curtain south east corner (east of Kessex entrance)
- Wall near entrance Kessex Peak
- Kessex Peak south west corner (near the floating fort)
- Divinity coast far north-west corner (hug the wall in the swamp), also explore behind the bonus-reward person (east side)
- the lake near the bonus area in The Wilds mission
- The Wilds outpost (north side)
- Bloodstone mission, area behind last boss
- Wall between Reed Bog and The Falls
- Mamnoon Lagoon, south wall.
- Silverwoods, west wall near entrance to Ettin's Back
- West wall Sage Lands
- Aurora Glade outpost, behind merchant
- Aurora Glade bonus area
- West side of Henge of Denravi ( I think where the collectors are)
- Tangle Root east and south wall
- Riverside mission outpost, west side
- Riverside Province: south-west corner (at 'bonus area', walk behind the obstacles)
- Riverside mission, kill last east tower, walk to water and on pier
- North wall Riverside Province mission (near where you get the scepter)
- Sanctum Cay mission, far east side (run past the end-point,
without triggering and move east), same for south east corner.
- south of Amoon Oasys, keep hugging the wall on your right
side all the way down to you reach a couple of large bones.
- Outside Amoon Oasys is a collector on the rocks (near first
portal).
- the west wall above Heroes' Audience.
- Elona Reach south site (just below the point where you enter).
- Dunes mission, bonus area
- The Scar west wall
- Thirsty River south west corner (ranger boss building)
- Spot inside building of the monk-boss Thirsty River (east side)
- Tombs outpost
- Spot between Droknar's and Ice Caves outpost (explore from Droknar's north east side)
- Ice Caves of Sorrow, Evinia's cell.
- Talus Chute east side, between Ice Caves outpost and Icedome
- Talus Chute, north wall (near Icedome entrance)
- Witman's Folly, get outside Drok's and expore the area just south of the exit
- Port Sledge west wall (inside outpost)
- Iron Mines west wall
- East wall Iron Mines mission
- Thunderhead, south wall (just after mission starts, probably inside outpost)
- Upper side Thunderhead Keep
- Mineral springs north east corner (Ice Imps)
- Mineral Springs east wall
- Snake's Dance, south west corner
- Grenth's Footprint, north-east corner
- Grent's Footprint, white area 'above' SF entrance
- Spearhead Peek, spot on the wall (explore from Spearhead and Tasca's Demise)
- spot on the low east wall of Spearhead, I think you can reach it from the Copperhammer outpost (north side).
- North East wall of Icedome (could also be in Frozen Forrest)
- Hell's mission : You get into the water near the 'river' and with right
position you should be able to uncover a small piece connecting to Abaddon's.