Resource Maps allow players to harvest valuable resources while gaining skill experience.
- Players receive a harvesting skill gain check on each harvest attempt while using a Resource Map (Ore Map, Lumber Map, Fishing Map, Skinning Map).
- Resource Maps are not affected by the 60-second harvesting lockout resulting from Recalling, Gating, Hiking, or Moongate travel.
- Players can now find Plant Seeds when harvesting from Resource Maps, with resulting rarity levels significantly higher than seeds found from basic harvesting.
Deciphering a Resource Map
Deciphering a Resource Map requires the Cartography skill and a Spyglass.
- To decipher a Resource Map:
- Double-click the Spyglass and target the Resource Map.
- Spyglasses have a higher accuracy and success chance when crafted with better quality and materials.
- Click the gem icon to begin Deciphering the map.
- Once deciphered, the map will display an estimated location.
Locating the Resource
Each type of Resource Map has a Base Search Range that increases based on the player's skill level.
| Type | Base Search Range | Increased By |
|---|---|---|
 Fishing Map |
4 | (100% * (Fishing Skill / 100)) |
 Lumber Map |
3 | (100% * (Lumberjacking Skill / 100)) |
 Ore Map |
2 | (100% * (Mining Skill / 100)) |
 Skinning Map |
4 | (100% * (Forensic Evaluation Skill / 100)) |
Search ranges for all Resource Maps are further improved by using higher quality tools:
| Material | Search Range Bonus |
|---|---|
 Exceptional |
+25% |
Mastercrafted |
+50% |
 Dull Copper |
+30% |
 Shadow |
+40% |
 Copper |
+50% |
 Bronze |
+60% |
 Gold |
+70% |
 Agapite |
+80% |
 Verite |
+90% |
 Valorite |
+100% |
 Avarite |
+110% |
Completing a Resource Map
- With a Deciphered Resource Map in your backpack, travel to the location with the appropriate gathering tool.
- Use the tool and target yourself to begin harvesting.
- If you are near the correct location, a camp will appear.
- Use the tool and target yourself again to make a tracking arrow appear, leading directly to the exact location.
- Begin harvesting!
- Double-click the camp to remove it when finished.
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Special Loot
- Players have a chance to loot rare resource-hued items from Resource Maps, such as:
- Verite Lanterns
- Valorite Runebook Dyes
- Avarite Carpet Dyes
- Gold Hair Dyes
- The hue of the rare item will correspond to the specific resource type of the map used.
- Players harvesting from Verite Ore Maps, Verewood Lumber Maps, or Verehide Skinning Maps will potentially get green-colored items (labeled as Verite).
- Players harvesting from Copper Ore Maps, Copperwood Lumber Maps, or Copperhide Skinning Maps will get tan-colored items (labeled as Copper).
- Fishing Maps follow the same system, but their resource type is labeled with "scale" instead:
- Example: A Dullscale Fishing Map corresponds to Dull Copper Ore, Dullwood Logs, and Dullhide Leather.
Fishing Maps
Players harvesting from Fishing Maps have additional benefits:
- 20% chance on harvest to loot 5-10 randomized resources (Ore, Logs, or Leather) that match the Fishing Map’s material type.
- Example: A Shadowscale Fishing Map may yield:
- Shadow Iron Ore
- Shadowwood Logs
- Shadowhide Leather
- Rare Loot Drops (such as Backpack Dyes, Hair Dyes, etc.) will now match the Fishing Map’s material hue.
- Example: A Shadowscale Fishing Map may yield a Shadow Backpack Dye.
- Harvesting animation speed is increased for Fishing Maps, and the completion wait time is reduced to 3 seconds.
