Treasure Maps are valuable items found as loot in various ways. They lead players to hidden treasure chests buried across the world, containing valuable rewards. Treasure maps have 8 levels of difficulty, each increasing in complexity and rewards. There are over 1,600 possible treasure chest locations, making treasure hunting an adventurous challenge. Players can decipher a map and dig up the chest separately, allowing teamwork in the treasure-hunting process.
Deciphering a Treasure Map
Deciphering a treasure map requires the Cartography skill and a Spyglass. Players can use a spyglass to analyze the map by double-clicking the spyglass and targeting the map. Higher-quality spyglasses provide improved accuracy in deciphering the map. The player who deciphers a map does not have to be the one to dig up the chest.
Treasure Map Levels
Treasure Maps have different levels of difficulty, influencing the strength of the guardians, the loot quality, and the lock difficulty.
| Level | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Plainly Drawn |
| 2 | Expertly Drawn |
| 3 | Adeptly Drawn |
| 4 | Cleverly Drawn |
| 5 | Deviously Drawn |
| 6 | Ingeniously Drawn |
| 7 | Diabolically Drawn |
| 8 | Legendarily Drawn |
Using a Shovel and Bonuses
To dig up a treasure chest, a player must use a Shovel. The success rate is influenced by the player's Mining skill and the quality/material of the shovel used. Higher-quality tools increase the search range, making it easier to locate the buried chest.
- Double-click the shovel to search for a deciphered treasure map in your backpack.
- A tracking arrow will appear if the player is close enough to the treasure location.
Discovering a Treasure Chest
When a player successfully digs up a treasure chest, a wave of guardians will spawn to defend it. The number and strength of these guardians depend on the treasure map level. Players must defeat all the spawned creatures before unlocking and looting the chest.
- Additional waves of monsters may spawn periodically.
- Players outside the party of the original digger will turn criminal (gray) if they loot the chest.
- A treasure chest cannot be unlocked, looted, or demolished until all guardians are defeated.
Unlocking a Treasure Chest
Once all creatures have been defeated, the chest must be lockpicked. Players with Lockpicking skill can attempt to unlock it. A player who successfully unlocks a treasure chest will share any Aspect Experience and Mastery Chain Experience with party members who have "Share Experience" enabled.
- Treasure chests no longer spawn as trapped.
- The difficulty of the lock depends on the treasure map level.
- Only one player can attempt lockpicking at a time, with a 3-second cooldown between attempts.
Looting a Treasure Chest
Once the chest is unlocked, players can loot its contents. Higher-level chests contain better loot, including rare artifacts, gold, resources, and magical items. Some special mechanics apply:
- Players outside the party will turn gray (criminal) if they loot the chest.
- Chests of levels 1-7 will last 1 hour before disappearing, while level 8 chests last 2 hours.
- An empty chest will automatically disappear after 1 minute.
Treasure Map Tome
The Treasure Map Tome is an item available for purchase at the Prevalian Merchant or through Achievements. It allows players to store and organize both deciphered and undeciphered treasure maps.