Treasure Map
This page refers to Treasure Maps that are used in a Treasure Hunt Quest. There are two types of Treasure Maps:
- Treasure maps that drop as loot (Decrepit Treasure Maps, Decrepit Treasure Map Pieces, Blood Stained Treasure Maps)
- Treasure maps that are permanent Decoration in a zone (these cannot be taken and cannot be put in your inventory)
Treasure Maps That Are Permanent Decoration in A Zone
For these treasure maps, the treasure is located in the same zone as the map. Follow the clues on the map to find the treasure. These type of treasure maps can be found in the following zones:
Treasure Maps that Drop As Loot
Getting Started and Basic Information
To get basic information on the treasure hunt process, talk to any of the Junior Treasure Hunters (the Junior Treasure Hunters are NPC children that can be found in Aerie, [[[Ardoris]], Central Britanny, Resolute and Castle Atos). Or you can talk to Selleck, who is standing on the Southeast dock in Port Harmony.
Selleck tells you the equipment needed and the method required to dig up treasure chests: basically, you need to stand at the location on the treasure map, equip a special shovel (called an explorer's shovel), and then use the dig emote. Selleck gives you an Explorer's Shovel, the dig emote, and a treasure map to get you started. Treasure maps also drop as loot. If you need another explorer's shovel, then you can purchase an explorer's shovel from a Graveyard Caretaker NPC, such as the caretaker on the North side of Port Harmony.
Treasure maps can drop from chests (including un-buried chests and buried chests). Treasure maps can also drop as loot from creatures, including
- Humans (including Bandits, Plunderers, Barbarians, Archer, Ebon Dawn, Ebon Cultist, Rogues, Atavist)
- Humanoids (including elves, kobolds, fauns, satyrs)
- Undead (including skeletons, zombies, ghosts, liches, frostgeist)
- Elementals & Golems (including air, earth, sand, obsidian)
The maps do not drop from skin-able creatures (e.g. bears, wolves, etc.) or from gathering nodes (ore, cotton, etc.).
Blood stained maps seem to drop from tier 4-7 creatures, whereas decrepit maps seem to drop from tier 2-5 creatures (note that a creature within a zone can be a different tier than the zone itself; the zone's tier tends to reflect the average tier of the creatures inside).
[SPOILER="Secret Hint that may identify the Zone on the Treasure Map"] If you click all the conversation keywords, Selleck or a Junior Treasure hunter will tell you that a secret on the backside of each map can be revealed by placing the map and a lemon on an alchemy crafting table, and then clicking craft. This will change the map to a "revealed" state that will show the secret message. To flip the map over, click this symbol in the upper right of the map window. Note that the flip symbol is sometimes "floating" relatively far away from the edge of the map, as shown below.
Also, there is a bug that prevents activation of the "flip" icon if the icon is overlapping any other GUI interface element. So make sure you position the "flip" icon so it is overlaying only the background of the game window. [/SPOILER]
[SPOILER="Blood Stained vs. Decrepit Maps"] Blood stained maps show treasure that is buried in PVP zones. Decrepit maps show treasure that is buried in non-PVP zones. [/SPOILER]
[SPOILER="Using the Coordinate System"] You do not need to use coordinates to find the treasure location; however, in some cases, there is no in-game map for a zone, and using coordinates may be helpful in finding the treasure site. If you need to use the coordinates to help find the treasure, the coordinates of the treasure chests are provided in the spoilers below.
To see your avatar's location coordinates, type "/loctrack" in the chat box, and your current coordinates will appear in the upper left game window (the coordinates are updated in real-time as you move around). The coordinates are in the order x, z, y (x is East-West, z is elevation/height, y is North-South). To remove the coordinates type "/loctrack" in the chat box again. [/SPOILER] Treasure Maps & Where to Find the Treasure
The spoilers below reveal the front & back of each treasure map, and the location that each map refers to.
Thanks to the following players for providing additional maps and location information. Gwendolyn Obscuro Belladonna Rose Ysold
[SPOILER="Clues on the Back side of Blood Stained Maps"] For blood stained maps, the clue on the back is a virtue that corresponds with a page (these pages are obtained during the main quest line). Each page can be found in a specific underground vault, and each vault can be accessed from a specific PVP zone. The PVP zone depicted on the map is the same zone that contains the entrance to the given page's vault. For example, for the Blood Stained Map #1, the clue on the back is "Sacrifice". The Page of Sacrifice can be found in Midras Vault, and the entrance to Midras Vault is in Midras Ruins. So, the map depicts an area within Midras Ruins. [/SPOILER]