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==Before Starting Cartography==

==Training Cartography==

 

=== Getting the {{ItemIcon|Old Spyglass}} and {{UpgradeIcon|Cartographer's Enhancement}} ===  

The first step will be taking the Red Diamond Path to the port at (12, 19). Survey this hex until you are level 10. Make sure to Discover {{POIIcon|Old Village}} at (13, 17).

The second step will be following the Blue Pentagon Path until you Discover {{POIIcon|Monuments}} at (6, 11). Doing Archaeology until level 24 and digging for Tiny Artefacts will allow you to get {{ItemIcon|Golden Leaf|qty=8}} which upgrade into {{ItemIcon|Golden Wreath}} for <span style="color:green">+3% Skill XP</span>. At {{SkillReq|Cartography|15}} you will be able to build {{AgilityIcon|River Crossing}}. At levels 20, 35, and 50 you will be able to purchase {{UpgradeIcon|Ship Hull Upgrade}}, {{UpgradeIcon|Ship Mast Upgrade}}, and {{UpgradeIcon|Ship Sails Upgrade}} respectively. If you are not already {{SkillReq|Cartography|50}}, continue North up the Purple Square Path before continuing.

For the third step, travel back South and use the Green Star Path and Discover {{POIIcon|Coral Wreckage}} at (7, 22). This will unlock the ability to get {{ItemIcon|Old Spyglass}} and thus Archaeology will need to be done. You are mainly looking for 2-3 key items.

It is recommended to upgrade the starting Coral Wreckage map to Perfect and if you have the GP to do so, refine it to reduce the Medium Artefact value to maximize the chance of getting the Old Spyglass. If you wish to spend the extra time to reduce travel costs, there is a port at (12, 19) which you can discover before moving onto the next step.

The fourth and final step towards the first goal will be the Purple Square Path which will Discover {{POIIcon|The Jagged Labyrinth}} and unlock the ability to purchase {{UpgradeIcon|Cartographer's Enhancement}} for {{GP|3000000}}. Upon reaching {{SkillReq|Cartography|60}}, you will be able to purchase {{UpgradeIcon|Ship Anchor Upgrade}}.

Start off with the Red Diamond Path towards {{POIIcon|The Pirate's Treasure Trails}} at (10, 6). It is important this POI gets discovered before Surveying the entire map.

There is a Port at (4, 10) however you will not need to travel back up to this location throughout this guide so this Port can be skipped. If you wish to grab it anyway, do so and use it to travel to (12, 19). We will start with the Blue Pentagon Path. <span style="color:red">Do not Discover</span> {{POIIcon|The Southern Lighthouse}} at (12, 18), {{POIIcon|The Watchful Ship}} at (14, 20) and {{POIIcon|A Sadge Kraken}} at (12, 21). For now you just want to fully Survey them.

Next, use the Green Star Path to travel West towards {{POIIcon|Coral Wreckage}} then North-West. <span style="color:red">Do not Discover</span> {{POIIcon|The Western Lighthouse}} at (1, 18) and {{POIIcon|The Pink Kraken}} at (4, 16). There is another port at (2, 19) which you can Discover to reduce the travel cost back to (12, 19).

The next POIs will be towards the East side of the map. Along the Purple Square Path to {{POIIcon|Fisherman's Enclave}} at (22, 22), there is a port at (21, 20). You will need to Discover this POI before Surveying the entire map. <span style="color:red">Do not Discover</span> {{POIIcon|The Sea Noodle}} at (23, 25). Either along this path or the next path you will reach Level 70. This will unlock the Shop Purchase {{UpgradeIcon|Ship Rudder Upgrade}} as well as the Agility Obstacle, {{AgilityIcon|Ocean Drifting}}. It is recommended you grab both of these if possible.

Next up is the Orange Circle Path. You will want to Discover both {{POIIcon|Old Mine}} at (23, 14) and {{POIIcon|The Abandoned Vein Mine}} at (22, 15). These POIs need to be discovered before surveying the entire map.

The final step towards the second goal are the 2 POIs are along the Gray Triangle Path. <span style="color:red">Do not Discover</span> {{POIIcon|Capital City Lighthouse}} at (27, 13), and {{POIIcon|The Pushy Sailor}} at (29, 9). If you wish to grab the Port at (27, 14), do so before heading towards The Pushy Sailor.

With all of the Temporary <span style="color:green">-2% Survey Interval</span> POIs fully Surveyed, it's time to Discover all of them without traveling to any unnecessary hexes in between. These boosts will only last for 10 turns and there are 8 POIs. Even though you have 2 spare moves, it is important not to waste these. You will need to move once at {{SkillReq|Cartography|100}} and again after fully Surveying the North East corner. The order for the first 7 are not important however you want to make sure you end on {{POIIcon|The Pushy Sailor}} at (29, 9).

You want to start Auto Surveying a hex that is the furthest away from you. This will give you the opportunity to stop Surveying and restart without having to move. From here there is not much else to do until you reach {{SkillReq|Cartography|100}}. This will take around 65-70 hours. At {{SkillReq|Cartography|85}}, you will be able to Purchase {{UpgradeIcon|Ship Keel Upgrade}}. At {{SkillReq|Cartography|90}} you will want to restart the Auto Survey so the Level 90 Hexes around (30, 16) get Surveyed. At {{SkillReq|Cartography|99}} the second last Ship Upgrade, {{UpgradeIcon|Ship Crow's Nest Upgrade}}, can be purchased.

Upon reaching {{SkillReq|Cartography|100}}, you want to start Surveying towards the North-East corner of the map. You do not need to move to do this. Make sure you do not Survey every hex in the corner. You will want to leave at least 1 hex (more is better) so you can start Auto Survey again. When you fully Survey {{POIIcon|The Edge of Darkness}} at (31, 0), you will want to move there. This will unlock the Shop Purchase, {{UpgradeIcon|Cartographer's Knowledge}} for {{GP|50000000}}. Traveling to this hex will also cost somewhere around 47.5m-52m GP.

After purchasing Cartographer's Knowledge, continue to Auto Survey all until the entire map has been Surveyed. After that, you will want to master all of the {{SkillReq|Cartography|100}} hexes in the corner. To reach level 120 you will have to move 2-3 more times to areas with higher exp. Hex experience is based on the level of the hex, therefore the best exp is in the high level areas. [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1149195171926376559/1154928653101183089/fullMap1x.png This map] can help visualize where the high exp zones are. The first location you will want to move to is the snowy area in the bottom middle, around (17, 25) since this is a dense, compact area. Upon reaching {{SkillReq|Cartography|110}}, the final Ship Upgrade, {{UpgradeIcon|Ship Combat Overhaul}}, can be purchased. The top middle is going to be the second location, around (12, 2) so you can grab the level 80 and 90 hexes to the East and West. Upon reaching {{SkillReq|Cartography|120}}, you will want to purchase and equip the {{ItemIcon|Superior Cartography Skillcape}}. If you still have not reached {{SkillReq|Cartography|120}} after the first 2 locations, move to the center of the map, around (16, 11) and start surveying the hexes to the East since they are higher level than the ones on the left.

# Mention Captain's Logbook at an optimal time to branch off for it (before interval POIs?)