Atlas of Discovery FAQ: Difference between revisions

:A: To progress, you must first start to explore in Cartography. When you explore this map you will unlock {{Icon|Dig site|Dig sites|nolink=true}}, and when you discover these POIs you will gain one map that unlocks that dig site. Some dig sites will also need you to be a certain skill-level before they will allow you to excavate. You can increase your {{Skill|Archaeology}} XP by excavating the {{Icon|Dig site|Dig sites|nolink=true}} that can be found close to your starting position. Hopefully this will be enough to to get you started on your journey.

:As you progress, there will be opportunities to gain up to four Extra Archaeology Map Slot (upgrade). Each new slot that you open allows you to add another map, but at a poor tier. These extra slots allow you to idle this skill for longer periods which will be necessary as you progress this skill.

:A: You first map in a new {{Icon|Dig site|Dig sites|nolink=true}} is always free and has the excellent tier, but like all maps, it is limited to a fixed number of excavation actions. When these are exhausted your dig site will no longer let you excavate that site, however, if you navigate to {{Skill|Cartography}} you should see a button called "Create Dig Site Maps". Clicking on this will open a dialog that allows you to create new maps or upgrade/refine existing maps. The upgrades will need {{ItemIcon|paper}} and the refinements will need an increasing amount of {{GP}}.

: However, your next map will be a poor quality unless you choose to upgrade it, which is highly recommended. When you upgrade a map it will increase in Tier until the maximum, which is "Perfect". It is highly recommended that you upgrade maps because the higher tiers give you more excavate actions, and will also increase your chances of finding rare and legendary items.

: If your previous map had refinements, then these will also be lost when your map becomes exhausted.

Q: Where do I find paper for maps?