Cartography
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Cartography is a skill in which the player can explore the map of Melvor, uncovering hidden areas and secrets throughout their journey.
Skill Overview
The world map of Melvor consists of a grid of 944 hexagonal map tiles (called Hexes). The map layout is the same for all players and all players start on the same Hex (15, 16). The primary action for Cartography is Surveying map tiles in order to discover them. When first uncovering the map, each tile will have a level between 1 and 5 that will determine how many times it must be surveyed in order to be fully discovered. Once the map has been fully discovered once, the max level for all tiles will be increased to 5.
Hex Level | Total Surveys | Difference |
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1 | 24 | 24 |
2 | 108 | 84 |
3 | 264 | 156 |
4 | 504 | 240 |
5 | 864 | 360 |
Once a Hex has been fully discovered, the player may travel there. Some Hexes contain Points of Interest which will be revealed upon traveling to the tile. Visiting a Point of Interest will always provide a blurb of text explaining a bit about the location, and some Points of Interest will reward the player with resources upon the first visit.
The base interval for a Survey action is 5 seconds. It can be reduced through various boosts, although "non-combat skill interval" reductions from Harold or the Elite Pillar of Expertise won't affect it.
Undiscovered Hexes
These icons will appear on undiscovered Hexes if there is something to discover underneath.
Icon | Description |
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Denotes an Archaeology Dig Site exists underneath. | |
Denotes a Point of Interest underneath. | |
If "Toggle Cat" is enabled in Settings, then this icon will denote a hidden Archaeology Dig Site. It will display only when you locate a required Dig Site item in Archaeology (One example being the Torn Chart). |
Types of "Points of Interest"
These are the types of "Points of Interest" that can be discovered underneath a Hex.
Icon | Description |
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An Archaeology Dig Site. | |
A standard "Point of Interest" which will some times provide Item rewards. | |
Provides powerful permanent modifiers. Requires you to be located on the Hex to become active. | |
Used when traveling to significantly reduce GP cost to get to a location. These are automatically used when traveling. |
Creating Maps
In addition to surveying, Cartography is used to create the Dig Site Maps used in Archaeology. Creating a map has three steps:
First, the player can convert any type of Logs into Paper. Higher tier logs will produce more paper. Turning logs into paper has a base interval of 5 seconds, which can be reduced by bonuses that affect non-combat skill intervals and can also be affected by chance to double items or chance to preserve resources.
Second, the player can select a dig site and create a map in one of the map slots for that dig site. If they already have a map for the selected slot, map creation actions will instead make progress on upgrading the map towards the next tier. Creating maps costs paper and has a base interval of 5 seconds, which is affected by the same interval reduction bonuses as creating paper as well as by the chance to preserve resources.
Third, the player can refine the selected map until the maximum number of refines is reached. At each step the player will be given a choice of three options to pick from which will permanently upgrade that map. Each refinement costs more than the previous one.
Upgrade Dig Site Map
Tier | Upgrades Needed | Total Cost | Time1 |
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Poor | 0 | N/A | N/A |
Fine | 1920 | 1,920 Paper | 2h, 40m |
Excellent | 3840 | 5,760 Paper | 5h, 20m |
Perfect | 5760 | 11,520 Paper | 8h |
1Based on default action time of 5 seconds.
Dig Site Map Refinement
Each Dig Site Map tier unlocks new refinements which can be purchased. Refinements exclusively affect the Dig Site Map it is applied on.
Skillcapes
The Cartography Skillcape can be purchased from the store for 1,000,000 after the player reaches Level 99.
The Superior Cartography Skillcape can be purchased from the store for 10,000,000 after the player reaches Level 120.
Skillcape | Name | Requirements | Effect |
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Cartography Skillcape | Level 99 | +10% Chance to Preserve Resources in Cartography -20% Cartography Dig Site Map upgrade interval -10% dig site map refinement cost | |
Superior Cartography Skillcape | Level 120 | +20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Cartography -50% Cartography Dig Site Map upgrade interval -30% Cartography survey interval -20% dig site map refinement cost |
Pets
Skye is unlocked at random by performing any Cartography action.
Hex is unlocked by surveying the entire map to the intial maximum Hex level.
Carthulu is unlocked after 944 Hexes have been Mastered (Reach Level 5 on every Hex. The option to do this for Level 2 Hexes is unlocked after you survey the entire map for the first time).
Pet | Name | Effect |
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Skye | -5% Cartography travel costs | |
Hex | +3% Global Mastery XP | |
Carthulu | Doubles the effects of all positive Active Modifiers from Point of Interests in Cartography |
Shop Upgrades
The shop contains several upgrades that can be purchased to provide permanent boosts to Cartography. These fall into two categories:
Ship Upgrades
Ship upgrades require a specific Cartography level in addition to various items in order to purchase.
Enhancements
Enhancements require the player to discover specific points of interest first, at which point they can be purchased by spending the required amount of GP.
Skill Boosts
This table lists most sources of Cartography-specific modifier boosts. For a list of boosts that apply to all skills, see the Skill Boosts page. This list does not contain boosts provided from Mastery rewards.
Source | Type | Cartography Boosts | Other Modifiers |
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River Crossing | Agility Obstacle 2 | -5% dig site map refinement cost -5% Cartography survey interval +5% Cartography Skill XP |
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Cave Trail | Agility Obstacle 4 | +5% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions | +6% Archaeology Mastery XP +6% Archaeology Skill XP |
Ocean Drifting | Agility Obstacle 9 | -10% dig site map refinement cost -5% Cartography Interval +10% Chance to Double Items in Cartography |
+10% Chance to Double Items in Archaeology |
Nysa | Constellation | -5% dig site map refinement cost -5% Cartography survey interval +5% Chance to Double Items in Cartography +8% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions +8% Cartography Skill XP |
+5% Chance to Double Items in Archaeology +8% Archaeology Mastery XP +8% Archaeology Skill XP |
Archaeology Skillcape | Item (Cape) | +10% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions | +1 level of the Brush Tool in Archaeology +1 level of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology +1 level of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology +1 level of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology |
Cape of Completion (Atlas of Discovery) | Item (Cape) | -20% dig site map refinement cost -50% Cartography Dig Site Map upgrade interval -30% Cartography survey interval +15% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions +20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Cartography |
+3 levels of the Brush Tool in Archaeology +1 minimum Items found in Archaeology +3 levels of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology +3 levels of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology +3 levels of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology |
Captains Logbook | Item (Shield) | +8% Cartography Skill XP 100% increased travel event chance in Cartography |
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Cartography Skillcape | Item (Cape) | -10% dig site map refinement cost -20% Cartography Dig Site Map upgrade interval +10% Chance to Preserve Resources in Cartography |
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Dividers | Item (Consumable) | -20% dig site map refinement cost | |
Enhanced Spyglass | Item (Weapon) | -10% Cartography travel costs -10% Cartography Interval +5 Cartography sight range +5 Cartography survey range |
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Old Fancy Quill | Item (Weapon) | -5% Cartography Interval +8% Cartography Skill XP |
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Old Spyglass | Item (Weapon) | -8% Cartography travel costs -10% Cartography Interval +1 Cartography survey range |
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Sailor's Compass | Item (Ring) | -6% Cartography travel costs | |
Sturdy Fancy Quill | Item (Weapon) | -5% Cartography Interval +20% Chance to Double Items in Cartography +20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Cartography +8% Cartography Skill XP |
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Superior Archaeology Skillcape | Item (Cape) | +15% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions | +3 levels of the Brush Tool in Archaeology +1 minimum Items found in Archaeology +3 levels of the Shovel Tool in Archaeology +3 levels of the Sieve Tool in Archaeology +3 levels of the Trowel Tool in Archaeology |
Superior Cartography Skillcape | Item (Cape) | -20% dig site map refinement cost -50% Cartography Dig Site Map upgrade interval -30% Cartography survey interval +20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Cartography |
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Carthulu | Pet | Doubles the effects of all positive Active Modifiers from Point of Interests in Cartography | |
Skye | Pet | -5% Cartography travel costs | |
Warren | Pet | +5% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions | |
The Monolith | Point of Interest | -5% Cartography Dig Site Map upgrade interval +5% chance to preserve dig site map excavation actions +5% Chance to Preserve Resources in Cartography |
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+1 Archaeology Dig Site Map Slot | Upgrade | +1 Dig Site Map slots | |
+1 Archaeology Dig Site Map Slot | Upgrade | +1 Dig Site Map slots | |
+1 Archaeology Dig Site Map Slot | Upgrade | +1 Dig Site Map slots | |
Cartographer's Enhancement | Upgrade | -5% Cartography travel costs -5% Cartography survey interval +2% Cartography Skill XP |
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Cartographer's Knowledge | Upgrade | -5% Cartography travel costs -5% Cartography survey interval +2% Cartography Skill XP |
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Ship Anchor Upgrade | Upgrade | -2% Cartography Interval +1 Cartography survey range |
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Ship Combat Overhaul | Upgrade | -5% Cartography Interval | |
Ship Crow's Nest Upgrade | Upgrade | -2% Cartography Interval | |
Ship Hull Upgrade | Upgrade | -2% Cartography Interval | |
Ship Keel Upgrade | Upgrade | -2% Cartography Interval +1 Cartography sight range |
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Ship Mast Upgrade | Upgrade | -2% Cartography Interval +1 Cartography sight range |
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Ship Rudder Upgrade | Upgrade | -2% Cartography Interval | |
Ship Sails Upgrade | Upgrade | -2% Cartography Interval | |
Travel Token | Upgrade | -10% Cartography travel costs |
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