UPDATE: MappingOut v3.1.0
major updates
- applied all changes made by ArenaNet in the last skill balance update (16th august 2007)
- added explorable zones, towns, outposts, missions and challenge missions texts manually. You will now see all outposts, missions and towns icons grayed.
- changed all maps, using fully explored maps taken from the minimap (U) (following Leeta’s advice)
- added new credits section to the loading screen of mappingout and added a “credits” button to the option tab
minor updates
- added a note to “Lou, of the Knives”, signaling its spawning behaviour (By Udoh)
- added position for some missing bosses (still missing 2 ones: Executioner Vekil (during “Pogahn Passage Mission”) and Rebirther Jirath (only during “A Tasty Morsel” quest))
- added bosses Dupek the Mighty, Hauseh the Defiler, Tanmahk the Arcane to Nightfall Desolation (by Diago)
- added unique green item “Charr Salvage Kit” in “Pre-Searing Ascalon” (by nbajammer)
- added unique green bow “Bearer’s Longbow”, dropped by “Bearer of Misfortune” in “Domain of Pain” (by nbajammer)
- added a new feature: double click on elite list to set an elite as marked (by Comandante Gatzu)
- fixed boss “Ryver Mossplanter” conditional spawn information (by Patrik)
- fixed stats of “Illyana’s Staff” (by nbajammer)
- fixed “Crippling Anthem” elite name, previously listed wrongly.
- fixed locations of the two collectors in “Vehjin Mines” (by Zav)
- fixed a large number of zones name. Now, all of them should be correct (maybe)
- fixed stats for the low level green “Hassin’s Shell” dropped by “Hassin Softskin” (by outlaw)
- fixed position of “Baubao Wavewrath” in the “Undercity” (by Grims)
translation updates
- changed following files: EliteLocations.txt, CollectorsLocation.txt, Trasures.txt. All Zones’ name have been replaced with zones’ id, taken from the file “Zones.txt”
coming soon
- features that we are planning to add to mappingout, including hard mode support:
vanquished zones support
master rewards checklist
UPDATE: MappingOut v3.0.4
Thanks to everyone for your contributions in correcting errors and giving suggestions.
minor updates
- changed the map of “Real of Torment”. Old map has been substitued with Graywing’s one, showing all paths to reach each zone. I’ve ever lost myself, trying to find out the right entrance to a particular zone… so that, here’s an help!!
- added location of the boss “Curator Kali”, during “Gate of Madness” mission
- added location of the boss “Champion Puran”, during “Gate of Madness” mission
- added all unique green items dropped in “Domain of Anguish”
UPDATE: MappingOut v3.0.3
Thanks to everyone for your contributions in correcting errors and giving suggestions.
minor updates
- added Varis collectors to Fort Ranik. Before it was only present in Regent Valley (Sabardeyn)
- added conditional informations for Jin, The Purifier (by Thomas)
- added filter by Boss Name for elite list
- fixed all collectors: where two collectors with the same name were shown, one has been added with an addictional caption, with more information to identify the right one
- fixed information of Pehnsed’s Voice. Nightfall green (by Tim)
- fixed position of all five bosses in Depth of Madness (by Fulvio)
- fixed green “The ‘Windcutter’” showing (Req. 5 Axe Mastery) instead of (Req. 5 Sword Mastery) (by Mythykle Mythryndyr[Fs])
- updated all elites changed in the last ArenaNet update (19th June 2007)
As you can easily see I could only work on small updates, cause I was still a little busy with my “real” works! Anyways, as I promised, I will soon come back on major updates, adding some interesting new features
UPDATE: MappingOut v3.0.2
As you could see in the major update section, “www.mappingout.com” is close to born (actually it’s most ‘far’ than ‘close’ but I like being optimistic :D)
Thanks to everyone for your contributions in correcting errors and giving suggestions.
Major updates
- applied all changes made by ArenaNet in the last skill balance update (10th april 2007)
- applied all changes made by ArenaNet in the last skill balance update (5th april 2007)
- added another site for the download process. A friend of mine is currently occuipied in creating an official site for MappingOut… It’s still on going, but something has been added. So, if you wanna have a look, here it is: www.mappingout.com
Minor updates
- added the collectors Molenin and Makar Thoughtslayer into the Sorrow’s Furnace (by Anjaris One)
- added the boss “Haioss, Blessed Wind” in “Fahranur, The First City”, with its green “Haioss’ Blessing” (By Gene)
- fixed the name of the nightfall elite “Crippling Slash”, it had been wrongly typed (by Jasper)
- fixed the spawining information of “Olunoss Windwalker”, there was a typing error in the note (by Udoh)
- fixed all missing informations about bosses and elites in Ice Floe (Southern Shivepeaks, Prophecies) (By Per Ivar Vangstad)
- changed the elìte owned by Hahan, Faithful Protector. Now it shows “Word of Healing” (by Lyonette & apocalisse)
UPDATE: MappingOut v3.0.1
This update corrects a few small errors spotted by valued users. Thanks to everyone for your contributions.
Minor updates
- added the boss “Yammirvu, Ether Guardian” in “The Hidden City of Ahdashim” and its green scepter “Yammirvu’s Scepter” (by Mylady Akira & Toniodestroy)
- added the boss “Preceptor Zunark” in Vehjin Mines with the elite “Spell Breaker” (by Jasper)
- added the boss “Evirso Sectus” in Mineral Springs. He owns the elite “Wither” and can be found only during “Defend Droknar’s Forge” quest
- added the boss “Eshau Longspear” during the quest “Hunted!” with the elite “Cruel Spear” (By Catty)
- added the boss “Custodian Fidius” during “Dune of Despair” mission
- fixed the name of the boss owning “Backbreaker” in the Ring Of Fire. It was listed as Coventina instead of his real name “Ferk Mallet” (by hangerlc)
- fixed the collector Dai Waeng in Zin Ku Corridor (by sykoone)
- fixed the height of the characters dropdown window
- fixed the stats of “Scourgewind’s Branch”. they were typed in wrong
- applied all changes made by ArenaNet in the last skill balance update (8th march 2007)
- added “Ogre-Slaying Knife” green weapon, dropped by the Darknesses in the “Ruins of the Tomb of the Primeval Kings” (by Mike)
MappingOut v.3.0.0
Ever wanted to know which Elite Skill Salani Pippip in Witman’s folly was using to poison you? Which Green weapon the Acolyte of Balthazar was wielding as he cut through your party of hero’s and your beloved Flamingo? And who will take the Putrid Cysts off your hands before they start to smell? Well the answer to all these questions, and more can be found in MappingOut, a tool designed by a Guild Wars player for Guild Wars players, for identifiying elite skill locations, green “unique” weapons, collectors and much much more.
Special Features
- MappingOut doesn’t need Guild Wars to be launched to be run
- Your account settings are of no interest to MappingOut
- Mapping is completely free
- Low memory usage (about 15mb), allowing MappingOut to run alongside Guild Wars on low specification pc’s without a problem
- MappingOut can check for updates on selected servers, and auto update itself
- Mappingout now tracks Elite Skills, Collectors, Green Items, Elona Treasures and Personal Notes
- Colour co-ordinated tabs, which correspond to the items on the map
- An “Always on Top” feature
- 3 different styles for popup windows for Elite Skills, Collectors, Green “unique” Items, Elona Treasures and Personal Notes
- Detailed legend showing all the Elite Skill colours and all other information shown on the maps.
- Quick Map selection using the Right Click on a free part of the map, and jump to a new map
Elite skills section
- List of all the elite skills, their descriptions, information and image
- Auto jump to selected elite’s skill location on the map, along with a flashing marker to easily identify the elite’s location
- Localization of elite skills on Tyria, Cantha and Elona maps
- All details for each elite skill, including: Name, Profession, Attribute, Image, Cast time, Recharge time, Maintenance, Energy, Adrenaline cost, Bosses owning the elite itself and notes about the bosses, including conditional spawn etc
- All Elite Skills, colour co-ordinated by profession, with markers on the map to easily identify each elite skill
- Tracker of all your characters, with details on which elites you have captured, and which ones you still need to look for
- Quick search for elite skills with lots of filters, including a list of all elites not captured by selected characters, or any of your characters
Collectors section
- List of both Armour and General collectors
- Quick search for collectors with multiple filters including weapon type, collector request
- Highlighting of collector items, based upon weapon type filter
- Auto jump to selected collector’s location on the map, along with a flashing collector marker to easily identify the location
- Collector name, material requested and quantity
- List of all items held by collectors, with their statistics
- Collector’s marked on the map to quickly and easily locate them
Green “unique” weapons section
- List of unique green items
- All the weapon details, Name, Statistics and the Bosses who drop them
- Auto jump to selected bosses location on the map, along with a flashing marker to easily identify the location of the boss holding the weapon
- Markers on the map, showing the Bosses holding the green weapons
- Multiple filters, to quickly find a desired green weapon
Elonian treasures section
- List of all 12 elonian treasures
- Tracker for all your characters, allowing you to flag which treasures you have opened, and which ones you have not.
- Auto jump to selected treasure location on the map, along with a flashing marker to easily identify the location of the treasure
Personal notes section
- List of all personal notes added by the user
- A short description and a detailed description for each note
- Markers on map, showing where each note can be found
- Auto jump to selected the personal note location on the map, along with a flashing marker to easily identify the location of the note
- Two filters: one on the short note description and another one on the full note description
Just a few hints
- I suggest adding your own characters for first, by clicking the “Characters” button, at the right-bottom of the menu window.
- Left click on the map and hold on, to move the map
- hold mouse on a object marker or right click on it (depending of which method you chose in the option schedule), to show object informations
- double click on the map to create a new note
- double click on a elite skill token, to open a window in which you can easily mark that elite as captured by one of your character
- double click on a elonian treasure to chose with which characters you already opened it
- double click on a note to edit or delete it
- right click on a free map zone, to quickly select campaign/region
Download page
Thanks to udoh and paprika for helping with the summary