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This is a Map FAQ:

• I noticed that many young people did not see "Back" (and do not have access to the map of the continents of Atys). :)
• In addition, the maximum number of markers has been modified, research and events are new features....
• a Patch (in March 2020) added a command, to hide/show landmarks: /showHideUserLandMark (more on Special command).

For new comers, start with the User Manual, the sections Maps and compas.

The map's toolbar

From left to right (3 lines):
Back (to navigate in maps), ; zoom + ; zoom - ; center the map (on your position, useful after a big fast zoom) ; ? to search  ; Dynamic Event
Below: IG hour and date^[1] ; climatic conditions (or cc, important for Harvesting).

Dynamic Event: since JA2603 (June 2019), a blue Events button has been added to the map toolbar (1 in the image below). This blue Events button makes a transparent layer appear/disappear on top of the map, which is useless if there is no event in progress . This layer has a red and white button in its upper right part (2 on the image), which is inactive if there is no DE.

If a DE is in progress, then it is displayed on the map (in orange in the map toolbar: 1 Dynamic Events + a big blue dot on the map) and you can also keep a separate window open to monitor it. More at Dynamic Event.

Open the DE window and close the DE layer and the map.

The map - basics

You can open/close the map with m or using the toolbar - not to be confused with the compass or radar (you can retrieve an existing landmark on your map and add it to the compass).

• The map (M) has 3 zooms. To change the view, or use the scroll mouse on map, and/or clic on a town to see its map.

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  Atys global view: to see it, clic on "back". Useful when you need to go in an other continent (using vortex).

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  Usual view. Here you can organize your flags - flags color change regarding the category (bandits, path, source...).

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  "Detail" view, for towns (here Pyr). User back to un-zoom

• To add to compass a direction: right clic on the compass, you'll see a menu (target, Missions, Mark, animal, team... and a zoom for the compass).

To use target: either after a macro, or after a tar (ex: /tar "harmful ragus"), space bar = in front of you (see all keyboard shortcuts by holding K down)

• The map take too much space on your screen (13")?
  • use the 4 desktops (very often F3 is "less loaded")
  • maintain the Fx key is very usefull, with x=1 to 4 (for ex, to add a 2nd "hand" toolbar)
  • category:Starting Out as a lot of nice stuff for beginners.

The map - FAQ

• Coming back after a long absence? Patch 2020, Patch 2019... summarize the big changes in the game (with links to forum posts).
• Mektoubs/Gubani and Zig are shown on the map, but not your apartment or GH (add a mark on tour map). More on Mektoub FAQ
• Team members appear on the map. Not his friends (F) nor guild or league members.
• We see the resurrection points (rez points) only for the active subcontinent (the one where we are).
• You can now see the distance by right-clicking on the map.
• The landmarks on the map are stored in a landmarks_toonname.xml file, located in a save folder (which is basically under a 0 or 1 folder).
• a Patch (in March 2020) added a command, to hide/show player landmarks: /showHideUserLandMark (more on Special command).
• Now you can access Dynamic Events (Kiting invasion, puzzles, Storyline's Nexus Events...)

Landmarks

Backup your files: quit game, and zip your folder save (check the date, to be sure it's the right one ^[2]) :p Your personal landmarks are held in a .xml file - named "landmarks_nameoftoon.xml" in the save folder.

To merge 2 files:

1. quit the game, then
2. copy the lines between <interface_config> into target file and
3. relaunch the game. it will merge duplicate <landmarks continent> lines and remove duplicate markers.

If you want to share landmarks between characters on same computer, then rename landmarks file to shared_landmarks.xml

Tips

• shared_keys.xml (to share macros with several toons) and shared_interface.icfg exists as well
• On Various applications, for windows you'll find information about a windows software to export your landmarks into an excel sheet, import, and more...

Links

In May 2019: JY 2603 patch

to Atys and its Map with links to regions

Portal of the game • Gameplay