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Treasure Maps Overview
Treasure Maps are a set of mice Hunters are required to catch for a special reward. The difficulty, number and the location of the mice on the list depend on the type of map, and each type of map yields a different type of Treasure Chest. The mice on the list may be caught in any order.
Map Types
- Relic Hunter Maps
- These maps are found in Relic Hunter Scroll Cases and allow up to 5 Hunters at a time to work together to complete them.
- Mice from throughout the Kingdom are the focus of these maps.
- The rewards for these maps are affected by the Season of map hunting during which they are awarded and may contain season-specific items.
- Area-Specific Maps
- These maps are found in Scroll Cases purchased from Cartographers and allow up to 5 Hunters at a time to work together to complete them.
- Wanted Posters are a special type of area-specific map. They are found in Sealed Wanted Posters dropped by the Bounty Hunter Mouse and only allow 2 Hunters at a time to work together to complete them. Mice must be caught in a specific order.
- Mice in specific areas of the Kingdom are the focus of these map.
- Event Maps
- These maps are found in Scroll Cases found during Events and allow up to 5 Hunters at a time to work together to complete them.
- Event Mice are the primary focus of these maps.
Working a Treasure Map
The Hunter who initially opens the Scroll Case, starting the map, is called the Map Captain. If the Map Captain leaves the map, the title is transferred at random to another Hunter currently working the map. Only the Map Captain can invite other Hunters to join in completing the map. If the Map Captain leaves the map, all unaccepted invites made by that Hunter are voided and the next Map Captain will be able to extend invites to fill any empty slots on the map. It is not possible to transfer the Map Captain position in any other way.
Hunters may only follow one treasure map at a time. Hunters may leave a treasure map, but will not receive any rewards if they do so.
It is not required to actually catch any mice from the list to receive the rewards for completing the map. Rewards are given only to those Hunters on the map when the map is completed.
Journal Entries
Joining a treasure map creates an entry in the Hunter's Journal.
- Treasure Map
- I have joined in on a treasure hunt! I should help catch the mice required to find the treasure chest!
- Wanted Poster
- I have joined in on a Wanted Poster hunt! I should help catch the lawless mice to earn that Bounty Reward!
Completing a map creates an entry in the Hunter's Journal
- I successfully completed a [Map Name] Treasure Map! Everyone who helped has been rewarded with one [Map Name] Treasure Chest each!
- I should claim my reward now!
- [Hunter Name] caught [Mouse Name], ending the treasure hunt!
- View Map Summary
Upgrading Treasure Maps
All Maps can be upgraded from Common to Rare by applying Rare Map Dust. Any Hunter working on the map can apply Rare Map Dust
Event maps released after the beginning of Season 3 can be cashed out if left uncompleted by the end of an event. Rare Map Dust is returned to the person who dusted the map when the map is cashed out.
Rewards from Rare Maps contain twice the points, gold, and Ancient Charms, and have an added chance of rare loot.
By default, maps and posters are Common, but they can be upgraded to Rare with Rare Map Dust to increase the loot from the Treasure Chest. If a player upgrades the map, it affects all players following that map. Upgrading a map does not affect the difficulty of the mice on the list, only the rewards for completing the map. All maps can be upgraded.
A hunter can only follow a single Treasure Map/Wanted Poster at any given time. Hunters can choose to discard a map at any time, and can immediately open or join another.
Treasure Maps and Wanted Posters can be found under the Special tab of the inventory, but disappear once they are completed or discarded.
The hunter that opened the map/poster can add up to four other hunters to the team in the case of a treasure map, or one other hunter ("deputy") in the case of a wanted poster. When an additional hunter is added to the map hunt team, this message is displayed for the new member:
- You're now following a Treasure Map! Hunt down all the mice to find the Treasure Chest!
The new member also has this event added to their Hunter's Journal:
- Treasure Map: I have joined in on a treasure hunt! I should help catch the mice required to find the treasure chest!
- Wanted Poster: I have joined in on a Wanted Poster hunt! I should help catch the lawless mice to earn that Bounty Reward!
For every successful catch of mice listed in the Treasure Map, the hunter that caught the mouse receives a Treasure Map Clue collectible as loot. For every successful catch of mice in the Wanted Poster, a message is displayed in the Hunter's Journal instead, one of:
- I've caught a member of the gang! Only X remain until I can smoke out the ringleader!; or
- I've caught the crew and have found where the ringleader is hiding out! I should hunt him down to receive my Bounty Reward!
While on a team, the heads-up-display includes a count of how many mice remain to be caught; clicking on that link gives a pop-up that includes a thumbnail of each mouse, and which have already been caught. The treasure maps indicate which team members have caught which mice; posters don't. Viewing Larry's Loot Lexicon for Treasure Map Clues also lists the remaining mice, even for posters where no map clues are added to the inventory.
The pop-up also includes a button where any hunter on the team can click to apply Rare Map Dust (it does not have to be the person that started the map).
- Rare Treasure Maps reward everyone that helped with upgraded treasure chests containing:
- - Two times the points!
- - Two times the gold!
- - Two times the Ancient Charms!
- - More loot!
- - And twice the chance of super-rare loot!
- An upgraded map doubles the rewards for each hunter!
- It will not change the difficulty of the map, nor will it modify the mice required.
The pop-up also has a button to Discard the map for the original owner (no recovery possible), or to Leave the map for the additional hunters. If an additional hunter leaves, the mice they caught are still tracked for the remaining team members (no progress is lost). The leaving hunter has this message displayed in their Journal:
- I left the treasure hunt. I should hunt and catch a Relic Hunter to find a new Treasure Map!
It is possible to rejoin a map team as many times as desired, right up until the last mouse is caught, but a hunter must be on the team when the last required mouse is caught in order to receive the reward. When the last mouse is caught, all team members receive the following message in their Hunter's Journal:
- Treasure Maps:
- I successfully completed a XXX Treasure Map! Everyone who helped has been rewarded with one XXX Treasure Chest each!
- I should claim my Treasure Chest reward now!
- Wanted Posters:
- I successfully completed a Wanted Poster: XXX! The Marshall granted us our Bounty Reward for turning in this lawless gang of the Wild Bunch. Time to find another Wanted Poster!
- I should claim my reward now!
Clicking on the claim link allows the hunter the option of sharing the news via Facebook, and rewards a Luck Charm to the first three friends that follow that post.
Relic Hunter Treasure Maps
These maps are found in Relic Hunter Scroll Cases which are dropped by the Relic Hunter Mouse. The Relic Hunter Mouse removes 1 Ancient Relic from the Hunter's inventory when dropping a scroll case. When Hunters reach 20 Relic Hunter Scroll Cases in their inventory, the Relic Hunter Mouse will still be encountered, but will no longer drop scroll cases or take Ancient Relics.
Mice from throughout the Kingdom are found on these maps. As the map difficulty increases, so does the variety of mice found and Hunters will need to travel more widely to find them. More difficult maps tend not to contain mice found in the low ranked areas of the Kingdom.
All Relic Hunter maps can be upgraded with Rare Map Dust and will award Rare Treasure Chests when dusted.
As Hunters increase in rank they are able to find more difficult maps inside Relic Hunter Scroll Cases.
| Treasure Map |
Number of Mice |
Rank to Acquire |
Rank to Join |
Reward Chests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy Treasure Map | 15 | Novice and above |
Novice and above |
Easy Treasure Chest Rare Easy Treasure Chest |
| Medium Treasure Map | 20 | Master and above |
Novice and above |
Medium Treasure Chest Rare Medium Treasure Chest |
| Hard Treasure Map | 25 | Knight and above |
Journeyman and above |
Hard Treasure Chest Rare Hard Treasure Chest |
| Elaborate Treasure Map | 30 | Baron/Baroness and above |
Grandmaster and above |
Elaborate Treasure Chest Rare Elaborate Treasure Chest |
| Arduous Treasure Map | 35 | Duke/Duchess and above |
Legendary and above |
Arduous Treasure Chest Rare Arduous Treasure Chest |
Area-Specific Treasure Maps
These maps are found in Scroll Cases obtained from Cartographers in exchange for Ancient Relics.
Wanted Posters are found in Sealed Wanted Posters dropped by the Bounty Hunter Mouse and do not require Hunters to own any Ancient Relics.
The focus of these maps is on specific areas within the Kingdom and the Treasure Chests they reward contain items specific to those areas. Treasure Chests from these maps will not contain season-specific loot, so hunters looking for the Limited Edition weapon will need to complete Relic Hunter Treasure Maps.
To obtain these maps, Hunters must be able to access the Cartographer where the Scroll Case is sold. This limits access to Hunters with the Rank necessary to travel to the location of the Cartographer. To be invited to join an area-specific map, Hunters must be of sufficient Rank to access the lowest ranked area where mice can be found. Sometimes this means the rank to join a map is lower than the rank needed to acquire the map.
All area-specific maps can be upgraded with Rare Map Dust and will award Rare Treasure Chests when dusted.
Event Treasure Maps
These maps are found in Scroll Cases obtained during specific Events. Often they are dropped as loot by mice, but are sometimes rewarded for completing certain objectives during the event.
The focus of these maps is on finding Event Mice and the Treasure Chests they reward contain items specific to the event. Treasure Chests from these maps will not contain season-specific loot, so hunters looking for the Limited Edition weapon will need to complete Relic Hunter Treasure Maps.
To obtain these maps, Hunters must be able to access the Event Location where the Scroll Case is found. This limits access to Hunters with the Rank necessary to travel to the event location, which usually means a minimum rank of Recruit. To be invited to join an event map, Hunters must be of sufficient rank to access the event area.
Maps from previous events can often be opened and completed during the next occurrence of the same event. This may require Hunters to search for certain non-event mice outside the event area.
All event maps can be upgraded with Rare Map Dust and will award Rare Treasure Chests when dusted.
After the start of Season 3, all new event maps can be cashed out if they remain unfinished at the end of the event. Cashing out returns Rare Map Dust to the Hunter who dusted the map and rewards all participants with a few items. All event maps that were released before the beginning of Season 3 on 23 June 2015 will not be cashed out if they remain unfinished at the end of an event.
- 1 These maps cannot be cashed out if they have been started but remain uncompleted at the end of an event.
- 2 In 2012 and 2013 the scroll case and treasure chests were simply called Halloween Scroll Case and Halloween Treasure Chest. At the end of the Halloween 2012 event any remaining scroll cases in Hunter inventories were converted to standard Treasure Map Scroll Cases. In 2013 the Halloween Scroll Case was reintroduced. The names were changed in 2014 to 2012 Halloween Scroll Case and 2012 Halloween Treasure Chest.
- 3 This map contains both Lunar New Year Mice and Great Gnawnian Games Mice and cannot be completed unless both groups of mice are available during an event.
Images
- Common Halloween Treasure Map
- Common Regular Treasure Map
- Rare Halloween Treasure Map
- Wanted Poster
- Rare Wanted Poster
Larry's Loot Lexicon Links
- Acolyte Maps
- Digby Maps
- Fungal Cavern Maps
- Gnawnia Maps
- Icebreaker Maps
- Mousoleum Maps
- Muridae Maps
- Sunken City Maps
- Tribal Isles Map
- Tribal Shelder Map
- Valour Maps
- Whisker Woods Maps
- Zugzwang Maps
New Relic Hunter Journal Entry
12:45 pm - Great Gnarled Tree I caught an elusive Relic Hunter Mouse in the Great Gnarled Tree!
I already have the maximum allowed Relic Hunter Scroll Cases, so the mouse left my supply of Ancient Relics alone and scampered off.
I should tell my friends to check the Great Gnarled Tree during the next 6 hours 11 minutes 9 seconds to catch one!
