LadyAdmiral Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 These interactive SWTOR planet maps are an incredible labor of love, built on the idea that there are players out there who really enjoy exploring everything that the game has to share, from the lore discovered through codex entries to the sense of world-building you can find when trekking through the planets’ forests, deserts, and underworlds. Maps link: https://swtorista.com/articles/planet-secret-maps/ It started with an idea of making maps to show off the secrets in the game, and soon expanded into fifty-eight guides, so players could more easily find the information about over 109 Beastmaster achievements, 219 named champions, and 143 hidden lore objects, along with the closest taxis, quick travel points, or heroic shuttles to get to them. The 265 exploration quests marked on the map are hand-checked from player Exarch’s quest list. This project was started in March 2023, and was finally completed in December 2023, so it was worked on fairly continuously for ten months and has somewhere around 530 screenshots! The map images are from in-game, but the tool that allows you to zoom in and out and click map points is a website plugin, with over 800 lines of customized code, so you can do things like filter by category, resize the list on the left, and have the icons get bigger and fade out as you zoom in. Each of the 58 guides also has special code to show a unique map with just that planet’s achievements on it, which means there are actually 75 interactive maps across the site. We started with a spreadsheet of the achievements we knew of and imported the data with automation, and then Zahk started to hand-plot them on the map background, going to each location to take a screenshot, confirm its existence and availability, and write out some text directions on how to get there, for players who struggle to follow map lines. Maps SWTOR Alderaan Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Balmorra Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Belsavis Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Corellia Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Coruscant Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Dromund Kaas Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Hoth Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Hutta Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Ilum Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Korriban Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Nar Shaddaa Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Ord Mantell Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Quesh Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Taris Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Tatooine Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Tython Interactive Exploration Map SWTOR Voss Interactive Exploration Map Lore Object Guides & Maps Alderaan Lore Objects Balmorra Lore Objects Belsavis Lore Objects Corellia Lore Objects Coruscant Lore Objects Dromund Kaas Lore Objects Hoth Lore Objects Hutta Lore Objects Ilum Lore Objects Korriban Lore Objects Nar Shaddaa Lore Objects Ord Mantell Lore Objects Quesh Lore Objects Taris Lore Objects Tatooine Lore Objects Tython Lore Objects Voss Lore Objects Beastmaster Achievement Guides & Maps Beastmaster of Alderaan Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Belsavis Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Coruscant Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Dromund Kaas Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Hoth Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Hutta Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Korriban Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Nar Shaddaa Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Ord Mantell Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Quesh Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Taris (Republic) Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Tatooine Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Tython Achievement Guide Beastmaster of Voss Achievement Guide Imperial Beastmaster of Balmorra Achievement Guide Champion Achievement Guides & Maps Neutral Champion Achievements Champion of Belsavis Achievement Guide Champion of Tatooine Achievement Guide Champion of Voss Achievement Guide Cleaning Up the Street Elites Nar Shaddaa Champion Achievement Guide Corellia’s Most Wanted Champion Achievement Guide Hoth’s Most Wanted Champion Achievement Guide Ilum’s Most Wanted! Champion Achievement Guide Republic Champion Achievements Coruscant’s Most Wanted Champion Achievement Guide Liberator of Balmorra Champion Achievement Guide Liberator of Hoth Champion Achievement Guide Liberator of Ilum! Champion Achievement Guide Liberator of Ord Mantell Champion Achievement Guide Liberator of Quesh Champion Achievement Guide Liberator of Taris (Republic) Champion Achievement Guide Liberator of Tython Champion Achievement Guide Imperial Champion Achievements Hutta’s Most Wanted Champion Achievement Guide Korriban Conquest Champion Achievement Guide Tyrant of Balmorra Champion Achievement Guide Tyrant of Dromund Kaas Champion Achievement Guide Tyrant of Hoth Champion Achievement Guide Tyrant of Ilum! Champion Achievement Guide Tyrant of Quesh Champion Achievement Guide Tyrant of Taris (Imperial) Champion Achievement Guide 6 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveTheCynic Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Wow. Magnificent work. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Janosch Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Yeah, great work. Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTricicolo Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Superb! This is well appreciated, Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nee-Elder Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) On 1/2/2024 at 11:55 AM, LadyAdmiral said: These interactive SWTOR planet maps are an incredible labor of love, built on the idea that there are players out there who really enjoy exploring everything that the game has to share, from the lore discovered through codex entries to the sense of world-building you can find when trekking through the planets’ forests, deserts, and underworlds. The 265 exploration quests marked on the map are hand-checked from player Exarch’s quest list. This project was started in March 2023, and was finally completed in December 2023, so it was worked on fairly continuously for ten months and has somewhere around 530 screenshots! Still not exactly sure why you ignored my post & request over here: https://forums.swtor.com/topic/931783-74-gtn-preview-live-on-pts/?do=findComment&comment=9792032 recently , but i must say @LadyAdmiral ( and to Exarch & whomever else assisted you ) YOUR ENTIRE OP ^^ up there is all really impressive work. Most impressive, in fact. As a shameless advocate for *mystery & exploration* in MMOs myself, considering i came from working SWG , i sincerely appreciate your efforts and i'm looking forward to referencing your maps very soon....as the cheevo "completionist" in me kicks in before SWTOR finally ends. Edited January 7 by Nee-Elder Reason: i think she just pops into forums and posts quick and then moves on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmarsh Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 That is amazingly thorough and great work. Thanks for putting it all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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