User:Mtew/Main/NotesLocation

= Notes on Location Codes = The 'Location' information is very approximate. It is intended to get you to the right general area, NOT to an exact spot. The gross location is indicated by a one or two letter code from the 'Areas' table above. In that table, community areas have BOLD letters, “explorable” areas have NORMAL letters, and "dungeon" and "mission" areas have ITALIC text letters, and, yes, there can be cases where the this is the only difference between two references. For example, AA indicates Ashford Abbey (the outpost) and AA indicates Ascelon Aademy (the mini-mission area, actually just an explorable area).

The connection points between areas are used as reference points becaise theu are visible on the map. In addition to the connections, the edges of an area may be used as a reference. For example, the south-west edge of an area would be designated 'SW'.

It is very important to understand that the “distances” are proportions, NOT some specific number of steps or anything like yards or meters or miles. Finally, the distances are 'as the crow flies', not walking distances.

The actual location is specified as proportional distances from no, one, two or three connections:

None
 * The NPC moves around.

One
 * When the distance is zero, the target is very close to the connection to the specified adjacent area. If the distance is one, you may have to look around a little.  For example LC – A0 is just outside the gate from Ascelon into Lakeside County.

Two or Three
 * The target is between the referemcess. The distances provide a rough guide on how far the target is from the reference.   For example, a target labeled LC - A3AA1 is in Lakeside County between Ascelon and Ashford Abbey. The target is about three times as far from Ascelon as it is from Ashford Abbey.