Which Neo Tokyo map has the boss I want? They're all 2102! How do I get to El Nath without needing tower scrolls or having to walk all the way down? Through Aqua? How do I go there? All I remember is it involves going through Dojo? Ocean I.C.? More like "oh shit I see" (what the fuck does I.C. even stand for?) Why can't I get through the well in KFT? (you need to scooch over left a little because this is a mushroom game from the 2000s and sometimes portals just don't line up with the graphics) If you're someone like me who needs a GPS in game (and frankly IRL) because you have the long-term memory retention of a goldfish, this reference map is for you. Spoiler: Old Version: I'd like to come up with a better version, drafts are in thread! I've been wanting a reference like this for a long time, but didn't want to make it myself because that would just lead to the blind leading the blind. But as they say, be the content organizer you wish to see in-game change you wish to see in the world, so here we are. Making it really just felt like the Pepe Silvia bit from IASIP though. Thanks goes to @Apoc_Ellipsis @nany625 @Sylafia (and many others whose forum usernames I don't know! shaman, Auraelia from Tena, chubs from Royals discord) not just for general route information and reviewing my drafts but also help with in-game verification. This version was just good enough to release as an initial attempt. It's still extremely rough, and there is a lot of room for improvement. Spoiler: TODO redesign probably redo text fields (individual locations) with boxes (text should be able to be wrapped with containers/frames) need to start curving arrows to make things visually fit either invert the focal point to be Orbis? or have two focal points Victoria Island + Orbis, and make Orbis centrality more pronounced? condense some locations that are duplicative? e.g. just include dojo under mu lung instead of a separate location the initial attempt with describing Omega Sector fast travel feels too verbose, maybe include them as footnotes? area bosses? pet food and mount food (Henesys, Leafre, Mu Lung, Ludi, Orbis? Aqua?) door symbol for places where BS usually door party and can benefit from TP rocks? like CWK, Zak, HT differentiate types of travel regular, bypassable with fast travel pass regular, meso only takes time to travel (e.g. orbis to mu lung birb that takes 60 seconds) requires waiting (e.g. ludi/kft elevator) requires ETC/use (Leafre seeds, Orbis Tower Scrolls, VL return scrolls, etc.) provide advice on things to always keep on you maybe 1 or 2 specific towns in Victoria Island (I personally find Ellinia and Kerning most useful) also useful when you're trying to get out of Sleepywood add scuffed gach (wtf is this even), LHC totem gacha, Ellin exchange?
I'm looking for advice on designing for better readability. Maybe there are pro UI/UX and graphic design people who can make suggestions? Here's an attempt at redesigning Malaysia/Singapore and World Tour as nested boxes: Spoiler: Outdated
This is my current draft. I'm pretty dissatisfied with how this looks but can't put my finger on why. LF>pro advice and help
