How much of the Map do you need?

BobbyChicken · Powder Monkey Posts: 7 **224 Gold** -

I have been buying the entire map before searching for the treasure. I assumed the treasure wouldn't be there unless you did that. Because since treasure is always in the same general location you wouldn't even need the map. So do you need part of the map, all of the map of none of it to have the treasure actually be there?

rupertlittlebear · Helmsman Posts: 4545 **10381 Gold** -

first part of the map places the treasure.

headrock · Rigger Posts: 1567 **354 Gold** -

Yeah, and freaks of nature like rupert don't even need the other three parts Razz

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BobbyChicken · Powder Monkey Posts: 7 **224 Gold** -

That'll save me a bit of gold.

ledhed · Cutthroat Posts: 271 **3392 Gold** -

I have usually been able to find stuff with the first or second part only I rarely if ever need the whole map.
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Stryker1sf · Powder Monkey Posts: 48 **709 Gold** -

It usually depends on what landmarks and what piece(s) of the map you get when you get the first piece. I've been able to find things with just one piece of the map Very Happy

There have been other times where it's a struggle to find the thing with all four pieces (namely the lost cities and Monti's hideout). Mad

So it pretty much depends on each individual situation. It also helps if you can remember, "Hey, I remember that landmark!" or if you have the Dutch and/or Spanish Rutters to use small town references.

gamellron · Powder Monkey Posts: 12 **105 Gold** -

that (at least on aprentice) pirates arent very inventive. 4 pirates buried their treasure on the island south of martinique and west of barbados. (within 20 feet of each other actually). in this case...only needed the first piece. this was promptly followed by 4 treasures buried by santamarta...all right next to each other...one of which was the length of an indian totem away from the sister rescue.

im all for an easy setting...but that was a bit much.

Lill-Troll · Seaman Posts: 184 **3042 Gold** -

In some cases, I only need the first part. Depends on where it's placed. If I get a Landmark that I recognize, I go for it, or if I get the lower rigth corner so I see what City it is in the vincinity of.

In the later case, I just love to get Trinidad, Martinique or Guadelope. Makes it real easy to fins, as the area around aint exactly classifiable as large
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Captain Redbeard · Seaman Posts: 169 **1466 Gold** -

All I need is the piece that tells me where to look (ie. in the vicinity of Margarita, north of Gran Granada, ect.) and the piece with the X. Then I can find my way since those will often have enough landmarks. Tho I usually get all the pieces since some landmarks appear everywhere and coastal landmarks are easier to go from since you see them even when you're not on land.
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Captain Riddle · Swabbie Posts: 67 **2171 Gold** -

Ones on Puerto Rico ("vicinity of San Juan") are rather easy; usually you'll be able to tell it's there even without a coastal mark or town of any sort, and the island is so small that it hardly takes any time to find it even without the X.

Oddly, I've noticed that even if you just need the piece with the X, repeatedly reloading and getting it again will move it around a bit. This becomes very obvious when you're first learning dancing with a beautiful daughter. It seems that even though one piece is all that's needed to place the object somewhere, it can move from this spot when you get the piece with the X.
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neverwhere · Powder Monkey Posts: 7 **70 Gold** -

One or two pieces, it depends. If it's a place I remember only the X piece, otherwise I need also the name of the town.
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sk8erkillinu · Swabbie Posts: 122 **838 Gold** -

I never get all the map unless it does not have a coastal landmark or name of a city to look near. sometimes if you just have one piece of the map but it doesn't have a coastal landmark and you sail around one of the reefs or shoals will start flashing treasure landmark Finding Treasure

even if it's not on your map Exclamation

Bermuda_Shorts · Swabbie Posts: 93 **156 Gold** -

Yeah, just this afternoon I was lucky on adventurer, found Henry Morgan's treasure roughly south-west of Havana, then docked in a tiny settlement (named Gibraltar, not to be confused with the town Gibraltar) near where I found the treasure, and the mysterious stranger sold me a piece of a map showing the location of Blackbeard's treasure and lo and behold -- it was buried less than a day's walk south of Gibraltar Very Happy

I always find relatives a tiny bit harder, and monty's hideout usually takes me all the pieces to find, but lost cities... I can have all 4 pieces and the lost cities will stay lost for a very, very long time Wink

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Bllasae · Seaman Posts: 184 **788 Gold** -

I've noticed that most of the treasures are near or around San Juan.

loki59 · Rigger Posts: 1082 **24252 Gold** -