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To-do: A lot of WvW area maps are still missing their bounds and/or have outdated map icons (i.e. old HPs)

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The goal of this project is to provide high quality locator and regular maps. Locator maps are the black outlines with the red shading.
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== Contributors ==
''Feel free to add yourself to the list.''
* <s>[[User:Dr ishmael]]</s> <small>(inactive)</small>
* [[User:Chieftain Alex]]
* [[User:Snitching]]

== To-do ==
* [[/Core zones]] - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/LWS1]] - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/WvW]] - {{no}} - A lot of areas are still missing bounds and/or have outdated map icons
* [[/Cities]] - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/Dungeons]] - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/Heart of Thorns]] - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/LWS3]] - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/Path of Fire]] - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/LWS4]] - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/LWS5]] (The Icebrood Saga) - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/End of Dragons]] - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/Secrets of the Obscure]] - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/Janthir Wilds]] - {{yes}} Complete
* [[/Visions of Eternity]]

== Instructions ==
* Take high quality ingame screenshots of the world map (settings on max), -bmp command line. Stitch the files together in software like GIMP. [A] Tips:
** Standing in another zone will prevent event circles/commander+mentor tags etc. Make sure you stand in one with a matching set of map completion objectives (e.g. don't stand in a GH if you're taking a screenshot of a zone with Vistas)
** You can take a screenshot, then click in a corner of the screen and drag to another corner - this way they tile perfectly when you paste them.
** You can hide the UI using {{key|CTRL+H}}, then open the world map.
* Use [[Widget:Zone map v3]] to get a screenshot of the API map boundaries. Paste it into GIMP. Scale image to 117% to match the ingame screenshot size (API render it at 83%). [B]
** Use the developer tools in firefox to expand the map element size to fit the entire zone/city/etc: Find the map element, rename "max-width" to width, and set width value and height value to numbers big enough to fit the entire map.
** Use the screenshot right click tool in firefox to take a screenshot of the entire page, including beyond the visible screen.
* Put [A] and [B] on the different layers of the same image, align them carefully using layer blend mode "Difference", then crop the canvas. Export the API image [C] and ingame image [D] in PNG format.
* Open Inkscape, confirm preference settings for DPI image import, export and create are all 96 DPI to avoid blurring images.
* Create a new file in Inkscape. Drag the [C] API image into Inkscape. Do {{key|CTRL+LEFT_SHIFT+D}} and select fit canvas to drawing.
* Create a new layer and draw the borders on with the Straight Line tool. You want a 7 px wide white line with round joints. Use the snapping options to join your shapes together neatly.
* When done, save the SVG [D].
* Export the SVG [D] with all layers showing to a PNG file with borders on [E]. Tidy up the image in GIMP if required (e.g. shapes/text overlapping with the sector boundaries). You can then cut this up in other software, e.g. PAINT.NET, to create area maps.
* Back in Inkscape, hide the base map layer, select all lines, and colour them black.
* Make a copy of the SVG [E]. In the copy, delete the hidden layers - the SVG should now be a really tiny file. For each area, double the width of the line and fill the shape in red, then save it as a new locator SVG.
* Upload the results with [[Widget:Editing robot]].

== Notes ==
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