Guides:Cartography and stamps - Revision history

Brynn: /* Skill gains */ Add a few more links to forum posts about skill gains and distances

2025-12-26T23:32:07Z

Skill gains: Add a few more links to forum posts about skill gains and distances

Brynn: Add WIP tag

2025-12-16T08:03:13Z

Add WIP tag

Brynn: /* Copy map does not register in repeat action slot */

2025-12-16T07:28:37Z

Copy map does not register in repeat action slot

Brynn: Add cartography bugs

2025-12-16T07:26:35Z

Add cartography bugs

Brynn: Unifying language between stamps

2025-11-24T06:45:56Z

Unifying language between stamps

Brynn: Add skill gain dev comments

2025-11-21T01:45:22Z

Add skill gain dev comments

Brynn: /* Cartography Table */

2025-11-19T06:18:04Z

Cartography Table

Brynn: Created page with "{{guide}} Cartography, the cartography table, and stamps when combined can create an amazingly vibrant atlas. == Cartography == * WIP == Cartography Table == * WIP == Stam..."

2025-11-18T02:59:52Z

Created page with "{{guide}} Cartography, the cartography table, and stamps when combined can create an amazingly vibrant atlas. == Cartography == * WIP == Cartography Table == * WIP == Stam..."

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{{guide}}

Cartography, the cartography table, and stamps when combined can create an amazingly vibrant atlas.

== Cartography ==
* WIP

== Cartography Table ==
* WIP

== Stamps ==

The magic is in the mark. Stamps can be reused by imprinting with new information.

NOTICE: Updating a stamp with new information will not update any previously stamped maps.

=== Village Stamp (Sapphire) ===

[[Sapphire]] embedded stamps are imprinted from a settlement token. Using this stamp on a map after imprinting will add the deed name, mayor name, and motto information.

==== Imprinting ====
# Locate a settlement token in the game world
# Activate the stamp
# Right click the settlement token
# Select Imprint stamp

* Note: You need deed permissions to imprint.

=== Structure Stamp (Ruby) ===

[[Ruby]] embedded stamps are imprinted from a structure. Using this stamp on a map will add the the structure information.

Structures types that can be imprinted

* [[Guard tower]]
* [[Mission structures]]
* [[Colossus]]

==== Imprinting ====
# Locate a structure token in the game world
# Activate the stamp
# Right click the settlement token
# Select Imprint stamp

=== Annotation Stamp (Diamond): ===

[[Diamond]] embedded stamps are imprinted with a maximum of 120 characters.

==== Imprinting ====
# Right click on stamp
# Select Imprint stamp
# Add annotation to text input (120 character limit)
# Click accept

=== Time Stamp (Emerald) ===
[[Emerald]] embedded stamps are imprinted with a label and a reference date and time. This date and time information can be imprinted in two different ways.

* Static Time: Full date and time displayed on graphic mouse over
* Countdown Timer: Shows time remaining or time passed since the imprinted date

==== Imprinting ====
# Right click on stamp
# Select Imprint stamp
# Enter the appropriate data
# Validate the data using the available button
# Click accept

* Note: The UI for this is difficult to use.
* Note: Does not inclue a Wurm time option.

=== Linked Stamp (Opal) ===

[[Opal]] imbued stamps are imprinted with information from original or copied maps. This is a complex tool allowing you to build a collection spanning multiple atlases with links between each other and to the world map.

The stamp has two modes of operation: World link and map link.

World link is to stamp the graphic on the in game world map linking to a map in an atlas and is accessed by right clicking the stamp.

Map link is to stamp the graphic on a map in an atlas to a different map in an atlas and is accessed by activated the stamp and right clicking a map. Linked maps do not have to be the same atlases.

==== Imprinting World Link ====

When in world link mode, the right click menu of an opal embedded stamp will contain one of the following choices:

* Link to world map - This is what appears the first time you use a stamp. It will bring up the world map allowing you to mark the in game map with the stamp image.
* Update world map link - This allows you to update the world map location of this stamp. This appears when the stamp is in world link mode and has already been imprinted.
* Change to world map link - This sets the stamp mode to world link. This only appears when the stamp is in map link mode.

After selecting a location on the map you must then stamp the map you want the world map to link to. Activate the stamp, right click, stamp map

==== Imprinting Map Link ====
To enter map link mode, activate the stamp and the right click menu of a map in an atlas will contain one of the following choices:

* Link to map - This is what appears the first time you use a stamp. It will imprint the map information to the stamp allowing you to link to it from another map.
* Update map link - This allows you to change which map is linked to the stamp.

After you have imprinted information to the stamp, you then use that stamp on a map you wish to link from.

When in map link mode, the right click menu of the opal embedded stamp will allow you change the stamp back to a world map link.

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	TL:DR: Best time between surveying the same area for maximum gains is 2 months, when repeating the area less than one month apart you'll gain less than the normal skillgain rate.</pre>		TL:DR: Best time between surveying the same area for maximum gains is 2 months, when repeating the area less than one month apart you'll gain less than the normal skillgain rate.</pre>
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		+	[https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/193870-cartography-testing-feedback-wanted/&tab=comments#comment-1934367]
		+	<pre> You'll be sent up to ~37 tiles from the starting location in any direction during the survey, so having to go out into the water is expected. </pre>
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		+	<pre>For multiple surveys that are around the same spot: you'll gain skill for that, but at a much reduced rate to doing things properly. It tracks locations on where you're surveying and scales down gains based on time since you last did that location and any nearby surveys that you did there. </pre>

	== Cartography Table ==		== Cartography Table ==

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	Cartography, the cartography table, and stamps when combined can create an amazingly vibrant atlas.		Cartography, the cartography table, and stamps when combined can create an amazingly vibrant atlas.

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	[https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/209288-cartography-table-bugs/&do=findComment&comment=2054427 Copy map does not register to the repeat action slot.]		[https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/209288-cartography-table-bugs/&do=findComment&comment=2054427 Copy map does not register to the repeat action slot.]
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	Report #: N/A		Report #: N/A

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	When in map link mode, the right click menu of the opal embedded stamp will allow you change the stamp back to a world map link.		When in map link mode, the right click menu of the opal embedded stamp will allow you change the stamp back to a world map link.
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		+	==Cartography Related Bugs==
		+
		+	===Cartography Table===
		+	====Ink brush enchants and rarity do not add any advantages====
		+	Forum Post: [https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/209456-ink-brush-enhancements-and-copying-maps/&tab=comments#comment-2055473 Ink brush enhancements and copying maps]
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		+	Report #: N/A
		+
		+	Expectation:
		+	Enchanting or having a rare brush should impact copy time of maps as the ink brush itself takes damage during the copy process.
		+
		+	Reproduction Steps:
		+	# Add map to copy to inventory
		+	# Add ink brush with no enchants or rarity to cartography table
		+	# Copy map and verify time to copy
		+	# Replace ink brush on table with [[Blessings_of_the_dark\|BotD]] enchant
		+	# Copy map and verify time to copy
		+
		+	Results:
		+	No change to map copy time or perceived skill gains.
		+
		+	====Slots available for combining maps do not change based off table quantity====
		+	Forum Post: [https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/209288-cartography-table-bugs/&do=findComment&comment=2054375 Slots available for combining do not change based off table quantity.]
		+
		+	Report #: N/A
		+
		+	Expectation:
		+	Per the original wiki article on the cartography table, the quality of the table should change the quantity of maps you can store within it for combining into a new map. This appears that the table should behave similar to the tool belt for its limitations, where a low quality table can only combine a few maps, but a fantastic max quality table should be able to combine 15 maps.
		+
		+	Reproduction Steps:
		+	# Create table with quality level greater than 50
		+	# Try to add 5 painted maps
		+
		+	Results:
		+	No matter the table quality, the number of painted maps allowed is 4.
		+
		+	====Placed stamp box contents are not included in stamp interface without stamp in table====
		+
		+	[https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/209288-cartography-table-bugs/&do=findComment&comment=2054376 Stamps in a stamp box placed on the cartography table are only usable if the cartography table itself contains a stamp.]
		+
		+	Report #: N/A
		+
		+	Expectation:
		+	Stamp map should appear in the drop down list when a box of stamps is placed on the table regardless if a stamp is in the table itself.
		+
		+	Reproduction Steps:
		+	* Create 2 pottery stamps and fill with dye/ink
		+	* Create stamp box and place on table
		+	* Add 1 stamp to stamp box
		+	* Active map in inventory
		+	* Attempt to stamp map using right click on the table
		+
		+	Results:
		+	Stamp map is not available when a stamp is not in the table itself
		+
		+	Additional: If you add a stamp to the table itself, the stamp map option returns and all stamps in the stamp box become available for use.
		+
		+	====Atlas placed on the cartography table shows all maps in the combined interface, but results in error when attempting to combine====
		+
		+	[https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/209288-cartography-table-bugs/&do=findComment&comment=2054377 Maps in an atlas placed on the cartography table are visible in the interface but not usable to combine.]
		+
		+	Report #: N/A
		+
		+	Expectation:
		+	Maps inside an atlas should be available as sources to combine
		+
		+	Reproduction Steps:
		+	* Add painted maps to atlas
		+	* Place map on table
		+	* Right click and choose combine maps
		+
		+	Results:
		+	Combine map action returns 'You can't find the {map name} in the cartography table to combine it.'
		+
		+	Additional: This occurs if you have a map in the table or not
		+
		+	====Copy map does not register in repeat action slot====
		+
		+	[https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/209288-cartography-table-bugs/&do=findComment&comment=2054427 Copy map does not register to the repeat action slot.]
		+	Report #: N/A
		+
		+	Expectation: Copying a map should allow you to use repeat the action using the keybind or right click menu
		+
		+	Reproduction Steps:
		+	* Add map to inventory
		+	* Activate mapwhichever
		+	* Right click on table and select copy map
		+	* Attempt to use repeat action
		+
		+	Result:
		+	Repeat action remains to previous action and never updates.
		+
		+	===Opal Stamps===
		+	[https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/209233-opal-map-stamp-issues/&do=findComment&comment=2054304 Map links remain on world map after dropping bookshelf containing atlases with links]
		+	Report #: N/A
		+
		+	Reproduction Steps:
		+
		+	[https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/209233-opal-map-stamp-issues/&do=findComment&comment=2054373 Opal stamps ignore stamp quantity on map.]
		+	Report #: N/A
		+
		+	Reproduction Steps:

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 === Linked Stamp (Opal) ===
-[[Opal]] imbued stamps are imprinted with information from original or copied maps.  This is a complex tool allowing you to build a collection spanning multiple atlases with links between each other and to the world map.
+[[Opal]] embedded stamps are imprinted with information from original or copied maps.  This is a complex tool allowing you to build a collection spanning multiple atlases with links between each other and to the world map.
 The stamp has two modes of operation: World link and map link.

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 == Cartography ==
-* WIP
 == Cartography Table ==
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 == Stamps ==
 The magic is in the mark.  Stamps can be reused by imprinting with new information.
 === Village Stamp (Sapphire) ===
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 * Note: The UI for this is difficult to use.
-* Note: Does not inclue a Wurm time option.
+* Note: Does not include a Wurm time option.
 === Linked Stamp (Opal) ===