Daggerfall Mod:Location types

The following is a list of location types used in the map tables. Some locations are not immediately available to the player and will not be displayed (or searchable) on the character's map (which are uniformly dungeons or covens). The test is simple:

System.Boolean isKnown = ( locationType == ( 0xaf & locationType ) );
if ( true == isKnown ) { 
    // display it on the map
}

There is an equivellent unknown algorithm as:

System.Boolean isUnknown = ( locationType == ( 0x8f & locationType ) );
if ( false == isUnknown ) { 
    // display it on the map
}

The end result is also quite simple. The character must "discover" unknown locations through only a few different means:

1. Exploring the wilderness, which can take several days with no guarantee of success.
2. By reading dungeon maps which can be:
   • Found on the bodies of fallen enemies.
   • Received as the reward for a completed quest.
   • Received as a guild promotion reward (see Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood).
3. Being told their locations in the course of quests, which is the most common way.

Overland Map Location Types

Value	Color	Description
Dungeons
4	Light Orange	Large Dungeon (Labyrinth)
7	Medium Orange	Medium Dungeon (Fortress, Castle)
10	Dark Orange	Small Dungeon (Ruins, Hovel)
12	Red	Cemetery
13	Black	Coven
Towns
0	Very Light Pink	Large Town (City)
1	Light Pink	Medium Town (Town)
2	Medium Pink	Small Town (Village)
6	Dark Pink	Tavern
Homes
8	Light Brown	Manor
3	Medium Brown	Farmstead
11	Dark Brown	Shack
Temples
5	Light Blue	Temple
9	Medium Blue	Shrine
Other
14	(Invisible)	Player's Ship

• At the game's start, only Privateer's Hold (because the player starts there), common cemeteries, all towns and homes, and temples and shrines are revealed on the player's map.
• As the player discovers covens and the other various dungeon sites, they are revealed on the map.
• The ship sites (0xae) are never shown on the player's map.