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Can you tell if a map has been used? (lemmy.today)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/rimworld@lemmy.world
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I picked up a map somewhere. I don't remember how or when. According to the wiki, there is a chance to discover a quest while reading it; that is, it's not immediate and automatic the first time someone reads it. As I said, I don't remember how long it's been in the colony, and I'd like to sell it if I've learned all I can about the quest. The problem is, I don't know how to tell whether that's true. Any tips?

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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

In the savegame you can find quest status

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Yikes. Not an answer I was hoping for, but thank you.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    What is yikes about it?

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Just that an in-game answer would be much simpler than learning how save files are structured.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Ah. I don't think there is one, sadly

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 months ago

    I think the answer might be there, but internet searches for the element types didn't yield any hits and the names used in the file are, I feel, open to interpretation and therefore were of no use to me. For example, one element was named "Quest isNull" and set to TRUE. Does it indicate there is no quest attached yet, or that no quest should be generated (presumably because there already is one)?

    I saw quest data listed for the item later on, but I suspect it may have been more for the type of quest rather than a specific one. What I took for a quest ID, also showed up for another quest in the file with the same type, but with a description which implied a different source (shared by a trader instead of discovered from a map).

    I ended up selling the item. If I get saddled with another, I'll know to keep notes on whether it's given up its secrets or if it's of no further use. Thank you for trying to help.

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    • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    You should be able to have a colonist read it manually by selecting the colonist and having them interact with the map. What should happen is a settlement should pop up somewhere on your road map.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    "According to the wiki, there is a chance to discover a quest while reading it; that is, it's not immediate and automatic the first time someone reads it"

    Are you saying that this is wrong?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    The wiki does not contradict their advice: Forcing a pawn to read does not immediately discover the location, but it does guarantee that someone is making progress towards the discovery.

    It's a vague memory, but I think selecting a book/map tells you if there's anything left to learn from it.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Ah, so their advice was just to read it until either the quest is discovered or until it's been so long that it's probably not going to happen (the implication then being that it already has)? Ok, still not an answer I was hoping for.

    Other research tasks like the mineral scanner, etc. show progress while the job is being performed, and so I checked the pawn and the item while it was being read when my question first occurred to me. I did not check the full-detail screen for the map, however (if that's what you were suggesting). I'm away from my computer this week, but I'll try that and then searching for the item in the save file.

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