Minimap data is saved with the character data instead of the world data. In PvP, only players on the same team can see each other on the minimap. This makes it easy to find NPCs, keep track of other players in multiplayer, and aids in fighting Bosses. In addition, players, friendly NPCs (except Skeleton Merchant and the Old Man), and Bosses appear on the minimap as icons of their heads, which show their character name when the cursor moves over them. Meteor landing somewhere), the map will update even if the player has not gone there since it occurred. If a location's appearance is updated (e.g. The rate that the minimap logs new data on is dependent on the current video quality - the higher it is, the faster it will be.Īreas explored without a light source will not be mapped. Even if the tiles return to darkness, they will remain visible on the minimap. By default, it is displayed in a square frame in the upper-right corner of the screen.Īs the world is explored, areas appear on the minimap with the greatest brightness with which the character has ever seen them. The minimap is a scale-size live overview of the world around the character. This article is about the minimap function.
