Daggerfall: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
0x84	Orange	Major Dungeon (Labyrinth)
0x87	Dark Orange	Large Dungeon (Fortress, Castle)
0x8a	Medium Red	Small Dungeon (Ruins, Hovel)
0x8c	Dark Red	Ancient Graveyard
0xac	Dark Pink	Common Graveyard
Towns
0xa0	Light Rose	Large Town (City)
0xa1	Medium Rose	Medium Town (Town)
0xa2	Medium Rose	Small Town (Village)
0xa6	Dark Rose	Tavern
Homes
0xa8	Light Pink	Manor
0xa3	Medium Rose	Farmstead
0xab	Dark Pink	Shack
Temples
0xa5	Light Blue	Temple
0xa9	Dark Blue	Shrine
0x8d	Black	Coven
Other
0xae	(invisible)	Player's Ship

• At the game's start, only Privateer's Hold (because the player starts there), common graveyard sites, 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.