FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE
41 Achievements
80-100h
Steam
Cartographer
Fully explored every map.
3.5%
How to unlock the Cartographer achievement in FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE - Definitive Guide
To get the Cartographer achievement, you have to have visited every available area on every map.
If you can't figure out what area you're missing after you're certain you have found every urn and bought every map, try to go through the maps area by area and make sure none of them are dull.
Buying maps and finding urns are a very helpful tool in completing the maps and below is a guide on where to find them all:
Cartographer Guild Moogles - Buying Maps
[Rabanastre / Southern Plaza] - Dalmasca Estersand, Dalmasca Westersand, Giza Plains maps
[Bhujerba - Near Armor Shop] - Bhujerba, Lhusu Mines maps
[Dalmasca Esterand / North Bank Village] - Mosphoran Highwaste map (can also be gotten in [Mosphoran/ Babbling Vale])
[Jahara - Near Entrance] - Ozmone Plain, Jahra Maps
[Mt Bur-Omisace] - Mt Bur-Omisace, Paramina Rift maps
[Phon Coast / Hunters' Camp] - Phon Coast
[Archades / inside Bulward's] - Archades, Tchita Uplands maps
[Balfonheim / near exit] - Cerobi Steppe, Balfonheim
Maps in Urns
Map of Royal Palace of Rabanastre - Get in [Cellar Stores], or buy from Cartographer moogle in [Old Archades / Alley of Low Whispers] (near the end of the game only)
Map of Barheim Passage - [Great Eastern Passage]
Map of Ogir-Yensa Sandsea - [Platform 1-East Tanks]
Map of Nam-Yensa Sandsea - [Platform 1-East Tanks] (right next to the other map above)
Map of Golmore Jungle - [Paths of Chained Light]
Map of Feywood - [Walk of Stolen Truths]
Map of Henne Mines - [Phase 1 Shaft]
Map of Salikawood - [Trunkwall Road]
Map of Nabreus Deadlands - [Vale of Lingering Sorrow]
Map of Sochen Cave Palace - [Mirror of the Soul]
Map of Giruvegan - [The Trimahla Water-Steps] (only after you defeat Shemhazai)
Map of Ridorana Cataract - [Colosseum]
Map of Pharos First Ascent - [Pharos - First Ascent / Wellspring Labyrinth]
Map of Pharos Second Ascent - [Pharos - Second Ascent / Station of Suffering]
Map of Pharos Third Ascent - [Pharos - Third Ascent / Spire Ravel - 1st Flight]
Garamsythe Candle - [Garamsythe Waterway / East Sluice Control]
Barheim Candle - [Barheim Passage / The Zeviah Span]
Lhusu Candle - [Lhusu Mines / Site 5]
Feywood Candle - [Feywood / White Magick's Embrace]
Henne Candle - [Henne Mines / Phase 2 Dig (near where you take on Zodiark near the end of the game)]
Zertinan Caverns does not have a buyable map or urn
Missable Areas
-Areas where Espers are obtained are considered hidden areas that count towards the achievement
Esper Guide
-Grand Arcade and Highgarden Terrace in Archades. You have to obtain every Pine Chop and have it turned into a Sandalwood Chop (go upstairs in the Vint's Armaments store in Nalbasse in Archades). Then go back to Tsenoble and talk to the woman by the elevator in the Northernmost part of the area. Walk through both areas to fully discover them.
You obtain them for free by doing a side event, or purchasing them at the Technick shop in Archades for 20k gil a piece. (You will need 28 of them).
Pine Chop Event Guide
-The area where you fight the Hell Wyrm in Sochen Cave Palace
Hell Wyrm Guide
*One-time visit areas (such as the Draklor Laboratory) are not required for the achievement.
**"Lhusu Mines / Site 6 North (room where the Whale Whisker chest is). Appears cleared (as if explored) if you have the candle."
If there's any more missable areas you would like me to list, please let me know!
If you can't figure out what area you're missing after you're certain you have found every urn and bought every map, try to go through the maps area by area and make sure none of them are dull.
Buying maps and finding urns are a very helpful tool in completing the maps and below is a guide on where to find them all:
Cartographer Guild Moogles - Buying Maps
[Rabanastre / Southern Plaza] - Dalmasca Estersand, Dalmasca Westersand, Giza Plains maps
[Bhujerba - Near Armor Shop] - Bhujerba, Lhusu Mines maps
[Dalmasca Esterand / North Bank Village] - Mosphoran Highwaste map (can also be gotten in [Mosphoran/ Babbling Vale])
[Jahara - Near Entrance] - Ozmone Plain, Jahra Maps
[Mt Bur-Omisace] - Mt Bur-Omisace, Paramina Rift maps
[Phon Coast / Hunters' Camp] - Phon Coast
[Archades / inside Bulward's] - Archades, Tchita Uplands maps
[Balfonheim / near exit] - Cerobi Steppe, Balfonheim
Maps in Urns
Map of Royal Palace of Rabanastre - Get in [Cellar Stores], or buy from Cartographer moogle in [Old Archades / Alley of Low Whispers] (near the end of the game only)
Map of Barheim Passage - [Great Eastern Passage]
Map of Ogir-Yensa Sandsea - [Platform 1-East Tanks]
Map of Nam-Yensa Sandsea - [Platform 1-East Tanks] (right next to the other map above)
Map of Golmore Jungle - [Paths of Chained Light]
Map of Feywood - [Walk of Stolen Truths]
Map of Henne Mines - [Phase 1 Shaft]
Map of Salikawood - [Trunkwall Road]
Map of Nabreus Deadlands - [Vale of Lingering Sorrow]
Map of Sochen Cave Palace - [Mirror of the Soul]
Map of Giruvegan - [The Trimahla Water-Steps] (only after you defeat Shemhazai)
Map of Ridorana Cataract - [Colosseum]
Map of Pharos First Ascent - [Pharos - First Ascent / Wellspring Labyrinth]
Map of Pharos Second Ascent - [Pharos - Second Ascent / Station of Suffering]
Map of Pharos Third Ascent - [Pharos - Third Ascent / Spire Ravel - 1st Flight]
Garamsythe Candle - [Garamsythe Waterway / East Sluice Control]
Barheim Candle - [Barheim Passage / The Zeviah Span]
Lhusu Candle - [Lhusu Mines / Site 5]
Feywood Candle - [Feywood / White Magick's Embrace]
Henne Candle - [Henne Mines / Phase 2 Dig (near where you take on Zodiark near the end of the game)]
Zertinan Caverns does not have a buyable map or urn
Missable Areas
-Areas where Espers are obtained are considered hidden areas that count towards the achievement
Esper Guide
-Grand Arcade and Highgarden Terrace in Archades. You have to obtain every Pine Chop and have it turned into a Sandalwood Chop (go upstairs in the Vint's Armaments store in Nalbasse in Archades). Then go back to Tsenoble and talk to the woman by the elevator in the Northernmost part of the area. Walk through both areas to fully discover them.
You obtain them for free by doing a side event, or purchasing them at the Technick shop in Archades for 20k gil a piece. (You will need 28 of them).
Pine Chop Event Guide
-The area where you fight the Hell Wyrm in Sochen Cave Palace
Hell Wyrm Guide
*One-time visit areas (such as the Draklor Laboratory) are not required for the achievement.
**"Lhusu Mines / Site 6 North (room where the Whale Whisker chest is). Appears cleared (as if explored) if you have the candle."
If there's any more missable areas you would like me to list, please let me know!
16 Comments
If you don't want to do the really dull sidequest for pine chops it is possible to buy them from the chopmaster at the technicks shop. Just choose the third option when talking to him and then talk to him again. One pine chop costs 20K gil and you need 28 of them. One easy way to get gil is to reach the clan rank of Brave Companion so you can buy one or more Cat-ear Hood from the clan provisioner for 50K gil. It converts LP into gil. Go nuts in trial mode or just do some random grinding in the main game and you will be swimming in gil in no time.
By GhostMaker mk3 on 19 May 2019 08:56
This info is from the old Gamefaqs guide, right? It's also worth noticing that one time areas, such as the Draklor Laboratory are NOT required for this guide! Since you can't go back there, no need to worry about that area. :)
Probably one of the last few areas to be filled in are where you fight Zodiark in the Henne Mines and where you fight Hell Wyrm in Sochen Cave Palace: two kinda or very hard fights < I was panicking about trying to find a tiny spot on one of the maps and realised all I was missing was the Zodiark fight. :(
Probably one of the last few areas to be filled in are where you fight Zodiark in the Henne Mines and where you fight Hell Wyrm in Sochen Cave Palace: two kinda or very hard fights < I was panicking about trying to find a tiny spot on one of the maps and realised all I was missing was the Zodiark fight. :(
By torrens7760 on 27 May 2019 21:03
You do NOT have to clear the fog of war on every zone. Merely visiting every zone at least once is all that is required. Few key areas people miss for the achievement.
1) The area in Archadia you need to collect all of the chops to access.
2) The zone where you fight the Hell Wyrm.
3) Multiple esper related zones (miniboss rooms in Nechorol of Nabudis, the peak of Mosphoran Highwaste, final Henne Mines area). If you have Zodiark, you're covered.
1) The area in Archadia you need to collect all of the chops to access.
2) The zone where you fight the Hell Wyrm.
3) Multiple esper related zones (miniboss rooms in Nechorol of Nabudis, the peak of Mosphoran Highwaste, final Henne Mines area). If you have Zodiark, you're covered.