Rubi-Ka Geographical Society - Maps

Preface

For navigation purposes, the following definitions should help understand the complex topology of Rubi-Ka:

Playfield Playfields are handled by a specific server and while they sometimes divide geographical areas, they are independent of the geographical areas. Part of a playfield can be hadled by a more detailed playfield for performance reasons.

Map Name These are the names that are shown as map name in map shops. They correspond to a playfield and the only time you see the name mentioned is on mission terminals and when entering a new playfield (also called "zone").

Area A geographical area is limited by certain absolute world coordinates. Areas describe geographical peculiarities, like mountain ranges, mountain passes, desert, forest and towns. Sometimes they appear in mission descriptions.

Coordinates Coordinates are always relative to the playfield. As far as I have seen they are in the range of 0 to maximum 3500, but larger values are possible. The X coordinate increases from left (west) to right (east) and the Y coordinate increases from bottom (south) to top (north). The size of playfields varies greatly. A first impression on the size of a playfield can be found by looking at zone numbers.

Zone numbers These numbers are directly derived from the coordinate system. Zone 0 is equivalent to the coordinate range from 0 < X < 40 and 0 < Y < 40. Zone 1 is directly to the right (east) of zone 0, meaning 40 < X < 80, with the Y coordinate the same as for zone 0. After reaching the east edge of the map, zone numbering continues with the next row with 40 < Y < 80. Thus, the formula for determining the zone number from X and Y, where pfwidth is the width of the playfield in coordinate units, is:

zone = X / 40 + Y / 40 * pfwidth / 40

Using this formula it is also possible to determine the playfield width from examining how zone numbers change when going north or south: If there is a difference of N zones, the playfield width is N*40.

Let us look at an example mission description, that asks you to repair a radar display in Aegan Exp, in the area of Junk Yard followed by some coordinates. Aegan Exp is the map name of a small playfield east of Old Athen. You reach it by using the east exit from Old Athen. Most of this area also has the area name Junk Yard. The coordinates are relative to the playfield. Once you enter the playfield, the location of the mission is displayed on the overview map.

Maps

Here is a list of maps togehter with map navigation skill requirements

Map Reader Upgrades

Playfield List

Following is a list of visited playfields, along with their map name and playfield width.

NOTE:The Playfield numbers are from a file on the client. Not all of these playfields are currently active. It is speculation whether these will ever become live.

If you discover new playfields and get the additional information, please inform me. Thanks!