- AP - Universal term referencing your stamina and energy.
- Stock - Term referencing the items in a vampire's inventory; generally meant to be weapons/scrolls.
- Transit - Interlinked locations across the grid that allow instant transportation between them; 3 AP, 5 coins
- Calliope – Mongoose and 25th
- Clio – Zelkova and 25th
- Erato – Malachite and 25th
- Euterpe – Mongoose and 50th
- Melpolmene – Zelkova and 50th
- Polyhymnia – Malachite and 50th
- Terpsichore – Mongoose and 75th
- Thalia – Zelkova and 75th
- Urania – Malachite and 75th
- Sprint Potion - Allows a vampire to move five blocks in a chosen direction; 1 AP, 94 coins
- Scroll of Teleportation - Instantly teleports a vampire to a chosen intersection. 1 AP, 3150 coins
- N, S, E, W, SE - Navigational abbreviations, respectively - North, South, East, West, Southeast
- SE is the universally accepted standard when referencing a location (e.g. The Hall of Binding is actually located on the block SE of Vervain/40, not the intersection itself).
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Your Location: SE Uranium/14
Your Nearest Transit: Erato
Thieves' Guild 1: SE Oppression/92
Guild's Nearest Transit: Terpsichore
Guild's Nearest Bank: Pyrites/90
Stock Available: None
However, to walk from your current location to Erato Station costs 32 AP. From Erato Station to Terpsichore Station is another 3 AP consumed. From Terpsichore Station to the bank closest to the guild is 30 AP. To withdraw the funds and walk to the guild is 5 AP, including the single AP required to withdraw from the bank. Totaling 90 AP, this route will cost 5 coins and take 22~ hours to complete.
The former route may take longer, but allows less room for error and also detracts from time spent gaining coin/blood. The 5 coins spent on the latter route is vastly more efficient, as it allows the vampire 17~ hours of AP gain to collect resources that would otherwise be lost.
We now move to a standard shopping route.
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Your Location: SE Uranium/14
Your Nearest Transit: Erato
Discount Magic: Sycamore/39
Shop's Nearest Transit: Melpolmene
Shop's Nearest Bank: Tapir/41
Stock Available: None
Beginning from your location -
- [32 AP to Erato] +
[3 AP/5 coins to Melpolmene] +
[22 AP to bank] +
[5 AP to withdraw/to shop] +
[varying AP to buy items]
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Your Location: SE Uranium/14
Your Nearest Transit: Erato
Discount Magic: Sycamore/39
Shop's Nearest Transit: Melpolmene
Shop's Nearest Bank: Tapir/41
Stock Available: Sprint Potions
Beginning from your location -
- [8 AP to Erato (6 SP)] +
[3 AP/5 coins to Melpolmene] +
[6 AP to bank (4 SP)] +
[5 AP to withdraw/to shop] +
[varying AP to buy items]
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Your Location: SE Uranium/14
Your Nearest Transit: Erato
Discount Magic: Sycamore/39
Shop's Nearest Transit: Melpolmene
Shop's Nearest Bank: Tapir/41
Stock Available: Sprint Potions, Scroll of Teleportation
- [2 AP to bank (1 SoT)]
[5 AP to withdraw/to shop]
[varying AP to buy items]
As some of you have no doubt noted, the most recent calculation states it is 2 AP from your location to the bank despite a Scroll of Teleportation consuming only 1 AP. That is because a Scroll of Teleportation will transport you to the intersection selected, forcing you to take a step SE into the bank and thus spending another AP.
While this is by no means an exhaustive guide to routing, it should serve as a stepping stone to further knowledge. For those of you who are new and seek to challenge yourselves, I ask you this - what happens when you need to hit two locations in a single run (such as if needing to both shop and necro yourself)? I leave you with the below; formulate and discuss what you believe are the most efficient routes, and why you believe that.
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Your Location: SE Uranium/14
Your Nearest Transit: Erato
Discount Magic: Sycamore/39
Shop's Nearest Transit: Melpolmene
Shop's Nearest Bank: Tapir/41
Potion Distillery: Kraken/9
Necro's Nearest Transit: Calliope
Necro's Nearest Bank: Kraken/7
Stock Available: Sprint Potions, Scroll of Teleportation