Map

For the Wiki Maps feature, see Special:Maps.

Maps are visual depictions of where locations are situated within the world of the game. In both Ragnarok Online and Ragnarok Online II, the Map features are essential tools to find resources, monsters, and towns.

Minimap

In both RO and RO2, the minimap allows players to glimpse at where they are on the current map they are on. In RO the minimap can display the entire map while in RO2 the map only displays a certain area.

Ragnarok Online

RO's minimap is very basic in that it allows players to zoom in and out of the map they are on. Players can adjust the opacity of the map or make it disappear by pressing Ctrl + Tab.

Talking to a guide NPC in a town was the only way to find certain things on the minimap such as inns and weapon shops. The guide NPC would then mark the map with various + signs of different colors to indicate the location. If you only have one location marked on the minimap, zooming all the way in on the minimap will cause a blue arrow to pop up to indicate the direction of the + mark. The + signs can only be removed either by going to the marked location or by asking the guide NPC to remove all marks.

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  The minimap in RO.

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  A guide mark in RO's minimap.

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  The new NPC icons in RO's minimap.

It wasn't until the Navigation System was added in 2012 that icons were added to the minimap.

• Guide NPCs are indicated by a magnifying glass icon. ()
• Inns are indicated by a bed icon. ()
• Storage NPCs are indicated by a chest icon. ()
• Tool Dealers are indicated by a potion icon. ()
• Weapon Dealers are indicated by a sword icon. ()
• Armor Dealers are indicated by a shield icon. ()
• Repairmen are indicated by a hammer icon. ()
• Portals are indicated by a red dot.

At this time, there is no option to disable the icons on the minimap.

Ragnarok Online II

The minimap in RO2.

RO2's minimap reflects modern MMORPG features such as a channel menu and a dungeon finder. A later update added a server time display.

• Mailboxes are indicated by a letter icon. (File:Minimap Letter.png)
• General Merchants are indicated by a bag icon. (File:Minimap Bag.png)
• Weapon Merchants are indicated by a double sword icon. (File:Minimap DoubleSwords.png)
• Armor Merchants are indicated by a shield icon. (File:Minimap Shield2.png)
• Food Merchants are indicated by a chef hat icon. (File:Minimap ChefHat.png)
• Card Merchants are indicated by a card icon. (File:Minimap Card.png)
• Life Job Experts are indicated by a spool icon. (File:Minimap Spool.png)
• Union NPCs are indicated by a herald trumpet icon. (File:Minimap HeraldTrumpet.png)
• Repairman NPCs are indicated by a hammer icon. (File:Minimap Hammer2.png)
• Refinement and Disassembly NPCs are indicated by an anvil icon. (File:Minimap Anvil.png)
• Mount NPCs are indicated by a Peco Peco icon. (File:Minimap PecoPeco.png)
• Guild NPCs are indicated by a guild banner icon. (File:Minimap GuildBanner.png)
• Auction House NPCs are indicated by a balance scale icon. (File:Minimap BalanceScale.png)
• Kafra Services are indicated by a purple cone icon. (File:Minimap Cone.png)
• Flight transportation NPCs are indicated by a winged broom icon. (File:Minimap WingedBroom.png)
• Portals are indicated by a gear icon. (File:Minimap Gear.png)
• Save Point NPCs are indicated by a pillar icon. (File:Minimap Pillar.png)

Minimap icons can be enabled and disabled by clicking on the right arrow on the Map window.

World Maps

RO never had a world map in-game until 2007 when it was implemented along with the Battlegrounds update. In comparison, RO2 was developed to be launched with a world map of its own.

The default hotkeys are Ctrl + ~ in RO while it is M in RO2.

Monster Hunting

Exclusive to RO is the ability to find prime spots to hunt certain monsters as well as the preferred level range of every map. To use this, open up the world map and click on the Poring with a magnifying glass located on the bottom right corner. This also shows dungeon monsters and level ranges as well.

RO2's version of this feature only activates when on a hunting quest. Monsters corresponding to the hunting quest will show up as red dots on the minimap.

Party & Guild Indicators

Indicators showing party members and guildmembers will show up on the World Map.

• Party Members - Highlighted as pink dots on the world map in RO. In RO2, party members are indicated as purple dots.
• Guildmembers - In RO, guildmembers are indicated by pink triangles on the world map. In RO2, guildmembers are indicated as blue dots.