The Temerian Cartography Institute

Greetings, fellow witchers.

Are you tired of losing your way in the vast world of our favorite game ? Do you have 1000+ hours of gameplay but still get lost in the woods ? Do you find the in-game maps and minimaps sometimes unclear, often imprecise, or even missing key features ?

If so, your struggles are over ! The Temerian Cartographic Institute has finally started to release their maps ! You'll now be able to hike and roam the world freely, without getting lost.

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  What does it do ?

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  It’s straightforward: Using mapping software (QGIS), I have redrawn the game’s maps to scale, including every useful feature and detail. As a huge fan of the French National Geographic Institute (IGN), I drew with heavy inspiration from their style. Since Temeria is loosely based on medieval France, I imagined a local institute dedicated to mapping the world and publishing its work. This is where the Temerian Cartographic Institute (ICT, in french) takes its inspiration.

  You can find the map legend (symbols and colors) in the image section of this post. It will also be included in the downloadable file.

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    How do you install it ?

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    It couldn’t be easier: Simply copy the modICT folder into your TheWitcher3/mods directory. No DLC is required, and no game files will be modified ! You can uninstall it by simply removing the modICT folder and still use your save.

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      What are these lines and crosses over the map ?

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      You are seeing blue lines, black lines and black crosses ? Don't panic, this is normal. They are the reference grid. This is what they represent :

      - The blue grid is the GPS Kilometric Grid; Usually it has a (suspense) 1 km spacing, here I've set it at 100 m. The coordinate reference system (CRS) is WGS84, in the most usual.

      - The black grid is the same grid as before, but with a spacing of 2' of a degree. Same CRS, WGS84.

      - The black crosses is a 100 m too, but this time the CRS is Lambert93 (often used in France), with a 100 m spacing.

      Why having all these grids ? I don't know, go ask the IGN... with a combination of these 3 grids you can easily find your coordinates with your GPS, and measure distance from one point to another easily. If these g