Sextant



A Sextant is an essential item for solving co-ordinate clues whilst on treasure trails. A sextant can be obtained by first talking to the Observatory Professor (who may be at the Observatory or the nearby Observatory reception building to the north-east, depending upon whether the player has completed the Observatory Quest). Then, with a co-ordinate clue in inventory, the player can obtain a sextant from Murphy in Port Khazard. (Murphy is found on the dock near the trawler for the Fishing Trawler a watch, and the co-ordinate clue scroll. If any of the items is missing, the player will not be able to dig up the casket at the proper spot.

After first obtaining a sextant from Murphy, the player may thereafter make sextants. A sextant can be made by having one steel bar in inventory and clicking on a Crafting table 4 at the Workshop of a player's house.

Operating the sextant is a fairly simple task. The idea is to put the horizon and the sun in the middle of the screen.





First use the vertical 'arrow buttons' on the right to put the horizon in the centre of the viewer on the right hand side. Then use the horizontal arrow buttons to move the sun onto the horizon in the middle of the screen. Clicking 'get location' will give the co-ordinates of the player's position. This consists of two numbers; the first indicates how far the player is North or South of the Observatory, in degrees and minutes, and the second how far East or West. Note that one degree is 60 minutes, and each game square is approximately 1.875 minutes.

Sextants will often need to be used quickly in wilderness locations, as monster attacks can interrupting plotting.