Route Planner Map

[Gikaar]

I've been scouring the internet as well as these forums for an answer to a, what I believe, is a very simple question with absolutely no luck.

What do the numbers mean on the left of the name of a junction on the map itself? I'm at the early part of the game, so most numbers are '1' and there are a couple of '2's.

[Illusia]

if you're talking about the blue circle with the number, it means its a point you can return to the garage from with at least that many klims (anchors) collected.

[Gikaar]

Thank you!! I've looked at like half a dozen guides just about the route planner and not a single one even talked about the map portion of the route planner, they only talked about the legend on the right side. Same with the discussions here. Thanks!

[Justin]

As a followup to this, does anyone happen to know what determines if the junction gates will be closed off? Do I have to map each junction one at a time, or can I go from garage, to E4, to E3 (Which is only connected to E4 via a dotted line), to F3 (No dotted line between the two, but I'm almost certain I remember seeing the map arrows suggesting there's a path between the two)

[TGWeaver]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Justin:

As a followup to this, does anyone happen to know what determines if the junction gates will be closed off? Do I have to map each junction one at a time, or can I go from garage, to E4, to E3 (Which is only connected to E4 via a dotted line), to F3 (No dotted line between the two, but I'm almost certain I remember seeing the map arrows suggesting there's a path between the two)

Any given junction will have a place you can drive out of, into the next area, if it meets certain conditions:
1. You've exited from that location before via gateway (this is what opens up the routes for next time)
2. There is actually a connecting road leading away into the next junction
3. That next junction is either ALSO explored and has a road out (meaning it meets points 1 and 2 above), OR can currently be exited via gateway.

#3 is probably the one that's causing you confusion. Basically the game won't let you go down a route that only has dead ends, because you'd be unable to get out safely. Only routes that end with a possible gateway escape (the blue number) can be destinations. If an entire branch of roads has no gateway, you won't be able to go down them.

[Justin]

Oprindeligt skrevet af TGWeaver:

Any given junction will have a place you can drive out of, into the next area, if it meets certain conditions:
1. You've exited from that location before via gateway (this is what opens up the routes for next time)
2. There is actually a connecting road leading away into the next junction
3. That next junction is either ALSO explored and has a road out (meaning it meets points 1 and 2 above), OR can currently be exited via gateway.

#3 is probably the one that's causing you confusion. Basically the game won't let you go down a route that only has dead ends, because you'd be unable to get out safely. Only routes that end with a possible gateway escape (the blue number) can be destinations. If an entire branch of roads has no gateway, you won't be able to go down them.

So to sum this up so I understand it, if it's my first time through a junction, I MUST exit via the gateway, because of the game not wanting to allow me to head into Dead End junctions since you wouldn't know it's a dead end when you're out in the field?

Essentially I'm just wondering if I have to explore junctions one at a time, or if I can map more in one sweep, assuming I don't bite it in the process. Not that big a deal, really, given that I'm pretty sure I've almost fully mapped out the outer zone already.