Talk:Common Consortium of Creative Cartographers

Re:Zone ID's

Are there any plans on creating ID's for the instances? WoW does consider them to be their own zones. --The Nerd Wonder 15:25, 1 Mar 2005 (EST)

It sounds like this list was originally intended for use with MapNotes-type programs. Because instances have no user-visible coordinate system, it isn't possible to attach notes to particular points on the map. Therefore, no point in assigning zone IDs to them. Nevertheless, if these IDs see more general use, it may be handy for instances to have them. Below are my proposals for instances, battlegrounds, and Burning Crusade zones. The article doesn't really say who the Common Consortium is or how to get in touch with them, and a Google search only turns up this article, so I don't know where else to post this. :-) --DarkRyder 18:44, 23 October 2006 (EDT)

Instances
See below for a proposal for an alternate naming system for winged and multi-part instances.
 * CO_IN - Instances (virtual continent)
 * IN_AQ - Ahn'Qiraj
 * IN_AR - Ahn'Qiraj, Ruins of
 * IN_AT - Ahn'Qiraj, Temple of
 * IN_BF - Blackfathom Deeps
 * IN_BD - Blackrock Depths
 * IN_BS - Blackrock Spire
 * IN_BL - Blackrock Spire, Lower
 * IN_BU - Blackrock Spire, Upper
 * IN_BW - Blackwing Lair
 * IN_TD - Deadmines, The (alternatively, IN_VC for its final boss VanCleef or IN_DM, displacing Dire Maul)
 * IN_DM - Dire Maul (alternatively, IN_DA to avoid conflict with The Deadmines)
 * IN_DE - Dire Maul, East
 * IN_DN - Dire Maul, North
 * IN_DW - Dire Maul, West
 * IN_GN - Gnomeregan
 * IN_MU - Maraudon
 * IN_MC - Molten Core
 * IN_NX - Naxxramas
 * IN_OX - Onyxia's Lair
 * IN_RC - Ragefire Chasm
 * IN_RD - Razorfen Downs
 * IN_RK - Razorfen Kraul
 * IN_SM - Scarlet Monastery
 * IN_SA - Scarlet Monastery, Armory
 * IN_SC - Scarlet Monastery, Chapel
 * IN_SG - Scarlet Monastery, Graveyard
 * IN_SL - Scarlet Monastery, Library
 * IN_SO - Scholomance
 * IN_SK - Shadowfang Keep
 * IN_TS - Stockade, The (alternatively, IN_SD; we're running out of space in S, as it's a popular letter)
 * IN_SH - Stratholme
 * IN_SS - Stratholme, Scarlet
 * IN_SU - Stratholme, Undead
 * IN_TA - Temple of Atal'Hakkar (alternatively, IN_ST for its more common name, the Sunken Temple)
 * IN_UA - Uldaman (alternatively, IN_UM; however, I feel that would be more appropriate for Uldum, if it ever becomes an instance)
 * IN_WC - Wailing Caverns
 * IN_ZF - Zul'Farrak
 * IN_ZG - Zul'Gurub

Battlegrounds

 * CO_BG - Battlegrounds (virtual continent)
 * BG_AB - Arathi Basin
 * BG_AV - Alterac Valley
 * BG_WG - Warsong Gulch

Expansion
These are less concrete, but represent the best information available as to what content will be present in the expansion.

Expansion continent

 * CO_OL - Outland
 * OL_BE - Blade's Edge Mountains
 * OL_HP - Hellfire Peninsula
 * OL_NG - Nagrand
 * OL_NS - Netherstorm
 * OL_SV - Shadowmoon Valley
 * OL_TF - Terokkar Forest
 * OL_ZM - Zangarmarsh

Expansion zones in the Eastern Kingdoms

 * EK_EF - Eversong Forest
 * EK_GL - Ghostlands

Expansion zones in Kalimdor

 * KA_AI - Azuremyst Isle
 * KA_BI - Bloodmyst Isle

Expansion instances

 * IN_AD - Auchindoun
 * IN_AC - Auchindoun, Auchenai Crypts
 * IN_AL - Auchindoun, Shadow Labyrinth
 * IN_AH - Auchindoun, Sethekk Halls
 * IN_AM - Auchindoun, Mana-Tombs
 * IN_BT - Black Temple
 * IN_CT - Caverns of Time
 * IN_CD - Caverns of Time, Thrall's escape from Durnholde
 * IN_CO - Caverns of Time, opening of the Dark Portal
 * IN_CH - Caverns of Time, battle of Mount Hyjal
 * IN_CP - Caverns of Time, battle on Hellfire Peninsula
 * IN_CR - Coilfang Reservoir
 * IN_CC - Coilfang Reservoir, Serpentshrine Cavern
 * IN_CP - Coilfang Reservoir, The Slave Pens
 * IN_CV - Coilfang Reservoir, The Steam Vault
 * IN_CU - Coilfang Reservoir, The Underbog
 * IN_GL - Gruul's Lair
 * IN_HC - Hellfire Citadel
 * IN_HB - Hellfire Citadel, The Blood Furnace
 * IN_HR - Hellfire Citadel, Hellfire Ramparts
 * IN_HM - Hellfire Citadel, Magtheridon's Lair
 * IN_HS - Hellfire Citadel, The Shattered Halls
 * IN_KZ - Karazhan
 * IN_TK - Tempest Keep
 * IN_TZ - Tempest Keep, The Arcatraz (alternatively, IN_TA if the Temple of Atal'Hakkar uses IN_ST)
 * IN_TB - Tempest Keep, The Botanica
 * IN_TE - Tempest Keep, Eye of the Storm (the name of this wing, which comes from Blizzard's interactive map of Outland, appears to conflict with that of a battleground; see below)
 * IN_TM - Tempest Keep, The Mechanar

Expansion battleground

 * BG_ES - Eye of the Storm (though the name conflicts with the raid branch of Tempest Keep, an image is known; it remains to be seen whether this actually exists as a battleground)

Alternative scheme for mutli-part instances
Due to overcrowding in the IN_* virtual continent, I think it would be better to add a third section to specify the individual sections of winged and multi-part instances.
 * IN_AQ  - Ahn'Qiraj
 * IN_AQ_RU - Ahn'Qiraj, Ruins of (alternatively, IN_AQ_20)
 * IN_AQ_TE - Ahn'Qiraj, Temple of (alternatively, IN_AQ_40)
 * IN_AD  - Auchindoun
 * IN_AD_AC - Auchindoun, Auchenai Crypts
 * IN_AD_SL - Auchindoun, Shadow Labyrinth
 * IN_AD_SH - Auchindoun, Sethekk Halls
 * IN_AD_MT - Auchindoun, Mana-Tombs
 * IN_BS  - Blackrock Spire
 * IN_BS_LO - Blackrock Spire, Lower
 * IN_BS_UP - Blackrock Spire, Upper
 * IN_CT  - Caverns of Time
 * IN_CT_DH - Caverns of Time, Thrall's escape from Durnholde
 * IN_CT_DP - Caverns of Time, opening of the Dark Portal
 * IN_CT_MH - Caverns of Time, battle of Mount Hyjal
 * IN_CT_HP - Caverns of Time, battle on Hellfire Peninsula
 * IN_CR  - Coilfang Reservoir
 * IN_CR_SC - Coilfang Reservoir, Serpentshrine Cavern
 * IN_CR_SP - Coilfang Reservoir, The Slave Pens
 * IN_CR_SV - Coilfang Reservoir, The Steam Vault
 * IN_CR_UB - Coilfang Reservoir, The Underbog
 * IN_DM  - Dire Maul
 * IN_DM_EA - Dire Maul, East
 * IN_DM_NO - Dire Maul, North
 * IN_DM_WE - Dire Maul, West
 * IN_HC  - Hellfire Citadel
 * IN_HC_BF - Hellfire Citadel, The Blood Furnace
 * IN_HC_HR - Hellfire Citadel, Hellfire Ramparts
 * IN_HC_ML - Hellfire Citadel, Magtheridon's Lair
 * IN_HC_SH - Hellfire Citadel, The Shattered Halls
 * IN_SM  - Scarlet Monastery
 * IN_SM_AR - Scarlet Monastery, Armory
 * IN_SM_CH - Scarlet Monastery, Chapel
 * IN_SM_GY - Scarlet Monastery, Graveyard
 * IN_SM_LB - Scarlet Monastery, Library
 * IN_SH  - Stratholme
 * IN_SH_SC - Stratholme, Scarlet
 * IN_SH_UD - Stratholme, Undead
 * IN_TK  - Tempest Keep
 * IN_TK_AR - Tempest Keep, The Arcatraz
 * IN_TK_BO - Tempest Keep, The Botanica
 * IN_TK_ES - Tempest Keep, Eye of the Storm
 * IN_TK_ME - Tempest Keep, The Mechanar