Search Maps


All areas have a search map, which controls where the player may walk and fly, the footstep sound while walking over certain areas, what terrain projectiles can pass and whether terrain blocks clearing of the fog of war.

The search map for BG2 is:

Value Description Color Walk sound Walkable See through Flyable Projectiles
0 Obstacle Black / no no no no
1 Sand Burgundy WAL_04 yes yes yes yes
2 Wood Dark Green WAL_MT yes yes yes yes
3 Wood creaking Brown/Dark Yellow WAL_02 yes yes yes yes
4 Stone echoey Dark Blue WAL_05 yes yes yes yes
5 Grass Purple WAL_06 yes yes yes yes
6 Water Turquoise WAL_01 yes yes yes yes
7 Stone Light Gray WAL_03 yes yes yes yes
8 Obstacle Dark Gray / no yes yes yes
9 Wood creaking Red WAL_02 yes yes yes yes
10 Wall Bright Green / no no no no
11 Water Yellow WAL_01 yes yes yes yes
12 Water Blue / no yes yes yes
13 Roof Magenta / no no no no
14 Worldmap exit Cyan / no yes yes yes
15 Grass White WAL_04 yes yes yes yes

A sample search map (from ar0072) can be seen below.

Sample search map - AR0072