Using the Explore Dashboard

The Tinglebot Explore Dashboard is where you create expeditions, join with a character and items, start the run, and then use the shared expedition page to see live state, the map, progress log, and to pin discoveries and upload path images. All exploration actions (roll, move, secure, etc.) still happen in Discord; the dashboard is for setup and reporting.

Getting There and Logging In

Open the Explore section of the site (e.g. /explore).

You must log in with Discord to:

Create an expedition

See Your expeditions

Join an expedition (pick character + items)

Place pins and upload path images

If you’re not logged in, you’ll see a short explanation and a Login with Discord button. After login you can create or join expeditions and use the expedition page as below.

Main Explore Page: /explore

This is the hub. You’ll see: Create expedition

Pick a region: Eldin (Rudania, start H5 Q3), Lanayru (Inariko, H8 Q2), or Faron (Vhintl, F10 Q4). Each region is a card with banner and start square.

Click Create expedition. You’re taken to a page like /explore/E123456 (your Expedition ID).

The line of text explains: you get a link like /explore/E123456 — share that link so others can open the same page and join.

Join an expedition

Enter the expedition ID (e.g. E123456) in the input and click Open.

You’re taken to the shared expedition page for that ID, where you can join (if it’s open) or view (if already started/ended).

Your expeditions (only when logged in)

A list of expeditions you’re part of (or that you created).

Each row: Expedition ID, region, status (Open / In progress / Ended), square and quadrant (start or current).

Click a row to open that expedition’s page.

Expedition Page: /explore/{partyID]

This is the shared expedition page. Everyone with the link sees the same party and map; only people who joined can place pins or upload path images. They will see:

Region banner and title: Expedition [ID].

Status: e.g. “Eldin · Start H5 Q3” before start; “Eldin · Ended at H8 Q2” when completed.

Copy link — copy the expedition page URL to share.

Open thread — link to the Discord thread (only after the expedition is started).

Start expedition / Cancel expedition — only the leader sees these when status is Open. Start opens the Discord thread and locks the party; Cancel cancels the expedition.

Before start you will see: (status = Open)

Map · [Square] [Quadrant] — small preview of the starting square: base map, quadrant labels (Q1–Q4), and quadrant status colors (see “Quadrant colors” below). Unexplored areas can show fog.

Join section for users who haven’t joined yet (see “Joining” below).

You’re in this expedition for users who already joined (character, “Edit items”, “Leave expedition”).

After start or completion you will then see:

Current turn order — list of members in turn order, with (current) on the active member.

Stats row (e.g. cards):

Current turn — name of the character whose turn it is.

Current quadrant — e.g. H8 Q2.

Area status — unexplored / explored / secured.

Party Hearts — total party hearts.

Party Stamina — total party stamina.

Expedition ended — a clear “Expedition ended!” block when status is completed.

Join this expedition (when status is Open and you’re not in the party):

Note: Your character must be in the region’s village (Rudania / Inariko / Vhintl). The page may show: “Your character must be in [Village]. Order below is turn order.”

Your character — dropdown of your characters in that village (with hearts/stamina). Pick one; that’s who joins.

Items to bring — optional, up to 3. From that character’s inventory (search by name or pick from list). Shows healing/stamina stats and “×N left” per item. Selected items appear in 3 slots; you can remove and re-add. Counter shows number of items selected e.g. 2/3.

Join expedition — submits your character and items. After that you see “You’re in this expedition” and can Edit items (same 3 slots) or Leave expedition until someone starts.

You’re in this expedition (when you’ve joined):

Your character name and a note that turn order is in the panel.

Edit items — change your 3 loadout items (only while status is Open).

Leave expedition — leave the party (only while Open).

Map and Quadrant Colors

On the expedition page, the map shows one square (e.g. the current party square or the square you’re placing a pin on). The square is split into Q1–Q4 (top‑left, top‑right, bottom‑left, bottom‑right).Quadrant status colors

Inaccessible — black; can’t be entered.

Unexplored — red; not yet cleared.

Explored — yellow; cleared, not secured.

Secured — green; safe, no stamina cost to move there.

The page may show a small Quadrant status legend with these colors. Fog (grey/hidden) is shown over quadrants that are still unexplored or inaccessible and not the party’s current quadrant (and not visited this run), so you don’t see the full map there until it’s explored or you’re there. What’s on the map:

Base map layer for that square.

Path image (if one was uploaded for this square) over the base.

Borders / blight layers if the app uses them.

Pins in this square — your saved markers (e.g. grotto, monster camp, ruin rest) appear as icons on the map. Exploration pins use special icons (e.g. grotto); others use a default pin style.

Current quadrant — often outlined (e.g. green border) so you see where the party is.

Report to Townhall: Pinning Discoveries

When the party has reportable discoveries (from the progress log), the dashboard shows a “Report to town hall” block. That’s where you place pins so discoveries appear on the main Map and stay recorded. What can be reported:

Monster camp — from progress log entries like “Found a monster camp in H8 Q3”.

Ruins (rest spot) — only when ruins yielded a camp (rest spot). Generic “ruins” without a rest spot are not placeable.

Grotto — from “Found a grotto in …” or “Cleansed grotto Name in …”. Named grottos show the name (e.g. “Taunhiy Grotto”); unnamed show “Grotto” or “Grotto #2” if there are several.

Who can place pins

You must be logged in and in the party (you joined this expedition). Otherwise you see “Log in to place” or “Party members only”.

How to place a pin

In Report to town hall, you’ll see a list of unreported discoveries, e.g.: H8 Q3 — "Taunhiy" Grotto with a Place on map button.
Click Place on map for that discovery. The map switches to the correct square for that discovery and highlights the correct quadrant (e.g. Q3) in amber. The button may change to “Click map below”.
Click inside the highlighted quadrant on the map. The map may zoom under the cursor; click inside the quadrant box. If you click outside, you may see: “Click inside the highlighted quadrant (Q3) to place this marker.”
The app creates a pin at that position (saved to the database) and links it to this discovery. The discovery moves to “Already on map” and is marked as reported so it won’t be offered again. The pin then appears on the main Map page and on this expedition’s map for that square.

Important

Place pins before the party moves to another square. The UI warns: “Unmarked discoveries in the current square are cleared and considered lost when you move.” So report (place pins) for the current square’s discoveries before you move on.

Pins are stored with a source discovery key so the dashboard knows which discovery is “reported”. Once a discovery is pinned, it shows under “Already on map” and won’t be lost when you move.

Already on map

Discoveries you’ve already placed show in an “Already on map” list (e.g. with a “Discovery pinned” label) so you can see what’s done.

Path Image: Drawing and Uploading

When the party is in a secured quadrant and no path image has been uploaded for the current square yet, the dashboard can show a “Draw path on map” block.What it’s for

You download the square image (or the quadrant image for the current quadrant), draw your path (e.g. in Paint or any image editor), then upload it. The uploaded image is stored and shown:

On this expedition’s map (over the base for that square).

On the main Map page (so the community sees the path).

Steps

Download — use “Download square image” or “Download [Square] [Quadrant] quadrant”. Opens/downloads a PNG of the base map (and existing path if any).
Draw — draw your path on that image and save (e.g. PNG).
Choose image — in the dashboard, use “Choose image” and select your file.
Upload path image — click to upload. The app sends the file with partyId, squareId, and (if applicable) quadrantId. On success, the map updates and the “Draw path on map” block may disappear for that square so you don’t upload again by mistake.

So: what you see on the expedition page is the current square (and sometimes the quadrant) with base map + path image + pins and quadrant colors; pinning is “Report to town hall” → Place on map → click in the highlighted quadrant; path image is download → draw → upload so the path appears on the expedition map and the main Map.

Exploration Map

For all changes to the exploration map, and a more detailed map itself, please visit the Tinglebot dashboard! You can also use this map to pin locations such as your character's homes, without needing to be part of an expedition.