Treasure Trails/Guide/Hot Cold/Beginner
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Hot Cold clues are clues in which a strange device will tell the player in the chatbox whether the player is Hot (close to) or Cold (far away from) the intended location to dig. This is based on an older children's game.
To find your location, click on the strange device and it will tell you how close you are to the treasure. (if solving a master clue, you will also take some damage). Its temperature is based on the distance of the treasure from the player, measured in the number of steps it would take to reach the treasure, ignoring any obstacles (this is the Chebyshev distance between the player and treasure). Then, teleport or walk to another location, and check to see if the strange device has gotten warmer. Repeat to pinpoint a location. You can also use the list or map to help you find your location. For each location, there is a 9x9 square in which you can dig to find the treasure.
Beginner Clues
Beginner tier Hot Cold clues can direct the player to one of five locations. These locations are not far away from each other and are all positioned in Asgarnia and Misthalin. The beginner clue version of the strange device can be obtained by talking to Reldo in the Varrock Palace Library. There are no requirements to begin and complete these clues.
| Location | Image | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the wheat field next to Draynor Village | ||
| Atop Ice Mountain | ||
| Cow field north of Lumbridge | ||
| Patch of mushrooms just north-west of Draynor Manor | ||
| North-east of Al Kharid Mine |
Chronicle Trick
The Chronicle Trick is an easy way to determine which of the possible locations your clue is at, and is performed as follows:
1. Teleport to the Champions' Guild using the Chronicle, and check the orb
2. If it is Cold, the clue is on Ice Mountain.
3. If it is Hot, the clue is in the Draynor wheat field
4. If it is Very Hot or Incredibly Hot, the clue is in the cow field furthest north of Lumbridge Castle.
5. If Warm, the clue is either north of the Al Kharid mine, or it is behind Draynor Manor. Take a step Eastward and check the orb again. If it is warmer, the clue is in Al Kharid, otherwise, it is behind the Draynor Manor.
Crafting guild trick
The Crafting guild is a hotspot for clue hunters, and its location may be used to pinpoint the dig spot together with the Achievement diary cape. An Amulet of glory may also be used for this strategy.
From a central tile in the Crafting Guild, touch the strange device.
1. If the possible locations are either the cow field north of Lumbridge or north-east of Al Kharid mine, teleport to Twiggy O'Korn with the achievement diary cape and touch the strange device again. The dig location will be determined and, if it's the cow field, run from there.
2. Otherwise, if you get the other three locations, run to the south-western corner of the Crafting Guild and touch the strange device. From here, the Ice Mountain location will be either determined or discarded.
3. If the Ice Mountain possibility is discarded, and the possible locations are either the Draynor wheat field and behind the Draynor Manor teleport to Twiggy O'Korn with the achievement diary cape and touch the strange device again. The dig location will be determined and, if it's the wheat field, run from there.