Month: July 2023

Colored Floating Orbs

In Elder Scrolls Online, there are three Gear Set Buffs, that I know of, that provide a colorful signal around your character that you are carrying the buff. These buffs provide a wide area buff to many of the group members around you.

Notice the buff that is listed when Five items from that set are equipped.

What the note does not say is that each buff is signaled by three colored orbs floating around you. Red for Ebon Armor, Blue for Worm Cult and Green for Hircine’s Veneer.

Each of these sets are dropped in a different dungeon. Check out these pages for a description of the items and where to get them:

You can combine two sets for more orbs:

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HarvestMap Add On

Update: Use Keen Eye to see nodes more clearly

Harvesting in Elder Scrolls Online is a pain without help from a plug-in. There are a few problems.

  • There is no way to see the nodes until you are on top of them. You literately have to be within a meter of the node and pointing at it with your cursor to see it. The Keen Eye passives from crafting skills mitigate this problem somewhat.
  • There is no Mini-Map built into the game, and if you use a mini-map AddOn, it does not show nodes either. Unless you use another Add On.

So HarvestMap Add On to the rescue. And it’s great, but it’s confusing to get started which is why I wrote this post. You can find the HarvestMap Add On here. I’m assuming that you know how to install Add Ons in ESO. If not there are lots of folks that will show you how.

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