Map area

A map area is a named area in the open world (MainField) with specific properties (wildlife, enemies, climate, environment, etc.)

In Breath of the Wild, there are 94 map areas. FieldMapArea.beco is used to map world coordinates to area numbers, which are in turn mapped to areas by AreaData.byml.

List of areas

Idx	Area	Climate	Climate idx
0	GerudoHighlands	GerudoFrostClimate	17
1	WestHateru	HateruPlainClimate	10
2	TamulPlateau	TamourPlainClimate	8
3	HeburaMountains	HebraFrostClimate	2
4	GerudoHighlands	GerudoPlateauClimate	6
5	HeburaMountains	HebraFrostClimate	2
6	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
7	EldinCanyon	EldinClimateLv0	7
8	HyruleForest	LostWoodClimate	16
9	HeburaMountains	HebraFrostClimate	2
10	HyliaLake	HyrulePlainClimate	0
11	LanayruWaterSources	HateruPlainClimate	10
12	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
13	EastHateru	HateruPlainClimate	10
14	HyruleForest	KorogForest	18
15	EldinMountains	NorthHyrulePlainClimate	1
16	HyruleForest	NorthHyrulePlainClimate	1
17	EldinCanyon	HyrulePlainClimate	0
18	TabantaFrontier	TabantaAridClimate	3
19	WestHateru	HateruPlainClimate	10
20	TamulOutback	TamourPlainClimate	8
21	GerudoDesert	GerudoDesertClimateLv2	19
22	TamulOutback	TamourPlainClimate	8
23	TabantaFrontier	TabantaAridClimate	3
24	FironeGrassland	HateruPlainClimate	10
25	FironeGrassland	HyrulePlainClimate	0
26	CentralHyrule	NorthHyrulePlainClimate	1
27	TabantaFrontier	HyrulePlainClimate	0
28	HateruSea	SouthHateruHumidTemperateClimate	12
29	FironeGrassland	FiloneSubtropicalClimate	11
30	TamulSea	TamourPlainClimate	8
31	TabantaFrontier	HebraFrostClimate	2
32	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
33	TamulPlateau	TamourPlainClimate	8
34	LanayruWaterSources	ZoraTemperateClimate	9
35	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
36	FironeGrassland	HateruPlainClimate	10
37	HeburaMountains	TabantaAridClimate	3
38	LiveMountain	FrostClimate	4
39	HeburaMountains	HebraFrostClimate	2
40	GerudoDesert	GerudoDesertClimateLv2	19
41	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
42	TabantaFrontier	TabantaAridClimate	3
43	HateruSea	HateruPlainClimate	10
44	DeathMountain	EldinClimateLv2	14
45	GerudoHighlands	GerudoFrostClimate	17
46	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
47	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
48	TabantaFrontier	HebraFrostClimate	2
49	WestHateru	HateruPlainClimate	10
50	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
51	EldinMountains	EldinClimateLv0	7
52	EldinMountains	NorthHyrulePlainClimate	1
53	EldinMountains	EldinClimateLv0	7
54	TamulSea	TamourPlainClimate	8
55	FironeSea	HateruPlainClimate	10
56	TamulPlateau	ZoraTemperateClimate	9
57	LanayruSea	HateruPlainClimate	10
58	HateruSea	SouthHateruHumidTemperateClimate	12
59	WestHateru	FiloneSubtropicalClimate	11
60	HyruleForest	NorthHyrulePlainClimate	1
61	EastHateru	SouthHateruHumidTemperateClimate	12
62	EastHateru	SouthHateruHumidTemperateClimate	12
63	HyruleHill	HyrulePlainClimate	0
64	HyruleHill	HyrulePlainClimate	0
65	LanayruWetlands	HyrulePlainClimate	0
66	EldinCanyon	EldinClimateLv1	13
67	EldinCanyon	EldinClimateLv2	14
68	LanayruWaterSources	ZoraTemperateClimate	9
69	LanayruWetlands	HyrulePlainClimate	0
70	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
71	TamulPlateau	TamourPlainClimate	8
72	GerudoDesert	GerudoDesertClimate	5
73	GerudoHighlands	GerudoPlateauClimate	6
74	FironeGrassland	HateruPlainClimate	10
75	TamulPlateau	TamourPlainClimate	8
76	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
77	HyruleHill	HyrulePlainClimate	0
78	EastHateru	HateruPlainClimate	10
79	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
80	TabantaFrontier	HyrulePlainClimate	0
81	HyruleHill	HyrulePlainClimate	0
82	CentralHyrule	HyrulePlainClimate	0
83	TabantaFrontier	TabantaAridClimate	3
84	LanayruWaterSources	ZoraTemperateClimate	9
85	LanayruWaterSources	ZoraTemperateClimate	9
86	EastHateru	HateruPlainClimate	10
87	GerudoDesert	GerudoDesertClimate	5
88	HyruleForest	DarkWoodsClimat	15
89	EldinMountains	EldinClimateLv0	7
90	FironeGrassland	HateruPlainClimate	10
91	EldinCanyon	EldinClimateLv0	7
92	EldinCanyon	EldinClimateLv0	7
93	WestHateru	HateruPlainClimate	10

AreaData.byml

This resource is found in Bootup.pack.

Its canonical resource path is "Ecosystem/AreaData.byml".

AreaData.byml is a BYML file that configures area properties. It contains a list of area entries (sorted by the area number), each entry having the following properties:

• Animal
• Area
• AreaNumber
• AutoCliffMaterial
• AutoPlacementMaterial
• Bird
• Climate
• DecoPlant
• Enemy
• EnvSound
• Fish
• Fruit
• GrassCut
• Insect
• Kibako
• Mineral
• Mushroom
• Plant
• Procedural
• RainBonusMaterial
• Recommend
• RuinAutoPlacement