Guild Coordination Workflow

Tracking Black Zone objectives is a team effort. Without a shared system, scouts spot resources that go unreported, groups arrive late, and high-value cores slip away to rival guilds.

Albion Online Objectives (AOO) gives your guild a single source of truth — every reported objective is visible to all members, sorted by time, and automatically cleaned up when it expires.

This guide covers a proven workflow that guilds use to turn scattered scouting into organized objective play.

Before the Session

Preparation makes the difference between a productive run and a wasted evening.

1. Designate a tracking channel — Pick one text channel where the bot operates. Pin a /list message or tell members to run /list there before heading out.
2. Brief your members — Make sure scouts know how to use /add. The autocomplete system makes it fast, but first-timers should practice once before a live session.
3. Check for stale data — Run /list to see if any leftover objectives exist. Expired entries are cleaned automatically every 30 minutes, but a quick check avoids confusion.

Phase 1: Scouting

Scouts are your eyes in the Black Zone. Their job is to report every objective they find, as fast as possible.

• Use /add immediately when you spot an objective. Select the type, rarity, and map using autocomplete, then enter the time remaining in HH:MM format.
• Type any part of the map name — the autocomplete matches the beginning, middle, or end. Typing “murder” will surface Murdergulch Ravine, Murdergulch Cross, and other matching maps.
• Do not worry about duplicates — if two scouts report the same objective within an 8-minute window (same type, rarity, and map), the bot rejects the second report automatically. No manual deduplication needed.

Tip: Scouts covering different zones should communicate which areas they are sweeping to avoid overlap. Albion Online Objectives handles duplicate prevention, but splitting zones means faster coverage.

Phase 2: Prioritizing

Once scouts have reported objectives, the guild leader (or shot caller) reviews the list and decides what to hit first.

Run /list to see all active objectives. Use rarity as the primary ranking:

For Cores and Vortexes:

For Resource Nodes:

Check the spawn times. An 8.4 node spawning in 30 minutes beats a Gold core that is 4 hours away — factor in travel time and competition.

Phase 3: Executing

With priorities set, assign groups and move.

1. Split into squads based on the objective type. Cores and vortexes need a combat group. Nodes need gatherers with escorts.
2. Call out departures — let the channel know which objective each squad is heading toward.
3. Remove completed objectives — after capturing or gathering an objective, use /remove to clear it from the list. This keeps /list accurate for the rest of the guild.

After the Session

Albion Online Objectives handles cleanup automatically:

• Expired objectives are purged every 30 minutes by the bot’s scheduled task.
• No manual reset is required between sessions. The next time scouts start reporting, the system is ready.
• Maintenance-flagged objectives (those crossing the 10:00 UTC server reset) are marked so your guild knows they may not survive the daily maintenance.

Tips for Guild Leaders

• Pin a reminder in your tracking channel explaining how to use /add — new members will thank you.
• Encourage everyone to report, not just designated scouts. A gatherer passing through a zone can report a core just as effectively.
• Rarity equals priority — drill this into your guild. A Gold core should interrupt almost any other activity.
• Review objective types so you understand every type and rarity the bot supports.
• Use the /list command output as your tactical map during voice calls — read out the top-priority objectives and assign squads in real time.