Server-based generation of a help map in a video game

A computer system for providing help information to a player, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories storing computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the one or more processors, configure the computer system to:
• providing an activity identifier of an activity in a video game and locations in the video game, the activity identifier correlated with the locations;
• building a map of the locations where the activity was completed by a plurality of video game players;
• determining that a first video game player is attempting the activity;
• displaying activity information for the activity relevant to the first video game player based on the determination;
• and
• presenting the map of the locations to the first video game player based on a help selection from the displayed activity information.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, upon execution on a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations for providing help information to a player, the operations comprising:

• providing an activity identifier of an activity in a video game and locations in the video game, the activity identifier correlated with the locations;
• building a map of the locations where the activity was completed by a plurality of video game players;
• determining that a first video game player is attempting the activity;
• displaying activity information for the activity relevant to the first video game player based on the determination;
• and
• presenting the map of the locations to the first video game player based on a help selection from the displayed activity information.