About Mappy
Mappy is a square minimap addon and features:
- Easy to use. No setup required, just install and it works
- Automatic arrangement of addon buttons (NOTE: If you prefer to have complete control over your addon button positions then this addon is NOT for you. If you're like me and like things that "just work" then you'll enjoy this feature)
- Easy to resize. The map stays anchored in the corner so you can resize at-will without having to re-position each time.
- "Combat Alpha" so you can make the map fade while you're in combat
- Built-in coordinate display
- Scroll-wheel zooming of the minimap
- Optionally hide the time of day indicator, world map button and zoom in/out buttons
To move the minimap just drag it, to adjust the size or transparancy just right-click on the minimap
New in 2.0
- Compatibility with TBC and the various patches from the past year (finally!)
- Configuration sets let you save and load different minimap configs for different situations
Here are the new commands for controlling this:
/mappy ghost Makes clicks on the minimap pass through to whatever is behind it
/mappy unghost
/mappy default Loads your normal Mappy size, position, transparancy, etc.
/mappy save mysettingsname Saves your current configuration for future use
/mappy load mysettingsname Restores the saved configuration
I've included one built-in set which gatherers may find useful (I know I do). Try this:
/mappy load gather
and Mappy will change your minimap to a big transparant HUD where only the little yellow node dots and other minimap markers show up, but not the map itself. This is great when flying/riding around looking for herbs, fish, metals, etc. You'll have to adjust the size and position for your screen -- the current default values are for my own screen, and I'll fix it up before 2.0 final to be more intelligent about those defaults, but for now that's how it is.
Enjoy!
Installation Guide
- Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
- Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
- Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
- Windows XP a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
- WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
- WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
- Mac Users
- StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
- Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
- Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
- Start World of Warcraft
- Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.
Translations
When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".
TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.
If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.
See also: About "Out Of Date AddOns"
Mac Support
WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.
Directory Structure
World of Warcraft
|_ Interface
|_AddOns
|_*AddonName*
|_ *AddonName*.toc
|_ *AddonName*.xml
|_ *AddonName*.lua
|_ (possibly others as well)...
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Hamren saidI have some bugs and stuff i wonder about
First my error message when trying to undo the auto arrage option:
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Date: 2008-05-15 07:37:00
ID: 52
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ..\AddOns\Mappy\Mappy.lua line 906:
attempt to call method 'SetAutoArrangeButtons' (a nil value)
Debug:
[C]: SetAutoArrangeButtons()
Mappy\Mappy.lua:906:
Mappy\Mappy.lua:906
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A other thing is I want to make them stick to other places than they are, is this possible?
Hamren
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serkon said"I got a problem with the arrows that show up on the mini map to show close villages and players in my group. When I mouse over the arrow nothng shows up to tell me what that arrow is. I dunno if this has been addressed or anyone else has this problem but it is kinda anoying. Other then the samll problem I love this add on!"
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Hamren saidThe blizzard tracking system thing I cant see a button for this, can u fix that?
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GreenYellow saidHello please whats the name on the addon there you see on right side of picture a clock please whats name on that addon i want it to? btw really good addon you did! works 100%
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Mundocani saidThat clock is part of another addon I wrote called Group Calendar. It's not available as just a standalone clock though, only as part of the calendar addon.
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Mundocani saidThe gather mode is a little wonky to set up right now, so here's some quick setup instructions:
/mappy load gather
/mappy unghost
At this point you will see your minimap buttons and probably your player arrow floating on the screen.
Use your mouse to drag the transparent minimap around until the title is centered at the top edge of your screen or until your player arrow is in the middle of the screen, or whatever you prefer.
/mappy ghost
Now you're all set -- you have a HUD for gathering mote clouds, mining nodes, fishing nodes, herb nodes, whatever would show up on your minimap as a dot or a ! or a ?.
To make it even better, turn on Rotate Minimap in WoW's settings and you can fly/ride easily to the nodes. I'll be modifying Mappy to save the Rotate Minimap setting with the set so that you don't have to keep changing it back and forth, but for now you'll have to deal with the hassle if you want to do this.
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Mundocani saidNew in 2.0
- Configuration sets let you save and load different minimap configs for different situations
- Automatic button stacking can be disabled (not currently working, still under development)
- Minimap can be 'ghosted' so that clicks pass through it
Here are the new commands for controlling this:
/mappy ghost Makes clicks on the minimap pass through to whatever is behind it
/mappy unghost Makes clicks on the minimap work like normal
/mappy default Loads your normal Mappy size, position, transparancy, etc.
/mappy save mysettingsname Saves your current configuration for future use
/mappy load mysettingsname Restores the saved configuration
I've included one built-in set which gatherers may find useful (I know I do). Try this:
/mappy load gather
and Mappy will change your minimap to a big transparant HUD where only the little yellow node dots and other minimap markers show up, but not the map itself. This is great when flying/riding around looking for herbs, fish, metals, etc. You'll have to adjust the size and position for your screen -- the current default values are for my own screen, and I'll fix it up before 2.0 final to be more intelligent about those defaults, but for now that's how it is.
Enjoy!
P.S. You'll see that there's an option for turning off the automatic button stacking -- it doesn't work, don't play with it or weird things may happen. I'm still working on that feature.
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Mundocani saidI should check here more often -- I'm such a slacker. I have a new version I've been working on for a while, I'll post a beta in a minute once I double-check it.
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Xaromir saidGreat Addon, but i have the same Problem as Scosski.
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pibrebaut saidplease please please please please please please god update this i love the way mappy looks but with it snapping all around the place i cant do anything and thats like the last piece to my ui that i need soo ya an update would be much apreciated ty :)
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serkon saidhi.
first - thank you for your addon.
second - add a new function to it = "refresh the minimap", please. cause sometimes i see a black space there with notes.:(
thank you.
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Scosski saidI got a problem with the arrows that show up on the mini map to show close villages and players in my group. When I mouse over the arrow nothng shows up to tell me what that arrow is. I dunno if this has been addressed or anyone else has this problem but it is kinda anoying. Other then the samll problem I love this add on!
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ddavenport saidGreat addon. My only wish is that it didn't force my minimap buttons and buffs to a certain position. I have another mod for them (Detached Minimap Buttons & Morganti's Buff Bars respectively) and I would prefer that those mods had control over their respective positions.
If there is a way to turn this docking system off, I seem to have missed it. Great mod nonetheless!
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nucer saidyeah my map is also snapping to wierd positions, and now it has snapped to a position off the screen and i dont see any way to reset it
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Thoorleif saidDelete Mappy.lua in your SavedVariables folder and it should show up in the correct place.
World of Warcraft\Wtf\Account\<account name>\SavedVariables\Mappy.lua
P.S. THIS WILL RESET ALL SETTINGS YOU HAVE MADE TO MAPPY D.S.
//Thoorleif
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Thoorleif saidHello all :)
I have a small problem with Mappy and thats the fact that the Zone Name disapears every time i relog. I can get it back by right click on map and check and uncheck Hide the Zone Name. Why does it refuse to save my setting? The Mappy.lua file or the directory is not write protected. Anyone who can help me with this problem. Ither how i change so it's persistent during relogs or change strata or what ever the problem might be with something else covering the Zone Name.
Thanks in advance
//Thoorleif
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Fart saidhaving same problem as Ormsby
cant move it without it moving to a preset postion...
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ClausM saidgreat mod, but when I click on it (in a instance for ex.), it doesnt show this point(
edit: the "point" works in the latest version, but I get another problem:
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3035/wowscrnshot102107041717nc2.jpg
thanks in advance!
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Ormsby saidEverytime I drag Mappy to the spot that I want it. It moves to a pre-arranged position. Is there way to switch off the "Auto position" thing? I am like the guy below. I don't want to have to go back to the regular minimap.
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tliebscher saidI have a problem with mappy. I had the fan update installed and it just disppeared today in thge middle of an instance run. I deleted it and installed the latest version of mappy (1.1.3) but I have still the same problem.
Is there a method to reset the position of mappy? Or any other idea how I could fix this problem. I really love mappy and would hate to have to to go back to the normal minimap