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Project Updated:

Files Updated:

05-18-2009

Supports Game Version:

3.1.0

Category:

Map & Minimap

Tags:

wotlk [Edit Tags]

Project Manager:

ckknight

Additional Authors:

Shefki , EthanCentaurai , vangual

Current Version:

v2.0.7

License:

Avg Daily DL (last 30 days):

460

Downloads Total:

189,898

Favorites:

608

Comments:

125

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About Chinchilla Minimap

Configuration Menu

Chinchilla Minimap alters the Blizzard Minimap in a way to provide much nicer features and other niceties.

Appearance: Allows changing of blip size (useful since 3.1), border style, shape of the map (doesn't have to be circular, or even square, lots of options are available), size, etc.
Auto zoom: Zoom out the map automatically after 20 seconds (or so).
Compass: A more flexible north-east-south-west indicator.
Coordinates: Show your location coordinates
Expander: Make the minimap very big temporarily (good for gathering or finding a tough-to-spot enemy).
Location: Show the name of your location more flexibly.
Move buttons: Move the buttons around the minimap to wherever you want (even off the minimap entirely).
Ping: Show which team-mate pinged the minimap
Position: Position the minimap and frames around it.
Range circle: Show on the minimap where your range extends to
Show / Hide: Show or hide various frames related to the minimap
Tracking dots: Change the dots on the map to a different set of images. Very handy, especially if you suffer from colorblindness.
Wheel zoom: Mousewheel to zoom the minimap

Go to http://www.wowace.com/projects/chinchilla/localization/ to help with localizing Chinchilla Minimap in your own language.

Created On:	07-10-2008
Localized:

1 Installation Guide
2 Translations
3 TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
4 Mac Support
5 Directory Structure

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 has 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.

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)...

Downloads (5)

	File Name	Release Type	Game Version	Downloads	Date
	Addon Curse.com	Beta	2.3.3	0	9/29/2008

File Name	Release Type	Game Version	Downloads	Date
Chinchilla Minimap v2.0.7	Release	3.1.0	32,936	5/18/2009
Chinchilla Minimap v2.0.6	Release	3.1.0	10,831	5/15/2009
Chinchilla Minimap v2.0.5	Release	3.1.0	9,825	5/10/2009
Chinchilla Minimap v2.0.4	Release	3.1.0	11,991	5/6/2009
Chinchilla Minimap v2.0.3	Release	3.1.0	10,945	5/2/2009

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Pyksel said

It appears as though attempting to position the minimap using the slider or by manually editing the numerical field causes the map to move rather oddly.

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Cayle said

Any chance of adding a couple of features to the expander? I'd like to be able to:
- Set transparency, scale and location of expanded minimap.
- Have a toggle button for expanding the minimap.

Thx :o)

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Hostile said

Please add support to move the quest/achievement tracking frame. Since it's anchored to the minimap it makes sense that it should be movable by this mod.

thanks.

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Tarran said

Go to Interface/Objectives. Check "Advanced Objective Tracking." Once you have it where you want you can lock it with "Disable Mouseover."

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CGamer said

I can't get Chinchilla to change its size, I slide the slider from 100% to 120% and there is no change, any ideas?

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acekiller35 said

i removed the add-on and guess what it made the defalt minimap croupted and Blizzard Repair was unable to fix it so what other way is there to fix it?

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Nifelhein said

I can't disable the location part of the minimap or move the achievement tracker window.

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Erikson said

I'm having a problem similar to Mingz11, the tracking button disappear and doesn't come back, even after removing and re-enabling it on the options, same goes for the calendar. Is there a way to fix this?

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dIggl3r said

Hmm. I moved the minimap, and the Calendar button disapeared. I select/unselect to appear in the menu, still isn't appearing. Am I supposed to delete and reinstall the addon?

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Zera1337 said

and it seems like it also can't show the quest tracker when having the map in the botom of the screen

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Zera1337 said

I have a slight problem where it won't save settings I change in the profile and reset when I log back in

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LediCat said

I'm having the exact same problem - Profiles don't seem to do anything. This is annoying me quite a bit.

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Arkhias said

Same, spent 1/2 hour getting everything the way I want it. Log back in and its all reset to default.

Funny thing is all my alternate characters have the settings saved like I wanted them.

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Arkhias said

Oh, I think I know why. Looks like you have to select the profile you want the changes saved to before you make any changes at all.

I went into saved variables and changed all the keys back to "Default" for my main and got all my settings back.

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Mingz11 said

I'm having a problem with the tracking dots skins. The original Blizzard skin is not displaying correctly. It is showing them with a big black box behind the graphics. Is there a way to fix this other than using a different skin?

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venoman said

I'm glad to see work is being continued on this addon, it's one of my favorites. I'm seeing a glitch persist from versions past, however - the button border opacity of the calendar and tracking buttons is always at 100% and can never be hidden.

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speak said

Is there any way to prevent the zoom level on the minimap to stop resetting every time I log in? I want it to stay zoomed out fully and never change.
Thanks!

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Wall said

set auto zoom to 0 sec :)

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Hannibull said

So I tried Chucklenuts suggestion and I still kept getting the error. I even unistalled Chinchilla and removed the WTF entry and still no luck. The objective frame had been moved completely off my screen when I put my minimap at the bottom of my ui. So the fix I found was to disable all addons and log in. Be sure Advanced Objectives tracking is checked and uncheck Disable mouseover. I found my objective frame in the lower right corner of my screen. You then can drag it wherever you like. Log out and enable or addons again. The objective frame should stay put and no more error.

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Chucklenuts said

To everyone complaining about the watch frame... you can move it yourself outside of chinchilla...

First, Have Chinchilla (or any minimap addon for that matter) in a position where you would be able to see the tracking frame anyway (ie, not the bottom of the screen)

Now In your interface options
Go to Objectives
Enable "Advanced Objectives Tracking"
Uncheck "Disable Mouseover"

Now, hover your mouse over where the quest objectives would show up, and a frame will fade into view.... you can right click the top of this and unlock the window and move it to where you want it... you can even change the size so you can track more than 5 quests iirc.

Enjoy...

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