New xml UI - Maps

[zilch]

oO

 

[Moody]

How? HOWWWWW!!! WHENN!! GIVF

 

[Craft]

Woot!

 

[Flimgoblin]

not convinced ....

the map is of Metholassa yet he's standing in a haven (so in either notos/boreal/hesperos or anatole) - so unless it shows different zones to the one you're in...

It's possible they've put the map-a-lot graphics in the client and allowed xml to access them.... it looks more like photoshop to me

 

[Flimgoblin]

actually - another theory...

it could be a dropped map in game

 

[Feac_]

it uses the maps from mapalot on the camelotherald can configure the xml to almost anything you need or want from the heralds xml

 

[Flimgoblin]

it doesn't use the camelotherald xml in the client...

it uses an xml config file and any images you create to create the windows..

but there's a thought - it may well be possible to save the mapalot images in your skins dir as part of the interface and then load them in via xml

i.e. instead of having a "journal" image you have "map" text and instead of a small atlantis window-bar you have a massive map

(though I imagine you'd use a different window - or create a new one if you can do that)

OK it's quite feasible really you could use any maps you want - heck you could have the pr0n skin for your ToA if you really want

 

[Flimgoblin]

one thing to note - it's just an image it's not a real-time radar updating map

notice it doesn't say "YOU ARE HERE" anywhere on it

(though /loc can let you figure that out easily enough)

 

[Feac_]

ok i worded it wrong that map in the image was taken from mapalot

guess we know what you will be doing when we get ToA like the RP bar though guess by the time we get it there will be some awesome UI's out





"Flimgoblin yells rez me ffs was looking @ my pr0n map didnt see it cumming :/" future quote i bet

 

[Whoodoo_RD]

The new stats bar along the bottom looks great, bout time as its a thing ive always hated, having 9 million boxes everywhere.

Looking at the map, it does look like a photoshop job, but perhaps its part of the skikking interface where you can load up items from a directory for display?!?

 

[Khalen]

Aye I like that rps bar too But if we can use ingame maps it would help a lot of those "lost" people. Although if you even have trouble finding things with a map then you still need a guide I think

 

[zilch]

Yes it is a map loaded via XML, as far as i know, but some of stuff we will be able to do with the customised interfaces should rock

 

[solothores]

Well they discuss a bit about the possibilities to load mob locations from external sources like http://www.mindkayak.com/bestiary/ , also your current location should be possible to be displayed on the map. However it needs a work around.

Give it some time... you will be surprised what user interfaces may pop up in a few months.

 

[old.Ramas]

I have a perfectly functional second monitor for the display of maps/walkthroughs/BW-whines etc.

So the map itself doesn't seem too exciting, but the option to build a UI which pares down the existing windows and remove unneccessary crap (EMP stats, bottom half of the stats page, paper doll on inventory page, combat styles etc) is very appealing.

Unfortunately I can't find a way to do stuff like sort the magic effects negative first, or change the colour of diseased/poisoned player's names, or to trigger hotbar icons (which would, among other things, make one click healing available from the group panel).

 

[Sharp Thing]

omg rps in the form of an xp bar, the horror :<

 

[lusingan]

the map looks fake since it overlaps a bit of the bottom

but like the new menu in bottom, nice eeing able to see how much rp you need to next rr :]

 

[SoulFly Amarok]

Originally posted by Sharp Thing
omg rps in the form of an xp bar, the horror :<

radar window in xml, great ;<

 

[old.Ramas]

Originally posted by lusingan
the map looks fake since it overlaps a bit of the bottom

Given how straightforward it would be to put it in as a window, I seriously doubt it's fake - would be harder to fake than to do for real.

 

[ethiraseth]

nerf :



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[-Nxs-]

Originally posted by SoulFly Amarok
radar window in xml, great ;<

lol translucent radar via XML whatever next.