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Waypoint

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Name:

Waypoint

Author:

lunarwtr [List lunarwtr's interfaces]

Date:

06-30-2020 08:56 PM

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25.23 Kb

Version:

1.6

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Patch & Add-on List
File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date	Type
Waypoint EN Patch for U26.2.2...	2.0	3.84 Kb	Hyoss	06-28-2020 12:16 PM	Patch

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Description

Waypoint 1.6
by Lunarwater

about:

Waypoint is a simple addon to assist in targeting your character in the right direction instead of having to look at the map a ton. It is more of a proof of concept until we get better lua support for location tracking, but is still in a usable state.

KNOWN ISSUES:

I'll be the first to warn you that it uses /loc, and therefore you will incur some chattab spam. I would recommend you create a new chat tab vs using general chat so you don't have to see the output of /loc. If this is a problem for you please do not use at this time. I am hoping one day Turbine will release an API method for getting location & direction info and then this will go away.
/loc data is different Inside dungeons. Initial
My lotro characters is only level 16, so I have not tried this in other regions. If you encounter problems in another region you can assist me by recording /loc values, along with ;loc for that same location and posting below.
Attempting to navigate coordinates between regions will not work as expected. They use different coordinate systems, and will result in the arrow pointing in wrong direction. Try to stick to navigating coordinates within the same zone for now.

CHANGELOG:

Version 1.6 :

Fixing chatlog location parsing

Version 1.5 :

Bug fix submitted regarding improper listing of east and west for french and german versions of the game. (thanks Venogorn!)

Version 1.4:

Fixed waypoint to properly determine location with recent changes to game
While I'm not sure if it will help, I make the Waypoint work indoors.

Version 1.3 :

Changed chat channel parser for changes in RoI Update 6
Fixed but when user was facing due north, coordinates would not get parsed. (thanks Garan)
Remove extranious output to chat channel by plugin
Added plugin manager icon and description

Version 1.2 :

changes necessary for it to work in German and French LoTRO client
changes necessary for it to work better with LoTRO Compendium
small tweak to LPC plugin configuration file that was incorrect

Version 1.1 :

Made it so you can click on things that are behind the transparent portions of waypoint.
Calculate # of meters vs generic units for distance
Save position of waypoint so it remembers where you last placed it on screen.
Adding LPC file

Version 1.0 : initial release

INSTALL:

Delete any older Waypoint install from your Plugins folder
(i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\Lunarwater\My Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\Plugins\Waypoint)
Copy the entire Waypoint folder into your LOTRO plugins folder
(i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\Lunarwater\My Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\Plugins\Waypoint)
Start LOTRO. Once in game type: /plugins load Waypoint

USAGE:

/way help : shows Waypoint help
/way show : shows Waypoint
/way hide : hides Waypoint
/way target <coordinate> : target a coordinate for waypoint
(i.e. /way target 21.4S 45W)

Once a target is set, an arrow will appear on your screen. You will need to click the middle of arrow for it to know where u are at and what direction you are facing. The arrow will then point in a direction like a compass. Simply rotate your character and move in that direction. Periodically you can click arrow again to check your distance from target & check that you are still headed in correct direction.

You can also make a shortcut to periodically do a /loc if you wish to hit
a key to update the waypoint. (i.e. /shortcut <slot #> /loc )

License:

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Archive List (Old Versions)
File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
Waypoint	1.5	27.46 Kb	lunarwtr	08-01-2015 09:34 AM
Waypoint	1.4	27.41 Kb	lunarwtr	10-16-2012 07:47 PM
Waypoint	1.3	27.26 Kb	lunarwtr	03-14-2012 08:00 PM
Waypoint	1.2	25.83 Kb	lunarwtr	01-05-2012 09:32 PM
Waypoint	1.1	25.39 Kb	lunarwtr	12-30-2011 01:07 PM
Waypoint	1.0	23.08 Kb	lunarwtr	11-05-2011 05:09 PM

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06-29-2020, 04:03 PM

Randalljafo

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Re: Waypoint

That did it.
Thank you so very much Sir. I was about to start pulling my hair out.

06-29-2020, 02:39 PM

Thurallor

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Re: Waypoint

Quote:

I can't get this to work. I put in the coordinates but when I try to update the arrow position it doesn't update. It gives me the following chat output:

You are on server 28 at r1 lx933 ly952 ox119.16 oy8.62 oz381.14 h18.3. Game timestamp 414637315.884.

I've read everything here and tried all that I could, but nothing seems to work.

Can you help me get this to work?

It stopped working last week, due to a change in the game client. You will need to apply the patch linked above.

06-29-2020, 12:01 PM

Randalljafo

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Waypoint

06-21-2020, 02:43 PM

Tappo

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Re: Update 26.2.2 (Jun 16 2020) altered /loc format FIX

I believe a better fix would be changing that line
from:

Code:

local matchprefix = 'You are at: ';

to:

Code:

local matchprefix = 'You are on server %d+ at ';

06-19-2020, 12:23 AM

akrapture

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Update 26.2.2 (Jun 16 2020) altered /loc format FIX

For people using the English version of the client the fix is very simple and is described here. For people using other languages (fr/de) follow along and find the code described here and it should be fairly obvious how to fix the parsing strings.

Locate the LOTRO plugin folder and from there drill down to the the Lunawater\Waypoint folder. In that folder open the file Waypoint.lua. Search for and find the phrase "You are at: " or alternatively simply jump to line 329.

Change the phrase "You are at: " to simply " at " (leave the spaces).

Save the file and restart the LOTRO client or otherwise reload the Waypoint plugin.

Enjoy.

11-11-2019, 06:15 PM

vecny.samotar

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how do I move the arrow to another instead of the screen?

Further pises in KNOWN PROBLEMS I quote: "it will cause some spam. I suggest you create a new chat tab vs using a general chat so you don't have to see the output / loc"

I may be stupid but what should I mark in the new tab so I do not have the spam

Last edited by vecny.samotar : 11-11-2019 at 06:43 PM.

08-25-2018, 01:54 PM

Thaliruth

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Quote:

Well, I don't know why it's failing. Maybe Garan or Lunarwater can weigh in on the topic.

But I have a brute-force fix that should solve the problem, whatever the cause.

At line 42, find the following code

Code:

function tonum(val) 
    if locale ~= 'en' then
        return tonumber((string.gsub(val,"%.",",")))
    else
        return tonumber(val);
    end
end

and replace it with the following code

Code:

function tonum(val) 
    return tonumber(val) or tonumber((string.gsub(val,"%.",","))) or tonumber((string.gsub(val,",",".")));
end

WOW madness it works again

Thank you very much for this solution

08-25-2018, 01:01 PM

Thurallor

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Code:

function tonum(val) 
    if locale ~= 'en' then
        return tonumber((string.gsub(val,"%.",",")))
    else
        return tonumber(val);
    end
end

and replace it with the following code

Code:

function tonum(val) 
    return tonumber(val) or tonumber((string.gsub(val,"%.",","))) or tonumber((string.gsub(val,",",".")));
end

Last edited by Thurallor : 08-25-2018 at 01:16 PM.

08-25-2018, 12:40 PM

Thaliruth

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I already had that. Have LOTRO completely reinstalled. Without plugins, then only the Plugin WayPoint installed, and it made no difference.

08-25-2018, 12:36 PM

Thurallor

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Still a mystery. My current best guess is that another plugin is redefining the tonumber() function, although I didn't think that was possible unless they share the same script state ("Waypoint").

Can you please try removing everything else from the Plugins/ folder, leaving only the lunarwtr/ folder? Then login and try again.

Last edited by Thurallor : 08-25-2018 at 12:37 PM.

08-25-2018, 03:18 AM

Thaliruth

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I like to help. Have made the changes.

Code:

/way target 25.1S 48.8W

Output:

Code:

locale = de
Failed to convert: '48.8'
... ings Online \ Plugins \ Lunarwater \ Waypoint \ Waypoint.lua: 322: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'x' (a nil value)

Last edited by Thaliruth : 08-25-2018 at 03:19 AM.

08-24-2018, 01:49 PM

Thurallor

The Undying

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I am curious. If you are interested in helping to debug this, please add the code in green, at line 315:

Code:

    ...
    if y ~= nil and x ~= nil then
        if (tonum(x) == nil) then
            Turbine.Shell.WriteLine("locale = " .. tostring(locale));
            Turbine.Shell.WriteLine("Failed to convert: '" .. tostring(x) .. "'");
        end
        x = tonum(x);
        ...

Then post the resulting chat window output here.

08-24-2018, 01:13 PM

Thaliruth

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Quote:

It is a mystery. Do you have a "Plugins/Turbine" folder? If so, try removing that. Depending on what's in it, that folder can change the behavior of all plugins.

I deleted that folder, yes, but WayPoint still does not work on the German client. At least not with me.

Have already tried everything imaginable, unfortunately it always comes to the same mistake.

08-24-2018, 10:59 AM

Thurallor

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It is a mystery. Do you have a "Plugins/Turbine" folder? If so, try removing that. Depending on what's in it, that folder can change the behavior of all plugins.

08-24-2018, 07:29 AM

Thaliruth

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I give up!
Other players seem to be okay too.
Have Lotro completely reinstalled. then I installed Way Point. Is the only plugin, type in / way target coordinates and it will not work.

If necessary, I play with the English client.

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