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Originally Posted by Fido
Hi,
is there a way to set overlay on the world map? I took a look on MoorMap, but there is its own window created. (btw. where he took the map graphics from, in the resources folder I didn't find anything)
Has the API no access to the map object?
Thanks
Fido
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There is no access to the built-in Turbine map which is why MoorMap exists. There is also no direct access to the player location or heading - we can get ;loc coordinates by requiring the user to click a quickslot but that is the most access Turbine has granted at this point.
As to the empty Map folder, that is a placeholder for any maps which need external images when the built in resource has not yet been identified. Currently, all of the resource IDs for the maps included in MoorMap have been identified but as new areas are released, a JPG image will be in the Maps folder until the in-game resource is identified. In game resources are far more efficient so I do my best to keep the Maps folder empty
If you are interested in creating your own overlays for the maps, I have an option in the works with MoorMap to allow custom overlays to be assigned to a map and selected from a dropdown - this will be more useful (such as for raids and tutorials) once there are more interrior/instanced maps included in MoorMap. Unfortunately, the Overlay option will not be published for several months yet as there are a lot of other tasks with higher priority atm.