Location app?

[Windshadow]

If there is a way to record a location in terms of its map name and X Y coordinates I have not yet found it.

The usage would be to record resource nodes for future use, to let a guild buddy know the loc of a node of something needed for a quest or perhaps a meeting point.

Or once you find a resource node you record it with the icon fo it on your copy of the map for that sector so you can find it again if coordinates don't work.

Also to record the exact loc of skyshards again to help others in your guild and all the other useful things that the gatherer addon in wow does

Just wondering

[SilverDragon]

I am looking for such an addon, too. I would really like to set markings and maybe comments/colour codes associated to them for points of interest.

[Wykkyd]

local unitTag = "player"
local zoneName = GetUnitZone( unitTag )
local x, y, z = GetMapPlayerPosition( unitTag )

The values of x, y and z are relative to the zone map. And they are very "small" values. IE:

x might come back as 0.23788127281

x = west-east
y = north-south
z = altitude

A perfect 0,0,0 (for x,y,z) would be considered Base or Root position for that map.

x - Increasing value is moving west from 0. Decreasing is moving east.
y - Increasing value is moving north, decreasing is moving south.
z - Increasing value is descending altitude (distance below "sea level", if you will)

EDIT: I know, not an addon. But it's code to help someone else build one

[Windshadow]

Thanks I am sure someone is creating esogather right now... Or I hope so anyway.

Well its beyond my skill level I last did any real coding in 6502 assembler in the late 1970s
These days I can nearly pick my way through perl in unix.

A mans got to know his limitations!

[Xrystal]

Rofl just got home from work .. so not even had dinner yet rofl. Give a girl a chance :P

Will see what I can get rigged up. baby steps ... baby steps

[jgm]

Originally Posted by Wykkyd local unitTag = "player" local zoneName = GetUnitZone( unitTag ) local x, y, z = GetMapPlayerPosition( unitTag ) The values of x, y and z are relative to the zone map. And they are very "small" values. IE: x might come back as 0.23788127281 x = west-east y = north-south z = altitude A perfect 0,0,0 (for x,y,z) would be considered Base or Root position for that map. x - Increasing value is moving west from 0. Decreasing is moving east. y - Increasing value is moving north, decreasing is moving south. z - Increasing value is descending altitude (distance below "sea level", if you will) EDIT: I know, not an addon. But it's code to help someone else build one

Just FYI, it's not z but a, the heading.

[jgm]

I have been working on such an addon, and have it to the stage where I obtain the co-ordinates for resource nodes. I still need to look at how to put custom pins on the map but am hopeful I can get something together before the end of the current beta.

[Xrystal]

Ditto here, not gone anywhere near to playing with the map POI pins yet though. Still working out grabbing information and writing it out to SavedVariables file in a readable format - boy did that take awhile, totally different to how WOW does it rofl.

[Wykkyd]

Originally Posted by jgm Just FYI, it's not z but a, the heading.

Well that's less handy.

[Xrystal]

Is the heading as a value between 0 to 360 ?
As in degrees of angle you are facing ?
North = 0/360, East = 90, South = 180, West = 270 etc ?

[fewyn]

Originally Posted by Windshadow If there is a way to record a location in terms of its map name and X Y coordinates I have not yet found it. The usage would be to record resource nodes for future use, to let a guild buddy know the loc of a node of something needed for a quest or perhaps a meeting point. Or once you find a resource node you record it with the icon fo it on your copy of the map for that sector so you can find it again if coordinates don't work. Also to record the exact loc of skyshards again to help others in your guild and all the other useful things that the gatherer addon in wow does Just wondering

The Esohead addon provides coords on the map, and it also gathers location data so if you're using it and uploading to our site the Skyshards will get added to it. As you can see here: http://www.esohead.com/map#74.2.45.5...29:32:35:36:70