New map desktop app coming soon (as long as it's still kosher with p99 rules)

[4WOFURY]

Well within the rules. If you don't want to use it, don't download it.

I'd rather just have a local app than one being submitted to a server, but either way is fine. Seems like it would be a lot faster if kept locally, too.

Maps are classic. Eqatlas.com was around in classic. This just takes it one step further, and could have been done in classic.

With that being said, I don't mind using wiki and /loc to figure out where I am now. Doesn't take that much time, and it weeds out a lot of the tards that can't figure anything out for themselves. Also, I enjoy it when "I need a CoH, don't know how to get to Random_dragon_01"...

[Nikon]

Originally Posted by 4WOFURY [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Well within the rules. If you don't want to use it, don't download it.

This. It doesn't manipulate the client or game and works off logs, which is allowed. Personally, I don't think I would use it because I don't see that I have a need for it, but it's a cool idea.

In-game maps were removed because it was not classic and the devs attempt to mimic the classic experience in-game mechanically and MQ/ShowEQ was banned because it manipulates the game and provides an unfair advantage by providing mob and players locations (of those that may not wish to have their locations known), dupes, etc... This does neither of those. If someone can give me a good example of how this would provide an unfair advantage to someone by knowing their own location and the location of those that willingly submit their own location to it, I might be persuaded otherwise, but I can't see any unfair advantage coming from this.

I commend the OP.

[Pint]

Entire guild uses program to track their raids, they send out scouts to stalk competing raids or groups so they can watch the competitions progress in real time, unfair advantage confirmed. If you can't think of ways that this tips the scales then you're either not trying or still leveling your first toon to 50.

[myriverse]

If you think it gives an unfair advantage, then you've taken to eating tinfoil... because wearing just isn't good enough.

[tristantio]

The copy I'm toying with right now does it all locally - syncing with the server will be a toggle-able option in the existing settings.lisp file that's included with the current p99-patcher exe bundle.

You'll be able to just have a line such as:

(setf
 *junk-sample-setting* "junk-sample-value"
 ;;*mapper-sync-disable* t
 ;;*eq-path* "C:/Your/Custom/EQ/Path/Note/Forward/Slashes/" )

Which you would then just uncomment (remove the ;; ) to disable syncing with the server.

[Frug]

Originally Posted by Khaleesi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So not classic. In-game maps disabled for that very reason. We can't do anything about internet maps but we can do something about this.

Block it.

How do you block an external program reading a file that is produced by the client, which was produced in classic times? Hell, the program doesn't even need to run on the same box.

There's nothing un-classic about this.

[Xer0]

Originally Posted by Khaleesi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

So not classic. In-game maps disabled for that very reason. We can't do anything about internet maps but we can do something about this.

Block it.

boohoo people don't play the game the way I play it

Know what else ain't classic? raid rotations, free multiple accounts, and batphone poopsocking.

[Mirox]

This is on the list of things to add to my parser I am making which uses python/GTK3 and only runs locally. Having problems with the newest GTK release tho :\ (likes to stop updating the gui when put in the background for some reason)

[falendar]

For all you screaming this is not classic eq, don't use printed/internet maps, because the game doesn't give them to you. don't use the wiki either, the game didn't give that to you either. Do you know who did? People like this guy right here who made a LEGAL way to simplify something be it a map with locs, or a spawn table, or a loc of the mob you want to kill ect. We all have a different idea's this is his. I for one would use this alot, and thank you for programming it for us all.

[tristantio]

Originally Posted by Mirox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is on the list of things to add to my parser I am making which uses python/GTK3 and only runs locally. Having problems with the newest GTK release tho :\ (likes to stop updating the gui when put in the background for some reason)

hi Mirox, I was going to use gtk and opted for a locally run browser app similar to cups for that reason. All code is on my github if you wanna contribute