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Title: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 20, 2012, 10:34:45 pm
I have a question about the extension of a file. The extension of the file is (.zmp), and i believe these files are related with worldmap in the interface, key "M". And my question is, ¿With which program could open these files?

Thanks.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: schlumpf on May 20, 2012, 10:36:19 pm
They contain area ids with unknown purpose. Just ignore it, nobody ever needed it.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Steff on May 20, 2012, 10:38:01 pm
Worldmap is jsut DBC and BLP work.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: schlumpf on May 20, 2012, 10:39:27 pm
Quote from: "Steff"
Worldmap is jsut DBC and BLP work.
ZMPs are used and get loaded and modify stuff. It is not all just DBCs.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 20, 2012, 10:42:45 pm
Then, these files haven't function?
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: schlumpf on May 20, 2012, 10:45:08 pm
They do, but they are irrelevant to you.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 20, 2012, 10:47:51 pm
You can give me a idea that dbcs are please?
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: schlumpf on May 20, 2012, 10:49:05 pm
AreaTable.dbc
WorldMapArea.dbc
WorldMapContinent.dbc
WorldMapOverlay.dbc
WorldMapTransforms.dbc
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 20, 2012, 10:52:28 pm
Thanks :)
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: schlumpf on May 20, 2012, 10:54:59 pm
You may want to set WorldMapArea.flags including 0b1000. That will explicitly disable .zmp file loading.

edit: Oh, wait, that's MoP / Cata only.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 20, 2012, 10:56:41 pm
And a question more, which are the coordinates?
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: schlumpf on May 20, 2012, 10:57:02 pm
The ones of your map?
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 20, 2012, 11:01:56 pm
Then, the coordinates of my continent, I have them put in the WorldMapContinent.dbc, WorldMapOverlay.dbc, WorldMapTransforms.dbc?
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: schlumpf on May 20, 2012, 11:02:53 pm
Yes, you need to put the correct coordinates there.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 21, 2012, 03:30:26 pm
Thanks very much :)
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Steff on May 21, 2012, 07:49:43 pm
Post if you get the continent map overlay working. Still stuck there :)
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 21, 2012, 08:25:30 pm
Ok, but i'm having problems with the maps.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: ferreon on May 22, 2012, 10:33:26 pm
which problems?

Im learning with this post :P
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Steff on May 23, 2012, 07:58:45 am
Yea you should post more informations if we should help you :)
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Soldan on May 23, 2012, 12:38:19 pm
Hey guys,

As you have previously shown, I managed to get to the same extent as Steff, working map, with the pointer on a custom map.

What I want to try now is to edit the Azeroth map and add another island near the maelstrom, for example. And have an overlay on it and when clicked, have it take you to the map I already have...

I haven't really tried it yet. I did take a look when I first did my map but since you have to use the MapID, I was starting to think that it wasn't actually possible, until I thought to myself that Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor for example, are two different MapID entrys, so it MUST be possible...

I'll try it later today when I get home, and I'll post the results :P
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Steff on May 23, 2012, 01:12:16 pm
It is my map works full from worldmap to overlays. with one problem.
The overlay of the reagion map on the continent map. There should be a hover effect that shows that there is a reagion. And click should get me there. But this dont work. Over the dropdown menus I can enter the map. And I am also in it if I press M and I am on the right AreaID on the map.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: ferreon on May 23, 2012, 03:02:28 pm
If you gets good results Soldan, please make a guide, im interesting in this themes pls :D

Which DBCs must i modified to integrate the map in a custom continent?

Thanks.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Soldan on May 23, 2012, 03:29:21 pm
Yeah Steff, that's what I mean...

If I enter my custom zone and press M, it comes up, and it's exactly placed as the ADT is, like if I walk on a path ingame, on the map i'm on that same path.

Now I want to learn how to do what I said above, have it in the region map, and beable to click it and take it to your map, or even if you aren't on the map, let it show you it, the same as Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Northrend, etc.

I'll post what I manage to get out of the research later.

Soldan
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: ferreon on May 23, 2012, 03:35:15 pm
Im not understand english at all, so if you can make a guide about how to integrate the map in a custom continent (that you get) i thank you, is a theme that i have to learn :D

Thanks and sorry my pronunciation :(
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 23, 2012, 04:24:53 pm
Hey boys, I added the map in the global interface (Where are Outland and Azeroth). And i solved the problems with the maps. Thanks all. :)
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: ferreon on May 23, 2012, 04:34:51 pm
Quote from: "dess"
Hey boys, I added the map in the global interface (Where are Outland and Azeroth). And i solved the problems with the maps. Thanks all. :)

Can you do a guide pls :(

Thanks if you do it.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Steff on May 23, 2012, 05:46:39 pm
Yres some hints would be nice. And why add in the interface? Its just DBC work.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 23, 2012, 06:41:47 pm
Quote from: "Steff"
Yres some hints would be nice. And why add in the interface? Its just DBC work.
I added the map in here:
(http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/6222719/img/Picture-Box/Cosmic-Preview.png)
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Soldan on May 23, 2012, 07:13:56 pm
Where..... is your map? XD

EDIT: Ah right, saw it above Eastern Kingdoms xD
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 23, 2012, 07:38:14 pm
Quote from: "Soldan"
Where..... is your map? XD

EDIT: Ah right, saw it above Eastern Kingdoms xD
This image is a original image from internet, After I will attach a photo of my map.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Soldan on May 23, 2012, 08:09:34 pm
Ah right, I didn't recognize the islands above eastern kingdoms O.o xD
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 24, 2012, 05:54:10 pm
And here is the picture:

(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2664/img23052012154855.png)
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: ferreon on May 24, 2012, 05:59:11 pm
if you clik on it, it work?

Its good
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: dess on May 24, 2012, 06:14:40 pm
Quote from: "ferreon"
if you clik on it, it work?

Its good

Of course :)
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Shutok2 on May 24, 2012, 07:46:53 pm
Ferreon, not all are guides, is good for you to investigate a lot, of course is more easy to read a guide and make it step by step, but if you investigate you can learn a lot and not only the exactly thing that you're looking.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: ferreon on May 24, 2012, 07:51:01 pm
Quote from: "Shutok2"
Ferreon, not all are guides, is good for you to investigate a lot, of course is more easy to read a guide and make it step by step, but if you investigate you can learn a lot and not only the exactly thing that you're looking.

I have some questions:

2º: Its necessary put blp files in MD5?
3: How find the coordinates that i have to put in the dbcs?

Thanks :D
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Soldan on May 25, 2012, 03:26:58 am
Dess. what DBC's did you modify to make the Cosmic map take you to your custom one?

Also, how did you get the coords for the cosmic map, because I know how to get them for normal maps, but for Cosmic? O.o
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: schlumpf on May 25, 2012, 07:45:12 am
Cosmic map is a hack in lua.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Soldan on May 25, 2012, 12:01:26 pm
Ah, ok.

But, you see how the Cosmic Map and the Azeroth Map (Where you can select either kalimdor or eastern kingdoms) aren't any "continents", but contain them.

I want to make my current maps "more blizz" by having a part in the cosmic map (I've already modified the files)

As you can see here;

(http://imagr.eu/up/4fbf580c3dd851_WoWScrnShot_052512_115909.jpg)
http://imagr.eu/up/4fbf580c3dd851_WoWSc ... 115909.jpg (http://imagr.eu/up/4fbf580c3dd851_WoWScrnShot_052512_115909.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Now what I want to do, is if you click Neltharion, it takes you to another map (like the Azeroth one) where you can select the custom maps that I have already made:

(http://imagr.eu/up/4fbf58c261f812_WoWScrnShot_042212_124158.jpg)
(http://imagr.eu/up/4fbf58dc5b4675_WoWScrnShot_042812_131554.jpg)

The reason for this complication is because each of my maps is a custom continent, even if it's just 4 adts.

Any ideas?
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Steff on May 25, 2012, 12:16:37 pm
Add a new worldmap, Palce the islands and link this worldmap to the cosmic.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Soldan on May 25, 2012, 12:18:26 pm
Yeah, I have the idea, I just can't think how to link it to the cosmic map, or even create a new worldmap that doesn't define by a continent, but allows you to link various continents to it, like the azeroth/kalimdor map that lets you select either kalimdor or azeroth.
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Blackplayer27 on July 14, 2012, 10:33:35 am
The ZMP file is need for mark the Overlayer, we need a tool for this file =/
Title: Re: [Question] Question about worldmap interface
Post by: Steff on July 14, 2012, 08:38:55 pm
I get everything to work but the continent overlay. Worldmap overlay is full DBC.