Changes: Black Rook Hold

Revision as of 05:50, 2 August 2011

Map coordinates are numerical references to locations on the WoW maps. You can display your coordinates with many AddOns. They are also called tloc, an abbreviation for "Thottbot location". It consists of a set of x/y coordinates, which is two numbers ranging from 0 to 100, representing a location on the current zone map.

0,0 represents the top left corner
100,0 represents the top right corner
0,100 represents the bottom left corner
100,100 represents the bottom right corner
50,50 is the exact center of the map

Cosmos users can show their current position under the minimap by typing /mntloc.
Various other AddOns are also capable of displaying your current location. Examples include:

Titan Panel
Map Notes

Checking coordinates without addons

In-game, simply copy the following:

/script SetMapToCurrentZone() local x,y=GetPlayerMapPosition("player") DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(format("%s, %s: %.1f, %.1f",GetZoneText(),GetSubZoneText(),x*100,y*100))

Go into the game, open a chat box, paste, hit enter. Your present coordinates for the zone will appear in the default chat frame. This code can also be placed in a macro.

Multiple coordinates for the same point

Because the zone maps are always rectangular but the zones themselves are not, your location can sometimes be visible on more than one zone map at different coordinates. Thus, if you've manually changed the map to a different zone, or zoomed it out while in a city, you'll need to change it back before giving coordinates. The above script does this, but some add-ons won't.

Showing coordinate locations in Wowpedia

You can use the templates {{Zone Map}} and {{Zone Map Note}} to indicate locations on a map using the map coordinates.

Tooltip

You can also add coordinates (with a map tooltip), as a note, to an item or NPC using {{coords}}:

Example: The Rokk <Master of Cooking>^[62, 16] VZ-Shattrath City

{{coords|62|16|Shattrath City}}

Addons

Koordinator , an extremely minimalistic coordinate addon which shows your current coordinates in a GUI widget and a status bar on the full-screen map.

WoWPlotter , an online quest database, it plots quest objectives on a zone map, and can also suggest quests that are close together, to save you time when coming up with your waypoints.

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+'''Map coordinates''' are numerical references to locations on the WoW maps. You can display your coordinates with many [[AddOns]]. They are also called '''tloc''', an abbreviation for "[[Thottbot]] location". It consists of a set of x/y coordinates, which is two numbers ranging from 0 to 100, representing a location on the current [[zone]] map.
-'''Black Rook Hold''' is held, within the [[War of the Ancients]], as a defensive gathering place for the [[night elves]] to strategize and plan the stand against the [[Burning Legion]]. [[Lord Ravencrest]] is head of this monumental structure. The hold itself is carved from the great mountain of black stone. Over the centuries, the Ravencrest bloodline continued to carve out corridors and other areas of the keep. In Lord Ravencrest's generation, the hold is complete and the famous, but ancient, crest of a black raven soars over the hold itself.  The structure stands in terms of magnificence second only to the palace of [[Zin-Azshari]]. The hold is thought to have been destroyed after the well exploded during the [[Sundering]], but nothing is for sure. The hold is said to have the strength to withstand an attack from the Burning Legion for days, giving time for it's inhabitants to make a stand or flee to safer ground.
-[[Category:Night Elf]]
+* '''0,0''' represents the top left corner
+* '''100,0''' represents the top right corner
+* '''0,100''' represents the bottom left corner
+* '''100,100''' represents the bottom right corner
+* '''50,50''' is the exact center of the map
+[[Cosmos]] users can show their current position under the minimap by typing <tt>/mntloc</tt>.<br>
+Various other [[AddOns]] are also capable of displaying your current location. Examples include:
+*[[Titan Panel]]
+*[[Map Notes]]
+== Checking coordinates without addons ==
+In-game, simply copy the following:
+ /script SetMapToCurrentZone() local x,y=GetPlayerMapPosition("player") DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(format("%s, %s: %.1f, %.1f",GetZoneText(),GetSubZoneText(),x*100,y*100))
+Go into the game, open a chat box, paste, hit enter. Your present coordinates for the zone will appear in the default chat frame. This code can also be placed in a [[macro]].
+==Multiple coordinates for the same point==
+Because the zone maps are always rectangular but the zones themselves are not, your location can sometimes be visible on more than one zone map at different coordinates. Thus, if you've manually changed the map to a different zone, or zoomed it out while in a city, you'll need to change it back before giving coordinates. The above script does this, but some add-ons won't.
+==Showing coordinate locations in Wowpedia==
+You can use the templates {{t|Zone Map}} and {{t|Zone Map Note}} to indicate locations on a map using the map coordinates.
+===Tooltip===
+You can also add coordinates (with a map tooltip), as a note, to an item or NPC using {{t|coords}}:
+Example: {{npc||The Rokk|Master of Cooking}}{{coords|62|16|Shattrath City}}
+ <nowiki>{{coords|62|16|Shattrath City}}</nowiki>
+== Addons ==
+{{Elink|icon=map|link=http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/koordinator.aspx|site=Koordinator|desc=, an extremely minimalistic coordinate addon which shows your current coordinates in a GUI widget and a status bar on the full-screen map.}}
+{{Elink|icon=map|link=http://www.wowplotter.com|site=WoWPlotter|desc=, an online quest database, it plots quest objectives on a zone map, and can also suggest quests that are close together, to save you time when coming up with your waypoints.}}
+[[Category:Game terms]]