Thema: [Plugin] Waypoint - a compass for directing you to a particular coordinate

Waypoint 1.3
by Lunarwater

ABOUT:

Waypoint is a simple addon to assist in targeting your character in the right direction instead of having to look at the map a ton. It is more of a proof of concept until we get better lua support for location tracking, but is still in a usable state. Waypoint is now integrated into the Compendium plugin.





DOWNLOAD:

http://www.lotrointerface.com/downlo...-Waypoint.html


KNOWN ISSUES:

* I'll be the first to warn you that it uses /loc, and therefore you will incur some chattab spam. If this is a problem for you please do not use at this time. I am hoping one day Turbine will release an API method for getting location & direction info and then this will go away.
* /loc data is different Inside dungeons. Initial
* My lotro characters is only level 16, so I have not tried this in other regions. If you encounter problems in another region you can assist me by recording /loc values, along with ;loc for that same location and posting below.

CHANGELOG:

Version 1.3 :
Changed chat channel parser for changes in RoI Update 6
Fixed but where when user was facing due north, coordinates would not get parsed. (thanks Garan)
Remove extraneous output to chat channel by plugin
Added plugin manager icon and description

Version 1.2 :

changes necessary for it to work in German and French LoTRO client
changes necessary for it to work better with LoTRO Compendium
small tweak to LPC plugin configuration file that was incorrect

Version 1.1 :

Made it so you can click on things that are behind the transparent portions of waypoint.
Calculate # of meters vs generic units for distance
Save position of waypoint so it remembers where you last placed it on screen.
Adding LPC file

Version 1.0 : initial release

INSTALL:

1. Delete any older Waypoint install from your Plugins folder
(i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\Lunarwater\My Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\Plugins\Waypoint)
2. Copy the entire Waypoint folder into your LOTRO plugins folder
(i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\Lunarwater\My Documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\Plugins\Waypoint)
3. Start LOTRO. Once in game type: /plugins load Waypoint


USAGE:

/way help : shows Waypoint help
/way show : shows Waypoint
/way hide : hides Waypoint
/way target <coordinate> : target a coordinate for waypoint
(i.e. /way target 21.4S 45W)

To Move - just hover mouse over top left part of arrow till a move icon appears. Drag and drop this icon to reposition to a better location.

Once a target is set, an arrow will appear on your screen. You will need to click the middle of arrow for it to know where u are at and what direction you are facing. The arrow will then point in a direction like a compass. Simply rotate your character and move in that direction. Periodically you can click arrow again to check your distance from target & check that you are still headed in correct direction.

You can also make a shortcut to periodically do a /loc if you wish to hit
a key to update the waypoint. (i.e. /shortcut <slot #> /loc )

License:

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

In this released I made changes necessary for Waypoint to work in the German and French versions of the LoTRO client. I also made changes to help Waypoint interface with the Compendium plugin.

As someone who has trouble finding locations based on coordinates, this sounds like a really useful tool. I always have to start and stop and keep rechecking the coordinates to get to my destination. Definitely will give this a try. Thanks!

Version 1.3 :
* Changed chat channel parser for changes in RoI Update 6
* Fixed bug for when user was facing due north, coordinates would not get parsed. (thanks Garan)
* Remove extraneous output to chat channel by plugin
* Added plugin manager icon and description