MiniMap Ping Explained - Cast AOE Spells

[Otana]

Its just a basic macro command, no addons needed to make it work, just run the script and it works.

[Falkor]

Its just a basic macro command, no addons needed to make it work, just run the script and it works.

Yep and as the post title says "MiniMap Ping Explained" this is just a guide to advise people how the matrix frame works.
Hopefully the diagram will save people alot of time randomly entering numbers and hoping it pings the right location!

[Mudd]

Incredible. Thanks for sharing.

When I first tried it I kept getting the targetting overlay and was a little disappointed. Then it just started working and figured out why. There is one little gotcha. It appears that you must be standing on the actual terrain and not any raised flooring like the center of Shattrath City or the rock parts in Lower City. I'm not sure how this works inside instances that have 'floors' Either way I'm sure it will raise the fun factor of 5 boxing locks in AV that much more, and would make a nice 'pop that stealther' spread AOE.

Let the AOE shows begin! Infernals, rain of fire, laser beams, hellfire, portals...

To coordinate your clones who may not be facing the right way, you can probably do /script Minimap:PingLocation(Minimap:GetPingPosition()) in their macros so they will get the appropriate relative position of where you main casted. You would have to stagger the cast to take into account latency for the minimap ping to make it to the clones. This also means you need to have /script Minimap:PingLocation(X,Y) in your main's macro twice since the first one appears to be gobbled up and never actually pings the map.

[Falkor]

Cheers for expanding on this further Mudd, Some things there even I did not know about.
I've added your extra info to the main post and added some reconition in it for you.

[Falkor]

all I have to say it wow then...will try to soon then, do you know if zoomed in 100% on the mini map what the coordinates are from like 30 yards infront of the player?

if you don't know then I will try and error

I am currently trying to piece together a little document that gives you the conversion from minimap cords = distance
Will hopefully have something up by end of today so you can calculate distance from cords

[Djarid]

Falkor and Mudd

Could I impose upon you and ask you to write this up on the wiki at the following location?

http://www.dual-boxing.com/wiki/inde...o:Minimap_Ping

thanks

Djarid

[Falkor]

Started this on the Wiki, If Mudd is happy I will write his section up as well and credit back to him on this

[Djarid]

Cheers guys

[Falkor]

Wiki updated, would be great if Mudd can have a look and also yourself to confirm any changes that need to be made
First time I've had to write a wiki so please don't flame me for mistakes hehe.

[Notes]

Lol at this stuff ? 8o

This is like really insane, if it works half as good as I hope it does :thumbsup:
I'll be casting blizzard again

gonna try as soon as I'm home ..Thnx for sharing!

ps: did I mention this is insane ? zomg love it