MiniMap Ping Explained - Cast AOE Spells

[Falkor]

It works well, tested it today. What a fantastic script!

This is fun, and something i've wanted to be able to do for ages.

/cast Flamestike
/run Minimap:PingLocation(0, 0)

Thanks again Falkor.

Great to see your having the exact same output as me!
Can I ask a few questions to try and help the others our-

Do you use full screen mode or windowed mode on all accounts?
What resolution(s) do you use, are they all the same?
What happens if you try casting flamestrike while standing on the side of a mountain or rocky terrain?

Cheers

[Otana]

Do you use full screen mode or windowed mode on all accounts?
What resolution(s) do you use, are they all the same?
What happens if you try casting flamestrike while standing on the side of a mountain or rocky terrain?

Cheers

Falkor, in answer to your questions,

I use window Mode
I use 1280x768 and they are not all the same, i use three 16:9 widescreens and two 4:3 Screens (1024 x768)
When at altitude the flamestrike spell effects are in full view, otherwise its the same as everyone else, they fly.

[Falkor]

hmmm ok I need to do some more checking on my mages but it looks like this AOE macro will only work if you target flat terrain on your mini-map.

Based on the fact it looks like the pings change posistion when you alter your minimap zoom I suggest either using max zoom where by 1ping pixel = 1yard or use the below data to calculate your distances.
This data was collected under the assumption that you can only trade or follow another charactor at a max distance of 30yards.

30yards
max zoom(5) = 0,30
1yard = 0,1

30yards
zoom(4) = 0,22
1yard = 0,0.13

30yards
zoom(3) = 0,16
1yard = 0,0.18

30yards
zoom(2) = 0,14
1yard = 0,0.21

30yards
zoom(1) = 0,12
1yard = 0,0.25

30yards
min zoom(0) = 0,10
1yard = 0,0.3

[Silly Gooooose]

This is odd, I can't get it to work on my priest or warlock. I've even tried turning off all mods and I still can't get it to go. First click of the macro it gives me the lit up green hand, and the second click it pings the map, I still have the spell in my hand.

Yes I have rotate map checked.

/cast Rain Of Fire (or Mass Dispel on my priest)
/run Minimap:PingLocation(0, 0)

I'll have to check the wiki

[Falkor]

This is odd, I can't get it to work on my priest or warlock. I've even tried turning off all mods and I still can't get it to go. First click of the macro it gives me the lit up green hand, and the second click it pings the map, I still have the spell in my hand.

Yes I have rotate map checked.

/cast Rain Of Fire (or Mass Dispel on my priest)
/run Minimap:PingLocation(0, 0)

I'll have to check the wiki

Little bit confussed here, why are you clicking the macro twice? The macro is designed to cast the spell and ping the map in 1go, it should be a single click macro...

[Silly Gooooose]

because when I click it once, all it does is act like it is trying to cast the spell, nothing else, no ping or anything. Then upon the second click/button press it pings.

[Falkor]

because when I click it once, all it does is act like it is trying to cast the spell, nothing else, no ping or anything. Then upon the second click/button press it pings.

That could be your problem.... Can anyone else confirm they are having to click twice?
sensemann try using /script instead of /run and let me know if that has any effect on your macro.

[Esca]

Thanks Falkor. I got this working for my 5-man team.

If there was a WoW macro Nobel prize, a WoW macro Olympic gold medal, or a WoW macro FIFA World Cup (I noticed you're from the UK, so I know this means something to you as opposed to 94,7% of Americans) you'd be the winner for sure.

[Silly Gooooose]

because when I click it once, all it does is act like it is trying to cast the spell, nothing else, no ping or anything. Then upon the second click/button press it pings.

That could be your problem.... Can anyone else confirm they are having to click twice?
sensemann try using /script instead of /run and let me know if that has any effect on your macro.

Ya thats what it does. /script is the same thing. first click tries to cast the spell, second click does the minimap ping.

Maybe it's because of what you were saying how it 'eats' the first ping? I doesn't give me any error message, out of range messages or anything though.

[Mudd]

thats what it does. /script is the same thing. first click tries to cast the spell, second click does the minimap ping.

Maybe it's because of what you were saying how it 'eats' the first ping? I doesn't give me any error message, out of range messages or anything though.

Where are you tyring to cast this? Make sure you are on ground terrain and there is ground where your aoe is supposed to cast. Doesn't work in center of shatt, doesnt work in most parts org, probably not in UC/IF/SW either.