Issue tracking: black/wrong map showing until minimap is toggled

[gm9]

Originally Posted by lordebon

That's the issue with the non-SOE maps that is alleviated by using the minimap (Alt+M),

BTW is there any reproducible test case for this? If there is it can probably be worked around automatically (and if it's just by toggling the minimap automatically).

[lordebon]

Originally Posted by gm9

BTW is there any reproducible test case for this? If there is it can probably be worked around automatically (and if it's just by toggling the minimap automatically).

To my knowledge it's very simple to reproduce: go into any of the TSO instances (with non-SOE maps) and the visible map will either be the last map you saw or (if it's the first zone you've looked at with a map) black. I believe most of the older non-SOE maps do it as well, although I have not checked with any kind of rigor.

Toggling the minimap when the main map is opened is certainly worth a try.

[gm9]

Originally Posted by lordebon

To my knowledge it's very simple to reproduce: go into any of the TSO instances (with non-SOE maps) and the visible map will either be the last map you saw or (if it's the first zone you've looked at with a map) black. I believe most of the older non-SOE maps do it as well, although I have not checked with any kind of rigor.

Toggling the minimap when the main map is opened is certainly worth a try.

I'll take a look one of these days. I don't have TSO but I'll check some other custom zone (a guild hall?) and see what's up with that.

[lordebon]

Originally Posted by gm9

I'll take a look one of these days. I don't have TSO but I'll check some other custom zone (a guild hall?) and see what's up with that.

When I log in tonight I'll write down a couple of old-world zones that I know it happens with. I just can't remember which I've seen it happen with for sure, I rarely have time to log in for much other than raid nowadays, makes my memory a bit bad hehe.

Edit: Some data for you. The Cauldron Hollow, Chardok, Charasis: Maiden's Chamber, and The Acadechism (all of which were maps in the old system) work. Both versions of Veksar work (the map was made prior to the new system).

Emperor's Athenaeum, in Jarsath Wastes (in the Howling Stones), which was added only to the new map system (zone didn't exist when the old map system was in use) has the issue. Shard of Love (accessable from EF docks) was also made after the new system and shows the issue. Also, Jnils's sub-map in Lavastorm for the skull caves also shows the issue (and was made post new map system).

[gm9]

Originally Posted by lordebon

Emperor's Athenaeum, in Jarsath Wastes (in the Howling Stones), which was added only to the new map system (zone didn't exist when the old map system was in use) has the issue. Shard of Love (accessable from EF docks) was also made after the new system and shows the issue. Also, Jnils's sub-map in Lavastorm for the skull caves also shows the issue (and was made post new map system).

Tested the EF and LS ones and had no issues (i.e. minimap is up when zoning in and correct map shows when in zone). Will have to check again with a clean EQ2MAP install.

We are not just talking about map fog, are we? I never uploaded a fog image for new style maps so fog is black instead of the darkened EQ2MAP logo for default size maps.

Also sorry for derailing the thread with this issue, will make a separate thread out of it.

[lordebon]

Originally Posted by gm9

Tested the EF and LS ones and had no issues (i.e. minimap is up when zoning in and correct map shows when in zone). Will have to check again with a clean EQ2MAP install.

We are not just talking about map fog, are we? I never uploaded a fog image for new style maps so fog is black instead of the darkened EQ2MAP logo for default size maps.

Also sorry for derailing the thread with this issue, will make a separate thread out of it.

Yeah, I was going to suggest splitting this stuff out.

The issue is not having the minimap up. The minimap should be turned off, then zone (or walk to the new place) and open the regular map. It will have the correct POI icons, but the map will be wrong -- it will be either black if no prior map was shown, or the prior map resized (usually making the prior map squished looking). It's not the Everfrost or main Lavastorm maps that are the issue. In the case of Everfrost, it's a separate zone called Shard of Love (there's a clickie portal right on the docks). In the case of Lavastorm, it's on the sub-map for the Skull Caves (a cave in the new L80 area of the zone).