Non-auto-updater EQ2Map?

[mahabret]

I love EQ2Map.

I used the manual updater because I *really* don't want to install .NET
The manual updater doesn't work anymore

Is there *any* way to use the EQ2Map plugin and manually download the
map files? I was under the impression that the actual map files are static,
so other than the 'convenience' of auto-updating, I don't understand why
.NET is required.

Any enlightenment you can toss my way would be greatly appreciated.