Atlas, a World of Warcraft instance map browser
Copyright 2005 - 2009 Dan Gilbert
Email me at loglow@gmail.com
About Atlas
For some reason, Blizzard decided to include beautiful maps for every area of Azeroth except instances. You can still see the area surrounding you in the minimap when you're in an instance, but never the overall layout of the entire dungeon. This is where Atlas comes in. The core of Atlas is basically an image viewer. However, it's the images that come with Atlas that make it worthwhile: a map for every instance in the game. Furthermore, the maps are marked with the locations of bosses and other points of interest. Atlas also includes maps of battlegrounds, dungeon locations, flight points, and outdoor raid bosses.
After installing Atlas, you'll notice a new icon on the minimap that looks like part of a little globe (you can right-click the icon to drag it around the minimap's frame). Click this icon to open up the main Atlas window, which displays the maps and legend. You can alternatively use the slash-command /atlas. The drop-downs at the top of the window enable you to navigate between the maps. You can also drag the Atlas window around the screen. Lock it in place with the little lock button in the upper-right corner.
At the bottom of the legend is a small text-entry field as well as Search and Reset buttons. Type part of a word or name in the box and click the Search button, and the legend's entries are reduced to only those that match your text. Note that the search is performed only on the entries for the current map, not all the entries in the database. While not so useful for instances with only a few entries like Ragefire Chasm, the search comes in handy when there are a ton of entries, like for Blackrock Depths or the AtlasMajorCities plug-in. If you want to get the whole list back, just click Reset.
Configuration
Atlas has a few simple options, accessible from the Options button in the upper-right corner of the main window, or with the slash-command /atlas options. A few of the settings aren't very self-explanatory so here's some more information about them. "Auto-Select Instance Map" detects the instance that you're in when you open Atlas, and then automatically switches to the appropriate map. This feature doesn't work in instances that have more than one map, like Blackrock Spire, Dire Maul, or many of the Outland instances. In this case, Atlas remembers the last map you had open. "Right-Click for World Map" makes the World Map open when you right-click anywhere on the Atlas window. This is useful when you want to quickly switch from Atlas to the World Map. "Clamp Window to Screen" makes it so that you can't drag the Atlas window off the edge of the screen. The rest of the options are pretty straightforward. The Reset Position button is useful if the Atlas window ever gets dragged completely off-screen and you can't get it back.
Atlas Plugins
Atlas has a built-in plugin system allowing for the easy addition of map packs. In fact, Atlas ships with four of these plugins (for battlegrounds, dungeon locations, flight points, and outdoor raid bosses). If you're interested in making your own Atlas map pack, I suggest you start with one of these four as a guide. You can contact me or post on the Atlas forums if you need help, however I suggest you do as much research as possible beforehand. Furthermore, there are several Atlas plugins that do more than simply provide additional maps. AtlasLoot provides a loot table for each boss, and AtlasQuest displays the quests associated with each instance. Note that I don't develop these plugins myself; they have their own project leads.
Before Installing
Any previous versions of Atlas must be deleted prior to installation.
Atlas plugins (AtlasLoot, AtlasQuest, etc.) designed for any version of Atlas prior to this one must be deleted.
Map packs supplied by Daviesh for Atlas 1.8.6 must be deleted prior to installation (they're unnecessary now anyway).
How to Install
Unzip the package into your World of Warcraft folder.
Your zip software must preserve directory structures.
If you're having trouble, please visit the Atlas FAQ:
Atlas v1.15.1 has been released. This update fixes the problems encountered with German clients. It will also preserve settings between updates whenever possible.
An update will be released later today to fix the German translation problem. I'll also look into having settings preserved through updates if possible.
Atlas v1.15.0 has been released with the new maps and a bunch of fixes and changes. Please visit the forums at http://atlasmod.com for the latest information about Atlas, or feel free to email me directly if you ever have any questions. All the best, and enjoy.
Originally posted by Jzar Just remember, you pay for Blizzard's product. Atlas is essentially a "fan update" of Blizzard's lack of ... desire to code useful maps into the game until just barely. Seriously guys, BE PATIENT.
There's a difference from wanting a update response and not being patient. 3.2 has been out for some time, just an update every so often to let your fans know the addon is still going strong is not much to ask for.
We ALL love atlas/atlas loot, Daviesh is VERY good at getting back to his fans.
Originally posted by LiquidOxygen Would love to see an update for this add sometime soon. Lots of stuff missing from the current version and I really don't like the layout of the smaller Atlasloot... plz?
I might recommend talking to Daviesh over on the Atlasloot page about updating his addon interface, at this point in time I believe that the author for Atlas has got AWOL.
Would love to see an update for this add sometime soon. Lots of stuff missing from the current version and I really don't like the layout of the smaller Atlasloot... plz?
Originally posted by cpt45 I do not blame you. 3.2 has been out for some time now. At least give the fans an ETA. Blizzard does this all the time to us.
Just remember, you pay for Blizzard's product. Atlas is essentially a "fan update" of Blizzard's lack of ... desire to code useful maps into the game until just barely. Seriously guys, BE PATIENT.
Seems to me like this mod isn't going to be updated anytime soon, and the author is sparse at best. Maybe a fanupdate from someone fluent with lua script?
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