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09-10-10, 01:07 PM | #1 |
mining dotd not showing up on vista
I am running Vista and since the last maint day I cannot see mining nodes on Vista... my other box on xp yes but not the vista...is there something I need to turn on or off?
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09-10-10, 03:45 PM | #2 |
Right click a non icon area of the minimized map, then click "Show", then "Show Mining Locations". Same basic procedure for herbalism.
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09-10-10, 04:16 PM | #3 | |
We also have gone threw the process of making sure all settings are identical between the two machines but still this issue exists. |
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09-10-10, 04:41 PM | #4 | |
The simplest solutions are often the correct ones. |
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09-11-10, 09:08 AM | #5 | |
The "blinking yellow dot on the mini-map" indicates an active node at that location, and will only be shown on the default Blizzard minimap, and (usually) you have to be within 80 yards of the active node for it to apear on the map in that fashion. The only way to see it on the Carbonite minimized map is to have the maps merged. Also, please see This Post about how to adjust the distance to your node before Carbonite redirects you to the next node. (Thanks Jigain.) Last edited by jeffy162 : 09-11-10 at 09:16 AM. |
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09-12-10, 02:24 AM | #6 | |
Last edited by oimmuk : 09-12-10 at 02:26 AM. |
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09-12-10, 08:51 AM | #7 |
09-12-10, 01:15 PM | #8 |
Well, all I can say is that I use Vista Home Premium 64bit, and have had no problems with it. My Carbonite still works correctly.
So, I'm with Jigain on this: Make sure you are tracking minerals on the Vista machine. Not with Carbonite only, but the Blizzard tracking system also. The "dots" won't show up on their minimap unless you are tracking something. And Blizzards maps are the only ones those "dots" will show up on. |
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09-12-10, 02:47 PM | #9 | |
I will still however still enjoy this addon and continue to use it till something better comes along, though, I think someone would be hard pressed to improve upon it. Oh, another point you are dead wrong as to the last statement about Blizzard maps being the only ones those " dots" show up on they do show up on the carbonite mini-map. As of right now though I feel that you and the other poster here feel that I am either an imbecile or just plain stupid so I wont be bothering you anymore on this subject. Thank you for you feeble efforts, and good day to you all. |
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09-12-10, 03:22 PM | #10 | |||
Now I can fully understand that they can see clearly over your shoulder from their respective computer desk's and ensure all these simple things without asking. Heaven forbid they ask....
To Jigain and Jeffy, keep up the good work as always volunteering your time to assist those that truly are asking for help. |
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09-12-10, 03:37 PM | #11 | |
A little light reading:
Link to original post
We can't read minds and we can't assume on anything you have or haven't possibly tried. Troubleshooting has to start somewhere.
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09-13-10, 09:36 AM | #12 | ||
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09-13-10, 11:47 AM | #13 |
TL;DR stands for, Too Long; Didn't Read.
Now for a random idea after re-reading the posts. Since the OP is dual-boxing between machines i would suggest making a copy of the WTF folders on both machines. Renaming the old ones to preserve them (something like WTF.old will work) and essentially swapping the WTF folders between machines. To see if the issue is in the saved variables. IMPORTANT: Make sure you move the copies someplace neutral. I recommend the desktop. Then rename the originals to back them up. Then migrate the copies to the other machines. If you accidentally overwrite the files you wont be able to get those settings back. When you are done testing you can simple remove the copied WTF folders and rename the wtf.old folders back to WTF. If it is OS related the problem will remain on the vista machine. Otherwise it will jump to the XP machine. This method eliminates any possible overlooked settings differences in both addons. It also tests if the issue is in a corrupted saved variable. If there is a corruption it will jump machines. Addons run in a sandboxed environment. Essentially WOW is the operating system that runs them and as a result the version of windows does not have an effect on them. Hence why there are not OS (including Mac) specific addons. If you have any questions on this just let me know. I'll do what i can to help.
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09-13-10, 11:47 AM | #14 |
No problem. Stuff happens.
The only 2 other things I can think of are these: A while back there was a problem with the "dot" graphics, so maybe you could check and make sure they are there on your Vista machine. They will be located at: "Path to your WoW folder\Interface\AddOns\Carbonite\Gfx\Map". The two graphics are called "MMOIcons" and "MMOIconsG". I seem to remember that not having the graphics caused a "green box" to appear on Blizz's minimap, but if the maps are merged I'm not sure what effect that would have. It should only take a couple of seconds to check on it, so, maybe it's worth a look. Once in-game, check the "blink rate" for the "dots". Open Carbonites' options to the "Map Minimap" page and check this line: "Minimap herb/ore dot glow delay (0 is off) 0.4". 0.4 Is the default setting. It's always possible that that setting may have been inadvertently changed, or something happened with the game to change it. That's all I can think of, and I hope it helps you. I know how frustrating it can be to not have things working properly. Been there, done that. 8^) |
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09-13-10, 05:01 PM | #15 |
The way I see it, if you don't see any yellow dots at all on your maps, despite tracking minerals... then the problem isn't Carbonite, but rather Blizzard. The yellow tracking dots are added by Blizzard's own code, on Blizzard's own map, in Blizzard's own game. And while Carbonite does add to it in the form of blinking dots rather than static ones, I don't think (note: think!) that Carbonite or any other addon can remove or prevent Blizzard coding.
Does other tracking (repair, reagent, low level quests) work as intended? |
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