How to know map phase

[maqjav]

Hello.

Since the beggining of BFA and the new map API, I can't tell which version of a map I'm seeing. For example, in Silithus there is the old map version and the Legion version, but both of them share the same MAPID. I cannot find any function that will help me to know in which phase I'm at the moment.

Thanks!

[Nimhfree]

The way I detect the "phase" of the map is I check for a buff given by Zidormi. If you have the buff you are time traveling back to the old "phase". Note there are a few zones that have Zidormi, but I have found that I cannot do the same trick in Dustwallow Marsh since no buff seems to be applied.

[maqjav]

Originally Posted by Nimhfree The way I detect the "phase" of the map is I check for a buff given by Zidormi. If you have the buff you are time traveling back to the old "phase". Note there are a few zones that have Zidormi, but I have found that I cannot do the same trick in Dustwallow Marsh since no buff seems to be applied.

That's a smart solution. Does it apply the same way for alts? I mean, if you are playing with a level 60 at Silithus, I guess that you won't be able to see Zidormi, right?

I cannot believe that Blizzard didn't think of a solution for this simple and more often common problem.

[Talyrius]

The map phase can be ascertained by evaluating the mapArtID:

local mapArtID = C_Map.GetMapArtID(mapID)

If you're unfamiliar with mapIDs and how they're obtained, this should help.

[maqjav]

That's exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!