MobMap v1.54

Monday, August 27. 2007
...and another new version! Only downloadable via the MobMapUpdater at the moment (which got an update, too).

I'm still working on the MobMap internals and data collection mechanisms, something I have neglected while adding new features in the last major releases. While the amount of data in the database grew, several flaws appeared because of situations I haven't thought of in the first place. Those data collection routines definitely need some attention, now that the feature list of MobMap is long enough for the moment ;-)
This time, the quest data collection got a major overhaul. If everything works as desired, this should fix the inconsistencies that occured with the old implementation (and therefore allow some quests to be added to the database that weren't tracked correctly before because of one of those flaws).

Of course: If you encounter any strange error messages caused by MobMap during your gaming session, please leave me a comment here! I'm going to wait a few days before I package MobMap v1.54 and the newest updater, just in case an error shows up.


changelog v1.54:
- fixed: the profession selection in the recipe tab is now permanent (so if you switch to a different tab and switch back to recipes, the selection will still be active)
- changed: the whole quest data gathering mechanism has been reworked to extend it, fix some inconsistencies and to fix a problem that prevented the database from adding a few very specific quests

v1.53 is out

Saturday, August 11. 2007
This update does fix several errors introduced with 1.52, specifically multiple minor flaws in the data collection code that could cause error messages when certain in-game actions were performed in a very specific context. And then there's that minimap button that should be hidable in the options panel, but was only hidden until the next UI reload...that button shouldn't disturb you again now if you want it disabled.

MobMap 1.52

Friday, August 3. 2007
MobMap v1.52 is up for download via the MobMapUpdater (the zipped version for manual install and an updated installer package will be added during the next hours)!

This release is largely a maintenance release, fixing up some things, changing several things in the background (= the data collection and processing part) and introducing the new (but of course optional) minimap button some users have requested.

Take a look at the patch notes for details:

v1.52:
- fixed: changed all occurrences of bit.band to equivalent modulo operations to fix a problem that reportedly occured on some macintosh machines
- fixed: an error that caused a "heroic only" flag to be displayed incorrectly on some items
- fixed: Quests which are available for both sides, Alliance and Horde, under the same title but with different objective texts should now be distinguished correctly when using the ?-Button next to the quest title (you should get the version for the faction of your current character)
- added: a new minimap button to open/close the MobMap window. The minimap button can be rotated around the minimap or dragged off the map and be placed freely on the screen. It can also be hidden in the MobMap options.
- changed: the mob search result list is now scrollable