MobMapUpdater 1.60
Thursday, October 4. 2007
I've just finished a major overhaul of the MobMapUpdater program and put v1.60 up for download. You'll get the new version as soon as you run the program the next time.
This update fixes a few very minor glitches, but the main reason for it was the addition of an optional automatic mode. This mode makes it even easier to contribute to the MobMap database on a regular basis: once it's been enabled, the MobMapUpdater will automatically come to life each time you've finished a WoW session and upload whatever data you've collected while playing.
The automatic mode also allows you to update your local MobMap database copy on a regular basis. A new copy can be downloaded automatically every 14 days (I have set this interval to 14 days to prevent people from updating their database automatically too often - it all costs traffic, and someone has to pay the bills). The version of the MobMap addon will also be checked at every upload, and if there's a new version online you get a message.
Of course you can still open the MobMapUpdater main window at any time if you enable automatic mode - just right-click the tiny little systray icon. From there you can start manual uploads or database updates, just as you would do in manual mode, for example to immediately get a database update after a content patch has hit WoW. And of course: the new automatic mode is completely optional! The standard setting after a fresh istallation is "manual mode", you'll have to explicitly enable automatic mode in the new "Options" window in case you want to use it.
Please tell me if there are any new issues with this new version, especially if they're somehow related to the new operating mode.
This update fixes a few very minor glitches, but the main reason for it was the addition of an optional automatic mode. This mode makes it even easier to contribute to the MobMap database on a regular basis: once it's been enabled, the MobMapUpdater will automatically come to life each time you've finished a WoW session and upload whatever data you've collected while playing.
The automatic mode also allows you to update your local MobMap database copy on a regular basis. A new copy can be downloaded automatically every 14 days (I have set this interval to 14 days to prevent people from updating their database automatically too often - it all costs traffic, and someone has to pay the bills). The version of the MobMap addon will also be checked at every upload, and if there's a new version online you get a message.
Of course you can still open the MobMapUpdater main window at any time if you enable automatic mode - just right-click the tiny little systray icon. From there you can start manual uploads or database updates, just as you would do in manual mode, for example to immediately get a database update after a content patch has hit WoW. And of course: the new automatic mode is completely optional! The standard setting after a fresh istallation is "manual mode", you'll have to explicitly enable automatic mode in the new "Options" window in case you want to use it.
Please tell me if there are any new issues with this new version, especially if they're somehow related to the new operating mode.
