MobMap 3.02 - more bugfixing galore
Okay, so there had to be another bugfix update. This new version doesn't fix anything you actually see (okay, except that error that potentially could cause your trade skill window to misbehave), but it fixes several things in the data collection routines. Therefore, if you are one of those great people out there who regularly upload collected data, please update to the newest version as soon as possible! And if not - just update, too ;-) Bugfixes are always a good thing!
My belly keeps telling me that this version will probably turn out to be pretty stable - I hope he's right on this matter. Otherwise - well, please leave me a comment if you find a bug.
Oh, and three more answers to questions I have read multiple times in the comments:
- Yes, Inscription was added to the recipe database now! The list is already quite complete, so if you'd like to have the inscription recipe list available in MobMap just fetch a fresh database copy.
- The MobMapDatabaseStub addon names in the addon screen being written in red letters does not mean that they are "out of date"! This is a common misconception, and if I was Blizzard, I would've probably chosen different colors (like a light yellow or something) to mark "load-on-demand"-addons in the list - that is the meaning of the red color! A "load-on-demand"-addon is a special kind of addon that is not being loaded when you enter the game, but it can be loaded while you're playing by any running addon. I use this feature to speed up the process of entering the world: MobMap's databases are pretty big for an addon, and if all 14 database parts would be loaded when you enter the game, the startup time of WoW would probably be way longer (maybe like 5 to 30 seconds longer, depending on your machine). Plus, the databases would always occupy addon memory - even if you're not actually using MobMap at all in a gaming session. Being load-on-demand, the core MobMap addon can load the databases at the time they're actually required to satisfy a search query, and it can load just those parts it needs and leave the others untouched, which is a huge memory saver.
- No, MobMap 3.0 does NOT work with WoW patch 2.4.x! There is absolutely no reason for me to spend time for such a compatibility, as you have to play with a 3.0 client anyway - at least on the official servers, and I do not support private server crap in any way.
Last but not least - the patch notes (though there's nothing special in there):
v3.02:
- fixed: an error that could cause unintended interference with the tradeskill window in certain conditions
- fixed: several internal errors concerning the data collection mechanisms
My belly keeps telling me that this version will probably turn out to be pretty stable - I hope he's right on this matter. Otherwise - well, please leave me a comment if you find a bug.
Oh, and three more answers to questions I have read multiple times in the comments:
- Yes, Inscription was added to the recipe database now! The list is already quite complete, so if you'd like to have the inscription recipe list available in MobMap just fetch a fresh database copy.
- The MobMapDatabaseStub addon names in the addon screen being written in red letters does not mean that they are "out of date"! This is a common misconception, and if I was Blizzard, I would've probably chosen different colors (like a light yellow or something) to mark "load-on-demand"-addons in the list - that is the meaning of the red color! A "load-on-demand"-addon is a special kind of addon that is not being loaded when you enter the game, but it can be loaded while you're playing by any running addon. I use this feature to speed up the process of entering the world: MobMap's databases are pretty big for an addon, and if all 14 database parts would be loaded when you enter the game, the startup time of WoW would probably be way longer (maybe like 5 to 30 seconds longer, depending on your machine). Plus, the databases would always occupy addon memory - even if you're not actually using MobMap at all in a gaming session. Being load-on-demand, the core MobMap addon can load the databases at the time they're actually required to satisfy a search query, and it can load just those parts it needs and leave the others untouched, which is a huge memory saver.
- No, MobMap 3.0 does NOT work with WoW patch 2.4.x! There is absolutely no reason for me to spend time for such a compatibility, as you have to play with a 3.0 client anyway - at least on the official servers, and I do not support private server crap in any way.
Last but not least - the patch notes (though there's nothing special in there):
v3.02:
- fixed: an error that could cause unintended interference with the tradeskill window in certain conditions
- fixed: several internal errors concerning the data collection mechanisms
