How does the map know where I am?

[Serenity]

I mean if the evil mages have removed GetCurrentPosition() - who can the mini map figure out where I am? Perhaps that function can be used to calculate a general position for the placement of mobs on the maps etc.
(I hope you don't remove the old maps though)

[Cob]

The mini-map is like a completely enclosed unit which cannot be accessed via scripting.

I can still calculate a rough position of where you are on the current zone map. This is how the other websites also work.. by finding out that you are 100% east, 50% south on the Durotar map, etc.

[Serenity]

Ah.. i wonder if that means MapNotes won't work anymore either :(

[Serenity]

Some say this works:

script x, y = GetPlayerMapPosition("PLAYER");
/script x = floor(x*100)
/script y = floor(y*100)
/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("Coords (X,Y):"..x..","..y);


?

[Cob]

Yeah, that's the rough position.


The exact position has X,Y and Z access numbers, and looks nothing like a number between 1-100. =)

[Serenity]

Okedoke, thanks for your patience :)