to say i love this mod would be the understatement of the months.

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Actually, Cartographer does show what drops from bosses. At least mine does. Maybe it's one of the additional addons that go along with it. Check the list on files.wowace.com

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i don't know.. mods like this cross the line between what makes the game exciting. Which for me is exploration and finding you're own unique way there, and all the happy accidents you find in between.

This mod, and others like it, ruin the game for me. Getting help on on thotbott and even map coords dont even bother me as much as "go here follow this arrow". The mine spawn thing too? Sigh.. it's makes me sad so many use stuff like this.

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Did the developer ever fix the problem with the "fog" area around the Bone Wastes in Terrokkar?

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I use Mazzle UI and this came packaged with it. I love it, takes all the frustration out of trying to figure out where the hell things are!

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The best thing about this mod is that it can tell you where your guildies are :P

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I love this mod but how do you make it look like how you have it in that first pic up there? Maybe I'm blind, clueless or both but I've looked through the options and can't find that setting, please help. Thanks.

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the best part of this mod, in my opinion, is the gatherershare functionality. you can grab an herb anywhere in wow and it's location will automatically be sent to your guildmates' maps if they use cartographer.

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Hello friends, ckknight here, author of Cartographer.

Glad you like the addon. Too bad you didn't realize that Cartographer _does_ have instance loot capabilities, like AtlasLoot's "what drops where" functionality. You just open an instance and click on a boss to get the list.

Oh well, very glad you like it.

If you really want to show your appreciation, I have a paypal account and accept donations: ckknight at gmail dot com

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Forgive my ignorance but how do I turn on runlock?

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Im am very impressed! Now....how do I get out of work early so I can go home and try it out?

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@Randomdruid
with your numlock key.

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I have a question too. I was considering getting this, but I also use MetaMap, and I'm curious about using them both. Does Cartographer overwrite your default map, same as MetaMap? Do I have to pick one or the other?

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Some clarifications for all of you saying this crosses the line or whatnot.

a) you can turn the 'foglight' on or off. i leave mine off so i can not see the areas i have not explored yet.
b) mines and herbs are part of an 'extension' so-to-speak and do not just show up automatically. it will only save the locations of mines/herbs you already found and clicked on.
c) the 'waypoints' piece is also not automatic (except when you die it will make one to your corpse). you can create waypoints, to help you get somewhere as straight as possible, but it doesn't do that automatically for everything. you can also set up waypoints to locations that are not 'notes' by ctrl+right-clicking the map.
d) the quests arrows and things is another extension to the main addon that only shows up after you talk to someone and accept the quest. it will not tell you that you're missing a quest from a guy across the zone that you've never visited.
e) that is all i have for now, but it is a great addon and i recommend it to everyone. it's also an ace2 addon, which is extra nice.

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Question about this addon:

With my metamap addon I can resized the map to half screen size. This is so I can run around and still see the map.

Does this addon have this function?

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Whoa! This can replace Gatherer?! If so, any pros and cons of doing so?

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you can also type "/waypoint 12,34" (where 12,34 are the coords to the place you are looking for), which i find much more confortable than seeking in the map for that point and then creating a note.

cartographer + wowhead = pretty fast questing :D

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Does it have any sort of MetaMap or Gatherer import feature? I have so much data from those add-ons that there's no way I could switch without being able to bring my data over too.

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oh yeah, it absolutely replaces gatherer and metamap. i personally have not used the atlas functionality, but that would be a godsend. also, cartographer will show you all guildies on your map, as long as they also have cartographer. bottom line, this is one of those mods that you can live without once you've used it. there are a ton of options and functionality in this one little mod.

you can turn foglight off, you can make it transparent, you can make it small, large, whatever. only thing it doesn't do it dispense beer.

my guild has noticed a bug where it seems to send you back to the zone you're in when you're browsing the globe. other than that, it's the cat's pajamas.

that's right, i said it.

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I've been thinking about using this addon, but I was wondering: I've been using Gatherer to keep track of mining nodes, would I be able to convert the data to Cartographer?

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