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Compatibility:	High Isle (8.0.0) Ascending Tide (7.3.5) Greymoor (6.0.5)
Updated:	05/04/22 11:25 PM
Created:	05/21/14 01:40 PM
Monthly downloads:	524
Total downloads:	67,930
Favorites:	220
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Categories:	RolePlay, Graphic UI Mods, Map, Coords, Compasses

TrueExploration Popular! (More than 5000 hits)

Version: 1.10

by: Shinni [More]

TrueExploration

Until now you've had some magical atlas with a map for every zone, dungeon and even the daedric planes. Not anymore! With this addon, you have to "draw" your own maps.
Each map will start as an empty piece of paper, but as you travel and explore tamriel, your character will draw everything he/she sees.

This Addon is usefull for exploration fans and completionists, who don't want the exact locations revealed as in Destinations.

This addon is compatible with AUI's minimap and Votan's minimap.

Chat commands (should be used while the world map is opened):
/tedebug 1 activates debug mode
/tedebug 0 deactivates debug mode
While in debug mode, you can "draw" the map with your mouse. left mouse button to discover an area, right button to "forget" it again.

/discover completely discovers the currently displayed map.
/undiscover removed the previously set discovered flag.
/clearmap completely clears the saved data for currently displayed map.

Additionally the view radius and the opaqueness of the undiscovered texture can be set in the addon's menu.
ESC -> Settings -> Addon Settings -> TrueExploration

If you enjoy slow and immersive gameplay, try SlowDialogs.

Inspired by pills' HeatMapR.

- 1.10
- removed outdated libraries

- 1.9
- compatible with the Greymoor update

- 1.8
- compatible with the Scalebreaker update

- 1.7
- added russian localization by calisto

- 1.6
- compatible with the Wrathstone update

- 1.5
- compatible with the Murkmire update

- 1.4.6
- compatible with the Wolfhunter update
- fixed teleport gold cost when used in combination with votan's minimap

- 1.4.5
- compatible with the Summerset update

- 1.4.4
- compatible with the DB update

- 1.4.3
- compatible with the CwC update

- 1.4.2
- compatible with the HotR update

- 1.4.1
- lexo1000 updated the french localization
- fixed lua error on certain maps

- 1.4.0
- improved performance on subzonemaps (cities, dungeons etc)
- improved performance when used with a minimap

- 1.3.19
- corrected the wrong encoding of the french localization.

- 1.3.18
- added french localization by lexo1000

- 1.3.17
- compatible with update 14 (Morrowind)
- compatible with AUI's minimap

- 1.3.16
- compatible with Votan's Minimap (version 1.0.10 and newer)

- 1.3.15
- compatible with update 13 (Housing)

- 1.3.14
- the addon should be compatible with the gamepad mode again

- 1.3.12
- compatible with update 12 (One Tamriel)

- 1.3.12
- compatible with update 11 (Shadows of the Hist)

- 1.3.11
- compatible with update 10 (Dark Brotherhood)

- 1.3.10
- compatible with update 9 (Thieves Guild)

- 1.3.9
- fixedworld map. it's no longer hidden
- compatible with update 8

- 1.3.8
- compatible with Update 7 (Imperial City)

- 1.3.7
- compatible with Update 6
- compatible with FyrMM

- 1.3.6
- compatible with Update 5

- 1.3.5
- updated api version
- some bugfixes regarding ZrMM support

- 1.3.4
- Addon should now work with ZrMiniMap - Updated

- 1.3.3
- added a list of chat commands to the addon options (so you dont have to remember them)

- 1.3.2
- updated api version
- added import option

- 1.3.1
- updated LibAddonMenu

- 1.3
- added /cleamap command, /undiscover no longer completely clears the map
- added radius settings (esc -> settings -> addon settings)
- map no longer becomes visible during fade-in/out animation of the map

- 1.2
- changed API version

- 1.1
- /undiscover will remove the discovered flag first if it was set
calling /undiscover again will delete explored as well
- changed amount of textures from 50x50 to 48x48
48 is highly divisible and makes the calculations much easier
(maybe i can add a option to reduce the tiles to 24x24 for slow pcs)
- changed data structure, save files should be ~ 4/5 smaller
- (some) cities and dungeons are nolonger discovered by default
(you can change this if you want: open TrueExploration.lua -> line 22, uncomment MAPTYPE_SUBZONE)
- dungeons and cities have now a higher viewradius
- map will no longer jump to child or parent map while drawing in debugmode.

- 1.0
- release

Archived Files (33)

File Name	Version	Size	Uploader	Date
TrueExploration	1.9	220kB	Shinni	07/11/20 10:56 AM
TrueExploration	1.8	193kB	Shinni	08/15/19 10:54 AM
TrueExploration	1.7	186kB	Shinni	03/26/19 11:17 AM
TrueExploration	1.6	184kB	Shinni	03/09/19 12:07 PM
TrueExploration	1.5	309kB	Shinni	10/24/18 10:11 AM
TrueExploration	1.4.6	304kB	Shinni	08/20/18 12:25 PM
TrueExploration	1.4.5	295kB	Shinni	05/27/18 07:16 AM
TrueExploration	1.4.4	295kB	Shinni	02/16/18 05:06 PM
TrueExploration	1.4.3	174kB	Shinni	08/14/17 03:16 PM
TrueExploration	1.4.1	174kB	Shinni	07/23/17 07:06 AM
TrueExploration	1.4.0	174kB	Shinni	07/09/17 06:55 AM
TrueExploration	1.3.19	156kB	Shinni	06/14/17 01:45 PM
TrueExploration	1.3.18	156kB	Shinni	06/14/17 12:05 PM
TrueExploration	1.3.17	154kB	Shinni	05/28/17 06:24 AM
TrueExploration	1.3.16	154kB	Shinni	02/25/17 01:58 PM
TrueExploration	1.3.15	154kB	Shinni	02/07/17 11:59 AM
TrueExploration	1.3.14	159kB	Shinni	12/08/16 03:36 PM
TrueExploration	1.3.13	159kB	Shinni	10/05/16 12:02 PM
TrueExploration	1.3.12	157kB	Shinni	08/01/16 12:15 PM
TrueExploration	1.3.11	158kB	Shinni	05/31/16 05:31 AM
TrueExploration	1.3.10	153kB	Shinni	03/08/16 08:14 AM
TrueExploration	1.3.9	153kB	Shinni	02/06/16 10:25 AM
TrueExploration	1.3.8	153kB	Shinni	09/02/15 11:59 AM
TrueExploration	1.3.8	152kB	Shinni	03/18/15 10:01 AM
TrueExploration	1.3.6	148kB	Shinni	11/04/14 10:38 AM
TrueExploration	1.3.5	147kB	Shinni	09/17/14 12:05 PM
TrueExploration	1.3.4	147kB	Shinni	09/11/14 06:48 AM
TrueExploration	1.3.3	147kB	Shinni	09/09/14 01:30 PM
TrueExploration	1.3.2	147kB	Shinni	08/05/14 02:27 PM
TrueExploration	1.3.1	147kB	Shinni	07/25/14 06:21 AM
TrueExploration	1.3	146kB	Shinni	07/13/14 11:30 AM
TrueExploration	1.2	119kB	Shinni	05/24/14 06:24 AM
TrueExploration	1.0	118kB	Shinni	05/21/14 01:40 PM

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07/05/14, 02:01 PM

dominoid

Forum posts: 34

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Originally Posted by Shinni

Originally Posted by dominoid

It seems that at least in the last content patch, it only takes a single /undiscover to clear known content on the map!

Did you use /undiscover on a completely discovered map?

It's supposed to work like this:
If you have used /discover, /undiscover will set the map back to the known content.
If only the known content is displayed, /undiscover will (as the name suggests) clear the map.

edit:
working on variable view radius.
needs some testing because this also changes the amount of texture objects on the map and can result in horrible lag...

Thanks for the followup. Despite having installed the latest version through Minion, when I opened the LUA for True Exploration - it was an older version - just the LUA file. Weird. I did a complete uninstall and re-install and it now works as intended. Sorry for the false alarm. I would recommend a separate "/clearmap" command though. ;-)

07/05/14, 07:14 AM

Shinni

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Originally Posted by dominoid

It seems that at least in the last content patch, it only takes a single /undiscover to clear known content on the map!

Last edited by Shinni : 07/05/14 at 07:16 AM.

07/02/14, 07:37 AM
dominoid Forum posts: 34 File comments: 276 Uploads: 2	It seems that at least in the last content patch, it only takes a single /undiscover to clear known content on the map!

06/29/14, 08:45 AM

Thaladar

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Originally Posted by dominoid

Glad to see your still around. This is a must have addon for me. I still find that the interior discovered radius is too small. Could you please tell me which lines of code handle this and I could play with various radius settings.

I agree and would love to know how to tweak this as well. I would like to increase the radius of "explored" map by 1.5x or 2x.

06/29/14, 05:32 AM
dominoid Forum posts: 34 File comments: 276 Uploads: 2	Glad to see your still around. This is a must have addon for me. I still find that the interior discovered radius is too small. Could you please tell me which lines of code handle this and I could play with various radius settings.

06/27/14, 09:13 PM

Thaladar

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Originally Posted by Shinni

-usually the map should becomes visible at the areas you have been to. the map is refreshed, when you open it or change the currently displayed map. so if the map is opened while you are walking, you won't see new areas until you close and reopen the map.

if the map stays blank, it's a bug.
in this case try the following and tell me, if some parts of the map become visible:
-change the currently displayed map (rightclick then reselecting where you are).
-open the map, then use the /tedebug 1 command. afterwards click/drag the map. the map should become visible underneath your cursor.
-post a list of your addons. the bug is probably an addon conflict, as I don't have any issues.

Found the issue - it was your LightWeightMinimap add-on. As soon as I disabled that, the map uncovering worked as expected. I guess because the map is always open (from the minimap), it never refreshes. Which is a big bummer since I really like having a minimap up. Is there any chance of getting these two to work together?

06/27/14, 04:29 PM

Shinni

Forum posts: 167

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Originally Posted by Thaladar

Originally Posted by Alisu

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This actually looks like what I'd want. Can you share how you edited the alpha value for unknown areas?

EDIT: Actually, I tried this TrueExploration Add-on and it doesn't see to work. It blanks out EVERYTHING. I'm in Davon's Watch and no matter where I go in the city, everything is obscured. Is this add-on no longer working with the 1.2.3 update?

In the TrueExploration.lua line 19 there is:

Lua Code:

TrueExplor.undiscoveredColor = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }

The last value determines the opacity, where 0 = completely transparent, 1 = opaque.
So you could replace it with

Lua Code:

TrueExplor.undiscoveredColor = { 1, 1, 1, 0.75 }

to make 75% visible. Maybe it has to be a bit higher to get Alisu's result.

regarding the everything is blanked out issue:
-when using the addon for the first time, nothing is discovered yet. You can use the chat commands to make areas visible. (see addon page)

-the current patch changed the structure of the saved files, so if you discovered areas before the patch, they will be blanked out again. (more information here)

-usually the map should becomes visible at the areas you have been to. the map is refreshed, when you open it or change the currently displayed map. so if the map is opened while you are walking, you won't see new areas until you close and reopen the map.

if the map stays blank, it's a bug.
in this case try the following and tell me, if some parts of the map become visible:
-change the currently displayed map (rightclick then reselecting where you are).
-open the map, then use the /tedebug 1 command. afterwards click/drag the map. the map should become visible underneath your cursor.
-post a list of your addons. the bug is probably an addon conflict, as I don't have any issues.

06/27/14, 01:27 PM

Thaladar

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Originally Posted by Alisu

First of, great addon, though I had to do slight edit to make it for my tastes. I truly understand the intention behind making the map totally hidden, in the sense of true exploration. However, what I love in the addon is the way it shows the area I have explored, but I also like the idea of having a general understanding of the map even when I have not explored it yet.

When I originally tried the addon it was somewhat off-putting but I found a way to make it awesome for me, which some others might benefit as well. Namely, I edited the alpha value for unknown area to be 0.85 and that works wonders.

I know it's not totally in line with the original intention of the addon but, even if having this as slash command which would require reloading ui to come into effect, I'd wager it might increase the amount of people who'd find this otherwise the most niftiest addon as something they love.

Screenshot of how my edit affected the look:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cqr4hajko...608_204629.JPG

You can roughly see the edges of the zone, as well as some major roads, but it still, at least in my view, retains easily the "undiscovered area" quality quite nicely.

Last edited by Thaladar : 06/27/14 at 01:44 PM.

06/14/14, 04:05 AM
Alisu Forum posts: 3 File comments: 35 Uploads: 4	First of, great addon, though I had to do slight edit to make it for my tastes. I truly understand the intention behind making the map totally hidden, in the sense of true exploration. However, what I love in the addon is the way it shows the area I have explored, but I also like the idea of having a general understanding of the map even when I have not explored it yet. When I originally tried the addon it was somewhat off-putting but I found a way to make it awesome for me, which some others might benefit as well. Namely, I edited the alpha value for unknown area to be 0.85 and that works wonders. I know it's not totally in line with the original intention of the addon but, even if having this as slash command which would require reloading ui to come into effect, I'd wager it might increase the amount of people who'd find this otherwise the most niftiest addon as something they love. Screenshot of how my edit affected the look: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cqr4hajko...608_204629.JPG You can roughly see the edges of the zone, as well as some major roads, but it still, at least in my view, retains easily the "undiscovered area" quality quite nicely.

06/10/14, 07:13 PM
dominoid Forum posts: 34 File comments: 276 Uploads: 2	I don't know if a recent patch affected this mod or if it doesn't like the Rift, but I'm having some funny maps popup for "zoomed in" maps - like Riften in the Rfit. Hitting the M key will sometimes show the Riften Map and at other times show another map. Can nail it down though but it has happened frequently with these "zoomed-in" maps while questing in the Rift.

05/31/14, 09:00 PM
Kraeius Forum posts: 25 File comments: 249 Uploads: 3	Great one. Exactly what I was looking for.

05/27/14, 04:16 AM
Shinni Forum posts: 167 File comments: 550 Uploads: 22	When opening/closing the map, there is a short fade in/out animation. Unfortunately this animation sets not only the transparency of the map, but also of the fog. So for a short duration one can see what is underneath the fog. Maybe I can fix this error by changing the animation.

05/26/14, 08:38 PM

dominoid

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Originally Posted by NTak

Thank you for this nice addon.
It's really a shame that the game isn't like that by default, and you're repairing that.

I'd like to report something too:
When we open or close the map, we can see it without the "fog" during the fading animation.
That's something minor, but if you could do something, it would be greater than it already is !

Maybe add a delay hiding your overlay? Or whatever is occurring there that briefly flashes the full map.

05/26/14, 11:31 AM
NTak Forum posts: 6 File comments: 253 Uploads: 4	Thank you for this nice addon. It's really a shame that the game isn't like that by default, and you're repairing that. I'd like to report something too: When we open or close the map, we can see it without the "fog" during the fading animation. That's something minor, but if you could do something, it would be greater than it already is !

05/24/14, 11:34 AM
BluePhoenix Forum posts: 0 File comments: 11 Uploads: 0	Great work Nicely done! I have been enjoying using this add-on. The only thing I wish could be changed is, is there some way that we can increase the radius of when things are drawn automatically in the map? Sometimes it feels like it draws much shorter than the range of vision... Let me know if I am missing something though. Great work!

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