Changes: Map coordinates

Revision as of 15:23, 26 October 2007

Map coordinates are numerical references to locations on the WoW maps. You can display your coordinates with many AddOns. They are also called tloc, an abbreviation for "Thottbot location". It consists of a set of x/y coordinates, which is two numbers ranging from 0 to 100, representing a location on the current zone map.

0,0 represents the top left corner
100,0 represents the top right corner
0,100 represents the bottom left corner
100,100 represents the bottom right corner
50,50 is the exact center of the map

Cosmos users can show their current position under the minimap by typing /mntloc.
Various other AddOns are also capable of displaying your current tloc. Examples include:

Titan Panel
Map Notes

Checking coordinates without addons

In-game, simply copy the following:

/script SetMapToCurrentZone() local x,y=GetPlayerMapPosition("player") DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(format("%s, %s: %.1f, %.1f",GetZoneText(),GetSubZoneText(),x*100,y*100))

Go into the game, open a chat box, paste, hit enter. Your present coordinates for the zone will appear in the default chat frame. This code can also be placed in a macro.

External links

WoWPlotter Web based quest coordinate locations

WoWLocator Free-form coordinate plotting

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 == Checking coordinates without addons ==
-For an online solution, check [http://www.wowplotter.com WoWPlotter].  It will plot quest coordinates on a Zone map for you.  A lot of people find this easier than cosmos/tloc, because all of the quest coordinates are in their database, you just have to type the name of the quest.  Additionally, [http://wowlocator.com WoWLocator] allows for free-form coordinate plotting.
 In-game, simply copy the following:
  /script SetMapToCurrentZone() local x,y=GetPlayerMapPosition("player") DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(format("%s, %s: %.1f, %.1f",GetZoneText(),GetSubZoneText(),x*100,y*100))
 Go into the game, open a chat box, paste, hit enter. Your present coordinates for the zone will appear in the default chat frame. This code can also be placed in a macro.
+== External links ==
+{{Elink|icon=map|link=http://www.wowplotter.com|site=WoWPlotter|desc=Web based quest coordinate locations}}
+{{Elink|icon=map|link=http://www.wowlocator.com|site=WoWLocator|desc=Free-form coordinate plotting}}
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