| I love the minimap in World of Warcraft as much as | | | | minimap sizes, instead of just one. You bind a hotkey |
| anyone - but it's just that, a map. It doesn't have | | | | to it so you can have the option at just a click of a |
| any special features, nothing to enhance playing. | | | | button. It's great when you're completely lost and |
| Never fear! Minimap add-ons for World of Warcraft | | | | have no idea where you are, and only a very vague |
| will enhance your minimap, and your playing, helping | | | | idea of where you're going. |
| you navigate better, and even enjoy the game more. | | | | CornerMiniMap |
| What Are Add-Ons? | | | | This one doesn't do much to actually help you, but it |
| An add-on is something that 'mods', or modifies, a | | | | makes the overall appearance of the screen visually |
| game to enhance your gaming experience. There are | | | | attractive. You can change the shape of the minimap, |
| tons of add-ons out today, doing an enormous | | | | allowing for rounder edges. It's really nice if you're a |
| amount of different things, and Blizzard completely | | | | stickler for style. |
| allows it. | | | | GuildMap |
| Don't mis-read this, though - an add-on isn't a cheat. | | | | The Guild Map is quite possible one of the greatest |
| It won't make you stronger, it won't allow you to be | | | | add-ons for a player who is active in their guild. |
| invincible, and it certainly won't let you get extra gold. | | | | Members of your guild will show up on both the |
| The Horde can't talk to the Alliance, and vise versa. | | | | minimap and the world map, making it easier to |
| But add-ons can tell you how badly you need your | | | | locate friends and acquaintances. If you're like the |
| equipment repaired; they can give you more action | | | | rest of us and tired of searching for someone in a |
| bars, and make playing easier and more fun. | | | | sea of NPC's and PC's, this is the add-on for you. |
| Blizzard allows this - however, according to the | | | | MiniMapAutoHide |
| Exploitation and Client/Server Manipulation Policy, if | | | | The name pretty much explains this add-on, but for |
| you give yourself an unfair advantage, such as | | | | those who don't get it, I'll explain. This is actually a |
| getting access to information no one else has, or | | | | really cool add-on, and a lot of players use it. You can |
| allowing teleportation, your account will be either | | | | hide the minimap and bring it back to the screen at |
| suspended, or cancelled entirely. | | | | will, so when ever you're tired of dealing with it, or |
| Add-ons can be made using a tool that Blizzard | | | | feel it's just in the way, you have the option to get |
| supplies or pre-made add-ons can be found on many | | | | rid of it. |
| websites online. To make an add-on, you need at | | | | MinimapButtonHider |
| least basic knowledge of Lua or XML. The ones I'm | | | | You know those annoying buttons on the minimap? |
| going to talk about now are pre-made add-ons found | | | | They just seem to get in the way, huh? Well, this |
| online, but feel free to make something similar using | | | | add-on appreciates that fact, and gives you a great |
| Blizzard's tool. | | | | option - you can hide those pesky buttons at will. |
| Minimap Me Baby! | | | | Really, when ever you'd like! |
| Here are a few different add-ons that you can find | | | | There's so much more you can do with your |
| on almost any add-on website for WoW. A few are | | | | minimap, and even your world map, that you |
| good, a few are great, and a couple are just plain | | | | probably never thought was possible. The use of |
| silly. | | | | add-ons really makes the game feel more like your |
| BigMiniMap | | | | game, and less like just another video game. |
| The big minimap allows you to toggle between two | | | | |