DarkWasp · Apr 22, 2005, 07:02 PM // 19:02

When I played this BWE, I really loved the drawing on the map feature. But you can also make little ping dots by just clicking, some people were making them differnt colors. How is this done?

IdNotFound · Apr 22, 2005, 07:20 PM // 19:20

There are "light blue pings" on missions which are generally automatically made by the game. It is used to highlight the location of an item that is crucial to the mission, like on Riverside if I recall correctly.

Player pings, as far as I know, are all red, unless there were some new stuff last beta that I am not familiar with.

Drawings, similarly as above, are all white.

Mario 64 Master · Apr 22, 2005, 07:22 PM // 19:22

Hmm... don't you get different colors depending on whether you left or right click?

IdNotFound · Apr 22, 2005, 07:26 PM // 19:26

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Originally Posted by Mario 64 Master

Hmm... don't you get different colors depending on whether you left or right click?

I think if you press the right mouse button it will change the camera angle, no matter where you press it, but that doesn't mean ANet couldn't make it work only on the minimap.

I'll try upon release to make sure :P

DarkWasp · Apr 22, 2005, 07:28 PM // 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by IdNotFound

I think if you press the right mouse button it will change the camera angle, no matter where you press it, but that doesn't mean ANet could make it work only on the minimap.

I'll try upon release to make sure :P

I tried right clicking, and it rotates.

Weezer_Blue · Apr 22, 2005, 07:29 PM // 19:29

The only ones that players can make intentionally are the red dots. If I remember correctly, the mission where you must retrieve the Eye (I think it's D'Allessio or the mission after it) creates a yellow ping to tell you where to go to get the Eye, and at Riverside, a Blue ping is on the map to indicate where the Sceptor of Orr was last dropped.

The map feature is one of the coolest and most useful things in Guild Wars.

Dix · Apr 23, 2005, 12:43 AM // 00:43

Can someone please explain how drawing on the mini map works? I tried clicking on it in the last beta and nothing happened.

Weezer_Blue · Apr 23, 2005, 12:49 AM // 00:49

Click on the map to make a red ping wherever you clicked (by map, we're refering to the small circular radar thing, of course). Click and drag to make white lines appear. (normal click. not right click or anything weird like that)

Dix · Apr 23, 2005, 01:07 AM // 01:07

Thank you! I was clicking on the small rectangular map that you get (by pressing the U key I think). Doh!

Wrath of m0o · Apr 23, 2005, 01:38 AM // 01:38

Yarrr ! This way, if your leading you can show wich way you want your group to travel or pick targets to attack, and my favorite, when someone gets lost (or came back from the bathroom) can find their way back to you with the pinging homing radar.

worthless · Apr 23, 2005, 02:04 AM // 02:04

yeah its fun for drawing pictures in when youre waiting for a party member to get back from the bathroom

Apr 22, 2005, 07:02 PM // 19:02	#1
DarkWasp Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Paradise Guild: Agency Of Forbidden Fruits [Oot] Profession: R/A	Drawing on the ol' mini-map When I played this BWE, I really loved the drawing on the map feature. But you can also make little ping dots by just clicking, some people were making them differnt colors. How is this done?

Apr 22, 2005, 07:20 PM // 19:20	#2
IdNotFound Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2005	There are "light blue pings" on missions which are generally automatically made by the game. It is used to highlight the location of an item that is crucial to the mission, like on Riverside if I recall correctly. Player pings, as far as I know, are all red, unless there were some new stuff last beta that I am not familiar with. Drawings, similarly as above, are all white. Last edited by IdNotFound; Apr 22, 2005 at 07:24 PM // 19:24..

Apr 22, 2005, 07:22 PM // 19:22	#3
Mario 64 Master wats going on Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Trumbull, Connecticut Guild: Nuclear Launch Detected [Nu] Profession: W/Mo	Hmm... don't you get different colors depending on whether you left or right click? __________________

Apr 22, 2005, 07:29 PM // 19:29	#6
Weezer_Blue Elite Guru Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Just a Box in a Cage Guild: Hurry Up The Cakes [Oven]	The only ones that players can make intentionally are the red dots. If I remember correctly, the mission where you must retrieve the Eye (I think it's D'Allessio or the mission after it) creates a yellow ping to tell you where to go to get the Eye, and at Riverside, a Blue ping is on the map to indicate where the Sceptor of Orr was last dropped. The map feature is one of the coolest and most useful things in Guild Wars. __________________

Apr 23, 2005, 12:49 AM // 00:49	#8
Weezer_Blue Elite Guru Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Just a Box in a Cage Guild: Hurry Up The Cakes [Oven]	Click on the map to make a red ping wherever you clicked (by map, we're refering to the small circular radar thing, of course). Click and drag to make white lines appear. (normal click. not right click or anything weird like that) __________________

Apr 23, 2005, 12:43 AM // 00:43	#7
Dix Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2005	Can someone please explain how drawing on the mini map works? I tried clicking on it in the last beta and nothing happened.

Apr 23, 2005, 01:07 AM // 01:07	#9
Dix Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Apr 2005	Thank you! I was clicking on the small rectangular map that you get (by pressing the U key I think). Doh!

Apr 23, 2005, 01:38 AM // 01:38	#10
Wrath of m0o Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boston Ma. Guild: Is That Your Build[HaHa] Profession: P/W	Yarrr ! This way, if your leading you can show wich way you want your group to travel or pick targets to attack, and my favorite, when someone gets lost (or came back from the bathroom) can find their way back to you with the pinging homing radar.

Apr 23, 2005, 02:04 AM // 02:04	#11
worthless Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: TX	yeah its fun for drawing pictures in when youre waiting for a party member to get back from the bathroom