rabbitMap - A minimap plugin for MZ (and MV) (Discontinued)

poorrabbit · 2020-12-10T05:19:48+0900

This plugin is no longer in development. I had to take a break from rmmz dev for an extended period (almost two years). During that time a number of minimap plugins have appeared on the MZ plugin landscape of varying feature sets and price: Eli Minimap KoTC Autoscaling Optimized Minimap MV/MZ VisuStella Proximity Compass I am, in fact, not using rabbitMap for my current project, and am using the Proximity Compass for my main project and KoTC for my procedural dungeon project. rabbitMap - Version 1.04 poorrabbit Introduction rabbitMap gives you a customizable mini map based on your images. By using a mask file it limits the viewable map to the shape of the mask. The mini map moves in it's little window as your character moves. By default the minimap will appear in the top left of your screen. Features Detailed minimap based on the images of your chosing Works in MV too! Switch for turning on/off minimap (must turn on for minimap!) X/Y Location of minimap can be variable driven Map Notetags can be used to specify images and scaling Spoiler: Screenshots How to Use Download the rabbitMap.js file, place it in your plugins directory. Download the maps.zip file and place the images from it into a new directory in your "img" directory. Specifically: "projectname\img\maps" Make sure you set the showMiniMap switch ID in the plugin parameters. From the map editor, save your map file using "Save as image", be sure to select the new "maps" directory. Create an event to flip that switch on. You might want to use notetags to scale the minimap image down (see instructions in plugin file) Profit! Plugin Commands / Script Calls This plugin has no plugin commands. Demo The script, assets and demos for both MZ and MV are available on itch.io Download rabbitMap - MiniMap by poorrabbit Minimap plugin for RPG Maker MZ (and MV) poorrabbit.itch.io Terms of use: Free for commercial and non commercial use. You may not sell this plugin or modifications to this plugin as your own product. If you make modifications or bugfixes to this plugin, you must share them with poorrabbit in the spirit in which this plugin was shared with you. If you use the rabbitMap plugin in your project you MUST give credit. I would also LOVE to hear about it. Credit: poorrabbit Changelog: V 1.01 Fixed race condition where game would crash when no map notes were defined on first map with minimap enabled. Demo Projects and code downloads updated. V 1.02 MV compatibility fix rabbitMap would fail to draw the map on transfer, crashing the game. Have temporarily removed the MV demo. A new MV only demo will be put up in the next day or two For the updated code, grab the rabbitMap.js file. V 1.03 Better support for mini maps of other sizes Reworked how mask and background image sizes are handled. Minimaps of different sizes (smaller or larger) should behave better now. You will probably need to adjust your xBase, yBase and possibly your offsets to account for the new (more accurate) handling. Also added sample larger rectangular mask and background files in the maps.zip New demos for both MV and MZ versions coming soon. So, download the rabbitMap.js for the changes until the new demos are up. V1.04 Fix for situation when map is turned off and then back on without moving to another map.

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Started by poorrabbit Dec 9, 2020, 08:19 PM 97 posts Page 2 of 5 View original ↗

ThreeSixNine

#21 Jan 9, 2021, 05:19 AM Source
poorrabbit said:
Oh wow. That is in fact a bug in both versions. I'll get a fix for that in this weekend.

As for the other...I'm thinking of tweaking the if statement that you commented out in testing:

code

JavaScript:
Spriteset_Base.prototype.createSceneMapPictures = function() { var width = Graphics.boxWidth; var height = Graphics.boxHeight; var x = (Graphics.width - width) / 2; var y = (Graphics.height - height) / 2; this._pictureContainer = new Sprite(); this._pictureContainer.setFrame(x, y, width, height); for (var i = 1; i <= $gameScreen.maxPictures(); i++) { //<---Line 3540 var picture = new Sprite_Picture(i); if (picture.isRelatedPictureCommonEvent() && i > 92 && i < 89) { //try this? SceneManager._scene.addPictureCommonEvent(picture); } else { this._pictureContainer.addChild(picture); } } this.addChild(this._pictureContainer); };
try changing the line where I mark "try this?"

This should basically take the four images used in the minimap out of consideration for yanfly.

Let me know if that works and I'll check back in tomorrow.
IT WORKED! Thank you so much for this, I am definitely going to implement this into my project immediately! I had been recently wanting a minimap and was looking for a round one like this, I am so grateful that I found this when I did and that you were able to help me figure this out. Thanks again!
poorrabbit

#22 Jan 9, 2021, 04:11 PM Source

xDRAGOONx said:
IT WORKED! Thank you so much for this, I am definitely going to implement this into my project immediately! I had been recently wanting a minimap and was looking for a round one like this, I am so grateful that I found this when I did and that you were able to help me figure this out. Thanks again!

I'm really glad that worked out for you. Remember to update the conditional if you update the plugin or change the PictureIDs for your minimap images.

Also, thanks for finding the bug with the map enable switch, so new version:

1.04 Fix for situation when map is turned off and then back on without moving to another map.
RicachetX

#23 Mar 1, 2021, 05:56 PM Source

Wow I had to donate! you even get a bonus movement plugin!! Really clean work!
poorrabbit

#24 Mar 1, 2021, 08:43 PM Source

RicachetX said:
Wow I had to donate! you even get a bonus movement plugin!! Really clean work!

Hey, thanks a bundle, RicachetX. Please be advised, that the OcRam movement plugin (while totally awesome. In fact their plugins are ALL awesome) does have different terms of use than rabbitMap when it comes to commerical.
RicachetX

#25 Mar 2, 2021, 08:58 PM Source

poorrabbit said:
Hey, thanks a bundle, RicachetX. Please be advised, that the OcRam movement plugin (while totally awesome. In fact their plugins are ALL awesome) does have different terms of use than rabbitMap when it comes to commerical.
Understood!
JDevain

#26 Mar 3, 2021, 11:58 AM Source

FYI, there's a conflict with SRDude's Camera Core. I placed your plugin before and then after his, and it works in neither scenario. No error message, just nothing happens, like it's not turned on. It may also have a conflict with SRDude's Smooth Camera, but I can't tell because Smooth Camera requires Camera Core.

Oh, and VERY cool plugin!

EDIT: I should have mentioned, I'm referring to the MV version.
poorrabbit

#27 Mar 3, 2021, 06:02 PM Source

JDevain said:
FYI, there's a conflict with SRDude's Camera Core. I placed your plugin before and then after his, and it works in neither scenario. No error message, just nothing happens, like it's not turned on. It may also have a conflict with SRDude's Smooth Camera, but I can't tell because Smooth Camera requires Camera Core.

Oh, and VERY cool plugin!

EDIT: I should have mentioned, I'm referring to the MV version.
Hey JDevain - Thanks for the report.

Have you verified that you've got it working without SREDude's camera core?

I'll take a look at the issue later this week when I have time.
JDevain

#28 Mar 3, 2021, 07:03 PM Source

poorrabbit said:
Have you verified that you've got it working without SREDude's camera core?
Yes, it works perfectly without SRDude's Camera Core.
poorrabbit

#29 Mar 3, 2021, 07:10 PM Source

Thanks, I'll definitely take a look, though I might not be able to before the weekend.

Can you link the version of SRDudes Camera Core that you're using?

One thing I've noticed is that some plugins break it (or they break) due to messing about with max pictureIDs. One thing to try would be to set the pictureIDs for the minimap so that they're all below 100, but make sure they're in the same order.

In any case, I'll definitely take a look.
JDevain

#30 Mar 3, 2021, 07:50 PM Source

@poorrabbit
The SRD plugin is here.

As for the maxPictureID thing, I tried it, and it's a little complicated. I set the IDs to under 100, and the behavior definitely changed. Now I'm getting a solid black circle, but the actual map image is "below" it. Here's a screenshot if that helps:

Also, once this image is drawn, it doesn't then update when I move around. It's a static, unchanging image.
poorrabbit

#31 Mar 3, 2021, 08:00 PM Source

Can you post a screen cap of your plugin config for rabbitmap?
JDevain

#32 Mar 3, 2021, 08:08 PM Source

@poorrabbit
poorrabbit

#33 Mar 3, 2021, 08:14 PM Source

Ok - you've got your picture IDs in the wrong order. They need to be increasing in order, as the pictureID determines which piece is "on top". Higher IDs are above lower IDs.

So, instead of 99,98,97,96 they should be in the opposite order:

MapBackgroundPictureID: 96
MinMapPictureID: 97
MapMaskPictureID: 97
PLayDotPictureID: 99

That should get everything displaying correctly.
JDevain

#34 Mar 3, 2021, 08:31 PM Source

Not so fast, rabbit (haha). Here's what I have:

Looks like the wrong image is on top. I'll play around with the order a bit.
poorrabbit

#35 Mar 3, 2021, 08:33 PM Source

oh, whoops, there was a typo in my list. It should be:
MapBackgroundPictureID: 96
MinMapPictureID: 97
MapMaskPictureID: 98
PLayDotPictureID: 99
JDevain

#36 Mar 3, 2021, 08:35 PM Source

I perceived the typo and adjusted accordingly. Something's still not working.
poorrabbit

#37 Mar 3, 2021, 08:55 PM Source

I took a look at the SRD Camera core real quick, between meetings :), you might try turning off the Zoom Pictures Created by ShowPicture option in that plugin.

Also, based on the screenshot, the MapMap (the while circle) is below the MiniMapPicture.
It should be above it. All your IDs are in ascending order?
JDevain

#38 Mar 3, 2021, 09:36 PM Source

The good news: The Zoom Pictures thing worked.
The bad news: There's now a problem with Yanfly's Picture Common Events.

I'm going to bed now, but I'm happy to pick this back up tomorrow.
poorrabbit

#39 Mar 4, 2021, 12:44 AM Source

Yes, there is a known issue with YEP Picture common events. Most plugins that mess with how pictures are displayed will have some sort of issue with rabbitMap.

I helped someone else fix it here:
rabbitMap - A minimap plugin for MZ (and MV) (Discontinued)
Basically you need to open up the YEP plugin, find the lines mentioned and update the line
where i note "try this". In your case the numbers would be 99 and 96 instead of 92 and 89. As in < 99 and > 96.
dragonx777

#40 Mar 11, 2021, 02:37 AM Source

This looks really good. Will this work with Olivia’s Proximity Compass?