The new Auto-Path feature

Xanthir - Sanctuary
Xanthir - Sanctuary Posts: 100 Arc User
edited January 2009 in General Discussion
Holy ****, it's AWESOME.

How can you guys have not put this in the patch notes?

EDIT: Wrote patcher instead of patch notes.
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  • Saitada - Sanctuary
    Saitada - Sanctuary Posts: 3,220 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Agreed. awesome little tool!!!

    How to use the Auto-Path feature:

    Goto the main map (large scale map, not the detailed map) hold down the alt key and click the area you want to fly in.

    A Popup appears named Auto-Pathing. you choose your altitude with the slide bar and click confirm. You have a check box choice to also exit flying mode (if you want to) when you reach your destination (i.e. you land). Click Confirm and exit the map. your already on your way!

    The only negative I see with it is that as soon as you choose your destination you are already moving to it before you click confirm to set your destination. This might be a bug in the Auto-Path feature.

    ~S
  • Vidalaire - Heavens Tear
    Vidalaire - Heavens Tear Posts: 389 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Holy hell. Been waiting for something like this. Never would've known about it if I hadn't seen this thread.

    Note: Works with the mini-map too. Though this has more limited applications.
  • MorgulLord - Sanctuary
    MorgulLord - Sanctuary Posts: 270 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Finally... more time to do work while doing WQ.

    Thanks for the thread Xanthir. Agreed, they missed the main update in the patch.

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  • Sanshiru - Lost City
    Sanshiru - Lost City Posts: 98 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    autowalk/fly features are always nice. just keep in mind that there are aggro mobs on the way.. so better do not go for a coffee break while your char is on a longer trip xD
    .: Being able to read and think at the same time is an advantage :.
  • Vidalaire - Heavens Tear
    Vidalaire - Heavens Tear Posts: 389 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    That's what the altitude bar is for. Fly at 70 or higher and there won't be any mobs.
  • Isowen - Lost City
    Isowen - Lost City Posts: 249 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    OMG! I looooooooooove this!b:dirtyb:dirtyb:dirty
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  • Werian - Sanctuary
    Werian - Sanctuary Posts: 191 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    this is great, just remember that you can be pked during your afk flight XD
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  • Lazyluna - Heavens Tear
    Lazyluna - Heavens Tear Posts: 233 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    b:chuckle 60 altitude should be enough to avoid any monsters. I fly afk at the height all the time. Lol. I can't sit around for 5-10 minutes, waiting to get to Arch from Dreamweaver. No more turning around because I was away for too long or the stove needed my attention. Happy day! b:victory
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  • jemima
    jemima Posts: 5 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    This makes me happy.
    No more holding down the spacebar for a while whenever I want to fly somewhere to get high enough to avoid mobs. No more overshooting, so you turn around, then overshoot the way back, then repeat this over and over for half an hour.
  • AlpineFrost - Lost City
    AlpineFrost - Lost City Posts: 362 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    AWESOME! Been looking for something like this for a while xD. now i can finally stop overshooting and start saving money by not porting!
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  • Gonzu - Heavens Tear
    Gonzu - Heavens Tear Posts: 109 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Vidalaire - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    That's what the altitude bar is for. Fly at 70 or higher and there won't be any mobs.

    I think that 50-55 is high enough if you aren't flying over a mountain with mobs on top of it. b:victory

    Or aren't flying over the highlands to the west of Lost City.
  • Tearex - Heavens Tear
    Tearex - Heavens Tear Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    neat little feature. PWI is getting more and more awesome. b:pleasedb:laugh
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  • Ormenelle - Heavens Tear
    Ormenelle - Heavens Tear Posts: 47 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Nearly perfect.

    If someday they add the ability to plan more way points, for mounted rides for example, it will be perfect.
  • Mua - Lost City
    Mua - Lost City Posts: 546 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    No more paying 100k+ to teleport world quest EVERY day or alternatively trying to afk fly and coming back to see your character on the edge of the map (I've explored quite a bit of "Unavailable", it's a pretty cool place).


    Everyone loves the new feature, WQ will never be the same!
    Mua - 8x WF - Conqueror
  • cryotech
    cryotech Posts: 16 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Great stuff PWI b:victory
  • Silverviper - Sanctuary
    Silverviper - Sanctuary Posts: 27 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    b:pleasedb:thanks
    Been waiting for something like this... Ill be trying this when i get home from work tonight.. b:pleasedb:thanks
  • Aerole - Heavens Tear
    Aerole - Heavens Tear Posts: 89 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    WICKED.. maybe it wasn't part of the new patch though.. maybe it was there all along and we just didn't know about it b:chuckle
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  • EvilKman - Lost City
    EvilKman - Lost City Posts: 14 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Aerole - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    WICKED.. maybe it wasn't part of the new patch though.. maybe it was there all along and we just didn't know about it b:chuckle

    nah, i've clicked the minimap before, and all that happened, was this useless flashing dot, with a flashing arrow.

    Agreed, more waypoint spaces are much needed, 5 or however many they let u have is rarely enough. Cant they think of more than 5 colors for arrows?

    Great job on auto pilot. please make the confirm button start the trip, not as soon as you click your destination.
  • Nayiro - Sanctuary
    Nayiro - Sanctuary Posts: 1,275 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    EvilKman - Lost City wrote: »
    nah, i've clicked the minimap before, and all that happened, was this useless flashing dot, with a flashing arrow.

    Agreed, more waypoint spaces are much needed, 5 or however many they let u have is rarely enough. Cant they think of more than 5 colors for arrows?

    Great job on auto pilot. please make the confirm button start the trip, not as soon as you click your destination.

    **** colors, numbers please!
    Back.
  • Aerilius - Heavens Tear
    Aerilius - Heavens Tear Posts: 111 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Oh wow, this is awesome! I fly everywhere to avoid the cost of teleporting, so a feature like this is one that will be often used and greatly appreciated.
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  • EvilKman - Lost City
    EvilKman - Lost City Posts: 14 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Nayiro - Sanctuary wrote: »
    **** colors, numbers please!


    engrave a number ON the COLORED arrows.

    And this helps with waypoints 1 and 2.... since the colors are similar...
  • Daibar - Heavens Tear
    Daibar - Heavens Tear Posts: 90 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Thanks for the description of the feature; didn't realize you could use it on the big map, so was only using the minimap one
  • Shiningon - Sanctuary
    Shiningon - Sanctuary Posts: 84 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Saitada - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Agreed. awesome little tool!!!

    How to use the Auto-Path feature:

    Goto the main map (large scale map, not the detailed map) hold down the alt key and click the area you want to fly in.



    ~S

    Works on detailed map too !
  • Saitada - Sanctuary
    Saitada - Sanctuary Posts: 3,220 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Shiningon - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Works on detailed map too !
    Yeah I figured that out by accident yesterday just before I logged for the night. Didn't have the chance to edit the post so.. :-) lol

    Awesome feature but the confirm button IS broken. you shouldn't go taking off the second you click the map, you should only take off when you click the confirm button (so you can choose altitude etc).

    ~S
  • Szhira - Sanctuary
    Szhira - Sanctuary Posts: 74 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Excellent work. I'm very impressed with this feature. No more teleporting
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  • Gaho - Sanctuary
    Gaho - Sanctuary Posts: 171 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    I've done that waaaaay more times that I would like to admit b:quiet
  • Darksylph - Heavens Tear
    Darksylph - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,816 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Saitada - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Awesome feature but the confirm button IS broken. you shouldn't go taking off the second you click the map, you should only take off when you click the confirm button (so you can choose altitude etc).

    The confirm button isnt 'broken' It's just the developers decided they wanted to divide the process so that if you didnt happen to care about altitude (when you're walking, you don't) you wouldnt have to worry about "part 2". Alt-Click starts you moving. Then as a secondary feature, you can then choose a height & confirm it. Just have in your mindset that [comfirm] isnt referring to the entire feature, but just the height dialogue. A nice benefit is if you are not on a flying mount, once you adjust and confirm the height dialogue, you'll hop onto your flyer automatically.
  • Coviana - Sanctuary
    Coviana - Sanctuary Posts: 113 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    What does the orange star in the circle that appears on the edge of the minimap while autopath flying mean? It's not at starting point or destination, nor is it anywhere along the flight path - to me, it just seems to be off in some random direction.
  • Darksylph - Heavens Tear
    Darksylph - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,816 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    That i think is a glitch. I think, like players who are off the map, it's "supposed" to be in the direction on the destination, since it is identical to the destination marker on the map screen. I think however whatever calculates which angle its supposed to display on is botched. I'm guessing, if the developers fix the bug, (and since its monor, it will get fixed, the devo's only ignore major bugs) it'll be in the direction of the destination.
  • LongThan - Sanctuary
    LongThan - Sanctuary Posts: 51 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    should this be sticky? it would cool if they do sob:victory

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