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Synles Chyld

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2007

Ascalon

Krimzon Knightz [KRIM]

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07 Jun 2007 at 03:10 - 1

i remember once i read somewhere (not sure where tho

) bout a switch or mod or somethin u can do to make the clouds on ur ingame map (M) disappear so u can see the underlying land mass more clear. it would greatly help to see what u had left on ur map to open it up if the dam black mass of clouds constanly scrolling across ur screen would just dissapear then maybe i could finally get my grand master cartographer title...

no clouds=i can see my map so i know what all i havnt opened up

if anyone has any info on this at all plz post a reply

thx
Syn

Brianna

Insane & Inhumane

Join Date: Feb 2006

07 Jun 2007 at 03:12 - 2

For some strange reason none of this is making sense to me.. If i understand later then i will have an answer lol.

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

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07 Jun 2007 at 03:27 - 3

I believe if you set GW to the lowest graphics mode, everything set to its worst, it MIGHT do it. I think it's also a thing with old graphics cards, not 100% sure. I know what you mean though, just not sure how to do it.

Ultra Mega

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

OCAU

Mo/Me

07 Jun 2007 at 03:34 - 4

It is called "Fog of War" and I would have thought it being there would be an indication that you haven't completed an area. Don't know of any way to remove it except of course by wall hugging.

Synles Chyld

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2007

Ascalon

Krimzon Knightz [KRIM]

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07 Jun 2007 at 03:34 - 5

well for instance like our mini map (U) it has no clouds but its not quite as usefull to use for catographing as the (M) map if i can just get the clouds to go away id be able to see the lil spots i know im missing ;'(

Ultra Mega

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

OCAU

Mo/Me

07 Jun 2007 at 03:37 - 6

Why don't you just take your character there to reveal the spots you are missing?

Synles Chyld

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2007

Ascalon

Krimzon Knightz [KRIM]

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07 Jun 2007 at 03:38 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultra Mega

It is called "Fog of War" and I would have thought it being there would be an indication that you haven't completed an area. Don't know of any way to remove it except of course by wall hugging.

no thats not what im meaning i know the fog is to show i havnt opend that area up im talking about the clouds that move across the map in (M) mode just open ur map up an look over the water for instance ull notice the clouds moving across the face of ur map im looking for a way to remove them so that i can see my map more clearly so ill know what 'fog' areas i have left to open up

Ultra Mega

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

OCAU

Mo/Me

07 Jun 2007 at 03:41 - 8

ah ok, good luck with that.

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

07 Jun 2007 at 04:00 - 9

The cloud does MOVE over time, no?

Just wait for it to move away....

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

07 Jun 2007 at 04:07 - 10

I use U to compare maps. It gets rid of the fog and the names.

El Panty Bandito

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Kansas

[LaZy]

Mo/Me

07 Jun 2007 at 04:09 - 11

Hit U key, expand the window to full size by stretching its corner. No clouds in those, but are the maps are the same size.

edit: Guy above me beat me, must of posted near the same time, im just slower lol. But yeah, the U key, use it

Ritual del Fuego

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

CA

Frogs in Winter [FiW]

07 Jun 2007 at 04:10 - 12

What fenix said about lowering your graphics settings is the only way I've ever heard you can remove the clouds with. I've never tried it myself though. When I map, I just expand the "U" map because it is zoomed in anyway. You can click and drag on the "U" map to see whatever area you are trying to figure out.

The clouds are in perpetual motion but don't "move away". They are just thicker and thinner which gives the feeling that they are rolling along the map.

kvndoom

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Communistwealth of Virginia

Uninstalled

W/Mo

07 Jun 2007 at 07:48 - 13

with old Nvidia drivers there was an option in the driver control panel called "disable fog table emulation." That's probably what he's referring to. It would have disabled effects like the clouds on the world map. But that option disappeared from their drivers a long time ago.

Hyper.nl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Defending Fort Aspenwood

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07 Jun 2007 at 08:38 - 14

Disabling fog as an option would help a lot for the difference comparison (Using photoshop) of fullscreen zoomed-out maps.

/signed

Clord

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Finland

Victory Via Valour

07 Jun 2007 at 08:40 - 15

I keep mission map open when I go to instances.

JeniM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

W/E

07 Jun 2007 at 09:00 - 16

He's talking about little fluffy clouds when fully zoomed out on "M" map - they mess your Photoshop 'Difference' map up

BTW
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Sophitia Leafblade

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Dragon Slayer Guild [DSG]

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07 Jun 2007 at 09:49 - 17

You used to be able to have a large shot of ur entire map zoomed in with no cloud cover (i think this is what the OP is asking about) however Anet disabled this feature for some reason, im not quite sure why all i know is they did.

Thats why people now use the U map instead.

Kashrlyyk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

07 Jun 2007 at 15:39 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sophitia Leafblade

You used to be able to have a large shot of ur entire map zoomed in with no cloud cover (i think this is what the OP is asking about) however Anet disabled this feature for some reason, im not quite sure why all i know is they did.

Well, even comparing screenshots should need some skills. So ANet put that in there.

lennymon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Seattle

Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF]

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07 Jun 2007 at 15:48 - 19

folks were taking 5 consecutive screens of the zoomed out M map and layering, then removing the differences in Photoshop. That usually did the trick, but it's cumbersome.

Stig Figger

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Canada

07 Jun 2007 at 15:51 - 20

I've never worried about the clouds before. When you want to find out what areas remain to be mapped/defogged, the method I find works best is to overlay your full-size M map with a 100% M map of the same resolution (check The Hall Of Knowledge subforums for cartography help) using GIMP (free) or Photoshop. Even though the clouds don't match up, you can still zoom in to different regions and use the appropriate slider bar in the Layers panel to scroll back and forth between 0% and 100% opacity and easily notice the blurred-landscape differences. PM me if you want to try this but don't fully understand what I'm saying.

NeHoMaR

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

07 Jun 2007 at 18:41 - 21

For Synles Chyld:

That "problem" must be your video card, monitor or something, because in my computer I see very transparent clouds never interfering with the map at all; clouds are so transparent that I just ignore them and totally forget about there are actually clouds in the map.

Antitorgo

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

Duty

Mo/Me

07 Jun 2007 at 19:02 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeHoMaR

For Synles Chyld:

That "problem" must be your video card, monitor or something, because in my computer I see very transparent clouds never interfering with the map at all; clouds are so transparent that I just ignore them and totally forget about there are actually clouds in the map.

Try zooming out on the map and you'll see the problem.

Synles Chyld

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2007

Ascalon

Krimzon Knightz [KRIM]

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07 Jun 2007 at 21:09 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeHoMaR

For Synles Chyld:

That "problem" must be your video card, monitor or something, because in my computer I see very transparent clouds never interfering with the map at all; clouds are so transparent that I just ignore them and totally forget about there are actually clouds in the map.

its nothing to do with my card or monitor ive even gotten on other pcs with much better hardware than i have it makes no dif ive turned settings all the way down all the way up disabled features in the F11 grafix reenabled em it makes no dif the clouds r still there

yes they r pretty much transparent but its like walking into a room full of smokers sure u can see everyones face or the opisite wall but its covered in cloudy smoke thats the same thing here it just tends to be in the way

yeah i can see anet wants it to be like a birds eye view from the sky so sure there is cloud cover but none the less if they would make a way to disable it I would be most pleased cuase its a big annoyance for me and evidently for others too making their way to GMC

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

07 Jun 2007 at 21:23 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultra Mega

It is called "Fog of War" and I would have thought it being there would be an indication that you haven't completed an area. Don't know of any way to remove it except of course by wall hugging.

That is what I do along with mini map and most ppl I know only have 95% of Tyria chartered.They can't seem to find the other 5% of it.