Hey everyone, I’m reading through this long thread and there seems to still be some confusion around our official stance on addons.
To clarify, addons that read position only are considered okay at this time. Should our position on that change, we will post on the Official Notice, that Luxendra has been updating, 24 hours prior to taking action.
If the addon reads more than position, including pulling resource locations from the game or an external website, giving players an advantage that is not intended by the developers, it is a violation of our ToS and we will take action.
I hope this has cleared up the confusion.
Tl;dr
Are you using an addon that pulls only your location?You are good at this time and no action will be taken. Keep watch on the official channel in case this position changes.
Are you using an addon that pulls more than your location?You need to stop immediately, as you are subject to action from the moderation team.
@Kay So since Overwolf Overlay is not PULLING any information except location, and is using your location to show you just a picture of what could be someplace, that is not against TOS at this time?
I assume when you say “pulling resources” you mean that the addon is reading in-game information to accurately show if a node is available or not?
If the addon is reading or showing anything other than your location on the map - including the location of resources, like nodes, or places of interest, etc. then it is against the ToS.
I’m curious what the difference between it pulling location and showing resource information on an overlay, and someone just having the resource map open on another monitor?
It’s basically the same thing. Are you saying anyone with multiple monitors are violating ToS?
That sucks. So basically back to just having to waste my second monitor to do the same thing. I hate having to tab out all the time to adjust my Interactive map when I am searching for specific stuff. It breaks game immersion and also stops me from watching youtube while I grind flowers
Alright, thanks for the clarifying.
Please, consider putting in some QOL UI/Map/Compass updates soon… That’s literally why we used it to begin with.
I can say that we are actively looking at improvements all the time, including the compass, map, etc. for quality of life opportunities.
Be sure to let us know what you would love to see in the game, and we will see what we can do. This can be done via in game feedback, or in the forums which is where we lurk and engage often.
I want to second the motion of adding a map of your own then. Having a minimap made by AGS with the nodes showing after we unlock the tracking for them would be ideal and solve the whole issue. If some dude on the internet can do it, I’m pretty sure AGS can do it too.
Thanks for the clarification. This minimap addon IS pulling in information about resources etc and showing it. Please make an official statement about it being banned.
Thank you for the clarification, Kay.
I wonder though, how are you guys going to know if a user is displaying more than real-time location since the game has no knowledge of external data being pulled for display?
Is it just going to be based on trust?
I mean. I would love to see the overlay as a baked in part of the game
It helps when you are gathering little things hard to see, like Nuts.
It helps when you are running around a POI checking each building for any notes or chests you might have missed
It helps find your way around a town when you got turned around without having to open the big Map.
I won’t flood you with anything here. Thank you for stopping in to give us an update it is appreciated but please understand the overlay is not used as a malicious tool, only as a QOL addition for when you are bumming about farming.
Edit: One small change that would make me super happy is if you X out the war/invasion notice on the main Map that it says closed. It gets super annoying everytime you open your map having that box pop up again and again.
