[feature request] node map

[shadoxxhd]

it would be nice to have a map which shows the positions of the nodes
1st way: addon for journeymap
2nd way: seperate UI (terrain view would be awesome, but the feature would also be useful without), maybe even with some sort of "aspect influence map" to help choosing base/outpost position.

nodes should have a tooltip which displays all aspects (not just primals). UI could display distance you->cursor. node types, primals and existance of non-primals should be clear without looking at tooltip (eg. colored rays from the node, with a sort of rainbow one for non-primals; aspect size equals brightness/size of related ray)

[Dyonovan]

This has been suggested in the past. I would love to add it to jouneymap, but its closed source.

As to adding a separate UI, it goes beyond what I want the mod to do. I just wanted a simple way to track nodes.

[TomeWyrm]

You might ask in the IRC channel "#journeymap" on esper.net if Techbrew has an API or something similar. I'm curious myself, as I want to make a similar mod to TCNodeTracker for use with ChromatiCraft, and if I could have it plug into JourneyMap (maybe eventually Zan/Voxel, MapWriter, or Rei's... I don't use any of them, so the priority is lower) then it would be a LOT more functional.

[shadoxxhd]

@TomeWyrm suggestion for your pylon tracker: repeater position planner (hud indicator of optimal repeater positions (with or without terraforming))

[TomeWyrm]

I'm not playing with world files to try and figure out shortest distance paths in 3D with terrain obstructions. That was already planned... though I have NO idea how to implement any of it. I'd be using this mod as an excuse to learn Java.