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Parent Grouping for Map Pins

Feature Upgrade · Maps · Created by Soulleesi
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Map -Marker-Groups Pins Parent-Groups

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

As a game developer, I am loving World Anvil. So far it has pretty much everything I need. However, I am noticing that in trying to make sure that all the required information is available on my map, it is starting to get very overwhelming. I am really starting to notice this when adding things like animal and resource locations around the map.   What is currently needed is the ability to group pins under a parent marker group, that can be opened/revealed or closed/hidden. For example:
  • Parent Marker Group: Animals
  • Under Parent Marker Group: List of animal types that can be found across the map.
    •   This way when you select the Marker Group Animals, the list of animals appears and you can select which one you want to see on the map. When you un-select the animals marker group, the list of animals is hidden again.    

    How does this feature request address the current situation?

      Currently you have two options:
  • Option 1: You create a Marker Group called animals, and then you place all your different animal markers under that group, which will make every animal marker show up on the map at once. This can make the map very busy and overwhelming, as well as hard to read.
  • Option 2: You create a Marker Group for each of the different animal types so only that animal shows when that group is selected. This makes the list of marker groups very long and overwhelming.

    • What are other uses for this feature request?

    It will make the maps easier and cleaner for users to navigate.

    The Team's Response

    Not a bad idea at all - but it has very little support. Something similar to that is already planned for Atlas)
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    16/300 Votes · +3302 points

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    • +300

      by OutStander
      on 2022-06-15 02:12

    • +300

      by Zoomer101
      on 2022-06-09 10:16

    • +100

      by CptLemon
      on 2022-06-07 19:08

    • +300

      by A Cute Dwarf
      on 2022-06-05 19:15

    • +300

      by LucasDLK
      on 2022-05-31 10:59
      My world map struggle the same

    • +100

      by FearyTiger
      on 2022-05-28 12:56

    • +300

      by RelevantTuna6
      on 2022-05-28 01:05

    • +1

      by eontheimmortal
      on 2022-05-27 16:58

    • +1

      by tjtrewin
      on 2022-05-27 15:32

    • +300

      by A Glamorous Mimic
      on 2022-05-27 05:08

    • +100

      by Michael Chandra
      on 2022-05-27 00:32

    • +100

      by Kingthrone
      on 2022-05-27 00:30

    • +100

      by [email protected]
      on 2022-05-26 12:49

    • +300

      by LisaGrimm
      on 2022-05-26 10:28

    • +300

      by ddaniel
      on 2022-05-26 08:16
      Yep, have the same issue just with layers (surface, underground, hell) and nation views. I'd love the underground nations marker group to only show up when underground is selected.   Please give the ability to tie them into layers too? Have the underground and underground nations marker group show up when the underground layer is selected

    • +100

      by Agent 6
      on 2022-05-26 04:39

    • +300

      by Soulleesi
      on 2022-05-26 01:04

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