Before You Begin

You will need to remap Fallout 76's Quick Map keybinding or any time you hit the M key while searching, the map will close.  I do not know how to change this action, it is not controlled by the UI files I can modify.


Description

I readily admit that I'm not good an remembering every location on the Fallout 76 map.  Now I don't have to.

This mod allows you to type text on the map screen and it will highlight locations with names that contain the text you are searching for.  It also provides the ability to see locations that you have not yet discovered.

Using the mod is straightforward.  On the map screen, press the search key (default F5), type the text to search for, and hit enter.  Matching locations will be highlighted by a circle.  You can then use the next/previous keys to center on them.

If you start a search and do not type anything before hitting enter, all locations will be selected.  Hint: combined with toggling to show only undiscovered locations, this is great for finding places you have yet to visit.


Localization

As of the version 1.5 release, this mod is attempting to support usage in languages other than English.

For most Latin-based languages, simply type the characters without any accent or inflection marks and it should match properly.

For Russian, please see the "keyboard" option in the .ini file as discussed below.

For Asian languages, please don't ask.  I would need to have the code to build the complex characters from multiple inputs since I am having to do all the keyboard interpretation in my own code.


Installation

Manual Installation

Extract MapSearch.ba2 and MapSearch.ini to Fallout 76's data folder (default: \Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Fallout76\Data)

Navigate to Fallout 76's settings folder (default: My Documents\My Games\Fallout 76)

Create or edit the file "Fallout76Custom.ini" in this directory.

Add MapSearch.ba2 to the sResourceArchive2List line in the .ini file.  Use commas between any mods on this line.

[Archive]
sResourceArchive2List=MapSearch.ba2


Compatibility

This mod should be compatible with mods that simply change the map graphic.  It will not be compatible with any mod that modifies or adds to the in-game map interface (ones that modify mapmenu.swf).


Configuration

Colors and keys used change be modified through the MapSearch.ini file.

Refer to Here for a list of keys that can be used for the keybindings.


Circle Color for Matches

red                 0-255 [default 200]
green               0-255 [default 255]
blue                0-255 [default 255]

Circle Color for Currently Selected

selectred           0-255 [default 255]
selectgreen         0-255 [default 255]
selectblue          0-255 [default 200]

Keyboard Selection - select a different keyboard layout for input

keyboard            qwerty | jcuken

Note: jcuken keyboard is for Cyrillic input.  If someone is using this mod in Russian but uses a different layout, let me know.

Search Key Binding - key to start a search

searchkey           [default F5]

Previous Key Binding - key to select previous matching location

prevkey             [default F6]

Next Key Binding - key to select next matching location

nextkey             [default F7]

End Key Binding - key to stop searching and remove highlights

endkey              [default F8]

Toggle Key Binding - key to toggle hiding or showing undiscovered locations

togglekey           [default F9]