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Please update to version 1.1!
The previous version contained a bug which would crash the game in certain circumstances.

Introduction

Can't find those last few demiguises? This mod will locate the nearest demiguise and map your path to it. Use it repeatedly to find every single demiguise in no time! You can even combine it with the Lore Friendly Apparition mod to apparate straight to them! (Except into / out of / within Hogwarts.)

Installation

You should be able to install the mod automatically using Vortex (then skip to step 4 below), but Vortex can be a bit unreliable with Hogwarts Legacy mods (it doesn't always delete mods properly) so I would recommend installing it manually as follows:

• Download the mod.
• Unzip the contents.
• Move zMyDemiguiseFinder-106_P.utoc, zMyDemiguiseFinder-106_P.ucas, and zMyDemiguiseFinder-106_P.pak to the Steam\steamapps\common\Hogwarts Legacy\Phoenix\Content\Paks\~mods\ folder.
• Install Blueprint Apparate Modloader if you haven't already.
• Start Hogwarts Legacy
• Load your most recent save-file.
• Press the F8 key to activate Blueprint Apparate Modloader.
• Type MyDemiguiseFinder in the little window and hit the Enter key on your keyboard.
• The word MyDemiguiseFinder should disappear and reappear lower down in that window with an X next to it. If it doesn't - if it stays on the top line - then either a) you put the .utoc, .ucas and .pak files in the wrong folder, or b) one of your existing mods is already using pakchunk 106. Use my PakChunk Checker to check that. If you have a pakchunk conflict see the Conflicts section below.
• If it worked you should see a message on-screen saying that the mod has initialised.
• Press F8 again to close the modloader window.
  

Note that you only need to follow the above process once. From now on the mod will just work.

Usage

• De-select any active missions.
• Press the HOME button and follow the path.
• If you change your mind and don't want to find that demiguise right now, press SHIFT-HOME .
  

Key Bindings

By default this mod uses the following key bindings:

• HOME = Find the nearest demiguise
• SHIFT-HOME = Cancel the search. 
  

At present these key bindings can't be changed, but that might be possible with future versions of the mod (once I've figured out how to do it).

How to Un-Install

Either:

1) If you installed it via Vortex: Disable or Uninstall it via Vortex. BUT also CHECK that it's gone from the ~mods folder afterwards.
2) Delete zMyDemiguiseFinder-106_P.utoc, zMyDemiguiseFinder-106_P.ucas, and zMyDemiguiseFinder-106_P.pak from the ~mods folder.

Conflicts

This mod uses pakchunk 106. You can check if that conflicts with any of your existing mods by running my PakChunk Checker batch script after you've installed the mod. If it does conflict, you can either fix it using the Chunk ID Conflict Manager or rebuild this mod yourself - see below.

Known Issues

The following are known issues. If you encounter others please let me know in the POSTS section.

• If you have a mission selected the path can randomly switch from the demiguise back to your mission. This is a game bug.
• If you mount your broom the path will disappear. This is a game "feature" which I can't disable. The work-around is to manually place a purple "waymarker" close to the location of the demiguise and follow that. Or use the Lore Friendly Apparition mod to apparate straight to the demiguise.
• Sometimes the nearest demiguise will be behind a locked door. Sadly I can't detect that. There are three work-arounds: 1) Travel somewhere far away and do another search. Hopefully you'll find a different demiguise and can come back for the inaccessible one later. 2) Use my Open All Locks (Blueprint Version) mod to open the lock. 3) Use the  Lore Friendly Apparition mod (see below).
• Sometimes the trail will end but there's no sign of a demiguise. If that happens look for locked doors on the floor above or below where the trail ends. The demiguise is probably behind that locked door.
• The Lore Friendly Apparition mod will not allow you to apparate into / out-of / within Hogwarts. Nor to unexplored territory. But it will  let you apparate into rooms behind locked doors. 😉 Once inside you can only leave by apparating or fast-travelling out.
• If you search for demiguises while you're in the Room of Requirement or a Dungeon you may not be able to see the path. Also, the "nearest" demiguise may be in an distant part of the map. That's because places like the Room of Requirement are actually hidden in the uncharted out-of-bounds territory offshore. You need to leave those places for the mod to function correctly.
• Inside Hogwarts the "nearest" demiguise might be above or below you, and might therefore require a fairly long journey to get to it. It's possible that there are other demiguises which would require a shorter journey, but fixing this would be difficult and probably fall foul of bugs in the game.
  

Open Source

This mod forms part of a series of wiki articles I'm writing (this mod is in the 6th article) which aim to help beginners learn how to create blueprint mods for Hogwarts Legacy. The Blueprints for this mod are therefore Open Source - you can download them and play around with them yourself. That's not an entirely easy process though, so you'll need to read the first article in the series to learn how to do it. Nevertheless, once you've got everything set up you can recook this mod with whatever pakchunk and key bindings you like.

To find out more please join the Hogwarts Legacy Modding Discord and head to the wiki section. In there you'll find a pinned link to the first article in the series (called "Blueprint Example 101 - Hello World") which beginners should read first.

Acknowledgments

Many thanks to Darkstar on the Hogwarts Legacy Modding Discord for their invaluable help and advice in producing this mod!