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Minimap Controls

This article explains how to use the Scoot Minimap to navigate the Scootaverse, view other users, and quickly move to different locations.

Feature: Accessing the Minimap 

Description: The Scoot Minimap provides an aerial view of the Scootaverse, displaying the locations of other users as bubbles. It offers a convenient way to understand your surroundings and quickly move to different areas.

Location of Controls: The Minimap icon is located in the lower right-hand portion of the screen in your toolbar.

Usage Instructions:

  1. Locate the map icon in the lower right-hand corner of your screen's toolbar.
  2. Click on the map icon to open the Minimap.
  3. To hide the Minimap, click the map icon again.

Feature: Maximizing and Minimizing the Minimap

Description: You can adjust the size of the Minimap window to get a broader or more focused view of the Scootaverse.

Location of Controls: The maximize button is located in the lower right-hand corner of the Minimap itself.

Available Controls:

  • Maximize Button: Clicking the maximize button will expand the view of the map, providing a larger aerial perspective of the Scootaverse. 
Usage Instructions:
    1. Open the Minimap.
    2. Locate the maximize button in the lower right-hand corner of the map.
    3. Click the maximize button to enlarge the Minimap view.
    4. To return to the smaller view, click the minimize button (which replaces the maximize button when the map is expanded).

Feature: Zooming the Minimap

Description: The zoom controls allow you to get a closer or more distant view of the Scootaverse within the Minimap.

Location of Controls: The zoom controls are located on the lower left-hand portion of the map.

Available Controls:

  • Zoom In (+):Clicking the zoom in button will provide a more detailed view of a smaller area of the Scootaverse.
  • Zoom Out (-): Clicking the zoom out button will provide a broader view of a larger area of the Scootaverse. 

Usage Instructions:

  1. Open the Minimap.
  2. Locate the zoom controls in the lower left-hand corner of the map.
  3. Click the plus sign (+) to zoom in.
  4. Click the minus sign (-) to zoom out. 

Feature: Multi-Room Navigation (if applicable)

Description: If the Scootaverse you are in has multiple connected rooms, the Minimap will display a dropdown menu allowing you to navigate between them.

Location of Controls: The room selection dropdown menu will be located within the Minimap interface.

Usage Instructions:

  1. Open the Minimap.
  2. If available, locate the dropdown menu that lists the connected rooms.
  3. Click on the dropdown menu to see the available rooms.
  4. Select the room you want to go to.
  5. A confirmation prompt will appear. Confirm your selection to move to the chosen room. ---

 

Feature: User Bubbles and Information 

Description: The Minimap displays other users in the Scootaverse as bubbles. Hovering over these bubbles may provide additional information about the user.

Functionality:

  • User Bubbles: Represent the real-time location of other users within the Scootaverse.
  • Hover Information: When hovering over a user bubble, you will always see their name. If enabled by the Scootaverse host, hovering your mouse cursor over a user bubble will display their vidual indicator and what this corresponds to in Smart Badging.

Usage Instructions:

  1. Open the Minimap.
  2. Observe the user bubbles scattered across the map.
  3. Hover your mouse cursor over a user bubble to see if any name or visual indicator information appears. 

Feature: Teleporting via the Minimap

Description: The Minimap allows you to quickly move to any open space within the Scootaverse by teleporting.

Usage Instructions:

  1. Open the Minimap.
  2. Locate the open space on the map where you want to move.
  3. Once on the desired open space. A prompt asking if you want to teleport to that location will appear.
  4. Click again to confirm the teleport. Your avatar will instantly move to the selected area in the Scootaverse.