AreaPOI

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AreaPOI.dbc

This dbc contains Points of Interest (POI) on the overhead map (including battleground map). Including text, icons, positioning and other miscellaneous things related to POI.

Version is : 3.3.5a

Structure

Column	Field	Type	Notes
1	ID	Integer
2	importance	Integer
3	NormalIcon	Integer	This is getting displayed normally.
4	NormalIcon50%	Integer	Destructible building being neutral at 50%.
5	NormalIcon0%	Integer	Destroyed neutral building.
6	HordeIcon	Integer	Building at 100% captured by the horde.
7	HordeIcon50%	Integer	Destructible building being neutral at 50%.
8	HordeIcon0%	Integer	Destroyed horde building.
9	AllianceIcon	Integer	Building at 100% captured by the alliance.
10	AllianceIcon50%	Integer	Destructible building being neutral at 50%.
11	AllianceIcon0%	Integer	Destroyed alliance building.
12	factionID	Integer	This being an icon would make no sense. Walls for cities? Oo
13	X	Float	Coordinates of the POI. Global ones.
14	Y	Float
15	Z	Float
16	continentID	iRefID	And on which map that POI is.
17	flags	Integer	Flags defining, where this icon is shown. &4: Zone, &128: BG, &512: showInBattle(mini)Map, Old: See this.
18	Area	iRefID
19	Name	Loc
36	Description	Loc	The alert triggered on the zone (World Event/PvP states mostly).
53	worldState	Integer	Most likely the value defines the icon.
54	worldMapLink	Null	(WotLK)

Description of the fields

Icons

The icons are not referenced somewhere but are in the Interface\Minimap\POIICONS file which is a 256*256 file with 16*16 pixel icons.

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none

av - mine - N

av - mine - H

av - mine - A

graveyard - N / A

city

tower

! Flag

graveyard normal

tower - N / A

tower - H

tower - A

tower - N / H

graveyard - H

graveyard - N / H

graveyard - A

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ab - gold mine - N

ab - gold mine - N / A

ab - gold mine - A

ab - gold mine - N / H

ab - gold mine - H

ab - lumber mill - N

ab - lumber mill - N / A

ab - lumber mill - A

ab - lumber mill - N / H

ab - lumber mill - H

ab - blacksmith - N

ab - blacksmith - N / A

ab - blacksmith - A

ab - blacksmith - N / H

ab - blacksmith - H

ab - farm - N

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ab - farm - N / A

ab - farm - A

ab - farm - N / H

ab - farm - H

ab - stables - N

ab - stables - N / A

ab - stables - A

ab - stables - N / H

ab - stables - H

Naxxramas invasion

sandworm

flag - A

flag - H

flag - N

medal - A

medal - N / A

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medal - H

medal - N / H

tower - destr. 50% - A

tower - destr. - A

tower - destr. 50% - H

tower - destr. - H

tower - destr. 50% - N

tower - destr. - N

bridge? - 100% - gray

bridge? - 50% - gray

bridge? - 0% - gray

bridge? - 100% - red

bridge? - 50% - red

bridge? - 0% - red

bridge? - 100% - blue

bridge? - 50% - blue

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bridge? - 0% - blue

building - 100% - gray

building - 50% - gray

building - 0% - gray

building - 100% - red

building - 50% - red

building - 0% - red

building - 100% - blue

building - 50% - blue

building - 0% - blue

gate - 100% - gray

gate - 50% - gray

gate - 0% - gray

gate - 100% - red

gate - 50% - red

gate - 0% - red

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gate - 100% - blue

gate - 50% - blue

gate - 0% - blue

wall_ho - 100% - gray

wall_ho - 50% - gray

wall_ho - 0% - gray

wall_ho - 100% - red

wall_ho - 50% - red

wall_ho - 0% - red

wall_ho - 100% - blue

wall_ho - 50% - blue

wall_ho - 0% - blue

wall_vert - 100% - gray

wall_vert - 50% - gray

wall_vert - 0% - gray

wall_vert - 100% - red

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wall_vert - 50% - red

wall_vert - 0% - red

wall_vert - 100% - blue

wall_vert - 50% - blue

wall_vert - 0% - blue

crossed swords

gate - 100% - yellow

gate - 50% - yellow

gate - 0% - yellow

gate - 100% - violet

gate - 50% - violet

gate - 0% - violet

gate - 100% - green

gate - 50% - green

gate - 0% - green

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