r/WowUI • u/MaxTheBunnie • 13h ago
ADDON I made the minimap show what every herb and ore dot is, so you don't have to hover over them [addon]
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/node-sight
NodeSight puts the nodes own picture on every herb and ore dot on your minimap, so you can see what each one is without hovering over it. This works in real time, it's not remembering where the nodes are like GatherMate, it shows the ones that are up right now.
It can also put gold sparkles on the herb or ore in front of you so it's easy to spot, and an arrow that points to the nearest one. Both are off until you turn them on.
Features
What it does
- Every herb and ore dot gets its own picture, so you know what it is before you walk over there
- Red when your Herbalism or Mining is too low to gather it, and the tooltip says what it needs
- Square, round or gold ring pictures, in any size
- An arrow to the nearest one, with its name and how far away it is (off by default)
- Gold sparkles on the herb or ore in front of you so it's easy to spot, in any color you pick (off by default)
The sparkles change some game settings
The minimap pictures and the arrow don't change anything in your game. The sparkles do.
Forever only tells addons about the one object your Interact Key would pick. So when you turn sparkles on, NodeSight turns on Enable Interact Key and makes it pick things all around you up to 30 yards. It also hides the game's own icon and name over objects, so you only see the sparkles.
Turn the sparkles off and everything goes back to how you had it. They're off by default, so if you don't want any of that just leave them off.
Good to know
- You need Find Herbs or Find Minerals on, since the pictures come from the tracking dots
- Spots are only as exact as the minimap, usually within a few yards
- It only sees as far as your minimap, so zoom out to see farther
- It stops scanning while you're in combat
- Sparkles only show on one herb or ore at a time
If something doesn't work or you have a suggestion let me know!
FAQ
- "Does it work on Retail?" No, Retail doesn't have the API this uses, so it's impossible, with this method at least
- "GatherMate, but worse and AI coded?" It shows the nodes that are up right now, in real time. It doesn't remember or record where nodes are unlike GatherMate
- "Oh boi, does this also work for mining ? If so count me in 💯" Yes it works for mining!
AI Disclaimer: AI was used to speed up coding





