Game Mechanics A New Command - /beacon

Since Wynn just added their own pink tracking beacon to the game, it would be great if it functionality to help players navigate. (aka a great QoL feature to bring over from Wynntils so that more players have access to it). Setting your beacon with commands would also make your compass point towards it, because it seems a lot of new players like to follow their compass.

There are several functions it could have:

• /beacon <coordinates> - Sets your beacon to lead you to the target location.
• /beacon here - Sets your beacon to your current location, for convenience.
  
• /beacon clear - Removes your beacon.
• /beacon quest - If you're tracking a quest, sets your beacon to the location defined for that quest stage.

And some more harder-to-implement ideas:

• /beacon <town, territory, dungeon, landmark, or other notable location> - Sets your beacon to coordinates corresponding to the input place. Obviously this would be difficult to upkeep if anything moves, and I would feel bad for the CT who has to write the switch statement for this.
• /beacon town - Sets your beacon to the nearest town to you, or the town you would respawn in. This could help new players navigate easier when they're lost.

What do yall think of this idea?

 

as a wynntils player i’d find this useful because both the /compass command from wynntils and the /beacon command described above would let me keep track of two locations at once :D

 

Good idea

And as wynncraft needs money they could allow 1 beacon for nons, 2 beacons for vip, 3 beacons for vip+, 4 beacons for hero and 5 beacons for champion (/beacon <location> <number from 1 to 5>)

When adding that a thing can generate money it has a higher chance to be added lol

 

Wait there’s a wynncraft beacon what
Is that why I see 2 sometimes when I’m doing quests (cause wynntils)

 

Sounds very unique, It would be a great addition to the game, especially for people who don't use wynntils.

 

Making Wynntils useless, one feature at a time
Jokes aside this would be very useful for new players who can’t download Wynntils.

 

I don't think that would work considering they allow wynntils in the server, just like bomb tracker for example, they dont allow wynntils to implement it into their modpack, but its still a feature for champion players.

 

A beacon is not really an advantage over other players though, unlike bomb bell.

 

I do like the idea of higher ranks having more beacons, but it doesn't seem practical as Wynntils already has waypoints that players can set, so no player would really buy a rank for the beacon upgrade.

 

Wynntils has only one beacon.
You could solve this by using command "compass" for it (so it clashes) or explicitly telling Wynntils not to allow second beacon (one vanilla second Wynntils)