Detect if player view the map

[Yemto]

Is there an event, or some other way to see if the player is looking at the map?

[MostlyNumbers]

You can define a custom input to fire an event when they toggle map view. Something like:

In data.lua

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local custom_input={
    type = "custom-input",
    name = "my-custom-input",
    key_sequence = "",
    linked_game_control = "toggle-map",
    consuming = "none"
}
data:extend{custom_input}

In control.lua

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script.on_event("my-custom-input", function(event)
    -- Do something here
end)

[eradicator]

Not sure if input actions trigger when clicking the minimap instead of pressing a button (they probably do). But, apart from that the map-open status doesn't seem to be part of the game state (i just tested) and thus you can't use it for anything that affects the game state without causing multiplayer desyncs.

[MostlyNumbers]

when clicking the minimap

Didn't even know that was an option!