Mini Maps
These options allow you to install various sizes and types of custom mini maps. These maps will appear in game in the mini map window which you can access with the /map command.
The custom maps sets in this option were created by Valmerwolf and are also available for download directly from his site at:
http://www.valmerwolf.com/varie/modvalmer.htm
The amount of detail in the custom maps is greater than that available in the original Mythic maps as shown below.
Original Mythic Map

Valmerwolf Custom Map

The maps in this option are from Valmerwolf files with the following dates.
MiniMaps256 07 Sep 2006
Update256 15 Nov 2006
MiniMaps512 07 Sep 2006
Update512 21 Nov 2006
Mix256512 07 Sep 2006
UpdateMix 15 Nov 2006
TaskMaps 17 Aug 2006
Myth - It is a common myth that adding custom mini maps to the game cause an increase in lag because of the extra memory they use. This is not entirely true. While some of the mini maps may be larger than the original game maps they are loaded dynamically only when needed. The game loads the mini maps one at a time into the mini map window as you move from zone to zone. This means that at any one time only one of the maps is loaded into memory at a time. The slightly larger maps can take up some additional memory than their Mythic counterpart, but not enough to cause noticeable increases in lag.