Map Marker Customization
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📋 About This Mod
For the true explorer! Fully customize what map markers are visible or hidden on your map and minimap. Completely config.ini file driven.
MAP MARKER CUSTOMIZATION
Adds full customization over what map markers are visible or hidden. Works for both full screen and mini map versions of markers.
The mod identifies each marker by its icon texture and is completely config.ini driven.
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=== REQUIREMENTS
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UE4SS
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=== INSTALLATION
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[]Download and install UE4SS if you haven't already[/]
[]Extract the .zip into your UE4SS Mods folder: ("Windrose\R5\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods\")[/]
[]IMPORTANT: Set bUseUObjectArrayCache = true in ("Windrose\R5\Binaries\Win64\ue4s\UE4SS-settings.ini")[/]
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=== HOW TO USE
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[]F8-- Toggle POI markers hidden / shown[/]
[]Ctrl+F8-- Texture probe. This logs unknown marker types to the UE4SS console (useful if a new POI type is added after a game update)[/]
[]Ctrl+F9-- Reload the config.ini without restarting your game[/]
(Pressing F8 again restores all markers as they were before.)
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=== MARKERS HIDDEN BY DEFAULT
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These marker types are hidden by default:
POI locations (green checkmark icons) both completed and not yet found:
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[]Pirate camps and coastal camps[/]
[]Ruins[/]
[]Caves[/]
[]Shipwrecks[/]
[]Smuggler camps[/]
[]Boss arenas[/]
[]Mystery locations[/]
[]Dungeons[/]
=== MARKERS VISIBLE BY DEFAULT
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The following markers are visible by default, but can be hidden by being added to the [Hidden] list:
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[]Fast travel selection UI[/]
[]Exploration / fog prompts[/]
[]Active quest objectives[/]
[]Custom Custom quest objectives[/]
[]Quest area zones[/]
[]Your custom map pins[/]
[]Your ship position[/]
[]Your player position[/]
[]Your last death location[/]
[]Generic / miscellaneous[/]
[]Named region outlines[/]
[Settlement_Textures] or [Repeatable_POI_Textures],
even if added to [Hidden]
Protected by [Settlement_Textures]
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[]Tortuga | Fort icon[/]
[]People of Tortuga | Civilians icon[/]
[]Buccaneers | Buccaneers icon[/]
[]Smugglers | Smugglers icon[/]
[]Brethren of the Coast | Brethren icon[/]
- []Mines | Pickaxe icon [/]
=== CONFIGURATION
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Open "Mods\HideMapMarkers\config.ini" in any text editor (Notepad++ suggested) to customize the mod. Changes take effect after pressing Ctrl+F9 in-game, or on a freshly loaded save.
The config contains a full list of available markers (and their class names)!
[Hidden]
Widget classes to hide. By default this targets both the full map and mini map ScenarioPOI markers. You can add other marker classes here — a full list with descriptions is included as comments in the config file.
[Settlement_Textures]
Icon textures that should never be hidden, even if their widget class is in [Hidde
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[]F8-- Toggle POI markers hidden / shown[/]
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Windrose Mods
- Author
- trashcanhvnds
- Version
- 1
- Downloads
- 121
- Endorsements
- 8
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 5/17/2026
- Updated
- 5/17/2026
- Tags
- Gameplay, User Interface, Quality of Life
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