function isZoneChanged(_maxWaitTime)
	-- delay is the max waiting time bot will wait for loading screen to appear, 15 sec by default
	local _maxWaitTime = _maxWaitTime or 15
	
	-- wait for loading screen to appear
	if memoryReadBytePtr(getProc(), addresses.loadingScreenPtr, addresses.loadingScreen_offset) == 0 then
		repeat
			yrest(1000)
			_maxWaitTime = _maxWaitTime - 1
		until _maxWaitTime == 0 or memoryReadBytePtr(getProc(), addresses.loadingScreenPtr, addresses.loadingScreen_offset) == 1
	end

	if _maxWaitTime == 0 then
		-- Loading screen didn't appear, we return false so waypoint file can try to trigger zone change again or exit with an error
		cprintf(cli.yellow,"Couldn't detect zone change...\n")
		return false
	end
	
	-- wait until loading screen is gone
	repeat
		yrest(1000)
	until memoryReadBytePtr(getProc(),addresses.loadingScreenPtr, addresses.loadingScreen_offset) == 0

	yrest(2000)
	player:update()
	return true
end