ImmersionRP
"This mod looks hotter than Jessica Rabbit." ~ Shael of Feathermoon US.
"Using this mod is like having hot, unrefined awesomeness injected directly into your bloodstream. My hair approves." ~ Hinote of Feathermoon US.
What is ImmersionRP?
ImmersionRP is a system that is completely compatible with flagRSP in the aspect of sending and receiving of the custom character information. However, while providing the same basic services as flagRSP, it also offers a set of features that are unique to this particular system.
ImmersionRP was designed as a light-weight and user-friendly RP immersion system that follows the ideas of flagRSP.
Features
The current list of features contains the following:
- Full graphical interface - all the IRP commands and switches are easliy found through a comprehensive menu that is accessable by right-clicking your character's portrait.
- Complete flagRSP compatibility - you will be able to view descriptions of flagRSP, flagRSP2 and MyRolePlay users. (as long as RSP2 and MRP stay on the flagRSP communication channel, in any case)
- Support for both a first name and a last name at the same time - Compatible with FlagRSP2 and flagRSP BC.
- Fast character lookup that enables you to quickly view a person's description through a search engine. (With capability of looking up characters by their custom names)
- Quick status change that lets you change your RP status without opening the main ImmersionRP window.
- Social interface - you may enable the optional Social addon and use it to list your friends and foes, both players and guilds, of either faction. You may also choose to hide information in the tooltip for players who are not on your list as well as assign RP information to those who don't use any RP mod. The Social addon was carefully designed to cause minimal performance impact to your WoW experience and absolutely none for users who do not wish to use it.
- Compact scrollable and resizable infobox - Initially, the infobox will display only the names and custom title, however, should you wish to see the full description of a character, all that is necessary is clicking on the infobox. To hide the description again, just one more click on the infobox is required. In this mode, the infobox can be freely resized vertically.
- Possibility to bind IRP's functions to any key on your keyboard.
- Semi-automatic joining of the communication channel - IRP will warn you after some time into the gaming session if your client isn't connected to the channel, thus eliminating the potential problem of auto-joining and messing up your channel order.
- An optional minimap icon that can be moved and placed freely.
- The ability to disable the display of information for certain players.
- The ability to quickly toggle the visibility of your helm and cloak from the IRP menu.
- Tooltip preview - see what others' tooltips will show when they mouse over you.
- Complete compatibility with WoW 2.0 and The Burning Crusade.
Installation Notes
To install IRP, the contents of the downloaded file need to be unzipped to the WoW\Interface\AddOns\ directory. The directory in which the mod resides MUST be called "ImmersionRP" without the quotes and similarly the Social addon directory must me called "ImmersionRPSocial".
Should you be a flagRSP, flagRSP2 or MyRolePlay user, you will need to disable the mod you are using and mods associated with it in the UI menu on Character Selection screen, and to make sure that ImmersionRP is selected as one of the UIs to run in the game. Please note that IRP is incompatible with most tooltip modifiers due to the way the tooltip works.
NOTE: The Social addon is disabled by default. Should you wish to use it, make sure to enable it before you enter the world. It is also possible to load the Social addon while playing by typing: /script EnableAddOn("ImmersionRPSocial") into the chat and then reloading the UI using either /console reloadui or simply adding ReloadUI() after the EnableAddOn command.
After the game is loaded, right-click your portrait and go to the "Character Info" panel to customize the description. Please remember to join the communication channel by clicking "Join Channel" in the "Settings" panel or wait for IRP to detect the absence of the channel.
Feedback
Should you have any bug reports or suggestions, feel welcome to post them on http://immersionrp.wowaddict.org/forum/
Thank you for your attention and for (hopefully) trying ImmersionRP - we hope you will enjoy it.
Alpha 4 changes
- Implemented support for RSP2-style first and last names. IRP will convert your characters' info to the new format. Note that this means you cannot downgrade back to pre-Alpha 4, should you wish to do so, without deleting your SavedVariables files!
- Implemented notes feature - you can now add notes to the players you meet - or to yourself, as a matter of fact - by simply writing it down in the Notes section of the Infobox.
- Implemented friendlist feature: you can activate the optional Social interface, as it is now called, and add your friends and enemies of both factions. You can even add guilds. The tooltip will show you their friendly/hostile status.
For players, you can add alternate names and an alternate title. These will be displayed in the tooltip if the player doesn't have information of his/her own.
The Social interface is a separate addon that can be loaded along with IRP. It was designed this way to make sure that players who do not wish to use the Social interface or its features suffer no performance penalties. The Social addon is disabled by default, so remember to enable it if you want to use it.
The Social interface is still a work-in-progress, despite the fact that it's fully operational. I'd like to receive feedback regarding it, as well as the other features (and bugs) in Alpha 4.
- Rewritten tooltip modifier is now faster, more memory-efficient and supports mini-plugins. Contact me for details.
- Put up new minimap icon by Dalrick. Tell us what you think about it! It's not necessarily the final version.
- Changed the infobox border style. I think it looks better.
- Fixed PvP rank display in the tooltip. It should now display the selected rank instead of the "real" rank.
- Moved description indicator ("Click to view description") into the infobox itself.
- Added a channel warning. IRP will warn you if you've gone some time into the gaming session without connecting to the IRP channel.
- Fixed the bug that caused the language changer to error if RP mode had been engaged.
- The infobox can now be resized vertically.
- The tooltip preview is now sticky. It will persist until turned off using the same command used to engage it.
- Added the option to temporarily disable IRP's features.
- The search routine has been optimised and improved. It now has a better chance of finding the person you were looking for.
- Removed the "Communication Method" option. I don't think it will ever be needed. This will help with confusion issues.
- Added options to show/hide the helm and cloak to IRP's menus.
- Changed the words "Friends List" to a more appropriate word: "Social". This matches Blizzard's name for their window too.
- Added the option to center the RP mode button in the screen using /irp centerrpbutton.
- Did some minor optimisations.
Installation Guide
- Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
- Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
- Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
- Windows XP has a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
- WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
- WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
- Mac Users
- StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
- Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
- Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
- Start World of Warcraft
- Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.
Translations
When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".
TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.
If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.
See also: About "Out Of Date AddOns"
Mac Support
WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.
Directory Structure
World of Warcraft
|_ Interface
|_AddOns
|_*AddonName*
|_ *AddonName*.toc
|_ *AddonName*.xml
|_ *AddonName*.lua
|_ (possibly others as well)...