ASSFilter (Dirge and Anal Spam Filter).
Version: 1.3
Date: 04/23/2009
Author: Yewbacca
Filters the common EU-Stormreaver [Dirge]/Anal [Item] spam and either colors it dark gray so that it's easy to ignore, or hides the spam completely.
The name of this addon is a play on both the nature of this particular spam phenomenon, and the asshats who are doing the spamming.
Behavior:
* Spam is filtered from the numbered channels, i.e. /1 to /99 (which includes the trade channel, the worst offender).
* This means that it won't affect whispers, says, yells, raid/bg, guild chat and so on.
* It won't filter your OWN messages AT ALL; they will show up as normal, even if you're performing [Dirge] spam on /2 (for instance).
* Lastly, if you're a BLACKSMITH that WANT to see people interested in BUYING [Dirge] (happens like once a year), then this filter is not for you. 99% of the mentions of [Dirge] are spam.
Usage:
/assfilter
Shows the current mode and prints a list of valid commands.
/assfilter nofilter
Disables the spam filtering, making all spam messages show up as normal.
/assfilter color
Colors the spam dark gray to make it easy for the eyes to skip it.
/assfilter hide
Completely hides all spam from ever being shown on the screen.
The filter defaults to 'color' mode the first time you run it.
You are then free to set the filter up to hide the spam if you want to.
The settings are remembered account-wide (affects all characters).
Changes:
1.3 (08/05/2009):
Updated for Patch 3.2, which once again changed how channel filters work (they now have an additional arg12 which contains the UnitGUID of the person who typed the message), and removed the temporary MJ spamkillers.
1.2 (06/26/2009):
Temporary update to filter the massive amount of Michael Jackson spam: "MJ", "Michael", "Jackson", "Kids" and "Children" are now added. This will be restored to normal once the spam blows over. R.I.P. King of Pop.
1.1 (04/23/2009):
Updated for compatibility with Patch 3.1 (which changed how channel filters work).
1.0 (11/05/2008):
Initial release, fully stable.
1.3 (08/05/2009):
Updated for Patch 3.2, which once again changed how channel filters work (they now have an additional arg12 which contains the UnitGUID of the person who typed the message), and removed the temporary MJ spamkillers.
1.2 (06/26/2009):
Temporary update to filter the massive amount of Michael Jackson spam: "MJ", "Michael", "Jackson", "Kids" and "Children" are now added. This will be restored to normal once the spam blows over. R.I.P. King of Pop.
1.1 (04/23/2009):
Updated for compatibility with Patch 3.1 (which changed how channel filters work).
1.0 (11/05/2008):
Initial release, fully stable.
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)...
