Chaos Bidder
Introduction
This addon is created for the Chaos Overwhelming guild of the Darkspear-EU Realm.
The main aim of the addon is to expedite the DKP bidding process during raids.
Basic Operations
Once the addon is installed you can open it by typing '/cb' or '/chaosbidder'.
The addons itself will automatically receive information from the BidManiac addon used to manage auctions.
You'll see the following information:
Auction Manager - person performing auctions
Item Auctioned - Item that is currently being auctioned
Current DKP - the amount of DKP you have at your disposal for bidding
Current Bid - player who placed the last bid and the amount of DKP (s)he used
Bid Increment - the amount of DKP you want to increment the Current Bid with when you bid
The Chaos Bidder addon, even if it's not open, will open automatically once an auction is started by the Auction Manager by using the BidManiac-Enhanced addon. You will immediatelly get information about the Auction Manager and the Item auctioned.
In order to get the amount of DKP you have available click on the Check DKP button and it will be shown on the form (for this option to work your guild must be running the QDKPv2 addon).
In order to place the bid you have to click the Place Bid button and it will do it automatically for you. If someone has already placed a bid before you (visible in the Current Bid text box) the bid you place will be incremented by the amount shown in the Bid Increment text box. If you want to change the increment use the slider on the form - it goes from 5 to 1000 DKP increment.
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r16 | arionian | 2009-08-08 04:40:39 +0000 (Sat, 08 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
A /tags/Chaos Bidder v1.3 Release (from /trunk:15)
Tagging as Chaos Bidder v1.3 Release
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r15 | arionian | 2009-08-08 04:33:34 +0000 (Sat, 08 Aug 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/ChaosBidder.lua
M /trunk/ChaosBidder.toc
M /trunk/ChaosBidderForm.xml
* Release Tagged as 30200
* Added a CheckBox in order to keep the addon closed during the bidding process
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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)...
