Critterer by Kjallstrom (ultranurd@yahoo.com)
Guild: Mellonea
Server: Kirin Tor
This addon allows you to pick a random companion pet or mount from those your character has obtained. You can add the slash commands below as a macro onto one of your action bars.
All settings are configured on a per-character basis. Use the UI configuration panel to enable the pets and mounts you want to be included in the random pool. By default, no pets are included.
The original idea is from Thirge, a Mellonea member.
Slash Commands:
/critterer <command>
/crit <command>
help
Displays the help text.
config
Opens the UI configuration panel. Default subcommand.
/randpet
Summons one of your stored companions at random. This will replace a companion you currently have summoned, if any.
/randmount
Summons one of your stored mounts at random. This will replace your current mount if you are mounted (and on the ground).
Known Bugs
- There is no way to check if you can currently summon a particular mount
- Companions or mounts that require a reagent will fail to be summoned if randomly selected
- You cannot use /randmount while you are currently mounting; nothing will happen
tag 1.2-30000
5ea6eed21a82f9fe1b35f50e04712f9b0302d809
Nicolas Ward <ultranurd@yahoo.com>
2009-03-16 23:56:07 -0400
Improved pet list display
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Nicolas Ward:
update settings directly in OnClick
fixed tabs in code (thanks emacs), added pet/mount count, adjusted options layout
show mounts view on load
removed drop downs, duplicated mount scrolling list view from pets view
version 1.2 no longer beta
Added scrolling selection pane support for pets; settings access is a bit sketchy still.
Switched to variable loading instead of entering world (triggered by zoning between continents)
Updated version number
Duplicated enable functionality for mounts
Added some error messages (if Quiet is disabled), filtering pets based on list, don't try to unsummon current pet at random
Pet enabled loading and saving working
Basic drop down menu with checklist in place, need to handle cancel events
Removed old slash command stuff, gave access to config panel from slash command, cancel doesn't work right yet
Got variable loading/saving working, default button, okay button
fixed lua indeting, got basic checkbox functionality working
Initialized empty UI config frame
Updated readme
Made some variables local, enabled actual companion summoning, updated readme
Added quiet/verbose toggle, fixed additional slash commands, implemented basic randomizer, simplified TOC description
Fixed a variable name error
Reenabled variable loading, tried to fix multiple slash commands
Initial mod framework, slash command registration, readme, in-game help.
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)...
