Summary
FastQuest Classic is an addon to enhance quest log displaying, quest tracking, and notification. This is an alternative to heavy duty add-ons like MonkeyQuest, Quest-I-On,
etc. The difference is that the code is much smaller and faster, since it
uses Blizzard's build-in components enhancing and improving them. But it
does not have full set of features those addons offer, so try them and
decide what is best for you!
History of FastQuest Classic
FastQuest Classic is originally called "FastQuest" and is written by Vashen.
Vashen had left WoW after he released the great FastQuest 2.11. Since then,
FastQuest has some minor udpated by some fans including the WoWBox* Alfred.
While I am trying to contact Vashen and also Alfred to seek for some other
minor update for FastQuest, I did not get any response from them at that
time. Then I decide to picked it up and try to fixed some minor issues, I
then register an continued addon on Curse. Since that, FastQuest is released
with version number like 2.11.1, 2.11.2, 2.11.3, etc.
When the TBC was going to be released in US and Europe, Vashen was back and
he decided to continue the implementation. Vashen started the new FastQuest
with version number 3.x and was supported with Titan and Fubar. I saw Vashen's
messages and actions, I was thinking it's about the time to turn back this
great addon to Vashen and also the credits.
However, there are some players still love the classic and standalone
FastQuest, including me. So I decide to rename the addon name to
"FastQuest Classic" and started from version 2.11.207.
- WoWBox: http://wowbox.tw/
Installation
Unpack the ZIP file to WoW\Interface\AddOns\
For example, if your WoW is installed under
"C:\Program Files\Blizzard\World of WarCraft"
you should see below structure once you have correctly unzip the addon:
C:\Program Files\Blizzard\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\FastQuest_Classic\Images\
C:\Program Files\Blizzard\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\FastQuest_Classic\Bindings.xml
C:\Program Files\Blizzard\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\FastQuest_Classic\FastQuest.lua
C:\Program Files\Blizzard\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\FastQuest_Classic\FasuQuest.xml
C:\Program Files\Blizzard\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\FastQuest_Classic\FastQuest_Classic.toc
....
Features
- Enhances Blizzard's Quest WatchFrame! Automatically add current quests to WatchFrame and removes them when they are completed. This option is ON by default and can be toggled by /fq autoadd.
- Easy quest tracking. You can use RightClick or Shift+click quest names in QuestLog window to Add/Remove quests manually. (/fq clear will remove all quest from the tracker)
- Adds formatting options for Shift+LeftClick / Crtl+LeftClick / Ctrl+RightClick into chat use /fq format to cycle through them. Allows "[10+] QuestName", "[10] QuestName (Elite)", etc.
- Use Ctrl+RightClick on the quest to send not only quest title but also quest objective to chat frame, it makes things easier when you are going to tell people what quest you are investigating without typing quest detail by your self.
- Quests in WatchFrame are displayed in color that is based on difficulty. There are now over 20 shades of colors from bright green to bright red that are used to denote quest and monster difficulty. Quest that would be come trivial next level is highlighted giving you chance to complete it while it still yields exp.
- Automatically notify your party/guild/raid/near-by people of your quest progress (example: Thistle Boar Slain 5/7), this option is off by default and can be toggled by /fq autonotify
- Notify your party/guild/raid or near-by people for your level-up or new area/zone discovered is configurable. Sometimes you may want to enable this feature so that your partners may now your recent status when you all are looking for some place together or s/he is farming together with you for your leveling-up.
- Allows you to insert quest objectives of the selected quest into the chat. Open the chatbox and right click on the quest name. (check the screenshot above.) Control click on the quest name also lists objectives but in the shorter form, the way they are displayed in quest tracker.
- Allows WatchFrame to be draged anywhere on the screen (use "/fq unlock" to enable draging and you can "/fq lock" to lock it in place).
- Automatically complete turn-in quests such as the once in AV that you have to turn in one by one. When you right click on the NPC to turn in quest, FQ will click "Continue" and "Complete Quest" buttons for you, but will stop to let you pick reward if choice is given. The down side is that you will not be able to read what NPC's replies to you when you turn in your quest, but that's only to those who actually read it :) This feature is off by default and can be toggled by /fq autocomplete
- Configurable options are now supported with slash command "/fq options", or simply click on the minimap icon or Quest Log's "FQ" button.
Slash Commands
/fq notifyparty - Toggle automatic notification of party members.
/fq notifyguild - Toggle automatic notification of guild members.
/fq notifyraid - Toggle automatic notification of raid members.
/fq notifynearby - Toggle automatic notification for non-party channel.
/fq autoadd - Toggle automatic addition of changed quests to QuestTracker.
/fq autocomplete - Toggle automatic completion of quests when turning them in. (You will not see the quest
completion information from NPC.)
/fq autonotify - Toggle automatic notification of party members.
/fq clear - Clear QuestTracker window from all quests.
/fq color - Toggle colorful quest title in QuestTracker window.
/fq detail - Toggle quest notification in brief or in detail.
/fq format - Toggle quest notification output format.
/fq lock(unlock) - Locks/Unlocks quest tracker window.
/fq memberinfo - Toggle quest's suggested to go with group info to be displayed or not.
/fq notifydiscover - Toggle automatic notification of the new zone you discovered.
/fq notifyexp - Toggle automatic notification of experience gained from a quest.
/fq notifylevelup - Notify the level-up information
/fq options - Toggle option frame.
/fq reset - Resets QuestTracker window's position
/fq status - Display all the FastQuest Classic configuration status.
/fq tag - Toggle display of quest tags (elite, raid, etc)
Localization
- English
- French (oXid_FoX, Ksys)
- Traditional Chinese (Arith)
- Simplified Chinese (Arith)
- German (Killekille of Blackrock)
- Korean (gygabyte)
If you would like to help on translating this addon, please contact me via Curse.com by leaving your message in FastQuest Classic addon page. Or simply
send me a private message. Or go to http://wow.curseforge.com/projects/fast-quest-classic/localization/ with your CurseForge account.
If you would like to contact me, please visit Curse and send me private message. I will respond to you once I login Curse.
Revision History:
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- 2.15.06 (2009/06/05)
* Fix watched-quest's left-clicking not working properly
* Tuning FQ Option Frame layout
- 2.15.05 (2009/05/23)
* Support WoW 3.1.2
- 2.15.04 (2009/05/21)
* French translation update. (Thanks for Ksys)
* Fix the error in the first time addon loaded
* Fix the first quest being watched in a fresh login that WatchFrame is not
properly link to dragable green button
* Fix the auto removal problem that when there is at least one watched-quest
which has quest item, then the auto removal won't work properly
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)...
