GatherSage shows you if you can collect tradeskill items based on your current skill in that profession. It displays this information in the tooltip when you mouse over a tracked item on the minimap (Herb or Ore node) or the item in the worldframe (Herb, Ore Node, Skinnable corpse) or in your inventory (Millable herb or Prospectable ore).
This is the original GatherSage updated in both content and code for WotLK. All new collection tradeskill items have been added: now supports Mining, Herbalism, Skinning, Milling (Inscription), and Prospecting (Jewelcrafting).
Will only show necessary skill levels if you posses the matching profession. Also code optimized so that Herbalism info only shows on the Herb nodes instead of the picked herbs as well (due to the fact that the nodes and the herbs have the same name)
Original code written by: Dsanai
Code Modified for Wotlk by: Csalago (Jordicus)
New tradeskill items added for WotLK by: Csalago & Tinyu
FEATURES ----------------------------
-- Modifies the tooltip for Mining and Herbalism nodes, Skinnable corpses, Millable herbs and Prospectable ores.
-- Displays title in green if you have the skill needed to harvest, red if you do not.
-- Displays the amount of skill required so you know how close you are.
-- Tells you if there are special items that can be harvested in addition to the obvious.
-- Works on minimap nodes, so you don't have to search for one that you might not have the skill to harvest yet.
-- Displays skill needed to skin a corpse only once it becomes skinnable (has been looted)
Now supports:
Mining
Herbalism
Skinning
Milling (Inscription)
Prospecting (Jewelcrafting)
v30000-5: Added Titanium ore to Prospecting as of Patch 3.2
v30000-4: minor typo & skill level fixes for 3.1
v30000-3
-- Changed Skinning tooltip to search entire tooltip in case the profession info has been moved by other addons.
-- Fixed a few typos in data file
-- Changed WotLK Mining node names for patch 3.0.8
update 30000-2b: more typos fixed in localization file
update 30000-2a: fixed typo in localization file
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)...
