Shows the total amount you have of items. The actual items may be in your bags, banks, or on one or more of your alts. This makes LootCount perfect for your grinding overview - even if you put some of the items in the bank or send some to your alts.
LootCount v1.16 (Changes from v1.10)
[fix] Bug that could make empty slots not appear
[fix] Updatebug fixed
[added] 2 global layouts (separated by server/faction) in addition to the local layout
[changed] Small change in code for usable items
[changed] A couple more minor changes
[WotLK fix] R-click names in chat now works
[WotLK fix] Setting goals works again
Description
LootCount's basic usage is to show you how many you have of one or more items without the annoyance of having to open your bags and add up stacks of items all the time. In addition to this, LootCount can also add the amount you have in your banks, on your alts, or in the current group/raid you are in - if they have LootCount installed, that is. This feature is very handy if you are grinding together with a friend.
The amount of items you can watch at any given time is only limited by your screen real-estate. It has been tested with 100+ different items.
To start watching an item, just drag it from your bags/bank and drop it on the LootCount interface. That's all.
...and more
Have you ever checked what items you can create (tailoring, smithing, etc) with all your stuff spread out across several characters? LootCount solves that problem for you. Upon mouse-over of any item that produces an item tooltip, LootCount will display the total amount you have of that item (according to your set-up with bank, alts, etc). This means that if you mouse-over a material (f.ex.) in your profession pane - say, [Wildvine] - LootCount will tell you if you have that (and how many totally) on any of your characters at a glance.
If you mouse-over an item-watch, LootCount will tell give you a breakdown of where all the items are (if applicable) like this:
- Bags: 17
- Bank: 20
- Altname1: 4
- Altname2: 2
First-time install
The first time you install LootCount, you will not see it on your screen when logging in to WoW. Show/hide LootCount by typing "/lc". This can also be assigned to a key in the native WoW key-binding options.
When LootCount appears for the first time, it will appear as an empty green frame in the center of your screen (where the head of your character is). This frame can be moved by dragging it by the corners (and ONLY the corners). Place it wherever you like. Now - open your bags, drag an item from there, and drop it in the center of the green frame. That's all there is to it.
Adding item-watches
When you want to add a new item-watch, just drag the item you want from your bags (or bank) to the LootCount interface. Several empty squares will appear where you can drop the item. Drop the item where you want it, and you're done.
Removing item-watches
You remove an item-watch by double-clicking it with the right mousebutton. This may seem like a somewhat strange way of removing an item, but this is a compromise to allow for better functionality for plug-ins. It also helps protect against accidental deletion.
LootCount has a menu that can be accessed by right-clicking the edges of the center frame (not the corners). This menu will let you select basic operational parameters like what to include in the count, and size of the interface.
"Full" feature-list
o Shows item-count from bags, bank, alts, group, raid (all selectable)
o Supports individual grind-goals for each item-watch
o Item-watches can individually be set to local-mode (count current character only)
o The interface can be locked so you wont move it or delete items accidentally
o No limit on number of watches
o Interface and text are resizable
o Watches are dynamically generated when they are needed
o The layout/shape can to some extent be controlled by the user when adding new item-watches
o Supports plug-ins
o Plug-ins are individually selectable from the add-on screen within WoW
o A few plug-ins comes bundled with LootCount
Group/raid
If you are in a group with someone that also have LootCount, you can watch items as a total. The most common use for this feature is to grind rep-items together with a friend. Both can then drop the rep-item on LootCount, and you will then read a shared total for this item. Now - if you in addition to this want to monitor your items only, you can drop the same item one more time and switch on local-mode for that item-watch.
Mouse-clicks
This is the functions different types of mouse-clicks will perform on regular LootCount item-watches. Plug-ins will have different functionalities.
Single left: Use item (if it is usable)
Double left: Nothing
Single right: Open menu
Double right: Remove item-watch (also works on plug-ins)
Plug-ins
A few plug-ins comes bundled with LootCount:
- Repair
- Reputation kill-countdown
- Experience kill-countdown
Any plug-in can be individually switched on/off from the addon-menu at the character selection screen in WoW to conserve memory.
Bundled plug-ins
Kill-countdown with XP and/or reputation
Ever wondered how many kills you need to level up, or how many kills you need to get to the next reputation level? If you have, LootCount will tell you. Just select the option (REP and/or XP) you need from the LootCount menu and click one of the empty slots that just appeared. If you chose XP, that is all there is to it. If you chose REP you will also need to select the faction you want to watch. You do this by opening the WoW reputation window (shortcut "U"), click the faction you want to watch, check the "View as experience bar" option.
The counter icon will contain two numbers. The bottom-right number will show an estimate based on the last mobs you have been killing, and the upper left will show you how many of the last mob you killed you will need to get to the next level. These numbers will get more and more equal as you approach your next level. If you choose to switch zone or mob-type, LootCount will adapt and tweak the estimate within a number of kills.
Special thanks to:
Faladrin for the initial code and idea for goal-functionality.
Belleboom for group/raid idea.
1.18:
- Added spacers (check key bindings)
1.16:
- Fixed a bug that could make empty slots not appear
1.14:
- Fixed an updatebug
- Added 2 global layouts (separated by server/faction) in addition to the local layout
1.12:
- Added 2 global layouts (separated by server/faction) in addition to the local layout
- small change in code for usable items
- a couple more minor changes,
- WotLK fix: r-click names in chat now works
- WotLK fix: setting goals works again
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)...
