There are quite a few players that keep a list of items/drops/loot that they still need/want to have. Even more players _should_ make a list like that, so they know where possible upgrades drop. It also speeds up the looting process. (Less issues with "wait a sec! I don't know if this is better than what I have!")
I had a list like that for my Warrior and Priest in TBC and I have a list for my Death Knight for WotLK. I used Microsoft Excel to keep this list. Now, in WotLK, my Priest is raid-ready and I knew I'd have to eventually make a lootlist for my Priest.
However, I was tired of using Excel, or anything else 'out-game'. Frequent alt+tabbing, takes a lot of time to build a lootlist (especially if you want to have the stats of all the items).
So, I built an addon. LootPlan.
What is LootPlan?
LootPlan is an addon for World of Warcraft. It helps you in keeping track of drops you need/want in the future.
How do I use it?
Installing and configuring
1. Download the zip-file on Curse, unzip to your WoW\Interface\Addons folder. Or use the Curse-client to download the addon.
2. (Re)start the game.
3. If you have a LDB (LibDataBroker) addon, a new Broker called Lootplan allows you to access the LootPlan GUI. If not, type "/lootplan gui" or "/lp gui".
4. Go to the Settings part and bind a key to "Select Item".
5. (If you check "Add item-notes to tooltip", notes you add to items will appear in the tooltip of that item.)
Adding an item to the list (see attached picture 1):
1. Go to the 'root' of the addon GUI, it should show the "Add Item"-menu in the main area of the GUI.
2. Hover over (or click) an EQUIPPABLE (or Tier-token) item (for example in AtlasLoot), so that its tooltip shows.
3. Press the "Select Item" key, which you configured in step 4.
4. In the LootPlan "Add Item"-menu, it should now have put a link to that item there.
5. Select a category to add the itemlink to (defaults to 'Other', available categories depend on your class)
6. Optionally, type a note to add to this item.
7. Click "Add Item". The item will now be placed in the previously selected category, automatically in a sub-category dependent on equip-location of that item.
Alternative: Adding an item directly to category other (NEW in v0.3):
1. Hover over (or click) an EQUIPPABLE (or Tier-token) item (for example in AtlasLoot), so that its tooltip shows.
2. Press the "Quick Add" key, which you can configure on the settings screen.
3. The item is now placed in the 'Other' category. There should be a confirmation-message in the default chat-window.
Browsing items (see attached picture 2):
1. From the 'root' of the addon GUI, click a category-node (for example "Ranged" or "Other"). As mentioned before, which categories are shown depends on your class.
2. The main area of the GUI now shows a summary of items in this category.
3. Click a sub-node of this category, for example "Chest" or "One-hand Weapon". Only sub-categories that contain items will be shown.
4. You'll see the list of items you've added to this category/sub-category.
OK, I have added like 20 items to the system. When such an item would drop from a boss, I would still need to check if that item is on my list. I don't know all the items on my list by heart!
Well, I've thought about that. If you view the tooltip of an item that is already in your LootPlan, you will see "!!! LootPlan: <category item is in> !!!" with all kinds of funky colors.
Note on LibPeriodicTable
If you have an addon installed/enabled that uses LibPeriodicTable (for example, ClassLoot), LootPlan will make use of data from LibPeriodicTable. (LibPeriodicTable is a 'huge' storage library that knows which boss drops what item, etc.). When you see "PT: <some kind of info>" you'll know it got extracted from LibPeriodicTable.
If you don't have LibPeriodicTable, or LPT does not know where an item drops, it's a very good idea to add that information to the note of the item.
When I hover over an item, the tooltip shows up, I press the "Select Item"-key, but the item is not placed in the "Add Item" section. Why?
This could have various causes. Keep in mind you can only add equippable items to LootPlan. For example, [Emblem of Heroism] will not show up in the "Add Item" section.
Another issue could be caused by using another loot-browser than AtlasLoot. Like AtlasLoot, they could implement a custom tooltip that LootPlan does not know about. You can let me know about this other loot-browser and I might add compatibility for it to LootPlan. A possible workaround is to click the itemLink, which opens the 'ItemRefTooltip', which LootPlan knows about.
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)...
