Noggenfogger
Description
This addon controlls which effect buffs are applied when using Noggenfogger Elixirs. When disabled effects are cast, they will be automatically removed from you character.
Usage
By default, all Noggenfogger Elixer effects are enabled. To choose which effect buffs you would like to be filtered, use either the chat or visual interface. To show the UI panel, open the game menu and navigate to Interface > Addons. you can also type '/noggenfogger' to go directly to the panel.
Slash Commands
Any of the following slash commands can be used:
- '/noggenfogger'
- '/noggen'
- '/nf'
Arguments
Usage: '/noggenfogger [command]'
- enable: Enables the addon.
- disable: Disables the addon. All Noggenfogger Elixir buffs will be normally applied.
- skeleton: Toggles the skeleton effect buff
- slowfall: Toggles the slowfall buff
- shrink: Toggles the shrink buff.
Visual Options UI
There are 4 checkboxes. The interface should be self explanatory. To disable any of the random buffs applied by the elixir, uncheck the appropriate checkbox. Unchecking the "Enabled" box will disable the addon and Noggenfogger Elixir buffs will be applied normally.
How it Works
The Noggenfogger Elixir item applies a random buff to the player every time it is used. When either of the following effects are set to be disabled, the addon will automatically remove the buff. The following are the visual and functional effects gained by the buffs:
- Skeleton: Character model transformed into a skeleton, also gives the ability to breath underwater. (10 Min Duration)
- Slowfall: Gives a slowfall buff that slows the player's descent. As a safety, this buff will be enabled if the elixir is used while falling.. (15 Sec Duration)
- Shrink: Shrinks the player by about 30% of its normal size. (10 Min Duration)
Each time the player uses the elixir, the addon scans the current buffs for exact matches for each effect. If the effect is set to disabled, the buff is automatically removed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I have *blank* effect enabled, but I'm still not getting the buff I have selected.
A: The Noggenfogger Elixir item randomly chooses one of the three buffs to apply when used. Keep using the item until you get the effect you want.
Q: Whenever I use the elixir, nothing happens.
A: You probably have the effect disabled. Type '/noggenfogger' to show the options UI panel and check the buffs you want to be enabled. You can also use the chat commands to change settings. Type '/noggenfogger effectName' to toggle the effect.
If you disable every buff, the elixir will effectively do nothing.
Q: Jumping around while using the elixir causes buffs to be applied that I have disabled.
A: This is a safety feature. If you try to use the elixir while falling, it will temporarily override any settings you have. This is in case somebody tries using the elixir as an emergency slowfall while falling off a cliff, for example. I may add a setting to disable this feature at some point.
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)...
