An addon to help you access your (favorite) non-combat pets (also known as small pets, mini pets, vanity pets, etc.).
I am taking over for Dourd in regard to keeping this addon updated. He wrote to me:
<<quote>>heya blademage727
Lately with work commitments and other RL stuff I no longer have time to work on updates, or really play wow as much as before.
Ofcourse you have my permission to update / take over the Pocket Menagerie project all you wish and upload for the people to enjoy :)
And thank you for taking the time to update the code and seek permission, a rarity these days.
Yours
Dourd<</quote>>
The main update is the addition of two extra rows of buttons to the main frame. After having added my 85th pet to my collection on my main, the addon was giving me an error. This was due to the fact that it was only expecting a maximum of 84 pets. At the current time, it is possible to have 99 small pets on a single character (assuming you are on a US server). As such two more rows are required to accommodate that many pets.
As of 1.2.1, there is one more row. Though it is not needed presently, there was space for it to be added without further changing the size of the main window, so I figured I'd add it now. Plus, I added it to my mount version of the addon, Pocket Stable, and I wanted to keep them consistent.
~ Original Description ~
<<quote>>With the introduction of the new Pet & Mount system we can now carry all of our non combat pets with us, all the time, this is great, but I personaly have over 50 pets and trying to find the ones I really like is literally like finding a needle in a haystack, except this haystack has my pet Boar Irwin in it and he's not too happy about me poking around his haystack ;)
To make things a little easier and fun I created an addon that shows you all of your pets and lets you pick 10 of them as your faves to quickly summon them whenever you want without having to look for ages.
Release History
Version 1.1
- Fixed a bug which could result in the Pocket Menagerie button being duplicated when you zone.
Version 1.0
Instructions
The first time you run the addon, there will be a button in the middle of your screen that looks like a baby seal cub.
Hovering over this button shows your Favourites Bar (this will be blank at first)
- Hold the Right Mouse Button to drag this Button wherever you want
- Left Click The Mouse to bring up the main Pet Menagerie Screen.
Main Pet Menagerie Screen
This screen shows all of your non combat pets in one large grid at the bottom of the window, and at the top, is a list of your 10 favourite pets.
- Left Click a pet will summon it.
- Right Click a pet will add it to your Favourites Bar
You can remove a pet from your favourites by Right Clicking On it.<</quote>>
Patch 3.2.0 TOC Interface Number Update
Added more rows to accomodate the increase in total available companions.
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)...
