Dependency (one of the following):
- Auctioneer
- AuctionMaster
- AuctionLite
ProfMax utilizes AuctionHouse scan data to calculate the pricing of TradeSkill items. ProfMax will output this information to the TradeskillUI window (i.e. Alchemy, Cooking, First-Aid, etc...).
Profmax will also calculate the total cost of purchasing the mats on the AuctionHouse and will display if there is a profit to be made.
AuctionHouse prices can be displayed in Skillet.
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ProfMax v1.0
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-Updated .toc for 3.1 patch
-Corrected problem where interface options were not saving properly after patch 3.1.
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ProfMax v0.9.0
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-Added basic support for Skillet. Disabled by default. Enable via Options Panel.
-Added option to display reagent price in the TradeSkillUI window. Disabled by default. Enable via Options Panel. (Does not work with Skillet)
-Minor code updates for performance improvements.
-Fixed issue when INFORMANT knows about an item but shows the cost to be zero.
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ProfMax v0.8.0
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-Added support for AuctionLite.
-Added support for AuctionMaster.
-Added internal lookup table for item buy prices for users who do not use INFORMANT. Let me know if I missed any mats you can but from vendor.
-Added option to flag items that will result in profit from AH. Items will be flagged with an "*" in the TradeSkill UI window. Note: You may experience a delay when scrolling in the Tradeskill UI Frame. (Seems to only be when using Auctioneer) If so, then you'll probably want to keep this option disabled.
-Removed option for enabling debugging.
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ProfMax v0.6.0
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-Added additional nil checks for users with no pricing modules installed
-Added new option in the options panel to show per unit auction pricing in tradeskill UI even if no mats are available
-Added new option in the options panel to show only per unit auction pricing even if mats are available. (that is, don't multipy by the mats available count)
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ProfMax v0.5.0
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-ProfMax Loads OnDemand instead of at logon.
-Added options panel to the Blizzard Interface Options frame.
-Added the ability to select the preferred Pricing Algorithm to use. This can be set in the Interface Options menu.
-Using Informant to determine vendor purchase price. Older versions of ProfMax only used AH values or assumed zero.
-Added SavedVariables capability to store options for ProfMax.
-Added ChangeLog.txt file to package.
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ProfMax v0.3.0
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-Added check to ensure itemLink passed to Auctioneer API is an item. Should correct problem with Enchanting.
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ProfMax v0.2.3
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-Added check for nil value after calling Blizzard GetTradeSkillItemLink and GetTradeSkillReagentItemLink API calls
-Added check for nil value for TradeSkillName
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ProfMax v0.2.1
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-Integrated into TradeSkillUI.
-Added calculation to determine if profit can be made by purchasing mats on AH.
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ProfMax v0.2
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-Removed EnhTooltip dependency
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ProfMax v0.1
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-Initial Release
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)...