MinimalDKP (MDKP) is a minimal, fully in-game, chat command driven DKP addon.
The addon itself does not have a local state at all,
which makes it perfect for realtime, concurrent usage
by guild members.
All DKP state information manipulated by the addon is
stored in the guild Officer Notes. Notice however, that
the addon will not erase or corrupt existing data in the
notes.
The addon supports fully separated "sets" which
you can use for storing different DKP values for each
player in the guild. It's a good idea to keep the set
names short, so that they will not eat much space from
the Officer Note. Examples of good and short set names: kz, t4, t5, t6.
Make sure that each player using this addon will be able
to at least read the Officer Notes. The access to the
notes can be controlled via the in-game Guild Control panel.
You can invoke the addon by issuing the '/dkp' command.
Usage examples (addon installed locally):
'/dkp' - queries your DKP.
'/dkp warrior' - queries guild's warrior DKP.
'/dkp +50 t4' - awards all members of the raid +50 DKP in set 't4'.
'/dkp +20 t4 Venogrim' - awards Venogrim +10 DKP in set 't4'.
'/dkp -10 t4 Venogrim' - deducts Venogrim +10 DKP in set 't4'.
'/dkp reset t4' - resets the DKP in set 't4' for all members.
'/dkp help' - shows addon help.
Usage examples (whisper interface):
'/w Venogrim dkp' - queries your DKP.
'/w Venogrim dkp warrior' - queries guild's warrior DKP.
- 2.0.0 - Added addon compatibility to patch 3.1 -
mostly chat frame related issues.
- Added blind auction and bidding functionality.
- Fixed minor issues and cleaned up the code.
- Added settings that control the behaviour of the addon:
* sets (defines a list of valid set names)
* auction_timeout (auction timeout in seconds)
* dkp_min (minimum dkp value for each player)
* dkp_max (maximum dkp value for each player)
* bid_min (minimum bid value)
* bid_step (bid step size, i.e. granularity of the bids)
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)...
