QuestGuru replaces the standard Quest Log and adds a quest history which shows all quests completed since you installed the addon. QuestGuru utilizes a side-by-side display to list more quest titles, and more of the quest text, without having to scroll as much.
QuestGuru ChangeLog
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Version 0.9.5 (release)
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* Added option to show/hide World Map icons for quests
Version 0.9.5 Beta 3
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* THIS VERSION IS ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH WOTLK BETA OR PTR
* Added World Map icons for all quests in your current quest log
* And, of course, more bug fixes
Version 0.9.5 Beta 2
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* THIS VERSION IS ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH WOTLK BETA OR PTR
* Added Quest Title information to World Map icons when clicking on starter and finisher names in the log
* Added area names for Northrend
* Added localization strings, with some German translations by Cartman
* Added CowDeath sound to available sounds, by request
* Some minor changes and bug fixes
Version 0.9.5 Beta
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* THIS VERSION IS ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH WOTLK BETA OR PTR
* Some minor changes and bug fixes
Version 0.9.4
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* Added track/untrack quest to right-click menu in quest log
* Added shift-right click menu to quests in tracker
* Added Echo option for Announcer
* Bug fixes
Version 0.9.3
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* Added option to disable addon-to-addon communications
* Empty tabs (other than Current) will now be hidden
* Added MobMap support to the tracker (If MobMap buttons and scrollbar overlap, move tracker away from right edge slightly)
* "Show Border" tracker setting now just adds/removes the border, while leaving the background (which can be hidden by setting its alpha to 0)
* Added tracker option to anchor the window by the bottom, rather than the top
* Right-clicking the Minimize button on the tracker will now toggle auto-minimize
* Experience and reputation gains from quests are now stored in the History
* Quest Reward item choice is now stored in History
* Collapsing headers in the Quest Log will no longer remove those quests from the tracker
* Tracker objectives will briefly flash on progress (or quest title if collapsed, or Header if collapsed)
* Minor UI changes and some bug fixes
Version 0.9.2
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* Added option to show Party/Alt/Guild tooltip when mousing over quests in the tracker
* You can now right-click quest titles in the tracker to expand/collapse the objectives
* Added a few new sounds to choose from under Sound options
* Added "Quest Complete!" message when you complete a quest (shows up like the yellow messages that show objective progress)
* For long-time QuestGuru users that used QuestInitiators before QG stored NPC start info, the stored QuestInitiator information will now be imported for quests in the History
* When someone is in your party and your guild, and is on a quest in your log, they will no longer show up twice in the tooltip
* Added quest finisher info to the "Current" quest log, if it's available from one of your alts, your guild, or your party
* Several bug fixes, some code cleanup, and minor ui changes
Version 0.9.1
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* Quest log objective item icons are back! This time they are optional and QG will attempt to grab icons from your alts and guildies when you are missing them, which should result in fewer red questionmarks. You can also talk to the quest giver again after accepting the quest to cache the icons for the required items.
* Fixed a bug that was not loading some reward icons in the History after a cache clear
* Added option to change the maximum number of lines the tracker will display
* Added option to show/hide quest complete percentage in tracker
* Added option to change colors for objective coloring in the tracker
* Added option to remove quests from the tracker upon completion
* Headers in the tracker can now be collapsed by clicking on them (settings will be saved across sessions)
* Fixed bugs and cleaned up code to reduce lag, especially when also using LightHeaded
* When using LightHeaded, the LightHeaded frame will now properly hide all the way when closed
* Vastly reduced amount of addon-to-addon traffic
* Moved Options and Announcer Options into the new in-game options interface
* Removed Announcer Options button from main window
* Added Quest Completion announcement option
* Added "(Complete)" to the end of objective announcements when objective is complete (not configurable at this time)
* Added $qlink to list of variables for announcements. It will insert the link for the quest.
* When talking to an NPC with multiple active quests, quests ready to turn in will show a yellow question mark, incomplete quests will show a gray question mark
Version 0.9.0
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* Quest log will now show how many guild members are on a particular quest (only works with players with QuestGuru 0.9.0 or higher)
* Added option to show/hide Guild Member Status in party tooltip
* Added quest objective information for party members in party tooltip when they are running QuestGuru
* QuestGurus will now talk to each other in guild and party addon chat to fill in missing information for quests completed pre-2.4
* Added Guild and Party tabs (for future use) and moved some elements in the top area of the window
* Bug fix when quest log is empty
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)...