ShowQuestItem fixes a Blizzard feature that shows quest objectives and related quest items on the screen. Quest items are shown on the screen, so we do not have to find them in our bags, and do not waste space adding them to action bars. However, we do not want the quest objectives and items to stay and clutter the screen forever, and we want a chance to show them again later if not visible for any reason.
FEATURES
-- Show the objectives after logging in, reloading or being AFK for awhile.
-- Show the objectives when first acquired from an NPC.
-- Show and update the objectives while questing.
-- Show the objectives again if it takes longer than a few minutes to complete quests.
-- Let the objectives time out and disappear in a few minutes if planning to do quests later.
-- Clear the display quickly and not show the objectives. After options are changed for whatever reason, some quests are not disappearing after a few minutes.
OF NOTE
The normal Blizzard interface options already have some of the features above, but can not do all of them.
INSTALLATION
Extract the ShowQuestItem folder inside the ZIP file, to your World of Warcraft interface addons directory, so that it ends up as,
...\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\ShowQuestItem
If the Interface or AddOns folders do not exist, you will need to make them first.
INSTRUCTIONS
-- Show help with,
/sqi
-- Enable the addon with,
/sqi option
and open the blizzard interface window
and disable Automatic Quest Tracking
and turn on Automatic Quest Progress Updates
and turn on Advanced Objectives Tracking
and turn on Disable Mouseover
-- Move the window that shows objectives so you can see it, usually to the right side of the screen. Follow the instructions provided by the blizzard game since not a feature of this addon. For a quick reference, move with,
/sqi option
and open the blizzard interface window
and turn off Disable Mouseover
and mouse over the window to see it
and right-click on the header at the top of the window
and select unlock window
and left-click on the header to drag it around
and turn on Disable Mouseover
-- Disable the addon by opening the blizzard interface window and turning everything off.
-- Run to display only quests that have items with,
/sqi scan
-- Run to display only quests that have objectives with,
/sqi scanall
-- Clear the display quickly and not show the objectives with,
/sqi clear
-- Run from any macro on your action bar for convenience.
-- Status or warnings are displayed in chat when running or setting up addon.
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Bugs:
* Not all quest items are displayed that are in bags, and only one item is shown per quest. This is a limitation due to Blizzard and not the addon. Continue to use those items from the bags or add them to an action bar.
-------------------------------------------------To Do:
* Show all quest items from bags, usually dropped with loot from mobs.
* Add a minimap button to select options more easily.
* Enable the blizzard interface options automatically when first installed.
* Enable / disable addon more easily with one slash command.
* Move the objectives window more easily with one slash command.
* The watch frame, text and icons are local and hidden in tainted code. Upgrading with additional features requires everything rebuilt as a standalone addon without the blizzard interface.
-------------------------------------------------ChangeLog:
Revision v3.1.0 (May 22, 2009)
* Updated TOC file for patch 3.1.0
Revision v3.1.0b (May 24, 2009)
* Minor bug fix, to scan all quests properly when quest log is full.
* New feature, option to quickly clear the display and show no quests.
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)...
