Documentation
I'm redoing the current documentation. Please be patient as some links will not
work until this is completed.
IMPORTANT SECURITY CHANGES
Based on feedback received over the course of this addon's development, the security
model that was in use has been scrapped for something far simpler. For both new and
existing users of this addon, the following topic should be considered REQUIRED
READING:
What is SKG?
Suicide Kings Geo is a plugin that manages loot distribution during raids. These pages
are intended to provide support, documentation and general information for both
Administrators and Users of this plugin, as well as a backgrounder for those who don't
currently use it, but are interested in knowing more about it. It should also be
mentioned that nearly all the information in this documentation pertains to versions 3.0
and later of the addon. Information for the earlier 4.23 version is linked
here for archival purposes.
Good Places to Start
Bug Reports / Feature Requests
Please use the ticketing system here on wowace to report any bugs or suggest changes.
I have turned comments OFF on all the pages in this system. Please do not use them
as a means to reach me or comment on the functioning of this addon. That is what the
ticketing system is for.
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r154 | zhinjio | 2009-05-20 13:31:57 +0000 (Wed, 20 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/SKG.lua
SKG :
- one final typo fix, ready for tag
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r153 | zhinjio | 2009-05-20 13:17:20 +0000 (Wed, 20 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/SKG.lua
SKG :
- fix announce typo
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r152 | zhinjio | 2009-05-20 13:12:53 +0000 (Wed, 20 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/SKG.lua
M /trunk/SKG_Globals.lua
M /trunk/SKG_Statics.lua
SKG :
- adding in announce code and first announcement (new security)
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r151 | zhinjio | 2009-05-17 18:09:38 +0000 (Sun, 17 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Docs/NewSecurity.txt
SKG :
- quick doc push
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r150 | zhinjio | 2009-05-17 17:48:57 +0000 (Sun, 17 May 2009) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
D /trunk/BLP/SecurityFrame_Texture.blp
M /trunk/Locales/enUS.lua
M /trunk/Locales/frFR.lua
M /trunk/SKG.lua
M /trunk/SKG.toc
M /trunk/SKG_Comm.lua
M /trunk/SKG_Events.lua
M /trunk/SKG_GUI_List.lua
M /trunk/SKG_GUI_Main.lua
M /trunk/SKG_GUI_Sync.lua
M /trunk/SKG_LootFilter.lua
M /trunk/SKG_UtilityFunctions.lua
M /trunk/embeds.xml
D /trunk/modAdmin
D /trunk/modules.xml
SKG :
- merge newsecurity branch back in
- fix embeds.xml to include AceLibrary (still)
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r149 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 19:09:26 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.docmeta
M /trunk/Docs/Detail.txt
M /trunk/Docs/GoodSyncingPractices.txt
M /trunk/Docs/History.txt
A /trunk/Docs/RewriteDifferences.txt
A /trunk/Docs/SecurityTiers.txt
A /trunk/Docs/SyncKey.txt
A /trunk/Docs/Syncing.txt
SKG :
- hopefully the last docs push for awhile
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r148 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 18:26:56 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.docmeta
A /trunk/Docs/AutoAdd.txt
A /trunk/Docs/BidFiltering.txt
A /trunk/Docs/Bidding.txt
A /trunk/Docs/ClassItems.txt
M /trunk/Docs/Detail.txt
A /trunk/Docs/FindAddMissing.txt
A /trunk/Docs/ListCorruption.txt
A /trunk/Docs/ListCreation.txt
A /trunk/Docs/LootExceptions.txt
A /trunk/Docs/Reserve.txt
A /trunk/Docs/Snapshot.txt
A /trunk/Docs/Suicide.txt
SKG :
- yet more docs
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r147 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 17:33:07 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.docmeta
M /trunk/Docs/Detail.txt
A /trunk/Docs/ImportingLists.txt
A /trunk/Docs/ManagingMainsAlts.txt
SKG :
- docs
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r146 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 17:20:03 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Docs/DisplayOptions.txt
SKG :
- another attempt at image embedding
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r145 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 17:15:32 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.docmeta
M /trunk/Docs/423Readme.txt
M /trunk/Docs/Detail.txt
A /trunk/Docs/DisplayOptions.txt
M /trunk/Docs/NewSecurity.txt
M /trunk/Docs/OldChangelog.txt
A /trunk/Docs/Players.txt
A /trunk/Docs/Profiles.txt
M /trunk/Docs/faq.txt
SKG :
- docs docs and more docs
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r144 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 16:19:20 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.docmeta
A /trunk/Docs/Detail.txt
A /trunk/Docs/GoodSyncingPractices.txt
M /trunk/Docs/Main.txt
M /trunk/Docs/NewSecurity.txt
A /trunk/Docs/OldChangelog.txt
A /trunk/Docs/faq.txt
SKG :
- documentation push
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r143 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 08:00:11 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Docs/SuicideExample.txt
SKG :
-
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r142 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 07:59:12 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Docs/SuicideExample.txt
SKG :
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r141 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 07:49:18 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Docs/SuicideExample.txt
SKG :
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r140 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 07:48:41 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Docs/SuicideExample.txt
SKG :
- *sigh* one more try
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r139 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 07:46:18 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Docs/SuicideExample.txt
SKG :
- another attempt using an image instead
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r138 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 07:00:05 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Docs/SuicideExample.txt
SKG :
- doc table attempt
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r137 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 06:46:04 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Docs/Main.txt
M /trunk/Docs/Overview.txt
M /trunk/Docs/SuicideExample.txt
SKG :
- more doc push
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r136 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 06:30:18 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.docmeta
SKG :
- docmeta push
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r135 | zhinjio | 2009-05-16 06:11:27 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
A /trunk/.docmeta
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
A /trunk/Docs
A /trunk/Docs/423Readme.txt
A /trunk/Docs/History.txt
A /trunk/Docs/Main.txt
A /trunk/Docs/NewSecurity.txt
A /trunk/Docs/Overview.txt
A /trunk/Docs/SuicideExample.txt
SKG :
- Documentation push
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r134 | zhinjio | 2009-05-01 07:42:23 +0000 (Fri, 01 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
M /trunk/SKG.toc
SKG :
- fix acelibrary and toc optdeps
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r133 | zhinjio | 2009-05-01 07:17:28 +0000 (Fri, 01 May 2009) | 4 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Locales/deDE.lua
M /trunk/Locales/enUS.lua
D /trunk/Locales/esES.lua
M /trunk/Locales/frFR.lua
D /trunk/Locales/koKR.lua
D /trunk/Locales/modAdmin.lua
D /trunk/Locales/zhCN.lua
D /trunk/Locales/zhTW.lua
M /trunk/SKG.toc
M /trunk/SKG_LootFilter.lua
M /trunk/SKG_UtilityFunctions.lua
SKG :
- added emblem of Conquest
- added error checking when someone in raid DCs
- converting to wowace localization
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r130 | zhinjio | 2009-04-22 07:55:12 +0000 (Wed, 22 Apr 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/SKG_Globals.lua
SKG :
- update addon visible versioning
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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)...
