SquidFrame is an addon that lets you change your standard WoW Player Frame by allowing you to easily type /squidframe to go to a settings window where you can select one of the 12 frames and change the standard frame to one of those. You can use an option/alt click command to drag the frame wherever you like; and it has a 3D portrait just for fun.
"It just makes WoW prettier" - SAM (creator of SquidMod)
Frames:
• None - WoW Player Frame
• Rare - Rare Mob Frame
• Elite - Elite Mob Frame
• RareElite - Rare Elite Mob Frame
• Rare (Pixel) - Pixel Frame
• Elite (Pixel) - Pixel Frame
• BlizzCon '07 1 - GreatSword Frame (BlizzCon '07)
• BlizzCon '07 2 - LongSword Frame (BlizzCon '07)
• Deathknight1 - Class Frame
• Deathknight2 - Class Frame
• Rogue1 - Class Frame
• Squid - Default "Squid" Frame
Note From the Authors:
Whizque (Former Author)
I first started with Class Player Frame which didn't have the option to change the player frame in-game and I didn't know how to do that :( But then I remember about SquidMod (I always loved this addon since SAM first started it) now maintained by Ganders, instead of the gryphon (on the actionbar) I want to change player frame, so it's pretty much the same useless addon :P
Skórr (Author v1.5 and up)
It no longer uses the /squif command to change the frame, (though I might put it back in) it now has an in game menu when you type /squidframe. Version 1.5 is a little unfinished and there are little things such as there not being a Rogue 2 but 1.8 is coming out soon and I hope the wait for 1.5 was well worth it. The only thing to watch out for is a window that will pop up and say Lua Error if this occurs exit out of the window and report it in the comments, I thought I fixed it but it still might happen. Also if you want an addon just for the elite frames by all meens get EliteFrame
1.1 uses most of the codes from SquidMod by Ganders for it to work but 1.5 changes it a lot but some of the credit still goes to him. I hope you enjoy 1.5. If you would like to know about new things for 1.8 or have sugestions PM me.
Your Opinion:
I was wondering... there are two very difficult things Im working on and one simple thing and I was wondering which one is the most important to you, the first might be more difficult and will take longer, the second should be easier and will not take as long, the third i'm always working on, but I could be working harder on that if thats what you want... here they are.
1. I'm working on a custom frame where like ag_UnitFrames or Shadowed Unit Frames you can customize your own unitframe!
2. Number two is when you change your unit frames it would also change the style of the nameplate so they match with the same design/style.
3. And the last one is the obvious... more frames
Please reply by going to SquidFrames development site HERE then you go to the upper right hand side where there will be a poll named "Which is the Most Important?" then select the one that you think is more important, or reply in the comments ty!
v1.5
-Minor Bug fix
-Fixed Deathknight 2
-Standard update to work with patch 3.3
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)...
