Talented is a replacement to the default Talent UI, with a lot of added features.
Feature List
- See the complete talent tree on a single frame.
- Create and view templates for all classes and all pet types.
- Set a specific template as a target, and see it when you're spending your next
talent point on level up.
- Apply complete templates with a single click, after a talent wipe.
- Hunters can view the spec of their pet and apply templates to them.
- Share your current build with other, or any template you've made.
- Import templates directly from the Blizzard Talent calculator, wowhead or wowdb.
- Export templates as URL to wowhead, wowdb or the Blizzard Talent calculator.
- View and switch to your alternate spec when you've bought it.
- Allow pet templates to be imported from and export to wowhead pet calculator.
- Inspection of other characters will also inspect their alternate spec, if they
have one.
- Integrated Glyph frame, similar to the one from Blizzard's Default UI. This
frame is independent from Talented main frame, though.
- A macro command /talented apply <template> allows to automatically apply
a template based on its name.
- Shift-clicking on an entry in the template menu opens the template in a
secondary frame, allowing to compare two templates side by side.
Supplement
- Talented_Loader
allows Talented to be loaded only when needed. This improves the time to first
login and the memory payload of the game if you don't use Talented in a game
session.
AddonLoader users do not need this, as it provides mostly the same benefits.
Talented v2.4.4
- Talented v2.4.4 adds the ability to switch to the alternate spec via a right-click
on the corresponding spec tab.
- Talented v2.4.4 refactor some code to take advantage of new features in
World of Warcraft client 3.3.0.
Talented v2.4.3
- Talented v2.4.3 fixes a few issues and regressions.
Talented v2.4.2
- Talented v2.4.2 adds targets for the pet spec. The target is based on the
pet name, in order to give the most flexibility.
Talented v2.4.1
- Talented v2.4.1 fix the premature loading of Talented_SpecTabs.
- Talented v2.4.1 add support for wowarmory pet talent calculator links
(both import and export).
- Talented v2.4.1 fix pet talent updating.
Talented v2.4
Talented v2.4 is only compatible with the 3.2.0 patch. It contains the
following enhancements:
- The 3.2.0 wow patch includes a talent tree change to the Frost branch of
Death Knight. Talented v2.4 is compatible with this change. This change means
that some death knights templates that invest in frost will be incompatible.
Talented will fix these templates and will warn you about them.
- Talented v2.4 split the glyph frame support into its own lod module.
- Talented v2.4 stops checking the validity of all templates at load time. This
makes Talented load faster and use less memory at startup. This means that the
invalid templates for death knights will be fixed when you try to select them.
- Talented v2.4 adds the point distribution of each templates to the
corresponding menu entry, as well as the name of the primary tree.
- Talented v2.4 fixes a graphical glitch that occurs when RestartGx() is called.
Previous versions
- Talented v2.3 integrated Talented_SpecTabs with Talented.
- Talented v2.2 updated the Template menu to remove "Current" and "Alternate"
specs. The interface consistently shows "Primary" and "Secondary" spec instead.
- Talented v2.2 added the ability for both specs to use a separate target.
- Talented v2.2 fixed the last remaining bugs related to pet talents.
- Talented v2.2 added an option to add a small space under the talent panes in
the main Talented frame so that the different bottom strings and widgets do not
overlap with the talents.
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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)...
