Features
TB Core is a library providing functions which are essential to the TB Add-Ons Suite. If you use an add-on prefixed with TB_, it most likely requires this library in order to function properly. Finally, TB Core also does the following:
- Increases the quality of your screenshots.
- Increases the camera's maximum follow distance.
- Shows enemy cast bars on the default unit frames and nameplates.
- Provides the /GX slash command to restart your graphical engine, hopefully fixing display corruption.
- Provides the /RL slash command to reload your game interface, including all your addons, but not their ToC files.
- Improves the IsFlyableArea() function to determine whether an area is truly flyable (supports Wintergrasp and Krasus's Landing in Dalaran).
- Improves the CallCompanion() function to call a companion (non-combat pet or mount) by name. This is useful in all-in-one mounting macros.
All-in-One Mount Macro
Thanks to TB Core you may now use the following macro to mount up anywhere. It will recognize Dalaran, Wintergrasp, Krasus Landing, etc.
#showtooltip [noflyable] Black War Steed; Red Proto-Drake
/run if (not IsMounted()) then if (IsFlyableArea() and not IsSwimming()) then CallCompanion("Red Proto-Drake") else CallCompanion("Black War Steed") end end VehicleExit()
/dismount##
Localizations
Localization for TB Core is open. Please contribute your translations using the CurseForge contribution page.
Bugs and Requests
Please submit them using the CurseForge Tracker.
About the Author
I am a professional software engineer who plays World of WarCraft way too much and develops add-ons as a hobby (crazy I know!). I have played the same character since the release of World of WarCraft, a hunter called Valana, in the Team BATTLE guild on the Mug'thol realm. I raid some, but my primary focus in this game is PvP (mainly arenas).
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Properly format the printed message on AUTOBG_NOTIFY_IDLE.
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Undoing the pattern matching changes.
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* Fixed the capitalization code to support multi-byte characters.
* TB Core should no longer disable old TB Add-Ons. Their replacements take care of this.
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Capitalize() now treats asterisks * as letters, for TB Chat Enhancements partial word matching's purposes.
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Rearranged embeds alphabetically.
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Forgot to close a tag.
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Added LibBabble-Zone-3.0 to get rid of some localization strings.
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GetRemainingCooldown() no longer returns values lower than 0.
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* Added support for special characters in GetCaseInsensitivePattern() and Capitalize().
* Added support for ClassColors.
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GetRemainingCooldown() now returns nil if cooldown information is not available.
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Updated the class/level check for Heroic Lust.
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GetRemainingCooldown now accepts spell ID's in addition to spell names.
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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)...
