Features
Auto-Loot
TB Raid Helper automatically loots gold, quest items, keys and currency items off of corpses and chests. Currency items include Emblems of Heroism, Emblems of Valor, Emblems of Conquest, Stone Keeper's Shards, and their level 70 equivalents, but also Dalaran Cooking Awards and Champion's Seals. If looting fails because the "Object is busy", TB Raid Helper will keep trying until the items are in your bags. No more leaving badges or Heroic daily quest items on corpses because Blizzard can't implement proper simultaneous looting!
Auto-Invite
TB Raid Helper implements keyword-based auto-invite, but pushes the concept a little further. If someone whispers you an auto-invite keyword, but you are not the group leader, TB Raid Helper will attempt to find someone who can invite that player. If that leader or raid officer has TB Raid Helper installed, he or she will in turn invite the player to the group! You may specify your keywords via the Blizzard Interface menu. Players who abuse this functionality may be added to your ignore list.
Players Already Grouped
If you attempt to invite a player who is already grouped, and you have at least one auto-invite keyword specified, TB Raid Helper will ask that player to drop group and whisper you your first auto-invite keyword.
Lake Wintergrasp
TB Raid Helper provides additional auto-invite keywords during ongoing Lake Wintergrasp battles:
- invite
- invite me
- inv
- invite please
- inv me
- inv please
This option is configurable via the Blizzard Interface menu.
Auto-Accept Invitations
TB Raid Helper will automatically accept group invitations from your friends and guild mates. This feature is active if you are AFK, but not if you are flagged DND.
Calendar Event Invitation Notifications
Calendar event invitations are rather easy to miss. Did you even know the default Blizzard UI warned you 15 minutes before the start of an event? TB Raid Helper notifies you more noticeably whenever you receive a new calendar event invitation, reminds you to respond upon logon, and rings an alarm 15 minutes before an event, along with the Blizzard reminder.
Chat Enhancements
TB Raid Helper filters out unnecessary announcements, and provides you with a few missing ones:
- Dungeon difficulty announcements are sometimes sent to your default chat window whenever you leave a group. TB Raid Helper will hide those.
- When the looting method is changed to Master Looter, the Blizzard UI announces it, along with the new Master Looter's name. TB Raid Helper changes this behavior so that only the new Maser Looter's name is announced.
- By default, the Blizzard UI only informs you of the deaths of party members. TB Raid Helper notifies you of the deaths of all raid members.
- TB Raid Helper will notify you whenever you are promoted to, or demoted from, raid officership.
Slash Commands
Lastly, TB Raid Helper provides a number of slash commands which help with the management of your raid or party.
Disband Group
The /pdisband and /rdisband commands disband your group. They can both be used interchangeably to disband your raid or party.
Order to Drop Group
The /tdrop <name> asks the specified player to drop his or group (or makes you leave your group if no name is specified). That player needs to have TB Raid Helper installed, and either have you on his or her friends list, or be your guild mate. Players who abuse this functionality may be added to your ignore list. Flagging yourself as DND will also block this functionality.
Follow Me
You can use the /tfollow <name> (or /tf <name>) command to order the designated player to follow you, provided you are close enough to be followed. If a name is omitted, the request will be sent to your target.
Steal Leadership
The /tlead command steals leadership from your party leader. In a raid, /tlead will request raid officership. You may use /tflead to request leadership instead of officership in a raid. Just like /tdrop, the leader needs to have TB Raid Helper installed, and either have you on his or her friends list, or be your guild mate. Players who abuse this functionality may be added to your ignore list.Flagging yourself as DND will also block this functionality.
Promote Everybody
The /pall command promotes all members of your raid to officers. This is especially helpful during ongoing Lake Wintergrasp battles, where you might want to allow everyone to invite other players to your raid.
Demote Everybody
The /dall command demotes all the officers of your raid. This is especially helpful after ongoing Lake Wintergrasp battles, where you might want to be the only one allowed to invite players to clear the raid instances.
Notice
TB Raid Helper depends on TB Core. The latest release of TB Core is included with TB Raid Helper so you do not need to download it separately.
Localizations
Localization for TB Raid Helper 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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r85 | valana_tb | 2009-05-31 10:33:31 +0000 (Sun, 31 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/TB_RaidHelper.lua
When announcing that we were asking someone to drop group, the name of that player was not being capitalized.
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r84 | valana_tb | 2009-05-28 15:33:48 +0000 (Thu, 28 May 2009) | 2 lines
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M /trunk/Locales/enUS.lua
M /trunk/TB_RaidHelper.lua
* Switched to using item ID's for looting currency items (rather than just "badges".
* Removed localization strings for "Key" and "Quest" item types.
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r83 | valana_tb | 2009-05-24 04:17:06 +0000 (Sun, 24 May 2009) | 1 line
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r82 | valana_tb | 2009-05-20 03:27:03 +0000 (Wed, 20 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/TB_RaidHelper.lua
No longer tries to loot if there is only one item and we are auto-looting.
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r81 | valana_tb | 2009-05-18 01:14:15 +0000 (Mon, 18 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/TB_RaidHelper.lua
Only print the notification to the raid boss emote frame. The chat frame already has enough information printed.
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r80 | valana_tb | 2009-05-18 01:11:54 +0000 (Mon, 18 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Locales/enUS.lua
M /trunk/TB_RaidHelper.lua
Will now print a notification message when automatically accepting a group invitation.
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r79 | valana_tb | 2009-05-16 23:33:01 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 1 line
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Reduced the delay for auto-looting coins and badges.
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r78 | valana_tb | 2009-05-16 02:47:15 +0000 (Sat, 16 May 2009) | 1 line
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Registered the /tf chat command.
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r77 | valana_tb | 2009-05-15 07:22:40 +0000 (Fri, 15 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Locales/enUS.lua
Added /tf for follow me.
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r76 | valana_tb | 2009-05-15 03:07:04 +0000 (Fri, 15 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/TB_RaidHelper.lua
Was missing a RegisterComm call.
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r75 | valana_tb | 2009-05-15 00:52:20 +0000 (Fri, 15 May 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Locales/enUS.lua
M /trunk/TB_RaidHelper.lua
* We can follow a unit by name even if that unit is not in our group.
* Fixed the interact distance check.
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r74 | valana_tb | 2009-05-15 00:05:39 +0000 (Fri, 15 May 2009) | 2 lines
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M /trunk/TB_RaidHelper.lua
* Implemented /tfollow to make a player follow you.
* Updated the help text. It was missing a few sections.
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r73 | valana_tb | 2009-05-14 09:01:53 +0000 (Thu, 14 May 2009) | 1 line
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/tdrop without a recipient now leaves the group.
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r72 | valana_tb | 2009-05-14 07:51:53 +0000 (Thu, 14 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
TB Core now requires LibBabble-Zone-3.0.
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r71 | valana_tb | 2009-05-14 00:54:01 +0000 (Thu, 14 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/TB_RaidHelper.lua
In Wintergrasp, suggest a Wintergrasp-specific auto-invite keyword when trying to invite someone who is already grouped.
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r70 | valana_tb | 2009-05-13 02:45:29 +0000 (Wed, 13 May 2009) | 1 line
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Send the appropriate message when the player becomes the new battleground leader.
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r69 | valana_tb | 2009-05-12 20:49:08 +0000 (Tue, 12 May 2009) | 1 line
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In battlegrounds, announce that we are now the group leader.
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r67 | valana_tb | 2009-05-10 07:46:27 +0000 (Sun, 10 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/TB_RaidHelper.lua
Isolated the auto-invite request handler for the case where we are in a battleground.
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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)...
