It differs from LootLink and ItemSync mainly in that it has a built-in communication module to allow searching other people's item databases as well as your own. TooltipExchange also features Memos, user created item lists that can be used as wish lists, boss drop lists, etc. and can be set to Public to allow your Memos to be browsed by other TooltipExchange users. Items which are found on remote clients are transfered over communication channel and their tooltips are reconstructed locally, allowing browsing of never seen before items.
Features
- Searches are performed globally on current communication channel.
- Searching by: item name, rarity, equip location, stat (like crit%, AP, resistance etc).
- Finding items similar to given item.
- Memo lists (user defined custom item lists).
- Remote Memo lists (browsable by other users).
- Detailed database statistics.
- Customizable item rarity filer for storing items.
- Local item cache mining and database updating options.
- Item scanner module with toggable sources.
- Supports Guild addon communication channel or custom channel.
- Version check for set communication channel.
- Options to disable scanner/communication while in combat.
- Chat box link auto completion on TAB key or specific link on "]"
Notes
- Item database is empty by default. To populate it with items from your client's local cache use "Database -> Mine Cache" option.
- This addon is not designed for low memory usage. As all searches are sent to every client using it, its main optimizations are for fast searching. Also, storing the complete text of item tooltips requires significant, but static, memory consumption.
- Recipes aren't stored in database, yet the ones in local item cache are now fully browsable.
- Item set details such as the names of items in the set, and set bonuses, are not stored in the database.
Credits (from Usz)
I would like to thank all authors of numerous Ace2 based addons for their hard work and ideas, that allowed me to code TooltipExchange the way it is done.
BigWigs by Tekkub, Ammo, Shyva, Rabbit and others
- Modular core design ideas
- FuBar plugin Options.lua code
- Tablet support code for Version Query and Statistics
Detox by Maia
- Dynamic options menu idea
oRA2 by haste, Ammo and others
- Clear coded, easy to understand Ace2 usage
IRC #wowace users
Notes from Phanx
This updated version fixes searching for bonus healing, and adds searching for armor penetration rating, expertise rating, feral attack power, haste rating, health regeneration, and mana regeneration. It also adds drop lists for Sunwell Plateau, Zul'Aman, and all heroic instances.
I will continue to maintain TooltipExchange and keep it up to date with future WoW patches in Usz's absence; I am not claiming ownership of the addon or taking over main development, so please don't ask for major new features. Feel free to report bugs and suggest improvements in line with my "maintenance mode" goals.
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)...
