UberQuest
UberQuest is a drop-in replacement for Blizzard's Quest Log providing a dual pane view, full panes for the quest listing and a second full pane for the quest description itself. Plus, a powerful quest tracker/minion.
UberQuest is a community effort. The original version was written by Saien (Modded by BanMan and Ithilyn, Additions by CaptCrunch), fixes by me to have it work with WotLK, fixed again by BG for Patch v3.1 and now my fixes for 3.2 to keep this mod going.
I'm playing WoW from time to time and can now work on keeping UberQuest free of bugs on my free time but I'm not experienced enough to implement huge changes. I know enough about the code to know how to fix the errors that might crop up.
I have seen the WoW v3.2 version Dual pane quest log interface and I still don't think it beats out UberQuest. ;)
If you are an experienced author and wish to take over full author of this mod, let me know! Only serious requests, please.
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This mod was originally hosted at WoWInterface but I've finally decided to bring it to Curse. Enjoy!
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Known Issue(s)
Weird issue with quest objectives showing up twice on the mob tooltip, when quest tool tip objectives are enabled on UberQuest.
Submit Bug / Ticket
Please go here to submit a Defect / Enhancement / Patch / Task
Help Wanted
If you can help with French, German or Latin American Spanish localization translations,
- Go to "UberQuest Localizations",
- Click "Export" tab,
- Choose Format: "Simple Lua table",
- Pick the "Language" localization you want to translate,
- Choose Handle unlocalized: "Show English",
- Click the "Export" button.
- Send the translated text to "quicksylvers@quicksylvers.com"
Version 3.2.2:
+ Added Localizations:
Localization.kr.lua - Thank you chkid!
Localization.tw.lua - Thank you wowuicn!
Localization.cn.lua - Thank you wowuicn!
+ Added new localization loading and seperated all localizations into their own directory.
+ Added new "Images" directory
- Removed myAddOns support as it's no longer in development
Version 3.2.1:
Removed "Reborn Again CC" from mod name. It's not just reborn - It's here to stay!
Localization.es.lua - Fixed spanish localization not to load automatically. ES localization done by Arj2000.
Localization.ru.lua - Added russian localization by StingerSoft, Dr.JetCheshirsky, Swix
Version 3.2:
Fix for WoW patch v3.2
Uberquest.toc - Updated TOC to 30200
Uberquest.lua - Corrected for LUA changes for "QuestDifficultyColors" and "GetQuestDifficultyColor"
Uberquest.xml - Tried messing around with using the new WoW dual frame textures, but decided to leave existing Uberquest textures the same.
Version 3.1.1:
Implemented all changes from (Development) PTR version 3.2.2 minus the "QuestDifficultyColor" changes that PTR 3.2 requires.
Version 3.1:
Fixed for WoW patch v3.1 by BG (2009-05-08)
Added lines :
local UQframe = getglobal("QuestLogFrame") - BG
UQframe:SetScript("OnShow", UberQuest_ListShowHide) - Fix for Patch 3.1 2009.05.08 in UberQuest_OnLoad function
Version 3.0.4:
Fixed: Active Quest Minion bug on line 1529 - still was trying to call function "ToggleQuestLog"
Version 3.0.3:
Fixed: Changes by LBXZero so that WoW default "Quest Log Toggle" now defaults to you're normal quest hot key. Both uberquest hotkey or WoW default keybinds can be used (if you really want two keys to open your quest log) or just one.
Version 3.0.2:
Fixed: "Active Minion" option bug (Oops, inadvertently caused this)
Minor other changes to code, same functionality.
Version 3.0.1:
Fixed: Error when hovering over Abandon Quest button.
Fixed: MoneyFrame error at login caused by incorrect MoneyFrame_SetType
Version 3.0:
Several fixes for "self" and "SetTextColor"
.TOC changed to 30000
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)...
