Vend-o-matic v1.0
August 2009
This file provides additional information for the Vend-o-matic addon.
Table of contents:
1. What will this addon do for you
2. What will this addon NOT do for you
3. Slash commands
4. Furthermore...
1. What will this addon do for you?
This addon has 3 major functions:
- Auto sell grey items
- Auto repair your character
- Auto restock
Auto sell your grey items:
This addon will automatically sell all your grey items in your bags for you. If there's a grey item that you don't want to sell you can put it on the exceptions list.
Auto sell your green items:
This is an option that can be toggled on and off. The addon will NOT sell any item that is NON equippable. That means it will only sell green armor. It will also not sell any green item that you have equipped on your character.
Green items that are in your bags (quest rewards) will be sold. Frost Lotus, Titanium Ore etc will NOT be sold.
Auto repair your character:
Every time you open a window with an NPC that has the ability to repair, the addon will repair automatically for you. The default variable is set for it to repair regardless of the cost. If you want to be prompted on every repair, or want to set a threshold above which the addon needs to prompt you for repairs, you can do this from the options menu. This will also use the guild bank if you have the option available.
Auto restock your items:
It will keep your stocks of ammo/food/water/reagents/whatever up to a set amount. Whenever you visit a vendor that sells the item, this addon will check the amount you already have, and buy the amount you need. Because some things come in large stacks (arrows, bullets) by default this addon will not overstock. Ofcourse there is an option to make the addon overstock a little
2. What will this addon NOT do for you:
This addon will NOT:
Waste CPU cycles. We coded this addon to be lightweight and use the least amount of cpu cycles and memory as possible.
This addon will NOT:
Automatically sell white, blue or epic items you don't use. We cannot know who will use what so you'll have to sell those yourself.
This addon will NOT:
- Sell green items unless you enable that
- Sell green items you are wearing
- Sell Frost lotus, titanium ore etc
3. Slash commands:
The following slash commands are available for the Vend-o-matic addon:
Opening config screen:
/vm config
Show/hide minimap button:
/vm show
Reset all option (cannot be restored)
/vm reset
4. Furthermore....
We tested this addon ourselves and it worked fine. Of course we do not have every single addon installed. That's why we would love your help. We cannot fix bugs that we don't know of, so if you encounter a bug, instead of getting annoyed by it please drop us an email (or a whisper) and we will fix it.
You can contact us at:
gmta.addons@gmail.com
And you're always very welcome to whisper either of us in-game:
- Ako, Area 52, US servers
- Vecna, Aerie Peak, EU servers
Version 1.5 (we skipped numbers because Vecna and Ako can't count)
- Minimap button is now draggable with left mouse button
- Double-clicking minimap icon now opens the config screen
- Added green item selling
- Added amount of gold spent on buying reagents
*Fixed issue with encryption errors on file. Sorry about that.
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)...
