Error Reporting
chrisgmodcomic.com is now back online with a different host. However, the vgcomms@chrisgmodcomic.com email does (and will) not exist. So, when it comes to reporting bugs/errors/etc, either send a ticket via Curse, or email chris@curquhart.co.uk - making sure you use the subject 'VGComms Bug/Error.
In-game Help
I still need someone to help me get the in-game help on one frame. Similar to the system QuestHelper uses, but not the same ofc. If you can help, please email me. Be advised that I am new to Lua, so be prepared to receive emails back saying "Huh?".
Version Numbers
From now on, I will specify in the version number whether or not you need to delete the VGComms folder prior to installing.
If a version number has 'CI' in it, that means it is a Clean Install. Curse Client users can uninstall the addon and then reinstall from the search box.
About
What this addon does is vastly increase your options for the most menial of tasks, such as requesting help from your party or stating the fact you finally found Durn the Hungerer.
Video Game Communications (aka VGComms) takes chat commands from other games and introduces them to WoW. All the sounds you play are heard by other people in your party or raid (provided they have the addon as well). It's a great way of improving communications (source: none)!
Features
- 112 sounds to play!
- All sounds come with the addon.
- Not a Tauren, yet you want to moo at your fellow party members for the lulz? Use the /vmoo command!
- Ability to share /oom, /healme and /helpme sounds with the whole party/raid.
- Informative messages. EXAMPLE: Using the /c3 command displays a message saying you need help!
- In-game help.
- Spread over several pages (/vgc*, where * is a page number, up to 4).
- Only one page at a time should be viewed. Having more than one page open at one prevents you closing the ones underneath. For example, if you are looking at Page 1 then open Page 2 without closing Page 1 - you will only be able to close Page 2, and Page 1 will be stuck on your screen, forcing you to log out and in again. I apologise for this inconvenience, but I've also warned you, so don't send me emails saying 'omg ur addon iz bugged lolzor wtf'.
Intended Features
Nothing at the moment.
Known Issues
- The /fheal command plays the same sound as /lheal (even though it is the correct filename). This has now been fixed.
I would REALLY appreciate it if users reported bugs and stuff.
Comments and suggestions are welcome, whether you are saying 'Good work' or 'I have an idea!'. I can be contacted in game on Saurfang (EU), under the names Navitas or Omgwtfhax (both Alliance). If you want to voice criticism, at least make it constructive. Saying things like 'omg u suck and so does ur addon lolololol' will get you nowhere.
If you want me to add sounds from your favourite game, let me know:
1. The name of the game.
2. Where I can find sounds.
Disclaimer
All sounds with this addon are used for entertainment purposes only. All sounds are the copyright of their respective owners. Any profit made from this addon is for the time I spend working on it, and not for the sounds. I respect all international copyright laws.
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)...
