A small drag-able UI showing the timer for Wintergrasp, along with Alliance and Horde icons denoting who is in control of Wintergrasp.
Type "/wintergrasptimer help" for more info.
WintergraspTimer Version 1.7a for 3.2.2
--Fixed bug in volume output, when calling for the volumes setting.
--Altered setting outputs to show in percentages for those that use a percentage.
WintergraspTimer Version 1.7 for 3.2.0
--Changed on/off states to show/hide UI.
--Alerts still work when Wintergrasp Timer is hidden.
--Non-afk alerts now fire even when you're afk.
--Added a new slash command "customalert" for a custom alert.
--You can set the custom alert between 0 and 60 minutes.
WintergraspTimer Version 1.6 for 3.2.0
--Added instance timer support that runs off time().
--Changed alerts so they work in instances.
WintergraspTimer Version 1.5 for 3.2.0
--Fixed testalert messing up sound cvars when used while the mod is off.
--Fixed running off strange returns from GetGameTime().
--Small alteration to the way alerts and timerText work.
--GetWintergraspWaitTime() works properly now. Hooray!
--Removed all the timing shit, using GetWintergraspWaitTime() now. No more timing issues.
--Re-wrote and cleaned up a hell of a lot of the code.
--Added a questionMark icon for when Wintergrasp can't be seen on the map.
WintergraspTimer Version 1.4 for 3.2.0
--Added another check to make sure the timer updating doesn't fire at the start of the battle.
--Removed the right-click dropdown menu.
--Added the lock/unlock function to the UI's right-click.
--Fixed strange right-click error.
--Cleared up some gvars from the global namespace.
--Added a sound alert for when the timer reaches 15 minutes left.
--The sound alert will keep playing every minute should the player be AFK.
--Added new slash commands to turn on/off the sound alert.
--Added new slash commands to change the sound alerts volume.
--Added new slash commands to test the sound alert.
--The colour of the countdown text now changes to red at 15 minutes.
WintergraspTimer Version 1.3 for 3.2.0
--Fixed possible global string error for different localizations?
--Fixed timer finish code not firing when reaching zero.
--Cleaned up some more code, so it only checks gvars when needed.
--Updated the Version Interface number.
WintergraspTimer Version 1.2 for 3.1.3
--Added texture timestamping, and fixed issue with the wrong faction icon showing.
--Added user slash command to reset the position of the UI.
--Added right-click dropdown menu, using the new animation system.
--Added Hotkey for the dropdown menu.
WintergraspTimer Version 1.1 for 3.1.1
--Fixed when to update time until next Wintergrasp.
--Cleaned up some of the code.
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)...
