About MonkeyBuddy:
The MonkeyBuddy mod allows you to easily configure your MonkeyMods with a nice config window instead of nasty slash commands. Just click on the little Monkey in the bottom right corner of the mini-map to open the window and select a MonkeyMod tab.
Supported MonkeyMods:
Slash Commands:
/monkeybuddydismiss
/mbdismiss
Sends the MonkeyBuddy icon away :(
/monkeybuddycall
/mbcall
Calls the MonkeyBuddy icon back :)
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 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- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.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)...
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Thortok2000 saidI'd like to see monkey quest use the in-game quest linking (new in 2.4) instead of just linking the text.
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yndara saidI just tried to download MonkeyBuddy 2.6, and it downloaded a .rar file rather than a .zip file, which should be OK, but when Stuffit Expander tried to expand it, it gave me an error (I'm running on a Mac). It did make a folder, but the folder only had one file in it, so clearly it wasn't able to fully expand the .rar file.
When I downloaded the new version of MonkeyQuest, it behaved just fine.
Anyone else having this problem?
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Jim-Bim saidThis problem should be Mac related only. I just downloaded the rar file and I didn't have this issue. New uploads like v2.6.1 of MonkeyQuest are now in Zip form. For now, just download MonkeyPack v2.6.1 which is in Zip form, too. It includes the current MonkeyBuddy.
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blackabyss saidhi jim-bim im having the same problem as razoon was not being able to see the text just the tabs at the top and the close at the bottom, could u help me and im using monkey buddy not monkey mods
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Gendr saidHi,
I am wondering if you can make an option for Monkey Buddy, so we can move the minimap button around the map.
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Jim-Bim said@dinesh
That's fixed in MonkeyBuddy v2.5, also noticed in the changelog.
@razoon
No this feature is not avaible in the current MonkeyMods. Maybe it will be implented in MonkeyMods v3.0.
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dinesh saidJim-Bim: I haven't downloaded the latest version, but with the previous one I also saw nothing but three blank tab headers. You had to be smart enough to click the first tab, then the monkey buddy options would appear, but the tab header remained blank.
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razoon saidBTW...is it possible to announce quest-items to the party I am in?
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razoon saidSomehow the MonkeyBuddy screen is empty. I just see the borders and the 3 click boxes in the top, and the close button right-bottom corner.
Edit: nvm I got it
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Jim-Bim said@johtro
That's because curse included the wrong screenshots for this mod! Just deleted them and I will upload new ones in the near future.
@razoon
Are you using any MonkeyMods which you want to configure with MonkeyBuddy?
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razoon saidSomehow the MonkeyBuddy screen is empty. I just see the borders and the 3 click boxes in the top, and the close button right-bottom corner.
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johtro saidNice screenshots, but what are the addon they are showing? Not Monkeyxxxx thats for sure..
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ravagernl saidThe name of the minimap iconframe is called MonkeyBuddyIconButton.
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semi saidIs there any way to get MonkeyQuest to auto-hide while in combat? It seems to get in the way when targeting things at a distance sometimes, but is really useful otherwise.
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bhaldie saidWOW i love this mod glad to see your still updating it.
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JayazForteck saidIs there a way to move the MonkeyBuddy icon? I reconfigured my UI, including a rescaling of my minimap, and I need to move the icon up just a tad. If there isn't a way, can you tell me what the frame name is so I can move it with MoveAnything? I looked in the .xml file, but all I could find was the frame name for the pane the button opens.
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ziggyke saidThe new version of monkey addon is found here http://www.toctastic.net/
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Sepioth saidIf you can not see the Folder for MonkeyBuddy then you will need to set Windows to show you hidden folders.
1)Open any folder on you computer. 2)Select "Tools --> Folder Options" from the top of the window. 3)Click the "View" Tab 4)Look for the option "Hidden Files and Folders" and check the box for "Show Hidden Files and Folders" 5)Click Apply 6)Click OK
You should now see the MonkeyBuddy Folder. It will be somewhat transparent from the other folders. This is to let you know that the folder is set to be hidden
Now follow cerveau's directions.
When done I suggest you go back and set hidden files and folders back to hidden. This will prevent you fromn accidently deleting files you shouldn't
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cerveau saidTo make this show up in WOW do this: (as the download file has the "hidden" attrib active)
Right Click The Monkey Buddy Folder - Choose Properties Clear the tick in the "Hidden" field Click Apply Click "Apply changes to this folder, Subfolders & Files"
Restart WoW - it should now appear in the ADDONS list
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Maruka saidI've since redown loaded and saved it else where to open it up alone and found only thing in the file is the Install file.