Allows you to set a fast forward key for skipping through a long NPC conversation, and handing in rep hand-in quests quickly (great for Alterac Valley). Automatically selects a quest offered by an NPC if it is the only one available. To avoid skipping a menu that would normally be skipped, hold shift. Setting a fast forward key can be done through Blizzard's keybinding menu (check near the bottom).
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- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.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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Protector saidthe instructions on how to do this is very vague...HOW DO U GET IT TO WORK!
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DeathMast0r saidPress escape for main menu, pick the key bindings tab, scroll down.
Easy as 3,1415.
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random42 saidhow do you set fast forward key? I see where it says shift will not fastforward but I don't see where / how to set it
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Baudzila saidLook at the bottom of Blizzard's keybinding list
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Baudzila saidYes, I've chosen a Karazhan ring on two characters. The format is the same as accepting a quest, and Baud NPC Menu is not designed to accept any quests unless the fast forward hotkey is being held at the time that the quest pops up.
When the list of ring quests came up, did you click on any of them before the wrong quest was accepted? Did you even have a fast forward key set at the time?
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Baudzila saidThe only menus that Baud NPC Menu will automatically skip are menus that only have one option in them, such as "I want to access my bank box" or "I want to use the windrider". The only way it will accept a quest for you is if you set a fast forward key, hold it down and click on the wrong quest. You probably set a fast forward key that's too easy to hit accidentally.
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Squishy saidNo key was being held.
Are you familiar with the Karazhan ring quest format?
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Squishy saidWarning. Disable this addon before you turn in important quests.
Because of Baud NPC, I have the wrong Karazhan ring reward.
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Chrisser000 saidi like it.... saves time, but u gotta get used to it :P