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Last Update:	Jan. 5, 2008 (8 months ago)
Category:	Chat & Communication, Quest & Leveling, and Other
Tags:	cta, filter, and lfg
Project Manager:	sylvanaar
Current Version:	CallToArms (A Real LFG Tool) SYL-10 (for World of Warcraft 2.3.0)
Downloads Today:	7
Downloads Total:	5,437
Favorites:	81
Comments:	39

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Created On:	March 4, 2007

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About CallToArms (A Real LFG Tool)

For those that have used it, the name is enough to tell you what it does.

Original Description

CallToArms (CTA) has three main features:

1. Find players and groups - This feature shows the user a list of all players who are looking to join a group and groups who are currently looking for more players. This is a global list that shows players and groups from all over Azeroth.

2. Flag yourself as LFG - Using this feature, the player enters a short description of the desired quest/instance etc. that s/he would like to do. This information is placed on the same list that is viewable by all other users globally.

3. Find more players for your group - CTA lets group leaders create a profile of their group. This profile includes a short description, the maximum size of the group and the level range of the group members. Group leaders can even set the class distribution of the group members. This finformation is posted on the global list so that other users can view it.

CTA also has a blacklist feature which is a list of players that are not allowed to join your group. The blacklist also acts as an extended ignore list. Additions/Changes

Updated to be version 2.0 compliant Automatically joins and monitors a player-based Looking For Group channel. Bug fixes

Stopped automatic conversion to raid. More changes available at: http://wow.sachabeharry.com

Its just a merge of features from past versions of CTA, i updated for my own use, but thought that people could benefit from it.

For a description see the link below for the original mod by Sacha

http://wow-en.curse-gaming.com/files/details/1039/calltoarms-lfg-addon/

I havent entered in all the short names for every instance, so check the log for things that are missed, and post here abbreviations for things. The current ones are in the CTALocalizations.lua in the ["GOAL"] section

1 Installation Guide
2 Translations
3 TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
4 Mac Support
5 Directory Structure

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.

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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sylvanaar said
July 15, 2008, 11:50PM (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
T this project is avialable for other authors to pick up.

Or maybe someone will finally write a good grup mod

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Reinhearthe said
May 18, 2008, 07:05PM (3 months, 2 weeks ago)
made some changes to the "goals":

download changed file here:

http://www.curse.com/downloads/details/12666/

as soon as these changes are included here I will take my "project" down

["GOAL"] = {
["AHNQUIRAJ"] = { "aq", "aq20", "aq40", "ahn", "quiraj", },
["ALTERAC"] = { " alterac", "av ", },
["ARATHI"] = {" arathi", "ab " },
["BLACKFATHOM"] = { " blackfa", "mtiefen? ", "bfd",},
["BLACKROCKDEPTHS"] = { " blackrock", "brd", "imperator", "windsor", },
["BLACKWING"] = { "bwl", "blackwing", },
["DEADMINES"] = { "dead ?mines", "death ?mines", "dm", "vc", "vancleef", },
["DIREMAUL"] = { "dm", "dm .*north", "dm .*west", "dm .*est", "dm .*east", " dire ?maul ", },
["GNOMEREGAN"] ={ "gnomeregan", " gnome", "gg", },
["LBRS"] = { "lower .*spire", "lower .*blackrock", "lbrs", },
["MARAUDON"] = { "mau?rau?don", "mara", "maar", },
["MOLTENCORE"] ={ "mc", "molten ?core", "ragnaros", "rag", },
["MONASTERY"] = { "scarlet monastery", "monastery", "sm", "armory", "cathedral", "mograine", },
["NAXXRAMAS"] = { "naxxramas", "naxx", },
["ONYXIA"] = { "onyxia", "ony", },
["RAGEFIRE"] = { "ragefire", "rfc", },
["RAZORFEN"] = { "razorfen", "kraul", "downs", "rfd", "rfk", },
["SCHOLOMANCE"] = { " scholo", " scholomance", },
["SHADOWFANG"] ={ "shadowfang", "sfk", },
["STOCKADE"] = { "stockade", "dextren", "kam", "targor", "basil", },
["STRATHOLME"] ={ " strath", " starth ", " baron", "bastion", " strat ", },
["SUNKENTEMPLE"] = { "st", "sunken temple", },
["UBRS"] = { "upper *.spire", "upper *.blackrock", "ubrs", "urbs", },
["ULDAMAN"] = { " ulda", "uldaman", },
["WAILINGCAVES"] = { "wailing cave%a?", "wc", },
["WARSONG"] = { "gulch ", "ws", " warsong", "wsg", },
["ZULFARRAK"] = { " zul [^g]", "zf", "farr?ak ", " mallet", " zul f", },
["ZULGURUB"] = { " zul g", "zg", "gurub", "hakkar", },
["PVP"] = { " horde ", },
["QUEST"] = { "quest", },
["INSTANCE"] = { " instan[zc]", " run ", },
["ANYTHING"] = { "anything", },

["SHATTEREDH"] = { "sh", "shatt?ered halls", "s?halls" },
["HELLRAMP"] = { "ramparts", "hfr", "ramp" },
["HELLBLOODF"] = { "furnace", "bf", "blood furnace", "blood" },

["COTHYJAL"] = { "hyjal", "bmh", "cot%mh", "cot%bmh" },

["COTDURN"] = { "durn", "cot", "old hillsbrad", "hillsbrad", "durnholde", "durnholde keep" },
["COTDARKP"] = { "dark ?portal", "cot", "black morass?", "bm", "morass", "dp" },
["COTSTRATHOLME"] = { "cot%strat" },
["MANATOMBS"] = { "tombs", "mana ?tombs", "tomb", "auch" },
["CRYPTS"] = { "crypt", "crypts" },
["SHADOWLABS"] = { "sl", "shadow lab%a*", "labs?", "murmur", "lab%a*" },
["STEAMVAULT"] = { "sv", "vaults", "steam ?vaults" },
["SLAVEPENS"] = { "sp", "slave ?pen%a?", "pens" },
["UNDERBOG"] = { "underbog", "bog", "ub" },
["ARCATRAZ"] = { "arch?", "arcatraz", "alcatraz", "tempest" },
["MECHANAR"] = { "mech", "mecha?nar", "tempest" },
["BOTANICA"] = { "bot", "botanica" },

["KARAHZAN"] = { "kara%a*" },

["ZULAMAN"] = { "za" },
["MAGISTERSTERRACE"] = { "mgt", "mst", "mrt", "mt", "qd5" },
["SUNWELLPLATEAU"] = { "sp" },
["GRUULSLAIR"] = { "gruul?", "gl" },
["MAGTHERIDONSLAIR"] = { "mag?", "ml" },
["SERPENTSHRINECAVERN"] = { "ssc", "vas?" },
["THEEYE"] = { "tk", "eye" },
["BLACKTEMPLE"] = { "bt" },

},

["ZONE"] = {
["ARATHIHIGHLANDS"] = { "arathi highlands", },
["BARRENS"] = { "barrens", },
["DUSKWOOD"] = { "duskwood", },
["DESOLACE"] = { "desolace", },
["EASTPLAGUE"] = { "eastern? plaguelands", "ep ", },
["ELWYN"] = { "hogger", "elwyn", },
["HILLSBRAD"] = { "southshore", },
["HINTERLANDS"] = {"hinterland", },
["REDRIDGE"] = { "red ridge", "stonewatch", "lakeshire", "rr", },
["SEARINGGORGE"] = { "searing gorge", },
["STRANGLE"] = { "stranglethorn", "stv", },
["TANARIS"] = { "tanaris", },
["WESTFALL"] = { "westfall", "wf", },
["WESTPLAGUE"] = { "western plaguelands", "wp ", },
["WETLANDS"] = { "wetlands?", },
["WINTERSPRING"] = { "winterspring", },
["HELLFIRE"] = { "hellfire", "hellfire peninsula" },
["NAGRAND"] = { "nagrand" },
["TEROKKAR"] = { "terrokar forrest", "Terokkar Forest", "terrokar" },
["SHADOWMOON"] = { "smv", "shadowmoon", "shadowmoon valley" },
["BLADESEDGE"] = { "BEM", "blades", "blades edge" },
["ZANGARMARSH"] = { "zanger", "zm", "zangermarsh", "zangar", "zangarmarsh", "marsh" },
["NETHERSTORM"] = { "NS", "netherstorm", "nether storm" },
["ISLEOFQUELDANAS"] = { "qd", "iqd" },
},

["CAT"] = {
{
["name"] = "Ahn'Qiraj",
["keys"] = { "aq", "ahn", "qiraj", "quiraj", },
},

{
["name"] = "Alterac Valley",
["keys"] = { "alterac", "av", },
},

{
["name"] = "Arathi Basin",
["keys"] = { "arathi", "ab", },
},

{
["name"] = "Arathi Highlands",
["keys"] = { "arathi highlands", },
},

{
["name"] = "The Barrens",
["keys"] = { "barrens", },
},

{},
{},
},

} -- CTA_TRIGGER_LIST

--[[
Category format:
{
["name"] = "<Zone/Instance Name>", this should be localized to match what would appear in the quest log titles
['keys"] = {}, the list of keywords (triggers) to determine whether the LFG message is refering to this zone/instance
}

--]]

--[[
Ahn'Qiraj *
Alcaz Island
Alterac Mountains
Alterac Valley*
Arathi Basin*
Arathi Highlands*
Ashenvale
Azshara
Badlands
Blackfathom Deeps
Blackrock Depths
Blackrock Mountain
Blackrock Spire
Blackwing Lair
Blasted Lands
Burning Steppes
Camp Narache
Coldridge Valley
Darkshore
Deathknell
Desolace
Dire Maul
Dun Morogh
Durotar
Duskwood
Dustwallow Marsh
Eastern Plaguelands
Elwynn Forest
Feathermoon Stronghold
Felwood
Feralas
Gnomeregan
Hillsbrad Foothills
Isle of Quel'Danas
Loch Modan
Maraudon
Molten Core
Moonglade
Naxxramas
Onyxia's Lair
Ragefire Chasm
Razorfen Downs
Razorfen Kraul
Red Cloud Mesa
Redridge Mountains
Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj
Rut'theran Village
Scarlet Monastery
Scholomance
Searing Gorge
Shadowfang Keep
Shadowglen
Silithus
Silverpine Forest
Stonetalon Mountains
Stranglethorn Vale
Stratholme
Sunken Temple
Swamp of Sorrows
Tanaris
The Barrens
The Deadmines
The Hinterlands
The Stockade
Thousand Needles
Timbermaw Hold
Tirisfal Glades
Uldaman
Un'Goro Crater
Valley of Trials
Wailing Caverns
Warsong Gulch
Western Plaguelands
Westfall
Wetlands
Winterspring
Zul'Farrak
Zul'Gurub
--]]

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asheg said
Feb. 14, 2008, 02:16PM (6 months, 3 weeks ago)
Great addon! But... "Manage my group" part is still in need of revision.

There are no a crucial things like a "Healer" and "Tanker" specializations along with Classes. Usually people look for CC classes and Healers/Tankers. So the Priest/Shaman/Plaladin/Warrior/Druid names are low-activities, since we don't know which specializations they're in current use. There are 8 sections to manage what class do you need for your group and I wish to see in one of them the tanker and healer names instead of Priest/Shaman/Plaladin/Warrior/Druid.

At least addon is great as is!

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Zmidponk said
Sept. 16, 2007, 10:16PM (11 months, 3 weeks ago)
'Yeah, I have seen that before. I am just basically keeping this addon alive since its author has abandoned it. An LFG tool can turn into a full-time project, and I have Prat and Wowaceupdater which keep me plenty busy (not to mention my job and WoW).'
Fair enough. I'd see if I could do it myself, but what I know about coding addons could be written on the back of a small postage stamp, and still leave room for the complete works of Shakespeare. :)

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sylvanaar said
Sept. 16, 2007, 12:31AM (11 months, 3 weeks ago)
Everyone has to start somewhere, I imagine if you thought you could do it in the first place, then you probably could if you spent the time on it.

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Sunseth said
Sept. 15, 2007, 07:31AM (11 months, 3 weeks ago)
I gave up on the adding of hybrid-specs, but would die to see it added by you. I gave up due to not being familiar enough with LUA and the mod itself. I'm sure it's not too big of a hassle if you know LUA well, so I can only hope you will do it :)
Otherwise, great addon!

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Zmidponk said
Sept. 12, 2007, 01:59PM (12 months ago)
Just a quick suggestion - it might be an idea to see if you can hook into Blizzard's LFG system, like LFGX.
If you don't know about that addon, it's available here:
http://www.curse.com/downloads/details/5972/

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sylvanaar said
Sept. 16, 2007, 12:26AM (11 months, 3 weeks ago)
Yeah, I have seen that before. I am just basically keeping this addon alive since its author has abandoned it. An LFG tool can turn into a full-time project, and I have Prat and Wowaceupdater which keep me plenty busy (not to mention my job and WoW).
A good tool is badly needed I agree. This tool works well enough for me which is why I have kept it going.

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JaimSandar said
Sept. 11, 2007, 07:34PM (12 months ago)
Ah, we are cursed with the ol' Curse "This project and its downloads are currently unavailable." message that seems to crop up so much these days.

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sylvanaar said
Sept. 11, 2007, 12:09PM (12 months ago)
Added ability to toggle autolfg via the minimap icon. And greying out of the minimap icon when you aren't in LFG.

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sylvanaar said
Sept. 10, 2007, 02:42AM (12 months ago)
Added some code from autoLFG by by Klimax. It puts you in the LFG channel automatically. You can toggle using /cta autolfg

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Sunseth said
Sept. 5, 2007, 07:03AM (1 year ago)
I'll take a look at adding hybrid-specs. Any tips are welcome as I'm pretty new to LUA-coding.

Edit: I got the specs into the rules, now I just need to add a way for people to let CTA know that they are of a certain spec and then have CTA adjust the raid status accordingly.

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JaimSandar said
Sept. 4, 2007, 05:36PM (1 year ago)
Download of syl-07 is working now.
Edit: The AddOn files in the ZIP are not in a folder. Can I assume the folder should be named "CallToArms"?

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sylvanaar said
Sept. 9, 2007, 10:23PM (12 months ago)
Sorry, ill fix the zip

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JaimSandar said
Sept. 3, 2007, 05:31PM (1 year ago)
Thank you for the update.
Now all we have to do is wait a week or so for the curse message to go away:
"This project and its downloads are currently unavailable while our moderators investigate it based on user reports."

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sylvanaar said
Sept. 9, 2007, 10:27PM (12 months ago)
What was that about I wonder...

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sylvanaar said
Sept. 3, 2007, 05:28AM (1 year ago)
I like the suggestions. I have been keeping this alive hoping someone would write something comparable. I have been busy with Prat and WAU, and havent had time to spend on a new project.
I just disabled the message relaying accross the CTAChannel. That should prevent disconnects in cities

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Sunseth said
Aug. 1, 2007, 11:08AM (1 year, 1 month ago)
Hey
Was wondering if it would be possible to add spec's in the class-list. Eg:
Priest: Holy, Disc, Shadow (a radio-box to select one) Shaman: Resto, Ele, Enh
etc.
That way, looking for dps and healers would be easier :)
Regards, Sunseth
ps. Love this mod

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LiMoNaToR said
July 7, 2007, 01:02AM (1 year, 2 months ago)
Same Disconnection problem here...
I don't understand how to solve it...pls help me!
thanks in advance
LiM0

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Mascot said
June 25, 2007, 10:40AM (1 year, 2 months ago)
It kept on disconnecting me. Commenting out seems to have done the trick though so I'm happy.

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