World of Warcraft Mods and Addons

Auctioneer World of Warcraft Addon State of the Union

2009-11-16T22:08:00.000-06:00

The newest version of the World of Warcraft Auctioneer Mod is now a suite that provides many options for maximizing your profit when selling items.

Improvements in this version of Auctioneer include: a compacted UI for displaying more information in a digest format, an appraiser for better evaluation of item value, Statistics modules for improved pricing, and a Search UI to help you find deals in the auction house for resale profit.

Auctioneer is a great addon that keeps getting better and better. It is a primary weapon in achieving efficient profit.

World of Warcraft Addon - ZHunterMod

2009-09-07T08:49:00.001-05:00

About to try out ZHunterMod on my main. I will evaluate and let everyone know what I think.

World of Warcraft Auctioneer Mod Update

2007-06-14T18:57:00.000-05:00

As you know I am a faithful user of the World of Warcraft Auctioneer Mod. A new version of the mod was just posted on Curse Gaming.

I hope you all find it as useful as I do.

World of Warcraft Addon - AddonTemplate

2007-04-02T09:10:00.000-05:00

World of Warcraft Addon - Addon Template

If you are starting out developing mods for World of Warcraft and need a place to start. The AddonTemplate mod is very helpful. As a mod it does nothing in the game. It does however provide with a starting point to begin the process of learning how mods and Addons work.

If you learn best by learning from others this is a great tool. You can look at how this World of Warcraft mod is constructed and model your own addons after it.

Also don't forget to take advantage of Blizzard's Official Interface AddOn Kit. It is of great help to those starting out writing Mods.

World of Warcraft Weapon Swap Addon for Rogues - RSwapper

2007-03-29T14:29:00.001-05:00

RSwapper World of Warcraft Weapon Swap Mod for Rogues

One of the challenges of playing a Rogue in World of Warcraft is making sure that you are using the correct equipment at all times. Who hasn't snuck up on a mob only to have backstab fail due to having a scimitar equipped?

The RSwapper mod helps make life easier by rememberring to swap weapons for you when you enter stealth mode. It will automatically equip your dagger when you enter stealth and re-equip your sword when exiting stealth. Very handy.

World of Warcraft Addon ItemRack

2007-03-28T16:03:00.000-05:00

World of Warcraft Addon ItemRack

Are you constantly switching from your raiding gear to your solo gear? Does your armor change often as your role in a group changes? Do you just like wearing a different set of clothes every few hours?

ItemRack is the Mod that lets you build various wardrobe and armor sets and change them with a single click. No more forgetting a valuable peice of resistance gear when swapping out. Manage your attire with this fantastic UI addon.

World of Warcraft addon turmoil

2006-12-07T10:13:00.000-06:00

Tobold's MMORPG Blog: World of Warcraft addon turmoil

I found this and immediately got a sinking feeling in my stomach. Major changes are never easy and it looks like this one's a doozy. I'm really interested to see how players cope with the loss of their mods decision making capabilities. Will this fundamentally change people's style of play? Will there be new mods and addons that come to the rescue? Things are going to be very interesting.

World of Warcraft Addon: CTMod Live Testing Before Release

2006-12-05T12:48:00.000-06:00

World of Warcraft Addon: CTMod Live Testing

CTMod is planning to live test their latest version before releasing the update.

World of Warcraft Addons: SpellBinder

2006-12-05T09:36:00.001-06:00

World of Warcraft Addons: SpellBinder

Finally! A simple GUI for binding spell actions to keys. Now you don't have to waste action bar slots on spells but instead can bind them to easily remembered keys for one touch casting. Hooray!

World of Warcraft Official Interface AddOn Kit

2006-11-29T16:27:00.000-06:00

World of Warcraft Official Interface AddOn Kit

If you are serious about developing World of Warcraft Addons and UI mods you will need to pick up the Official Interface AddOn Kit from Blizzard.

Word of Warcraft Addon F.A.Q.

2006-11-29T16:24:00.000-06:00

World of Warcraft Addon F.A.Q.

A great resource for answering general questions about World of Warcraft Addons and UI mods as well as specific information about Curse-Gaming.com Addon Resources

How to Install a World of Warcraft Addon

2006-11-29T16:19:00.000-06:00

How to Install a World of Warcraft Addon

For those of you who may be new to World of Warcraft addons and UI mods this article is a great step by step guide to installing them. It's really a good idea to review this before you embark on your first installation. It will doubtless answer a lot of questions and get you off on the right foot.

World of Warcraft Whisper SPAM Addon

2006-11-22T14:26:00.000-06:00

Rent A Coder - World Of Warcraft Addon

I got my first "/whisper" spam in the game the other day. I promptly added the user to my ignore list and went on my way. I only breifly considered the effort involved in spamming users this way. My only thought was that it must be very time consuming.

That was until I happened across this page from a google search on World of Warcraft mods. If this didn't result in the spam I received I'm willing to bet something similar did. This has me thinking that their may be more "insidious" World of Warcraft mods out there.

If you have encountered any mods that you think might not have the best of intentions let me know. I would like to post them here as a warning to anyone thinking about downloading them.

WoW UI Customization Guide - WoWWiki

2006-11-22T10:23:00.000-06:00

WoW UI Customization Guide - WoWWiki

Have you ever thought to yourself that you could build a great World of Warcraft UI Mod? If you have but haven't got the foggiest idea of how to get started this page is for you. It takes you through the entire process of creating Mods. Everything you need to know about the interface, XML layout and LUA scripting is here for your perusal.

CT_RaidAssist » World of Warcraft Addons and UI Mods

2006-11-10T13:18:00.000-06:00

CT_RaidAssist » World of Warcraft Addons and UI Mods

Many guilds require this mod of their members; it is just that useful. When trying to manage massive groups of players efficiency of communication is key. This mod allows you to track raid member information, manage buffs, cures and heals via a queing system that can be bound to specific keys.

This is the mod to have in order to be successful in your World of Warcraft raids.

Decursive continued » World of Warcraft Addons and UI Mods

2006-11-03T09:22:00.000-06:00

Decursive continued » World of Warcraft Addons and UI Mods

Ok priests, this one is for you. It will totally simplify the clean up process for disease and curses. This is an auto-configuring, set it and forget it, mod. It even has an installer program so you do not manually have to copy the files to your Interface directory.

A really helpful mod for World of Warcraft priests.

World of Warcraft Mods and Addons Discussion Board

2006-10-31T08:04:00.000-06:00

I've created a discussion board for World of Warcraft Mods and Addons this link is available in the "Contact" section of the right menu. Right now there are only two discussion forums. One for mods and addons you like and one for mods and addons that you dislike.

I look forward to some lively discussions!

World of Warcraft Donate Track Mod Addon

2006-10-30T09:33:00.000-06:00

Running a guild bank can be a real pain. Knowing just who sent what at any given time just gets more and more confusing as more items come in and more members join the guild. The Donate Track World of Warcraft Addon simplifies the process. It automatically records the names of those that have sent you money and items.

If you manage a guild bank in World of Warcraft this Mod is the one you need.

World of Warcraft Hunter Mod Addon pack

2006-10-12T12:22:00.000-05:00

If you are playing a hunter in World of Warcraft there are some excellent Mods and Add Ons that you can use to improve your in game experience. It can be time consuming though, to search for them and manage them once you have them installed. Fortunately there are many Hunter packs that have been assembled to help you manage your mods.

The pack I have found most useful is Anathema Hunter Mod Pack. This pack contains many useful UI enhancements to make shifting aspects easier, managing your pet easier and improving communication in a party/raid.

Happy Gaming!

Atlas World of Warcraft Mod Addon

2006-04-26T14:57:00.001-05:00

Mod Info
Title : Atlas
Version : 1.6.2
Website : AtlasMod.com
Rating : Three out of Five Slices

Do you hate being lost in an instance? Would you really like to know what is coming up around that corner ahead? Atlas is the mod for you.

This mod maps out major instances in the game so that you are never at a loss when you are in the depths of an instance. It lays out the outline of the instance and notes the major encounter areas for you. Wether your are farming or questing this mod is extremely helpful to have at hand.

Sample Screens:
The Dead Mines

The Stockade

Auctioneer Mod Updated Features

2006-04-03T12:21:00.001-05:00

Mod Info
Title : Auctioneer
Version : 3.3.0.0791
Web Site : AuctioneerAddon.com
Rating : Four of Five Slices

After patch 1.10 I figured I needed to update several of the addons that I use that were broken after the patch. One of the main addons that I use is Auctioneer. There are some really nice new features that I'm glad to see in the version that I am now using.

I especially like that now I am able to specify how and when Auctioneer loads. There are options for load manually, load always and load when at the auction house. This lets the mod take up less memory while the game is running and if I happen to want to turn off Auctioneer's extra display features I can do that as well.

Another new feature is the countdown for scanning the auction house. The Auctioneer mod now sports a handy new countdown to let you know how long a scan will take. Now you can know if you've got time for a cup of coffee or time to vacuum the house.

I've successfuly used Auctioneer in WOW to accumulate enough gold for my level forty mount in under three weeks. That was starting from zero gold at the beginning. It really makes your pricing and auction activities much more efficient. If you can price an item right the first time you will save yourself time and gold from not sold items. Auctioneer is also great to let you know which items go well at the auction house and which ones you should just dump at the nearest vendor.

All of you out there interested in making gold efficiently in WOW should check out the Auctioneer mod. It's really a great time saver and info tool.

Warcraft Mods and Addons - 006 - Mod Manager Software

2006-01-14T00:53:00.000-06:00

Ok, I'm on a quest. This isn't a game quest. This is a real life quest to find the perfect mod manager software. After the latest patch I am worn out with manually researching my addons and, downloading them one by one and then reinstalling them. My perfect mod manager would allow World of Warcraft mod authors to post their mods, their current patch compliancy and the url where they could be downloaded.

With this in place the mod manager could be configured to track currently installed mods, download those that are current patch compliant and install them. Viola! Patch nightmares eliminated.

I've had a couple of responses to inquiries I've made in the forums that I'll be checking out and letting you know about. In the mean time, Happy Gaming!

Links
WoW UIManager

Warcraft Mods and Addons 005 - Auctioneer Mod

2005-09-16T17:40:00.000-05:00

Title : Auctioneer
Version : 1.6.2
Website : auctioneer mod
Rating : Five out of Five Slices

I discuss the auctioneer mod and how it helped me earn close to 90 gold in a little over two weeks.

Auctioneer is an extremely helpful mod for the gold strapped World of Warcraft character. It allows you to scan the auction house and construct a price database that will let you choose which road you would like to take to virtual riches.

Here's my reccomended path.

1. As soon as you have Auctioneer installed and you've logged in, type /Auctioneer load always. This makes sure that Auctioneer is always running for this character.

2. Once Auctioneer is running proceed directly to your nearest auction house.

3. Select your favorite auctioneer and right click on them.

4. Click the "Scan" button on the auction interface. This will take a while but the good thing is that the newest version of Auctioneer gives you an estimated time to complete as well as a count down.

5. Find something external from the game to occupy you for the next few minutes. Once the scan is complete you are ready to begin your rapid ascent to wealth.

6. Begin by exploring your inventory. Hovering over items in your bags will now give you suggested sale prices. You can see if you have any buried treasure in your current inventory. Auctioneer will also let you know how competive your sale price is. Hint! If you are undercutting your items are much more likely to sell.

7. Start listing your items in the auction house. The key to success here is pricing correctly. With Auctioneer this is taken care of for you. Your items will sell faster and you will not mistakenly underprice items that can bring you a hefty profit.

8. Enjoy your new found wealth!

Warcraft Mods and Addons 004 - /pizza mod

2005-09-07T17:01:00.000-05:00

I discuss the culture of convenience in our society and how pizza chains are missing a gold mine of opportunity.

Apple Store
Enterprise

Warcraft Mods and Addons 003 - Petfeeder Mod

2005-09-07T17:00:00.000-05:00

Petfeeder Mod is absolutely required for Hunters. Just queue petfood and go!

EDIT: This mod no longer seems to be working for me.

Happy Gaming!

Warcraft Mods and Addons 002 - Gatherer Mod

2005-09-07T16:57:00.000-05:00

I discuss the Gatherer Mod.

Gatherer is priceless. It saves you countless hours of scavenging the countryside looking for resources to mine or harvest. The gist of it is that when you mine, pick herbs, or even discover caches of treasure they are marked on your map and mini-map. When you return to an area in the future you can quickly spot any previously noted resources and speedily harvest your bounty.

This is much better than scratching your head trying to remember which rock that odd Mithril deposit was hidden behind.

Warcraft Mods and Addons 001 - Intorduction of the Mods and Add Ons podcast

2005-09-07T16:56:00.000-05:00

What is /PIZZA? I talk breifly about what this feature is and what the intention of this site is.

Titan Panel World of Warcraft Mod Addon

2005-07-25T09:10:00.000-05:00

Titan Panel gives you great information right at the top of your gaming screen. Bag slots, xp and time to level based on xp earned rate are all visible on the panel. You can also access more detailed information in the tool tips that appear when you mouse over stats on the panel. This is an extremely handy mod for gathering info at a glance rather than having to jump into your character sheet.

Screen Shot

Display at the bottom

Download Titan Panel

All In One Inventory - World of Warcraft UI Mod

2005-06-29T14:26:00.000-05:00

I've been using this for a couple of weeks now. It really seems to work best in combat situations when I need to grab something quickly without having to remember which bag I stowed it in. Some folks I have talked to don't like it because they carry "Do-Not-Sell" bags that let thme open up only the bags that have items to sell to vendors and quickly cycle through them. My argument is that this is still available to them, this mod just allows them an alternate interface to their bags.

All in One Inventory - WOW UI addon

/PIZZA, Prodding it along...

2005-05-30T12:48:00.000-05:00

There are two approaches to motivating someone to do something. The first is the carrot and stick, or motivation from potential reward. The second is the sharp stick in the rear, or motivation to be free from pain or annoyance.

Today I started with the first approach to try and encourage the industry to move towards /PIZZA. The email below is elecronic feedback I provided to Papa John's via their website. When I get a response I will post it here to let you know the progress I'm making. I intend to pursue this with the other major chains as well to see what their plans are.

I would like to know if you have plans to provide a interface for third party software developers to implement online ordering in their applications? Something like an API or webservices that would allow registered users of your site to order directly from applications other than a web browser. Thank you very much for your time in responding.

P.S. I just received a response to my feedback from an actual representative. Looks like Papa John's is really on the ball as far as customer service goes.

Thank you for the interest in Papa John's. I have forwarded your request on to the appropriate people for review and I am sure they will have plenty of information for you. Again, thank you.

Michelle

PetFeeder In the Trenches - World of Warcraft UI Mod

2005-05-25T15:25:00.000-05:00

Well it took me a week to set it up but I finally got PetFeeder running! This is one of the handiest mods I have found for my Hunter. I'll relay my difficulties in the hopes that it will ease the installation for someone else.

I downloaded the mod double clicked on the file using Xp's built in file extractor. I copied the PetFeeder directory to my World of Warcraft/Interface/Addons directory and used Cosmos to fire up WOW. Cosmos then happily deleted PetFeeder as it thought it was out of date. I had to close out of WOW and re-extract PetFeeder. This time when I launched Cosmos I turned off the "keep directory clean" option. This let me keep the mod but when I got to my character selection screen and clicked the addons button I did not see PetFeeder in the list.

Frustrated I ran through the whole process several times. I still could not get PetFeeder to show up on my addons list. At this point I let it go and decided I would have to live without it.

A few nights of playing and I was longing for the PetFeeder. It was wearing me out to keep forgetting to feed my raptor and have him charging into battle doing less than optimal damage. In a petty show of anger I typed "/pf".

Low and behold my pet begins rumaging through my packs for food! Excitedly I typed "/PetFeeder". There was the interface!

I quickly queued up my meat supply and my pet wasted no time in chowing down. Now Whenever he drops below happy he will nicely go into my pack and find himself some "Mystery Meat" to snack on. My life is a joy!

If you are a hunter get this mod! You will be so happy you did.

Happy Gaming!

The Chef

All in One Inventory - World Of Warcraft UI Mod

2005-05-19T12:29:00.000-05:00

This Mod allows you to view all of your inventory items without opening each individual bag. This is great for the times when you are in the middle of combat and can't remember where you put that healing potion.

Rating - 8 out of 10

All in One Inventory - World of Warcraft Mod

/PIZZA Where is it?

2005-05-19T10:19:00.000-05:00

Ok, /PIZZA. Is this always going to be vaporware?

If I ran a major pizza chain I'd be beating down the doors of the online game companies to get integrated into their games. I'd work out a commission system with them and probably even pay for the development time involved for their staff

Pizza and other food options are rapidly becoming about convenience. Pizza chains need to implement features that make buying a pie like picking up a candy bar at the grocery store checkout.

As a society we want convenience and ease of use. We work hard all day on complex things, when we get home we want simplicity.

The first chain that integrates with our entertainment in a convenient and unobtrusive way is going to walk away with a major prize. This extends to other mediums like satellite TV and TiVo. If I could use my remote to order take out like I order Pay-Per-View I'd do it all the time.

Apple knows this. You can order your iPod at their web store and download tunes from them as well. All without ever leaving your computer chair. Enterprise knows this too with their "We'll pick you up." slogan. Other companies need to take the bull by the horns and take some risks. Yes, there will be failures and that is scary. However, the home runs that will be hit will transform business as we know it. Time for some "outside the box" thinking.

Happy gaming!

The Chef

Comments Now Available for Posts

2005-05-18T18:41:00.000-05:00

I added the ability for everyone to post comments regarding entries today. All you have to do is:

Click the title of the post you are interested in. This will take you to the post details. Comments are listed below the post itself.

Enter a handle and your comment in the boxes provided and click the "Post Comment" button.

Your comment will be submitted and should appear within a few minutes on the post details page.

I am excited to be able to get feedback from all of you. I look forward to reading your comments.

Happy gaming!

The Chef

EverQuest II, Splinter Cell to introduce in-game ads - Feb. 18, 2005

2005-05-17T08:57:00.000-05:00

This article, EverQuest II, Splinter Cell to introduce in-game ads - Feb. 18, 2005, discusses EQ II's implementation of a /PIZZA function. I have seen other sites that indicate that this function has been disabled. I cannot find any reference on the EQ II site.

Does anyone know if this is still a valid feature of EQ II? If anyone has used it I'd love to hear about how it worked out.

Happy gaming!

The Chef

We've Moved!

2005-05-16T23:23:00.000-05:00

I moved the blog to a more permanent home this weekend. I wanted to expand the blog's theme a little and this seemed the best way to do it.

/PIZZA or slashpizza is a mod that many gamers have sought for a long time. In it's most true form it will allow gamers to order pizza delivery in game with a slash command. I know there are other dream mods out there along with "Killer Apps". I want this blog to promote those ideas along with more mainstream mods. If we keep raising the bar then there are bound to be some really creative mods coming for the MMOG industry.

Your comments will help drive the content here towards what the gaming community wants. We might even bend the ears of the designers themselves. I look forward to hearing from you.

Happy Gaming!

The Chef

PetFeeder – World of Warcraft UI Mod / Addon

2005-05-12T21:38:00.000-05:00

Ok, this is unforgivable. I have been playing my hunter for almost 34 levels and I never heard of this mod. This is absolutely going to change how I look at my pet.

Until now he has been VERY high maintenance in the food department. If I don’t keep a close eye on him I’m going into combat with a gimped, hungry pet. That won’t happen any more!

Now all I have to do is keep my food supply up to date and this WOW mod will feed him for me. I’m more excited about this than the automated fish feeder on my aquarium at home.

If you are a hunter you NEED this WOW addon.

Interface view

More Info:

PetFeeder -WOW Mod / Addon

Cosmos - World of Warcraft UI Mod

2005-05-12T15:42:00.000-05:00

What can I say? This is a granddaddy of a WOW mod. So many different mods depend on it that it is almost essential to the modded player. Features such as enhanced toolbars, alarms and quick loot make World of Warcraft so much easier to play. I am so dependant on this mod that if my Cosmos install is not working then my WOW is not working.

If you aren’t using Cosmos I sincerely encourage you to try it. You’ll like it!

Cosmos - World of Warcraft UI Mod

Gatherer - World of Warcraft UI Mod

2005-05-12T14:54:00.000-05:00

World of Warcraft herbalists, miners and treasure hunters have cause to celebrate. This WOW mod tracks information regarding resource nodes that you have visited in the past and provides that information in your mini-map when those nodes come into range.

With configuration options such as type of resource, travel time, and travel distance this is a Swiss Army Knife mod if I ever saw one. Just for treasure hunting this should be in everyone’s arsenal.

Gatherer - World of Warcraft UI Mod

Atlas - World of Warcraft UI Mod

2005-05-12T14:31:00.000-05:00

If you spend any time in instance dungeons in World of Warcraft then this is the mod for you. This WOW mod provides you with an instance map in a framed window. You access the map with the simple ‘/atlas’ command.

The maps have fantastic detail and provide you with tons of information on the instance. This is one of my must have mods.

Atlas - World of Warcraft UI Mod

Discuss World of Warcraft Mods

2005-05-11T15:31:00.000-05:00

What WOW mods do you use? Which ones can you absolutely not live without? Which ones will you never under any circumstances use?