How do you put addons to world of warcraft using a mac?
Posted on 2004 under Addons | 2 Comments16 Mar
David R asked:
hi i was just wondering how to put addons on world of warcraft using a mac such a X-pearl?
hi i was just wondering how to put addons on world of warcraft using a mac such a X-pearl?
by Mike L, on March 17 2004 @ 7:05 am
Well I can’t tell you the specific directory structure since I don’t know how Macs work but in your World of Warcraft folder you go into your “interface” folder. If there is an “addons” folder, go into that and copy/paste the whole directory of the addon you want to use into there. Note: if there is no “addons” folder in your “interface” folder you will have to create it, no biggie.
Next time you login you should see an “AddOns” button in the lower left hand corner on your character selection screen. Turn your addons on/off here and tweak your addons in game.
Enjoy!
by fandyllic, on March 19 2004 @ 2:50 am
As someone who plays WoW on a Mac under Mac OS X, it is basically the same as on Windows on a PC. The only main difference, is that some AddOn authors make self-extracting archive programs that will install AddOns for you, but they only run on Windows (they end in .exe).
If you know where your World of Warcraft folder is, look for an Interface folder inside that. Inside the Interface folder should be an AddOns folder. You should not have to create the AddOns folder as there should already be standard ones in there starting with “Blizzard_” in the their names.
To install an AddOn, make sure it is unzipped or uncompressed and appears as a folder, like “QuestAnnouncer” or something like that, and put it in the AddOns folder.
Make sure you are putting the correct AddOn folder in the AddOns folder. Some AddOns are packaged together, like Atlas which has a bunch of parts. To tell a real AddOn folder look inside it for a file that ends in .toc (like QuestAnnouncer.toc).
Once you have the AddOn folder in the AddOns folder, you’re done! Launch WoW, log in, click one of your characters (don’t click Enter World yet), and click the AddOns button in the lower left corner. If your AddOn has been correctly installed, it should show up in the list with a checkbox and no error to the right. Sometimes AddOns are out-of-date.