We're porting Retail add-ons to Beta, Come Get 'Em

[Tuller-lothar]

I’m working on a Dominos in a branch on my github. Right now, its a hodgepodge of if statements to check for various UI bits:

OmniCC, tullaRange and tullaCC likely just work out of the box.

[Borisan-area-52 (Borisan)]

Would love Aux to be ported over.

[Durrus-sargeras]

Not super tech savvy, but enough to follow what you said, my only thing is I would not like an app that stayed open all the time like that, i would only want it when I need it.

Oh, you could just launch the app and let it update your add-ons, and then close it when you wanted.

But you and your team will need to be available 24/7 to update new sites when the need adding, links get changed etc.

I hear ya. It’s a commitment.

[Fizzlemizz-azjolnerub (Fizzlemizz)]

I hear ya. It’s a commitment.

The Classic beta sounds like 8.x api with some things removed. The real challenge will be with the next Xpac where major, major changes need to be made with a serious time requirement to understand and impliment them rather a couple of IF statements or comment lines.

Not trying to diminish what you’ve done already.

[Studmuffyn-veknilash (Studmuffyn)]

Oh, you could just launch the app and let it update your add-ons, and then close it when you wanted.

yah but I would rather it not have that functionality at all in the first place, its the first thing i turn off for programs that I don’t need to have running all the time.

[Symbre-stormrage]

There’s a vanilla version of ElvUI called pfui

[Durrus-sargeras]

Not trying to diminish what you’ve done already.

You kinda should, lol. You’re right. So far this has been just hacking a language I don’t have much experience with just because I like WoW, I’m all hyped about Classic, and I know how to edit script files.

Desktop app development, on the other hand, that is my profession.

[Fizzlemizz-azjolnerub (Fizzlemizz)]

Desktop app development, on the other hand, that is my profession.

One of mine also. I do love your enthusiasm and as Blu pointed out, hope it brings other addon developers into the fold.

[Durrus-sargeras]

One of mine also.

Ahh, for real? High five! What stack do you work with?

[Fizzlemizz-azjolnerub (Fizzlemizz)]

Database to desktop with stops along the way into networks etc. Now, game addons.

[Gentianna-terokkar (Gentianna)]

Thanks, Tuller, I love Dominos so am very glad to see you’re working/planning on a Classic version. I also use tullaRange and tullaCC so those are welcome as well.

[Fizzlemizz-azjolnerub (Fizzlemizz)]

Time to stop playing defender of the poor and downtrodden (or super villain gnome trying to steal Christmas) and do something useful… breakfast.

[Kjsa-malganis]

Hey, would it be possible to add some sort of Focus Frame as an addon/script? That would be OP, thanks.

[Studmuffyn-veknilash (Studmuffyn)]

Its a silly addon, but Peonquestcomplete and Questnoise are 2 that I enjoy and would love to see it Classic

[Thundertotem-blackwater-raiders (Thundertotem)]

it’s more of a silly addon…but I like Comix. would love a port of that.

[Failadin-arathor]

@Durrus-sargeras

Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, Omegall was absolutely right. The Threat APIs are gone. There’s no back-porting Omen. We may be able to forward-port the Vanilla version of KLHThreatMeter or some other Vanilla threat meter, though. One additional complication may be that add-on communication with chat channels (which is what Vanilla add-ons do), might not be possible in Classic.

Moving on to Clique for now.

You mean I might need to wait for 3 sunders or use fade? The horror.

Can’t wait

[Studmuffyn-veknilash (Studmuffyn)]

it’s more of a silly addon…but I like Comix. would love a port of that.

NO NO MINE IS MORE SILLY!!

oh that is pretty funny

[Mairamen-chromaggus]

Please yes :
Threat Addon
Skada
Bartender
Cast bar with swing timer (forget the name)

Please no :
Any groupfinder
Any questhelper
Healbot/Vuhdu

[Studmuffyn-veknilash (Studmuffyn)]

why not healbot/vuhdu? all they are is raid frames with click casting.

[Urskrah-zuljin]

Clique was already ported, but made private until rights can be secured.

Please no :
Any groupfinder
Any questhelper

That decision will be up to Blizzard. If they are allowed, you can be sure they WILL exist.