Intro:
ArmorCraft
is a WoW add-on for scanning an armor crafting window and displaying
the highest armor that can be crafted for a given level. This makes
it much easier to see if you can craft a better piece of armor for
yourself or another player. You can also compare a specific armor or
weapon with the one in use by a target player and your alternates.
Blacksmiths and Engineers will also show the best melee weapon or
gun that can be crafted.
Installing:
Just
unzip ArmorCraft into your "World
of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns" folder. You can create the
sub-folders if they don't already exist.
Configuration:
After
you install ArmorCraft, you can configure a key mapping to
open the ArmorCraft window. You may also want to change the
default values for attributes with the '/acv'
command (see below).
Use:
First,
open one of the Trade Skill windows for crafting armor
(Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Tailoring or Engineering). Then
click on the AC button in the title and
it will open the ArmorCraft windows. If the window is already
open, then it will be closed. By default, ArmorCraft displays
the best armor that you can craft for your current target with your
current trade skill. If you don't have a target or it is not a
player, you will be the default target. If a weapon can be crafted,
it will be displayed too.
If you change targets, reopen the
AC window to update the armor selections. If you play other
characters and have CharactersViewer
installed, there will be a second drop-down menu where you can
select one of your other characters as the target. If you also have
GuildCharactersViewer installed, you
can change your target to a GCV guild member with the command '/ac
<name>'.
The crafted armor names are
color coded. Grey names are not as good as the target armor. White
names are similar but probably not better. Green names are likely an
improvement in some way. The comparison depends on the values
assigned to the attributes (see below).
The equipment type
(such as plate instead of mail) is based on the class and level of
the target. The class can be selected from the drop-down menu and a
different maximum level can be entered in the edit box. The armor
list will be updated whenever either selection is changed.
When
you mouse-over the displayed armor items, a tooltip will appear
describing the item. EquipCompare and CharactersViewer will enhance
the tooltip information, making comparisons easier.
Craft
selection:
To craft any of the displayed craftable items,
just left-click on it and the corresponding item will be selected in
the trade skills window. It will also display the calculated armor
values in the chat window.
If the displayed item isn't one
that you want to craft (the components may be too expensive or not
available), right-click it and it will be added to a list of items
to be skipped. An alternate item will then be displayed if one is
available. The skipped item list will only be kept until the
ArmorCraft window is closed.
Armor
& weapon comparison:
A Shift-LeftClick on an inventory
or bank item that is an armor or weapon will open a comparison
window (thrown weapons and tools are excluded). It will list what
your character and you target player currently have equipped in the
slot that the clicked item equips to. If the data for the add-in
CharactersViewer is available any other
alternate characters on the current server will also be listed.
Mousing over the list will display double tooltips to compare the
clicked on item with the equipped item.
The label for each
item shows the character name, level and the class of the item used.
For armor, it will be the best armor type that can be used; cloth,
leather, mail or plate (blank for items worn on the back) and for
weapons, it will be the equipped weapon type (melee or ranged if
none is equipped). If the click item has too high a level
requirement, the level will be colored red. If the class of the
clicked item can't be used, the class will be red and if the class
is the same, it will be green.
For off-hand items, if the
target character is using a two-handed weapon, the weapon will be
shown and the class will be displayed as 'Two-Hand'. This indicates
that the off-hand item can't be equipped. A ring or trinket or
one-hand weapon will display with radio-buttons '#1' and #2' which
let you select between the 2 slots for those items.
Finally,
if the class or level is red, or the clicked item is inferior to the
clicked item, the character name will be grey. If the clicked item
could be used (training may be needed), the name will be white if it
is similar and yellow if it may be better. Thus a quick glance at
the window colors will indicate if a detailed comparison is
worthwhile.
When you are in a group, other group members will
be listed after your character. If you also have other
CharactersViewer
characters, a Party option button will let you switch between
party members and alternate characters.
The same
comparison can be done for any crafted armor or weapon by clicking
on the I button in the title of
the crafting window and it will compare the currently selected craft
item. If you select a new item or target and click on the button
again, the comparison will be updated, otherwise the window will be
closed.
You can check wearable items that are displayed in
loot windows or are linked in the chat window with a shift-leftclick
on the item. This also works in groups when rolling for a loot item.
Thus you can not only see if your other characters can use it but if
group members really have a need for an item.
Notes: When
checking to see if a player can use a weapon, it only considers if
the player class is allowed to use the weapon, not whether the
weapon skill has been trained yet. When comparing equipable
Engineering items, no check is made to see if the engineering skill
requirement is met. For off-hand weapons, a check is made to see if
dual-wielding could be possible. Two-handed weapons are valued at
80% of one-handed weapons due to the loss of the other slot.
Commands:
These
are the available chat line commands:
/ac
– Toggle the ArmorCraft window.
/ac
<name> – Change the ArmorCraft window
target to the GCV name.
/acv
– Display the attribute value settings for the current
class.
/acv
<attr>=<value> – Sets <attr>
weighting to <value>.
/acv
default – Reset the values to the defaults.
/acv
list – List the custom armor values.
/acv
0 – Delete the custom armor value for the
current craft item.
/acv
<value> – Set the custom armor value for
the current craft item.
Attribute
values:
When comparing armor with attributes like '+4
stamina', the increase in the attribute will be multipled by the
attribute value and then added to the armor value to get an
effective worth. The attribute of 'Other' is the value applied to
any other attribute that isn't on the list of names (things like
Fire Resistance). *Special use features are not considered.*
Each
character class has its own set of attribute values. Select the
desired class from the AC drop-down menu before using the '/acv'
commands to examine or change these values.
Custom
values:
Some armor items have special features that change
their relative value. You can specify a custom armor value by
selecting the item in the crafting window and using the command
'/acv
<value>', where <value> is the new custom
value. If the value is zero, the custom value will be deleted. To
list all custom values, type '/acv
list', If you want some item to be ignored, set its
value to 1.
MarsProfessionOrganizer
support:
ArmorCraft will work with MPO, but there
are some limitations. If you change a crafted item category while
the AC window is open, clicking on an AC item may no longer select
the correct craft item (re-open the AC window to fix this). If you
move an item out of an armor class category (such as Cloth, Mail,
etc.) AC will no longer consider it when looking for the best item
to craft. Sometimes this can be useful, such as moving an item that
requires a special component such as murlock scale so that it will
be ignored.
Last update: 3/2/06