Zanthor's Quest Broadcaster (Beta)

[zanthor]

This mod simply makes your minions follow your party leaders choices on selecting quests and gossip options. AceComm is required, I didn't include it in this package as I haven't made itthat far and have a dozen other apps that include the lib...

You STILL have to open the NPC but once there just make the quest selections on the leader and the minion follows. The idea for this came from the fact that I often have no problems opening the NPC in my 1/8th sized screen but quite often have a hard time following the right quest selections. This way I right click 5 times, back to the main and pick the quest I want, they all get and accept it.

New in Version Beta 1:
Quest Turn In Following
Flight Point Following
Quest Reward Selection - NOTE: DO NOT USE THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT THE SAME ITEM. Simply open the quest npc 1 player at a time.

ToDo:
Broadcast error states (IE: Inventory full, quest log full, etc)
Hook AcceptQuest() for shared quests.
Setup configuration to toggle any / all of these features through a menu.

Update 0.2
Applied fixes by Wougoose (here ('http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums/index.php?page=Thread&postID=98781&l=1'))

This is definitely working with lowbie quests now as I've used it to level my shamans from 1-63 and my locks from 1-29.

Required Dependancies:
Libs\AceLibrary\AceLibrary.lua
Libs\AceOO-2.0\AceOO-2.0.lua
Libs\AceAddon-2.0\AceAddon-2.0.lua
Libs\AceDB-2.0\AceDB-2.0.lua
Libs\AceConsole-2.0\AceConsole-2.0.lua
Libs\AceEvent-2.0\AceEvent-2.0.lua

I had requested access to the ACE SVN so this could be updated via the ace updater but no one ever got back with me... I suppose it's time to chase that down again...

[Djarid]

Zanthor,

Can I publish this on the wiki under community addons? http://www.dual-boxing.com/wiki/index.php/Community_Development_Area

Can I also upload the source code text?

@Majestic any ideas on how we can host some addons?

[Wilbur]

A public SVN?

[zanthor]

Zanthor,

Can I publish this on the wiki under community addons? http://www.dual-boxing.com/wiki/index.php/Community_Development_Area

Can I also upload the source code text?

@Majestic any ideas on how we can host some addons?Absosmurfly.

I'll be adding it to the ace svn once I figure out how they run their system there.

[Chorizotarian]

There's a lot of potential in using the add-on communications channel to coordinate actions between your main and clones. I've been working on something similar for reprogramming macros on the fly, to switch between a PvE and PvP default totem loadout for instance.

One concern in security. Each toon should have a list of other toons that they trust and are willing to accept commands from. Otherwise any random player could send a command to take some action. Not a big deal for Zanthor's mod yet as the actions are pretty benign. The worst that could happen is probably a denial of service attack by forcing you to run a bogus command over and over. Perhaps if this takes off we could work on an Ace lib for coordinating multibox identity.

[zanthor]

There's a lot of potential in using the add-on communications channel to coordinate actions between your main and clones. I've been working on something similar for reprogramming macros on the fly, to switch between a PvE and PvP default totem loadout for instance.

One concern in security. Each toon should have a list of other toons that they trust and are willing to accept commands from. Otherwise any random player could send a command to take some action. Not a big deal for Zanthor's mod yet as the actions are pretty benign. The worst that could happen is probably a denial of service attack by forcing you to run a bogus command over and over. Perhaps if this takes off we could work on an Ace lib for coordinating multibox identity.If you are grouped with a random player you deserve to be pwnt.

My mod communicates in the group channel only.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Hmm...for some reason, mine worked for the first quest dialog and hasn't worked since. Lemme try relogging and see if that fixes it.

[edit] Yep, can only turn in one quest, then it bugs. /console reloadui doesn't fix it, either.

[edit2] Hmm...strange. Just bugged and wouldn't let me select the quest but it clicked the accept button for me.

[The IT Monkey]

Zanthor,
Can't seem to get this to work at all for me. I installed the addon in all of the addon folders of my clients. All of my clients have the required ACE lib "AceComm". Is there some configuration I need to do to get it to work? Could really use this addon for a few SSO dailies.

[Djarid]

I am afraid, I am in the same boat as IT... nothing happening :(

[zanthor]

Ok, I've been using this non stop since I wrote it, I was surpised when I came back here to find other folks having problems with it functioning. I'll upload the current revision shortly...

Question: Do you understand how this works...

You open the quest npc by right clicking on all your characters. Then the party leader picks the quest, the party members with the mod installed should mimic that choice.

[zanthor]

Beta uploaded. See OP for features.

[@Ang@]

Very nice add on (reward selection for my 4x shaman is GREAT) thanks, open all npc dialog box is my dream, but this is really good :thumbsup:

[zanthor]

open all npc dialog box is my dream,I haven't found any way to do this sadly... I believe it's in the realm of stuff blizzard has determined would make it too easy to bot.

[razorbax]

I love the quest component of this addon. It is fantastic.

I did get one bug though. My 3 team from theremore FP. Clicked on Tanaris FP. Main goes to Tanaris, Alts head of to azshara.

[zanthor]

I love the quest component of this addon. It is fantastic.

I did get one bug though. My 3 team from theremore FP. Clicked on Tanaris FP. Main goes to Tanaris, Alts head of to azshara.Do the toons have the same flightpoints explored?

I'm not doing any intelligent selection here, Im' simply hooking the function which equates to "SelectFlightPoint(#)"... so if # 1 is Tanaris on 1 toon and Azshara on 2 others... oops :D.

[The IT Monkey]

Sorry Zanthor... step by step time.

I have installed your mod... I have the prerequisite "AceComm 2.0" being used by another mod. I have installed your mod in all of my clients addon folders (all of which have "AceComm 2.0"

I can't get ZQB to do anything for me. I open flight path on all my guys and then select the destination with my main... my main takes off my alts stand there and watch him go. I open a quest guy with all the guys and then select the quest with my main... my alts stand there going "what do you want to do now boss?"

So, does AceComm 2.0 need to be copied to the ZQB folder for this to work? I don't get an error messages from the mod saying "prerequisite missing", the mod is enabled.... is there some slash command to get it to work?

I would really like to use this mod but have yet to get it to work.

Thanks in advance,
-ITM

[@Ang@]

All your pg in same group and the main is the leader of the group?

I install the mod and stop, nothing to do, just install and the mod work fine for me (thanks again :D )

[The IT Monkey]

yes two both questions... I now have the feeling the problem may be with the acecomm 2.0 that I have... I'll try putting one in the folder.

[wougoose]

Great addon zanthor! This saves a huge amount of time :)

All I had to do was pull the latest Ace2 (Which includes AceComm-2.0) with WoWAceUpdater, download ZQB, and make sure the party leader was my main.

[Falkor]

Combine this with my Loot on Keybind option.... and you might just have yourself the ability to control all quests from 1char including opening the npc!!!

[Djarid]

ah I see you already found it ;)

[rbaldwin7]

Maybe this is just supposed to be obvious but where do I install the files to? And also WHERE do I get ace2 ...I looked around the website and can't find anything to download.

[Chorizotarian]

The ZQB directory goes here:


Word of Warcraft
Interface
Addons
Ace2
ZQB

You may have to manually create one of the WoW directories if you don't have any other addons installed.

You can get Ace2 here:
http://files.wowace.com/Ace2/Ace2.zip

[rbaldwin7]

Alright so I download them both and put their folders in the Interface Folder. Not doing anything.

[Silly Gooooose]

Can you make this work with vendors, for food, or even for buying new pvp gear?

On a side note, yes this does work perfectly for me. Only hitch is you have to click the person with each character. Though like you said, there isn't currently a way around it.

[Silly Gooooose]

Now that I think about it, why can't you use the right click function of the 'making your clones loot' post. Know what I mean? If they all stand right on top of the flight guy, and you push the corresponding bound button, they should in theory all right click the flight master, thus opening the screen for you. Right?

I'll give it a test when I get the chance. A bit busy atm.

Ok I lied, I wasn't that busy (well I was, I just couldn't wait, lol). I tested it, and it works.

Combine the /script SetBinding("SHIFT-Q", "TURNORACTION") stuff with your mod, and you get some thing much better.

I run over to the quest guy, stop just in front of the quest giver, so that my clones stop standing right ontop of him. The clones are all zoomed in, and looking straight down. I then mash the button to right click (shift q for me, you can change it to what ever) a few times. All the clones will then have the gossip window open. Then you just proceed to use your mod like normal. badda bing, badda boom, completing quests all from one window, on all your toons.

[rbaldwin7]

Alright, my last post I was exhausted and it was extremely uninformative.
I downloaded and installed both ZQB and ACE2 and put them both in the directory C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns.
This is NOT working for me.
I'm pretty slow so bear with me.
Do one of these folders need to be inside of the other one?

[bugilt]

This is a nice start to a new addon.

It would be nice if this addon, Automation of Quests (Including Slaves) and the multiboxing addons worked together. One ace package with multiboxing addons.

I'd make a donation to get this addon of it's feet.

[Anozireth]

Alright, my last post I was exhausted and it was extremely uninformative.
I downloaded and installed both ZQB and ACE2 and put them both in the directory C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns.
This is NOT working for me.
I'm pretty slow so bear with me.
Do one of these folders need to be inside of the other one?I've had the same problem and have yet to get ZQB to work. Tried putting the Ace folder as described, and also tried putting it as a sub-folder of ZQB similar to how other Ace addons seem to do it. I have Ace 3 installed (in addition to Ace 2), could it be a problem with that? All are enabled in the in-game addons menu.

[rbaldwin7]

Fixed it. Downloaded Multiboxer Addon.

[FunkStar]

been using ZB for a while now at 70 and I notice it works prety much flawlessly there, but I notice that at low level (i just started a new group of 4 locks + shaman) it doesn't work as smoothly.

Example:
- 1 npc with only 1 quest, all click npc, main clicks & accepts quest, no problem

-1 npc with 2 quests, all click npc, main clicks on 1 of the 2 quests, but the alts don't follow. If I click on the quest I want on every character, and then continue from my main, it does work.

Is this a bug or some simple expenation for it or so? Not sure if i'm doing anything wrong.

[smurfy]

hey,

yes this is a bug in ZQB. I noticed while implementing the same function to MultiBoxer. There are some more API functions need to be hooked in ZQB. Mostly lowlevel quest givers uses this kind of API.

[caffiend86]

Can you make this work with vendors, for food, or even for buying new pvp gear?

On a side note, yes this does work perfectly for me. Only hitch is you have to click the person with each character. Though like you said, there isn't currently a way around it.Theres a nice mod called Buydropper ('http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info5280-BuyDropper.html') that automatically buys stuff from vendors that you designate like food/water... Just drag it into the box it adds to your vendor screen and voila it will pick it up for you from then on. With its option to just buy stuff from your list + Falkor's autoloot type macro thingy means you can have it instantly grab your shopping list on all your alts...

[Xealous]

Hi is there any possible chance we can get an update on this please? As I am also having some trouble using it.

I've installed it, ace2, and also the mutliboxer addon that was recommended as well. But so far nada. :(

Would someone be so kind to tell if I'm missing something - is there anything I'm supposed to have set up at all?

Thanks in advance,

Side note - I would also be willing to make a donation to this addon if it was updated etc :D

[alfa]

this is working really nice for me thank you very much for such a good addon...

[zanthor]

Bump for the update.

[Otlecs]

I started using this a couple of weeks ago, and it's great :)

The only glitch so far is that *often* one or two of my guys will go flying off somewhere else. The worst so far was intending to fly from EPL to WPL and two of them ended up in Rebel Camp. It's possible that they don't all have the same set of flightpaths, which I guess is a contributary factor.

I'll give the update a go. Thanks Zanthor.

[Zub]

I started using this a couple of weeks ago, and it's great :)

The only glitch so far is that *often* one or two of my guys will go flying off somewhere else. The worst so far was intending to fly from EPL to WPL and two of them ended up in Rebel Camp. It's possible that they don't all have the same set of flightpaths, which I guess is a contributary factor.

I'll give the update a go. Thanks Zanthor.
Lol, yup had the same problem. Flew from Shat to Stonebreaker, pressed my follow key, "?? why are they not following?"
Happens the 2 clones had landed in Swamprat >.<

[zanthor]

I started using this a couple of weeks ago, and it's great :)

The only glitch so far is that *often* one or two of my guys will go flying off somewhere else. The worst so far was intending to fly from EPL to WPL and two of them ended up in Rebel Camp. It's possible that they don't all have the same set of flightpaths, which I guess is a contributary factor.

I'll give the update a go. Thanks Zanthor.There is no logic on the flight paths at this time, if Toon1 has 20 flight paths and Toon2 has 10, they may not line up numerically (1 may be 1, but 3 may be 5) and what happens is... off to the wild blue. The way I'm currently handling flight paths is event based, which basically means that the master has already left the ground before the slaves get the message to go... I'll have to see if I can find a string based flight path reference in that event.

[Otlecs]

I'll have to see if I can find a string based flight path reference in that event.
That would absolutely be the icing on the cake for me. I've never had it go wrong when I use it for bombing runs though, which is where this mod really saves me time :D

[alfa]

This addon is awesome :) But as you mentioned you choose the same item with all characters with this.
Can you add an option to disable it while in game ? So we can disable it while turning in some quests that gives item as reward ?
There are many addons that can be disabled in game with out reloading UI. I hope it is doable. :)

[zanthor]

This addon is awesome :) But as you mentioned you choose the same item with all characters with this.
Can you add an option to disable it while in game ? So we can disable it while turning in some quests that gives item as reward ?
There are many addons that can be disabled in game with out reloading UI. I hope it is doable. :)Yea, turn the quest in 1 at a time instead of opening the npc then turning in on all characters.

[alfa]

Yea, turn the quest in 1 at a time instead of opening the npc then turning in on all characters.

ok thats an other option :)