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Hacking World of Warcraft (ExtremeTech)
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by Daniel Gilbert and James, II Whitehead
Sales Rank: 13532
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Discount: 46 %
$4.30
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Paperback: 370 pages
Publisher: Wiley June 5, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470110023
ISBN-13: 978-0470110027
Product Dimensions:
8.7 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Book Description
Get crafty! Veteran WoW player and creator of the most popular World of Warcraft add-on (Atlas) Dan Gilbert guides you through making your stay in the world of Azeroth more exciting. Whether you’re human, dwarf, elf, or orc, you’ll feast on numerous unique hacks such as combat, artwork and model, map, interface, loot, chat, raid, PvP, and more. You’ll also learn to create and use skins and themes, write your own macros, create add-ons, and work with frames and XML so that you can improve your experience with the hottest online game on the planet—planet Earth, that is.
Back Cover Copy
Hack your way to the top.
World of Warcraft is your world. You are fearless. You are in command. And when you can command these awesome addons, macros, and customizations, you'll savor the heady brew of victory. From the masters who gave us Atlas and PerfectRaid/Clique, you'll learn how to gain an advantage in combat, write spell-casting macros, work with frames and XML, develop Lua scripts that work with the WoW API, and more.
Yeah, they're legal. But don't let that hold you back.
Addons, Macros and more.
Learn the secrets that unlock hidden treasures!
1. Evaluate your performance in battle with combat statistics.
2. Add instance maps and make notes on the World Map.
3. Rearrange everything onscreen and monitor your vitals with an HUD.
4. Make gold "playing " the Auction House.
5. Have whispers open in their own window like an IM client.
6. Overhaul your interface with pre-packaged compilations.
7. Create two fully functional addons from start to finish.
Customer Reviews & Comments
Ok, lets get something straight right off the bat. I am not a total newb when it comes to gaming, programming or tech. But I am new to WoW, and trust me its pretty overwhelming when you first get in. This book is really good at 2 things: 1. Its a gentle introduction to the whole addon scene for players who either dont use them yet, or who use them only a little bit. It teaches readers how to find addons, how to install them, how to configure them, and how to use them. Addons are divided by their function: Combat, Maps, Loot, Chat, Raid, Class-Specific, Compilations and Misc and each one is covered the same way so thats nice. Can you find all these yourself by scouring the websites? Sure you can. But this book takes some of the pain out of figuring out which ones are best for the job, and how to use them. This is where the book shines in my opinion and is the bulk of the book. 2. It introduces you to the concepts of writing addons and macros in a way that most readers can follow. If you already have some experience in scripting with something like JavaScript or some actual programming experience this section makes more sense. This book is not an in-depth guide to writing addons, or a complete guide to WoW programming. Addons are written in a language called Lua, but this book is not an in-depth guide to Lua either. If you are looking for that, then you should look elsewhere. However the book does walk you through 2 examples, and if you can follow that you will probably want to look for something more to develop addons. Follow it up with a good Lua book, and learn about XML. My only complaint about the book so far is the images are a little small, and I wish they were in color. Still, that doesnt ruin the book and you can still see what they are talking about. All in all the book does a good job at what it's trying to do. So if you are newer to WoW or Addons this is a great guide. And even if you are already using some addons the book might point you to some new ones or even get you started writing your own.
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