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Addon] and actually see the exact
ongoing. I work on KuronaFrames
Kurona: If by in development,
addons carbine uses. For a great
almost everyday to add something
you mean not yet released to the
beginners guide, I recommend
new to it. I do it because it’s alot of
public, I have an addon I called
checking out: http://wildstarnasa.
fun to create things from nothing.
KuronaBars, which is aimed to
com/2014/01/a-complete-newbies-
Plus any addons I develop help me
be a ‘CandyBars’ like addon. I
guide-to-apollo-and-houston/
directly in Wildstar somehow.
just haven’t had the time to get it
working pefect yet! In addition to
GameOn MAG: Do you have any
GameOn MAG: How long does this
this, I have an ‘AuraMastery’ type
process take and what motivates
addons currently in development
addon I’m looking to get off the
you to put in this kind of effort?
that you’re excited about?
ground. AuraMastery can be very
complicated to setup, mine will
Potato: Yes! Tinker (formerly
Potato: Depending on the addon,
be a lot simpler to setup, but will
anywhere from a couple seconds
TinkerFrame) is going to be the
probably lack many of the options
to days/weeks. I’ve written things
Wildstar version of WoW’s Pitbull
AM has. Most people use AM for
on the fly in raids just to make
or STUF. That is, a unitframe
monitoring debuffs on themselves,
encounters easier. The motivation
addon that is created BY the user
or for monitoring cooldowns. Mine
for me is the reward of the
(not me!). There will be buttons to
should be able to handle this easier.
benefits that the addon provides.
add certain elements to a frame.
I also like things to be pretty. And
I’m also working on a remake of
donations are always nice!
Raiderino that will be extremely
you give to someone who was just
helpful in raiding. A few new
getting started writing addons?
Kurona: Depending on what you
GameOn MAG: What advice would
elements I’m adding are interrupt
Potato: Find a mentor!!! It’s
want to accomplish, this can be
tracking (who messed up), death
done in hours. But chances are if
logs (how people died), and the
invaluable. (Interested? See below.).
it’s a complicated project it can be
ability to customize the UI.
When I started programming in
Runescape, I had a mentor who
actually took the time to teach
me (and taught me ways to teach
myself). In beta, we had a circle that
all the addon developers joined, and
it was extremely useful for shooting
ideas around. Googling things is the
best way to learn. www.wildstarnasa.
com is also a great resource for
Wildstar-specific information.
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The GameOn Magazine