Hacking World of Warcraft (ExtremeTech)
by Daniel Gilbert, James Whitehead II
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Book Reviews of Hacking World of Warcraft (ExtremeTech)
Book Review: good...but bad
Summary: 3 Stars
The book's good at what it is tryign to do, but that thing is useless.
play for a month and it will all come together, this is a waste of money
and if you cant install an addon, just ask someone in your guild or something..its the easiest thing to do.
if you dont know...
find the addon you want download it, and click open [not save] on the pop up window. when it opens a screen with the addon file[s] you need to open my computer, then open drive C, then open program files, then open 'Wolrd of Warcraft' files, then open the interface folder. your should see an 'add ons' folder in the interface folder, simply go to the window with the addon files, hold down Ctrl [control] and left click each of the files in the folder. when they are are highlighted, drag them into the addons folder.
when you launch WoW make sure the addon is checked in the addons list [where your character selection screen is] from there you can enable/disable an addon if you decide you dont like it.
if you have lots of extra $$ then go for it, i'd just learn from playing
Book Review: Waste of Money
Summary: 1 Stars
If only you could rate a book below 1 stars. Completely dissapointed in this book. The first 10 Chapters talk about add-ons that can be gotten from the most popular sites, like Curse-Gaming and such. After 10 chapters of pointless "Fluff" the author "Attempts" to give a tutorial on how to write a add-on from scratch. Not a single line of Lua in the book(Other then the Macros) work. I tried for days and got nothing to show for my time but a headache.
If your looking for a book that gives insight into the world of modding for World of Warcraft, this book isn't for you. If your looking for a nice paper weight, or maybe some paper to start a fire in the chimney....then this will be the best 30 bucks you have spent.
Book Review: Great Book
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is wonderful. I tried for months on end to try and self teach off of various websites on how to properly write .lua code and XML for addons. I finally broke down and purchased this book and it has helped leaps and bounds over anything I learned on various websites because it teaches from the ground level up. The first section of the book is perfect for someone who is just starting WoW or just starting to explore various WoW Addons. The second section is geared more towards people like me who are just starting to or want to learn how to create their own addons for the game. If you are new to programming or even new to writing .lua and XML scripts I recommend you purchasing this book.Book Review: Geared at those Starting out and basic commands
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this book and two others to create a couple of interfaces for things I do often.
This book referenced many of the existing add-on applications, and some basic calls. I could have used this info a year ago when I started, but I had already pass beyond this info with stuff from some of the sites listed here. Also two of the links I tried had already either changed or gone dark, so my take is the printed reference does have a time-line.
I did find it well written, and organized, and had I seen this a year ago it would have been ideal.
Book Review: A good introduction
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is a good book to get if you want an easy to understand introduction to some of the addon's and macro commands that are available in World of Warcraft.
The 2 examples they give for writing your own addon's are very easy to follow and explain what each piece of code does which is helpful. I would recommend getting this book for anyone just learning to program or interested in starting. The title is a bit misleading as to what the book is really about. Overall this book was worth the money in my opinion.