Folder Layout

[D.H1cks]

This is not really just for authors, but for anyone installing plugins. I took a quick screenshot of my folder layout so hopefully people can get an idea where things go....

http://i53.tinypic.com/nehoux.jpg

[MrJackdaw]

Hey! I am on you screenshot! *Beams with pride!*

[notebene]

Bigger problem. I didn't 'have' a Plugins folder, so I just made one, and apparently that is not enough. I received an error, and posted it as a bug to 'Travel' on your portal, but now I'm thinking it's me, but I don't know why.

I don't have 'Turbine' and 'TurbinePlugins', which presumably has all this:

import "Turbine";
import "Turbine.Debug";
import "Turbine.Gameplay";
import "Turbine.UI";
import "Turbine.UI.Lotro";

(from your TravelWindow)

So the $64 question is: Why did we 'not' get that when we patched on Tuesday? Is there a secret hand shake that must ensue to receive those files? Can someone throw them out there for us somewhere?

[D.H1cks]

Ya, you need the file downloaded from Turbine. Their forums just came back up, so here is the link: http://content.turbine.com/sites/lotro/lua/Beta_LuaPlugins.7z

[notebene]

Thanks.

Now why in God's name is it a 7z. I swear 'everyone' has to go be different. ZIPs RARs. What was wrong with ZIP?

*sigh* Now to go find yet 'another' decompressor that's free.

[MrJackdaw]

It is to be hoped they will eventually host them here like they have done with the skin definitions. And, hopefully, we will get a plugin for MMOUI minion (http://minion.mmoui.com/) to keep things updated!

[Ealdor]

Just a question out of curiosity, but is there a reason why we are clumping mods into the authors folder name?

It seems to me, from my experience with wow mods, that using a plugin name only would be better for an updater?

Again, not sure of the reason why.

Thanks guys. You are all doing a great job.

[Ealdor]

Thanks.

Now why in God's name is it a 7z. I swear 'everyone' has to go be different. ZIPs RARs. What was wrong with ZIP?

*sigh* Now to go find yet 'another' decompressor that's free.

WinRAR opens 7z. And the reason many devs use 7z is it is a more efficient and reliable compression.