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How to install addons in WoW Burning Crusade Classic: Best addons to download

World of Warcraft Classic’s Burning Crusade addons completely change up how the game is played. While Classic was originally released to a slew of nostalgia-hungry fans back in 2019, one of the first priorities for many players will be knowing how to install addons.

Addons have always been a major part of WoW, becoming increasingly common over the years since the game’s release. They allow players to do everything from customizing their UI and calculating their DPS, to using complicated systems to rake in Gold at the auction house.

Long-time World of Warcraft players will undoubtedly be familiar with the process of installing addons and how to download them. For those who are trying out WoW for the first time with Classic, or are returning to the game after an extended absence, though, it might not be so obvious.

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Contents

  • How to install addons
  • The addon client
  • Best WoW Classic addons
  • Downloading addons manually
  • Installing addons manually
  • How to use addons

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You’ll need the help of some addons to make your life a little easier in TBC.

How to install addons in WoW Classic

Before diving into the addons themselves, the easiest way to streamline your WoW Classic experience is to download an addon manager. Of course, you’re able to install these manually through various sites, but a client takes out all of the hard work, allowing you to get right to business.

WoW Classic addons client

In terms of the client to use, we recommend using WowUp. Before selling CurseForge to Overwolf, Twitch was also a good choice to download addons from, but mod support was eventually dropped for the game.

Managing your addons with WowUp is incredibly convenient and efficient. Right from the client, you’re able to install, search, and update available addons for your game.

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WowUp

WowUp is a clean and intuitive way to handle your addons.

Best addons to download in WoW Classic

Once you’ve got your addon manager downloaded and ready to go, you’ll need to pick out some addons. Depending upon your preferences, there’s a whole host of ones that are best to use for different things.

Some add damage meters into the game to aid in tracking your performance, while others can be used to tweak the whole UI and its features.

Bagnon

The default bags in World of Warcraft can be a bit cumbersome at the best of times, and in Classic, you’re likely to have less space and more items.

To save you from searching through multiple bags trying to find the items you’re looking for, Bagnon is designed to unify your bags into a single window with more options and tools for organization. Clean up your bags with the click of a button, quickly search for an item, or even view what’s stored in your bank no matter where you are.

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Bartender4

While you’re able to customize your UI without the need for Bartender4, it’s essential if you’re looking to fine-tune everything to your liking. With support for up to 10 actions bars, and the ability to tweak their transparency and size (including pet bars, stance bars, and XP bars) – Bartender4 is a must-have for any Warcraft player.

Details! Damage Meter Classic

Want to improve your overall performance in WoW, see how well your rotation works and how you stack up against your allies? Details! does just that.

It’s a fantastically useful tool, especially considering that damage and heal data can be stored, allowing you and your guildmates to see just how well everyone is doing when you’re attempting that big Raid run.

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Any new character in WoW Classic will benefit from the use of some addons.

Deadly Boss Mods

If you’re looking to make Dungeons and Raids easier, DeadlyBossMods is where it’s at. Memorizing boss mechanics is a thing of the past, as DBM guides you through encounters with on-screen warnings and pointers for upcoming abilities.

  • Read More: How to fly in WoW Classic

This is another one that’s right up there on the assistance scale, but when faced with the frustration of multiple wipes in raids and dungeons because you can’t quite get the mechanics down, it can quite literally be a life-saver.

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GTFO

Rule one of almost any MMO is ‘don’t stand in the fire’ – or any other avoidable source of damage for that matter – and GTFO will warn you (rather loudly) whenever you’re taking environmental damage that you should get out the way of.

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Incredibly useful for hectic boss fights in Dungeons and Raids, it’ll help to give you one less thing to have to concentrate on when taking them down. It’s also useful for those who are playing on lower graphical settings.

Questie

Questie aims to return some of the functionality that players of Retail WoW are used to. With this addon, Classic players have the ability to track available objectives, turn-ins, and quests to the map, and also locate things faster, due to the icons it adds to any enemies and mobs that you’ll need to take down to complete them.

The addon’s Journey tool takes things one step further, too, by telling you just how much of a particular zone you’ve completed, as well as being able to find out specific locations of NPCs and objects.

Downloading WoW Classic addons manually

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Addons are a must for most raiders to help keep track of crucial information.

If you really want the full Classic experience, though, or for whatever reason want to install an addon yourself, it’s still possible to install them manually.

  • Read more: WoW Classic Server populations in 2021

After downloading the addon in the form of a ZIP file from a site such as CurseForge or WoWInterface, the file must be extracted and placed in your addons folder for Classic WoW.

How to install WoW Classic addons manually

The method used to install addons to your game manually is relatively easy to do, too. All you’ll need to do is:

  1. Download the addon you want from a host site.
  2. Find where your version of Classic is installed. By default, this will be in Program Files.
  3. Unable to find it there? No problem – Open the Battle.net app.
  4. From there, click the WoW Classic logo at the top left of the app, and at the bottom left next to ‘Play’, click the cogwheel next to it.
  5. Select ‘Show in Explorer‘. This is where your game is installed.
  6. Having done that, extract the files and place them in your WoW Classic AddOns folder.
  7. The path for this is: World of Warcraft / _classic_ / Interface /AddOns.
  8. That’s it, you’re all set!

Once you’ve done this, you can head back on over to your game.

How to use addons

Once you’ve got addons installed, an ‘AddOns‘ button will appear in the lower left-hand corner of the character select screen when you log in. This will open a menu that allows you to enable or disable your addons and, in some cases, their constituent parts.

  • Read More: How to make money in WoW Classic

Addon settings can also be found in the settings menu while you’re in the game itself, although some changes might require you to re-log in to take effect. Some addons also come with their own menus and settings.

Sometimes you might find your addons become out of date and no longer function correctly, or at all. Assuming the creator is keeping them updated, you can easily download any available updates through your website or addon manager of choice.

So, there you have it! All you need to know about installing the best addons in WoW Burning Crusade Classic.

Want to become the best adventurer Azeroth’s ever seen? Check out our other handy guides:

5 best WoW addons, ranked |  Best fishing spots in WoW Classic | Best healer classes for Classic dungeons and raids |  Top tank classes for Classic dungeons and raids | How to find each faction’s Auction House |

Best Addons for WoW TBC Burning Crusade Classic

We’ve compiled an initial list of the best and essential addons for TBC Classic, including UI, Questing, Auction House, Raids, and Bags.

Addons can be a very personal thing. Some people don’t use them at all, which certainly makes life easier after new content patches. Some people just load a few they consider essential, or only those addons their raid team is using. And then there are others (like me) who love experimenting with all kinds of addons and gizmos to make their lives easier in WoW.

I like information. I like LOTS of information. So whenever I have to go through betas or other periods when addons aren’t working, I feel adrift without my constant stream of addons feeding me all kinds of data from a variety of sources.

Thankfully, the dedicated addon writers of WoW have been hard at work, modifying and updating and changing their code to make many of your favorite addons usable in Burning Crusade Classic. Overall, the addon scene is in much, much better shape going into Burning Crusade than it was going into Classic for the first time — likely because it’s less of a stretch just going from Classic to Burning Crusade Classic. There are some notable players missing in action at this point, but for the most part, Burning Crusade Classic will not mean losing too many of your favorite addons.

Don’t forget to donate to addon authors whose products you use regularly. They put in very long hours and a lot of work to make your experience more enjoyable. Even a small donation is a big deal.

Managing Addon Transition to Burning Crusade Classic

Mods that are working fine in Burning Crusade Pre-Patch (and even in BCC Beta) may not end up working in Burning Crusade Classic right away. This is particularly true of any addons that will pull specific data from Outlands, including information about quests, mob or item locations, or gear. A mod that handles mail won’t be much affected by the transition, but one that needs to show you the locations of mining node will be. Give addon authors a little time to adjust, as they will need to be implementing big changes to many mods shortly after release.

Part of managing this is knowing where to get the latest release of the addon. This isn’t always going to be Curseforge or one of the other repositories. It may be the addon’s website or Discord, or on Github. Where possible, I will try to link to the source of the latest information for that addon.

Turning Off Lua Errors

Lua error messages give important feedback to what’s going wrong with an addon. Please copy any errors you are having with a mod and post them to a place where the addon author can see and act on them.

However, once you’ve done that, having repeated Lua error windows popping up can be very annoying. Too many Lua errors will slow down your game. But if you’re just having a few and want to be left alone for the duration of your play, you can use a quick macro to turn them off:

/console scriptErrors 0

To turn them back on, type:

/console scriptErrors 1

Known Working Mods in Burning Crusade Classic

This is not an exhaustive list. This is a list of core mods that you might wish to check out. These will include links to the addon site most likely to carry the most current version.

The mods listed here are confirmed working in both Pre-Patch and Burning Crusade Classic Beta. There may be minor issues with some functions, but the basic mod is doing its job. They have all been updated recently and are expected to be tweaked and improved after Burning Crusade Classic goes live.

Always read the pages carefully and make sure you are downloading the correct version for Burning Crusade Classic (Version 2.5.1). In most cases, different versions for different expansions are found on the same page. If you are using a Mod Manager, you will automatically pull that version as long as you are in your Burning Crusade Classic folder.

Screenshot from a mod’s Curseforge page, with a list of available files for different expansions.

Wowhead Client

Wowhead relies on reports from users like you! From downloading information about looted items to mob encounters, user-gathered information is vital to keeping Wowhead the great resource for accurate and useful WoW information. By installing the Wowhead Client and uploading information gathered on your adventures, you’re helping yourself AND other players. Plus, the more you upload info, the more Reputation you build with Wowhead!

Auction Mods

TradeSkillMaster now has separate server files for both TBC and Classic Era servers.

Bag Mods

These all offer slightly different sets of features, but all offer an all-in-one type solution to your bag needs.

Bar/Interface Mods

I know this is a broad interpretation of «bar», but these are among the most popular UI modifiers.

Group/Raid Mods

One nice thing about Details! is that it includes an optional plugin called Tiny Threat. This will monitor your threat level in your group, or when soloing with a pet. This works best if everyone in your group is using Details.

Information Mods

Personally, I can’t live without Altoholic.

Mail Mods

Nameplate Mods

Map Mods

GatherMate 2 is being mentioned here because it’s nearly indispensible for Herbalists, Skinners, and Miners. It is working fine in Pre-Patch, but there are still problems with it in Beta. However, the addon author appears to be working on this and it should be working either at launch or shortly thereafter.

Quest Mods

While Questie is updated reasonably quickly on Curseforge, the most up to date version is linked on their Discord.

WeakAuras

There have been some recent reports about Weak Auras, particularly in a recent Wowhead news item about malicious code hiding in some unidentified WeakAuras that ended up stealing gold away from players. While this is rare, it is something that can happen.

The safest course is to write your own WeakAuras, but many people lack the skill or interest in learning to do so. You should be safe with any individual WeakAuras downloaded from Wago.io, since their system scans for malicious code prior to posting any WeakAuras. Heavily-downloaded and highly rated WeakAuras should also be safe from defects.

If my favorite mod isn’t listed, how do I know if it’s working?

It doesn’t break much to test any mod, so you can always install it and see what happens. However, there are a few signs that it’s likely going to work.

  • It’s listed in the Catalog of your mod manager under Burning Crusade Classic. These are listed by mod writers who at least are putting in the effort to make the necessary modifications for TBC.
  • It’s been updated recently — within the past few days or weeks.
  • Read the comments section. If there are serious issues with a mod, this is usually where you’ll find reports. If the mod writer has comments turned off, there’s often a link to a Discord or Twitter account you can check out for feedback.

Add-On Managers

There are many add-on managers currently out there, but I’m only going to mention three. It would be a separate guide to review all the current options fully.

For those who want a fully-featured experience while helping addon authors get paid, Overwolf’s Curseforge client is for you!

Overwolf (http://content.overwolf.com/prodemo/curseforge5/curseforge.html) offers a fully-featured addon manager that also helps addon authors earn more money from their efforts. They pay addon authors based on downloads — but don’t forget to send them some donations directly as well! Download the Overwolf client, followed by the Curseforge client, to update and download all your WoW addons for any expansion. You can even Sync between multiple computers via Twitch.

If you’re looking for something lighter without any subscription requirements, you can also consider Ajour (https://www.getajour.com) and WoWUp (https://www.wowup.io). Fast, light, and full of features, both areeasy to modify to your liking and even easier to find mods you want. Ajour will even interact with your Wago.io account to keep your WeakAuras updated. WoWUp even has its own addon to let you know in game what addons need updating.

Either of these three addon managers will serve your needs admirably, but feel free to explore and find your own.

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Let’s go to the farm! (using addons) | Game Guide | WoW

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Well, I already told you in another article how to get money, but . .. How to get materials easily, quickly and efficiently? While you can do this from memory by browsing web pages like wowhead.com or similar, there are a couple of add-ons that will help you a lot. After the jump, you will have all the information on how to easily get a large amount of ore or plants.

Llo, first of all, I must warn you that with this addon you can only track ores or plants, and it is not available for Leather, Cloth ni Eternal (Although you can get an idea from our guides). Because before that you have to kill their owners (imagine skinning a live bear… it should hurt).

Addons are as follows:

  • Neighbor2
  • collectmate2_data
  • Routes
  • Skype / Ventrilo / TS / similar to people (so as not to get bored while farming)

The Gathermate2 addon is the one that gets the position of all the nodes in the collection and places them on each map and at their correct coordinates, while the Gathermate2_data addon has the plants and coordinates information. After installation, write / gathermate and the following image will appear:

As you can see, we have several options.

Of all the options, the most important are Filters , which allows us to filter which nodes will be displayed, and the Import option, which allows us to get data from Gathermate2_data. In the latter case, we select the «Merge» option, select all node types, exit without selecting any extension (so that everything is obtained directly), and leave the option checked «auto-import». Once this is done, we will pass Import Gathermate2Data and our node database will be ready to use.

Well… now we know where the nodes are, but… we already knew this before! Can’t some addon tell me how to go from one to the other to maximize collection time? Of course, that’s what the Routes addon is for. Write / routes to enter your options.

Now we are going to «Add», select the map (by default it shows where we are), enter the name and accept the name. Below are the variants of the nodes we are going to build (Elementium, Twilight Jasmine…) that are in this area (data sourced from Gathermate2). We select those that we need and go to search and make a route. That’s all! Our created itinerary.

But… but… but… What is this?

That’s right, when you first create it, the path is randomly connected to points as you set it, resulting in a terrible path. But he has a solution, calm down. We go to the drop-down menu «Routes» and select the newly created area and its route. In the info we have the various nodes it joins as well as the option to exclude the route (wait… it’s fixed now, don’t click on it yet). In the line settings we can change the color (it’s useful to know at a glance what we’re following) and the option to hide the route if we don’t want to see it at that time. Now we see the most important tab, optimize route. We group the routes (with a distance of 60 yards, which is the default, enough for those that are put together to be shown as one), we choose additional optimizations (although it tells us that the addon is best to deactivate, it is better that it be active, as it significantly improves the created route, even if it takes more time to create it). Finally, we give it to the foreground and … we are waiting. If the route we have chosen consists of several nodes, this step and grouping can take a long time. In fact, this can confuse us, so if this happens, you will have to choose a route with fewer nodes.

Hey, it’s much better now, but… he sends me to another card and it loses shape. In addition, it also includes those nodes that are in the cave and collect steps. It’s nothing you can do?

So, you can activate the Taboo option. We go to the «Taboo» option, enter a name and area, accept, and a new empty taboo is created, a triangle with dots marked with middle circles, and some small circles in the center of the edges. If we click on these circles, we can move their location, reshape the site, or add more edges to this polygon. The inside of this polygon is a restricted area, and no node inside it will be taken into account when calculating the route.

Ah! If you want to lay out a «naked» route (without taking into account any point), you can do this. Especially Torva who I have to fry the poor fellow :P)

The Ultimate List of Tools for Developers and Power Users for Windows / Habr

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Can you believe it’s been 6 years since my last list of tools? The tools have changed, many of them are available online, but to be honest, it takes A LOT of WORK to put together a new list of tools. But I did, here is the list for 2020-2021. These are the tools in my Utils folder. I created a folder d:\dropbox\utils and added it to my PATH. This way it will be on all my computers and I can instantly get to any of them.

This is my 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2014 list updated to version 2020-21 and currently includes all my other lists. I have been doing this for over 17 years. Wow. I think it’s worth spending more time on it.

Everyone collects utilities, and most have a list of those that they think are indispensable. Here is my. Everyone has their own tasks, and I most likely use each one at least a few times a week. For me, «utility» means utilitarian. The list is based on this principle.

These are all very favorite and frequently used utilities. I wouldn’t recommend them if I didn’t use them all the time. No one paid money to be on this list.

Our colleague Scott wrote this article. Here is the English version. Well, the list itself is under the cut.

Life and work changing utilities

  • Windows Subsystem for Linux. It can’t be overstated how WSL/WSL2 has put the cherry on top of Windows 10. The integration with Windows is fantastic. It’s also MUCH faster than running a virtual machine.
  • Windows terminal. Windows finally has a modern terminal. You can run shells such as Command Prompt, PowerShell, and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
  • Windows PowerToys are back and should be built into Windows.
  • VS Code — Visual Studio Code is super-fast and is my «goto» code editor. I still occasionally use notepad and often use the full Visual Studio, but VS Code is like Tesla in the world of code editors. Check out my favorite VS Code extensions below.
  • ZoomIt — A true classic, but also the answer to the #1 question I get asked. How do you draw on the screen when you show your screen?
  • Winget is apt-get for Windows. Similar to the choco I’ve used in the past, WinGet will be included with Windows 10 and will have a ton of nice features.
  • QuickLook — Free from the Windows Store, just highlight a file in File Explorer and press Space to get a preview.

Cool tools for developers (mostly .NET, but not only)

  • CodeTrack is a free . NET performance profiler and analyzer. It works with almost all versions of .NET and will give you a complete picture of how your code works!
  • LINQPad — Interactively query databases using LINQ with this tool from Joseph Albahari.
  • WinMerge — WinMerge just keeps getting better and better. It compares files and folders and helps you merge conflicting source code files.
  • WinDbg — low-level and classic, but also new and fresh! WinDbg is now in the Windows Store with ALL NEW VISUALS and more!
  • Insomnia and Nightingale are great alternatives to Postman for REST APIs!
  • NuGet Package Explorer — This application allows you to browse NuGet packages from the online feed and view the contents of the packages.
  • WireShark — What’s happening on the network? WireShark knows.
  • GitHub Desktop — Gits, ahem, away! Watch Git 101 on YouTube.

Useful Windows Utilities

  • Ear Trumpet is a fantastic advanced volume control for Windows! If you’ve ever wanted to turn your Windows volume up to 11, then Ear Trumpet is the app.
  • Teracopy — While I use Windows 10’s great built-in copy features most of the time, when I want to move LOTS of files as quickly as possible, nothing beats TeraCopy, an app that does just that — moves files quickly. Queue control is excellent.
  • AutoHotKey is a tiny, surprisingly fast free and open source utility for Windows. It allows you to automate everything from keystrokes to the mouse. Programming for non-programmers. It’s a complete automation system for Windows without the frustration of VBScript.
  • 7-Zip — it’s over and 7zip wins. Time to get on board. The 7z format is fast becoming the compression format of choice for the most demanding users. Typically, compression is 2-10% better than ZIP. This app integrates beautifully into Windows Explorer and opens just about EVERYTHING you’ll ever want to open, from TAR to ISO, RAR to CAB.
  • Paint.NET is a forgotten Microsoft Paint program written in .NET. It’s 80% Photoshop and it’s free. You can support the author by getting a version from the Windows Store and it will be updated automatically!
  • NimbleText — regular expressions are tricky and I’m not very smart. NimbleText allows me to do crazy things with large amounts of text without much pain.
  • Markdown Monster — While I love VSCode, Markdown Monster does one thing incredibly well. markdown.
  • Fiddler is a simple, clean and powerful debugging proxy for HTTP inspection between here and there. It even supports learning about SSL traffic.
  • NirSoft Utilities Collection — Almost everything NirSoft does deserves attention. My favorites are MyUninstaller, a replacement for uninstalling programs, and WhoIsThisDomain.
  • Ditto Clipboard Manager — WindowsKey+V is great and close, but Ditto continues to push clipboard management into Windows.
  • TaskbarX — It literally centers the taskbar buttons. I like it. Open source, but also available for $1 from the Windows Store.
  • ShellEx View — Your explorer right-click menu is cluttered, this will help keep it clutter free!
  • OneCommander, Midnight Commander and Altap Salamander. There are many great «reimaginings» of Windows Explorer. OneCommander and Altap Salamander do this, and Midnight Commander does this for the command line/CLI.
  • WinDirStat — classic but essential. What is taking up all this space? Spoiler is Call of Duty.
  • FileSeek and Everything — instant search in everything!
  • I like Win+Shift+S for screenshots, but I also recommend ShareX, Greenshot and Lightshot.
  • For animated gifs, try screen2gif or LICEcap!
  • Alt-Tab Terminator — takes your Alt-Tab to the next level with more preview and search
  • PureText — PureText inserts pure plain text. Free and glorious. Thanks Steve Miller.
  • I still use FTP, SCP and SFTP and I use WinSCP for this! It’s free or just $10 to get it from the Windows Store and support the author!
  • VLC Player is the best and still the best. Loses everything and everywhere.
  • PSReadline — Makes PowerShell more confusing in a good way.
  • Yori and all the utilities of Malcolm Smith — Yori is a reinvention of cmd. exe!

Visual Studio Code 9 extensions0088

  • GitLens is great. Simply makes Git and VS a joy to use and adds a thousand tiny, beautiful features that will make you smile. You’ll wonder why it’s not built in.
  • Version Lens — Do you have the latest versions of the package? Now it’s easy to find out.
  • CodeSnap — screenshots specially designed to make your code beautiful.
  • .NET Core Test Explorer — Makes unit testing with .NET on VS Code much more enjoyable.
  • Arduino for VS Code — The Arduino extension makes it easy to develop, build, deploy and debug your Arduino sketches in Visual Studio Code! So cute.
  • Coverage Gutters — This amazing extension shows you which code is covered by a unit test and which is not. Ryan needs help, so find out if this OSS project is right for you!
  • Docker for VS Code is a container explorer, manager, and deployment tool, straight from VS.
  • GitHistory is another nice addition to Git that shows you your Git history.
  • HexDump — I need this more than I’d like to admit.
  • LiveShare — stop screen-sharing and code and context sharing!
  • PowerShell for VS is a great replacement for PowerShell ISE
  • Remote Containers is an AMAZING EXTENSION you should try if you have Docker but it has a terrible non-descriptive name. But you have to see it to be believed. Maybe it’s «Visual Studio Development Containers», I’m not sure. Open the folder and attach to the development container. No installs, just you debug Rust, Go, C#, whatever without installing ANYTHING. Marvelous.
  • Remote SSH is another one in the VS Remote family of extensions that allows you to use any remote SSH server as your development environment.
  • WSL Remote — Edit, debug and code from Windows…using Linux!
  • And finally Yoncé, my current VS Code theme. Inspired by Beyonce.

A few things I really like

  • RescueTime Are you productive? Are you wasting your time on what you need? RescueTime keeps track of what you’re doing and tells you about it with fantastic reports.
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