ArkInventory
ArkInventory (for The War Within)
:boom: Please ensure you are using the latest alpha version if you have the War Within client.
ArkInventory (for Retail, Classic, and Cataclysm)
ArkInventory's display windows are built from "virtual bars", you assign categories to bars so that items in that category are displayed on the specific bars you want. There is no limit to the number of bars you can have inside a window but obviously you only have so much screen real estate before it becomes "too many".
ArkInventory uses several methods to assign a default category to an item such as what professions you have, tooltip scanning, basic type/subtype and PeriodicTable. You then assign those categories to a virtual bar.
You can also over-ride the default category by creating a rule that matches either a single or multiple items.
Overview:
- user configurable window width and height
- separate keybindings for each location for easy viewing
- assign items to a category of your choice (overrides the default assignment)
- assign categories to the bar of your choice
- unlimited number of bars (there are practical limits though before your screen becomes full)
- sort each bar differently if required
- user configurable bars per row
- sell junk items automatically or manually (delete available via a keybinding or right clicking when at a vendor)
- random pet and mount summons. can also assign a group of them to select from
Key Bindings:
- Press ESCAPE to bring up the blizzard menu
- click on Key Bindings
- scroll down to AddOns > ArkInventory
- bind the keys you want to use
Need Help?
:memo: Wiki
:memo: Frequently Asked Questions
:memo: Sorting
:memo: Rules
:memo: If you are having an issue the first step is to disable all other mods and test with only ArkInventory loaded
:memo: If the issue is still there, please check for an existing issue and create a new issue if required.
:memo: If the issue is gone, re-enable your other mods one by one until the issue comes back, then note the last mod you enabled in your issue as well as notifying the author of the other mod
See ChangeHistory.md for changes to the latest version. See VersionHistory.md for all previous changes.
:boom: The NoLib variant
it seems quite a few people are somehow getting the NoLib variant from their download client when they didn't specifically ask for it, instead of the full variant, and its causing issues as they don't have the required libraries installed separately. Please ensure you are downloading the full. if you see nolib in the filename then its the wrong variant, unless you are actually installing all of the required libraries separately as well. If you have to you can manually download the full variant from CurseForge, WoWInterface, or Wago.
:boom: Junk Sell getting blocked
While auto-destroy remains blocked, From 30960 onwards you can setup a Key Binding to manually sell and destroy your items. Note that blizzard require one keypress per item deletion, so if you have multiple items that need to be deleted you will need to press the Key Binding multiple times. A message will be output if you have remaining items that can still be deleted.
:warning: Ensure you have backup copies of your saved variables file
Sometimes you cannot revert back to a previous version without a backup, especially alpha or beta versions, so before upgrading please make sure you have made a backup of your saved variables file
Your saved variables file is normally located at ...\World of Warcraft\_client_\WTF\Account\yourwowaccountname\SavedVariables\ArkInventory.lua
It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate backups of your saved variables file. You dont have to do them frequently, just after you've made major changes to your config is probably fine for most people, but you should get into the habit of making backups because when it does corrupt you wont have to reconfigure everything from scratch.
If you have your download client set to automatically download alpha/beta versions you should definitely have backups.
A simple way to back up the saved variables file is to just do a copy and paste then rename the new file (using the version number of ArkInventory or the date is a good idea), eg ArkInventory-30900.lua, or ArkInventory-20191228.lua
Hello, thx a lot for this addon !
Since the pre-ext patch, my ark inventory don't display some items or tooltip don't match with the icon .. :'(
Any idea for that ?
You may have noticed a message along the line "ArkInventory: Could not load tranlation". I had this pop up in my chat and had the same problem you described.
I just quit the game, deleted "{PATH_TO_YOU_WOW_INSTALL}\Cache", started it up again and ArkInventory could load its translations. This eliminated the more visible problems too.
Thanx for your help but it doesn't work, arkinventory block some vendor interface too ... i don't understand :'(
I am unable to delete any rules I have created.
I disabled all addons with Arkinventory being the only one active. I have also deleted the SavedVariables file, still the same.
I have searched through the whole documentation, but there was no step, which describes this procedure.
Used version is the most recent (3.06.15)
Thank you for adding editable defaults!!! You rock! This is why I love this addon and really appreciate your work as a developer.
Message: Interface\AddOns\AddOnSkins\Skins\ArkInventory.lua:62: attempt to call field 'LocationOptionSet' (a nil value)
thats the lua i get everytime i open my bags. this started after last update. before that everything worked fine.
I have exactly this error too. It happens just like you said.
whoever write that skinning module has a lot of work to do to update it, sorry - but at least it should be simpler for them now
Thank you for all of your work on this!
Please give us default blueprints that is editable with the non-editable default selectable if we so choose. I think that would knock out 70% of the complaints right now. It's obviously confusing a lot of folks.
i added them to .15
I just read that profiles don't matter anymore... Why can we then still choose profiles?
And please make a tutorial on how we can use the same bags configuration on all characters. Do we really have to set up everything again and again?
So much questions... Why even get rid of the profile system and re-invent the wheel?
> I just read that profiles don't matter anymore... Why can we then still choose profiles?
do you care about the data on that profile? there are people that used to swap profiles, if i removed the abilty to do that then they wouldnt be able to get the data off the other profile.
> And please make a tutorial on how we can use the same bags configuration on all characters. Do we really have to set up everything again and again?
i havent had time to make anything except fix bugs, i havent even set my talents yet
you have a backup, i would suggest doing a basic setting and waiting for the bugs to get worked out, then restore the backup so it converts properly
> So much questions... Why even get rid of the profile system and re-invent the wheel?
because profiles did not do what i needed
Okay, didn't knew you were doing this alone. But still, is that how setting up multiple characters is supposed to work? Re-assigning the style, category and layout to each and every control window (which should have just an ALL option anyway) on each character again?
I understand you want to show other character bags and bank in format what actually that character using. But it has big BUT. What about people who do have 10+ alts on each account. It become pain in ass, because it is obvious we need exact setting for every alt. There is no time to fiddle with every bag, bankm, GB, mount etc. category on every alt. Simple solution for that would be set one character as master and have simple button setting all settings exactly same as that master character have. As it is now I'm only spending around 2 hours to setup changes for all. This was reason why "profile" was invented.
Anyway final config for me is to have 2 styles (bank and bags) and 2 layouts (bank and bags) and sets all alts to same setting.
When I will make new alts, and I'm sure I will do I need it to do for every new alt.
Actually Layout and Style doesn't play well together. In many times when I set new alt and assign in "Controls" proper "Style" and "Layout" with same name from "Settings" at least nothing does change in worse case I'm getting big red "ERR" and nothing show up in "Bank", "Guild Bank" etc. if I open them. No error seen in Swatter. I need to reasing it manually to [9999] *Default, open window and then reassign my style and layout and then it start working.
BTW if I want switch between my different Style and Layout I must always 1st switch to *Default and then sitch to my another style and layout or it will not aplly new design.
Hi, a few things:
I made a new profile and when I choose the profile on another character, it won't change anything. What happened to this addon? Why the need to lock the standard profile down anyway? I don't get any of these recent changes.
Also, and this was bugging me for a while: Can we please get an option to hide item borders below the set threshold? Right now they're being ugly white and ugly grey.
I really like this addon, and I think it is the best inventory addon here, but I just don't get the motivation behind the need to set up everything through the convoluted process and options. This has lost a huge lot of it's user friendliness.
And why have some assigned user categories been switched to "deactivated" in the last patch. What is that supposed to accomplish? Even if it was bugged, why would I assign a category to a field and then deactivate it? What kind of arcane user case is that supposed to pander to?
> I made a new profile and when I choose the profile on another character, it won't change anything. What happened to this addon? Why the need to lock the standard profile down anyway? I don't get any of these recent changes.
i need three profiles for each layout, the profile cant handle that
> Also, and this was bugging me for a while: Can we please get an option to hide item borders below the set threshold? Right now they're being ugly white and ugly grey.
its been in the config since quality coloured borders were added
> I really like this addon, and I think it is the best inventory addon here, but I just don't get the motivation behind the need to set up everything through the convoluted process and options. This has lost a huge lot of it's user friendliness.
you have to set them up somewhere
> And why have some assigned user categories been switched to "deactivated" in the last patch. What is that supposed to accomplish? Even if it was bugged, why would I assign a category to a field and then deactivate it? What kind of arcane user case is that supposed to pander to?
thats so you can use the same category set at different locations but disable certain rules or categories from either location
> its been in the config since quality coloured borders were added
Where? I just see a threshold for not coloring the borders, which makes them different shades of grey. I would like to have NO borders for items below the threshold.
This is what I'm seeing: http://imgur.com/a/KF6fS 
Hello!
I have severals problems with the addon at this time:
- I can't delete the rules I have created
- I can't delete the variables of a profile, the configuration comes back after reloading UI
- I can't copy from another profile, the window shuts down and then when I reopen the bag nothing has changed.
Are there any explanations for that?
Thank you very much for the answer and for the job
if its still not converting properly can you email me your backup arkinventory.lua from 30512 and let me know which user you logged in as and i'll try and see if i need to fix the upgrade code somewhere
Currently using latest release (.14), since Legion release, I have not been able to move any items to different categories. Tried uninstalling (deleting settings) and reinstalling this morning, but same issue occurs. When in edit mode, it says "*Locked*" under all selections for clicking on the numbered sections, and when clicking on items, the same thing. When I mouse over it says "This location is using a System Design (layout) so some of the options are hidden. If you wish to make changes please assign a non System Design (layout) to this location. Note: You may need to create one first". Any help here?