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
I have the same problem, but i also noticed another thing, i can run with 100+ fps, but when my cursor is over an item it drops below 10 FPS (often), i have tried to investigate this a bit, found out with ArkInventory + ElvUI alone the fps drops to around 40-60 when hovering over items so tooltip shows.
I then moved on to opening the Mailbox, the moment i open the mailbox the fps drops for ½ a sec or less down to around 60 but jumps back to 90-110 (jumping up and down)
So think the opening of mailbox, is due to the bags is drawn when you open it, and then jumps back to "normal" again..
But what is annoying tho is the low fps i get when hovering over items, since i really do like to be able to see the tooltip immediately and not stuttering, but this problem only really happen when i run all addons, but it can be due to a nother addon that is generating error, cause now and then i get a popup telling me that an addon have generated massive error, and then ask me if i want to disable or ignore.. so think we have to wait til the authors have fixed bugs in the various add-ons :) And after all i think i run around 70 addons total hehe
how much mail do you have?
anyone having a problem with default profile not saving to ALL toons on same server and/or b-net account?
every toon I log on to I have to reset up Ark. /cry that's a lot of toons
Well, since I'm not a programmer, I decided to just copy my working version of Arkinventory from beta to live and it works just fine, with only one error, which I will include here. All categories are there, nothing to set back up or anything else. Since the instructions on the new version are so complicated, I'm just going to use this one until a simpler one comes along, I think.
Error message:
Message: ...ce\AddOns\Blizzard_Collections\Blizzard_Wardrobe.lua:2242: Usage: GetSpecializationInfo(specIndex[, isInspect[, isPet[, inspectTarget[, sex]]]])
Time: 07/22/16 12:35:56
Count: 1
Stack: [C]: in function `GetSpecializationInfo'
...ce\AddOns\Blizzard_Collections\Blizzard_Wardrobe.lua:2242: in function `initFunction'
Interface\FrameXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua:69: in function `UIDropDownMenu_Initialize'
...ce\AddOns\Blizzard_Collections\Blizzard_Wardrobe.lua:2214: in function <...ce\AddOns\Blizzard_Collections\Blizzard_Wardrobe.lua:2213>
Locals: (*temporary) = nil
It would be super helpful if there was a way to have custom categories set by character. Even more helpful if they could be copied over from one character to another and then edited or deleted as needed.
If this is possible, could someone please show me how? I've spent a few hours playing around with various setting changes and no matter what I do, I can't seem to set it all up on one character and then try to create a separate "profile" on a second character to then edit, without changes being made on the main character's settings.
(I like to make "current armor" and "current weapons" categories along with multiple other things that I sort the current character's gear into. I have tons of alts though, so if I'm setting things globally, LFR DK gear gets set as current on my Mythic geared warrior.. )
I know I can make a "current weapons" category for each character, but with 1 of each class on my primary server, that list of custom categories becomes rather long, especially if I create unique ones for all of the various custom categories I generally create. (current weapons, current armor, current trinkets/accessories, Timewalking armor, tier 1, tier 2, tier 3, tier 4, etc..)
Arkinventory seems to work for Bags and Guildbank, but the Bank is not recognized.
Has a Question Mark where the Username should be and everything is empty, no grid, just black.
Delete your cache folder? Always a good idea after a patch.
I did, but was worse than before, tried to set bank control to standard instead of my own profile, that worked. Think i have to build for the bank a new profile.
thanks
I bet these settings are the stumbling block
http://imgur.com/ocGYGEs
They take some time getting used to and errors sometimes interfere with the correct tuning process.
The author of the addon needs flexibility. That's why they were implemented. It takes time to iron out all the kinks.
So I assume that when the sort option "On Window Open" is selected, opening your bag checks every item you have to make sure it's in the right place. A minor issue with this that's been bugging me is the fraction of a second of lag that comes with this - petty I know.
"Sort Instantly" on the other hand doesn't seem to suffer from this, but unfortunately it still auto sorts even when the bag is open: making selling items to a vendor a pain...
So: maybe make an option to sort automatically in the background, but when the bag is actually open, turn the autosorting off.
That aside I've enjoyed using this addon since wotlk, thanks for making it.
There are some things which reduce addon performance like multiple rules and rules relying on searching in tooltip text.
Custom categories for items were implemented partially for the sake of alleviating the problem.
This Addon is causing some issues with my interface, for example it unchecks my pets in the pet journal. To clarify, OP is referring to "battle pets collections tab", where the filters for families etc keep unchecking themselves, resulting in no pets being shown. Would be nice if this problem gets fixed because I dont wanna play without this Addon :<
Is it really ArkInventory? I was wondering what was doing that. And some addon also unchecks things in toys tab too.
Yes, it is ArkInventory for me, enabled and disabled the Addon multiple times just to be sure :(
With the latest update (3.06.15), I am unable to assign items to custom categories. Also, my meticulously crafted category set is now gone. Le sigh. All was well for me with 3.06.12.
Edit: To clarify, I right click to assign a custom (or existing category) and the new category is not added to the item. It appears that I never reassigned it in the tooltip.
Also, I have loved this add-on for years and I can't imagine a WoW life without it. Thank you for your effort.
Seems to me we could use with Export Custom Categories feature or something. But then the addon is so complicated as it is. I think it is the most complicated addon there is by the amount of code it has.
Looks the latest update fixed whatever prevented me from applying my old settings. Thanks :)
i got fed up with the bugs and decided to set up everything from scratch. i deleted the .lua file from the savedvariables and everything looked new.
3 hours of testing and assigning everything looked good, it was time to create a copy layout for the bank, and do some minor modifications.
after copying the default layout, and setting it to the bank, changes did not apply. changing the default layout however still affected the bank aswell.
did a reloadui -> my assigned RULES were missing from the created bars. Everything else still looks intact, but i am afraid to do anything.
please try to fix the settings control, it looks awful broken.
Hello! Something is wrong with the addon. I disabled all, and enabled only Ark, and just updated it. While looting the mailbox, it completely freezes the game and responds super slowly, like framerate drops to 1 frame per second.