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
So I've been using Arkinventory for like 100 years and every new alt gets the default profile just fine. Until I made a demon hunter. Do I need to copy something from another alt's WTF settings? Everything is enabled and it looks like I just installed Arkinv for the first time! Weirdness.
the default profile might not be what youre actually using for your other characters any more, check what one of them has to be sure, and make the demon hunter use the same one
I checked the profiles and deleted some random ones that I had. All the chars are using Default and the bank config is all the same. The DH's list of addons (not sure what file I was looking at) had Arkinventory disabled so I edited that to enable. Still looks wrong but meh, not gonna really play the DH. Just wanted the experience. I'll go make a regular alt and see if this persists.
e: yup, made a goblin rogue and same problem. Only has the Default profile listed. Guess the update messed up something! Will try to copy an old lua file.
e2: old lua file was a year old! Didn't help - made other chars messed up (no customization). So I'll live with this for now.
e3: okay found the problem. You were right - there was two Default profiles! Was looking at the wrong spot. All is well again. Thanks Arkayenro. <3
I have the same issue. Have checked all my other characters. They all use the Default profile, same as the demon hunter. However, on my demon hunter the bag just acts as one big bag with everything. Moreover, after having loaded my demon hunter, the Default profile got reset completely so all characters had only one big bag. Last resort i copied over an old lua file which fixed the other characters, but not the demon hunter and now the Default profile stayed correct. So it looks like it's an issue that has already been resolved as there have been a couple of updates for arkinventory the last couple of weeks, if i'm not mistaken. Anyway, i was able to select the correct profile for the demon hunter and now it seems to work.
There seems to be no control over the shape or size of the bag, I am unable to do anything. Please fix soon, my life is all outta sorts now!
theres a width and height setting, in the layout section, both appear to be working ok
make sure you have set the control options set correctly
So, nothing I do fixes the problems that have arose with Legion. I've tried reverting. I've tried moving an older config file. Nothing works. Now, all my categories are completely gone. This seems like something that you would have noticed before rolling it out to us. Years of having this addon, and now it's gone.
Reverting to the 3.06.17 version worked for me with the config file used with the new buggy release version.
I'm fine with the new version(s) since pre-patch. Pretty sure your problem is unique to your setup. Everyone else is okay. Try renaming your backup file as the working file. That fixes addon problems usually.
specify the problem youre having, preferably open a ticket because trying to find new posts on here is almost impossible
Ok I dont know why but my character Bags background, not bank or guild, has turned bright white and i cant change it. no matter what character or what server. I have tried going to Config and changing it but no luck. I have uninstalled the Addon and the Saved Variables in the WTF folder and then reinstalled the Addon with no luck. Is there something Im missing
Since 3.07.03 or the one before, herbalism and mining categories don't work well...
Worse, when I restack everything is messed up ! :(
Since the last update I can open vendors and the bank but still can't open the mailbox.
can you send (email) me your arkinventory.lua saved variables file, and a character name that you get the issue with and ill see if i can reproduce it
Since the last update, every time I try to use a toy from the blizz collection window, I get a message that Arkinventory has been blocked from an action only available for the Blizz UI. Any way to fix that?
no, using a toy is a secure action which i cant do. i thought i had blocked clicks, all you can do is drag it to your action bar.
oh, from the blizzard collection - nope, i dont get that happening, so possible another mod. disable arkinventory and try it again, see which mod it blames (its probably going to blame which mod loads the ace libraries first)
I made profiles for all my chars.
When I change something in one profile, it is changed in all profiles.
For example: I make a catagory for profs, so all items go into one bar so to speak.
BOOM: all chars have that prof assigned to that bar. So every time I log a character I need to change it.
Am I doing something wrong here?
if you use the same style, layout, and category set for each profile, then you may as well just have one profile.
make a new (if needed) style, layout or category set, depending on what you need to change for each character, and then make sure that characters profile use it in the control options.
I use different setting for all my chars, hence why I work with different profiles.
But when I change something (like where I would want the profession items to go) it changes that on all characters, not just the one where I changed it. I made sure all characters have their own profile loaded/used, I just don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Great, I can open my backpack now in the latest version, unfortunately now I cant open all my bank bags by shift clicking the backpack twice. I have to open every bag individually :(