[Tutorial] How to install Role-Playing AddOns

[Jolikmc]

Here's some working links to the three – or rather four (as of Oct. '22) – roleplaying profile AddOns for Vanilla / Turtle WoW:

• MyRolePlay (v2.2.2, v2.2.3)
  Add a detailed profile to your character and see other characters' profiles in WoW's tooltips.
  (AddOn automatically adds your character to "xtensionxtooltip2" and "MyRolePlay" chat channels, which is how it communicates.)
   
• flagRSP and FriendList
  Add a simple profile to your character, see others' profiles in pop-up tooltips, and keep a database of roleplayers.
  (AddOn automatically adds your character to "xtensionxtooltip2" chat channel, which is how it communicates.)
   
• ImmersionRP (Alpha 2 or Alpha 3 only)
  Add a simple profile to your character and see others' profiles in pop-up tooltips.
  (AddOn automatically adds your character to "xtensionxtooltip2" chat channel, which is how it communicates.
   Additionally, ImmersionRP can be set to add your character to "immersioncomm", instead.)
   
• TurtleRP (Recommended!)
  A from-scratch "successor" to retail's TotalRP. Add a detailed profile, "at a glance" info, and IC and OOC notes to your character, as well as find other roleplayers* on the world map!
  * Or more likely, just people who installed the thing and didn't turn off tracking…
  (AddOn automatically adds your character to the "TTRP" chat channel, which is how it communicates.
   Note: Not currently cross-compatible with MyRolePlay or FlagRSP.)

[Troin666]

well i done everything how you navigated,and downloaded everything from your sites,and addons are still not working.

[Xerilin]

well i done everything how you navigated,and downloaded everything from your sites,and addons are still not working.

If you need help, jump on the TRP discord and ask there. https://discord.gg/jqEx6NMabt

[Jolikmc]

Oh, yeah. That AddOn's not in the first post or my post. At least… not until just this minute. (;

In any case, without knowing your exact file structure, it could be any of the following:

The AddOns aren't decompressed / "un-ZIPped"

When you download most AddOns, they come in a .zip, .rar, or on rare occasions, .7z file. For example, TurtleRP comes in a file called "TurtleRP-1.1.1.zip". These are "compressed folders" which need to be decompressed before World of Warcraft can use the files within. The game won't recognize a compressed folder as an AddOn no matter where it's located:

Interface\AddOns\TurtleRP-1.1.1.zip
Interface\AddOns\TurtleRP\TurtleRP-1.1.1.zip

Windows operating systems can decompress most .zip files, itself. For other formats, I'd recommend 7-zip, as it's free, open-source, and can be used on Windows, Mac, or Linux.

 
The AddOns aren't in the right folder

World of Warcraft will only use AddOns it finds within the "Interface\AddOns" sub-folder of your game installation. For example, Turtle WoW\Interface\AddOns\TurtleRP. If the AddOn is in the wrong place, it won't be read by the game. If you check the AddOn's file folder and don't see a .toc file somewhere in there, the AddOn isn't going to work. Here's a "wrong" and "right" example, using TurtleRP as the AddOn:

Interface\TurtleRP\TurtleRP.toc
Interface\AddOns\TurtleRP\TurtleRP\TurtleRP.toc
Interface\AddOns\TurtleRP\TurtleRP.toc

Just toss your downloaded and decompressed AddOn into your Interface\AddOns folder and you should be right as rain.

 
The AddOn folders aren't named correctly

World of Warcraft is very particular about how things are named. If the AddOn's folder and .toc files don't have matching names, the game will ignore the AddOn even if it's in the right directory. This is especially annoying as many AddOns downloaded from Github and the like come packed within a folder that's within a compressed folder. This is why a lot of sites warn users to remove the "-vanilla" or "-master" from their folder names, in fact. That said, here's a "wrong" and "right" example, using TurtleRP as the AddOn:

Interface\AddOns\TurtleRP-1.1.1\TurtleRP\TurtleRP.toc
Interface\AddOns\TurtleRP-1.1.1\TurtleRP.toc
Interface\AddOns\TurtleRP\TurtleRP.toc

If the folder is named the same thing as the .toc file, everything should be fine. Otherwise, something needs to be renamed.

 
The AddOn is considered "out of date" and won't load in game
Just enable Out of Date AddOns on your "AddOns" menu. Simple as that.

The AddOn has dependencies
If your AddOn reports that it's "missing dependency", hover your mouse over the AddOn and it should tell you what's missing. You can then find, download, and install the missing dependency. (Or just enable it in your AddOns, if it's there and not turned on.)
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Hopefully, the issue is one of these problems. It is very likely one of the first three, though. Hope this helped!

[Juansaba]

Hi man! Would love some rp addons but your links wont work for me at least