AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft (source)
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For a big chunk of the gaming population, addons are mysterious things you download and hope will run. But for many talented people, they're an opportunity to help the community and make things easier for the rest of us. | For a big chunk of the gaming population, addons are mysterious things you download and hope will run. But for many talented people, they're an opportunity to help the community and make things easier for the rest of us. | ||
Well, some of the tedium has been taken out of addon writing with the help of Microsoft. What? | Well, some of the tedium has been taken out of addon writing with the help of Microsoft. ''"What?"'' Yep, you read that right. Microsoft loves WoW, too. Using CodePlex, their open-source project site, they have helped create an Addon Studio for WoW based on the Visual Studio package. The download contains everything you need to create addons, so don't worry if you aren't the owner of Visual Studio already. | ||
So what does this mean exactly? The project team has converted the addon writing process from text and code to drag and drop. You get the look and feel of common programs like Visual Basic but with the command structure of WoW. By having the process be graphic, you just pick and choose what you want from the list. | So what does this mean exactly? The project team has converted the addon writing process from text and code to drag and drop. You get the look and feel of common programs like Visual Basic but with the command structure of WoW. By having the process be graphic, you just pick and choose what you want from the list. | ||
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== Official Site == | == Official Site == | ||
[http://www.codeplex.com/WarcraftAddOnStudio AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft] | [http://www.codeplex.com/WarcraftAddOnStudio AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft] | ||
[[Category:Development Help AddOns]] | |||