(addons) The ESO API is there a way to Extract the API ?

raykai · 03/02/14, 06:39 PM

hi im just wandering if there is a way to Extract the API of ESO to see the Lua ?
as in other mmo you had to tern on the game command to extract it is there a way to do it with this game ?

by that i mean to extract the interface files this would allow you to view all of the XML and Lua files that make the game's default UI work,

on the ESO forum some ppl told me to ask in this forum for them as (you don't need to EXTARCT them... they have been released (at the moment it is still reserverd to PTS player... but since the NDA for PTS has been liftied you can probably find them out there...)

***Cairenn*** · 03/02/14, 06:54 PM

*points raykai to the wiki.

raykai · 03/02/14, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by Cairenn

*points raykai to the wiki.

* Raykai looks at the useful Wiki... but is looking for some thing that's missing in the wiki and starts crying.

thx for your reply but what im looking for is the default UI of ESO to see how it works many MMO call this a API kit or a addon development kit, its used as a building blocks so to speak if you read the rest of this post you will see what im looking for as il give a exampal of other mmo kit. the wiki has all the function but is missing the interface files. haveing that would allow ppl to view all of the XML and Lua files that make the game's default UI work, useful for new playes in the addon seen.

ex:
world of war craft :Interface AddOn Kit https://us.battle.net/support/en/art...face-addon-kit

an other way to get API Extract for other mmos is doing this :

Extract the API (same for rift and lotr)
Navigate to your World of Warcraft\ directory (usually in "C:\Program Files (x86)")
Right click the WoW.exe file
Send to → Desktop (create shortcut)
Navigate to your Desktop, right click on your newly created shortcut
Select Properties, a new window will pop up
In the target line you need to add '-console' to the very end of the line it should look like this:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft\Wow.exe" -console
Make sure to hit Apply, close the window and launch your created shortcut

At the login page (before logging in) press the tilde (~) key (the key to left of the 1 key, labeled `~) to open the World of Warcraft console
Type "exportInterfaceFiles code" or "exportInterfaceFiles art". Code is probably what you're looking for, you will notice the game will lock up as it is exporting the files, this is normal.
You can now find the current version of the stock UI files in the BlizzardInterfaceCode folder of your WoW directory.
you can find the info im talking about at http://www.wowwiki.com/Getting_start...writing_AddOns

rift and lotr has the same way of geting it using the console way so im gussing ESO has a method too ?

***Cairenn*** · 03/02/14, 07:47 PM

I wasn't sure if you meant just the straight API, or that, so I was just trying to cover all bases. I'm trying to get permission to post the default files as well.

raykai · 03/02/14, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by Cairenn

I wasn't sure if you meant just the straight API, or that, so I was just trying to cover all bases. I'm trying to get permission to post the default files as well.

nice as the NDA has bin lifted i don't see why we cant get the files we need. i cant wait to get it to start doing my addons im not a big pro at it but with the kit il manage to get around

SDPhantom · 03/03/14, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by raykai

nice as the NDA has bin lifted i don't see why we cant get the files we need. i cant wait to get it to start doing my addons im not a big pro at it but with the kit il manage to get around

It's a copyright issue, not one with the NDA.

Taiisien · 03/19/14, 04:23 PM

any update on this, or can anyone point me in the direction of finding the files with the default ui in them.

thanks in advance
Taii

***Cairenn*** · 03/19/14, 05:12 PM

No update, still waiting for permission. They are, understandably, incredibly busy right now so I'm not actually expecting to hear anything from them about this until after launch, at this point.

Taiisien · 03/19/14, 05:17 PM

I expected as much, but thank you for the very quick response, I will continue to hope they release this so I can study and try to relearn lua (have not used it in 7 years) and even then it was just the most basic understanding of it to create the addons I wanted.

ins · 03/20/14, 01:25 PM

Doesn't Wildstar come with a Addon-Editor and access to the full UI out of the box? Seems strange for TESO to be so locked down, considering all the challenges it has.

WoWLoreConfusedMe · 04/03/14, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by ins

Doesn't Wildstar come with a Addon-Editor and access to the full UI out of the box? Seems strange for TESO to be so locked down, considering all the challenges it has.

It is. A VERY nice UI editor and resource explorer. http://media.hiddenarena.com/images/...s/houston5.jpg

It's a pity that ZOS are so limited and closed to the modding community.

ckaotik · 05/16/14, 04:13 AM

Originally Posted by Cairenn

No update, still waiting for permission. They are, understandably, incredibly busy right now so I'm not actually expecting to hear anything from them about this until after launch, at this point.

Has anything changed since then? It's almost been two months

***Cairenn*** · 05/16/14, 04:28 AM

I know that the request is winding its way through the various departments that have to discuss whether to approve it or not. As soon as I know, guys, you'll know.

Vuelhering · 05/18/14, 01:26 AM

Is it allowed to post extraction code?

There's no decryption, so it won't fall under DMCA anything, afaik (with the obligatory, ianal). The container protocol has mostly been reverse engineered.

Not trying to put you on the spot here, just wondering if this site would allow that so that any author could extract it themselves (instead of only a few, as it is now). Thus, you wouldn't have to host any code copyrighted by zos.