MacroQuest64

Could someone explain simply to me what a plugin is in MQ2? I come from the simple macro portion and read a lot of the articles. Just looking for info here to see what I am missing out on and how exactly to run a simple plugin and how they are better/different then macros? Or are they enhancements etc.......

So simply put..what is a pluging and can you link me to a simple one I can run as an example for ease of teaching?

[looks like he copy/paste this from another forum, then edited it from 'struct' to 'plugin']

Well...spending a little more time reading the forums would have answered both of your questoins....Structs have been answered. Plugins are just that....they "plug in" to MQ, or add onto it...just like a plugin for your web browser or MP3 player. It adds features/enhancements.

A plugin is simply a software module that extends MQ2's functionality. It usually includes new MQ2 commands and variables that can be used in making macros.

In MQ2, all of the basic functionality of old MQ was rewritten as a set of plugins as well. The rest of MQ2 is a framework for managing the collection of plugins and providing common libraries.

There is a forum on this board you need to look at called (surprise!) PlugIns. People post plugin source code and instructions there. The rest of the answers you are looking for are in the MQ2 documentation and on this site. Use the forum Search.

Tbigg...thanks for the explanation. Bad karma...I am sorry but I did not post to the mq2development plugins forum becuase I was assuming that was mostly for developers...and did not want to waste their time answering a simple question that user that had used plugins could probably explain.

As I was assuming a plugin was new basic feature for MQ2 .....I choose to post my question here. Maybe taking the time to anwser my questoin instead of partial flaming me would have been more constructive.

no flame intended.
This looked to be an exact copy/paste of the message in the other forum mentioned, with the exception of one word being changed.

Okies..than I misunderstood and apologive for assuming it to be flaming.

I posted the other question as well..as it was another valid question I had. I just wanted to understand some of the newer features of mq2 and that is why I am posting certain questions that seem rather waste of time for developers..that is why i choose this forum.

I was also non aware that MQ2 had a doc that explained all this. My bad for not reading the manual....I have read the manual and learned greatly from it for mq1 just was not aware or use to a doc being updated for something so new as MQ2 :>


no harm / no foul Please except my apologies.

Just like MQ2 itself, the manual is a work in progress.
Just keep up on the release notices on the forums, and the changes.txt file, and you'll see what's new as it happens. The Development forum is also an excellent source for upcoming and current info.