Adding an "item" to the loot window.

[1337D00D]

How exactly would I add a "fake item" to the loot frame correctly? What I've tried is to hook GetNumLootItems to include an extra slot, then when you see that extra slot it displays an icon and text so it looks like it's an item.

The problem is, you can't add it to the new slot, but you can add it to existing slots.

local CookieLootSlot = 0;

GetNumLootItemsOld = GetNumLootItems;
function GetNumLootItems()
    CookieLootSlot = GetNumLootItemsOld()+1;
    return GetNumLootItemsOld()+1; -- Create extra slot in lootframe.
end

GetLootSlotInfoOld = GetLootSlotInfo;
function GetLootSlotInfo(id)
    if id == CookieLootSlot then
        return "somepath","Cookie",1,1; -- If its the cookie loot slot then make the fake item.
    else
        return GetLootSlotInfoOld(id);
    end
end

Any ideas?

[Layrajha]

I would check blizzard's files, find the loop that adds those items, and hook the functions that executes the loop adding one more iteration to it with your fake item.

[Geboran]

Why would you want to do this anyway?

*curious*

[Layrajha]

Originally Posted by Geboran *curious*

Now that you say that, I'm curious too

[Dez]

Lol screenshots of hogger dropping epix?

[Gemini_II]

Correct me if I am mistaken, but wouldn't doing something like this not be possible without causing a disconnect? Effectively linking a fake item...