One LUA Plugin Page to Rule Them

One LUA Plugin Page to Rule Them All

Here are the plugins that I have found very useful or look interesting (I will note what I have personally used...)

http://www.casualstrolltomordor.com/category/guides/plugins-guides/
- http://www.casualstrolltomordor.com/2010/09/lotro-plugin-reviews-01-how-to-install-plugins/ - video tutorial on how to get plugins installed and running. Plugins are easy but not intuitive - this is very helpful
- http://www.casualstrolltomordor.com/2010/09/how-to-manually-install-plugins/ - the text version of the video above

You should have a directory called <your Lotro game drive> \my documents\The Lord of the Rings Online\Plugins (screen shot here) - if you do not, use the link above for the software and the instructions here on how to set things up and run plugins. This link has both a video and text on how this works - good stuff Merric and Goldenstar! If you don't know anything about LUA addons, but want to, this is the place to start as an absolute beginner.

Note: if you download a plugin, LoTRO won't see it until the next time you launch the game, so you will need to restart the game for a new one to be picked up - so if you are downloading a bunch, do them all at once so you only restart the game that one time

LUA documentation and libraries are here if you for some reason do not automatically have them from Turbine and the most recent patches.

Plugins I have used and think are great

Manager - this plugin is awesome - it allows you to load and unload plugins very simply. plus, it remembers what you have done - a must have. Link to the download here | further description here | my own screen shots here
Palantir - great plugin for the toon that is paying attention to other things rather than your own health (tank, healer etc...) When in combat, you get a good representation of what is happening to your own toon Link to the download here | further description here | my own screen shots here #1 | #2 - in action on the Grand Stairs on my Guardian
Warden Lite - this is crucial for the part-time/sometime Warden or beginner (me!) - it helps you learn new gambits and remember old ones - basically, as you start off a gambit string, it gives you the next valid options for the gambits you know (meaning, it won't show you a gambit string you haven't learned) Link to the download here | further description here | my own screen shots here

Plugins that look interesting or I have heard great things about around the kin or on the web

Buff Bars - this is absurdly functional from the Youtube I have seen - mostly it allows you to see your buffs, debuffs and skill timing interactively. In other words, if you get a debuff, you know what it is and how long it will last based on a graphical bar instead of a little box you have to mouse over. You can also pre-assign the health/poison/wound/fear pot of your choice to that type of debuff and easily click on the bar to apply it. Buffs (Captains, Mini, RK - think Do Not Fall this Day ) all can get a timer too - so you know how long they will last. Link to the download here | further description here | my own screen shots here | picture#1 | picture #2 | picture #3 | picture #4 fiddling with the bar size | picture #5 with more fiddling (note, I just tried this on Book 2.6.8 and it was great - even though I had it installed in default mode since i literally just installed it as I got asked to go as main heals - so the bars were bigger than needed - we had a LOT of buffs going on - lol)(in the screenshot #5 above, after the run, while some buffs were still active, I re-sized the bars)
Hunter Travel - this will let you move all your Hunter port destinations off your quick slot bars (if you have a lot, that could be a full bar?). Link to the download here | further description here | my own screen shots here (note, I have a screen shot but have not really tried this)

Plugin Sites that people are posting plugins to

this is my directory on my PC - your location should be similar for the plugins

plugins_directory