MyLOTRO Lottery User Interface Improvements

posted this on July 29th, 2010.
Categorized as lotro, lottery, MyLotRO, scripting.

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Full link: http://docholidayj.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/mylotro-lottery-user-interface-improvements/

I just wanted to send out a HUGE thank you to Fyurae from A Tale of Two Hunters Blog (and the Mordor or Bust Podcast) for re-posting this piece of wonderful scripting from the LOTRO main forums.  Essentially what this piece of Java script does is rework the lottery interface such that it is actually possible to see what you’re entered for and what you’ve won.  I have way too many alts to cycle through and this interface makes it pretty idiot proof, which is great for me.  And if you’re not a Firefox user, follow the links in the Forum post for how to add it to Chrome or IE.  I will admit, the Chrome setup is a bit easier but that’s just me :)

It is interfaces and tweaks like this that make me so excited for the launch of the Lua scripting capability in LOTRO!

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Lothlorien gets some love: new quests with expansion

posted this on September 15th, 2009.
Categorized as Berephon, Fanuidhol, ixp, Lothlórien, MyLotRO, quests, siege of mirkwood.

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Full link: http://combo.mmeow.net/2009/09/lothlorien-gets-some-love-new-quests-with-expansion/

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Since PAX there has been relatively little new news regarding the upcoming ‘Siege of Mirkwood’ expansion. However, today I came across a little nugget of new information while trawling through the LOTRO.com forums. The juice comes from the resident LotRO lore-monkey Berephon and his MyLotRO blog — which can be found here.

The blog explains how in his downtime (from fixing typos and checking the lore used in the new Mirkwood quests), he was given the opportunity to do an Orion style update on a small corner of Middle Earth. Berephon goes on to explain his choice of Fanuidhol — the orc-infested war-zone north of Lothlorien, where there are currently just a few quests. His overhaul will include 14 new tasks which include several repeatable quests to gain Lothlorien reputation, IXP, cash and silver branches. A comment in the discussion, which follows the blog entry indicates that highly-prized Lothlorien gold leaves may also be included as a quest reward, should the rewards guru permit it!

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New Features: Profiles, Improved Comments

posted this on June 7th, 2009.
Categorized as MyLotRO, News, Profiles, Site Updates, XML.

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Full link: http://combo.mmeow.net/2009/06/new-features-profiles-improved-comments/

I just finished adding in some new features thanks to some assistance from my friend, Alan. This took a lot of playing around with PHP and while I was able to do some of it, Alan really made sure it worked right.

You may now make an account on MMeOw, if you wish. Accounts are not required to comment, but they do give you some neat new features:

  1. Having an account allows you to stay logged in until you log out, making comments even simpler than before.
  2. You will be given a profile page. You can edit this at any time by clicking the “Edit Settings” link in the topmost navigation.
  3. You can upload your own avatar if you wish, up to 1MB in size. If you do not upload an avatar, your Gravatar will be used instead.
  4. By default a profile contains your username, avatar, join date,  last 5 comments and last 5 posts (if you’re an author here).
  5. Your profile may also display a link to your Web site, a link to your MyLotRO profile, an about section and your server name. These are handled simply through text boxes and drop down menus.
  6. Profiles are automatically linked to in your comment. Additionally, your MyLotRO profile will be linked to if you add it.
  7. Update: You can enter your main character’s name and it will automatically point to the character’s profile on my.lotro.com. This is optional.

Just click Register on the topmost navigation bar to get started.

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