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07/08/20, 10:41 AM   #1
Myrthian
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[Search/Request]Event calendar

As default ESO functionality:
- Calendar with upcoming events: I can't be bothered to check the website/wikis/social media etc. just to get basic information about upcoming events

As an addon:
- Approximations of events at best considering the dates of recurring events are all over the place, with the closest approximation being within a 2 month timeframe

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07/08/20, 11:51 AM   #2
Baertram
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Afaik ther eis no such addon already out here.

As this is definately something that you "need to check on official sites", or the launcher (it already shows this today, so why don't you read it there before login if you do not want to check the forums?) and then manually transfer it to an addon + keep it updated:
I doubt anyone would invest the time to create such an "addon".

Don't get me wrong but the forecast for re-occuring events, well, why would one need an addon for this at all?
Create a reminder in your smartphone
Or another idea - You can learn lua and code this addon yourself, maybe others are happy to get it as well. You'd see what effort it takes and needs to keep it updated, as there is no way to get the data by the help of ingame API or from external sources "automatically" (communication is blocked!).
Maybe it's your next hobby :-)

If you know other coding languages: https://wiki.esoui.com/New_to_lua%3F_GOTCHA
https://discuss.codecademy.com/t/learning-lua/352032/2
If you do not know other coding languages: https://www.tutorialspoint.com/lua/index.htm
Google e.g. search for "learn to code" and you'll find books, youtube videos, codecadamy and other free ressources
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Addon dev chat: https://gitter.im/esoui/esoui


For the ESO feature please contact them at the official forums and ask for the feature. Meanwhile you see events ingame already as they occur (bottom left box at char selection or bottom whole screen box sometimes) meanwhile, so maybe they can add a kind of forecast info as well.

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07/08/20, 11:50 PM   #3
Myrthian
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Originally Posted by Baertram View Post
Afaik ther eis no such addon already out here.

As this is definately something that you "need to check on official sites", or the launcher (it already shows this today, so why don't you read it there before login if you do not want to check the forums?) and then manually transfer it to an addon + keep it updated:
I doubt anyone would invest the time to create such an "addon".

Don't get me wrong but the forecast for re-occuring events, well, why would one need an addon for this at all?
Create a reminder in your smartphone
Or another idea - You can learn lua and code this addon yourself, maybe others are happy to get it as well. You'd see what effort it takes and needs to keep it updated, as there is no way to get the data by the help of ingame API or from external sources "automatically" (communication is blocked!).
Maybe it's your next hobby :-)

If you know other coding languages: https://wiki.esoui.com/New_to_lua%3F_GOTCHA
https://discuss.codecademy.com/t/learning-lua/352032/2
If you do not know other coding languages: https://www.tutorialspoint.com/lua/index.htm
Google e.g. search for "learn to code" and you'll find books, youtube videos, codecadamy and other free ressources
Eso uses LUA 5.1 with Havoc Script https://wiki.esoui.com/Esolua
Addon structure: https://wiki.esoui.com/Addon_Structure
Addon txt manifest: https://wiki.esoui.com/Addon_manifest_(.txt)_format
Tutorials how to build your first addon: https://wiki.esoui.com/Main_Page -> Right side -> Tutorials
Addon dev chat: https://gitter.im/esoui/esoui


For the ESO feature please contact them at the official forums and ask for the feature. Meanwhile you see events ingame already as they occur (bottom left box at char selection or bottom whole screen box sometimes) meanwhile, so maybe they can add a kind of forecast info as well.
The launcher only shows the currently ongoing or upcoming events in the very near future - but what I want is something akin to the WoW in-game calendar:
- 1 click and I can browse all the upcoming events
- I don't have to look anywhere else but in the game itself

My skills are in other areas, and coding is not one of them.

I can throw a feature request at ZO$.

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07/16/20, 03:54 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Myrthian View Post
My skills are in other areas, and coding is not one of them.

I can throw a feature request at ZO$.
Rather then do that lets take this approach. You would prefer to have an in game calendar like wow. I know what the UI did being a player from launch until lich king and then I played all but the last expansion to experience the story.

So what I will do is ask is that information available to us. Meaning that rather then argue why anyone needs it ask the developers if the information is available. Then if it is not available you can at least have an answer that ESO does not make that available so authors can not provide you with that.

Then if it is not possible you don't have to keep worrying about it. Because the developers said so.
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07/27/20, 07:28 AM   #5
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Not exactly what you want, but there is:

https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info...ntTracker.html

Which at least reminds you about events a few days before / during it.
If you use minion and dont just autoupdate you will find it an Update available (= some kind of notification) as soon as the author works in the data for a new event.


If you play every 3rd day this should be good enough.
If you want it further in advance, you will have to create your own database based on past events, which means: checking official website/wiki/social media
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