Looking for a way to copy addon settings to other characters

[Lilith]

Hi,

I like to tinker and play around with multiple characters (classes/races) in a new game.
I've got all these shiny addons and ingame on 1 character I set all the settings juuuuust the way I like it.

But the next char I logged on had all the settings defaulted

How can I copy my addon settings from 1 char to others?
I tried looking for folders or lua files with my character name in it, but it doesn't seem to work that way.

[skyraker]

The same folder that contains the folder where addons are placed has a folder called SavedVariables. This stores all the saved info from addons. The format uses nested tables. If you view it you can tell where the settings for each character are listed for each character. Then it is simply a matter of copying the settings for one character and pasting them over the ones for the other character.

MS_SavedVars =
{
    ["Default"] = 
    {
        ["@ACCOUNT_NAME"] = 
        {
            ["CHAR_1_NAME"] = 
            {
                ["BagSpace"] = true,
                ["Zone"] = false,
                ["Gold"] = true,
                ["BankGold"] = false,
                ["Time"] = false,
                ["SkillPoints"] = true,
                ["Mail"] = false,
                ["FPS"] = false,
                ["EXP"] = false,
                ["version"] = 3,
                ["Location"] = true,
                ["AP"] = false,
            },
            ["CHAR_2_NAME"] = 
            {
                ["BagSpace"] = true,
                ["Zone"] = false,
                ["Gold"] = true,
                ["AchievePoint"] = false,
                ["RepairCost"] = false,
                ["EXP"] = true,
                ["SkillPoints"] = true,
                ["Mail"] = false,
                ["FPS"] = false,
                ["VP"] = false,
                ["BankMoney"] = false,
                ["Time"] = false,
                ["version"] = 10,
                ["AP"] = false,
                ["Location"] = true,
            },

I substituted where my account and character names were, but this should make the point.

[Aalwein]

Is there a way to copy over ALL settings, not just addons?

PS. Someone should make an addon that can copy settings from one toon to another - something like RIFT had.

[Lilith]

Thanks @Skyraker. You're a lifesaver.

@Aalwein: Check out the ZO_Ingame.lua
That has some settings that I saw regarding chat and hopefully also the other settings I have to set each time using the Settings ui (like turning profanity filter off, always show healthbars on enemies etc).

[Aalwein]

Originally Posted by Lilith Thanks @Skyraker. You're a lifesaver. @Aalwein: Check out the ZO_Ingame.lua That has some settings that I saw regarding chat and hopefully also the other settings I have to set each time using the Settings ui (like turning profanity filter off, always show healthbars on enemies etc).

It did copy over a few settings but doesn't cover the time consuming ones, like chat colors. Bummer.

[Joviex]

Originally Posted by Lilith Hi, I like to tinker and play around with multiple characters (classes/races) in a new game. I've got all these shiny addons and ingame on 1 character I set all the settings juuuuust the way I like it. But the next char I logged on had all the settings defaulted How can I copy my addon settings from 1 char to others? I tried looking for folders or lua files with my character name in it, but it doesn't seem to work that way.

http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info3...sTransfer.html

It is my first 100% original, literally just posted.

It will let you copy non-global settings, per addon, in bulk, from a master character to all other selected characters.

Test away!