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Purpose
TriviaBot allows the user to host quiz games for other players.
Spamming it in /say in crowded places or /general is not a good idea,
but Blizzard's spam prevention makes it alot harder to abuse it that way currently.
It's a nice and safe pass-time among consenting adults. :-)
Used best in the custom channel, a party with friends or to liven up that "dead" guild chat.
If you wish to join in on the development of TriviaBot and join a really nice Horde guild, then allow me to suggest - Knights of Insomnia - [H] [Mankrik]
Feel free to join our Discord for more information on the guild: https://discord.gg/EWB8G3T
Beta
Triviabot is now updated for 7.2.5. As the game has updated numerous times since the last update we are releasing a triviabot beta. Any comments on errors would be greatly appreciated.
Known bugs:
- Invalid channel count output in towns and cities
Usage
- /triviabot or /trivia to bring up it's control panel.
- then you can use the dropdowns to select among different Question Lists and Categories.
- set the output and customize the announce intervals, reporting options etc.
Other Commands
- /trivia help will list other commands.
- !tb help whispered to a game host will list other whisper commands.
Quizzes
With version 2.8.0 and later
TriviaBot no longer contains pre-packaged Quizzes with the main download!
- Quizzes are instead coming in the form of separate Load on Demand addons called Quiz plugins.
- This allows the game to load much faster since Question Lists are not loaded until the Quiz host selects them from the TriviaBot control panel.
- Gives you the option to install only quiz themes and languages that interest you.
- Allows the community to create and share quizzes without having to wait for the main addon to be repackaged.
Quiz Plug-ins
Be aware of fake question lists. List updated 7th December 2017.
English
- Lorewalkers of Silvermoon (NEW!) - Authors: Cybernoid and co.
- TriviaBot Quiz Timeless Authors: Blizzard / Dridzt for the conversion.
- TriviaBot_QuestionsWoW1 (previously prepackaged as \Questions\TriviaQuestions1.lua) Generic WoW BC/LK era.
- TriviaBot_QuestionsWoW2 (previously prepackaged as \Questions\TriviaQuestions7.lua) Generic WoW Classic era.
- Timeless by Road_Block
- TriviaBot_QuizAnythingHessinger 4897 Generic - non WoW questions (previously \Questions\TriviaQuestions2.lua)
- TriviaBot_QuizDragonSoul1 Authors: Marchello@Aszune / zopa34
- Nerdtastic (Video game questions) Author: Rorrey.
- TriviaBot Boss Strategies Authors: Urkel and Shamanshis - EU-Darksorrow.
- TriviaBot_CataTrivia500 Authors: Etuliela and Indomie, US-Barthilas.
- TriviaBot_CataTrivia501-1000 Authors: Etuliela and Indomie, US-Barthilas.
- Triviabot_CataTrivia1000 Authors: Etuliela and Idomie, US-Barthilas.
German
- [TriviaBot] WoWQuiz500 Authors: Gholeras & Menesus - Kult der Verdammten EU.
Russian
- TriviaBot_RU SpeedGame Authors: Aleksei Sa[i]reS Nedopeka
- TriviaBot_RU QuestionWoW1 Authors: Варивода Regaska Андрей, Киряков Reidor Александр, Лихачёва Romixxa Анастасия
- TriviaBot Warcraft - RU Questions Authors: Fatali, EU-Gordunni (RU)
French
- TriviaBot_QuestionsFR_BFA Authors: Leella-LesClairvoyants, Khamúl-Ysondre et Felheart/Samthefish-ConseildesOmbres (EU)
You need at least one quiz plugin installed for TriviaBot to be able to host a game.
More will be added as users or the TriviaBot Team creates new quiz plug-ins.
Making your own load on demand Quiz
- A sample addon and basic instructions (README_EN.txt) on how to create your own quiz
can be found in TriviaBot\Questions\ sub-folder coming with TriviaBot v2.8.0 and later. - TriviaBot_QuestionMaker is still available for helping with the question file.
More details on the QuestionMaker page on how to submit your questions for inclusion to a Quiz Plug-in.
If you create and upload a new Quiz be sure to make a comment or file a ticket
or drop us a PM so the link can be included to the Quiz Addons list on this page.
Localization
Version 2.8.4 ruRU 100% done! Thanks Sa1reS
Version 2.8.0.2 deDE 100% done! Thanks Nihlo
Version 2.8.0.1 frFR: 97.1% done! Thanks FelheartCdO
From version 2.7.0 and later there's no longer a need for fans to scour the source files for strings to modify.
If you want to help translate the interface or output to your language
- Visit the Localization page.
- Find your language in the list and click the number of untranslated phrases (eg. ruRU)
- Submit your translated terms and they will be included with the addon in a future minor update.
Help
Due to the complete rework of question format for 2.5.x you can't use old questions from 2.4.x and earlier.
Im having trouble getting this to broadcast in /say in classic wow. Anyone have any solutions to this problem? If anyone could also point me in the right direction as to where I can eliminate certain questions that might not necessarily be relevant to classic wow would be greatly appreciated. <3
Thank you in advance
Status of TriviaBot
I have been working on TriviaBot for a while now (yes, I am sprdrgrllibby an author) and a new version of TriviaBot should be coming within a day or two. A lot has changed within the game since this AddOn was created therefore quite a bit had to be rewritten. The AddOn is a complete rewrite from the ground up, but its core functionality remains the same. I am currently waiting on Twitch to grant me access back so I can upload the new files, I have created a new permanent Discord for TriviaBot (if you want to join, to give ideas, suggestions, or even inspiration.) Having lost my mother this past year due to COVID I have not been in a very good place and I am sorry it has taken so long to get this AddOn functional again, but development is now back in full swing. So please feel free to use the link below to join me on Discord while I bring this antique back into working order.
https://discord.gg/7yRfnMC
In reply to meklamor:
Thank you so much for the update, I'm sorry to hear about your mother. Hope things start turning around. We really do appreciate the work you've put into keeping TB alive.
In reply to meklamor:
Thanks for the update! Much respect. I am sure it is not easy to have to re-develop the addon from the ground up. My condolences on your loss.
Looking forward your progress with Trivia Bot! Best wishes!
Any chance we can get a status update? The addon is still dead, and the Discord link is expired, so we can't even pop in and check on development.
In reply to LamerGamer:
Please see top post.
Any hope of this addon ever coming back? This was such an awesome addon back in the Cata days.
In reply to grumplin:
Please see top post.
In general it works in Classic. It triggers a few hidden errors at launch but they don't cause any problems. You have to use the guild-channel, auto-scripts to custom channels will be blocked. You can use the Questions listed or just do your own stuff. Choose your installed question pack and a category if there is any. It's a litlte bit spammy and slow, just check the config for that.
Retail version seems to no longer work. With all addons disabled except TriviaBot, get a popup that says: "TriviaBot has been blocked from an action only available to the Blizzard UI."
In chat, it says: "[ERROR][TriviaBot]: Unexpected number of server channels:6 "
Typing any commands to bring up the TriviaBot UI gives the error message: "[ERROR][TriviaBot]: TriviaBot hasn't finished initializing. Try in a few seconds."
Hopefully we get an update to fix this.
Hello, the problem i have is: Lets say the answer is 3 or IF. So when i type 3 or IF the answer should be correct. Everything else should be false. However if i type 3IF or anything that contains 3 or IF (can be 7431890547890) (differentiation) it shows as correct answer. Is there a way to avoid it?
is there a way to create new quizzes for wow classic ?
https://pastebin.com/9aGRqqc1
I get this error message when trying to use. The bot will say the intro, but after "Starting a round of X questions." the bug appears, and it will never ask a question. I can click the Skip Question button and the bot will say "Question was skipped:", but nothing happens again.. This happens in both /say and the custom channel
In reply to Forge_User_17736177:
This is normal since blizzard to create "anti spam". To my knowledge the add-on currently only works on the guild chan...
Doesn't work in Classic.
Says starting and just doesn't post any questions.
In reply to markits:
Try setting it to use guild chat. This worked for me whereas using custom chat channels didn't
I guess this addon is dead. Thanks Blizzz..
Pour les français :
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/triviabot_questionsfr_bfa
Actualisation de l'ancienne base de donnée - Modification de l'ensemble du fichier TriviaQuestionsFR.lua - Recatégorisation, actualisation et ajouts de questions jusque BFA.
Amusez vous bien ;)
So it looks like Blizzard broke some core functionality of this addon when they released 8.2.5 (https://twitter.com/deadlybossmods/status/1176685822223011842). It should work unhindered in guild/party/raid chat and in say/yell while in an instance but custom channels appear to no longer be supportable in the current form of the mod. They appear to have put in restrictions on automated chat messages such that only the messages that write as a result of a user input, such as clicking start quiz, will print. The automated questions and such appear to be tainted now when attempting to send them to custom channels. Which really puts a damper on the usefulness of this mod, at least in the way that my guild uses it.
Seems to me that unless blizzard decides to relax the restriction somehow or a clever work around is found, which they will likely put an end to, then a redesign of the addon is probably necessary to include more use inputs to drive the mod?
When I type in /trivia, I get an error: [ERROR][TriviaBot]: TriviaBot hasn't finished initializing. Try in a few seconds. Is there something that can interfere with the addon? I've waited half an hour and still can't seem to get it loaded.