New features and changes for the AddOn Studio 2010 edition on initial release: This all together threatens to make AddOn development tools first class citizens, in a world where that almost never happens. There are quite a few bells and whistles too, including supporting nearly every VS integration feature available, which would be rare for a game production tool of any kind.
What this product really always was, and is, is a general, modern and well-featured IDE for WoW AddOn development, using a free Visual Studio back-end (much like the free Express and Community versions of Visual Studio for C#, C++ and the Web), with additional support for graphical frame development. Likewise, some of AddOn Studio's original features, like pure drag-and-drop UI building and wizard oriented development, were historically more useful for those just getting stared, or veterans who were committed to Blizzard's Frame XML for UI layout. The concepts for game and AddOn development, especially for WoW, are far more understood today and by a much larger audience, than they were at the time of the original World of Warcraft. See also the AddOn Studio for WoW Release History. See AddOn Studio for WoW for a list of editions.
Both this version and the 2015 version will be updated and supported together, to give users a choice of which style, platform support, and functionality they are more comfortable with. Other editions exist, like AddOn Studio 2015 for World of Warcraft, based on Visual Studio 2015. Installing VS 2010 SP1 is required for opening AddOn Studio 2015 projects in AoS 2010.ĪddOn Studio 2010 for World of Warcraft is an edition of the AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft series, built with Visual Studio 2010.
Follow the Installation steps above, skipping the Visual Studio Shell install portion.Rename or delete the installed 'AddOn Studio for WoW 2010' or 'aswow2010' folder.If you are having trouble, try running the reset.cmd in the install folder.ASfW on Discord, Issue Tracker and Forums, and Release History.AddOn Studio Documentation with Quick Start Guide.Run WoW or '/reload' to use your AddOn.Run the WowAddonStudio.exe, or create a short-cut and run that instead.