TradeSkillMaster has it's own method for milling herbs which is much faster than a traditional macro due to being able to mill while looting.
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It is worth noting that TSM does not have an option to leave X bag space free (which some other addons have) so make sure to have atleast 2, preferably 3, free bag space before you start milling. This is implemented by Blizzard to help out their servers I believe, but is very annoying. The mailbox can only contain 50 mails at one time, and can only be refreshed every 60 seconds. The counter (blue) shows how long until the mailbox refreshes. The 'Open all' button (red) does exactly what it says on the tin, opens all your mail, until it runs out of mail, bag space, or can't open a mail for some reason (too many unique items, mail sent by NPC etc). The top button 'TradeSkillMaster_Mailing: Auto-mail' (uncoloured) can be ignored for the purposes of this tutorial, that is the extra stuff I mentioned above. Upon opening the mailbox you should notice two new buttons shown in the picture below. I will focus on the TSM mailing addon as it does much more than the other addons, but the extra stuff is not needed in this tutorial. It is no lie that I view TSM as an addon to be used by Elune herself but for this section other addons can actually do a similar, if not slightly better job. TSM also has a mailing addon to help you gather your herbs much easier. I personally have this bound to ctrl + mouse wheel up & ctrl + mouse wheel down, but any key bind should suffice. This process can be very tedious, in part due to a design fault of the buttons being so far apart which I expect to be fixed, however in the mean time there is a lovely macro which can speed up the buying process. When all herbs of that stack size and price have been bought the box will close automatically and other herbs can be chosen to be bought. The confirmation box will remain until all herbs for that price, in that stack size have been bought. The buyout button must be clicked once for each different auction purchased. This will bring up a confirmation box, shown below.Ĭlicking the 'Buyout' button (red) will purchase the herbs. If you see herbs/pigments/inks for a price you consider reasonable, simply click on the item then click the 'buyout' button (brown). Ivory ink ad Moonglow ink are not used in the crafting of glyphs and are hence worth a lot less than the other glyphs. It does not take into account uncommon inks. This does include trading blackfallow ink into lesser inks. Hitting the search button (purple) will make TSM search for all the materials that can be turned into that ink and show you how much you would be paying per ink. You then want to tell TSM what you would like to purchase by clicking the milling button (yellow), choose common inks (green), then select the ink you would like to make (blue). If you have other modules installed there might be other buttons in the side bar, but they are not necessary for this tutorial. Next you want to click on the destroying button in the side bar (orange). This is where all of TSM's interactions with the auction house are done. If the tab is not all ready selected click it (red). This first thing you should notice is the addition of a 'TSM' tab at the bottom of the window as shown below. Simply run over to the auction house and open the window as usual. Thankfully TradeSkillMaster_Shopping has made this process as easy as can be. Obviously before we can start milling we must find herbs to mill.
HOW TO INSTALL TRADESKILLMASTER HOW TO
This guide will assume only a very basic understanding of addons, such as how to install them. If you don't know what a module is, don't worry. There are many other useful modules out there, but they are not directly related to the milling process. This is a massive time-saver.Īs you may have guessed TradeSkillMaster_Destroying, TradeSkillMaster_Shopping, and TradeSkillMaster_Mailing are simply modules for TradeSkillMaster. By using the correct addons you can cut your milling time by about 40%. This is actually a very inefficient methed compared to what is currently available. Most people use no addons, or use a very simple milling macro, while milling. I have personally paid millers approximately 3000 gold per hour to mill for me, so the gold is definitely there waiting to be gained, and with this guide you could earn even more than that. This guide is intended for those looking to cut down on the time they spend making inks for their businesses or for those looking to earn some extra gold for themselves from milling. Along the way I have discovered some very useful time and money saving techniques. During my business I have milled tens of thousands of herbs. I am an owner of a rather successful glyph business on my server. Staff note: This guide is outdated but kept up for Archival purposes due to the positive feedback it received when it was relevant.