If you don’t play World of Warcraft you might as well skip this post. You were warned…

I’ve been using MazzleUI for a while (see WOW Insider for the reasons you should be using it too!) but ran into problems with the 2.2 patch. Some kind people maintaining this excellent compilation have released a patch, but it wasn’t obvious how to use it. So, here’s how to get a fully functional, easily updated and maintained MazzleUI that works really well with the current version of World of Warcraft!

Note: If you’re at all worried about screwing up your WoW installation then don’t be! Just make sure you keep a backup copy of your Interface and WTF folders and you can easily return to your current UI at any time, with no nasty side effects.

Update (26/10/2007): No longer need to adjust video settings, and the instructions now take care of the AutoBar incompatibility.

Update (28/10/2007): Now guides you through ignoring AutoBar updates and keeping the old MazzleUI version as it is to avoid Mazzifier problems.

Installation

I’d recommend following the instructions even if you’ve installed MazzleUI before - this is how I fixed my UI (which was broken by patch 2.2).

1. Download MazzleUI 1.1
2. Install MazzleUI - we’re not going to follow all of the instructions included in the archive so I’ve copied the relevant parts here:
   1. Extract MazzleUI Files:
      • Create a directory called “MazzleUI” on the desktop or somewhere else handy.
      • Extract the contents of the zip file into the MazzleUI directory
   2. Save Your Old UI:
      • Go to your World of Warcraft directory (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft)
      • Rename the “Interface” folder to “Interface Old”
      • Open the “WTF” folder and rename the “Account” folder to “Account Old”
      • Rename the “Fonts” folder to “Fonts Old”
   3. Copy over the new UI files
      • Drag “Interface” folder from the MazzleUI directory in step 1 to your World of Warcraft directory.
      • Drag the “Font” folder from the MazzleUI directory in step 1 to your World of Warcraft directory.
        Note: It’ll ask you whether you want to overwrite files. Respond with “Yes to All”.
3. Download Mazzle UI 1.1 Patch 1
4. Extract the Mazzle UI 1.1 Patch 1 archive into your “Interface” folder, replacing all files
5. Delete the hidden “.svn” directories which you’ll find inside the following addon folders (if you can’t see them make sure Explorer is configured to show hidden files and folders):
   • FuBar_TopScoreFu\.svn
   • gfxToggle2\.svn
   • Hourglass\.svn
   • KingOfTheJungle\.svn
   • myBindings2\.svn
   • nQuestLog\.svn
6. Run WowAceUpdater (instructions here)
7. Find “AutoBar” in the Installed section, right-click on it and choose “Ignore AutoBar”
8. The next one in the list is “AutoBar Config”, right-click on it and choose “Ignore AutoBar Config”
9. Press F10 to update all installed addons
10. When finished, close WowAceUpdater and run WoW
11. Start World of Warcraft (at last!)
12. Log in and choose your realm
13. Open the Addons window
14. VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure “LOAD OUT OF DATE ADDONS” IS CHECKED
15. Log in.
16. Wait until a couple of the windows disappear and the MazzleUI installer window appears and greets you. (should take no longer than 30 seconds or so)
17. Complete the Mazzifier wizard and enjoy your Mazzlegasm!
18. Repeat steps 15 to 17 for each of your characters.

Your Other Favourite Addons

Before deciding that you need all your old addons make sure that MazzleUI doesn’t already include a similar addon that you might like to use instead (MazzleUI includes really good quality addons!). If you do have more addons to install, do it now:

1. Hit escape again and exit World of Warcraft.
2. Install each addon as you normally would (hint: use WowAceUpdater if it lists your addon!)
3. Copy your saved variables for each of those addons from the “WTF Old” folder into the equivalent place in your new “WTF” folder. For many addons you won’t need to bother with this as you can easily reconfigure them or leave them as they are, but you can keep any important data (such as your Auctioneer database) by doing this.
   Note: I would avoid replacing any existing files because the Mazzifier will have configured them to work nicely with the rest of your shiny new UI.
4. That’s it!

Updating

Keeping up-to-date is no bother at all:

• Run the WowAceUpdater regularly, choosing the Update All Addons option (F10)
• Occasionally check for updates to MazzleUI.
• As you level up your characters and get new talents it’s a good idea to run the Mazzifier again to update the action bars.

One further note about AutoBar - once all of your characters have had their Mazzlegasm you can update AutoBar with WowAceUpdater if you want to, BUT you might run into problems later on. To do this, right-click on them and choose “Stop Ignoring AutoBar/AutoBar Config”, then update all installed addons. However, if you need to Mazzify another character at a later date then you will have to replace the AutoBar files with the ones from the MazzleUI archives, but I’ll leave that up to you.

Enjoy!