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• EVERY REGION AND CITY MAP: Every region map includes its sub-regions, connections to other regions, dungeons, and towns – everything needed for players to make their way through Azeroth! Special “lay-flat” binding showcases maps in their full glory.
• EXCLUSIVE TOWN MAPS: These hand-drawn maps include callouts for everyone in the towns. They’re the perfect highlights for specific NCP locations!
• EXHAUSTIVE INDEX: Complete listing of all NCPs, named enemies, and beasts – along with their locations on map grids for easy use. Supplemental listings of resources, trainers, and vendors offer even more information.
• UPDATED WORLD MAP: World map marks flight paths, main cities, instance dungeons, and battleground locations!

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• Every region map used in The Burning Crusade, the first expansion of World of Warcraft
• Includes exclusive hand drawn town maps, with callouts for everything in town: vendors, trainers, shops, inns and quest targets
• Provides exhaustive index with complete listings of Quest NPCs, named enemies and unique creatures – along with their grid locations for easy cross referencing

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• Every region map used in Wrath of the Lich King.
• Includes exclusive hand drawn town maps, with callouts for everything in town: mailboxes, vendors, trainers, and quest targets.
• Provides exhaustive index with complete listings of all NPCs, named enemies and unique creatures--along with their grid locations for easy cross-referencing.
• Find: Class Trainers, Profession Trainers, Vendors, Quest NPCs, Shops and Inns, and Herbs & Mineral Deposits.

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• Class strategies, abilities and talents.
• Essential stats and updated strategies for each of the 8 races and 9 classes for both the Horde and Alliance.
• Updated must-have quest data--contacts, objectives, item rewards and more.
• Updated profession sections provide data on created items, requirements and item components.
• Weapon, armor and item tables, ability and spell lists, and bestiary.
• Updated maps of each city and region, with call outs for characters, quest locations, dungeons, and more.

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BradyGames' World of Warcraft Dungeon Companion features masterful strategy compiled from a crew of some of the most experienced players in the game, where their tried and successful tactics are sure to guide players through even the darkest pits of Azeroth.

• Every Dungeon: Low-level instances and the toughest raid dungeons are all covered in this monstrous compendium. Light is shed on everything from Ragefire Chasm to Ahn' Qiraj.
• Outdoor World Boss Encounters: Learn exactly what you need to take down Azuregos, Lord Kazzak, and the Dragons of Nightmare.
• Much more: Monster Information, Quest Guidance, Rewards, and Secret Rooms.

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Illidan waits.
In his Black Temple, he conspires for revenge and control of Outland and Azeroth. You must take up the standard; the battle-plan waits within.

Comprehensive Coverage
Discover the secrets of the Burning Crusade World Dungeons, Caerns of Time, Outdoor Boss Encounters, Karazhan, the Lairs, Serpentshrine Caverns, the Eye, Black Temple, and last of the 40-person raids--Naxxramas.

Complete Instance Strategies
Every World Dungeon in Burning Crusade is revealed, with strategies for normal and Heroic modes. From Hellfire Ramparts to Tempest Keep, everything is laid bare: attunement, quest chains, boss statistics, and battle strategies.

Expert Raid Tactics
The biggest guilds in World of Warcraft have gathered comprehensive strategies for Outland’s most dangerous encounters. Tested and true, their tactics provide the advantage you need.

Group and Raid Basics
Wisdom supply wisdom from some of the most experienced and decorated players to help your groups and raids get off the ground. They offer solutions to simple problems, as well as guidelines to govern the mistakes and the malcontent.

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• Complete coverage of each race, with strengths, weaknesses, and more.
• WEAPONS: Discover the awesome battery of weapons and armor, with detailed equipment lists
• NORTHREND EXPLORED: In-depth information on quests, bosses, and treasures
• NEW DUNGEONS: Instances and Raid roles explained plus locations and strategy
• COMPLETE CRAFTING COVERAGE: Every recipe for every crafting profession

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• New Races: Complete coverage of the Blood Elves and Draenei. From their strengths to their starting zones, nothing is left in the dark.
• New Weapons: Discover the awesome battery of weapons and armor at your disposal, with detailed equipment lists of the Superior, Epic, and Legendary items found in the darkest reaches of this new world.
• Hellfire Explored: Let BradyGames guide you through the first Outland World Dungon: Hellfire. Know what quests lead there, what bosses reside there, and what treasures you will take from there.
• Outland Revealed: Every zone is laid open before you. From Netherstorm to Shadowmoon Valley, we take you through it all in quest-based easy-to-use modules.
• New PvP System: Learn what to expect from the new world PvP and Arena battle systems. Understand the unique goals and rewards of each new PvP zone.
• Complete Crafting Coverage: Every recipe for every crafting profession. From 1 to 400, we cover it all.
• Exclusive new World of Warcraft comics from Penny Arcade!

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Paul Emmerich, the author of Deadly Boss Mods, will take you from novice to elite with his approachable, up-to-date guide to building addons for the most popular video game in history. Using the powerful Lua scripting language and XML, you'll learn how to build and update powerful mods that can fundamentally remake your World of Warcraft experience and introduce you to the field of professional software development.

Beginning Lua with World of Warcraft Addons teaches you the essentials of Lua and XML using exciting code examples that you can run and apply immediately. You'll gain competence in Lua specifics like tables and metatables and the imperative nature of Lua as a scripting language. More advanced techniques like file persistence, error handling, and script debugging are made clear as you learn everything within the familiar, exciting context of making tools that work in Azeroth.

You'll not only learn all about the World of Warcraft API and programming, and gain coding skills that will make all your online friends think you're a coding god, but also gain hands-on Lua scripting experience that could translate into an exciting job in the video game industry!

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"WoW" is what you’ll say when you see how many ways you can tweak the World of Warcraft interface after you read this book! If you're new to programming, we'll teach you the basics of Lua and XML and walk you through writing your first addon. If you already have some original addons in your arsenal, jump right into Parts III and IV and work with templates, function hooking, custom graphics, state headers, and more. We'll even help you distribute your addons, making WoW better for everybody.

• Respond to events, creates frames, and use the WoW API to interact with the game
• Learn the Lua programming language through interactive examples, from values and variables to custom functions and control structures
• Write well-formed XML and validate using schemas
• Find specific functions easily in the comprehensive references of APIs, API categories, events, and widgets
• Create custom graphics, scroll frames, dropdown menus, and much more

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