Addon Spotlight: GoGoMount
by Sean Forsgren 
Jul 27th 2008 at 5:00PM
For this week's addon, I thought I would share one that is built around a macro that we've hinted at over at Macro Anatomy. This addon has been abandoned by the author, but there is a patch available that will update it to work with 2.4. (Although I am using the "unpatched" version just fine.)GoGoMount will pick the most appropriate mount for you based on given conditions. If you can use a flying mount, it will summon your flyer, otherwise it will randomly select from your ground mounts. (This includes summoned mounts for Paladins and Warlocks.) If you have multiple flying mounts, it will randomly select one of these as well.
It supports Druid travel forms and Ghost Wolf for Shamans as well. So, in less words; this addon is your one-stop mounting shop.
There are a few slash commands that you can use to interface with GoGoMount, which provide ways to set preferences for certain zones. (Frostwolf Howler in Alterac Valley? Yes.) Here are the commands:
- /gogo auto : Toggles auto dismount when gathering or using offensive abilities
- /gogo ItemLink : Use the name of the item you wish to add to your preferred mount for a particular zone. (Hint: you can shift-click the actual item to input it into the command)
- /gogo SpellName : Use this the same way as the ItemLink command
- /gogo clear : Clears your preferred mounts
- /gogo spell : This toggles the inclusion of summoned mounts and forms in the randomized mount selection
If you prefer to have a button on your action bar, just a make a macro with the following command:
- /click GoGoButton
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Evangelin Jul 27th 2008 5:04PM
I have been using GoGoMount (the "outdated" version) + Spellbinder (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/details/4960/) for ages now.
I just click ctrl+~ to mount and let GoGoMount pick the fastest available to me, no matter who I'm playing or where I am. It's the best!
Ametrine Jul 27th 2008 5:58PM
Interseting you should mention that since, for those of us with the Mazzle compilation UI, the default keybind for mounting (using GoGoMount, of course) is shift-~.
Dah Jul 27th 2008 5:28PM
I'm pretty sure you can do this all with a macro, but I guess the addon would be nice for people that don't want to actually look up the coding/write the coding.
Finnicks Jul 27th 2008 5:33PM
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#show
#showtooltip
/cast [noflyable][modifier:ctrl] ; [flyable]
If you are a shammy or a druid:
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#show
#showtooltip
/cast [combat] Travel Form (or Ghost Wolf); [noflyable][modifier:ctrl] ; [flyable]
Easy as pie. This will equip your flyer in outland (or Northrend after you've unlocked flying), or otherwise will do your ground mount. If you have epic flying mount, I'd suggest you just remove the [modifier:ctrl] part since your epic flyer is vastly preferable wherever you can fly.
If you hold CTRL, it'll use your ground mount no matter what. For a druid or shammy using their version, it will use Travel Form or Ghost Wolf if you are in combat.
hamiltonerics Jul 27th 2008 6:05PM
/cast [swimming] Aquatic Form; [flyable, nocombat] Flight Form; [flyable, combat] Travel Form; [noflyable] Travel Form
That's my all-encompassing Travel macro which works wonders. I guess it wouldn't be too hard to incorporate mounts into that. But I don't have my epic skill yet so I only use Flight Form and I only have 1 ground mount, so it wouldn't do me much good.
Khalis Jul 27th 2008 7:26PM
I've used this for a while, and I love it. It was kind of buggy at 2.3. If I was mounted, and hit it, it would dismount, and try to summon again, so I had to move to cancel the summon. The fan update fixed that. I hope there's another fan update for 3.0 when all mounts will be spells.
Koohkies Jul 27th 2008 7:48PM
Don't know what I would do without this addon.
With the amount of mounts I carry around wasting space you couldnt fit them all into a macro to use randomly! haha
I also like how it uses my druid forms when I press it while moving/in combat.
Abraxxis Jul 27th 2008 8:08PM
Use the following link for a current version of the add on:
http://wowui.worldofwar.net/?p=mod&m=6079
The link you provided has the original mod, but it is no longer supported there.
agent aero Jul 27th 2008 8:40PM
I did that with a macro, the macro randomly selects a flyer and if I cant fly there or I hold crtl, it randomly selects a ground mount, the only advantage this addon hold is that with the 3 flyers and 5 ground mounts I carry, I ran outta room in the macro.
BillDoor Jul 27th 2008 8:46PM
I'd really like to see an addon that will automatically use a regular speed ground or flying mount if someone in my party doesn't have the epic speed ground or flying mounts.
Badger Jul 28th 2008 10:01AM
I want to use this Addon with a mid-level or high-level Draenei, just so I can say, "Go Go Gadget Heffalump!"
tiker Jul 29th 2008 10:08AM
Hey all; thanks for the write up and the comments. I am the current author for the mod and I thought I'd just make a couple comments myself based on the comments already left here.
The current version is the same across wowinterface, gamers inc. curse, etc. As long as the author shows as tiker it's mine. I do check the various sites for comments once in a while but for the quickest response, post at the curseforge location http://wow.curseforge.com/projects/gogomount/ as they have email notifications for tickets and stuff. It also makes it easier to manage different issues as they appear.
I do plan on keeping the mod updated and supported through WoW 3.0 when they move to the spell-like method of storing mounts. I'm waiting for my beta key to start coding right now.
PeeWee Aug 1st 2008 4:32PM
Once again, Addon Spotlight has helped me find another of those "nice to have"-addons!
Kudos to the authors, both of the article and the addon!