What this addon does
When you have a pet out it will emote something random every 5 minutes or so as long as you aren't in combat. If you desire your summoned pet to emote something custom you can use /ce <message> instead of /emote. These emotes are not saved, but you can add them to the Critteremote_emotes.lua under default_special if you wish. Just make sure to pick a category and use the format you see there. We also humbly request that you keep your critter emotes decent and follow Blizzard guidelines for in-game chat.
Your pets will now respond to in-game interaction. Try /wave while targetting your pet.
They might just do something different when you target another player or NPC.
If you would like to add your own emotes you can go into the CritterEmote file in the Addons folder and edit the file CritterEmote_Emotes.lua. You can also delete the emotes you just don't like. Keep in mind that when you modify the file, you will need to remodify the file when it is updated. Before updating save your CritterEmotes_Emote.lua in another folder or as CritterEmotes_Emotes_mine.lua You can than save it
If you would like to see an emote added or deleted please send the request to me for review.
Usage:
Currently emotes relate to your battle pet/companion as follows
Default - for all critters
type - subtype of critter ( cat, spider, mechanical)
name - specific pet ( Lil' K.T. )
Fysker and I are working on faction specific emotes for those PVP players out there. Right now your pet may scream, "FOR THE <>!" and it could be the wrong faction. If you only play one faction, you may want to go into the LUA and delete the offending one. :) Please add whatever you would like to the CritterEmote_emotes lua under the PVP category. Just remember to follow the format that you see.
The Special section was created particularly for Winter Veil pets. I have since added other pets to it. If you wish to have your undead character, for example, sing more than just two songs, go into the special section and delete that section, or move it to the default_sing section. Or you can add other things for your undead to do and say.
Originally authored by Zompter as Critter Emote and then seegeen00 as Chinchilla Critter Emote, it has been renamed to BP Critter Emote (per abandoned addon guidelines). Special thanks to Fysker, who is the programmer and IT person in our family.
The download for this addon/project continues to show up as CritterEmote for ease of updates.