Active Performance Refactor

Questie-X is currently being refactored to reduce heavy-zone FPS drops. Until a stable release is published, testers should use the repository version rather than the release asset.

Current Release Highlights

The v1.6.3 release includes the arrow redesign, the minimap pin alignment fix for non-1 UI scales, and the Sunstrider map and tooltip corrections. These notes summarize the shipped behavior in the live release.

QuestieLearner: Autonomous Data Engine

Questie-X introduces QuestieLearner, a zero-configuration autonomous engine that learns the world as you play. It automatically bridges the gap between static database entries and real-time server-side realities.

Universal Cross-Link Engine

A bidirectional relationship engine that automatically stitches connections between learned entities. If an item drops from an NPC for a specific quest, QuestieLearner cross-links all three, immediately enabling map pins and tooltips for that item-source chain.

Data Integrity & Confidence

To ensure database quality in crowd-sourced environments, Questie-X implements a multi-tier verification model.

Database Robustness & Argument Handling

Questie-X v1.5.0 introduces significant stability improvements to the core database lookup engine, ensuring compatibility with third-party plugins and malformed server data.

Zone Mapping & Performance

Questie-X v1.5.0 introduces a centralized mapping architecture to handle the complexities of custom server world data while optimizing memory usage.

Network Infrastructure

Questie-X utilizes hidden communication channels to synchronize confidence metrics and learned data across the player base in real-time.

Ebonhold Database Architecture

To support custom servers without polluting the base WotLK database, Questie now implements a modular override system. This allows custom quests, NPCs, and objects to be defined in a safe namespace that persists across upstream updates.

1. Directory Structure

Database/Ebonhold/
├── EbonholdLoader.lua       # Main injection hook
├── Zones/
│   └── EbonholdZoneTables.lua # Custom AreaID/MapID mappings
└── Ebonhold/
    ├── EbonholdQuestDB.lua  # Custom Quest definitions
    └── EbonholdNpcDB.lua    # Custom NPC spawn overrides

2. Injection Methodology

The system hooks into QuestieDB:Initialize(). Instead of modifying QuestieDB.questData directly, it populates the override tables which are checked during quest retrieval.

-- EbonholdLoader.lua snippet
local function InjectOverrides()
    for id, data in pairs(EbonholdDB.questData) do
        QuestieDB.questDataOverrides[id] = data
    end
end

Custom Quest Implementation

For large-scale "kill count" quests (e.g., 75 Dragonkin), I utilize the killCreditObjective pattern. This allows a single quest objective to be mapped to a dynamic list of NPC IDs.

-- Example implementation (EbonholdQuestDB.lua)
[50064] = {
    [1] = "Heart of the Dragonflights",
    [10] = {
        nil, nil, nil, nil,
        { -- killCreditObjective
            {
                { 26276, 26277, 26322, ... }, -- All NPC IDs
                26322,                       -- Root ID (Icon/Text)
                "Dragonkin slain"            -- Display Text
            }
        }
    },
    [30] = 30, -- Objective Count
}