ZiggaDKP is a raiding guild DKP mod that is designed to be easy to use, simple, flexable, and easly customisable. ZiggaDKP's purpose is fair distribution of items with a simple bidding system, stock costs, and scalability of costs on the fly.

ZiggaDKP's current robust xml framework (soon to be cleaned up) makes the mod easy to use and quick for anyone to pick up. The frame work allows the loot master to scale the cost of the items, putting them up for bid, while all members of the raid are able to bid or pass on items, and finaly (if you choose to do so) then allows officers in a private loot council system to approve/disapprove of the current winners (Idealy used for good, like preventing someone from picking up something shiney and screwing over the raid progression, and not bad biased stuff).

The localization file allows guild's to choose what base prices they want charge for each type of item. Current item prices are based off of Blizzard's arena and honor costs for items (divided by ten so numbers don't grow so monsterous). Item types are generaly based off of slot (ring, necklace, two-hander, one-hander, ranged) and if it is part of the general raiding set (token: chest, pants, helm, shoulders, gloves) or not (non-token chest drop, etc). With pricing done on the fly by the auctioneer (master looter), stock base costs of items being easly changable in the localization file, and scalablity on the fly (changing the percent of the cost, ie 60% of cost, 100%, or 140% and more if you or I choose to add them), the mod becomes extremely flexable.

To support the mod, I have also made an external java program (code included and free to use/steal). The program is simple right now but will be fleshed out and fancier in the future. Right now, after setting up the properties file with an ftp server address and user and pass, the program will access the dkp folder under the login's root directory (dkp file should be placed in a folder named dkp), and then download that file to your savedvariables folder under your wow folder. After that the program will check to see if the savedvariables file has been modified every time period (setup in the properties file) since the initial download, when it finds the file has been updated (on a refresh or exiting the game, savedvariables may be updated/modified) it will upload it to the server. Unfortunetly, right now the only way to quit the program is by forcing termination of the program, a quit option with other options as well will be implemented at a later date.

The java program is spyware/malware free, and I provide the code as open source so you may compile it yourself. :) More external program support to come with a javascript webpage that will take the savedvariables and allow you to view them (ie view your dkp online), and I also plan on making it open source.