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Can't use vehicle abilities

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Raistlan
#0 - Feb. 17, 2009, 9:51 p.m.
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On occassion whenever I enter a vehicle it stops me from using its abilities whenever I press the button. It activates the global cool down, and even triggers the animation that goes along with the ability, yet it has absolutely no effect. Keep in mind this only happens about 50% of the time, yet it is still kind of annoying to have to hop out of my tank in strand of the ancients because I can't actually throw a boulder at the walls.
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Malkorix
#3 - Feb. 17, 2009, 10:08 p.m.
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Q u o t e:
On occassion whenever I enter a vehicle it stops me from using its abilities whenever I press the button. It activates the global cool down, and even triggers the animation that goes along with the ability, yet it has absolutely no effect. Keep in mind this only happens about 50% of the time, yet it is still kind of annoying to have to hop out of my tank in strand of the ancients because I can't actually throw a boulder at the walls.


This is most likely related to a UI issue. Here are the steps you can take to reset your user interface:
Q u o t e:

1) *IMPORTANT* Exit the World of Warcraft to your desktop by logging out of the game and exiting. If World of Warcraft isn't closed, then these steps won't have the desired effect.

2) If you used an "installer" for a custom UI, see if it has an "uninstaller" and use it.

3) Inside the World of Warcraft Program Folder, delete the "WTF," "Cache," and "Interface" folders.

4) Restart your computer.

5) Please do not reinstall Addons prior to testing the issue you were experiencing.

6) Make sure that you are using WOW.EXE or LAUNCHER.EXE to start the game. Please do not run any UI installers beforehand, as we want to eliminate them as part of the issue.

7) Upon launching the game, you should see the Intro cinematic movie and be prompted to agree to the Terms of Use. Once you authenticate past the login screen, the “AddOns” button should no longer be visible at the lower left corner of the character selection screen. Both points mentioned previously must hold true if you should complete the aforementioned steps correctly.

Of course, you'll likely want to save your Addons folder elsewhere, so you can easily reinstall your addons should they not prove to be a contributing factor. Also, please attempt to test this issue prior to reinstalling any addons.