EggTimer Continued tracks perishable vendor items across all alts for World of Warcraft. Get ready alerts, chat pings, and more. Download now.
EggTimer Continued
If you have ever farmed Mysterious Eggs or Disgusting Jars in Sholazar Basin, you know the pain of logging onto the wrong character only to find a Ripe Disgusting Jar sitting in your bags, days past its prime. The default World of Warcraft interface gives you zero reminders about these unique, vendor-bought perishables. They are not looted, so no dungeon journal entry tracks them. They transform after a few real-time days, whether you are online or not. And if you spread your farming across multiple alts and realms, keeping track becomes a full-time job.
EggTimer Continued solves this problem elegantly. It is a ground-up rewrite of the original 2010 EggTimer addon, sharing only the name and the tracked-item list with the BSD-licensed predecessor. The new version is built for modern Retail, but it also works smoothly across Classic, TBC, WotLK, Cataclysm, and MoP versions of the game. The addon scans your bags on login and whenever bag contents change, so its readiness detection is driven by the transformed item actually appearing in your inventory, not by a guessed clock. That means it is never wrong about whether something is ready.
How EggTimer Continued Works
The addon stores state account-wide, keyed by Name-Realm. This is the core feature that makes it so useful for multi-alt players. If you have a level 70 alt on a different realm holding a Disgusting Jar, your main character will see that alt's progress in the tooltip. No more logging through every character to check. On every login, and within about 30 seconds if a transformation happens while you are playing, EggTimer Continued tells you with a chat line and an optional chime. It repeats the reminder every session until you actually open the item, so you cannot forget.
What It Tracks
The tracked items come from the Oracles and Frenzyheart quartermasters in Sholazar Basin. These are the source of several rare pets and mounts, including the popular Green Proto-Drake. The transformation schedule is simple:
- Mysterious Egg becomes Cracked Egg after roughly 3 days
- Disgusting Jar becomes Ripe Disgusting Jar after roughly 3 days
Because these items are bought, not looted, the default UI offers no reminder that they exist. If you farm them on alts across realms, it is easy to forget a jar has been sitting ready for a week. EggTimer Continued ensures that never happens.
Slash Commands and Interface
The addon comes with a minimap button that shows a per-character breakdown in its tooltip. You can also control everything through slash commands:
- /eggtimer - Print the current report
- /eggtimer scan - Force a bag rescan, then report
- /eggtimer sound - Toggle the ready chime
- /eggtimer minimap - Toggle the minimap button
- /eggtimer reset - Wipe all stored data
- /egg - Shorthand alias for all commands
Installation and Compatibility
To download EggTimer Continued, you can grab the latest release from popular addon repositories or use a dedicated launcher. For players who want the smoothest experience, the foxygame.net launcher offers a one-click install for EggTimer Continued, and its built-in addon catalog keeps the version in sync with your current World of Warcraft client, whether you are on Retail or a Classic era server. The launcher also handles auto-updates, so you never have to manually check for a new release when a patch drops.
If you prefer manual installation, the process is straightforward. To learn how to install, simply extract the addon folder into your World of Warcraft Interface/AddOns directory and restart the game. The addon is MIT licensed and shares no code with the original, so it is clean, modern, and actively maintained.
Why You Need This Addon
EggTimer Continued for World of Warcraft fills a gap that Blizzard has never addressed. The items it tracks are valuable, time-gated, and easy to lose track of. The addon's account-wide state means you can farm on every alt you own, across any realm, and always know exactly where your next pet or mount is waiting. The readiness check is based on the actual item appearing in your bags, so there is no guesswork. If the addon says it is ready, it is ready.
The chime and chat alerts repeat every session until you open the item, which is a thoughtful touch for players who log in briefly just to check mail or run a single dungeon. You will never again let a Ripe Disgusting Jar rot in a bank alt's inventory for a week. The minimap tooltip gives you a quick glance at all characters at any time, making it easy to plan your farming sessions.
EggTimer Continued is a small addon with a focused purpose, but it delivers enormous value for anyone chasing the rare pets and mounts from Sholazar Basin. It is lightweight, accurate, and works across every version of the game where those quartermasters exist. Whether you are a completionist collector or just want a few extra pets for your battle pet roster, this addon removes the mental overhead of tracking perishable items. Download EggTimer Continued today and let the addon do the remembering for you. Your future self, logging into the right alt at the right time, will thank you.