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Simple Threat Meter
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- World of Warcraft
- 37,053 Downloads
- Supports: 4.2
- 17 Average Daily Downloads
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- Created 8/16/2008 8:04:07 AM
- Updated 7/5/2011 4:55:00 PM
- 90 Favorites
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- License: GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 (LGPLv3)
- Release Type: Release
- Newest File: STM 4.2.0
About Simple Threat Meter
Well, after 6 and a half years of WoW, I'm done. As of now, this mod won't be updated by me. If anyone else wants to take ownership of it and do any updates, they are welcome to do so.
DESIGN
Simple Threat Meter is a lightweight mod that displays your threat level on your current target as a bar. It's there when you want it to be and gone when you don't need it.
The bar displayed fills up from 0% to 100%. When it hits 100%, that's the point where you pull aggro off the tank.
This uses the BUILT-IN Blizzard threat values, so is guaranteed to be 100% correct, and is also based upon your distance to the target.
FEATURES
- Displays threat in a single, visually pleasing, bar format.
- Lightweight, uses Blizzard threat% values, rather than having to calculate all the time.
- Now includes sounds! A number of configurable audio warnings for when your threat level is too high.
- Horizontal or Vertical bar modes, with various layout options for text.
- Threat bar coloured based upon your current threat. Goes from green, through yellow to red.
- Has many built in sounds & textures, to make sure it can fit in with how you like your user interface to look. Supports sharedmedia.
- Highly configurable display conditions: solo/group/raid; with pet; in/out of combat and many more.
- Can be set to automatically disable when you activate certain talent builds, so it switches itself off when you're tanking, but is on when you're in a dps role.
CONFIGURATION AND USAGE
To open the configuration panel, type the command: /stm or access through the standard add-ons configuration menu.
The configuration options themselves should be fairly clear.
The threat bars are also click-through when locked, meaning that they don't get in the way and stop you clicking on targets. You can also configure a transparency level, so you can see through the bars.
BACKGROUND
Omen does such a great job that I haven't seen many other threat meters developed, but with the complexity of some fights, I wanted something that doesn't take up much space on my screen and keeps me aware of my current threat level, but allows me to focus on the fight at hand.
So, Simple Threat Meter was born.
For reference, when using Omen or another threat meter, the values you need to be aware of:
110% - you will pull aggro from the tank if you are in melee range.
130% - you will pull aggro from the tank if you are further than melee.
With Simple Threat Meter, you just need to watch for 100%.
F.A.Q.
Q. Will you add support to show threat for multiple targets, such as offtanks or for my target's target for a healer?
A. No. That goes against the core design philosophy of this mod. It shows YOUR threat against what YOU are attacking.
Q. Can you make it so it goes up to 130%, as that's when I actually pull aggro.
A. Again, this is against the core design, that no matter whether you're at range or in melee, you only need to watch for the bar to go up to 100% to know where your danger level is.
Q. How did you get so much threat on a rabbit with out killing it ?
A. The images are just for the purposes of demonstration and I used a debug command to display an artificial level of threat for my target. :)
SIMPLE THREAT METER
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Version 4.2.0
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CHANGE: Updated for patch.
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Version 4.1.0
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CHANGE: Updated for patch.
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Version 4.0.1
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CHANGE: Updated for patch.
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Version 3.3.5a
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CHANGE: Updated for patch.
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Version 3.3.0c
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FIXED: Audio alerts were still active when the threat meter was not showing, due to conditional options. This is now fixed and audio alerts are only active if the threat meter is visible.
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Version 3.3.0b
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CHANGED: Huge overhaul of the options screen, dividing it into separate and logical pages.
ADDED: Additional options for the layout and display of text in horizontal mode.
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Version 3.3.0a
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ADDED: Option to hide STM when there is no current target.
ADDED: Option to auto disable STM per talent build (so off when tanking).
ADDED: A number of configurable audio warnings for when your threat is too high.
DESIGN: STM will continue to use the provided Blizzard threat%, so no support for mirror image / fade.
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Version 3.3.0
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Update for patch 3.3
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Version 3.2.0
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Update for patch 3.2
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Version 3.1.3b
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CHANGE: Fixed the issue with the background not switching to Horizontal mode.
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Version 3.1.3a
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CHANGE: Reduced the MINIMUM thickness allowed for the bar to a value of 10.
ADDED : Ability to configure borders on the bar.
ADDED : Optional color phasing.
TO-DO : Configurable warning triggers
TO-DO : Support for temporary threat suspension, such as mages using mirror
image.
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Version 3.1.3
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Fixed that problem where the position didn't seem to save correctly. It occurred if you were running a viewport mod that offset the bottom edge of the playable area. :)
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Version 3.1.2
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Added the option to display Absolute Threat defecit (ie. the value of how much threat is needed to pull aggro).
Optimised some calculations for better performance.
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Version 3.10.a
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Complete re-write for WotLK patch 3.x
Now uses Blizzard built-in threat functions.
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Version 2.4.3.d
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FIXED : Minor update issues.
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Version 2.4.3.c
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FIXED : Threat was sometimes displaying to many decimal places. Looked messy.
CHANGE: Threat difference now displays a shortened value when over 1,000 threat.
ADDED : The PLAYER_TARGET_CHANGED event now triggers an update also.
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Version 2.4.3.b
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CHANGE: Now uses the updated version of libBars-1.0 supporting orientation.
CHANGE: Height and Width renamed to LENGTH and THICKNESS.
CHANGE: Text removed from the threat bar itself to a display outside the bars.
ADDED : Option to switch orientation between horizontal & vertical.
ADDED : "Reset Position" option to the config screen.
ADDED : Text now displays -AGGRO- when your target is targetting you.
ADDED : Option to display the "threat differential" as well as or instead of %.
ADDED : Option to colour the threat text as a warning, based upon a configurable
threshold level.
TODO : Option to select font using sharedmedia.
TODO : Option to automatically switch off when in a battleground.
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Version 2.4.3.a
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FIXED : Issue where the selected texture wasn't saving correctly.
CHANGE: Settings are now saved on a per character basis.
CHANGE: Layout of config page to make better use of space.
ADDED : Option in config panel to switch off displaying the tank bar.
ADDED : "Disable when solo" option.
ADDED : version tag to TOC. I'm using an alpha character appended to the
Blizzard release version.
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Version 20400
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Initial release version.
To open the configuration panel, type the command: /stm Additionally, if you
have the mod unlocked, you can access the options screen by right-clicking on
the drag bar.
The configuration options themselves should be fairly clear. Click on the
"Show test" button to see what the threat bars will look like in use, with the
options you have configured.
The threat bars only display in combat (you don't need them outside combat, so
why leave them there?) though you can show test bars using the config panel.
The threat bars are also click-through, meaning that they don't get in the way
and stop you clicking on targets.
Lastly, you can configure a transparency level, so you can see through the bars.
| File Name | Release Type | Game Version | Downloads | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STM 4.2.0 | Release | 4.2 | 4,344 | 7/5/2011 4:55:00 PM |
| STM 4.1.0 | Release | 4.1 | 3,678 | 4/27/2011 2:27:38 PM |
| STM 4.0.1 | Release | 4.0.1 | 6,446 | 10/16/2010 4:40:35 PM |
| STM 3.3.5a | Release | 3.3.5 | 3,970 | 7/14/2010 9:10:20 AM |
| STM 3.3.0c | Release | 3.3.0 | 4 | 1/15/2010 6:05:36 AM |
| Simple Threat Meter 3.3.0b | Release | 3.3.0 | 1 | 1/14/2010 6:01:18 AM |
| SimpleThreatMeter 3.3.0a | Release | 3.3.0 | 7 | 1/12/2010 10:46:10 AM |
| STM 3.3.0 | Release | 3.3.0 | - | 12/9/2009 7:50:44 AM |
| STM 3.2.0 | Release | 3.2.0 | - | 8/6/2009 6:52:22 AM |
| Simple Threat Meter 3.1.3.b | Release | 3.1.0 | 1 | 7/20/2009 5:16:27 AM |
| Simple Threat Meter 3.1.3.a | Release | 3.1.0 | 1 | 7/19/2009 8:21:03 AM |
| STM 3.1.3 | Release | 3.1.0 | - | 6/7/2009 12:43:41 PM |
| Simple Threat Meter 3.1.2 | Release | 3.1.0 | - | 5/23/2009 5:04:42 PM |
| Simple Threat Meter 3.10.a | Release | 3.1.0 | - | 4/13/2009 2:45:40 AM |
| Simple Threat Meter 2.4.3 d | Release | 2.4.3 | 8 | 9/7/2008 7:30:10 AM |
| Simple Threat Meter 2.4.3 c | Release | 2.4.3 | 1 | 9/5/2008 8:06:18 PM |
| Simple Threat Meter 2.4.3 b | Release | 2.4.3 | - | 8/27/2008 9:12:13 AM |
| Simple Threat Meter 2.4.3 a | Release | 2.4.3 | 3 | 8/23/2008 6:31:54 AM |
| Simple Threat Meter 2.4.3 | Release | 2.4.3 | 19 | 8/16/2008 8:06:22 AM |
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Comments
Is anyone going to be taking over this addon for updates? I see the author is stopping support. I myself know nothing about coding, but hate to see an addon that has been so simple and useful go away.
Thanks.
Heya, the good news is that the mod doesn't use many weird API calls or anything, so should remain working with new patches (just check the "load out of date addons" box), as long as:
a) The way threat is handled (including in combat log API) isn't changed.
b) The Ace3 libraries don't change functionality in some weird way.
I haven't played World of Warcraft since September 2011 though and don't have plans to re-subscribe.
thanks for this nice addon :)
would it be possible, to make it smaller than 10(px)?
even cooler would it be, if a half-circle like "(" oder ")" bar-format would be possible ;)
regards
Is there any way to disable the sound if solo? I know there's a Main Spec & Off Spec option, but hearing "Attention!" every once in a while when I'm solo is a bit annoying.
I'll check and test this evening. :)
And another suggestion: I know you don't want STM to track aggro of your whole raid, but in quite some fights you need to know the aggro of the tank and the offtank. Maybe you could add some kind of "spark" to the bar for the second person in the threat list (and if your bar touches the spark you know it's yourself who is second).
Would love to see support of custom textures in the future, and perhaps an option to choose if you want the text to the left, centre or right when placing it inside the bar.
The addon is much appreciated.
I actually wrote STM using SharedMedia and I load my vertical bar textures into it and requested changes to SharedMedia as a default.
I'll see what I can do to make it easier to add your own textures through SharedMedia_MyMedia
To be able to display this for you, I'd have to change the core calculations that STM does, to a much more complex model.
Doesn't mean that I won't add in an option to run STM in a "complex mode" for mages/priests sometime in the future, but right now making the mod perform this large amount of additional calculations would be counterproductive for the majority of users.
may be the possibility of adding a new option
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/8793/horcs.jpg
i mean Mob name and % inside bar
thx