This Mod was created to have a better visibility when you gain buffs, debuffs and many more. Very util for shorts buffs or debuffs, it allows you to have in the center of the screen, or around your character, very customizable visual effects, rather than all the time have to look on the other side of the screen to see if you have a buff or a debuff on you.
Initially created to have an better visibility on the short buffs like "clear cast" or some boost trinket you activate, it works now with debuffs (whatever their name), debuff types like Magic or Curse, combo points, Aoe debuffs and weapon enchants.
How to use :
Type /powa
to open the effect editor, then you can choose the texture to apply to the effect, the position, the size, the symmetry, etc...
Then, enter the name or a part of the name of the buff / debuff (ex: if you try to activate the visual effect on "Clear cast", you can enter only "Clear" in the name of the buff).
The Mod will take care to show the effect where you wish and to remove it when the buff is finished.
You can so easily add new textures by adding them in the "Custom" Directory
Version 2.34 :
- Added an effect activation when a specific action is ready or not in your action bars.
- Finally, corrected the bug that cause some weapon enchant effect don't appear normally.
Installation Guide
- Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
- Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
- Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
- Windows XP a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
- WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
- WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
- Mac Users
- StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
- Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
- Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
- Start World of Warcraft
- Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.
Translations
When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".
TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.
If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.
See also: About "Out Of Date AddOns"
Mac Support
WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.
Directory Structure
World of Warcraft
|_ Interface
|_AddOns
|_*AddonName*
|_ *AddonName*.toc
|_ *AddonName*.xml
|_ *AddonName*.lua
|_ (possibly others as well)...
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daxdax saidcontinued here
http://wow.curse.com/downloads/details/9716/
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Monatoko saidBit of an issue I have the Memento of Tyrande off of illidan and want to set up an aura for it when it procs. The buff is called "Wisdom" and I type that in and it does not want to work, and Ideas?
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Audere saidCongratulations on an excellent pluggin!
If I may ask please, is there a way for a paladin to get a notification, when the Judgement is ready and armed after the cooldown? I tried various ways but couldnt set it up properly (to light up an aura when the cooldown finishes, and there is a seal loaded). There is no update for Judgement is ready in the combat log, so I dont know how this can be done or even if it is possible. If it works for someone properly, please let us know how.
Many thanks in advance! ;)
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Zorex saidYou need to relog for the addon to detect ability cooldowns.
Also ensure that the buttons are on hotbars on your UI, they must be in hotbars.
I'm using Trinity Bars and avoided the hotbar problem by making stance hotbar for stealth (I'm a mage so I won't ever go in stealth), and placed the buttons I don't want to see in hotbars but I want the Power Auras to detect them, this works wonders.
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Garstiger saidhmm let me see the code. and what can i do to add some events/options more.
There is a Ace AddOn "Avion", that is recoded from PowerA and let the idea alive.
But some Functions are still missing. In the future i think Avion is going to kick PowerA out, but not now.
So i'll be back. Hope with more Options. :)
PS.: sry for the bad english ;)
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Salley saidThe (awesome) idea about this program is that it makes u aware of buffs/debuffs to you or ur target.
Think Geddon bomb in MC, Viper Sting, Unstable Affliction and other stuff u really want to be aware about very fast and obvious.
Do /powa make a new, type the name, select debuff or buff (for enemies u need to have det magic up to see their buffs) and mark ignore Uppercase, then u can either leave the (green) Friendly Target or (red) Enemy Target open to have the animation activate when u get a certain effect urself. If u want to have it on ur target just select that.
Then u can do the animation, just play with it and after abit ull have the coolest stuff. Note that u can also set a timer to show.
Good luck with it, its easely one of the best addons around!
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cwealm saidFor the life of me, I can not figure out how to use this. I have it installed, it comes up when I type /powa ingame, and then I am at a loss.
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Aelyndar saidI've downloaded this addon, but I have no idea how it works. I want to make a multiple texture effect but I don't know how I can add more effects. Also I want certain effects to activate on use of a existent spell, and I don't have the options button which is seen on the pictures
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Brin45 saidHey yeah i like the mod but i have a probelm, where i go to put the buff name it can never find it i do it how it says to but it always stays a ? mark, and one more Question can you use it for like sinister stike or something if so how do you make that worl to because it is doing the same
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rak123 saidNice mod, I was wondering if it's possible for it to make the auras trigger from effects gained by your party members as well in the near future? Namely debuffs, thanks!
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Bonescrolls saidHi - picked up a link to this mod from a set of videos from a mage called Evertras. Looks awesome. Am in the process of setting it up.
Q: Is there a documented list of buffs / debuffs that I could crib from....or if not, could anyone list me out some of the key ones a mage would be interested in. I've been playing a long (long) time now but after seeing this mob realised I'm a bit of a noob whe it comes to buff/debuff names !!
Cheers n beers
Bones
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Goincommando saidWhat would be the trigger for displaying something regarding a shaman's earth shock 2 second silence?
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Nacrim saidhi all. well this addon is great. But is it possible that i can put somehow an "aggroalert" into it? You know, if my target has my character as the target that some aura will pop. Would be fantastic :>.
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blondain saidthanks for your help, but it still doesn't work :s.
nevermind :)
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Oh420 saidblondain, yeah still works good. It really chould use updates to get a better use out of the addon. Some good suggestions listed already. Need Sinsthar back!!
Make a new one. Make a textage. Try testing it with a buff you can cast on yourself, like battleshout or frost armor. Type the name or part of it.
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blondain saidhello this addon looks great !! But ... does it still works :( ?
I can get into the option panel but I can't seem to get it working :(.
Is it edited by someone else now ? Thanks for your help !
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Sinsthar saidSorry, I don't have any time to update my Mod, feel free to continue this project :)
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Arakus saidLike everyone else below I want to say thx for this mod its the most important mod I use.
REQUEST: can you create a way to monitor your focused target for buffs and debufs?
Also has anyone figured out how to track something like a kick when your spells go on that 8sec cant cast phase?
Global silence is there a way to track when youve been silenced by all types of silences vs have to setup the mod for each one?
Thanks again awsome awsome mod!!!!!!!!
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mokn saidHow do we get power aura working with hunters kill command? I've tried a few things and don't know how to do it.
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ramzi_ saidBeen using this for a while now and I love it. Thank you for your hard work.
I have a question though, would it be possible to monitor instead of whether a debuff is applied on your target, to actually keep track of the number of times it has stacked?
For example, as a paladin, I have a spell called Seal of Vengeance, which has a chance on hit to apply a debuff on my target that may stack up to 5 times. Judging this target causes damage that depends on the amount of times vengeance has stacked. If possible I'd like to be able to monitor that stack using this mod. That way I can simply wait until Power Aura sees 5 stacks, flashes an indicator on screen, and lets me know when to unleash my attack.