Allows you to be alerted when various combat events occur. There is a preset mode that lets the addon work as a item/spell cooldown, buff and spell alerter or you can setup filters to only alert/warn/show you when certain events occur.
Read the readme.txt file inside the addon directory to learn how to add filters.
Removed Parser code and updated to use CombatLogEvent
Changed known table to captured and added a capture table
Added an info table between show and warn
Replaced unit filters with object filters - see the Readme.txt file for details
NB. use warn instead of alert and info instead of warn - alert will be for popups eventually. I wont change the tables anymore but Ill add a timer and event table when I figure out how thell be implemented.
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- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.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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ElrickEnonimis saidCan we change what the alert sounds are?
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Paul2200 saidHow can I configure this to alert me when one of my spells is resisted?
Is there a way to do this?
I'm trying to read the readme.txt but I'm having a hard time understanding it. Just need this one feature (resists).
Is it possible?
Thanks
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Chexsum saidI dont listen for the failed cast event so its not possible.
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Mavred saidWell first of all ty for this addon but i m warlock and it dont works when i m with my summon. It dont alert about debuffs/buffs. Plz Fix It ty
2.4.1 version
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Chexsum saidIll check it out with my lock soon - if you mean pet buffs/debuffs then you should be able to run '/cal insert warn *buff pet *' to get buff/debuff warnings on the pet.
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Chexsum said2.9.2 works - everything needed to have it working is included.
Feedback changes; Ive moved damage/healing into their own frames and fixed the bugs that stopped them from being scrolled diagonally (heals scroll up and left/right and damage scrolls down and left/right). Crits, warnings and alerts now stop scrolling and shake to make them more noticable.
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Chexsum said2.4 has improved the value of this addon a lot via the objectflags - youll be able to add filters for tank, assist, raid targets (star, circle, etc) and friend/enemy if nothing else matches. The new combat events are a lot more useful for any combat alert addon. I dumped all the unit detection code.
Im getting the Programming in LUA book so that I can learn LUA more and make my addons better. I want this addon to replace combat text and boss alert addons but it needs a lot of work before it can do that. :)
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paste saidDoes this addon require any other addons in order to work ?. I tried installing this yesterday, and it diden't work, the Options screen was blank.
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Chexsum saidI havent tested it standalone for a while but I see the same problem. I rely on LibFeedback and LibSharedMedia loading properly to add values to my config and theyre both failing to do that so its casing a config problem.
Ill try and make it work properly - it might be my fault for trying to load the libraries too soon. :\
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meskalin1974 saidWhere can i download this Libs?
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Chexsum saidCast should now work almost as intended - it will try and predict what the victimid is by seeing who the sourceid has targetted. It should work most of the time - Ill probably make it learn when people sheep focussed targets etc if needed.
Im using a library that Im writing to display alerts now. When I get the library supporting timer/alert frames Ill add support to show events through those as well as the scrolling message frame.
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Chexsum saidCast doesnt show a destination so Ill make it predict who the target of the cast is via checking the casters current target - it wont always be right so prediction will be optional (I may make it learn who is the target when people have previously cast on focus/mouseover targets).
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Chexsum said2.4.0-pre is the PTR version although it should work on Live. Ill be removing the ParserLib code once 2.4.0 goes live.
NB. I didnt fix the FloatingCombatText check so it wont work with Blizzard FCT ATM and youll receive an error if you try to change the frame it uses for output.
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Chexsum saidIll add icons and some options to turn off similar combat text messages next.
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Chexsum said2.2.0 fixes non-preset pattern matching - I didnt realize it was broken because Ive been lazy and using preset mode (this isnt what the addon was written for although it works OK).
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Chexsum saidI finally got around to fixing cooldowns. This version should work as good as witchhunt+sct-cooldowns when used with SCT.
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Chexsum saidTheres an updated version on (http://files.wowace.com) I havent done much to it but I think I fixed cast and I know I broke cooldowns when trying to make it more efficient (Ill fix it soon). Ill work on it more after the upcoming patch since we will be able to see enemies buffs and debuffs.
I use Parrot available at wowace website also an apply a patch (http://jira.wowace.com/browse/PAR-40) to it to get it to show buffs/debuffs/fades on focus/target Ive added a patched Auras.lua (http://wow.curse.com/downloads/details/9706/download/41909/) file here which you can place in the Parrot/Data/ directory so that you can add more triggers. Parrot is better than my addon, its like SCT + CombatAlert.
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asclepius saidHi. =)
Is the casting function working yet? I have been looking for an addon that would alert me when my /focus is casting polymorph on me and this seems to be the closest to perfect. What's the status of its functionality at the moment? Thanks for all your work!
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Chexsum saidCast isnt working properly ATM - I dont know why but Ill work on it now. If you turn off preset mode it wont announce anything so itll do what you need when I get the Cast working.
Ill be adding a wildcard (*) parameter to filters soon so that you dont have to add every type of filter (ie /cal insert warn * player Mana Burn).
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Tamiflu saidFirst: thanks for programming this addon, it is, I think, exactly what I've been looking for. Only I'm too dumb to get it to work.
What I want it to do:
- Give me a clear warning if anyone in my vicinity casts a Mana Burn on me
- Be silent and invisible at all other times
What I tried in setting it up:
- Checked only "allow unknown" and "enabled"
- typed: "/cal insert crit cast focus player Mana Burn" and "/cal insert crit cast target player Mana Burn" and "/cal insert crit cast unknown player Mana Burn"
However when I duel to try it out I don't get warned. Could you please help me find out what I did wrong?
Thanks!