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Project Updated:

Files Updated:

Sun, Oct 19 2008

Supports Game Version:

3.0.2

Category:

Tooltip

Tags:

warrior, druid, paladin, armor, cap, and wotlk [Edit Tags]

Project Manager:

MattTehDruid

Additional Authors:

No additional authors

Current Version:

ArmorTooltip v1.3

License:

Development Site:

CurseForge

Avg Daily DL (last 30 days):

Downloads Total:

12,617

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About ArmorTooltip

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ArmorTooltip v1.3

This is a simple addon that modifies the armor tooltip on your Character pane to show the damage reduction against bosses..

The purpose of this addon is to provide tanks with a more accurate idea of how beneficial their armor is against raid bosses, whose level is treated as 3 levels higher than max level by Blizzard for the purposes of armor mitigation.

At level 70 this addon will show the damage reduction against level 73 opponents.

Above level 70 it will show the damage reduction against level 83 bosses.

Below level 70 it will simply show the standard tooltip.

I have also modified the standard tooltip in this version to say that it is the damage reduction for your level.

This is my first addon, and it's rather simplistic, but if you have any questions or comments let me know :)

Created On:	Mon, Mar 10 2008
Localized:

1 Installation Guide
2 Translations
3 TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
4 Mac Support
5 Directory Structure

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 has 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.

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)...

Downloads (3)

	File Name	Release Type	Game Version	Downloads	Date
	Addon Curse.com	Beta	2.3.3	0	9/29/2008

File Name	Release Type	Game Version	Downloads	Date
ArmorTooltip v1.3	Release	3.0.2	3,443	10/19/2008
ArmorTooltip v1.01	Release	2.4.0	541	3/25/2008
ArmorTooltip ArmorCapTooltip v1.0	Release	2.0.0	52	3/10/2008

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2rbear said

Good idea =)
I didn't even think about that before :P

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sr1030nx said

Nice addon.
Would it be possible to show the damage reduction your armor provides against a level 70 opponent if you hold the shift button down and mouse-over the armor tooltip?
Or have it show the damage reduction from both level 70 + 73 at the same time.

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sr1030nx said

My mistake, thank you for your kind response.

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MattTehDruid said

Thanks for the responses guys :)

sr1030nx: The addon already shows both, if you look at the screenshot the first line is the normal armor mitigation against an opponent of equal level (so if you're 70 then for 70).

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Smartie said

Can you make it say if you are uncrittable or not against raid bosses :D

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q3fuba said

german Locale:

Open the "ArmorCapTooltip.lua" with Text Editor and replace the complete Text with this:


function PaperDollFrame_SetArmor(statFrame, unit)
if ( not unit ) then
unit = "player";
end

-- Localisation by fuba
if (GetLocale() == "deDE") then
CAP_TOOLTIP_TEXT = "\nVerringert den erlittenen k\195\182rperlichen Schaden durch Level 73 Gegner um %0.2f%%";
else
CAP_TOOLTIP_TEXT = "\nReduces Physical Damage taken from level 73 opponents by %0.2f%%";
end

local base, effectiveArmor, armor, posBuff, negBuff = UnitArmor(unit);
local totalBufs = posBuff + negBuff;
getglobal(statFrame:GetName().."Label"):SetText(ARMOR_COLON);
local text = getglobal(statFrame:GetName().."StatText");
 PaperDollFormatStat(ARMOR, base, posBuff, negBuff, statFrame, text);
local armorReduction = PaperDollFrame_GetArmorReduction(effectiveArmor, UnitLevel(unit));
 --Beginning of my changes, adding new armor variable
local armorReduction73 = PaperDollFrame_GetArmorReduction(effectiveArmor, 73);
statFrame.tooltip2 = format(DEFAULT_STATARMOR_TOOLTIP, armorReduction);
 --Adding new tooltip
local CAP_STATARMOR_TOOLTIP = CAP_TOOLTIP_TEXT;
 --Changing the tooltip to include the second armor reduction value
statFrame.tooltip2 = statFrame.tooltip2 .. "\n" .. format(CAP_STATARMOR_TOOLTIP, armorReduction73);

if ( unit == "player" ) then
local petBonus = ComputePetBonus("PET_BONUS_ARMOR", effectiveArmor );
if( petBonus > 0 ) then
statFrame.tooltip2 = statFrame.tooltip2 .. "\n" .. format(PET_BONUS_TOOLTIP_ARMOR, petBonus);
end
end

statFrame:Show();
end

have fun!

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