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BigWigs Bossmods

 
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Project Updated:
Files Updated: Fri, Aug 6 2010
Supports Game Version: 3.3.5
Category: Boss Encounters, and Combat
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Project Manager: funkydude
Additional Authors: Ammo , Rabbit
Current Version: r7543-release
License: All Rights Reserved
Development Site: WowAce.com
Avg Daily DL (last 30 days): 314
Downloads Total: 5,460,705
Favorites: 3,306
Comments: 836
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  • About BigWigs Bossmods
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boss menu

BigWigs is a boss alert mod. It consists of many individual "boss modules", mini addons that are designed to trigger alert messages and timer bars for one specific raid boss each. Modules are activated when you target or mouseover a Boss, or if any other BigWigs use in your raid does. In most cases only one module will be running at any given time.

Features

Plugins

  • Messages: Can be moved, re-coloured & locked.
  • Bars: Can be moved, skinned to different textures (SharedMedia compatible), resized & also have an 'emphasis' feature to flash when they are about to expire.
  • RaidIcon: Target painting (put an icon over a player that has been singled out by the boss).
  • BossBlock: Suppress "spam" sent by other player's bossmods.
  • Sound: Plays various sounds on different events (SharedMedia compatible).
  • LibDataBroker/Minimap: Button for easy access to the configuration menu, resetting running modules, and seeing what modules are active.

Extras

  • Proximity: For displaying players within a certain range on certain boss encounters.
  • Test: Test your bars and warnings, and move them around.
  • CustomBar: For 'PizzaTimers', create your own custom bars.
  • Version: A query for not only the core BigWigs version, but also the instance version numbers.
  • Flash'N'Shake: Shake and/or Flash the screen blue when something important happens that directly affects you, such as a debuff.

Documentation

The creation

BigWigs is a boss timer and warning mod. Tekkub, the original BigWigs1 for Ace1 author, was inspired to write this after his very first raid run. He was horrified by the massive amount of spam his raid leader was creating with his boss mod. He was getting messages all over the place for things he didn't care about (Hunters can't dispell a curse or interrupt a heal). He also found that the "60 seconds until painful doom" timer messages were such a waste. Why not use a nice simple timerbar to show this?

The aim

BigWigs aims to be as efficient as possible (creating a lower memory per second footprint and using a lower amount of CPU than any other boss mod), as effectively as possible. When modules are written every aspect of the encounter is revised. Is syncing required? Is target scanning required? What events are really to be warned for. It also aims to have the latest boss modules out asap, that means that not long after the first few attempts of a brand new boss, it usually has a working boss mod.

Unique

BigWigs has a many things that make it unique to other boss mods, one is the 'Emphasis' feature for bars to grab your attention. Others include SharedMedia support so you can customize the look of your bars and choose different sounds for warnings. BigWigs can identify when you have wiped on a boss and reset the bars and timers. It is also the only addon to keep all events unregistered until you mouse over a boss, instead of registering all the boss events when entering an instance.

Credits

Thanks to all the wonderful people in #wowace for help with transcripts, translations, libraries, etc.

See also

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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  
  BigWigs Bossmods r7543-release Release 3.3.5 8,650 8/6/2010
  BigWigs Bossmods r7500-release Release 3.3.5 15,102 7/1/2010
  BigWigs Bossmods r7471 Release 3.3.3 21,657 4/17/2010
  BigWigs Bossmods r7428 Release 3.3.0 34,576 3/4/2010
  BigWigs Bossmods r7307-release Release 3.3.0 28,655 2/14/2010
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  • ato0urgeonfi said

    I find a automatic mining addon,with 3.3.5 patch
    www.aionktzbot.org
    I appreciate all the hard work you've put into it.Very simple.

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  • hiyaku said

    Date: 2010-08-08 12:49:16
    ID: -1
    Error occured in: Global
    Count: 4
    Message: ..\AddOns\GEM3UI\GEM3UIlib.lua line 1141:
    Usage: GEM3UI_FAQText:AddMessage("text", [r, g, b,] typeID, backFill, accessID, extraData)
    Debug:
    [C]: ?
    [C]: AddMessage()
    GEM3UI\GEM3UIlib.lua:1141: GEM3UI_ShowLatestChangelog()
    GEM3UI\GEM3UImain.lua:686: GEM3UI_MainOnShow()
    [string "*:OnShow"]:1:
    [string "*:OnShow"]:1
    [C]: Show()
    GEM3UI\GEM3UImain.lua:989: GEM3UI_OnCoreVarsLoaded()
    GEM3UI\GEM3UICallbacks.lua:126:
    GEM3UI\GEM3UICallbacks.lua:122
    [C]: pcall()
    GEM3_Core\core\GEM_core.lua:392: GEM3_TriggerCallback()
    GEM3_Core\core\GEM_core.lua:234:
    GEM3_Core\core\GEM_core.lua:183
    GEM3_Core\core\GEM_core.lua:263:
    GEM3_Core\core\GEM_core.lua:245
    AddOns:
    Swatter, v3.1.14 (<%codename%>)
    AtlasLoot, vv5.11.04
    AtlasLootFu, vv5.11.04
    AuctionLite, v1.6.4
    Babylonian, v5.1.DEV.130
    BagSaver, v0.4.1
    Bejeweled, v1.1b
    BigWigs, v3.22
    BonusScanner, v5.3
    BulkMail2Inbox, v3.0.2
    Configator, v5.1.DEV.190
    Dominos, v1.18.6
    DominosCast, v
    DominosRoll, v
    DominosTotems, v
    DominosXP, v
    ErrorFilter, v1.6
    ForteCasting, v
    ForteCooldown, v
    ForteCore, v1.962
    ForteDeathKnight, v
    ForteDruid, v
    ForteHealthstone, v
    ForteHunter, v
    ForteMage, v
    FortePaladin, v
    FortePriest, v
    ForteRogue, v
    ForteShaman, v
    ForteShard, v
    ForteSoulstone, v
    ForteSummon, v
    ForteTalent, v
    ForteTimer, v
    ForteVehicle, v
    ForteWarlock, v
    ForteWarrior, v
    Gatherer, v3.1.14
    GearScore, v3.1.17 - Release
    GEM3Core, v3.75
    GEM3UI, v2.05
    GridLib, v1.0
    HealBot, v3.3.5.0
    Postal, v3.3.1
    RaidMobMarker, v2.8
    RankWatch, vv1.10
    RecipeBook, v
    Recount, v
    SlideBar, v3.1.14 (<%codename%>)
    Titan, v4.3.4.30300 - Revision 345
    TitanAmmo, v4.3.4.30300
    TitanBag, v4.3.4.30300
    TitanClock, v4.3.4.30300
    TitanCoords, v4.3.4.30300
    TitanGoldTracker, v4.3.4.30300
    TitanHealBot, v3.3.0.2
    TitanLootType, v4.3.4.30300
    TitanPerformance, v4.3.4.30300
    TitanRecipeBook, v3.3
    TitanRegen, v4.3.4.30300
    TitanRepair, v4.3.4.30300
    TitanVolume, v4.3.4.30300
    TitanXP, v4.3.4.30300
    XPerl, v3.0.9
    XPerlArcaneBar, v
    XPerlParty, v
    XPerlPartyPet, v
    XPerlPlayer, v
    XPerlPlayerBuffs, v
    XPerlPlayerPet, v
    XPerlRaidAdmin, v
    XPerlRaidFrames, v
    XPerlRaidHelper, v
    XPerlRaidMonitor, v
    XPerlRaidPets, v
    XPerlTarget, v
    XPerlTargetTarget, v
    BlizRuntimeLib_enUS v3.3.5.30300 <us>
    (ck=68b)

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  • martijn705 said

    I just love BIGWIGS its so much better then DBM, but im just missing some function that could be really nice, for example DBM has these extra bars which show the boss health and any other special bars (for example the mana barrier on lady deathwishper) etc.

    Or does anybody know if there is a good replacement for those things.

    tnx!

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  • Crazymonkeyfish said

    Since I updated to r7500-release, I haven't been able to see/move or do anything to the message bar from the Config, but what I get when entering the config is tons and tons of LUA errors
    __________________________________________

    Message: Interface\AddOns\BigWigs_Plugins\Messages.lua:159: attempt to index upvalue 'anchor' (a nil value)
    Time: 07/22/10 14:29:21
    Count: 2
    Stack: Interface\AddOns\BigWigs_Plugins\Messages.lua:159: in function `?'
    ...igs\Libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:147: in function <...igs\Libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:147>
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[2]"]:4: in function <[string "safecall Dispatcher[2]"]:4>
    [C]: ?
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[2]"]:13: in function `?'
    ...igs\Libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:92: in function `SendMessage'
    Interface\AddOns\BigWigs_Options\Options.lua:70: in function <Interface\AddOns\BigWigs_Options\Options.lua:65>
    (tail call): ?
    [C]: ?
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:9: in function <[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:5>
    (tail call): ?
    ...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0.lua:796: in function <...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0.lua:611>
    (tail call): ?
    [C]: ?
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[4]"]:9: in function <[string "safecall Dispatcher[4]"]:5>
    (tail call): ?
    ...ddOns\BigWigs_Options\Libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.lua:314: in function `Fire'
    ...ions\Libs\AceGUI-3.0\widgets\AceGUIWidget-Button.lua:21: in function <...ions\Libs\AceGUI-3.0\widgets\AceGUIWidget-Button.lua:19>

    Locals: self = <table> {
    SetDefaultModuleLibraries = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:381
    Enable = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:313
    SetSinkStorage = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\LibSink-2.0\LibSink-2.0.lua:685
    OnRegister = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs_Plugins\Messages.lua:126
    EnableModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:346
    modules = <table> {
    }
    GetModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:230
    IterateEmbeds = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:456
    defaultModuleLibraries = <table> {
    }
    TimeLeft = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceTimer-3.0\AceTimer-3.0.lua:363
    pluginOptions = <table> {
    }
    ScheduleRepeatingTimer = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceTimer-3.0\AceTimer-3.0.lua:301
    CancelAllTimers = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceTimer-3.0\AceTimer-3.0.lua:341
    SetDefaultModulePrototype = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:423
    GetSinkAce3OptionsDataTable = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\LibSink-2.0\LibSink-2.0.lua:536
    name = "BigWigs_Plugins_Messages"
    IsEnabled = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:465
    Pour = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\LibSink-2.0\LibSink-2.0.lua:375
    DisableModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:364
    defaultDB = <table> {
    }
    GetPluginConfig = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs_Plugins\Messages.lua:178
    baseName = "BigWigs_Plugins"
    RegisterMessage = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:118
    UnregisterMessage = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:181
    RegisterSink = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\LibSink-2.0\LibSink-2.0.lua:647
    BigWigs_Message = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs_Plugins\Messages.lua:348
    EmphasizedPrint = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs_Plugins\Messages.lua:321
    BigWigs_EmphasizedMessage = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs_Plugins\Messages.lua:343
    Print = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs_Plugins\Messages.lua:285
    IsModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:237
    db = <table> {
    }
    SetDefaultModuleState = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAd
    ______________________________________________________

    Is just an example

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  • arby69 said

    No Ruby Sanctum support in my 3.3.5 version yet. Despite change log...

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  • marwaaz said

    Is it possible to add a /say option for when you have Soul Consumption and Fiery Combustion in the Halion encounter? It makes it alot easier to see which way the target goes.

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  • ahial said

    It does not work for me neither :'(
    Anyway we can help?

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  • Koniona said

    halion battle isnt funktioning

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  • halbybaffo said

    Error report:

    Getting an error on "configuration mode" to drag bars along.

    Same is currently being said by some guildies in /g.

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  • mkcorp said

    Getting this lately:
    Date: 2010-07-01 17:01:06
    ID: 1
    Error occured in: Global
    Count: 1
    Message: ..\AddOns\BigWigs_Plugins\Messages.lua line 159:
    attempt to index upvalue 'anchor' (a nil value)
    Debug:
    (tail call): ?
    BigWigs_Plugins\Messages.lua:159: ?()
    ...Ons\Ace3\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:147:
    ...Ons\Ace3\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:147
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[2]"]:4:
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[2]"]:4
    [C]: ?
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[2]"]:13: ?()
    ...Ons\Ace3\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:92: SendMessage()
    BigWigs_Options\Options.lua:70:
    BigWigs_Options\Options.lua:65
    (tail call): ?
    [C]: ?
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:9:
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:5
    (tail call): ?
    ...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0.lua:796:
    ...nfig-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0\AceConfigDialog-3.0.lua:611
    (tail call): ?
    [C]: ?
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[4]"]:9:
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[4]"]:5
    (tail call): ?
    ...\AddOns\Collectinator\libs\AceGUI-3.0\AceGUI-3.0.lua:314: Fire()
    ...ator\libs\AceGUI-3.0\widgets\AceGUIWidget-Button.lua:21:
    ...ator\libs\AceGUI-3.0\widgets\AceGUIWidget-Button.lua:19

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  • myrroddin said

    If you guys read the changelog, it appears to mention Halion and Ruby Sanctum. Reading changelogs FTW!~

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  • le_yanne said

    does not work for me: the halion encounter = no bigwigs yet!
    -> even if changelog mentions it ;) wtf idd

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  • Nightrider21 said

    hope support is released soon for ruby sanctum as so far dbm seems to be the only available boss mod which has it, though it seems to bug out and cluser peoples screens with bars

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  • furydeath said

    So when do we get some big wigs in RS?

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  • zoltan210 said

    Hi there !

    My RL keeps telling me t install DBM because it has the proximity feature... you type /dbm 15 and whenever anyone comes in range it says YARGH go away !

    But Bigwigs has one too ! I just didn't manage to set the distance manually ? How can I do that ? :)

    Great addon BTW !

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  • Jemanu said

    /proximity

    But your choices are 8, 9, 15, 28, 30 and 40 yards.

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  • Alantiee said

    I get no timer for Maellable goo on Festergut heroic eventhough I have everything checked and bars emphasized for it.

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  • Tekerius said

    None of the modules for classic WoW instances work any longer - probably you've heard this before. Are there any plans to fix this? I'd be happy to donate if these modules work, I don't raid any post-classic content. Thanks in advance for a reply.

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  • SaediKT said

    I keep having intermittent problems on Sindragosa where I get no timer bars. The module is running because it will warn me about stacks of Chilled to the Bone, but I don't have any timers for Grip (which I have super-emphasized), air phase, berserk, etc.

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  • furydeath said

    Is super emphasize just there for show still or should it be working finally? And anything about my sound thing?

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