Description
BuffWarn, based on your settings, will monitor buffs, debuffs and cooldowns that you have and then trigger warnings when the condition is met.
Spell Cooldowns and Debuff tracking is now implemented. I've noticed a lot of addons that only monitor one buff or debuff (such as Inner Fire for priests). BuffWarn can monitor any buff/cooldown/debuff. As long as Blizzard's internal api stays consistent BuffWarn is future proof and should last up until level 80 and beyond.
Spec
Set to 1 for Primary Spec
Set to 2 for Secondary Spec
Set to A for Any Spec
Slash Commands
Simple Commands
/bw help - help menu
/bw add - brings up the add warning window
/bw edit <alias> - brings up the GUI to edit a buff being watched
/bw options - will show the options window
/bw pause - stops or starts the buff warnings
/bw remove <alias> - removes the buff being watched matching <alias>
Advanced Commands
/bw advanced - show advanced help features
/bw annoy <number> - will show the static '''annoying''' frame. Number is size of font, 0 making it invisible, 60 being really big
/bw delay <number> - sets the time between checking the buffs in seconds
/bw filter <name> - will set the current filter manually
/bw keybind <key> - assigns a key press to the last buff warned (ex: SHIFT-W or ALT-P)
/bw list - shows all buff's being watched
/bw removeall - removes all the buffs being watched
/bw showcrit - toggle display of the warnings as the "CRIT" style
/bw tar <name> - sets your main target for friendly buff tracking
/bw <alias>,<buff name>,<buff count>,<buff on/off>,<combat status>,<group status>[,optional friend tracking]
Examples
Shaman
/bw watershield,Water Shield,0,OFF,COMBAT,ANY
Tells BuffWarn to add the alias "watershield" with the buff name "Water Shield" and that stacks do not matter "0" and to warn us if it goes "OFF" while we're in "COMBAT" regardless if we are alone of in a group "ANY"
/bw msw,Maelstrom Weapon,5,ON,COMBAT,ANY
Will warn the shaman if Maelstrom Weapon has stacked to 5 and is in combat in any group situation
/bw wfweapon,>Windfury 5,0,OFF,COMBAT,ANY
Will warn the shaman if Windfury Weapon is not applied to her Main Hand Weapon ">" while in combat
/bw ftweapon,<Flametongue 7,0,OFF,COMBAT,ANY
Will warn the shaman if Flametongue Weapon is not applied to her Off Hand Weapon "<" while in combat
Paladin
/bw crusader,Crusader Aura,0,OFF,MOUNTED,ANY
Will warn the paladin if she is mounted and Crusader Aura is OFF.
/bw crusader,Crusader Aura,0,ON,COMBAT,ANY
Will warn the paladin if she is in combat and Crusader Aura is ON.
/bw rfury, Righteous Fury, 0,OFF,COMBAT,ANY
If the paladin is a tank this will warn if Righteous Fury is OFF.
Priest
/bw ifire,Inner Fire,0,OFF,COMBAT,ANY
Warns the priest if Inner Fire is off in combat
Time Based
/bw ifire,Inner Fire,<20,ON,ANY,ANY
Will warn when the buff "Inner Fire" has less than 20 seconds before expiring
/bw ifire,Inner Fire,>20,ON,ANY,ANY
Will warn when the buff "Inner Fire" has more than 20 seconds before expiring
/bw ifire,Inner Fire,>10-<20,ON,ANY,ANY
Will warn when the buff "Inner Fire" has more than 10 seconds before expiring but less than 20 seconds
Cool Downs
/bw awrath,Avenging Wrath,c0,ON,COMBAT,ANY
Will warn you when the cooldown (c0) has ended for "Avenging Wrath"
Debuffs
/bw charred,Charred Earth,d0,ON,COMBAT,ANY
Will warn you when you have the debuff (d0) "Charred Earth"
Filters
When adding a new buff warning you can set it to only warn when you are in a certain zone. In the alias you may split it with "++" <alias>++<zone>
/bw charred++Karazhan,Charred Earth,d0,ON,COMBAT,ANY
Will only warn you when you have the debuff "Charred Earth" in "Karazhan"
Command Rules
The commands are Case Sensitive (COMBAT is not the same as combat)
Combat
COMBAT - you must be in combat
NOCOMBAT - only if not in combat
ANY - regardless of situation
MOUNTED - are you mounted?
NOMOUNT - only if not mounted
Group
RAID - only if in a raid
PARTY - only if in a party
ALONE - only if playing solo
ANY - trigger in any situation
BWPacks
0.6b introduced the ability to write other addons that interact with BuffWarn making it easier to distribute buff warnings to different classes and specs. More to come later
Paladin
The first BWPPack is available for protection Paladins. It's in alpha and I hope to expand it to all paladins. http://wow.curseforge.com/projects/bu.../files/
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.
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)...
