GearDPS adds a DPS value to item tooltips based on weight given to each stat, which is calculated on the fly based on your current AP/spec/etc. Basically, the higher the number, the better that piece of gear is for pure DPS. Note that by default this doesn't take survivability into account, it's just for sheer DPS. Custom weight can be given to all stats, including stam, spirit, and MP/5. Any user specified weights will override the ones used by GearDPS.
This addon now has preliminary support for all classes/specs. This was made possible because I scrapped the whole idea of dynamically calculating stat weights. The way I was doing it before was too simplistic to do much good, so I've just hard coded some reasonable defaults in for each class/spec. Most of the default numbers are just the item budget weights for right now, input on good default values for various classes/specs is welcome.
If you have trouble with the tooltips, you can use /geardps value [Item Link] to manually evaluate an item.
This is still in the early stages and is likely full of bugs. If you encounter problems, I'd really appreciate it if you let me know about it. You can send a tell to Kbranch on the Shadowsong server, an email to kbranch38@gmail.com, or just leave a comment here.
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r38 | kbranch | 2008-11-12 08:21:19 +0000 (Wed, 12 Nov 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
A /tags/v.7 Beta (from /trunk:37)
Tagging as v.7 Beta
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r37 | kbranch | 2008-11-12 07:59:05 +0000 (Wed, 12 Nov 2008) | 5 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Calculations.lua
M /trunk/Core.lua
M /trunk/GearDPS.toc
M /trunk/Settings.lua
GearDPS:
- Removed dynamic stat calculations, all values are now fixed
- Temporarily removed percentage bonuses from buffs and talents while I update that portion for LK
- Added expertise support
- Added preliminary support for all classes
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r36 | kbranch | 2008-10-29 08:12:16 +0000 (Wed, 29 Oct 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk
M /trunk/GearDPS.toc
GearDPS:
- Minor bugfix update for 3.0
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r35 | kbranch | 2008-10-29 07:55:21 +0000 (Wed, 29 Oct 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/GearDPS.toc
GearDPS:
- TOC update for 3.0, more coming later
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r34 | root | 2008-09-30 15:56:54 +0000 (Tue, 30 Sep 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
Hopefully fix .pkgmeta
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r33 | root | 2008-09-29 21:27:32 +0000 (Mon, 29 Sep 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk
A /trunk/.pkgmeta
Facilitate WowAce-on-CurseForge transition
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r31 | root | 2008-09-29 20:58:05 +0000 (Mon, 29 Sep 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
D /tmp/trunk/GearDPS
A /trunk (from /tmp/trunk/GearDPS:30)
Importing old repo data under /trunk
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r26 | kbranch | 2007-12-15 20:01:32 +0000 (Sat, 15 Dec 2007) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Calculations.lua
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Core.lua
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/GearDPS.toc
GearDPS:
- Updated the TOC to reflect the correct version
- Fixed an error that would sometimes come up when loading for the first time.
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r25 | kbranch | 2007-12-14 06:55:03 +0000 (Fri, 14 Dec 2007) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Calculations.lua
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Core.lua
GearDPS:
- Fixed a problem where haste rating wasn't being counted.
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r24 | kbranch | 2007-12-09 18:40:37 +0000 (Sun, 09 Dec 2007) | 2 lines
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M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Core.lua
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/GearDPS.toc
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Settings.lua
GearDPS:
- Fixed a performance problem when comparing multiple items
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r23 | kbranch | 2007-12-06 03:14:02 +0000 (Thu, 06 Dec 2007) | 4 lines
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M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Calculations.lua
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Core.lua
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/GearDPS.toc
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Settings.lua
GearDPS:
- Added calculations for armor penetration, and a user specified weight for haste rating
- Added new features to auto fill empty gem slots with user specified gems
- Fixed some potential performance issues
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r22 | kbranch | 2007-11-23 09:51:35 +0000 (Fri, 23 Nov 2007) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Calculations.lua
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/GearDPS.toc
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Settings.lua
GearDPS:
-Updated TOC for 2.3
-Updated druid HotW calculations to reflect the change in 2.3.
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r21 | kbranch | 2007-10-06 19:29:27 +0000 (Sat, 06 Oct 2007) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Calculations.lua
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/GearDPS.toc
GearDPS:
- Updated the TOC for 2.2
- Fixed some problems with feral druids
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r20 | kbranch | 2007-08-06 16:46:57 +0000 (Mon, 06 Aug 2007) | 5 lines
Changed paths:
A /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Calculations.lua
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Core.lua
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/GearDPS.toc
A /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Settings.lua
GearDPS:
- Fixed a problem where some stats weren't being counted
- Reverted to the old (higher) weighting of crit (and thus agi)
- Split up the source into multiple files
- Fixed a problem where StatLogic wasn't being used properly when running disembedded
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r19 | kbranch | 2007-07-29 10:08:17 +0000 (Sun, 29 Jul 2007) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Core.lua
GearDPS:
- Fixed a problem where Battle Shout wasn't being handled.
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r18 | kbranch | 2007-07-23 22:59:17 +0000 (Mon, 23 Jul 2007) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Core.lua
M /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/GearDPS.toc
GearDPS:
- Trimmed down some externals
- Updated .toc
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r17 | kbranch | 2007-07-23 21:31:25 +0000 (Mon, 23 Jul 2007) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
A /tmp/trunk/GearDPS
A /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/Core.lua
A /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/GearDPS.toc
A /tmp/trunk/GearDPS/icon.tga
GearDPS: initial commit
- Adds DPS values to item tooltips from calculated weights given to each stat.
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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)...