What Is It:
HelpMeSheep is a light and simple addon to help Mages effectively CC a target with their polymorph spell using the focus feature of the game. The following are core features of the addon:
- A Sheep timer (both PVE and PVP friendly)
- Range Check for your Focus Target (Turns your "Sheep Target" button green if in range, red if not.)
- DoT alerts (Turns your "Sheep Target" button blue if your target has a DoT on it which would break your sheep.)
Sheep Target Selected - Alerts in selected channel(s) who you will be sheeping as well as their raid icon
DoT Applied to Sheep - Alerts in selected channel(s) that a DoT has been placed on your Sheep Target.
Sheep Cast Failed - Alerts in selected channel(s) that your sheep cast has failed based on one of the following criteria:
- Absorb
- Block
- Deflect
- Dodge
- Evade
- Immune
- Miss
- Parry
- Reflect
- Resist
Sheep Cast Success - Alerts in selected channel(s) that you have successfully sheeped your sheep target (Note: will not announce if you sheep a target that is currently sheeped)
Sheep Break - Alerts in selected channel(s) that your sheep target has broken.
Player Dies - Alerts in selected channel(s) that you have died as well as who you were sheeping and how long until your sheep breaks.
Select Target: Selects your sheep (focus)
Sheep Target: It will basically run the following line of Macrotext:
/cast [target=focus] Polymorph
Options
- Sheep With Select - Attempts to sheep your sheep target when you select it
- Stop Casting - Will Stop your current cast when you press the sheep target button and cast Polymorph
- Show Load Confirm - Will show a Load Confirm message when this addon loads with its version number
- Only Show GUI In:
- Arena -- Will only show addon in arenas
- Instance/Raid -- Will only show addon in Instances or Raids
- OnDemand -- Will only show addon when the following command is typed : "/hms show" (see Slash Commands)
- Note: Checking OnDemand will result in Arena and Instance/Raid loading being turned off.
Keybinds
There are keybinds for the "Select Target" and "Sheep Target" buttons in the default blizzard binding interface. Simply go to the game's menu (ESC) --> Keybindings --> and scroll down to the HelpMeSheep headed section.
Slash Commands
/hms show -- Shows MainFrame
/hms hide -- Hides MainFrame
/hms reset -- Resets MainFrame's Position
/hms timer -- Toggles the Timer's Configuration frame
Thanks for reading, and I hope you find this addon useful.
Addon by Warcrazy of Nathrezim
The Custom Message Markup System
Insert one of the following into your custom messages :
*SheepInfo* - the sheep target's name and icon
*Player* - Your Name
*MissType* - The reason your sheep failed ( used in the Sheep Cast Fail message )
*TimeLeft* - The time left on your sheep. Used for the Player Dies Message.
*BreakSource* - The name of who broke your sheep ('Duration' if it timed out.)
UPCOMING UPDATE(s) (3.0x)
Any 3.0x updates will be focused on patching up HelpMeSheep for Wotlk. Anything after that (3.xx) will be back to normal development and feature additions (a.k.a my long TODO list)
Addon by Warcrazy of Nathrezim (Alliance)
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)...
