Heads up Display to replace default blizzard unit frames.
/metahud menu
bring up the metahud menu
More info, including change log, bug reporting, and feature requests at http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info11374-MetaHud-NuckinBranch.html
v30300-8.5 (12/19/09)
-Updated the TOC number for WoW 3.3
v30200-8.4 (9/5/09)
-Fixed "Interface Action Failed Because of Addon" error.
v30200-8.3 (8/7/09)
-Fixed ToT Bar showing with the option disabled.
-Fixed the Threat text showing when disabled.
-Fixed self auras always being larger when option was disabled.
-Removed option to double removable debuffs.
v30200-8.2 (8/4/09)
-Updated TOC number for Patch 3.2
-Fixed GetDifficultyColor() bug in Patch 3.2
-Another attempt at fixing ToT frame bug.
v30100-8.1 (7/17/09)
-Fixed the ToT Frame's hiding
-Fixed the bar border hiding option
-Fixed Alpha setting delay
v30100-8.0 (7/15/09)
-New Death Knight Rune system.
-New Target Aura System with cooldown counts.
-New Options Interface.
-New bar textures.
-New Text Threat Meter
-Lots of bug fixes :)
v30100-7.6 (4/8/09)
-Fixes a Divide-by-Zero bug in Patch 3.1
-Updated TOC number for Patch 3.1
-Removed the README.txt file
v30000-7.5 (1/30/09)
-Party Leader icon can now be shown/hidden
-Party Masterlooter icon can now be shown/hidden
-Target castbar text no longer sticks on the screen
-Vehicle's combo point counters now display as Player Combo points
-Sunder Armor no longer activates combo point display
-Castbars are more accurate at picking up spellcasts when spells are cast very quickly
-A substantial number of this calls have been replaced
v30000-7.4 (1/19/09)
-Fixed bug #5331 for Deathknights
v30000-7.3 (1/8/09)
-Fixed bug #5324
-Fixed bug #5331
v30000-7.2 (12/29/08)
-REALLY Fixed bug #5314
v30000-7.1 (12/29/08)
-Fixed bug #5314
v30000-7 (12/29/08)
-Better Rune Support (huzzah!)
-Deathknight Runes are more accurate in their timing now
-Deathknight Runes can now be hidden via the options menu
-Removed FlightTimer option from the menu
-Fixed the bug where Deathknight Runes showed on Blizzard frames regardless of player class
v30000-6 (11/19/08)
-DeathKnight rune support! (huzzah!)
v30000-5 (11/2/08)
-40 buff/debuff
-X coordinate customization of Target of Target, Target Text, Guild Text, and Range Text
-Runic Power now displaying correctly
-Smooth Mana-/Energy-Updates (thanks to Zasurus/Nukthem/Grimfist)
-Removed Polytimer
-Removed FlightTimer
v30000-4 (10/29/08)
-Target Buffs and Debuffs are now scalable in the options frame!
-Removed QuickMenu
-Bug Fix: Message: ..\AddOns\MetaHud\MetaHud.lua line 1419: attempt to index global 'MetaHudFu' (a nil value)
v30000-3 (10/28/08)
-Debuggers (such as Swatter) can now retrieve MetaHud's version number
-Removed Minimap button
-Removed FubarPlugin-2.0 and all Fubar support
-Removed AceAddon-2.0
-Removed AceEvent-2.0
-Removed AceOO-2.0
-Removed Dewdrop-2.0
-Removed Tablet-2.0
-Bug Fix: Message: ..\AddOns\MetaHudOPT\MetaHudOPT.lua line 41: attempt to concatenate local 'list' (a table value)
v30000-2 (10/25/08)
-Sunder Armor now updates combo point indicators without re targeting
-Bug Fix: Message: ..\FrameXML\UIPanelTemplates.lua line 32: attempt to index local 'tab' (a number value)
-Bug Fix: Message: ..\FrameXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua line 834: attempt to call method 'GetName' (a nil value)
v30000-1 (10/23/08)
-Main interface is now WotLK/3.0.2 compatable
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)...
