The next oRA
oRA3 will feature the following:
- Durability, Resistance, Zone, Version Checks. Available for everyone, and automatically filled, no need to run manual checks.
- Cooldown monitor for just about every spell with a longer cooldown.
- Invites based on guild rank, zone, keyword, and guildonly keyword
- Blizzard Maintank based maintank lists with custom sorting
- Promoting to raid assistant based on guild rank, a list of names or just everyone
- Intelligent readycheck window that will display a divider bar between groups 2 and 3 or 5 and 6 based on raid target settings
- Loot settings based on party or raid
- Works in party for readychecks, checks and cooldowns
oRA3 is not compatible with oRA2, and never will be.
See the bottom of this page for MT API example
Below you can find some screenshots showing the oRA3 GUI.
The GUI for oRA3 is attached to the RaidFrame, clicking the visible part of the GUI will slide it out and exposes oRA3's features.

Opened GUI, showing the various builtin checks

Another tab selected:

Unlocked cooldown monitor, rightclicked for options

Testbars spawned

MT Api example
Warning: does no combat checking, so will break when called in combat!
if oRA3 then
oUF:SetActiveStyle("Ammo_Tiny")
local maintanks = oUF:Spawn("header", "oUF_oRAMainTanks")
maintanks:SetPoint("BOTTOMLEFT",UIParent, "CENTER", 450, 0)
maintanks:SetManyAttributes(
"yOffset", 2.9,
"nameList", table.concat(oRA3:GetSortedTanks(), ","),
"template", "oUF_AmmoMainTank",
"showRaid", true,
"initial-unitWatch", true,
"point", "BOTTOM",
"sortDir", "DESC"
)
local tankhandler = {}
function tankhandler:OnTanksUpdated(event, tanks)
maintanks:SetAttribute("nameList", table.concat(tanks, ","))
end
oRA3.RegisterCallback(tankhandler, "OnTanksUpdated")
maintanks:Show()
end
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r261 | ammo | 2009-09-06 07:28:30 +0000 (Sun, 06 Sep 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
A /tags/r261-release (from /trunk:260)
Tagging as r261-release
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r260 | ammo | 2009-09-04 14:56:53 +0000 (Fri, 04 Sep 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Cooldowns.lua
watch for SPELL_RESURRECT to catch rebirth
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r259 | ammo | 2009-09-03 18:54:24 +0000 (Thu, 03 Sep 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Cooldowns.lua
stop all running bars upon leaving the raidgroup
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r257 | ammo | 2009-09-03 18:06:59 +0000 (Thu, 03 Sep 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Cooldowns.lua
fix display errors when changing settings before the display has been created.
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r256 | ammo | 2009-09-03 15:51:49 +0000 (Thu, 03 Sep 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Cooldowns.lua
detect cooldowns frmo the combat log as well. Combatlog should always be faster than comm, so comm will override the combatlog spawned bar just fine
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r255 | StingerSoft | 2009-09-03 00:24:23 +0000 (Thu, 03 Sep 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/locales/ruRU.lua
ruRU update
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r254 | a9012456 | 2009-08-31 07:01:34 +0000 (Mon, 31 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/locales/zhTW.lua
zhTW.lua update
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r252 | ammo | 2009-08-27 10:00:15 +0000 (Thu, 27 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/oRA3.lua
remove comment about global oRA3 being debug, it's convenience.
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r251 | ammo | 2009-08-27 09:59:33 +0000 (Thu, 27 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Tanks.lua
make sure the maintanklist is updated properly when adding new people from the bottmlist
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r250 | mojosdojo | 2009-08-25 09:13:06 +0000 (Tue, 25 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/locales/deDE.lua
deDE update
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r249 | pettigrow | 2009-08-25 08:51:35 +0000 (Tue, 25 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/locales/frFR.lua
frFR Update
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r247 | ammo | 2009-08-25 08:18:19 +0000 (Tue, 25 Aug 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/locales/enUS.lua
M /trunk/modules/Tanks.lua
only promoted players can click the shield icon
localize drek
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r246 | ammo | 2009-08-24 16:26:56 +0000 (Mon, 24 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Tanks.lua
rename to oRA:GetSortedTanks() to be more consistent with other public api methods
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r245 | ammo | 2009-08-24 16:22:28 +0000 (Mon, 24 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Tanks.lua
add oRA:GetSortedTankList() API
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r244 | ammo | 2009-08-24 08:56:22 +0000 (Mon, 24 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/ReadyCheck.lua
make the readycheck window remember its position
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r242 | ammo | 2009-08-23 22:31:41 +0000 (Sun, 23 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Cooldowns.lua
bugfix
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r241 | ammo | 2009-08-23 18:52:01 +0000 (Sun, 23 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/ReadyCheck.lua
more divider bar madness
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r239 | ammo | 2009-08-23 18:18:51 +0000 (Sun, 23 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Tanks.lua
make the MT toggle work, don't use in combat :p
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r238 | ammo | 2009-08-23 18:09:09 +0000 (Sun, 23 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Tanks.lua
disable the tank button mouse until I figure out if it's even possible to set Blizzard MTs that way. It now just indicates wether or not a unit is a blizzard MT.
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r237 | ammo | 2009-08-23 18:05:51 +0000 (Sun, 23 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Tanks.lua
M /trunk/oRA3.lua
bugfix for blizzard mts
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r236 | ammo | 2009-08-23 16:19:58 +0000 (Sun, 23 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Tanks.lua
make sure you can't use the disabled up and down buttons
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r235 | ammo | 2009-08-23 16:17:38 +0000 (Sun, 23 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/ReadyCheck.lua
tuck in the divider bar a bit
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r234 | ammo | 2009-08-23 15:44:40 +0000 (Sun, 23 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Tanks.lua
can't remove blizzard tanks from list, they return upon RRU anyway
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r233 | ammo | 2009-08-23 15:39:04 +0000 (Sun, 23 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
A /trunk/images/close.tga
M /trunk/modules/Tanks.lua
M /trunk/oRA3.lua
complete overhaul of tank module, now works. Needs testing with blizzard tanks.
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r232 | ammo | 2009-08-20 15:23:32 +0000 (Thu, 20 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/oRA3.lua
M /trunk/oRA3.toc
use a separator bar instead of a round texture for the lists, looks better.
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r231 | rabbit | 2009-08-11 08:41:43 +0000 (Tue, 11 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Cooldowns.lua
Shuffle the initialization around a bit so it happens a tad later.
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r230 | rabbit | 2009-08-11 00:38:28 +0000 (Tue, 11 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/oRA3.lua
Hack fix to show/hide the oRA panels according to the raid info panel.
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r229 | rabbit | 2009-08-09 01:06:47 +0000 (Sun, 09 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/locales/deDE.lua
M /trunk/locales/enUS.lua
M /trunk/locales/frFR.lua
M /trunk/locales/koKR.lua
M /trunk/locales/ruRU.lua
M /trunk/locales/zhCN.lua
M /trunk/locales/zhTW.lua
M /trunk/modules/Cooldowns.lua
Use the new class table.
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r228 | elkano | 2009-08-07 06:47:28 +0000 (Fri, 07 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Cooldowns.lua
Innervate is now on a 3min cooldown
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r227 | rabbit | 2009-08-06 17:14:05 +0000 (Thu, 06 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/ReadyCheck.lua
Bugfix.
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r226 | rabbit | 2009-08-06 16:55:51 +0000 (Thu, 06 Aug 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/modules/Invite.lua
API fix on unused code, just to silence the error.
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r225 | ammo | 2009-07-06 07:19:41 +0000 (Mon, 06 Jul 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/oRA3.lua
prevent creating a func every scroll
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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)...