What is Ripped?
Ripped is a tool that assists players with obtaining and keeping a optimal DPS cycle.
This comes in handy, even for experienced players in stressful situations or where keeping an overview would be hard (noticing that your important debuff has run out, or reapplying a debuff/buff too early etc).
How do I use Ripped?
After loading the plugin, use the command
/rip gui
to open up the configuration menu to set the active strategy (look under the heading
Generation and a whole bunch of other stuff.
Dont forget to check under "Strategies" if you are looking to configure your selected strategy. Options usually include changing priorities and what buffs you want to be reminded to keep up on yourself.
Known issues
No abilities are suggested
Did you remember to set a strategy in the gui? (see above for how)
No abilities are suggested, and I've set a strategy
Some people have reported no spells/abilities showing up in the gui on slower (or too fast?) pcs. The solution has been to type /script ReloadUI() or try to press the "Load spells" and/or "Load talents"-buttons in the main gui.
UI lag when using Ripped
This usually is because you've set it to generate 20 steps, which might cause it to generate states upwards of 2-5 minutes in the future, which of course will take time. Set the "Generation"->"Generate steps" down to about 5-6 or so (or why even use more than 2-3?) and it should disappear. Also remember that "Max number of steps each update" does a great job even at 1.
Which classes can benefit from using Ripped?
Currently, it ships with built-in strategies for the following classes:
* Druid (feral (cat and singletarget bear beta), moonkin)
* Mage (fire, frost (beta))
* Paladin (retribution, holy (beta))
* Priest (shadow)
* Rogue (combat swords beta)
* Shaman (enhancement)
* Warlock (destruction, affliction)
* Warrior (fury (beta))
Some of the strategies needs improvement, so please use the bugtracker to assist me in getting the strategies down :)
For the rest of the classes and specs: support for you will be coming soon, and suggestions are welcome :)
I don't like your strategies and/or I have my own idea for what's _best_
The addon has been designed to be both flexible and extensible and supports any number of strategies supporting any number of classes and specs that can be written in the form of plugins. More details on this is available upon request and will be properly documented once we get closer to a stable release.
FAQ
I dont understand the syntax of the "watched buffs". Explain.
You can change the buffs being watched by opening up the config gui (using /rip gui) then going looking at Strategies->"Your active strategy". There you'll find a field called "Watched buffs", which supports the following syntax: "Buff1, Buff2, Buff3 | Altbuff4, Buff5". This will make sure you have the buffs Buff1, Buff2 and Buff5 up, and either one or both of Buff3 or Altbuff4.
TODOS
* Better/more strategies for druids, mages and rogues.
* Optional integration with DrDamage to support warriors/bear form druids better (is this needed? need community feedback).
* Support for hunters (and down the line, deathknights of course)
* <Your request here!>
I like your idea, how can I help you?
Submit feature requests / bugs. Tell your friends about it. If you know Lua, you can help me improve it in a number of ways, just get in touch with me :)
Ok, how do I get in touch with you?
Leave a comment on this page, use this addons bugtracker, or even send me an email at: inopua at gmail dåt com.
tag v0.1-beta25
894eabfb2f7acf035faabf80361065cb0c331bb0
Njal Karevoll <njal@nacbook.local>
2008-12-07 23:22:10 +0100
Tagging as v0.1-beta25
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Njal Karevoll (8):
193359e: works with wotlk... somewhat
4484ff1: basic support for _some_ glyphs
47e471c: quicker druid strat, removing the bear-related stuff (outdated etc)
a045ac0: fixes the enable checkbox in the configuration interface
ab689eb: better feral strategy
09c690d: some glyph support
d9e1470: updated url for the libgratuity svn
dffb4db: updated ace3 svn url
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)...
