Description
RuneWatch is a RuneFrame Replacement Addon which has slowly evolved into a UnitFrame for DeathKnights. The Mod tracks your runes, thier cooldowns and also visually represents your Runic Power.
The aim of RuneWatch is to make your DeathKnight specific statistics more visually appealing and noticeable. In addition to this, RuneWatch is highly customizable and allows you to change a number of aspects of both it's Appearance and Behavior.
Please Note: This project is NOT abandoned.
To access the commands for the mod type either /rune or /runewatch
Important Notices
Upcoming Feature: Cooldown & Effects Watcher
- Please Go Here for more details.
Important poll about new features
- Please go Here to answer this poll.
Reporting Bugs & Requesting features
IT IS IMPORTANT that you do not paste bug reports & feature requests into the comments for this project. Especially if you're posting a big error log.
Use the CurseForge Ticket Tracker for this project. Your curse-client works on curseforge.com, so you dont even need to register a new account, the one you post comments with works.
Introducing v2.0.0 Beta & Localization
As i've mentioned before, I've been working on a complete rewrite of RuneWatch in an attempt to make it more practical for users, and quicker for me to add features/components/etc. I've also adopted the new localization system here @ CurseForge.com to speed up localization of the mod.
v2.0.0 Beta
I'm launching a v2.0.0 Beta Program as of today (January 26th, 2009) which will attempt to get people interested in the beta and help me get the feedback I need.
You can see more details about the beta (and a download link) here.
Localization
I've put together a little document for you all detailing the changes to localization (translation). It is my hopes that with the CurseForge system Localization will be easier on the translators and will help get translations into the mod quicker.
If you are from any non-english locale or speak a language supported by the WoW locales (Spanish, Russian, Gemran, French, Chineese, Korean, Etc...) please take a look at the Localization Page if you have any interest in helping me with translation.
RuneWatch Localization Page
This page will detail most everything you will need to know.
Additional Credits
- Graphics
- Special thanks to Elderidge
- Original Localizations
Known Bugs
- Please Report Any You find here.
Changes in v1.2.9
- Meta Information to help MMOUI Minion Recognize the addon better
- Color-Fade Rune Visual Type (Behaviour)
- Config For Rune Visual Type (Behaviour)
Notes:
I know this release seems small in features but it was designed around three purposes.
- Getting a new version out there so you all know I haven't given up.
- Releasing a version post WoW 3.1.3 so users know it's compatible (even though nothing really broke).
- Trial run of Rune Visual Styles
I plan on implementing a variety of these in the new version 2.0 and I'd like some feedback, the one that was implemented was simple, so I would like users to think of ideas and submit them as well as comment on the usefulness of customizing the way in which rune cooldowns are represented.
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)...
