Preliminary : Shadow priest suffer from a well-known and documented bug, if spellpower changes (trinket procs etc) update the tick value of their dots, crit and %dmg increase are still only evaluated when the dot is cast. Given the fact that through Pain and Suffering talent Shadow Word: Pain is never recasted during a single target fight, this can lead to important loss of DPS.
ShadowGreenLight takes into account all available raid buffs and debuffs, as well as encounter-specific ones and helps the player decide if recasting Shadow Word: Pain is worth it.
- Background color changes from red (no upgrades available) to green (all raid upgrades available)
- Numeric indicator (top) gives [DPS increase% if SWP is recasted now]/[Total possible DPS increase% in your raid]
- Recast indicator (skull icon in the square) : there are upgrades available, recasting SWP now would increase DPS (does not account for DPS loss of one gcd due to recasting, seen next indicator)
- Time indicator (bottom) : knowing that the player would lose a gcd to SWP recasting, this indicator tells you when the DPS loss would be compensated by SWP ticking for more.
- In some situations (mostly encounter-specific like Thaddius charges or Malygos sparks) there are bonus upgrades available : in this case the top numeric indicator and border of the square are turned red.
All indicators can be turned on/off using /sgl command.
ShadowGreenLight allows for third party author to plug their own display in.
The following talents are taken into account by ShadowGreenLight :
- Spell Critical Strike Chance Debuff
- Improved Scorch
- Winter's Chill
- Improved Shadow Bolt
- Critical Strike Chance Taken Debuff
- Totem of Wrath
- Heart of the Crusader
- Master Poisoner (need confirmation for this one)
- Spell Critical Strike Chance Buff
- Moonkin aura
- Elemental Oath
- Percentage Damage Increase
- Ferocious Inspiration
- Sanctified Retribution
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r54 | mokhtar | 2009-11-14 10:16:18 +0000 (Sat, 14 Nov 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
A /tags/v1.5.1 (from /trunk:53)
Tagging as v1.5.1
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r53 | Mokhtar | 2009-11-14 10:14:47 +0000 (Sat, 14 Nov 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Database.lua
- Forgot to edit out fake bonus test spells
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r51 | Mokhtar | 2009-11-13 23:33:44 +0000 (Fri, 13 Nov 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Display.lua
- Allowed for bigger size for Default display plugin
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r50 | Mokhtar | 2009-11-13 23:30:55 +0000 (Fri, 13 Nov 2009) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk
M /trunk/.pkgmeta
M /trunk/Core.lua
A /trunk/Database.lua
M /trunk/Display.lua
A /trunk/DisplayBar.lua
A /trunk/Options.lua
M /trunk/ShadowGreenLight.toc
M /trunk/embeds.xml
- Added a new display plugin using bars
- Config is now available through Blizz options
- Allowed for more customizing of look using SharedMedia (finally)
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r49 | Mokhtar | 2009-11-12 17:28:58 +0000 (Thu, 12 Nov 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Core.lua
- Fixed computation for max upgrade
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r47 | Mokhtar | 2009-11-10 19:33:10 +0000 (Tue, 10 Nov 2009) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/Core.lua
- Added twin Valkyrs buff
- Modified the formula that computes displayed upgrade
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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)...
