This mod will play a sound alert when you gain certain shaman buffs/special abilities. I made this because many times I don't even realize I have them due to fights or not reading the entire combat chat.
Supported spells so far
- Ancestral Awakening)
- Clearcasting
- Earth Shield
- Elemental Devastation
- Executioner
- Eye of the Storm
- Flurry
- Lightning Shield
- Maelstrom Weapon
- Mana Tide Totem
- Mongoose
- Tidal Waves
- Water Shield
- Windfury
- Totems (List of supported totems)
- Trinkets (List of supported trinkets)
Trinket warning is still being tested, it should work fine with many trinkets but if you find one that doesnt work just send me a message and I will take a look!
Configuration
You can configure the alerts via the addon tab in interfaces options. They're divided in 5 categories: Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration, Totem/Trinket and Miscellaneous.
You can also load the configuration page using the chat commands '/shw' or '/shamanwarning'
Will try to keep on adding warnings to the mod.
Totem Warning
Totem Warning has been released to warn you when your totem procs (if you have one that does so). It scans your equiped totem and everytime you change totems to see if the one equiped is able to proc or is supported. If you feel that your totem should proc and warn and it isnt doing it, please type '/shamanwarning' in your chatbox. It will bring the Shaman Warning configuration but it will force to recheck your totem, printing a warning if is not supported yet. Actually I've added the level 80 ones, but I will keep a track on new additions. Also if you find a totem that procs and doesnt work or is not supported feel free to PM me and I will add it.
Trinket Warning
Trinket Warning has been released to warn you when your trinket's proc (if they're able to). It scans your equiped trinkets everytime you change them to see if the ones equiped are able to proc or are not supported. If you feel that your trinket procs but you cant hear the warning (despite is on), please feel free to PM me about it and I will add it.
Localization
If you want to help with the localization of the addon feel free to use the new localization tool
v1.2.1:
- Modified '/sw' chat command to '/shw'
- Updated locales
- Hopefully fixed ticket #3
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)...
