SpartanUI 2.5.2
Please make sure that you read all of the release notes before installing this addon. It may also help to delete your existing SpartanUI directory before installing this one. There were many changes that went into the making of 2.5.2 and it would make our jobs easier if people were well informed before posting bugs.
At some point, you may have realized that within the myriad of mod, bag, button and raid windows... your viewing space is a little hole somewhere in the middle. And while there are other interface mods out there that will reduce your interface to nothing but a pinhole, you can’t help but wish there was an interface that just fit WoW in the first place. One that looked like it was made for the game from the get-go. Here is your answer. :)
Built from scratch, SpartanUI is built to free your screen; it is the new look for the World of Warcraft. Created by Ansu of Dalaran (a.k.a. Atriace), it is an original design, developed with painstaking effort.
Features
- A stand-alone mod (all original code)
- Almost Zero-setup
- Support for any screen-resolution
- SpinCam™
- Low CPU & RAM usage
- High-res textures (1:1 ratio support for 30" displays)
- Animated bars
- Built-in XP & Rep statistics
- Integrated Coordinates
- Unit AFK status
- Unit casting bars
- Raid Icon support
- Pet & Focus support
- Built-in Buff system
Recent Changes (2.5.2)
- SpartanUI is now being developed by both Ansu and Beladona
- Bartender support has been rewritten so that it works better with profile creation and management. It will also automatically disable itself if you are not using Bratender4. This allows you to use any action bar replacement you choose without any errors or problems in SpartanUI. You can also now update Bartender4 with little to no fear of conflicts.
- The bars enabled by default in Bartender4 are now 1-6. Previously we were skipping bar2. For this reason you may need to move some of your abilities around the first time that you update. It may also be important to do a /sui resetbars after updating.
- Bartender backdrops are no longer anchored to the bars. They are instead anchored to the main spartan frame, making it easier to place action bars of your choosing. If you wish to hide these backdrops you may now do so with /sui backdrops
- The minimap module has been completely rewritten, and should work a lot better. It now supports zooming with the mouse wheel. Achievement tracking has been moved so that it no longer appears off-screen. The scale and position of the minimap should now update if SpartanUI is scaled or moved.
- Slash commands will now default to the help menu if no command is passed. It will also do this if a bad command was passed. This should help you identify what commands can be used more easily, especially for first time users.
- Status bar code has been moved into a module, and rewritten for better performance. The tooltips have been updated and are now fully localized using whatever localization your wow client is using.
Before you comment
We will not be able to help you with your questions or bug reports if you post here. This mod is posted on 4 sites; it'll be much better for you to use the SpartanUI Forums where we visit frequently and can address any questions you may have.
• Bartender support has been rewritten so that it works better with profile creation and management. It will also automatically disable itself if you are not using Bratender4, allowing you to use any action bar replacement you choose without any errors or problems in SpartanUI. You can also now update Bartender4 with little to no fear of conflicts.
• The bars enabled by default in Bartender4 are now 1-6. Previously we were skipping bar2. For this reason you may need to move some of your abilities around the first time that you update. It may also be important to do a /sui resetbars after updating.
• Bartender backdrops are no longer anchored to the bars. They are instead anchored to the main spartan frame, making it easier to place action bars of your choosing. If you wish to hide these backdrops you may now do so with /sui backdrops
• The minimap module has been completely rewritten, and should work a lot better. It now supports zooming with the mouse wheel. Achievement tracking has been moved so that it no longer appears off-screen. The scale and position of the minimap should now update if SpartanUI is scaled or moved.
• Slash commands will now default to the help menu if no command is passed. It will also do this if a bad command was passed. This should help you identify what commands can be used more easily, especially for first time users.
• Status bar code has been moved into a module, and rewritten for better performance. The tooltips have been updated and are now fully localized using whatever localization your wow client is using.
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)...
