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Vanas KoS

 

Project Updated:
Files Updated: Sun, Aug 30 2009
Supports Game Version: 3.2.0
Category: PvP
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Project Manager: Vana
Additional Authors: xilcoy
Current Version: 4.21beta
License: Creative Commons
Development Site: CurseForge
Avg Daily DL (last 30 days): 62
Downloads Total: 83,100
Favorites: 257
Comments: 153
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Open VanasKoS-Configuration, goto "Import Data" and select "Old VanasKoS"

Vanas KoS is a Kill-on-Sight notifier, that uses every possibility, to detect near KoS targets, and notifies the User in different ways. Additionally it records PvP-Stats in outdoor PvP and shows these in the tooltip (configurable).

Features:
* KoS List for Players and Guilds
* Goodlist
* Hatelist
* Sorting of these Lists
* All Lists are saved per realm
* Golden Dragon around player portrait, if Player is on KoS List, Silver for Guild-KoS List, Red for Hatelist, Green for Nicelist
* Modifies the Tooltip with the Reason you (may) give on adding a Player/Guild
* Notifies you if a player on your KoS list is doing something near you (fight/buff/talk) in Chatframe, Upper Area and via Sound
* Warning Frame that helps you to track hostile or friendly activity around you
* Nice GUI - try /kos menu
* Distributed Tracking - Other People help you tracking down your KoS-Targets
* Minimap Button
* Import of 'Ultimate Book of the Dead' KoS data
* Import of 'Opium' KoS data
* Can dock itself into the Friends Frame.
* Sending List Entries to Party - who doesn't love sharing?
* Automatic synchronization with people on your guild/friend list, manual synchronization with everyone
* fubar plugin
* Can add a context menu to the player portrait
* Saves a list of the last attackers for easier adding via minimap button or fubar plugin

FAQ:
General:
Q: How can I backup my KoS-Data & Settings
A: Copy the file WoW\WTF\Account\*YourAccountName*\SavedVariables\VanasKoS.lua to a safe place of your choosing.

Q: I found a LUA-Error/Bug, What shall I do?
A: Goto http://www.wowace.com/addons/vanas-kos/tickets/ and describe what you did to cause the problem (or when it happened) and post the lua-error-message. As we may have additional questions, please check back in/have a valid email at curse for ticket updates.

Notification:
Q: How can I add some additional mp3 sound files for notifications?
A: You can either send them to me with a license disclaimer that allows the distribution/packaging with vanaskos (if you own the rights) or You can add your own sounds by modifying WoW/Interface/AddOns/VanasKoS/modules/Notifier.lua The list of sounds is at the top of that file. Just put your extra sound files somewhere inside the WoW directory. VanasKoS uses LibSharedMedia-3.0 so it also has access to any other addon's sounds. (One reason Xilcoy created an addon called JukeBox :) )"

Distributed Tracking:
Q: How does the Distributed Tracking works?
A: Fine, Thanks!

Q: I see weird messages in my Chat Window on the Channel CrbZ????, What's up with that?
A: You can disable the displaying of that channel in the settings for the chat window. Just uncheck it there.

Q: My channel-numbers are all screwed up
A: It seems that your computer is too slow. VanasKoS joins the Distributed Tracking Channels 20 seconds after login/changing the Zone. You can modify this value manually in WoW\Interface\AddOns\VanasKoS\modules\DistributedTracker.lua under "JOIN_DELAY".

Help the Addon/Authors:
Q: How can I help with localization?
A: Goto http://www.wowace.com/addons/vanas-kos/localization/ and get started!

Q: How can I support the authors and development of this addon?
A: You can either use the "Donate"-Button on the curse VanasKoS-Page, or get a curse-premium Account. Curse gives a part of their earnings through the premium-program back to the addon-authors.

Q: I can code in lua and want to develop xyz?
A: Write me a PM with your idea and experience - I'll review the idea and if it's finished include it in vanaskos, or if you want to develop more add you as a co-author.

Other:
Q: How much do you make with this addon?
A: Near to nothing - My (Vanas) payment/hour for VanasKoS is less than 10cents, don't worry though - it's a hobby for the authors, so the revenue isn't a factor for development, but it also means that the real-life job is more important, so bear with us when answers/development take a little longer.

Q: Vana...Vana.. I seem to remember this name from Lineage2
A: You are right, I worked on a popular (and the first) lineage2 drop-database back then.

Q: License?
A: VanasKoS is mostly licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. Note: Soundfiles/Graphics/Libraries used may be licensed differently.

  • Downloads (5)
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File Name Release Type Game Version Downloads Date
Addon Curse.com Beta 2.3.3 0 9/29/2008
  File Name Release Type Game Version Downloads Date  
  Vanas KoS 4.21beta Beta 3.2.0 2,435 8/30/2009
  Vanas KoS v4.21beta Beta 3.2.0 38 8/30/2009
  Vanas KoS v4.01-release Release 3.1.0 19,436 6/13/2009
  Vanas KoS v3.16 Release 3.0.9 11,901 4/17/2009
  Vanas KoS v3.15 Release 3.0.9 79 4/17/2009
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  • Solo761 said

    Is it just me unable to find the option or is logging and warning withing Wintergrasp disabled? While it makes sense in regular BGs it's less so in WG. I've been ganked more than once while doing dailies in WG and there was no record of anything. Either in warning window, or on Last Seen part.

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  • Kharum said

    I found exactly the same as this is the main reason I have installed the addon. I spen a lot of time farming Elementals in Wintergrasp. If it classes WG as a BG, can it only do this during the battles? Thsi is the only place I can reliably get World PvP on a PvE server...

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  • Picards69 said

    Date: 2009-09-27 14:50:19
    ID: 1
    Error occured in: Global
    Count: 1
    Message: ...rface\AddOns\VanasKoS\modules\DistributedTracker.lua line 225:
    Usage: JoinChannelByName("name" [,"password"] [,index] [,hasVoice])
    Debug:
    (tail call): ?
    (tail call): ?
    [C]: JoinChannelByName()
    ...rface\AddOns\VanasKoS\modules\DistributedTracker.lua:225:
    ...rface\AddOns\VanasKoS\modules\DistributedTracker.lua:214
    (tail call): ?
    [C]: ?
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[2]"]:9:
    [string "safecall Dispatcher[2]"]:5
    (tail call): ?
    ...dOns\BonusScanner\libs\AceTimer-3.0\AceTimer-3.0.lua:158:
    ...dOns\BonusScanner\libs\AceTimer-3.0\AceTimer-3.0.lua:132

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  • Alifar said

    Hi, thx for great addon, but i have a question )

    how to get only one option !!! : "Kill-on-Sight notifier, that uses every possibility, to detect near KoS targets, and notifies the User in different ways"

    i need just that simple window KOS ! without anything else

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  • Zzyx said

    First, big thanks for continuing to develop and support such an essential WoW mod!!

    Couple of feature requests, I'd love to see:

    1) Ability to save Sort method. I would love to have 'Last Seen' be the default.
    2) Interface to quickly add Guilds to KOS (as is available for players recently attacked by).
    3) Guild KOS indicate enemy players which have been manually added to KOS _which_ are also part of a Guild KOS. There are times when I only want to engage a KOS Guilded player only if that player is on my Player KOS list. Other times, any member of a KOS guild warrants retribution.

    Much regards,
    Zzyx

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  • vtmoon said

    Q: My channel-numbers are all screwed up
    A: It seems that your computer is too slow. VanasKoS joins the Distributed Tracking Channels 20 seconds after login/changing the Zone. You can modify this value manually in WoW/Interface/AddOns/VanasKoS\modules\DistributedTracker.lua under "JOIN_DELAY".

    I'm guilty of having one of those slow computers. I tried to look for the "Join_delay" but couldn't find it, I figured it was probably Q/A based on a old Version. If I'm right can you point me which line of code I'm looking for now?

    thank you for a great mod by the way, been looking for something like it since paranoia was discountinued.

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  • Vana said

    It's probably only in the alpha version on wowace.com

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  • vtmoon said

    Sweet, that fixed it, thank you very much again :)

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  • delvirtud said

    Hey Vana/Xilcoy, remember me? Anyway I still use the addon religiously, however I have not migrated to the latest version b/c it seems to have broken FuBar_VanasKoSFu. I love the feature to click a name and immediately add a description. Are there any plans to update VanasKoSFu? As usual, thank you for your hard work on the best/most important addon in the game (for me). del

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  • Vana said

    Broker2Fubar or any other Broker-Display should work fine - if not, what specific feature of the old vanaskosfu do you need?

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  • Okay this becomes very and very annoying for me. Cannot live with it. This sharing or sunchronizing channel CrbZ#### just changing my channels frames. I got key binds for /1 and /2, so i can fast type in Geberal, Trade. But this KoS Channel just pisses me off now ;/ Please help me, tell me what to do, or fix it pls.
    Here is a little screen http://my.curse.com/members/Antonie_5F00_Kotovski/files/AGGR_2100_.jpg.aspx

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  • Vana said

    get http://www.wowace.com/addons/vanas-kos/files/7009-r425/
    1. Disable the Distributed Tracking
    2. /leave the channel
    3. Relog Wow to restore the normal channel order (check if it is)
    4. reenable distributed tracking

    If the problem still persist, you can disable distributed tracking temporarily and drop another comment, so we may can investigate this further

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  • Looks like its working for me. Thx for the tip.

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  • shawnmw said

    How can I add some additional mp3 sound files for notifications?

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  • xilcoy said

    Found some old replies to the same question. Maybe we should add a FAQ somewhere.
    Vana: "If you send me some sound files with licenses that permit distribution/usage, i'd be happy to include them."
    xilcoy: "You can add your own sounds by modifying WoW/Interface/Addons/VanasKoS/modules/Notifier.lua The list of sounds is at the top of that file. Just put your extra sound files somewhere inside the WoW directory. VanasKoS uses LibSharedMedia-3.0 so it also has access to any other addon's sounds. (One reason I created an addon called JukeBox :) )"

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  • Vana said

    Started a FAQ-Section, feel free to suggest other questions.

    @Xilcoy: Feel free to add stuff yourself/correct my broken english :)

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  • Somtimes VanasKos causes my channels swap. Usually channel /1 (general) becomes /3 /4, depends how many channels u got ofc. Some invisible VanasKos channel pushes /1. Any idea how to fix it?
    I like new UI but its nice to see Reason in VanasKos List window? or atleast in tooltip. Otherwise you need to press "Change Entry" to check reason for selected player.
    Also i would to know how exactly distributed Tracking should work? Enabling add some kind of channel like CbrZ12345

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  • xilcoy said

    > its nice to see Reason in VanasKos List window?
    Ok I guess it's not intuitive enough then :)
    I modeled it after the guild window, i.e. There is a button to press at the bottom right of the window to change what's displayed in the columns.
    Guess it's not obvious enough though. I'll see about adding it to the tooltip. And maybe I should make the name/reason view the default?
    > Also i would to know how exactly distributed Tracking should work? Enabling add some kind of channel like CbrZ12345
    It uses the same zone channels as Carbonite's punks feature. The change Vana directed you to increases the delay to join the channel from 10 seconds to 20.

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  • Vana said

    please try out the current alpha from wowace.com to see if it fixes that ( http://www.wowace.com/addons/vanas-kos/files/7007-r424/ )

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  • xilcoy said

    Hmmm, looks like I accidentally made the bottom left of the window semi-transparent. I guess that's what I get for writing my own utilities to import blizzard textures. Fixed in alpha.
    Now I need to go fix my gimp plugin...

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