Bug Reporting
Use a good error catcher (like BugSack from files.wowace.com) and provide the full error text, and give as much information as possible to recreate the problem. Don't assume I know what you're talking about with some three word report.
Either use the Ticketing System, or post a message on the wowace forum page: http://forums.wowace.com/showthread.php?t=14358
Introduction
Perl, with Extra stuff. Much enchanced from Nymbia's Perl UnitFrames, and a complete replacement for Blizzard's default unit frames, including raid frames and raid tools, with little remaining of the original Nymbia code.
Range Finder (combined with optional health check and/or debuff check) for all frames based on spell or item range test.
HoT Monitor will highlight units clearly that have your own active Heal over Time spells. Regardless of how many other heal over time buffs are on the raid members, you can keep track of your own ones and when they expire.
Debuff Highlighting in standard debuff colours on all friendly frames. Priority given to show debuffs that you can cure first.
Raid Frames, buff icons, MT list units and some other portions or X-Perl are Created on demand. Saving a lot of time and memory at system startup. Defering the creation of many parts of X-Perl to when they are actually required. And of course, most often outside of raids they are never required and are never created.
Raid Target icon support for Target, Target's Target, MT Targets.
Raid Tooltip will show combat rezzers available (druids with Rebirth ready (or very soon available) and any normal rezzers out of combat) if you bring up tooltip of a dead person.
In-combat indicators for all units.
3D Portraits for player, pet, target, focus, party. Optional. Of course this may degrade your framerate somewhat because you are displaying more 3D character models that without this option. But some like it pretty, and it does look cool.
Red and Green combat flashes for frames when player, pet, target, party, partypets, raid take damage/heals. Useful indication of things happening.
Added time left on party member/target buffs/debuffs when in a raid, these depend somewhat on CTRA/oRA/oRA2 sending appropriate information over the addon channel, although some of it can be determined at run time by X-Perl, when a player gets a buff for example, we know how long it should last, and therefor when it should expire.
Totally new options window including all X-Perl options and access via minimap icon.
Configurable colours for borders and backgrounds. Including class coloured names, and configurable reaction colours.
Much care has been taken with code size, memory load, memory usage per cycle and so on. LuaProfiler/OnEvent mods used extensively and regularly to ensure that X-Perl does not do more work than is absolutely necessary.
Assists View
Will show anyone from raid assising you with your target, and can also show healers or all plus known enemies targetting you.
Tooltips for the same also available (on player and target frames) if you prefer to not use the main window.
MT Targets
Replaces CTRA/oRA2 MT Targets window, and doubles as a replacement for the Perl RaidFrames warrior targets.
Indicator shows which target you are on.
Frames will be coloured to show if tanks have duplicate targets.
Casting Monitor
(WORK IN PROGRESS)
Shows selected classes (defaults to healer classes) in a list (much like the MT List), but with some differences.
Shows mana bars and cast bars on left. Their targets on right. Health bar as normal, but a secondary small red bar on targets which shows the maximum single hit this unit has received since entering combat. The secondary bar will extend downwards from their current HP level down to as far as zero.
A green name on the targets indicates this is the same target that you have.
You can click on casters or their targets as expected.
For druids, right clicking on a caster will cast Innervate on them.
For shamans, right clicking on a caster will cast Mana Tide Totem. Check the * indicator to see if they're in your group.
All bars can be re-sized in X-Perl main options (Monitor section).
Totals can be toggled (from the 'T' minibutton at top of frame) which gives overview of raid mana status.
Raid Admin
(WORK IN PROGRESS)
Save/Load raid roster setups
Only does direct save and load for the moment, but more to come (templates and such).
Item Check
Replacement for /raitem /radur /raresist /rareg. Use the old commands before, or drop items in the left item list.
Query button will perform /raitem on all ticked items (query always includes dur and resists) and you can then view and review all the results whenever, without having to re-query each item.
Includes everyone in raid, so you don't have to work out who doesn't have items, it'll list them with 0 instead of no entry.
Active Scanner to check raid member's equipment for the item selected. So you can be sure that people actually have the item worn (Onyxia Cloak for example), without having to go round single target inspecting everyone who 'forgot' to install CTRA for the 50th raid in a row.
Grim Reaper
Removed from X-Perl, but continues as it's own standalone Ace mod.
http://www.wowace.com/projects/grim-reaper/
More Buffing Features
Can be found in my new universal buffing mod, ZOMGBuffs
http://www.wowace.com/projects/zomgbuffs/
Donations
Some have asked where they can send donations to. Easiest would be if I steal my wife's Paypal account. Username of pussicat@ntlworld.com.
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r291 | Zeksie | 2009-05-20 16:50:13 +0000 (Wed, 20 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl.toc
M /trunk/changelog.txt
M /trunk/localization.lua
XPerl: Version bump to 3.0.3c.
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r290 | s8095324 | 2009-05-20 16:16:10 +0000 (Wed, 20 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_CustomHighlight/XPerl_CustomHighlight.lua
XPerl: Naxxramas support
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r289 | s8095324 | 2009-05-20 16:09:15 +0000 (Wed, 20 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_CustomHighlight/XPerl_CustomHighlight.lua
XPerl: add Ignis the Furnace Master support
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r288 | Zeksie | 2009-05-20 10:48:16 +0000 (Wed, 20 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Highlight.lua
XPerl: Fixed sparkles problem, oops. And fixed 3D portrait for Guardians of Yogg-Saron.
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r287 | StingerSoft | 2009-05-15 11:10:16 +0000 (Fri, 15 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/localization.ruRU.lua
XPerl: ruRU update
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r286 | Zeksie | 2009-05-15 08:55:24 +0000 (Fri, 15 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/XPerl_FrameOptions.xml
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/localization.lua
XPerl: New option to ignore seasonal debuffs (Bested Somecity, Mistletoe, Adored, Heartbroken etc.), and fixed the Big Buffs Pet Too option to work for vehicle as well as pet.
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r285 | s8095324 | 2009-05-13 19:51:49 +0000 (Wed, 13 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_RaidHelper/localization.zhTW.lua
XPerl: zhTW update
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r284 | s8095324 | 2009-05-13 19:47:04 +0000 (Wed, 13 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_RaidAdmin/localization.zhTW.lua
XPerl: zhTW update
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r283 | Zeksie | 2009-05-13 18:08:52 +0000 (Wed, 13 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl.lua
XPerl: Allow threat indicator to work for focus if it's an enemy NPC.
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r281 | Zeksie | 2009-05-12 11:08:14 +0000 (Tue, 12 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl.toc
M /trunk/changelog.txt
M /trunk/localization.lua
XPerl: Version bump to 3.0.3b
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r280 | StingerSoft | 2009-05-11 21:58:58 +0000 (Mon, 11 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/localization.ruRU.lua
XPerl: ruRU update
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r279 | Zeksie | 2009-05-11 21:07:07 +0000 (Mon, 11 May 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_CustomHighlight/XPerl_CustomHighlight.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Highlight.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Init.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/XPerl_FrameOptions.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/XPerl_FrameOptions.xml
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/localization.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Party/XPerl_Party.lua
XPerl: Added option for the name that gets added to bottom of buff tooltips (With the cooldown options in global options). Bound to be other mods that do this at some point. yeh, ok, Utopia shortly :) Also tweaked party frames startup to not be hidden when logging in in-combat, gonna see if we can improve this some more shortly.
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r278 | Zeksie | 2009-04-27 14:52:12 +0000 (Mon, 27 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/localization.zhTW.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_RaidFrames/XPerl_Raid.lua
M /trunk/localization.zhTW.lua
XPerl: zhTW update
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r277 | Zeksie | 2009-04-26 16:06:59 +0000 (Sun, 26 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Globals.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Highlight.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_RaidPets/XPerl_RaidPets.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Usage.lua
XPerl: Couple of publics to locals.
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r276 | Zeksie | 2009-04-26 16:05:49 +0000 (Sun, 26 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_PlayerPet/XPerl_Player_Pet.lua
XPerl: Fix an addon blocked error when opening options in-combat.
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r275 | Zeksie | 2009-04-24 22:02:14 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_RaidAdmin/XPerl_Check.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_RaidAdmin/XPerl_Check.xml
XPerl: ItemChecker scrollbar fixes.
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r274 | StingerSoft | 2009-04-24 12:10:48 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/localization.ruRU.lua
XPerl: ruRU update
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r273 | Zeksie | 2009-04-24 11:38:32 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/XPerl_FrameOptions.xml
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/localization.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Player/XPerl_Player.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_RaidHelper/XPerl_RaidHelper.lua
M /trunk/localization.lua
XPerl: Added option for Blizzard MT Targets for raid helper. This will merge Blizzard defined MT targets with oRA defined ones. The order for the Blizzard ones will be the order that they are defined. Making the assumption that your Main MT is usually set first, followed by OTs. Also fixed issue with toggling totem frame option.
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r272 | Zeksie | 2009-04-24 11:34:49 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_RaidPets/XPerl_RaidPets.lua
XPerl: Hopefully fixes problems with raid pets not showing up when you have the 'One Group Raid" party option enabled.
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r271 | Zeksie | 2009-04-23 23:12:08 +0000 (Thu, 23 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl_Player/XPerl_Player.lua
XPerl: Fixed player frame totem issues.
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r269 | Zeksie | 2009-04-20 17:44:29 +0000 (Mon, 20 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl.toc
M /trunk/changelog.txt
M /trunk/localization.lua
XPerl: Version bump to 3.0.3a.
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r268 | Zeksie | 2009-04-20 16:51:56 +0000 (Mon, 20 Apr 2009) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/XPerl.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_CustomHighlight/XPerl_CustomHighlight.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Init.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/XPerl_FrameOptions.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/XPerl_FrameOptions.xml
M /trunk/XPerl_Options/localization.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Party/XPerl_Party.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_Player/XPerl_Player.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_PlayerPet/XPerl_Player_Pet.lua
M /trunk/XPerl_RaidFrames/XPerl_Raid.lua
XPerl: Added option to include your pet's debuffs in the Big aura option (ie: Malygos mounts), defaults to on. Also moved the code that shows who cast an aura so that it now works for your own auras for whatever mod, be that Blizz default or whatever, mouseover some aura to see the caster name at bottom! Removed Shadow of Death code, and fixed druid mana bar not showing.. oop.
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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)...