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    About Weak Auras 2.

    I'm trying to create some auras showing for my totems...with durations...opacitities and the lot. Now even though I believe that Weak Auras 2 is highly customizable..I haven't seemed to make it work for totems? Is it cause totems are not recognized as "Auras" under the "triggers" selection? and I have to download codes for that?
    Generally, it seems as if I ll have to be doing tons of searching and downloading of codes upon codes to make certain things work. Please tell me I am wrong...

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    Not sure if you'll find what you need here (http://amiyuy.com/wow/tag/weakauras/) but it's where I've found most of the things I've needed for the classes I play.

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    So basically the answer to my most important question is that...I ll have to be downloading codes all the time?

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    Auras are buff's and debuff's. Unless the totems provide such a thing, you can't track them this way.

    Try a trigger of type status. Here you have options like, action usuable, or cooldown on spells, resource tracking and lots more

    EDIT: Just checked, and there is even one called totems.
    "Everything always changes. The best plan lasts until the first arrow leaves the bow." - Matrim Cauthon

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    Quote Originally Posted by Valorus View Post
    So basically the answer to my most important question is that...I ll have to be downloading codes all the time?
    Not as such. But it does take a bit of understanding to make some of the auras. Sometimes it's good to look at other auras (string imports) to se how they're set up or make them a bit more personal.

    When I started using WA I saw a few (or many) tutorials but it paid off in the end.

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    Only if you can't figure out how to do it yourself.

    Totems are not auras, they may grant one but those auras don't have durations (or if they do they aren't indicative of the totem's duration). To track a totem in WeakAuras you have to use a Status > Totem trigger.

    Also, in the future you may have better luck getting a response if your title is more specific to your issue.

    Edit: Got beat to it while I was typing and browsing other stuff.


    Druid / Demon Hunter SimulationCraft Maintainer

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    That's the thing...I don't mind reading and figuring out everything myself. But for the love of god...not down to the level of actual coding / programming. After all that's what an Addon is used for...its convenience. So if you are telling me it's possible to avoid ALL coding and that I am able to do whatever I want through the addon itself...then I m more than willing to give it a try and switch to it from Power Auras.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Valorus View Post
    That's the thing...I don't mind reading and figuring out everything myself. But for the love of god...not down to the level of actual coding / programming. After all that's what an Addon is used for...its convenience. So if you are telling me it's possible to avoid ALL coding and that I am able to do whatever I want through the addon itself...then I m more than willing to give it a try and switch to it from Power Auras.
    Well of course you can't do anything you want without custom coding, but in general you should be able to do anything Power Auras can do (and more).


    Druid / Demon Hunter SimulationCraft Maintainer

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    Can I change the numeric value (buff time left to be specific) of the Buff / Aura / Status...w/e...without changing the entire color of the icon?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Valorus View Post
    Can I change the numeric value (buff time left to be specific) of the Buff / Aura / Status...w/e...without changing the entire color of the icon?
    Not sure what you are asking
    If you want to change the color of the text, this is easily done in the first tab for that icon. Just look for text color.
    If you want to change what the text say, this can be done with different kinds of combinations of % and a letter, such as %s for stacks, or %p for progress (the timer). Hover over the text field for all % options. %c is custom, so you by lua coding can create your own, maybe changing based on the parameter.
    "Everything always changes. The best plan lasts until the first arrow leaves the bow." - Matrim Cauthon

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    Quote Originally Posted by Valorus View Post
    That's the thing...I don't mind reading and figuring out everything myself. But for the love of god...not down to the level of actual coding / programming. After all that's what an Addon is used for...its convenience. So if you are telling me it's possible to avoid ALL coding and that I am able to do whatever I want through the addon itself...then I m more than willing to give it a try and switch to it from Power Auras.
    WeakAuras is a framework for writing addons. If you don't want to do that, you don't want to use WeakAuras. (or PowerAuras, or TellMeWhen, really, though TMW is much less programming focused, and might better suit your tastes.)

    Seriously: using WA is all about writing addons, pretty close to the level of actual programming.

    Also, the reason totems don't work as y'all expect is that they are not buffs or debuffs, but their own special thing. They have their own API. Which is why you need to use the status. (Again, WA is pretty damn close to just writing the code yourself, so you need to be willing ot understand how the API deals with things like that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SlippyCheeze View Post
    Seriously: using WA is all about writing addons, pretty close to the level of actual programming.

    (Again, WA is pretty damn close to just writing the code yourself, so you need to be willing ot understand how the API deals with things like that.
    No... it is not.. For what the average player need of WA, getting icons for debuffs, timers for cooldowns, icons for procs.. is nothing to do with programming, this is simply using drop down menu's and writing in ability names or buff / debuff names.

    It has nothing what so ever to do with programming.

    Yes, WA also allow the use of custom triggers and custom text, which require the use of programming in lua.. but I would guess it is very few of the actual users of WA, that do this kind of triggers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vejovis View Post
    Not as such. But it does take a bit of understanding to make some of the auras. Sometimes it's good to look at other auras (string imports) to se how they're set up or make them a bit more personal
    Also, OP, whether you want to or not, what this guy says is a great way to get started.

    When ever I need to setup WA for a new alt, I tend to go around the web, finding other peoples WA groups and import them, this way I've been able to find some very nice templates that I can use. This could be for resource tracking, where someone with lua experience, has created custom triggers which are very helpful, which you can then incorporate into your own group.

    Personally, the Balance druid special resource bar I've taken from a post here on mmo-champion. I've then added my own CD / procs / dot icons, as I did not like those coming with the resource bar.
    "Everything always changes. The best plan lasts until the first arrow leaves the bow." - Matrim Cauthon

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chrus View Post
    No... it is not.. For what the average player need of WA, getting icons for debuffs, timers for cooldowns, icons for procs.. is nothing to do with programming, this is simply using drop down menu's and writing in ability names or buff / debuff names.

    It has nothing what so ever to do with programming.

    Yes, WA also allow the use of custom triggers and custom text, which require the use of programming in lua.. but I would guess it is very few of the actual users of WA, that do this kind of triggers.
    And other addons can do a lot of that, such as TellMeWhen, NeedToKnow, Gnosis, Raven (etc, etc ...).
    WeakAuras or PowerAuras should be considered if your needs are beyond that.
    The issue is people trying to use WeakAuras as a solution to everything, and while it may be capable in many cases it is like taking a sledgehammer to crack a walnut. It may not always be a better solution than something more specialised.
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    Your forgot to include the part where we blame casuals for everything because blizzard is catering to casuals when casuals got jack squat for new content the entire expansion, like new dungeons and scenarios.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ComputerNerd View Post
    And other addons can do a lot of that, such as TellMeWhen, NeedToKnow, Gnosis, Raven (etc, etc ...).
    WeakAuras or PowerAuras should be considered if your needs are beyond that.
    The issue is people trying to use WeakAuras as a solution to everything, and while it may be capable in many cases it is like taking a sledgehammer to crack a walnut. It may not always be a better solution than something more specialised.
    Thanks. You said it much better than I did: WA is an amazing tool, but it gives you the guts. Other tools give you a higher level interface. You cant' do everything WA can do, but sometimes that is better, because what you get in return is something easier to use. (eg: doesn't require knowing that totems are separate from buffs in the API.)

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