Ask it! UI/Mods Edition

**tommerbob** · 2011-10-05, 05:43 AM

I'm looking for a Buff/Debuff addon. I'm not looking for a big or advanced system, just needs to be simple, I want to easily track buffs such as Arcane Blast stacks for Mage, Serpent Sting or Rapid Fire for Hunter, etc.

Any suggestions?

**Tearor** · 2011-10-05, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by ComputerNerd

Alternative addons could also improve the look of the UI.
A good alternative to XPerl would be Shadowed Unitframes and one I found to be a lot neater.

Is what I was about to say. XPerl looks crowded somehow in comparison.

For the poster who wanted a simple buff tracking addon, you could use Forte Xorcist - but then again, I'm a freak for Power Auras Classic, which is reasonably simple once you get how it's done, and unmatched in customizability, but very easy to set up in comparison. There are some other similar addons like WeakAuras, which I am unexperienced with though.

**ComputerNerd** · 2011-10-05, 03:26 PM

Depends on the means by which they are to be tracked.
Icons, bars or timers are all viable methods, but some people will find some easier to read than others.

For bars then ForteXorcist, NeedToKnow or WeakAuras.
For Icons then TellMeWhen, PowerAuras or WeakAuras.
For Timers then PowerAuras or WeakAuras.

PowerAuras and to a (currently) greater degree WeakAuras are very substantial addons and not what I would call userfriendly.
TellMeWhen and NeedToKnow are rather more limited in their scope and something I would advise for a start to then see if you require something additional features-wise.
Better starting smaller and moving up than being overwhelmed by options you don't need.

**Keosen** · 2011-10-06, 01:53 PM

Anyone knows how the special frames of bosses like Rhyolith steering indicator, Alys Wings and Majo energy are called?

Because i can't see them for some reason and i want to manually toggle them with a macro or with MoveAnything addon.

**ComputerNerd** · 2011-10-06, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by Keosen

Anyone knows how the special frames of bosses like Rhyolith steering indicator, Alys Wings and Majo energy are called?

Because i can't see them for some reason and i want to manually toggle them with a macro or with MoveAnything addon.

Believe its PowerBarAlt or something like that, since that seems to be used often when describing addons to either move it, or replace it.

**Keosen** · 2011-10-06, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by ComputerNerd

Believe its PowerBarAlt or something like that, since that seems to be used often when describing addons to either move it, or replace it.

Yes its PowerBarAlt thanks alot

**Flaminrifts** · 2011-10-06, 02:53 PM

Im looking for some Shaman UI help

Is there an add on that has an animation to show you that Lava Burst has reset with Flame shock?

I've been able to keep an eye on it so far but I miss quite a few.

**Tural** · 2011-10-06, 04:17 PM

I'm at work at the moment so I don't know the exact method of configuration, but you should be able to set up PowerAuras to show either when Lava Burst is usable, or when this spell is activated:
Lava Surge! (ID 77762) - This is the proc itself, so this will indicate when the cooldown is reset.

Edit: There's a comment on that page for importing a PowerAuras setup.
http://www.wowhead.com/spell=77762#comments:id=1466745

**Ariol** · 2011-10-07, 01:47 PM

Hello everyone,
I have a question BigWigs. I've seen several videos where people had their BigWigs configured in a way that I simply can't get to.

Two examples here: youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8L8K739YJN8 [Do mute sound before you play it]
youtube.com/watch?v=2dbTgLfXhYY

Anyone could help me out on how to achieve that configuration? Thanks in advance.

**Fnx-** · 2011-10-08, 08:54 AM

I'm looking for the addon that tells what rank a player is in his guild when you hover the mouse over him ingame.

**Treeston** · 2011-10-08, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by Fnx-

I'm looking for the addon that tells what rank a player is in his guild when you hover the mouse over him ingame.

Code:

local a=CreateFrame("Frame")
local GameTooltip, GetGuildInfo = GameTooltip, GetGuildInfo
a:SetScript("OnEvent",function()
    local _, rank = GetGuildInfo("mouseover")
    if rank then
        GameTooltip:AddDoubleLine("Guild rank:",rank,1,0.82,0,1,1,1)
        GameTooltip:Show()
    end
end)
a:RegisterEvent("UPDATE_MOUSEOVER_UNIT")

How to use. Untested. Report back with issues.

**adrian_utrilla** · 2011-10-08, 10:47 AM

Hi!I'm looking for a tankin ui. i play 10 man and i'm sometimes a healer. I'd like it to look nice.

**SuicidalCabbage** · 2011-10-08, 04:35 PM

Hi everyone. I keep seeing this UI addon in a bunch of videos where it shows the proximity of people to you. The addon is a rectangular box with a dot in the center representing you. Surrounding that dot is a circle which I assume is a set distance from your character. And if anyone else shows up near you, they have a dot representing them too. For the life of me, I can't seem to google it. Is it part of a boss mod? Can you help me find it? Thanks

**Treeston** · 2011-10-08, 04:46 PM

BigWigs' Proximity module.

**SuicidalCabbage** · 2011-10-08, 05:03 PM

Thanks a lot

**Mordret** · 2011-10-08, 05:56 PM

Deadly Boss Mod also has similar function built in.

**Sativaspirit** · 2011-10-08, 06:05 PM

Tiptac has that option, or at least an addition to Tiptac.

---------- Post added 2011-10-08 at 06:05 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Fnx-

I'm looking for the addon that tells what rank a player is in his guild when you hover the mouse over him ingame.

Tiptac has that option, or at least an addition to Tiptac.

**Sahagin** · 2011-10-08, 07:35 PM

I've asked that question before but I'm slightly slow nowadays. I would be really greatfull if someone could tell me which addon tracks DoTs in this video. Thank you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKsk_IGXp4U

**ComputerNerd** · 2011-10-08, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Sahagin

I've asked that question before but I'm slightly slow nowadays. I would be really greatfull if someone could tell me which addon tracks DoTs in this video. Thank you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKsk_IGXp4U

Looks to me like NeedToKnow @ Curse.

**refire** · 2011-10-09, 03:42 AM

I hope I'm posting this in the right place. I saw a UI on these boards a decent time ago (a couple of months). It was similar to what I'm thumbnailing but it was a paladin on a mount outside BWD. I don't know why it stuck in my head but they changed all of their class colors so everything was super bright. For the life of me I can't find that screenshot or a link to that UI now so I'm coming here hoping someone else can direct me to it. Like I said it's extremely similar to the thumbnail but the original was a paladin with extremely bright pink class frames in the relatively same configuration:

Edit: I guess the image really isn't that great. My character is in the top left, so the screenshot is basically the right side of the screen and a little more than half way up.

Edit 2: Just added the full screenshot so it may hopefully make more sense.

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