Blizzard finally released an API function to display models in CATACLYSM that do not have to be in your cache. This is just plain awesome for the reason that an ingame model viewer is now possible. So I made one: rIngameModelViewer : Cataclysm Beta : WoWInterface Downloads. The benefit of this is quite major. Assume you want to add some art to your interface that should be cool but on the same side use very low CPU.

Doing animations in LUA is pretty costy since you need onUpdate scripts...

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The following is a tutorial on how to create an oUF layout for oUF 1.4.

I'm showing how to do gradient backdrop shadows via using SetBackDrop and how to spawn units and apply functions.

CODE

trunk - rothui - Project Hosting on Google Code

DOWNLOAD

oUF_Simple.zip - rothui - oUF 1.4 tutorial layout - Project Hosting on Google Code

MAJOR FILES

- config
- lib (functions)
- core (layout)

FEATURES

- how to do outer glow

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For some reason the animation fogs (RedRadiationFog.m2) stopped working with patch 3.2, which had a major impact on my UI since the glow stopped working. So I had to develop a different solution.

I had already tried some stuff with rotating textures before, so my first thought was: "Lets try to overlay 1-3 cloudish textures with blendmode and let them rotate on the orb".

No sooner said than done, I started a new testmod called rGalaxy. My idea was to have...

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I finally have overcome all the issues and made it through. The first version of the mod is out. Later posts will describe how it was done.

Mod
The RingMod : WoWInterface Downloads : Unit Mods

*Update* Mod is in the Pick-of-the-Week on wowinterface.com
Pick for 7/26: TheRingThing (new) - WoWInterface

*Update #2* First derivated mods released:
oUF RingThing : WoWInterface Downloads : oUF: Layouts
oUF RingThing2 : WoWInterface Downloads : oUF: Layouts...

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"Butter bei die Fische!" how we call it in Germany. I started the first version of the mod. You can track the developement via Google Code SVN.

Screenshots with and without alpha blending:


SVN / LUA script:
rRingMod Google Code

Download:
rRingMod.zip - rothui - Google Code

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