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Old 05/06/07, 4:08 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by blindworld View Post
I can't believe this thread has gone on for so long without anyone mentioning ItemRack. Unfortunately the version I was using stopped working about a week ago when I updated a bunch of ACE mods, but if I disable everything else it works fine (so for now I'm blaming myself for the errors).
I had the same problem with itemrack and it's caused by a problem with an Ace library. You probably have an old version of a library included with one of your mods and reinstalling all your Ace mods should fix it.

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Old 05/06/07, 4:33 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by blindworld View Post
I can't believe this thread has gone on for so long without anyone mentioning ItemRack.
Well if you read the very first post in the thread...
Maybe avoid the [btotally obvious staple mods[/b] (ItemRack, SCT, ECB, KTM, etc).
Certain mods out there are pretty much in use by everyone at this point. Some form of scrolling combat text mod, a square mini map (omg which square map mod is that?), KTM, and some form of ItemRack/ClosetGnome type mod.

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Old 05/06/07, 5:23 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by Arawethion View Post
Geist would be for out-of-combat only stuff, right?
No. The Geist buttons (up to 25) can be access by pressing a hotkey to have the buttons appear on screen for you to click, and you can also have hotkeys associated with each individual button. You can use it while in combat through either method.

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Old 05/06/07, 5:56 PM   #29
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Yeah my mistake... I'm not sure how I missed that, and additionally thanks for the ace update information, that seems to have fixed it.

I'd like to add Chronometer then. It's basically a timer mod, but it's the only ace one I've found that keeps track of all your casts. No matter how many people I HoT or Lifebloom, it doesn't overwrite previous HoT timers. Once 2.1 comes around, it'll be great for keeping 3 stacks on anyone.

Also XRS, specifically its buff checking options. You can create buttons that, when hovered over, will tell you who in the raid is missing that specific buff (you can filter by class), and what party they're in. On top of that, clicking the button will attempt to buff them if they're in range. I've found it invaluable for 30 min buffs when people die mid-raid to see not only which people are slacking off but to compensate for it as well.

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Old 05/06/07, 6:14 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by Liryn View Post
I've been liking Baggins as a bag mod. It's not super-efficient on screen space, but it auto-organizes your stuff into sections - quest items, potions, gear, vendor trash, etc. I would go nuts with the all in one bag addons without something to direct me to where to start looking for something.
When it comes to bag mods, I never liked all-in-ones either, but Baggins is my savior. This image is just the default setup, it's capable of being quite flexible (for example, instead of seeing every empty box, you can reduce it to a single box, with the # inside... similarly you can allow item stacking, so in this screenshot you would only see 1 stack of silk, with a 100 next to it), and works with the bank too (might be a seperate addon). The best part is it doesn't replace the normal bag frames, so you can use those, too, at your whim.

One thing you won't realize looking at the screenshot, is that within categories, everything is sorted by quality, and alphabetically - a great touch. (Air Totem, Ankh, Arclight Spanner, Bone Fragments...etc!)

Geez, I just noticed there are Baggins plugins for Outfitter, ItemRack, and ClosetGnome, which will sort the equipment display by sets you've created. Why do I use Wardrobe :P


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Old 05/06/07, 7:20 PM   #31
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I'd have to say my favorite is Cooldown Timers 2 (Ace'd if you're wondering). I've been using it since its non-Ace days and I can't live without it. What it does is simple - it just keeps track of your cooldowns (skills, consumables, trinkets, etc) and shows cooldown bars. There are other mods out there that shows cooldown on your action bars, but this is the only one I've found that shows timer bars, and I like to keep my main action bars hidden to save space on my screen.

I use it for all of my toons, and it's especially helpful for short cooldown skills such as Mortal Strike, Consecration, Frost Nova, etc.

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Old 05/06/07, 8:35 PM   #32
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The only thing that Baggins seems to be missing is the ability to change the category that an item falls into. Right now it thinks my elixirs are Misc because that's what Blizzards GetItemInfo returns, so I can't group elixirs with my health/mana pots.

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Old 05/06/07, 9:18 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by Malan View Post
The only thing that Baggins seems to be missing is the ability to change the category that an item falls into. Right now it thinks my elixirs are Misc because that's what Blizzards GetItemInfo returns, so I can't group elixirs with my health/mana pots.
Alt-right click on an item and you can recategorize it. For some reason mine had weird things like Motes of Life being counted as Trade Goods, but Motes of Shadow being counted as Other, and it didn't think weapon oils were Consumables either. Then I discovered this trick by accident...

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Old 05/07/07, 12:36 PM   #34
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The one mod that makes my shadow priesting more effective has been Dottimer package that includes a cooldown timer (for all spells/item cooldowns) and the important DoT timer so that you can watch when VE/VT/SWP are about to expire.

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Old 05/07/07, 12:46 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by nataku View Post
The one mod that makes my shadow priesting more effective has been Dottimer package that includes a cooldown timer (for all spells/item cooldowns) and the important DoT timer so that you can watch when VE/VT/SWP are about to expire.
Just wondering, but how does that functionality differ from NECB? Ive been reading of other mods that watch timers, but they all seem to sound like a subcategory of NECB that only watch specific spell casts (just a guess).

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Old 05/07/07, 12:55 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by Ashiya View Post
I wouldn't be able to live without GotWood for tracking totem timers. Such a nice addon.
How would you compare it to Yet Another Totem Addon (YATA)?

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Old 05/07/07, 2:22 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by GokieKS View Post
No. The Geist buttons (up to 25) can be access by pressing a hotkey to have the buttons appear on screen for you to click, and you can also have hotkeys associated with each individual button. You can use it while in combat through either method.
The major problem I had with Geist was that it did not have a toggle feature. While the concept was great, having to hold down the Geist key while I select the spell I wanted was very annoying.

What I did was mod Geist to use a toggle style display instead being on key down. Now it is a lot easier on my priest to use Geist for buffing / drinking. On top of that you can keep Geist up in a corner, just like a normal hotbar.

The change that is needed is to replace the statemap for anchor-down / up, with a toggle for anchor down.

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Old 05/07/07, 2:39 PM   #38
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PingDirection is a surprisingly useful gem of an AddOn. When someone pings the map, you get an arrow above your head showing which way to the ping, along with who pinged it. It also has a waypoint feature for finding a specific location. After using this for a month I would rather give up SCT than this!

http://www.wowinterface.com/download...fo.php?id=6715

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Old 05/07/07, 3:06 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by Emila View Post
The major problem I had with Geist was that it did not have a toggle feature. While the concept was great, having to hold down the Geist key while I select the spell I wanted was very annoying.

What I did was mod Geist to use a toggle style display instead being on key down. Now it is a lot easier on my priest to use Geist for buffing / drinking. On top of that you can keep Geist up in a corner, just like a normal hotbar.

The change that is needed is to replace the statemap for anchor-down / up, with a toggle for anchor down.

hdr:SetAttribute("statemap-anchor-down", "0-1")
Well see, I like Geist (and before it, Sprocket) precisely because it DOESN'T stay on the screen. Because of where the buttons appear (where your cursor is), it should never be hard to click the right button. And I have 15 of the 25 Geist buttons bound to my NumPad, so all of the really-commonly-used buttons (eating/drinking/summoning pets/etc) I can access w/o having to bring up the Geist buttons.

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Old 05/07/07, 3:32 PM   #40
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My major problem with geist was that you had to hold down the binding key to keep the buttons around. By switching to a toggle it allows me more flexibility. I can quickly use something, or I can keep the bars around for a long time (like when I buff / drink / buff some more). It prolly comes down how you bind Geist too, I have it bound to Shift-G, so with the initial layout using it for more than one spell in a row was horrible as it tied up both hands.

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Old 05/07/07, 4:19 PM   #41
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I prefer Arkinventory (http://www.wowinterface.com/download...nventory.html), to Baggins because, to my way of thinking, it's more compact (Really, I don't need everything labeled, after the 20th time looking at my bag I remember what everything represents anyway.)

Also, Arkinventory has the added bonus of not making me think of that Leonard Nimoy music video.

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Old 05/07/07, 4:33 PM   #42
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Originally Posted by GokieKS View Post
No. The Geist buttons (up to 25) can be access by pressing a hotkey to have the buttons appear on screen for you to click, and you can also have hotkeys associated with each individual button. You can use it while in combat through either method.
Ahh, I wasn't aware that was possible. I might re-envision my entire button setup now.

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Old 05/07/07, 4:40 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by GokieKS View Post
No. The Geist buttons (up to 25) can be access by pressing a hotkey to have the buttons appear on screen for you to click, and you can also have hotkeys associated with each individual button. You can use it while in combat through either method.
I thought the the tainting system introduced (in 2.0?) would prevent you from showing buttons in-combat? From what I read that seemed to be the case, and several people told me that sprocket would never properly work again (in-combat) because of it.

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Old 05/07/07, 4:42 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by phynn View Post
Just wondering, but how does that functionality differ from NECB? Ive been reading of other mods that watch timers, but they all seem to sound like a subcategory of NECB that only watch specific spell casts (just a guess).
Is there some way to make NECB watch your cooldowns? (If this is an option I missed I apologize).

My favorite use of a mod currently is using MonkeySpeed to orient for fastest flying speed. Once you know your max flying speed (176% of run speed for a normal flying mount with riding crop, 418% for epic flying mount) and have it calibrated for all zones it's very easy to fly level.

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Old 05/07/07, 4:48 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by nathanbp View Post
Is there some way to make NECB watch your cooldowns? (If this is an option I missed I apologize).
Oh *sigh. NECB doesnt watch cooldowns. nataku was talking about a dot timer and NECB does this currently. It didnt register in my head nataku used that mod for a dot timer as well as a cd timer. My mistake.

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Old 05/07/07, 4:54 PM   #46
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I discovered SpellBinder (http://www.wowace.com/files/SpellBin...r-r34394.1.zip) a little while ago, and it's simply amazing. While the exact same effect can be achieved by putting spells on hidden bars and using the normal keybindings, SpellBinder gets rid of the tedium of doing so. For those that still like seeing all their buttons whether or not they're keybound, SpellBinder allows you to assign keybindings to spells, items and macros, regardless of what bar they're on, meaning there's no need to redefine keybinds every time you move some actions around.

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Old 05/07/07, 5:14 PM   #47
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GetOffGetGoing - mod for auto-dismounting when clicking on a flight master.
RatingBuster and Lightheaded have been mentioned.[u]
MountMe - auto mount selection based on location.
SimpleMiniMap and Buffalo - Life changing.

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Old 05/07/07, 5:26 PM   #48
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DoTimers / DoCooldown package is the single greatest mod for a affliction lock. I'd play with a bare UI as long as I can keep that mod.

I have been looking for a good mod for my pally to track all of the blessings that he has cast. I saw one mod that turned the timers into almost buff bars that counted down. (Warriors / Might : 10 minutes etc...)

Would be helpful if you can suggest one.

For the bag question, I use Ark as well. Best thing about it, is that you can hide a lot of stuff that you don't want to see. For example I don't ever see my shards, healing potions (bound to hotbar), gear (bound to closet gnome), or other misc items. So in that sense you see actually a lot less then most bag mods.

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Old 05/07/07, 5:26 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by Saethar View Post
I discovered SpellBinder (http://www.wowace.com/files/SpellBin...r-r34394.1.zip) a little while ago, and it's simply amazing. While the exact same effect can be achieved by putting spells on hidden bars and using the normal keybindings, SpellBinder gets rid of the tedium of doing so. For those that still like seeing all their buttons whether or not they're keybound, SpellBinder allows you to assign keybindings to spells, items and macros, regardless of what bar they're on, meaning there's no need to redefine keybinds every time you move some actions around.
BindPad is another option for this, and I find the interface much friendlier than SpellBinder's.

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Old 05/07/07, 5:26 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Daler View Post
How would you compare it to Yet Another Totem Addon (YATA)?
I haven't actually tried this but from a quick google I think it does more than GotWood. GotWood just tracks totem durations, whereas YATA probably has an interface to drop totems too? Can't check if this is correct, I'm currently raiding : P

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