Mage UI and Add-ons (READ THE FIRST POST) - Page 13

Torcero · 09/09/09, 3:50 PM

For my mage, I use Recount, Omen, and Healbot continued. Omen and Recount are pretty self explanatory, but some people might question Healbot as it is a much larger addon than Decursive, or others to that effect. The primary reason I use Healbot is that I have 2 other toons that I use to heal (Druid and Shaman), and it's easier just to use an addon twice than to get another addon like Decursive, and have to change all the settings for your different toons. The other reason is that it is very customizable.

I made a skin just for my mage, which is very compact and easy to use. Switching skins requires only clicking the dropdown menu in the skin tabs of the options. My layout looks a lot like the Decursive layout. Each player has a small square, limited by the minimum width available. I also chose the option to show pets, as sometimes pets receive curse of mending in OS. These squares are in five columns, so a 25man raid will be a 5x5 square (plus pets in the next row/ rows). I chose the class colors option, so I can see more readily identify each player. In my opinion, the best feature is that you can have it show a mana bar, so you can see when your healer is running out of mana and shield yourself accordingly. By default, it shows health in the main bar, which can be very useful for watching the health in your raid without the built in raid health bar option. Depending on your skin, the health bar might be hard to read, but you can always adjust it.

I have it set up to remove curse on the target when I left click, and select them when I right click. Only the debuffs that you can dispell show up on Healbot, which is convenient so you don't have to waste time trying to identify the debuff if the symbol is confusing. If you mouse over a player's square, it will tell you information such as current and total health, mana, rage, energy, and runic power. It monitors buffs, such as Arcane Int/ Brilliance, Molten Armor, and Focus magic. If a player needs a buff, their square will turn white, when you are out of combat (or in combat, if you choose that option). I don't use Dampen Magic or Amplify Magic much, but when I do use them, I put them into Healbot also. My only problem is that I haven't been able to get Healbot to differentiate between ranged, nonranged, custom, etc players. Those are all options for monitoring buffs, but I cannot seem to customize this.

All in all, Healbot makes a great mage addon, despite its name, and I recommend it for any mage who is in charge of buffing and removing curses in the raid/ party.

Pakostevens · 09/09/09, 6:02 PM

Torcero: have you tried smart buff and smart debuff? I use it very similarly to how you're using healbot and was wondering if anyone had tried both and had thought on them.

Torcero · 09/09/09, 6:03 PM

I received a private message asking if you can configure Healbot to play a sound when raid members receive a curse debuff. The answer is yes. You can choose to play a sound or not, and there are also a few different built in sounds. It also displays a message on screen similar to DBM.

I also forgot to mention some other useful benefits. You can have the window disappear when no buffs are required and no debuffs are active. By default, Healbot does a range check on your spells. The spells can also be adjusted to target or assist raid members (good for assisting tank). It also has been updated for dual spec, so you can have different settings for different specs.

Burra · 09/10/09, 6:22 PM

Back to the Living Bomb discussion, if you have Scorchio2 set up for it, it will track LB on all targets. I also made a dinky little macro to apply LB.

/targetenemy
/cast Living Bomb

It basically tab-targets mobs and slaps an LB on them (it usually picks the un-LB'ed target), and as long as you wait for the GCD to finish (you CANNOT spam this button and be effective), it works flawlessly. You generally have to face the mobs you want to apply this to, but it works very well.

Insei · 09/20/09, 11:43 PM

!Swatter, Ace2, AG Unit Frames, Aloft, BaudBag, Chatter, ClassTimer, CooldownTimers3, Cryolysis3, DBM, Drathal's HUD, Dominos, Fontain, Fubar, Mapster, Mik's Scrolling Battle Text, OmniCC, Quartz, Satrina Buff Frame, Scorchio2, Sexy Map, Tip Tac, WoW Instant Messenger

The orbs and top frame are adapted from Roth UI (Diablo3Orbs, Diablo3HealthFrame, rFader, rTextures, rBottomBarStyler), I take no credit for them.

WildWill · 09/28/09, 5:26 AM

I am now rolling a mage but still use the Bliizard UI for all of my toons. About to build a new UI for my main which is a priest with all of its necessary addons. Is there a way to set up an easy switch between a priest friendly UI and a Mage friendly UI without having to configure it each time?

digitaljdr · 09/28/09, 8:55 AM

I noticed that either curse is broken or that ghost pulse was removed from curse. But I found it on wowinterface here is a link if you are interested.

Ghost Pulse 3

Ohi · 09/30/09, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by WildWill

I am now rolling a mage but still use the Bliizard UI for all of my toons. About to build a new UI for my main which is a priest with all of its necessary addons. Is there a way to set up an easy switch between a priest friendly UI and a Mage friendly UI without having to configure it each time?

Look into reflux. A lot of UI compilation authors use it to easily set up their packages. Should work well for what you want.

Florena · 10/05/09, 4:03 AM

Pitbull, ChinchillaMap, SBF, Scorchio2, Quartz, Omen, DBM, Recount, KGPanels, TipTac, SL Data Text, OmniCC, Prat, Bagnon.

Inspired by tukui and other UIs from this thread.

vbishop · 10/09/09, 6:05 PM

Here's my newly designed UI. I based it off of Toodel's UI and then added a lot of my own style to it. I'm currently running of a 17" monitor so once I get my new monitor at Christmas, I will be re-vamping this to fit a bigger widescreen display. =D

Visible addons:
ag_UnitFrames
Chocolatebar
Omen
Skada
MikScrollingBattleText
Auditor
AtlasLoot
Bartender
Broker (uClock, Bags, CasterStats, CPU Memory, Location)
Carbonite
DBM
Fontain
Grid + GridManaBars + Clique (This allowed me to get rid of Decursive and free up more screen space)
kgPanels
OmniCC
Prat
Quartz
Satrina Buff Frame
Scorchio
simpleMinimap
StatBlock (Coords, Durability, ZoneText)

Other addons I run on my mage:
OPie (wonderful for mage portals/teleports)
RatingBuster
XLoot
TipTac
SharedMedia
Postal
FishingBuddy
Atlas
Align
Addon Control Panel

I run a couple of others as well, but there's a few that I only run on selected characters.

Hinalover · 10/10/09, 2:27 PM

Considering people have been asking me about my UI I would like to point out that due to this thread I've changed my UI quite a bit since I last posted. One of the main reasons is because I started playing around with a Holy Priest for an alt and I wanted a centralized Raid frame.

Due to the way Pitbull handles raid frames I like how you can force certain designs for the size of the raid, so I have mine centered even in a 40-man raid/BG. This is one of the main drawbacks I have with Grid so it's also the reason I took that off my UI. With Pitbull starting to allow users to use LUA for front end usage this is very useful for customization of my UI (planning on adding Grid's debuff module to my Raid Frame).

Also I'm basing most of my UI on Mirr0r's UI with some tweaks on my side.

Jarlyn · 10/10/09, 4:20 PM

Idle in Raid (with target casting bar):

Raid Combat (ignore bigwigs spam, they broke something again):

Pictured: AzCastBar, BasicMinimap, BigWigs, Chatter, Dominos, Forte_Cooldown, Grid, kgPanels, MSBT, OmniCC, PitBull, rActionButtonStyler, Scorchio2, SimpleBuffBars, Skada, StatBlockCore, TipTac

Not Pictured: ActionBarSaver, cargBargs, Clique, ErrorMonster, Mapster, OPie, Postal, RatingBuster, TB_AltTrader, teksLoot

Ocrist · 10/13/09, 11:12 AM

I'm looking for some type of function/Addon that will change the colour of my manabar at various fixed levels. For instance:

Full mana - 3500 ---> change manabar from blue to green (use mana gem)
40% full mana ---> change manabar yellow to yellow (cast evocation)

I think this would be a useful visual tool that would aid in quick decision making as to when to top up, in particular for arcane mages where mana mangement is so important.

I use Pitbull4 and I suppose some kind of dogtag text might do the job, but I have no idea how.

By the way, I do realise that immediate use of evocation isn't these days always considered to be best practice. Immediate use of mamgem must still remain best practice however.

Gukreb · 10/17/09, 6:07 AM

I use IceHUD to show mana levels (as well as HP) is an easy to digest format. Depending on how you have it set up it can be pretty inoccuious most of the time and start to stand out as your mana drops.

For timing maga gems I have Power Auras display a warning whenever 1) My mana gem is off cooldown, and 2) I have burned enough mana that I can use all the mana a gem can use in one shot. This way I am pretty much guaranteed of getting it off within a few seconds of it becoming available. I also use Power Auras to project a timer when either Icy veins, Berserking (troll), Bloodlust, or Haste pots are about to tick off and then use Evocation during the last second any of them are up.

Camilo · 10/18/09, 12:43 PM

I recently changed it to that^.

I use Bartender, IceHUD, Sexy Maps, SBF, Button Facade, OmniCC, Quartz, Xperl, Digits, Nice Damage, SCT and Prat.

Ehooee · 10/20/09, 10:49 AM

I am playing around with an idea for Arcane Blast Stack.

I know we can set a graphic for each stack value. With this in mind, I am hoping to find 4 stages of 1 graphic.

For example...picture a circlue cut into 4 sections. With 1 AB buff you only see 1/4 the arch, 2 debuffs you see 1/2 the graphic, 3 debuffs you see 3/4 of circle and with 4 debuffs you get to see the whole circle. Stringed together when playing the circle is drawn and is complete with the full buff.

Do people ever post their key bindings...ie E for fireblast etc. I know I have, and others may as well, find it beneficial to see what people do with their fingers. Muscle memorization is 1 part, but smart layout is another.

@jarlyn, I see you have 44 of something, I don't recognize the icon...what are those?

delaydackel · 10/20/09, 2:45 PM

Originally Posted by Ehooee

I am playing around with an idea for Arcane Blast Stack.

I know we can set a graphic for each stack value. With this in mind, I am hoping to find 4 stages of 1 graphic.

For example...picture a circlue cut into 4 sections. With 1 AB buff you only see 1/4 the arch, 2 debuffs you see 1/2 the graphic, 3 debuffs you see 3/4 of circle and with 4 debuffs you get to see the whole circle. Stringed together when playing the circle is drawn and is complete with the full buff.

Actually you can configure PowerAuras that way. Just set up 4 differently colored auras, each for one AB stack.

Ehooee · 10/20/09, 5:32 PM

Originally Posted by delaydackel

Actually you can configure PowerAuras that way. Just set up 4 differently colored auras, each for one AB stack.

Thanks, I was planning on doing it in that. I was just writing when I was tired and left the name of the mod out. Colours works, but for some strange reason my mind doesn't react to colors as well as a completed graphic....the colors start to get "ignored" in my periphial vision.

Kaubel · 10/21/09, 8:27 AM

Originally Posted by Ehooee

Do people ever post their key bindings

No. And anyone who does from this point on will receive an infraction.

MixiDK · 10/22/09, 1:38 AM

Originally Posted by Gukreb

I use IceHUD to show mana levels (as well as HP) is an easy to digest format. Depending on how you have it set up it can be pretty inoccuious most of the time and start to stand out as your mana drops.

For timing maga gems I have Power Auras display a warning whenever 1) My mana gem is off cooldown, and 2) I have burned enough mana that I can use all the mana a gem can use in one shot. This way I am pretty much guaranteed of getting it off within a few seconds of it becoming available. I also use Power Auras to project a timer when either Icy veins, Berserking (troll), Bloodlust, or Haste pots are about to tick off and then use Evocation during the last second any of them are up.

Can you plz export the "timing mana gems" from Power Auras ?

Friccs · 10/22/09, 7:48 AM

New Version:

Download:

Friccs' UI : WoWInterface Downloads : Minimalistic Compilations

Addons:

align
aMinimap
aTooltip
BasicChatMods
Butsu (lootframe)
DBM
evl: repair, scavanger, spamfilter
Gladius - arena addon
lynStats
MSBT
oGlow
OmniCC
Ora2
Pitbull4
pMap
Quartz
rActionBarStyler
rActionButtonStyler
rBuff
Recount
sFilter
Shieldmonitor
sThreatMeter

kaytwo · 10/22/09, 7:05 PM

Originally Posted by Ocrist

I'm looking for some type of function/Addon that will change the colour of my manabar at various fixed levels. For instance:

Full mana - 3500 ---> change manabar from blue to green (use mana gem)
40% full mana ---> change manabar yellow to yellow (cast evocation)

I think this would be a useful visual tool that would aid in quick decision making as to when to top up, in particular for arcane mages where mana mangement is so important.

I use Pitbull4 and I suppose some kind of dogtag text might do the job, but I have no idea how.

By the way, I do realise that immediate use of evocation isn't these days always considered to be best practice. Immediate use of mamgem must still remain best practice however.

I wrote a LuaText for this a couple months ago that I always kept forgetting to post about. Here's the edit:

local max = MaxPower(unit)
local evostart, evocd, _ = GetSpellCooldown("Evocation")
local gemstart, gemcd, _ = GetItemCooldown("Mana Sapphire")
local cr,cg,cb = 255,255,255
if UnitClass(unit) ~= "Mage" then
  return "%s/%s",Power(unit),max
end
if max - Power(unit) > 3500 then
  if gemstart > 0.0 and gemcd > 0.0 then
    cr,cg,cb = 0,127,0
  else
   cr,cg,cb = 0,255,0
  end
end
if Power(unit) / max < .4 then
  if gemcd == 0 and gemstart == 0 then
    cr,cg,cb = 0,255,0
  elseif evostart > 0 and evocd > 1.5 then
    cr,cg,cb = 255,0,0
  else
    cr,cg,cb = 255,255,0
  end
end
if max > 0 then
  return "|cff%02x%02x%02x%s|r/%s",cr,cg,cb,Power(unit),max
end

This LuaText changes the color of my current/available mana text, rather than the bar itself: I found this to be sufficient for being able to gauge my mana situation at a glance. If you aren't playing a mage this won't interfere with your MP text coloring.

Between Full and (Full - 3500), the text is white: no regen needed.
Between (Full - 3500) and 0, the text is bright green if mana gem is not on CD.
Between (Full - 3500) and 40%, the text is dark green if mana gem is on CD.
Between 40% and 0%, the text is yellow if evocation is not on CD, and red if both evocation and mana gem are on CD.

Kharm The Betrayer · 10/24/09, 12:55 AM

Very simplistic...
Noteables -

Bartender4, Bean Counter, ButtonFacade, Cryolysis3, Decursive, MikScrollingBattleText, Omen/Omen CC, Pitbull4, Quartz, SatrinaBuffFrame, SlideBar

Kargon · 10/28/09, 4:01 PM

Originally Posted by Jarlyn

Pictured: AzCastBar, BasicMinimap, BigWigs, Chatter, Dominos, Forte_Cooldown, Grid, kgPanels, MSBT, OmniCC, PitBull, rActionButtonStyler, Scorchio2, SimpleBuffBars, Skada, StatBlockCore, TipTac

Not Pictured: ActionBarSaver, cargBargs, Clique, ErrorMonster, Mapster, OPie, Postal, RatingBuster, TB_AltTrader, teksLoot

What font is that you are using if you don't mind my asking?

LordSyth · 10/28/09, 6:29 PM

Alternative Screenies:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/769/ui3ow.jpg
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/426/ui1kr.jpg

Relevant Addons:
BuffEnough
ButtonFacade
Butsu
caelNamePlates
ChatMOD
Cryolysis 3
Deadly Boss Mods
Decursive
Dominos
Elkano's BuffBars
ForteXorcist
Grid
iThreat
kgPanels
MBB
MikScrollingBattleText
oGlow
OmniCC
OPie
oUF
Prat 3.0
Skinner
SLDataText
teksLoot
TipTac
Utopia