Warlock UI & Addon Discussion - Page 2

Gogusrl · 04/28/09, 10:52 AM

Here`s my UI : http://hdimage.org/images/j4lj4lywqe...2108070425.jpg. I`l come back with a better screenshot after the raid tonight.
The addons I consider essential for raiding as a warlock are :
Pol Monitor(the 4 icons in the lower part of my hud). It allows me to setup icons for the spells I choose on which it will show me if I`m in range, I have mana, if I already have it on a mob it will show me the duration. The icons are click through and can hide when not in combat.
Cooling (the icon in the upper part of my hud) is a pretty basic cooldown monitor that allows me to setup the icons however I want and restrict the category of spells / items / etc that will monitor. This is a very old addon and I couldn`t find any link for it.
I switched from Quartz to AzCastBar and I`m missing the show ticks option from it. I installed ForteExorcist just for that but having 2 casting bars is pretty annoying.
If anyone knows another casting bar replacement with tick support please let me know. If you have any other questions about my UI send me a pm.

• bartolimu · 04/28/09, 10:57 AM

If this thread becomes anything like the horrible, shitty UI threads in other subforums I will terminate with extreme prejudice. Read the rules. Follow them. The posting privileges you save could be your own.

supplicium · 04/28/09, 2:41 PM

1) is Forte Xorcist's Dot timer, Which Shows the next upcoming tick of dots and is filtered to my dots only (unlike the other defaults like powerups and beneficial debuffs)

2) is Forte Xorcist's cooldown bar, which as you may have noticed shows cooldowns in a linear fashion, and though it can be used to show buffs etc, I find that too clustered. The secondary splash Icon pops in the center of my screen.

3) Is a custom buff bar created by Satrina Buff Frames which also accounts for all my other buffs and debuff frames. This particular one is for Lifetap buff. It is created very simply by Creating a new buff bar, going to spells-> life tap-> show this buff. And then in settings makeing sure the bar is set to show only white list, then using the visual settings to convert it simply into a single slim bar.

4)_This is a second custom buff frame created by Satrina Buff Frames to show only useful buffs/debuffs. It's nice to keep a heads up idea of what procs buffs you have, in this case you can see lightweave, Illustration, and Decimation. It's very handy when tied with power auras to keep track of all your immediate use buffs.

5) These are more of the warlock tools from Forte Xorcist When not in combat you would see a summon monitor and you can quickly pop up from that list to see whose Battle res and ahnks are ready as well.

One thing that can't be seen is I use the following dog tag to monitor warlock friendly debuffs, Including 13% increased dmg, +3% hit and 5% crit debuffs. Note Dog tags work with Pitbull 3.0 and may or may not work with other addons in the same way.

 [if IsEnemy and ~Dead and ~IsPlayerOrPet and InCombat then
    "    " (if HasAura("Curse of the Elements") or HasAura("Earth and Moon") or HasAura("Ebon Plague") then
        " DMG  ":Color("07A9B0")
    else
        " DMG  ":Color("D00000")
    end) (if HasAura("Shadow Mastery") or NumAura("Improved Scorch") > 4 or NumAura("Winter's Chill") > 4 then
        "CRIT ":Color("07A9B0")
    elseif NumAura("Improved Scorch") > 1 or NumAura("Winter's Chill") > 1 then
        "CRIT ":Yellow
    elseif NumAura("Improved Scorch") = 0 or NumAura("Winter's Chill") = 0 then
        "CRIT ":Color("D00000")
    end) (if HasAura("Faerie Fire") or HasAura("Misery") then
        " HIT ":Color("07A9B0")
    else
        " HIT ":Color("D00000")
    end)
end] [if IsEnemy and ~Dead and IsPlayerOrPet and InCombat then
    (if HasAura("Fear") or HasAura("Howl of Terror") then
        " FEAR    ":Color("07A9B0")
    else
        " FEAR    ":Color("D00000")
    end) (if HasAura("Curse of Tongues") then
        " TNGS   ":Color("07A9B0")
    else
        " TNGS    ":Color("D00000")
    end) Combos
end]

If you are in fact compiling a warlock specific ui list, mine can be found here: Supp UI

TiaMaster · 04/28/09, 3:01 PM

Originally Posted by Kaylum

Biotic,

I found and installed ButtonTimers a few days before this post. I used it to raid once, but to me it seemed like I was having conflicts with the other lock in my raid. For instance, she would cast Curse of Agony and my timer would reset. Have you or anyone else had this problem with this add on? I really liked the way this addon was setup. I would like to use it, but obviously with the conflicts mentioned here I had to switch. As a result I used a combination of quarts and DoT timers.

ButtonTimers is IMO the best timer addon for people new to affliction. The timer bars are clickable, so if you see one running out, you can simply click it to reapply.

You MUST have the most recent version of this mod, Kaylum. After making sure of that, you need to make sure that in the options the "Show Spells Cast by Other Players" option isn't checked.

zaliisa · 04/28/09, 8:06 PM

One of my favourites is a little gem called qNightLight. It allows you to switch on upto 4 different sound triggers for when Nightfall procs - one at the start, one halfway through the proc, one 3 seconds from the end, and one at the end if it drops off before you use it.

I only use the first and the "3 seconds to go" option, and I changed the soundfile for the first to use the "ShadowTrance!" from Necrosis. So, without Necrosis' bloat, I have the groovy ShadowTrance vocal when Nightfall procs, and a little beep that plays 7 seconds later if I haven't use it yet.

Grevann · 04/29/09, 1:09 AM

Inline Aura is a new favorite of mine. It highlights the borders of your spells, if the effect is present on your target (and can watch focus too). In addition, it can show the current duration of your spells in their respective buttons. It's like having a dot timer on every button, and saves a lot of screen-real-estate.

The best part is that it's customizable. You can set it to show Decimate durations on your Soul Fire button. Or you can have it watch Nightfall instead of Shadow Mastery on your Shadow Bolt button. Any buff or debuff on you, your target, or your focus can be tracked and assigned to any spell.

In addition, if you use OmniCC, it will displace the InlineAura timers under the OmniCC timers, so you have both in the same button. I like this particularly for Haunt, as it shows both the cooldown and duration the same basic space.

This addon was mentioned before, but I thought it deserved better coverage.

embrauer · 04/29/09, 1:13 AM

MeesterHat briefly mentioned Power Auras Classic. With so many different talents, items, and spells having various effects, I found that important procs were getting lost in the myriad of other buffs in my main buff frame. While many of them are superficial and aren't necessarily important to what I'm doing (such as Dying Curse procs and perhaps the IDS stack), other procs such as the Life Tap glyph, Decimate, and Backdraft are ones i like to keep a closer eye on. The mod is relatively easy to setup so I won't go into detail, but you can easily add proc notifications anywhere on the screen. As Supplicium said, Satrina Buff Frames can achieve a similar effect. Six of one, half dozen of the other, I presume - though PAC will require more precise positioning on a proc-specific basis.

Some examples:

Damias · 04/29/09, 5:21 AM

Interesting topic. It's always nice to see which warlock specific addons there are.

I've made a compilation for my warlock that I think provides a good overview in raids, doesn't use too much screenspace and is centered around the most important things to know during raids for a warlock.

The warlock specific addons used in the compilation is:

ForteXorcist - Dot timer which also shows Misery, Ebon Plaguebringer and Earth & Moon on your target. I also make use of the Cooldowntimer in the package.

Another Warlock specific addon I use is Demonic Knowledge which shows the spelldamage gained from that talent and updates when you recieve buffs.

To make sure I don't miss decimate procs, (which has been known to happen) I implemented Eventalert in my UI - It's not that configurable but you can set it to show procs such as Molten Core, Decimate, Nightfall, Backlash and Backdraft.

I also use Pitbull unitframes and Satrina Buff Frames. In the compilation I have added filtering for my demons so that it shows player casted buffs such as GotW, Fortitude, Intellect, Blessings and self buffs like Demonic Frenzy. I've also added Fel Armor, Demon Armor and spellstone/firestone, elixir/flask and well fed buff to another buff bar to make sure I don't forget to buff myself.

I use Parrot for my scrolling combat text which is configured to show incoming damage, damage done by my pet and incoming heals on me and my pet. I use the ingame damage done by me and my pet since I like to see big yellow numbers explode on my screen.

A picture might make it easier so here goes

The compilation is available for download here > DamiaUI

Quaiche · 04/29/09, 1:40 PM

A few addons that I find invaluable on my warlock:

Auracle
Download: Auracle (De)Buff Monitor - Addons - Curse
Bugs and SVN: WoW AddOns - Auracle (De)Buff Monitor - WowAce.com

While this addon requires a bit of configuration, it also lets you create amazingly configurable buff/debuff monitors.

This screenshot shows my on-screen setup in my 3.0.8 affliction spec (now that Immo and UI don't stack and that SL is gone, I've changed it, I just don't have a more recent SS):

A few notes:
- I arrange the buttons to map in the same relative positions as the buttons on my n52TE which is why they are in two rows. You can reorder them however you want.
- Red means the spell is MISSING from the target
- The number is a countdown timer for how much time is left on it
- You can configure it for target, player, pet, etc. I have another one I setup for myself that flashes a big icon on my screen when Nightfall (affliction spec) or Decimate (destro) proc for me.
- I do the same thing to know when my LT buff drops.

This addon all by itself boosted my DOT uptime tremendously.

Cork
Download: Cork : WoWInterface Downloads : Tekkub's Emporium of Random Crap

Like Auracle, it isn't a Warlock specific addon, but it has some nice warlock specific features.

"Cork provides, at it's heart, one-click buff casting. Some non-buff reminders are included, however, and more are planned."

For warlocks, in addition to the basic stuff like "Well Fed", repair, etc., it also has reminders and one-click resolution to the following:
- Summon pet
- Fel Armor
- Soul Link

Screenshot showing Fel Armor and Well Fed missing:

When that window pops up, I simple click the Cork button (on my normal action bars) and it starts working the list top to bottom on each click. Fully configurable, so if you don't like a buff or want to specify a specific pet, you can do that.

Helps you not forget those things you need to do before engaging the boss.

Glitched · 04/29/09, 4:12 PM

ButtonTimers is probably the best addon I've found for my warlock. I used to use Inline Auras (which is also great) but I prefer a more visual display.

Debraun · 04/29/09, 4:51 PM

Just wanna notice out tellmewhen has some problems, even with fan update linked in the first post of this thread. Unstable affliction and lifetap (the glyph buff) for istance are not correctly shown.I'm looking forward to see the update.

TiaMaster · 04/29/09, 5:44 PM

Originally Posted by Debraun

Just wanna notice out tellmewhen has some problems, even with fan update linked in the first post of this thread. Unstable affliction and lifetap (the glyph buff) for istance are not correctly shown.I'm looking forward to see the update.

Being a fan of TellMeWhen, I must say it has it's limitations.

Just use it as a reminder for buffs and the like, such as Fel Armor, Soulstone, Well Fed, etc.

A timer for spell debuffs it is not.

chiyeuk · 04/30/09, 4:28 AM

Toolset|Forte Xorcist (Version 1.08)| Spell- & Cooldowntimer as well as much more

Toolset|Forte Xorcist's |Dot timer, bars, ultilities

ForteXorcist is mentioned twice in the OP

Many people use ForteXorcist's spelltimers and cooldown timer -- which are GREAT and the prettiest ones I've ever seen -- but I highly recommend checking out the summoning assistant, soulstone tracker, and shard count, especially if you are an officer or raid leader or just an organized control freak ( ie. perfectionists

). Since the OP did not specifically mention these utilities, I would like to specifically make a post for them.

I personally like to know whose soulstones are ready, who has been soulstoned, how long each warlock's soulstone is on cooldown for, how many shards each warlock has, and who is not in your instance so you can quickly summon them back without even being told by the raid leader!

You can check my screenshots in the post I made on the first page to see how it looks like.. although I am not grouped in those screenshots and so you cannot see the full features.

Kilroggmama · 04/30/09, 7:55 AM

Originally Posted by chiyeuk

I personally like to know whose soulstones are ready, who has been soulstoned, how long each warlock's soulstone is on cooldown for, how many shards each warlock has, and who is not in your instance so you can quickly summon them back without even being told by the raid leader!

Don't forget the SS display also shows Battle Res, Ankhs, DI etc timers too!

rutiene · 04/30/09, 11:41 AM

1. MSBT
2. Its a combat text addon, but the primary function that I use for raiding is the ability to add custom Triggers. It'll give you a text warning and/or sound upon a very customizable variety of events. (Essentially, anything you can think of that would show up on the combat log). In one addon, it can completely replace the what DS Warning does, as well as what Power Auras does (although, it doesn't execute it as graphically) or Buff Watcher, etcetc. A very customizable and flexible tool.
3. MikScrollingBattleText - Addons - Curse