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Forum: Mages 04/04/11, 12:55 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Looking over the svn history, I see Silverwind...

Looking over the svn history, I see Silverwind has been tweaking the Arcane action lists so hopefully he can comment. It may sound counter-intuitive, but the implementation of sequences in SimC is...
Forum: Mages 03/30/11, 8:40 AM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,372
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Abilities that have both direct and tick damage...

Abilities that have both direct and tick damage will often appear on the same line. The "T-xyz" columns correspond to Tick-xyz. Looking at the mage report ...
Forum: Mages 03/30/11, 8:15 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By dedmonwakeen
There is a new section in the report labeled...

There is a new section in the report labeled Statistics and Data Analysis. It generates tons of statistical information, providing iteration targets to reach certain levels of precision, etc.
Forum: Mages 03/29/11, 1:20 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By dedmonwakeen
In SimC one can create movement raid events based...

In SimC one can create movement raid events based upon distance as opposed to time. In addition the core architecture supports a composite_movement_speed() API at the player_t level. However, the...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/28/11, 9:54 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC 406 v16 Released Latest PTR updates for all...

SimC 406 v16 Released

Latest PTR updates for all classes.

ReleaseNotes - simulationcraft - Project Hosting on Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/simulationcraft/wiki/ReleaseNotes)

Welcome to...
Forum: Mages 03/28/11, 1:16 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Maintaining BiS sets is the bane of our (SimC...

Maintaining BiS sets is the bane of our (SimC developers) existence.

Frost and Frostfire profiles updated using this chardev profile as a base. (r8245)
Forum: Warriors 03/25/11, 8:24 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,239
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC is simultaneously adding support for...

SimC is simultaneously adding support for healers, tanks, and multi-target. Please bear with the growing pains.
Forum: Warriors 03/24/11, 10:33 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,239
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Classes with Heroism/Bloodlust can manage it...

Classes with Heroism/Bloodlust can manage it explicitly in their action list.

Classes without need to use overrides:
optimal_raid=1 (the default) will force override.bloodlust=1
bloodlust_time=10 #...
Forum: Warriors 03/23/11, 8:04 PM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,239
Posted By dedmonwakeen
As always: SimC is neither Gospel nor Garbage. ...

As always: SimC is neither Gospel nor Garbage. Provided it complements (as opposed to replaces) your intellect, it is a useful tool.

I dislike egg-in-the-face as much as the next guy, but the...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/23/11, 6:36 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC 406 v15 Released Latest PTR updates for all...

SimC 406 v15 Released

Latest PTR updates for all classes.

ReleaseNotes - simulationcraft - Project Hosting on Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/simulationcraft/wiki/ReleaseNotes)

(Key update...
Forum: Warriors 03/23/11, 4:00 PM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,239
Posted By dedmonwakeen
I was very concerned about the melee swing...

I was very concerned about the melee swing difference so I experimented myself.

The current released SimC has a bugged target health recalculation method. (We infer and refine the main targets...
Forum: Hunters 03/23/11, 10:45 AM
Replies: 214
Views: 285,422
Posted By dedmonwakeen
This is fixed in SVN r8131 and will be included...

This is fixed in SVN r8131 and will be included in the next release.
Forum: Warriors 03/17/11, 5:43 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 482,535
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Unfortunately, at the moment one cannot even...

Unfortunately, at the moment one cannot even create a custom action list that tries to stack FoA usage. We treat it like a proc: As soon as the fifth charge is reached blackwing_dragonkin is...
Forum: Mages 03/15/11, 11:37 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Fixed in SimC r8034.

Fixed in SimC r8034.
Forum: Mages 03/10/11, 5:34 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Thanks, Kavan. The fix is committed at revision...

Thanks, Kavan. The fix is committed at revision r8003 and will be available in the next release (a day or two). It resulted in around a 300dps gain for our Frost profile.
Forum: Mages 03/10/11, 11:07 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By dedmonwakeen
We do not include the crit debuff in the Shatter...

We do not include the crit debuff in the Shatter bonus. I believe there was extensive testing on this, but I fail to find the link.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/10/11, 9:09 AM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
I believe that Feral Kitties were translating (by...

I believe that Feral Kitties were translating (by hand) SimC action lists into Ovale scripts.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/08/11, 12:03 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC 406 v13 Released Latest PTR updates for all...

SimC 406 v13 Released

Latest PTR updates for all classes.

ReleaseNotes - simulationcraft - Project Hosting on Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/simulationcraft/wiki/ReleaseNotes)

Welcome to...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/08/11, 11:03 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 96,277
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Pawn and RhadaTip are a format that one must...

Pawn and RhadaTip are a format that one must cut-and-paste which makes it a bit ugly on the output reports. We don't mind providing them, but yeah.... If we are talking cut-n-paste, then please just...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/08/11, 7:45 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 96,277
Posted By dedmonwakeen
If wowreforge supports scalefactors communicated...

If wowreforge supports scalefactors communicated via an encoded link, I will be happy to add it to SimC export.
Forum: Public Discussion 03/06/11, 11:57 AM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC 406 v12 Released Latest PTR updates for all...

SimC 406 v12 Released

Latest PTR updates for all classes.

ReleaseNotes - simulationcraft - Project Hosting on Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/simulationcraft/wiki/ReleaseNotes)

Welcome to...
Forum: Mages 03/04/11, 10:47 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By dedmonwakeen
There have been several community-contributed...

There have been several community-contributed action lists for Mage recently and they were coming so fast I must admit I did not provide as much auditing as is my usual wont. Please open an Issue on...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/04/11, 4:30 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC 406 v11 Released (v10 never made it out...

SimC 406 v11 Released (v10 never made it out of quality control)

Latest PTR updates for all classes.

ReleaseNotes - simulationcraft - Project Hosting on Google Code...
Forum: Mages 03/04/11, 2:42 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By dedmonwakeen
The MoE-FlameOrb interaction has been fixed...

The MoE-FlameOrb interaction has been fixed (r7913), but I believe LivingBomb is working correctly. I see it returning 888 mana in my runs. I've also moved some resource reporting from "debug" to...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/04/11, 12:59 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
I'll look into it. Can you examine the spell...

I'll look into it. Can you examine the spell usage breakdowns (and mana timelines) between v8 and v9 and provide your feedback?
Forum: Mages 03/03/11, 8:01 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By dedmonwakeen
We made the pet "smart enough" not to cast Freeze...

We made the pet "smart enough" not to cast Freeze when the mage had any stacks of FoF.

Currently there is no way to do a 2-tick Evocation. I will add an interrupt_if= option that is an expression. ...
Forum: Public Discussion 03/02/11, 10:31 AM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC 406 v9 Released Full PTR support for Mar 1...

SimC 406 v9 Released

Full PTR support for Mar 1 updates.

ReleaseNotes - simulationcraft - Project Hosting on Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/simulationcraft/wiki/ReleaseNotes)

Welcome to...
Forum: Warriors 02/28/11, 3:21 PM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,239
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Hit scale factors are a pain. Most classes are...

Hit scale factors are a pain. Most classes are at the hit/expertise cap. Generating a "zero" scale factor is not very helpful. Therefore, by default the hit/expertise factors are calculated by...
Forum: Hunters 02/28/11, 9:26 AM
Replies: 626
Views: 2,172,287
Posted By dedmonwakeen
The "smooth_rng" functionality is something that...

The "smooth_rng" functionality is something that needs to be revisited with every major WoW release. That has not yet happened for Cataclysm. It may very well be working as expected, but I have not...
Forum: Death Knights 02/26/11, 6:59 PM
Replies: 470
Views: 2,376,198
Posted By dedmonwakeen
With helpful analysis from folks in this thread,...

With helpful analysis from folks in this thread, several inefficiencies and bug-fixes were made to the DK module. Please re-check that link now that they have all been incorporated.
Forum: Public Discussion 02/26/11, 5:57 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC 406 v8 Released Full PTR support for Feb 22...

SimC 406 v8 Released

Full PTR support for Feb 22 updates.

ReleaseNotes - simulationcraft - Project Hosting on Google Code (http://code.google.com/p/simulationcraft/wiki/ReleaseNotes)

Welcome to...
Forum: Death Knights 02/26/11, 8:07 AM
Replies: 470
Views: 2,376,198
Posted By dedmonwakeen
When I saw the report that Kahorie's sim uses...

When I saw the report that Kahorie's sim uses only a 50pt stat delta for scale factor calculation I was hugely impressed. That is nothing short of remarkable. In simulation, when the iteration...
Forum: Mages 02/24/11, 6:54 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,372
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Not necessarily. Ignite damage gets spread out...

Not necessarily. Ignite damage gets spread out further, so average Ignite ticks are smaller in a world without munching. However, with 1sec drains vastly reducing munching when clusters of procs...
Forum: Death Knights 02/24/11, 4:40 PM
Replies: 470
Views: 2,376,198
Posted By dedmonwakeen
The extra scrutiny already bore fruit: We just...

The extra scrutiny already bore fruit: We just found and fixed an problem in Runic Empowerment regarding how the rune was being chosen. We'll have this fix and Zims action tweaks (and ptr updates...
Forum: Mages 02/24/11, 12:44 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,372
Posted By dedmonwakeen
The "simultaneous crit" issue is not nearly as...

The "simultaneous crit" issue is not nearly as problematic (in terms of dps impact) as the "max-duration-refresh" issue. An interesting alternative to the PTR implementation (DoT crits cannot proc...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/23/11, 1:28 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Please open an Issue with your two profiles. ...

Please open an Issue with your two profiles. Fury of Angerforge is implemented "uniquely" which means that there is custom code. To simplify matters, the buff is automatically triggered as soon as...
Forum: Mages 02/22/11, 12:36 PM
Replies: 783
Views: 3,966,372
Posted By dedmonwakeen
I would not say that Flame Orb is the "source" of...

I would not say that Flame Orb is the "source" of munching, but rather it exacerbates a condition that occurs even outside the use of Flame Orb. I find your DPET question very interesting. SimC has...
Forum: Hunters 02/22/11, 7:20 AM
Replies: 214
Views: 285,422
Posted By dedmonwakeen
We probably need to check the flight-time of ES. ...

We probably need to check the flight-time of ES. At high haste values the sim thinks it is still in-flight at the time of the next "what-am-i-going-to-do-now" check. A simple "if=!ticking" is...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/22/11, 12:16 AM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC 406 v7 available for download All Feb 18th...

SimC 406 v7 available for download

All Feb 18th hot-fixes, some bug fixes, and a new html look:

ReleaseNotes - simulationcraft - Project Hosting on Google Code...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/21/11, 5:04 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
For some reason the google-code site was getting...

For some reason the google-code site was getting hammered today. We had trouble with check-ins, etc. Try again later.
Forum: Mages 02/19/11, 10:32 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 578,823
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Kavan, At present time there is no method of...

Kavan, At present time there is no method of accessing the time since the last move. Nor is there a method to access the "cooldown" of the movement event which might also be useful. I'll work on...
Forum: Warriors 02/18/11, 10:17 AM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,239
Posted By dedmonwakeen
Do to the nature of SimC, default action lists...

Do to the nature of SimC, default action lists and BiS profiles always lag behind the core model. We can test each granular ability to make sure it is behaving exactly right. However, there are...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/17/11, 2:39 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC v6 is being uploaded right now. See release...

SimC v6 is being uploaded right now.

See release notes (http://code.google.com/p/simulationcraft/wiki/ReleaseNotes) for list of updates. We missed v5 for windows, so be sure to read the v5 notes as...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/15/11, 7:49 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
After Watson is done kicking around Jennings and...

After Watson is done kicking around Jennings and Rutter, I plan to ask my buddies down in Ykt if I can borrow him for some real-time raid modeling.
Forum: Warriors 02/15/11, 12:33 PM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,239
Posted By dedmonwakeen
I'm busy updating contributed Warrior default...

I'm busy updating contributed Warrior default action priority lists in SimC. I have Arms and SMF-Fury. If there are tweaks necessary for TG-Fury now is a good time to send them to me. I have also...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/12/11, 11:34 AM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC 406 v2 does include hot fixes for Warrior...

SimC 406 v2 does include hot fixes for Warrior (Raging Blow) and Shadow Priest.

Also: Rawr character import is working once again. (both "save files" and "addon export")
Forum: Warriors 02/10/11, 4:16 PM
Replies: 1,077
Views: 2,538,239
Posted By dedmonwakeen
SimC has raid events to simulate environmental...

SimC has raid events to simulate environmental damage, but where we could use help is translating that damage into the appropriate rage gains. The plumbing is all there: We just need to make sure...
Forum: Public Discussion 02/10/11, 4:08 PM
Replies: 616
Views: 239,998
Posted By dedmonwakeen
We do not use any of CharDev's "totals", we...

We do not use any of CharDev's "totals", we simply extract items. So if something does not add up right, then it is probably our fault. I see the open issue, we'll look into it.
Forum: Shamans 02/10/11, 3:22 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 111,882
Posted By dedmonwakeen
The gui is merely a glorified front-end to a...

The gui is merely a glorified front-end to a parm-value command line interface.

Option toggles are evaluated first, followed by text in Simulate tab, followed by text in Overrides tab, followed by...
Forum: Priests 02/09/11, 1:44 PM
Replies: 375
Views: 1,322,352
Posted By dedmonwakeen
There is a problem in the ability reporting. The...

There is a problem in the ability reporting. The final DPS number should be correct. A bunch of not-quite-tested-enough changes squeezed in right before the release. We'll have a new one out soon.
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