http://www.wowinterface.com/forums The forum where staff post a subjective overview of one or two mods every week. en Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:30:50 GMT vBulletin 60 http://s.wowinterface.com/images/style_mmoi_wowi2/misc/rss.jpg http://www.wowinterface.com/forums http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19989&goto=newpost Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:30:57 GMT I hope that everyone had a safe and happy holiday season! It's back to work for me, and here are my picks. :)


LunarSphere:



LunarSphere has been in development for a long time over at its home website, but it has finally reached release status. This is a sphere mod like Necrosis, Cryolysis, Venantes, etc, but it is class independent. It is also very customizable. You can pretty much make it look however you like, perform however you like, show whatever data you wish in the center sphere, etc. It comes with presets for your class, also, in case you don't wish to spend time configuring or want a place to start from. You can also have it say random things when summoning your mount or using a spell (you can customize these as well) like some of the other sphere mods have done in the past.

To read more about its other features (such as reagent handling) and to see more screenshots, go to its download page.



Revelation:



Have you ever wished you didn't have to go back and forth between your enchanting window and whichever item you wished to enchant? How about easily knowing what you could create with the reagents on hand, without actually opening up your professions window? Revelation gives you a menu when alt-clicking on an item which shows what you can do with that item. Clicking an entry in the menu will perform that skill.

Read more about it on its download page.



For previous Picks of the Week, see here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to WoWInterface, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. :) ]]> Seerah http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19989 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19852&goto=newpost Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:49:55 GMT *_GemJar:_* Image: http://s.wowinterface.com/preview/pvw21438.jpg Are you a jewelcrafter? Would you like to see at a glance the item quality of the gems you can create? GemJar can solve this for you, by coloring the list in your Jewelcrafting window by quality. It will also fade out pre-WotLK... GemJar:



Are you a jewelcrafter? Would you like to see at a glance the item quality of the gems you can create? GemJar can solve this for you, by coloring the list in your Jewelcrafting window by quality. It will also fade out pre-WotLK gems, so you won't confuse them with newer cuts. This is especially useful when you have reached a point where most every design you have has grayed out. Worried how you will tell difficulty if you have varying levels of designs still? The number which shows how many you can create (based on the mats in your inventory) will still be colored by difficulty, so you will still know if you can gain a skill-up from that gem.

To try GemJar out and see if it's the mod for you, see its download page.



Ghost: Recon:



This addon does reconnaissance work for you on the mobs and bosses you encounter. It will keep track of what CC spells are successful on mobs, which they are immune to, whether the mob can be taunted/stunned, and what abilities/spells they are capable of using. This info is displayed in the tooltip for that mob, and their abilities are also displayed on a bar onscreen, so that you may see detailed tooltips about them. Any data that the addon collects is shared with other Ghost: Recon users in your guild and vice versa. This addon is in beta and has been seeing frequent updates since its release last week. You can be in on the development process by submitting feedback to its author.

To read more about this addon, visit its download page.



For previous Picks of the Week, see here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to WoWInterface, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. :) ]]> Seerah http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19852 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19768&goto=newpost Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:55:42 GMT *_Fishbringer:_* Image: http://s.wowinterface.com/preview/pvw21284.jpg Want to know what skill you need to fish in the zone you are in? How about how many fish you should expect to catch before getting a skill up - or even how often you should expect to catch a fish? This addon will display... Fishbringer:



Want to know what skill you need to fish in the zone you are in? How about how many fish you should expect to catch before getting a skill up - or even how often you should expect to catch a fish? This addon will display information on your screen about your fishing skill and your zone. The frame will appear automatically when you equip a fishing pole, or you can toggle it using the slash command. You can then drag its frame anywhere on screen.

To try it for your fishing needs, download here.



For previous Picks of the Week, see here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to WoWInterface, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. :) ]]> Seerah http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19768 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19669&goto=newpost Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:38:15 GMT *_BuffHUD:_* Image: http://s.wowinterface.com/preview/pvw21070.jpg Have you ever wished you could have your buffs closer to the center of your screen to see them better? BuffHUD is a new addon in development, which allows you to place your buffs in a curve around your character or wrap along... BuffHUD:



Have you ever wished you could have your buffs closer to the center of your screen to see them better? BuffHUD is a new addon in development, which allows you to place your buffs in a curve around your character or wrap along the health bars of your regular HUD addon. You can keep everything in sight. Currently, the buffs are not click-through, so be careful where you right-click. ;) If you don't want the buffs in a curve around your character, you can still use the addon to move/scale the buffs and configure how many rows/colums to put them in. And, since it is still in development, if you have any feature requests, you can get in there and suggest them to the author!

To keep up on development or to try it yourself, see its download page.



For previous Picks of the Week, see here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to WoWInterface, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. :) ]]> Seerah http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19669 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19564&goto=newpost Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:01:43 GMT EasySerum:



Are you an alchemist? Does the Troll Patrol: The Alchemist's Apprentice daily quest make your head spin trying to find everything? Want to make it easier and find the ingredients faster? Then try out EasySerum. Every time Alchemist Finklestein whispers you with an ingredient, this addon will print a message into your chat log telling you where to find it.

To read more on how it works, see its download page.



For previous Picks of the Week, see here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to WoWInterface, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. :) ]]> Seerah http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19564 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19464&goto=newpost Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:30:26 GMT I forgot to mention last week that our PotW is now included in Wowhead's new blog! Wowhead is one of our sister sites, and it is a great source of information for items, npcs, spells, etc. Check out its database and the rest of the blog at http://www.wowhead.com/



Ara Broker XP:



This is a LibDataBroker plugin to display an ASCII representation of your experience bar. You can change which characters to use for the bar (could do ******* or >>>>>> or ~-~-~-~-~-~- even), how many times to repeat the pattern (how long the bar is), and what colors to use. Options are controlled in the lua file, but it should be fairly easy to customize it to your liking, and there are explanations on the addon's download page. Since this is just an LDB plugin, you will need a display to show it in. For more information on LibDataBroker, see this PotW.

To read more about it and download the addon, see here.



WhispList:



This is a list of your whisper history, both incoming and outgoing. It could be very helpful for raid leaders, selling your professions in SW, or just if you get a lot of whispers in general. The window can be set to show from 3-10 names, and the names are colored differently depending on whether the message was incoming or outgoing. You can sort the names in two different ways, and you can also save names between sessions (helpful if you need to reload your UI or get disconnected). Left-clicking a name allows you to whisper that person, and right-clicking a name will perform a /who.

Read more and try it out here.



For previous Picks of the Week, see here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to WoWInterface, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. :) ]]> Seerah http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19464 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19326&goto=newpost Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:35:15 GMT Well, the expansion is here and the servers are flooded. How many of you have created Death Knights? And how many of you are searching for addons to use with them? ;) There have been several cool Death Knight mods created already - check out our Death Knight download section... Well, the expansion is here and the servers are flooded. How many of you have created Death Knights? And how many of you are searching for addons to use with them? ;) There have been several cool Death Knight mods created already - check out our Death Knight download section. Here are a few that were updated this week:



ComeHere:



Any Death Knight will tell you that Death Grip is one of the best spells ever. And who *isn't* reminded of Scorpion from Mortal Kombat when you use it? Well, tinyu put together a mod that plays audio files of Scorpion saying "Come here!" and "Get over here!" whenever your Death Knight uses the Death Grip ability. Now, the voice doesn't have to be in your head (and who wants voices in their heads?)

For more information and to download the addon, see its download page.



Magic Runes:



This is a rune cooldown display addon. You can either supplement the default rune display with it, or replace it all together. There are many options for how to display it, including orientation (horizontal or vertical), font, bar texture, whether the bars are ordered by time or rune type, whether you want the bars only, icons only, or both, etc. The addon is still in development, so more features are in the works as well. If you have suggestions or come across any bugs, then let its author know what you would like to see from the addon.

To read more and try it yourself, see here.



RuneWatch:



This addon uses custom graphics to display your runic power, your runes' cooldowns, and it also tracks diseases on your target. There are several different skins included, as well as a compact version. There is an option to use custom or default rune icons as well. This mod is also still currently in development, and more features are planned and added with each version. You can be involved in the feature suggestion process!

Read more about it and download it here.



For previous Picks of the Week, see here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to WoWInterface, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. :) ]]> Seerah http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19326 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19197&goto=newpost Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:03:46 GMT *_Select:_* Image: http://s.wowinterface.com/preview/pvw20264.jpg Have tons of spells, but not enough bar space? Wish you could have buttons for all of your mounts/pets? Select can help with this. Create a macro with one of the /select commands and add it to your bars. Right-clicking the... Select:



Have tons of spells, but not enough bar space? Wish you could have buttons for all of your mounts/pets? Select can help with this. Create a macro with one of the /select commands and add it to your bars. Right-clicking the macro's button opens a menu with all items/spells that falls into the category assigned that macro. Click one of the items/spells to move it to the main button, where you can then left-click it to use it. Due to the nature of secure frames and such, you cannot change spells/items during combat. Because of this, some people may find limited use for Select, and Gello mainly wrote it as a proof of concept. But I found it neat and interesting, and thought I'd share. :)

To read more about it and try it yourself, see its download page.



For previous Picks of the Week, see here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to our site, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. :) ]]> Seerah http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19197 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19071&goto=newpost Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:30:21 GMT Shieldmonitor:



One change in the 3.0.2 patch, was that the combat log now returns how much damage was absorbed by a shield spell cast upon you. While there have been addons in the past that tried to monitor shield strength, they weren't always accurate, and they had to do all of the work themselves, as the game never showed the information needed by the addon. Also, the last one I knew of was abandoned and was no longer working. Shieldmonitor is a new mod that uses this new feature in the game's API to keep track of how much more damage your shield can absorb before it breaks. It also monitors multiple shields if you have, say, Mana Shield and Power Word: Shield on at the same time. The shield with precedence (which one takes damage first) is what is shown on the bar and an icon is displayed showing which shield is taking damage. When the first shield is lost, the bar switches to the current value of the second shield, and the icon and bar color change accordingly.

To read more about it, visit its download page.



For previous Picks of the Week, see here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to our site, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. :) ]]> Seerah http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19071 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18931&goto=newpost Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:34:44 GMT *_Routes:_* Image: http://s.wowinterface.com/preview/pvw19594.jpg Do you use an addon to keep track of herbs/ore/etc. on your map like Gatherer, Gathermate, a Cartographer plugin....? Have you ever looked at that sea of icons on your world map and wondered what the best way was go through the... Routes:



Do you use an addon to keep track of herbs/ore/etc. on your map like Gatherer, Gathermate, a Cartographer plugin....? Have you ever looked at that sea of icons on your world map and wondered what the best way was go through the zone to check all of the nodes when farming? How about if you were just looking for one type of ore/herb? Routes will trace the best path for you to take when looking for all nodes or just certain types (like the above screenshot). You can optimize a route to make it efficient, and any newly discovered node will be added to your route. You can customize the look of the lines (which can appear on your minimap and zone maps as well) and you can set your route to ignore certain areas of the map. Have TomTom installed? You can set it to follow your route.

Read more about it and download it here.



The Collector:



Are you eying those achievements for gathering mounts and pets? Or do you just love collecting them? If so, then check out The Collector. It lists what mounts and pets you are currently missing, and displays how far along you are to having them all in your possession. It also takes into account what mounts/pets are accessible to you based on your faction, class, and profession.

To find out more about it, see its download page.



For previous Picks of the Week, see here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to our site, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. :) ]]> Seerah http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18931 http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18768&goto=newpost Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:42:36 GMT Okay, so the 3.0 patch hit and you either frantically started updating your addons, fighting with server traffic, or you hung back for a couple of days like me and got everything in due time. There are probably still some mods you haven't found updates/replacements for, and you may be wanting some new addons for the additions to the game. For the first, check out our Survival Guide if you haven't yet or post on the forums with your questions. For the latter, here are some addons that deal with new features in WoW 3.0.



Calendar Export:

While this doesn't do anything for you in-game, it does allow something very nice for the new in-game calendar. This addon saves your guild's calendar data in a format which allows it to be exported to other calendars outside of the game. Using Google's Calendar Converter (linked on addon's download page), you can convert this addon's saved variables to iCalendar format. Thus allowing your guild to view it on Google Calendar online, in Rainlendar on your desktop, in Microsoft Outlook, and any other application that uses the iCalendar format. If you use Google Calendar, you can then embed the calendar on your guild's website.

Reading through the comments again, it looks like there have been some API changes that have changed how some data is retrieved from the calendar. The author is working to address this, so if this mod doesn't work 100% for you, keep an eye on it (you can add it to your favorites to see when it gets updated). You can read more and try it out yourself here.



Inscription Trainer Class Icons:



This addon adds class icons in front of their respective glyphs in the Inscription Trainer window. Helpful if you are trying to pick and choose what you learn to save money, or if you want to be able to see when you can pick up that next mage glyph.

Read more about it on the download page.



PetList+:



Wish to see at a glance which mount/pet is which without inspecting icons for color differences or hovering over them to read tooltips? This addon changes the window to show names of all mounts/pets in an alphabetical, scrollable list, as well as displaying the model of the pet/mount chosen (it's even zoomable with the mouse-wheel). A new feature is that it adds a button to the pets tab to randomly summon a pet for you.

You can get it here.



UrbanAchiever:



This addon is a replacement for the new achievements window. It allows you to search through achievements, statistics, and criteria, and also allows you to sort achievements in various ways. The different window design allows you to see more information at once, and you can even see how far along other people are at their achievements.

Read more and download it here.




For previous Picks of the Week, see here.

Are you the author of a mod that you think belongs in this spotlight? Just upload/update it to our site, and it will automatically be considered for that week's Pick. :) ]]> Seerah http://www.wowinterface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18768