(1019Kb)

Updated: 09-17-14 05:27 AM

Add Favorite

Install Help

Portal

Bugs

Features

Compatibility:	Warlords of Draenor Pre-Patch (6.0.2)
Updated:	09-17-14 05:27 AM
Created:	02-16-10 12:26 PM
Downloads:	18,457
Favorites:	51
MD5:

Aloft Alpha

Version: Aloft-5.3.2-alpha3

by: acapela [More]

This is a "development" version of Aloft (the nameplate addon). Please refer to the main page for that addon for a comprehensive description.

This is an ALPHA release. That means it has not had a substantial amount of testing under all circumstances. By installing this version, you are basically agreeing to help test . Please report any/all bugs with this release in the comments section of this WoWInterface addon page.

This version of Aloft is functionally identical to Aloft-5.2.8-2574.

This version of Aloft is updated to work with WoW "6", aka "Warlords of Draenor", currently in beta test. All modules have been enabled, LUA errors fixed (mainly to do with obsolete spell IDs), and all the basics seem to work on the WoW 6.X PTR. There were not many changes required.

I now have Beta access, so am incorporating that into my testing.

This version of Aloft will probably not work on current live realms... there is at least one new spell that doesn't exist there yet (Storm Elemental Totem), plus several that have been removed.

5.3.2-alpha3 (Warlords of Draenor)
- fixed cast bar LUA error and configuration mode update issues
- updated Ace3 to latest/greatest (r1114)[/color]

5.3.1-alpha2 (Warlords of Draenor)
- updated/fixed "Nameplate Glow>Recently Damaged Only" functionality

5.3.0-alpha1 (Warlords of Draenor)
- for WoW 6.X PTR and WoD Beta

5.0.1-2418 (Mists of Pandaria)
- enhanced to cover monk/brewmaster tanking
- added a check to avoid divide-by-zero problems in the stacked points (combo points/etc) module
- fixed some divide-by-zero problems in threat management (the MoP threat system seems to zero out perdiodically, during fights)

5.0.0-2404 (Mists of Pandaria)
- changed GetNumRaidMembers() to GetNumGroupMembers()
- changed GetNumPartyMembers() to GetNumSubgroupMembers()
- changed (MiniMapBattlefieldFrame.status == "active") effectively to (select(IsInInstance(), 2) == "pvp")
- updated Shaman totem manifest and spell IDs
- added Monk class color (0x00ff96), class name, and associated options, to code and documentation
- added Pandaren race short form
- verified crowd control spell IDs, added Shaman "Bind Elemental" to crowd control spell IDs
- combined obsolete PARTY_MEMBERS_CHANGED/RAID_ROSTER_UPDATE events into new GROUP_ROSTER_UPDATE event
- no changes to Aloft related to GetGuildRosterInfo() (Aloft doesn't use all the arguments), or UnitIsGroupLeader() (Aloft previously updated away from deprecated functions)
- no apparent changes related to GetBattlefieldScore()/GetWhoInfo()/GetFriendInfo()

- TODO: add brewmaster tanking characteristics (for nameplate glow control)
- TODO: hunter trap snakes (specifically "Viper"; E/W Plaguelands and Uldum) and (possibly) DK bloodworms now seem to have names in common with some normal NPCs

4.4.9
- updated the cast warning module to detect animation update interval of 0 and use OnUpdate directly, instead of AceTimer-3.0 (seemns marginally faster/smoother)
- updated LibBabble-Faction-3.0 to latest/greatest (4.3-release32)
- updated Ace3 to latest/greatest (r1057)

4.4.2-2308
- merged in zhTW localization contributed by WoWInterface user aa9012456.

Comment Options

Page 3 of 17

Last »

04-21-11, 10:56 AM
Mayron A Frostmaul Preserver Forum posts: 275 File comments: 1200 Uploads: 12	http://img96.imageshack.us/i/aloftbug.png/ This is a screen shot of that bug I reported about the level being displayed over the skull boss icon. It sometimes can be better for example when I look at the test dummies, sometimes only 1 of them bugs like this and the other 2 are perfect but not all the time.

04-20-11, 11:55 PM
Immu A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 7 Uploads: 0	I'm also having the skippy cast bar with a clean profile.

04-20-11, 04:38 AM
-Raz- A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 49 Uploads: 0	finally got around to testing with a clean profile deleted the aloft.lua and ran with the default settings for a bit, no changes made at all and still saw the skipping cast bar

04-18-11, 08:39 PM

acapela

A Cobalt Mageweaver

Forum posts: 241

File comments: 1313

Uploads: 5

Originally posted by -Raz-
still getting the skippy cast bar however if it is fixed for other ppl then i am starting to believe it might be my profile, i will have to test that when i get a bit more time

maybe its your profile, and maybe not. at this point, the cast bar should be updating 20 times a second (based on data polled from UnitCastingInfo() and UnitChannelInfo())... but if lag is at fault here, and Blizzard is somehow generically not providing real cast progress, as a matter of the underlying "WoW client data", all Aloft will do is redundantly update the same coarse-grained progress 20 times a second.

i am reluctant to take over spell cast timing completely, i want to report the values that Blizzard provides (which take into account pushback, etc). so, the next step here will be to try restoring the original Blizzard cast bar (just reskinned). if that works (i.e. if their earlier graphics bugs related to status bar texture tiling are fixed), at that point Aloft will be out of the loop and we will know who to blame

Originally posted by infernoxv8
Sorry to say this but I still have the bug where the skull (boss icon) and level clash together. Is that just me?

Originally posted by -Raz-
also, the cast timer does not count down to 0, instead it counts up as the bar fills, this only applies to casted spells, channeled spells do count down fine

i will take a look at these issues as well. both would qualify as bugs. i probably just did the arithmetic on remaining cast time incorrectly (which should be fairly easy to fix). as for boss icon+level text, if you can provide more screenshots (especially on world bosses, even just target dummies), that would be helpful.

thanks for reporting.

__________________
Retired author/maintainer of Aloft (the nameplate addon)
http://www.wowinterface.com/download...AloftBeta.html
-----
Zippy said it best: "All life is a BLUR of Republicans and Meat!"

Last edited by acapela : 04-18-11 at 08:42 PM.

04-18-11, 05:55 AM
-Raz- A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 49 Uploads: 0	still getting the skippy cast bar however if it is fixed for other ppl then i am starting to believe it might be my profile, i will have to test that when i get a bit more time also, the cast timer does not count down to 0, instead it counts up as the bar fills, this only applies to casted spells, channeled spells do count down fine

04-18-11, 03:43 AM

Mayron

A Frostmaul Preserver

Forum posts: 275

File comments: 1200

Uploads: 12

this hopefully fixes the recently reported problems with level text

Sorry to say this but I still have the bug where the skull (boss icon) and level clash together. Is that just me?

04-17-11, 12:17 PM
acapela A Cobalt Mageweaver Forum posts: 241 File comments: 1313 Uploads: 5	Release: Aloft-4.2.10-2181 a new release of Aloft is available, pending moderator approval: Aloft-4.2.10-2181. this hopefully fixes the recently reported problems with level text, and also contains a new attempt to fix the "laggy" target cast bar. take a look at the changelog. __________________ Retired author/maintainer of Aloft (the nameplate addon) http://www.wowinterface.com/download...AloftBeta.html ----- Zippy said it best: "All life is a BLUR of Republicans and Meat!"

04-14-11, 03:03 PM

acapela

A Cobalt Mageweaver

Forum posts: 241

File comments: 1313

Uploads: 5

Re: Hey its me again with another bug I found

Originally posted by infernoxv8
I noticed that when a name plate for a "skull" boss is showing, the level of the NPC shows as well over or behind the skull which makes it look bad. If somethigns a skull boss, I don't want it to show up with a random level number.

YES! finally got this to reproduce, and i believe i have it fixed. will do some more testing, just to make certain. the fix should be available in the next release. thanks to all who reported (persistence is a good thing

Also I got the + symbol which represents that the enemy is an elite but but it only shows after having to mouse over the enemy which can be frustrating especially while raiding.

this is a bit trickier. whether a unit is elite (or not) is definitively reported by the Blizzard UnitClassification() API, which requires a unitid, which in turn requires at least a mouseover. it is the same with stuff like race, creature type, friendly class, and etc.

it may be possible to reverse-engineer whether something is elite or not from the texture present in the stateIcon region of the nameplate (on the premise that the presence/nature of the "dragon" graphics would be enough of an indicator, even if you have those graphics disabled).

this has been on the TODO list for a while, so i will revisit it.

Excellent job with the casting time bug, works great now. Thanks

my released fix did not work for another user, so i have a more aggressive "fix" in test. i will mention it when the release is out. you can let me know whether you see any difference.

Last edited by acapela : 04-14-11 at 03:03 PM.

04-14-11, 08:13 AM
Mayron A Frostmaul Preserver Forum posts: 275 File comments: 1200 Uploads: 12	Hey its me again with another bug I found I noticed that when a name plate for a "skull" boss is showing, the level of the NPC shows as well over or behind the skull which makes it look bad. If somethigns a skull boss, I don't want it to show up with a random level number. This is what I mean: http://img707.imageshack.us/i/aloftbug.png/ Also I got the + symbol which represents that the enemy is an elite but but it only shows after having to mouse over the enemy which can be frustrating especially while raiding. Are you aware of these bugs? If so is there any hope in being able to fix them? I hope this feedback helps. P.S. Excellent job with the casting time bug, works great now. Thanks again! Last edited by Mayron : 04-14-11 at 09:03 AM.

04-12-11, 01:09 PM

acapela

A Cobalt Mageweaver

Forum posts: 241

File comments: 1313

Uploads: 5

Originally posted by -Raz-
skippy cast bar still present in 4.2.9-2165.

thanks for responding. i will move on to the next solution on the list (have the basics coded, will be testing today, as soon as the realms are available).

04-12-11, 03:04 AM
-Raz- A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 49 Uploads: 0	skippy cast bar still present in 4.2.9-2165 tho i have to admit, i had gotten used to it and forgot about it until i read your post about the attempted fix, lol

04-11-11, 10:53 PM

acapela

A Cobalt Mageweaver

Forum posts: 241

File comments: 1313

Uploads: 5

Re: Castbar

Originally posted by Shambledeggs
I have tried the newest relase and the older ones, and i have tried with Blizzards castbars en-/disabled but it still doesnt work /:
Anu suggestions?

i tested this again, and i cannot reproduce. make sure you have a clean install of Aloft, and just to be certain, delete your Aloft saved variables.

anyway, i can enable/disable target nameplate cast bars either via the Blizzard interface option, or via Aloft. Aloft is built to control the Blizzard option, and sense when the Blizzard option is changed.

for me, changes can be initiated in either place, are reflected in both places, do not occur spuriously, affect the target cast bar appropriately, and are retained between game sessions.

it is always possible i am missing something...

send me a PM, if you want, and we can exchange Aloft configurations, screen shots of the relevant option dialogs, and etc (if for no other reason than to make sure we are talking about the same thing).

04-11-11, 03:06 AM
Shambledeggs A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	Castbar I have tried the newest relase and the older ones, and i have tried with Blizzards castbars en-/disabled but it still doesnt work /: Anu suggestions? -Shambled

04-10-11, 07:41 PM

acapela

A Cobalt Mageweaver

Forum posts: 241

File comments: 1313

Uploads: 5

Re: Cast bar

Originally posted by Shambledeggs
hey there.
A really cool and usefull addon. BUT, when i enable the castbar it simply wont let me keep it enabled. When the addoninterface is open it works perfectly, but as soon as i press "OK" the castbar disappears and the mark in "enable" is gone when i open the interface again. A bit anoying /:
-' Shambled

nameplate target cast bars are ultimately controlled by a Blizzard standard interface option, under "Combat>Cast Bars>On Nameplates". it is possible this is interfering somehow.

i did a little work on this in the most recent version of Aloft (Aloft-4.2.8-2165), but your message here predates that release... so i am guessing i did not mangle anything in such a way as to cause you problems. try this new release, and see if the behavior is different.

04-10-11, 03:31 PM
acapela A Cobalt Mageweaver Forum posts: 241 File comments: 1313 Uploads: 5	Release: Aloft-4.2.9-2165 a new release of Aloft is available, pending moderator approval: Aloft-4.2.9-2165. this has fixes for the recently reported cast bar options problems. it also has an attempted fix for the "choppy" or "laggy" or "stuttering" cast bar some users have reported. i applied the simplest of the possible approaches. let me know if it works (if it does not, i will proceed to a less simple approach). still have not been able to reproduce the recently reported problems with the state icon or boss icon. __________________ Retired author/maintainer of Aloft (the nameplate addon) http://www.wowinterface.com/download...AloftBeta.html ----- Zippy said it best: "All life is a BLUR of Republicans and Meat!" Last edited by acapela : 04-10-11 at 03:32 PM.

Page 3 of 17

Last »

Report this File

Category Jump:

Support AddOn Development!

You have just downloaded by the author . If you like this AddOn why not consider supporting the author? This author has set up a donation account. Donations ensure that authors can continue to develop useful tools for everyone.

[Disable these notices]