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NeedToKnow  Popular! (More than 5000 hits)

Version: 4.6.5
by: lieandswell, Kitjan

NeedToKnow: Simple, effective timer bars

Track specific buffs, debuffs, and cooldowns with bars that always appear in the same place in the same color. NeedToKnow is great for short buffs and debuffs you use a lot. For example, a rogue could show bars for Slice and Dice, Rupture, and Garrote.

  • Easy to set up
  • Works with spells, abilities, items, totems, procs, and internal cooldowns
  • Track more than one spell or ability with one bar
  • Works with Retail and Classic WoW

Other features
  • Save setups for different specializations
  • Track by name or spell ID
  • Show cast time indicator to see when to refresh buffs and debuffs before they finish
  • Make bars deplete at same rate to see which will finish first
  • Blink bars when buff or debuff missing
  • Track buffs on raid members without having to focus them

Instructions

General options are available in the Blizzard interface options menu. You can type "/needtoknow" or "/ntk" to lock/unlock the addon. To configure individual bars, right click them while unlocked. Bars work while locked. If you only see full bars that aren't changing in response to anything, they are unlocked! Just type /ntk to lock them and get them working for you.

You can enable more groups of bars by going into the Interface settings off the main menu and choosing the AddOns tab.

When entering your settings, be careful with your spelling and capitalization. Also remember that buffs and debuffs sometimes have different names than the items and abilities that apply them. The Death Knight ability Icy Touch, for example, applies a DoT called Frost Fever.

On each bar you can enter in multiple buffs/debuffs deliminated by commas. They are prioritized according to order.
i.e. "Rake, Lacerate" - If both are applied, will display Rake until it expires and then it will track Lacerate
i.e "Curse of Recklessness, Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Shadows" - Good way to track single instance curses

If you wish to use SpellID, make sure you are using the correct one!


FAQ

Why won't NeedToKnow work for me? I set it up but the bars just sit there at full, not moving or tracking anything.
The bars only time things when the addon is locked. Type "/needtoknow" or "/ntk" to lock/unlock the addon. You can also use the buttons in the AddOns tab of the Blizzard Interface Options menu.
Why won't NeedToKnow track this buff/debuff? It works for other things.
Check your spelling and capitalization. Also remember that buffs and debuffs sometimes have different names than the items and abilities that apply them. The Death Knight ability Icy Touch, for example, applies a DoT called Frost Fever. If you're using a SpellID, make sure you have the correct one.
How do I track multiple buffs or debuffs on a single bar?
Enter the name of each buff/debuff separated by commas. They are prioritized according to order. For example, "Rake, Lacerate" will display Rake until it expires and then it will track Lacerate. "Curse of Recklessness, Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Shadows" is a good way to track single-instance curses.
How do I get more bars?
You can enable more groups of bars by going into the Interface settings off the main menu and choosing the AddOns tab. If four groups of six bars isn't enough for you, consider another timer bar addon. Also consider rethinking your UI.
How do I get NeedToKnow to track my own DoTs but not those applied by other members of my class?
Select "Only show if cast by self" in the bar's configuration menu.

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Unread 10-18-12, 03:40 PM  
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Seems the "last raid target" timer option sometimes doesn't work correctly. Have not managed to figure out what causes it and it seems to happen completely randomly. One try it might be working and the next try on same boss few minutes later it is broken.
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Originally Posted by youweus
Is there a way to make the icons persist after the CD has ended?
NTK doesn't know what icon to display for blink bars in general, but it CAN do it for spell cooldown bars. I'll think about how to put that together and try to get it into the next release (along with a couple bug fixes.) Probably be a couple weeks, though.
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Unread 10-10-12, 08:51 AM  
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I'm trying to use NTK to track my BM Hunter's CDs, but my primary problem with it is that the bar/icon disappears when the CD is up. Which means I have to guess and remember which ability it was that I did not hit on CD, or look at my actionbars, which defeats the purpose of NTK altogether.

Is there a way to make the icons persist after the CD has ended?
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Outline Monochrome

Hey!

Back when I used to play actively in Firelands I somehow managed to find a solution to adding Outline Monochrome tags to my barfont.

However, I can't seem to wrap my head around it this time around. Does anyone have a clue on where to put the code for it?

Thanks.


Edit: Finally figured it out.
Just added "OUTLINEMONOCHROME" to the end of each SetFont.
Line 1308-1309 in NeedToKnow.lua

Last edited by kapp : 10-09-12 at 07:28 PM.
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I'd seen that thread, but was there was no answer provided, hence my forum post and the thread in question doesn't seem to have been updated since Sept 6th.

I'll keep an eye on that thread in the hopes of an answer.

Thanks.


Originally Posted by Kitjan
Originally Posted by Helfarch
Hoping you can help again! This time with regard to an ability called Murder of Crows
Murder of Crows isn't a "debuff", though it does result in damage over time. That's why NTK isn't putting up a bar for it.

Have a look at the conversation in Ticket 132 and see if those ideas will help you
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Originally Posted by Helfarch
Hoping you can help again! This time with regard to an ability called Murder of Crows
Murder of Crows isn't a "debuff", though it does result in damage over time. That's why NTK isn't putting up a bar for it.

Have a look at the conversation in Ticket 132 and see if those ideas will help you
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Hoping you can help again! This time with regard to an ability called Murder of Crows

This applies a debuff on the target which lasts for 30seconds. However, although it does last 30seconds, the game doesn't apply/start/activate any kind of timer as it would for a normal DoT such as Serpent Sting or Vampiric Touch.

Is there anyway of making NTW show me a 30 second timer for the debuff associated with this spell??

Thanks.
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Unread 09-13-12, 06:03 PM  
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Re: Re: Resetting a NTK bar

Fantastic, thank you.

Originally Posted by Kitjan
Originally Posted by Helfarch
Hello
I seem to recall that a previous version of NTK allowed users to "Reset" a bar completely.

I was wondering if there was someway to still do this? I can't see any option when I right-click on a bar.
Yep! Choose the Import/Export option at the bottom, then delete the text that shows up. "importing" a blank line resets the bar.
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Re: Re: Re: hey

Originally Posted by cryptical
Oh yea, is it a way to remove that "gap"?
Not at the present time.
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Re: Re: hey

Originally Posted by Kitjan
Originally Posted by cryptical
Is it possible to add the options to make the bars "stack" and make them stack up or down ?
They always appear exactly where you put them. If a bar is inactive, there will be a gap there so you can easily see which is missing.
Oh yea, is it a way to remove that "gap"?
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Re: Taint

Originally Posted by reale411
Getting some taint when trying to switch glyphs.
I've gotten some other reports of that as well. I've had it happen with other addons I use, but when I set out to reproduce it with just NTK running, I couldn't get it to happen. Do you recall what you had been doing with NTK?
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Re: Resetting a NTK bar

Originally Posted by Helfarch
Hello
I seem to recall that a previous version of NTK allowed users to "Reset" a bar completely.

I was wondering if there was someway to still do this? I can't see any option when I right-click on a bar.
Yep! Choose the Import/Export option at the bottom, then delete the text that shows up. "importing" a blank line resets the bar.
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Taint

Getting some taint when trying to switch glyphs.
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Resetting a NTK bar

Hello
I seem to recall that a previous version of NTK allowed users to "Reset" a bar completely.

I was wondering if there was someway to still do this? I can't see any option when I right-click on a bar.

Thanks.
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Re: hey

Originally Posted by cryptical
Is it possible to add the options to make the bars "stack" and make them stack up or down ?
They always appear exactly where you put them. If a bar is inactive, there will be a gap there so you can easily see which is missing.
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