Mouse Combat

Haha, damn, has it really been a year? What'll be the status of this addon come Mists of Pandaria? Still using it, still loving it to bits. Really can't imagine playing without it at this point.

It's a shame this addon never got more publicity. Even though you could probably call it a "mini-addon", as it served a pretty small (and largely just for fun) purpose and doesn't leave much of a memory footprint, it's a refreshingly different (and way more fun) way of playing the game when used right.

Been using it lately to play a hunter and a mage, with a three button setup and various modifiers (up to a total of 12 mouse-macroed actions), and I'm really enjoying it. Feels more like an action RPG than the usual WoW way of holding down the right mouse button while pressing action keys (or keyboard-turning while clicking action bar buttons), which is pretty cool.

Hi,

so finally it worked out - the key to success was the UTF-8 BOM encoding

Thanks a lot for your quick support - the addon works perfectly now.

Propose to include the UTF-8 BOM encoding requirement in the how-to

Cheers,
firemoon

Hi,

I've been quite happy once I've found this tiny little addon that will improve my WoW handling a lot. Unfortunately, I'm obviously not able to get it configured properly.

Must add that I'm running a german client so I face the issue that (at least for macros) I have to use german terms.

Tried to make it working for my rogue using serveral configs (just pasted two of tghem blow):

MC_ML_BUTTONS_LIST = {
["SCHURKE"] = {
{"BUTTON1", "/cast Verstümmeln;"},
{"BUTTON2", "/cast Finsterer Stoß;"},
}
};
MC_ML_BUTTONS_LIST = {
["ROGUE"] = {
{"BUTTON1", "/cast Verstümmeln;"},
{"BUTTON2", "/cast Finsterer Stoß;"},
}
};

Also tried it using only english terms - nothing worked out yet.

As I'm running out of curses I seek your advise on how to get it running.

Step 1: Placed the addon in the interface etc folder where all the other addons where located as well

Step 2: Edited the config.lua, cleaned it from all specific settings only keeping the basic framework

Step 3: Copy pasted the BUTTON1 command from your rogue adapted it to german terms Mutilate = Verstümmeln etc.

Step 4: Opened WOW and switched into the ML mode

Btw: is it enough to only reload ui to get changes working?

So as already pointed out - it finally didn't work out well, the only effect is that when in ML mode, my left Mouse Button click makes the rogue moving forward.

Could you help me getting it run?

Greetings, addon author!

I hope you are still updating this addon, because its functionality is great.

I have a bold feature request:

1. The way WoW works is that, no matter how epic is the mouselook, you sometimes still need that mouse in pointer mode.

I play a rogue, and my goal is just to maneuver and use abilities, but even then, sometimes i need mouse.

For example, i need mouse to urgently switch targets in a big crowd (when just tabbing wont suffice since i cant be sure i tab to the one i want). Or i need to target that healer who's far away to blind him while in front of me is another enemy so tab wont work. Focus also might not work since not always you can predict who are you going to switch to/blind.

Therefore, to complete the masterpiece of mouselook gaming, there must be a way to temporarily switch out of it by holding a key, just like before your addon we used a way to temporarily mouselook by holding a mouse button.

Using the "toggle mouselook" hotkey currently present does not suffice here, because it makes you do four actions (hotkey press, hotkey release, <<mouse action>>, hotkey press, hotkey release) and in fast paced pvp it seriously differs from two actions (hotkey press, <<mouse action>>, hotkey release)

A "release mouse" hotkey which will stop mouselook and allow mouse cursor to be used would be very appreciated!

Please if you could do it it would be great!

And some misc concerns by me:
(not feature requests, just thoughts)

1. I think, IMHO, it would be better if default, the config file for keybindings would be empty. The way it is now it comes with custom bindings by you, and you must understand everybody's opinion on bindings differ. Moreover, it introduces, for example, inability to bind actions to, say, middle mouse button (because your mod occupies it already).

2. Also IMHO again, keyboard bindings like your biding of C button for focus and different key buttons for different classes can be and should be done outside the config file and inside the wow client. First, its easier and quick to change. Second, its good to keep everything as close as possible, i mean, if i change my "target" hotkey in hotkeys of wow menu, i'd expect to change my "focus" hotkey in the same place. If one wants to assign some macro to "X" he can always do it by making such macro in wow and putting it on action bar and assigning key to action bar slot, or by use of numerous addons for macro keybindings which are available and offer in-game configuration (which is, i think, unarguably better for case like keybinds)

I mean, your addon's key configs should only be about the functionality your addon brings in the game, meaning, it frees the left mouse button and right mouse button for other actions WHILE its active (mouselook on). With mouselook off your addon is, effectively, nonexistant and shouldnt, IMHO, do anything to controls (except wait for "mouselook GO!" button to be pressed).
With mouselook on it should, in most cases, just add the functionality for the LMB and RMB which were previously busy (being temp.mouselooks).

Still overriding would be useful, i mean, functionality of being able to switch on the fly to another set of keybinds when using mouselook should remain because it can be used. It just should be on by default, i mean, it shouldnt introduce any keyboard keybinds by default

Default config file should contain commentary on how to add abilities (current commentary is pretty nice) and the uncommented part should be just dummy, like, "/say Assign Action For CTRL-LMB in config.lua of the addon", so users could even easier understand and configurate the addon.

Thanks. Sorry for too long text

he likes it cause he hates it so his wow experience is now all new and fun for him because he is now not as awesome as he used to be.

This is so inpractical and awesome that it becomes wicked!