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Tank Buddy  Popular! (More than 5000 hits)

Version: 2.1.1
by: Kolthor [More]

IMPORTANT! If you haven't gotten the 2.0 patch with your client yet, the Challenging Shout and Challenging Roar will not be detectable, and will most likely produce an error when loading the addon. IN ADDITION, the "Buff Removal" function will NOT work prior to 2.0 either.
Using version 2.0.2 should be possible though..

Tank Buddy is based on Taunt Buddy by Artun Subasi.
It is an addon that can announce to any channel of choice, whenever your taunt, mocking blow or growl (druids) fails, or whenever you use shield wall, last stand, challenging shout, challenging roar (druids) or lifegiving gem. Furthermore, it can remove any buffs desired, either always, or only in defensive stance/bear form.
To open the menu, just type /tb or /tankbuddy.
Note! Using Taunt Buddy simultaneously with Tank Buddy, might produce unwanted results!

Supported languages:
English (enUK, enUS): 100%
French (frFR): 100%
German (deDE): 95% (Lifegiving Gem might not work)
Traditional Chinese (zhTW): 100%

If you know Spanish, Korean or Simplified Chinese, I'd appreciate any help in translating the variables in the "localization.lua".
Contact me through Curse-Gaming, or in-game if you want to help translate.

Changelog:

2.1.1

Bugfixes:
*Patch 2.xx finally landed in asia, the localization-file has been updated, the Challenging Shout/Roar announcements and buffremoval features should work there too now.

2.1:
Note! Since I have gotten no bug-reports, I'm going to assume that the new features from 2.1b1 works properly.

Bugfixes:
*Removed the "Lifegiving Gem"-tab, from classes other than warriors, since only warriors can use the trinket.

Misc:
*Updated the localization file, it should now be complete for French, German and traditional Chinese.

2.1b1:
Note! This is a beta version, I have not had time to test all new features properly, but I don't expect any critical bugs.

Bugfixes:
*Fixed an error that occurred when disabling Tank Buddy, and relogging.
*Changed the $hp variable output for Lifegiving Gem from 15% of playerhealth, to 1500 hp, since Blizzard changed it to that in WoW 2.0.3.

New features:
*Implemented a new buff removal system. It is now possible to remove any buff desired.
*Added Guild-chat to announcement channels.
*Added a "Disable in battlegrounds"-feature.
*Added a feature to announce if a failed taunt gets recovered with a successful mocking blow.

2.0.5:

*Changed the way "Remove Salvation" works (again). I'm removing the buff by name now, so it shouldn't remove more than salvation anymore. The problem is, it will only work for WoW 2.0+, so until you asian people get your update, I'm sorry.

2.0.4:

*Added the following new variables for Taunt, Growl and Mocking Blow:
- $ttn: Target's Target Name
- $ttl: Target's Target Level
- $ttt: Target's Target Type

2.0.3:

*The variable "$sec" will now work in the Last Stand and Lifegiving Gem announcement texts.
*Added support for announcements, when activating Challenging Shout (Warrior) and Challenging Roar (Druid).

2.0.2:

*Fixed a bug that would cause "Remove Salvation" to remove other buffs, on some clients.
*Fixed some text in the Traditional Chinese version (Thanks again Enix).

2.0.1:

*Fixed a bug that would cause an error using several built-in slash-commands.
*Fixed a bug that conflicted with CTRA raid-frames, xPerl raid-frames, and possibly others as well.
*Added support for Traditional Chinese (Thanks Enix).

2.0:

First release.

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Unread 12-08-06, 11:08 PM  
Mithoron
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Not working with CTRA 1.62

When running this and CTRA 1.62 the CTRA raid windows are not showing up and the MT windows do not show...disabling this addon and they appear again (took a while to figure it out, hehehe)....

Any ideas?
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Unread 12-10-06, 09:15 AM  
Kolthor
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I've had the same conflict problem with CTRA and xPerl raid frames. I didn't know it was Tank Buddy at the time, but when I fixed a bug that produced errors when using several Blizzard slash-commands (/target, /use, /cast etc.), this was solved as well.
I was using a function called strsplit, to split the text in the custom channels textbox, and that function is now built-in, in 2.0. Apparently this was the problem with the raid-frames as well.
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Unread 12-10-06, 11:04 AM  
Mithoron
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Thanx!

Won't be able to try it out until late tonight, but hopefully all will be well!!
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Unread 12-11-06, 09:01 AM  
stampy-ex
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thanks for the hard work... best tanking skills mod by far.

once everything is settled down, would it be possible to add challenging shout to the monitored skills? not so much for challenging shout resists, but just to announce that chal shout has been used... its always good for waking up the healers
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Unread 12-11-06, 03:31 PM  
Kolthor
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Originally posted by stampy-ex
..would it be possible to add challenging shout to the monitored skills?..
I had the same Idea when I was making this, and I spent a lot of time figuring out how to do it, but I discarded it in the end, because no event is triggered when you use that ability..
Whenever you use one of the other abilities, an event is triggered, which the addon catches. In the case of Taunt, Mocking Blow and Growl, its a CHAT_MSG_SPELL_SELF_DAMAGE, which is only triggered, when you deal damage, or the mob resists.. Shield Wall, Last Stand and Lifegiving Gem is a CHAT_MSG_SPELL_PERIODIC_SELF_BUFFS event, which means its triggered when your buffs change.
Challenging shout is a debuff on the target, but isn't part of any event, except if it fails. I could make it so it checks for the debuff on your target, but you don't have to have a target to use Challenging Shout, since it is AoE.. Besides, it wouldn't be able to tell the difference on your Challenging Shouts, and somebody else's..
The only other option would be to make the addon use the ability, in stead of checking four you using it, but due to the security changes in WoW 2.0, that isn't possible anymore. Besides, that would mean that you have to have some sort of macro to trigger it, and macros can't show cooldown on the buttons.

The only advice I can give you, would be to create a macro to do it, untill Blizzard makes Challenging shout trigger an event. Something like this:

/yell -Using Challenging Shout HEAL ME -
/cast Challenging Shout

With the new 2.0 patch, that actually does show cooldown, but it can't check if it is, it will announce every time you click it.
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Unread 12-11-06, 05:33 PM  
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After I wrote that reply, I began to do some research. It seems like Blizzard did add some new events in 2.0, and it is actually possible with the new event UNIT_SPELLCAST_SUCCEEDED.
I've added support for Challenging Shout (Warrior) and Challenging Roar (Druid) in the 2.0.3 version.
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Unread 12-11-06, 05:48 PM  
stampy-ex
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wow that was fast!

thanks!
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Unread 12-26-06, 03:12 PM  
Vangard
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Bugs - Getting disconnected

This mod isn't working correctly for me.

It doesn't report resisted Taunts, though works for MB.

Everytime I use Challenging Shout and Lifegiving Gem, I instantly get disconnected.
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Unread 01-02-07, 04:30 AM  
Kolthor
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Re: Bugs - Getting disconnected

Vangard:
Strange.. What locale is your client? Are you using any custom channels? Have you tried deleting TankBuddy.lua and Tankbuddy.lua.bak in "[WoW-folder]\WTF\Account\[Accountname]\SavedVariables\"?
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Unread 01-12-07, 03:19 PM  
KnightDemons
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Does this addon work for the pallys taunt? if not can you get it on this addon please
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Unread 01-14-07, 03:41 PM  
Kolthor
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KnightDemons:
I am currently looking for a way to incorporate failed Righteous Defense's into Tank Buddy as well, however, it's not as straight forward as a normal taunt, since Righteous Defense is an AoE-spell, working on up to 3 enemy's hitting on your friendly target.
I don't want to have it spam the channels with three messages, if all three fails, and getting the mob's level, name and type is not as easy, since you're not actually targeting it, and getting target of target is even harder, if even possible.
Plus, I don't have a paladin, so I have to borrow an account to even test it out.
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Unread 03-25-07, 03:33 AM  
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Kolthor:

This might be a little belated, but couldn't you have TankBuddy just say how many mobs resisted Righteous Defense? Something like "WARNING - Righteous Defense has been resisted by 1 mob" would work just fine. People know what's hitting them, in most cases.
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Unread 04-04-07, 12:00 PM  
Kougar
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What about adding when Shield Bash or Pummel are resisted?
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Unread 06-27-07, 04:28 AM  
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Anyone know if this mod is history? If not, when will it be updated? I really liked using it with my warriors. I would sure hate to see this one die.
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Unread 11-27-07, 01:21 PM  
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Originally posted by Republic
Anyone know if this mod is history? If not, when will it be updated? I really liked using it with my warriors. I would sure hate to see this one die.
As of right now it hasn't broken, it just shows out of date.
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