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PitBull is a Unit Frames addon that provides maximal customization and undergoes rigorous efficiency testing. It is created in a modular framework, which allows for mulitple authors to put their skills to work creating this great project.
It has support for many different kinds of units: player, target, pet, pet's target, target of target, target of target of target, focus, focus' target, party, party pets, party targets, party pet targets, raid, raid pets, raid targets, main tanks, main tank targets, main assists, main assist targets, etc.
Note: Almost all texts are configurable using the LibDogTag-3.0 format. See http://old.wowace.com/wiki/LibDogTag-3.0 for details or type '/dog' in-game.
Modules:
- Aura - track any buffs or debuffs on the shown units. Also has the ability to highlight based on a curable debuff.
- Banzai - highlight units that have threat on them.
- BarFader - allow for smooth fading when units gain or lose health/mana.
- CastBar - attach a cast bar to the applicable units: covers player, pet, party, target, focus, etc.
- CombatIcon - show an icon when the unit is in combat.
- CombatFader - fade unit out when out of combat.
- CombatText - show realtime damage/healing text on the unit frame.
- ComboPoints - for Rogues and Druids, show combo points.
- DruidManaBar - for Druids, show a mana bar when in Cat/Bear form.
- ExperienceBar - for the player and hunter pets, show an experience bar.
- HealthBar - show current health.
- HappinessIcon - show an icon on the pet frame to indicate its happiness.
- HideBlizzard - hide unneeded Blizzard frames .
- Highlight - show a highlight when hovering over a frame or targetting said frame.
- LeaderIcon - show the leader of the party.
- MasterLooterIcon - show the master looter of the raid.
- Portrait - show a 3D, 2D, or class portrait.
- PowerBar - show a mana/energy/focus/rage bar.
- PvPIcon - show an icon when the unit is in PvP mode.
- RaidTargetIcon - how the raid target icon (Skull/Triangle/etc.)
- RangeCheck - fade the unit frame slightly when the unit is out of range.
- ReadyCheckIcon - show Ready Check icon based on if the unit is ready or not.
- ReputationBar - for the player, show a reputation bar.
- RestIcon - show an icon if the player is resting.
- Spark - Graceful display of energy ticks and the spellcasting five-second-rule.
- ThreatBar - show a threat bar on the unit frame.
- TotemTimers - shows Totem timers for the PitBull player frame.
- VisualHeal - for healers, shows a bar showing the estimated heal amount while casting.
- VoiceIcon - show an icon based on whether or not the unit is talking.
Note: all modules can be enabled or disabled on-demand. Disabled modules don't take up any extra memory or CPU power.
r78496 | ckknight | 2008-07-15 14:10:53 -0400 (Tue, 15 Jul 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/Aura/Filter.lua
PitBull - change Bloodthirst to spell id 23880
r78449 | ellipsis | 2008-07-14 21:53:15 -0400 (Mon, 14 Jul 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/TotemTimers/TotemTimers.lua
PitBull_TotemTimers: that nil doesn't belong there.
r78096 | shefki | 2008-07-08 14:16:42 -0400 (Tue, 08 Jul 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/Banzai/Banzai.lua
PitBull_Banzai: Don't show aggro coloring on enemy units that are targeted by friendly units (e.g. mobs being targeted by the raid).
r77955 | shefki | 2008-07-06 22:30:34 -0400 (Sun, 06 Jul 2008) | 4 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/PitBull.lua
M /trunk/PitBull/PitBull.toc
PitBull:
- Hopefully fix taint issue (PB-354)
- Add myself to the X-Credits per ckknight's request
r77861 | shefki | 2008-07-05 19:55:50 -0400 (Sat, 05 Jul 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/VoiceIcon/VoiceIcon.lua
PitBull_VoiceIcon: Replace UIFrameFlash with a custom flash implementation to avoid taint.
r77449 | ellipsis | 2008-06-26 04:21:55 -0400 (Thu, 26 Jun 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/TotemTimers/TotemTimers.lua
PitBull_TotemTimers: Fix config error with disabling the Hide Inactive option (apologies to Vangual for the ninja-fix).
r77343 | ckknight | 2008-06-24 19:34:42 -0400 (Tue, 24 Jun 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/PitBull.lua
PitBull - don't call DogTag:UpdateAllForFrame for wacky frames, as DogTag-Unit handles that automatically
r77242 | ananhaid | 2008-06-22 09:36:11 -0400 (Sun, 22 Jun 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/Aura/Core.lua
PitBull
- zhCN update.
r77236 | 7destiny | 2008-06-22 08:04:56 -0400 (Sun, 22 Jun 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/Aura/Core.lua
PitBull
- koKR Update
r77232 | shefki | 2008-06-22 06:00:11 -0400 (Sun, 22 Jun 2008) | 4 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/Aura/Update.lua
PitBull_Aura:
- Show buff duration and allow buffs to be canceled from frames other than just
the Player frame that are displaying the player (e.g. target, raid)
r77228 | shefki | 2008-06-22 05:48:23 -0400 (Sun, 22 Jun 2008) | 5 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/Aura/Frames.lua
M /trunk/PitBull/Aura/Update.lua
PitBull_Aura:
- Use GetUnit() to find out the unit rather than storing it in the AuraFrame.
Fixes wrong tooltips on raid/party frames after party member changes.
Resolves PB-330 and others.
r77227 | shefki | 2008-06-22 05:28:28 -0400 (Sun, 22 Jun 2008) | 5 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/Aura/Core.lua
M /trunk/PitBull/CombatIcon/CombatIcon.lua
M /trunk/PitBull/LeaderIcon/LeaderIcon.lua
M /trunk/PitBull/MasterLooterIcon/MasterLooterIcon.lua
M /trunk/PitBull/Portrait/Portrait.lua
M /trunk/PitBull/RaidTargetIcon/RaidTargetIcon.lua
PitBull:
- Stop using IterateNonWackyFrames() since for some reason
some frames disappear from nonWackyFrames. This resolves
PB-302 and probably others.
r77215 | shefki | 2008-06-22 02:36:07 -0400 (Sun, 22 Jun 2008) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/RaidTargetIcon/RaidTargetIcon.lua
PitBull_RaidTargetIcon:
- Fix raid targets being wrong when the raid/party members changed.
r77208 | shefki | 2008-06-21 20:12:56 -0400 (Sat, 21 Jun 2008) | 5 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/Aura/Core.lua
M /trunk/PitBull/Aura/Highlight.lua
M /trunk/PitBull/Aura/Options.lua
PitBull_Aura:
- Allow selection of individual debuffs to highlight frames beyond the
all/cureable/cureable by me/none currently allowed.
r77170 | shefki | 2008-06-20 21:58:52 -0400 (Fri, 20 Jun 2008) | 3 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/ReadyCheckIcon/ReadyCheckIcon.lua
PitBull_ReadyCheckIcon:
- Fix logic bug that caused ready check icons to show on frames regardless of config.
r77051 | ckknight | 2008-06-18 19:54:30 -0400 (Wed, 18 Jun 2008) | 1 line
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/PitBull.lua
PitBull - Solve a possible taint issue
r76876 | shefki | 2008-06-16 18:29:43 -0400 (Mon, 16 Jun 2008) | 2 lines
Changed paths:
M /trunk/PitBull/Aura/Update.lua
PitBull_Aura: Fix a bug that caused the wrong tooltips to appear for auras.
Installation Guide
- Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
- Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
- Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
- Windows XP has a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
- WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
- WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
- Mac Users
- StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
- Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
- Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
- Start World of Warcraft
- Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.
Translations
When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".
TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.
If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.
See also: About "Out Of Date AddOns"
Mac Support
WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.
Directory Structure
World of Warcraft
|_ Interface
|_AddOns
|_*AddonName*
|_ *AddonName*.toc
|_ *AddonName*.xml
|_ *AddonName*.lua
|_ (possibly others as well)...