Natur EnemyCastBar

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Natur EnemyCastBar


ATTENTION (canceled development!):
Due to a major change of the combatlog API this Addon (NECB) will fail to work properly after patch 2.4! Blizzard will exchange the whole old combatlog system with a new system.wow MODS Download,WOW Mods ADDONS,WOW Mods Bots,WOW Mods Hacks,WOW Mods UI
I do not have time and motivation to rewrite core parts of NECB every two bigger patches since I do not play wow for months now.

NECB was one of the most powerful Addons regarding combat timers, because of the smart synergy of combatlog info, self-casting info and Unit-Debuff/-Buff API commands. Without a working combatlog system many parts of the Addon won't work properly anymore.

Yours Naturfreund (Pierre W. Kemna) says "Good bye..." now.



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== Description: ==

Shows Debuffs (e.g. Sheep timers), Casts, Gains, Stuns, DoTs, BossTimers, Cooldowns, Diminishing Returns by lovely colored CastBars - Peace :D
Supports 'target' and 'focus'. Recognizes unknown spell casts, stops and delays!

=> Use "/necb" or the minimap icon to call the menue.

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== Features (see "/necb help" for commands): ==

* Greatly improved AddOn with regard to garbage creation and CPU usage (version 8.3.7 ; compare 8.3.7 with 7.9.8 yourself ;-) )
* Options may be set through a GUI matching the game's design. They are outsourced into a separate AddOn which is loaded on demand.
* Complete control of five shared profiles to fastly load/save and copy your settings!
* Offers a CounterStrike-like sound system that plays several sounds for killing blow events!
* Even unknown spell casts will trigger a bar, thanks to the new wow 2.x API. Delays and CastStops are detected, too!
* Detects Debuffs/Buffs which return a duration and adapts CastBars to it!
* CastBars are even updated if Debuffs/Buffs are renewed. NECB checks for Resists/Misses, reads stack numbers and applied Debuffs for optimum results.
* Addon splitted into separated load on demand modules
* Automatic RaidSpell broadcasts through AddOns channel! (Users with a latency more than 500ms won't broadcast!)
* The CastBars will be pulled together if there is one bar deleted between others. (If CastBars last longer than 1 second.)
* CastBars will be sorted by color
* CastBar types may be separated into different movable frames!
* Afflictions/ (Spell)Debuffs implemented! This shows you how long "Shackle Undead" or "Polymorph" last!
* Class specific Diminishing Return timers which are only displayed for the class that can use this spell. The DeBuff duration IS recalculated by this timer!
* Detects almost every Stun and triggers a global stun diminishing return timer
* Icons to the left of the CastBars!
* CastBars watch your DoTs!
* Separated FPS Bar updated every frame and a latency bar
* Combopoints are taken into account for many spells
* You see some(!) spell cooldowns and detected cooldowns are stored into a dynamic database for all spells around you. The cooldown is displayed once you target the player/mob and cleared if you change targets.
* The Addon unregisters all Events if it is disabled or if the user gets a loading screen to minimize CPU load!
* Checks the version of group- and guildmembers and also has a button to whisper all users with old versions of NECB to update!
* You may trigger CastBars on your Party/RaidMembers screens. They have to toggle this feature on and receive your input via ".countmin", ".countsec" or ".repeat"
* CastBars with a total time >= 20 seconds will Flash if they reached the last 20% AND their time left is smaller than 10 seconds.
* All Fading/ Flashing of CastBars and the collapse animation of the options frame are FPS independent until the framerate drops below 5(fps).
* You may disable single(!) spells and save/load your selection ('SHIFT RightClick' feature see '/necb help')
* A checkbox to disable CastBars for 'gains' (like HoTs or 'Blink') separately.
* A checkbox to flip over the CastBars' order.
* The CastBar's width can be modified!
* You may customize the CastBar Colors!
* A Checkbox to enable 'global Mob outs'. If this one is enabled 'Mob outs' (which are 'Polymorph', 'Shackle Undead' etc.) will trigger a castbar even if the affected mob is NOT your current target.
* A slider to set the space between the CastBars!
* A slider to chose how many CastBars are displayed at once
* Afflictions/Gains which fade off will have their bars deleted! (Even if you don't target your enemy anymore.)
* Raidboss Debuffs supported! E.g. Vaelastrasz (BA), Razorgore (Conflagration), (Shadow of) Ebonroc, Geddon (Living Bomb), (Delusions of) Jin'do...
* A minimap button (movable/ hideable)
* A fullreset-button
* Settings will be saved per character
* Mainly the german client is supported
* Many new Spells added to the database regularly
* Channel parser for NECB's broadcasts
* Info box about the LUA5.1 Garbage Collector status!
* And more...

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== Supportet spells: ==

* All supported spells are listed in NECB's checkbox tooltips ;-)

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== These are not bugs: ==

* Spells won't trigger CastBars in many cases if you are not near enough for them to appear in your combatlog (e.g. Chromaggus). Use "/necb setrange cmax" or "necb setrange allmax" to increase the range.
* Spell cooldowns: Only spells with a castime or "gains" work. And no, I won't add more spell-checks to support those spells. (Too many complications :/ )
* If Mobs with a Debuff have the same name, it is (mostly) enough to have one Mob's debuff (or death) fade to clear the bar even without a target!
* If someone does not inflict your current target, but has debuffed a Mob with the name name, a bar will appear
* Conclusion: Expect strange bar behaviors if there are mobs with the same name :D That lies mostly in the nature of the combatlog!
* It works best if the same known debuffs are only casted on one mob if there are more mobs with the same name in combatlog-range ;-)
* Remember, some combatlog-messages (and with it the castbar clear or popup) only appear if you are very close to your enemy! (E.g. desheep.)

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== Credits: ==

* I carried on the great work the original author >> Limited << did and I want to credit him and all others who helped with this addon!
* (If I have missed some names please tell me.)

== Author(s): ==

The original author (Limited):

* Miranda on Al'Akir (EU)
* But please, don't ask me for support while im in game!
* If you want to thank me however, feel free :)

New/Modified versions (Naturfreund):

* All listed 'Natur' versions were done by - Naturfreund - (EU DE Tirion)
* RealName: Pierre W. Kemna, http://www.pierre-kemna.de
* New versions are available from http://www.curse-gaming.com/en/files/details/2786/natur-enemycastbar/

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