Targeter description
Simple addon to manage raid icons.
It not only sets icons to mobs or bosses, but allow to define the raid/party player with a task corresponding to each icon.
How to use
Show the dialog by typing /targeter or clicking the icon near the minimap.
The minimap icon can be move around the minimap while dragging it with the right mouse button. By holding down the CRTL key while dragging you can modify the distance to the minimap. In the options dialog you can disable the minimap button.
The dialog allows clicking on the raid icons. depending on your target it will do different thing.
Set a raid icon to yourself
If you have not target selected, the clicked icon will be set to yourself or remove it.
This is intended for following instructions
Set a raid icon to a Target
Click a raid icon while pressing the CTRL key will set this icon to the selected target or remove it.
Assign a task and player for a raid icon
if your selected target is a member of the party or the raid, then he will be assigned a task for the clicked icon. the task is automatically set by the default task for his class
(in a coming release you will be able to define this defaults in the options dialog and cicle throuh the multiple possible tasks defined for a class)
Set a raid icon to a hostile target
If the selected target is a hostile target or a target that can be attacked then clicking a raid icon will set it to this target or remove it.
Target order
By using the vertical arrows you can modify the order of the targets. They will be announced like what you have defined.
Defining combat instructions
You can define some generic instructions for the combat by entering it in the gray feald on the bottom of the Targeter frame.
- hint: to display the raid icons use {rtx} where x is the number of the icon
Checkboxes
If checked, the given icon will be announced.
Mostly it will indicate that there is an assignedment for this icon defined
Underlines
- An underlined Checkbox indicates that the player assigned to this raid icon actually is targeting the target that has this icon set to it.
- An underlined icon indicates that you have a task assigned to that icon
by clicking a raid icon while pressing the SHIFT key will announce the icons Target, assigned player and the task to perform by this player to the target.
Announing all defined targets
The button with the letter D on the bottom of the targeter frame will send :
- the targetting information to the party / raid channel
- a whisper to each player that have a task assigned with his individual information
Recall of the defined targets
Every player in the raid can whisper targets' to the party leader or raidofficer that has targeter installed to get the targetting information that will be replied to him.
Syncing all targeters in the party / raid
By announcing the target informations you will broadcast then on the hidden addon channel too. every player that has targeter installed will get it and his targeter will be configured.
Saving and restoring target definitions
The button "O" allows you to create new definitions and save them. Simply enter a name and the actual configuration will be copied to that profile.
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)...