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HealBot Main site
Up to date information and main site: Healbot http://healbot.alturl.com/
Please post feedback and bug reports to http://healbot.alturl.com
Available on the site:
- Interactive FAQ
- Forum
- Wiki
- Polls
- Downloads
- Videos
The site is looking for:
- Code contributors - all healing classes
- Site contributors and moderators
- In game testers - all healing classes
- Translators - for Cn De Es Kr Tw
HealBot
- HealBot allows for 20 key mouse combinations to cast any beneficial spells.
- HealBot allows for 20 key mouse combinations to cast on disabled bars.
- Any usable item can be added to all combos.
- Any existing macro can be added to all combos.
- Target, Focus and Assist can be added to all combos
- HealBot can track and display who has aggro
- HealBot can be used for decursive functions
- HealBot can be used for monitoring buffs and buffing
- HealBots appearance can be configured and preferred appearances can be saved as skins.
- HealBot can show self/party/tanks/checked targets/extras/pets in a raid, extras can be filtered and sorted.
- Multiple HealBots in a party/raid sync incoming heals.
- HealBot will accurately range check at all times for spells and items.
- HealBot has a built in res monitor
- HealBot has a SmartCast out of combat option, this will cast a spell in the following order..
1. res
2. decurse
3. buff
4. heal
5. user setting
Options Guide
A graphical guide to Healbot options can be found in the addon's Docs directory.
YouTube Videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/HealBotContinued
Slash Commands
- /hb o - open options panel
- /hb x - initiate spells and equipment bonuses
- /hb ri - reset bars displayed
- /hb info - display versions of Healbot in party/raid
- /hb ui - reload ui
- /hb defaults - Reset default options
- /hb show - reset the position of the bars to default
- /hb cb - Clears the BlackList
Before reporting bugs
- Make sure you have the latest version and have set the Defaults.
- Report bugs here: http://healbot.alturl.com/
Before asking questions
- Make sure you have read the FAQ's and Quick Guide below.
- Check the latest FAQs here: http://healbot.alturl.com/
Performance related issues.
- Open Options and click the Info button for addons CPU/MEM/Comms usage
- Use this to see which addons are heavy on cpu/memory: http://www-en.curse-gaming.com/downloads/details/7934/
Plugins
Titan Bar Users
The titan plugin is available as a download, it works with HealBot 2.03+
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions
1. Can I use HealBot with none healing classes.
2. Can the bars be sorted and only show those most needing heals and allow key/mouse combos to heal.
3. Will a future version of HealBot have a SmartCast feature while in combat.
4. Can I hide the incoming heals estimator.
5. Can I hide all the bars and only show those needing a debuff removed.
6. Can HealBot be sorted by groups, for example have 2 Groups per column.
7. I have a slow PC, are there any options I should set?
8. I can't see when people are out of range, how do I fix this?
9. What is the UI in some screenshots?
Answers
1: Can I use HealBot with none healing classes.
2: Can the bars be sorted and only show those most needing heals and allow key/mouse combos to heal.
3: Will a future version of HealBot have a SmartCast feature while in combat.
4: Can I hide the incoming heals estimator.
- Yes.
- On the Skins tab, reduce the incoming heals opacity.
5: Can I hide all the bars and only show those needing a debuff removed.
- Yes.
- On the Healing tab, set the Alert Level to 0.
- On the Skins tab, set the Disabled opacity to 0, then click on the bar Disabled and set the Disabled text opacity to 0 (far right slider in colour picker), then same for the Background and Border.
6: Can HealBot be sorted by groups, for example have 2 Groups per column.
- From 2.0, yes.
- On the Skins tab, switch on Show Headers and then set the Number of Headers(Groups) per column.
7: I have a slow PC, are there any options I should set?
- Yes, the following options will have HealBot running lite.
- On the General tab: turn off Close Automatically.
- On the Healing tab: turn off Targets, set Alert Level to 75% or lower.
- On the Healing tab: set Range Check Frequency to 0.4sec or higher.
- On the Healing tab: Show extra bars for specific classes your responsible for healing.
- On the Buffs tab: turn off also in combat
- Turn off the Aggro Monitor
- Turn off Fluid Bars
8: I can't see when people are out of range, how do I fix this?
- On the skins tab, change the disabled bar opacity, to change the text opacity click on the bar labeled Disabled.
9. What is the UI in some screenshots?
- http://www.spartanui.com/
Quick Guide
Pre defined combos
- Ctrl+Alt+Left: This Enables or Disables (default) the bar, use this if you always want focus on certain targets.
- Ctrl+Alt+Middle: This adds the name on the bar to the BlackList, a use for this might be to BlackList imps. Note to clear the blacklist: ResetHB or ReloadUI or type /hb cb
- Ctrl+Alt+Right: Adds/Removes the target to your targets list.
General tab
- Disable HealBot: Disabled all events and hides the bars
- Show Minimap Button: Show button on minimap, hold right mouse button to move
- Lock position: Locks the frame
- Grow upwards: Frame anchors at the bottom and grows up as bars are added
- Close automatically: Closes the frame when no one needs a buff added/debuff removed/heal and only when out of combat
- Play sound on open: Plays a sound when the frame is opened.
- Hide options button: Hides the options button on the frame.
- Right click on panel opens options: Right click on edges will open the options.
- Hide Party Frames: Hide the standard party frames - Including Player optional
- Monitor Aggro: Track everyone with aggro allowing you to be a proactive healer, bar will enable for all in range with aggro
- Use Fluid Bars: Update the bars in a fluid motion - Only use this option if the update is fast and smooth.
- Chat Options: send a message when casting.
Spells tab
- Set spells for: select Enabled bars at all times (which includes at all times in combat) or Disabled bars when out of combat.
- Button: select the button for binding a spell to that button.
- Click/Shift/Ctrl/Alt: Enter the spell in here to bind. Note: any item can also be entered, also Target/Assist/Focus can be entered.
- Use Enabled Settings when Target in Combat: If your out of combat and the target is in combat, the enabled (combat) setting is used
- Always use Enabled Settings: Always use Enabled (Combat) Settings
- Avoid accidental PVP flagging: Keep bars disabled if the target is PVP flagged and your not
- SmartCast: Use this to automatically select a spell when out of combat, this binds to the left click. The types of spells can also be enabled/disabled, for example Druids might want to turn off res.
Healing tab
- Self: Show a bar for yourself
- Group: Show bars for your group.
- Tanks: Show bars for the tanks
- Target: Show bars for members you target, note up to 10 raid members can be checked.
- Extra: Show bars for any raid members not selected from the above, extras can be filtered on this tab.
- Pets: Show bars for any pets in your party/raid
- Alter level: Highlight the bars and text when a members health drops below this level.
- Range Check Frequency: How often range checking is performed on enabled bars - if *Monitor Aggro is enabled, this will alternate with a Range Check at this frequency.
- Sorting and Filtering: this is for extra bars.
- Configure classes for: Set classes for class types Melee/Ranged/Healers/Custom. Note these types can be used with filtering extra bars, monitoring debuffs and buffs.
Cure tab
- Monitor to remove debuffs and in combat: set these options to monitor.
- Spell to debuff: set the spell you would use, ie. Remove Curse would monitor for Curse. *Note. these are the spells SmartCast will use, to use a spell in combat you must set it on the spells tab, by default Alt+Left and Alt+Right will have a spell set.
- Ignore Debuff: Options to ignore debuffs not normally decused, see below.
- Health bar colours: Change the members bar to this colour when affected by a debuff. The colour can be changed by clicking on the bar.
- Debuff Warnings: options for giving warnings when a members has been affected by a debuff.
- Irrelevant by class: Debuffs should as mana effect on warriors/rogues.
- Non harmful effect: Debuffs which do no harm, such as Hunter's mark.
- Short duration: Debuffs which only last for a few seconds.
- Slow movement effect: Debuffs which only effect movement speed.
Skins tab
- Lots of options here, best to simply play around with them.
Things to note are:
- If you find an appearance you like, give it a name and save the skin.
- Set the number of columns to 0, this sorts bars by headers.
- Everything on this tab does something, click on the bars for colour options.
Tips tab
- Show Tooltips: shows a tooltip with usable spell/item
- Show target information: shows information about the target, name/class/health and if needing a buff or affected by a debuff.
- Show detailed spell information: show details for spells including bonuses.
- Show instant cast recommendation: shows if the target would benefit from spells such as shield and HoT's
- Position tooltip: set where the tooltip is displayed
- Bar Information options: show information on the bar such as class/health as a delta or %/set text to class colour.
- Show HoT icons: Allows you to track your own Hots
Buff tab
- Monitor for buffs and in combat: set to monitor for buffs, recommend not setting in combat.
- Spell to buff: set the spell to monitor for, note in cases like MotW and GotW only MotW is an option but both buffs are treated the same. note SmartCast will use the buff set, if for example a Paladin wanted to use a greater blessing then set it on the spells tab.
- Check Members: set to monitor members in your group or the raid (includes group) or a certain class or just yourself.
- Bar Colours: click on the bar to set the colour you want when members of your party/raid are in need of a buff, their bar colour will change to the setting on the buff tab.
Defaults
- Click this to set defaults, note any extra saved skins will be lost.
Macro examples
Available in the readme.html file.
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)...