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1 office 1 Buffwatch++
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4 BuffWatch is a powerful buff manager that lets you easily and clearly keep
5 track of active and inactive buffs, as well as allowing you to rebuff players
6 with a single click.
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8 Simply setup the buffs you want to monitor for each player in your party/raid,
9 and buffwatch will notify you if the buff expires. You can then click the
10 highlighted buff to automatically recast the buff on that player, if you have
11 the ability to do so.
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13 This allows you focus more on important tasks such as decursing, healing or
14 fighting, while still allowing you to rebuff mid fight if needed.
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16 Buffwatch can also be useful for raid leaders to check important buffs are on
17 certain players before continuing, eg. Blessing of Salvation on your healers.
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19 Please type /buffwatch or /bw in-game for usage details
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21 To download the latest version or to report any bugs or requested changes go
22 here : http://www.curse-gaming.com/mod.php?addid=2003
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26 Buffwatch++ is based on the mod of the same name by Tyrrael, which had stopped
27 being updated since WoW 1.4
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29 Original version here : http://www.curse-gaming.com/mod.php?addid=678
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33 General Usage
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36 Setting up :
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38 * Cast the buffs you want monitor
39 * Lock the buffs for the players by checking the box to the left of their
40 name
41 * Remove buffs you dont want to monitor by [Ctrl + Right Click]ing them.
42 (If you only have one buff to monitor on a player, use
43 [Alt + Right Click] on that buff icon to remove all others)
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45 Once setup :
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47 * Buffs will highlight in red if they expire. Left clicking will recast.
48 * If a player is dead or goes offline, their buffs will grey out.
49 * To target a player, left click their name. To assist, right click.
50 * To hide players for which you are not monitoring any buffs, toggle the
51 'Showing Unmonitored' icon in the BuffWatch window.
52 * To hide players for which you do have monitored buffs, but having none
53 expired, toggle the 'Showing Monitored' icon in the BuffWatch window.
54 Player will re-appear when one of their buffs expires.
55 * Buffwatch will automatically cast the group version of a buff if you set
56 the Buff Threshold setting in options to a value between 1 and 5.
57 Buffwatch will check how many players are missing the buff (regardless
58 of whether you are monitoring for it), and cast the group version if the
59 Threshold setting is less than or equal to this value. (This does not
60 work however for the Druid's Gift of the Wild, and Mark of the Wild will
61 always be cast)
62 * If you have run out of reagents for a group buff, have not yet learnt the
63 spell(s), or never want BuffWatch to cast them, set the Threshold
64 setting to 0.
65 * If you find buffwatch starts to reduce your fps in some boss fights
66 (eg. Lucifron when he debuffs whole raid), then play with the 'Max
67 Updates Per Second' setting to improve performance. Setting Max UPS to
68 to a low value may cause short delays in buffs being updated.
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70 For help and information on other features, type '/bw' or '/buffwatch' in game.
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74 Known Issues
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77 * When buffwatch checks to see if a group buff is in your spellbook (eg
78 Arcane Brilliance or Greater Blessing of Wisdom), it stores the spell id
79 to save searching for it on subsequent usage. If you learn new spells
80 (including new ranks) the spell id's can change, and buffwatch might
81 start to cast the wrong spell instead of the group buff. If this happens,
82 you will need to reload your UI or log out and back in again.
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84 * When 'Show Only Castable Buffs' is selected, Buffwatch doesn't show
85 selfcast only buffs. (eg. Ice Armour. Paladin Auras). This is due to
86 what the WoW API considers a castable buff. To setup monitoring of these
87 types of buff (as with any buff that you cannot cast), you must deselect
88 this option before locking the relevant players.
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92 Version History
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95 1.15
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98 Added option to restrict buff updates
99 Fixed a couple of bugs as a result of 1.11
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101 1.14
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104 Added Priest Shadow and Spirit Group Buffs
105 Option to always show players with debuffs
106 Added optional sound on expired buff
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108 1.13
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111 Shows class colours properly for non EN localisations
112 Added option to highlight players that are PvP Flagged
113 Added option to prevent BuffWatch from casting on players that are PvP Flagged
114 Added option to show only buffs player can cast
115 Added option to show only debuffs player can dispell
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117 1.12
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120 Ignores pets for GroupBuff Threshold count
121 Added current Threshold value to slider label
122 Added casting of druids group buff GotW based on Threshold
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124 1.11
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127 Switches buff icon between lesser and greater type buffs
128 Added Buff Threshold option to determine version to cast for
129 Group buffs and their lesser versions (except Druid GOTW)
130 Added tooltips to options panel
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132 1.10
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135 Reset debuffs back to 8
136 Option to hide players with no locked buffs
137 Option to hide players with locked buffs until they expire
138 Header text is now highlighted if a buff expires while minimised
139 Updated Interface number to 10900
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141 1.01
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144 Fixed problem where locked buffs were lost if pet died or was dismissed briefly
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146 1.00
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149 Largely recoded to allow new features and a bug fix
150 Maintains locked buff settings when raid/party is adjusted
151 Option button and CheckAll box now properly dissapear when minimised
152 Allows sorting of player list by Raid Order, Class or Name
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154 0.622
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157 Darkens buff icon if player is dead or offline
158 Minimize button to hide players (Warning message will still display)
159 Updated Interface number to 1800
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161 0.621
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164 Alt-RightClick to remove all buffs other than this one
165 Optional warning message for when a monitored buff expires
166 Added support for 16 debuffs
167 Updated Interface number to 1700
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170 0.620
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173 Added BuffWatch Options Toggle to keybindings
174 Options toggle button added next to buffwatch label
175 Option to left align buffs
176 Removed event PLAYER_REGEN_ENABLED
177 Can now click anywhere on player name to select them (used to be first 18
178 pixels)
179 Fixed window resize error when first loaded
180 Some other minor fixes/code optimisation
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183 0.610
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186 Group checkbox for all
187 Fixed playerframes left behind if you drop from raid down to party
188 Toggle button added to options panel
189 Help page will show even when BuffWatch is hidden
190 Changed hiding and showing of pets to a toggle
191 Option to hide debuffs
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194 0.600
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197 Now shows debuffs when player is locked
198 Ability to hide or show pets
199 Raid & pet support with new unit id's
200 Class coloured names
201 Options GUI with myAddons, CTMod & Cosmos support
202 Various minor fixes & changes, particulary relating to pets and buff
203 targetting.