Default look + OmniCC (and ElkBuffBars for reference).
How I use it on my hunter.
PolMonitor
This addon helps you make sure you have all the buffs you should have, that your target and focus target have the debuffs they should have, and that you're using your spell and item cooldowns as often as possible. It does this by letting you set up monitors for the buffs, debuffs, spells/skills and items you're interested in. The monitors appear visually as standard action buttons on the screen.
When everything is ok (you have the monitored buff, your target has the debuff, the cooldown is running, ..) the corresponding button is faded out. When something is missing or the cooldown is up the button becomes fully opaque, signaling that something needs to be done. Buttons that represent skills/spells/items you have can be clicked to trigger the appropriate action.
Use /polmonitor to configure.
Change Log - PolMonitor
2008-11-04 - 1.1.18
- Target for spell cooldown monitors for spells without range now defaults to None, to make them castable with no target.
2008-10-24 - 1.1.16
- Moved wotlk version to main verison
- Fixed InterfaceOptions_OpenToFrame name change
2008-09-03 - 1.1.15
- Bugfix for item monitors with unknown icons
- Fix for slow monitor reaction time when "ignore global cooldown" is active
- Added ability to move buttons up and down in the list
2008-08-27 - 1.1.14
- Added "mineonly" option to buff monitors
- Added "invert" option to monitors
- Added ability to set a custom texture on monitors
2008-08-07 - 1.1.12
- Debuff monitor cooldowns should now show correctly even when other people have applied the same debuff
- Option on debuff monitors to ignore other peoples debuffs (defined as debuffs we don't get a cooldown for)
2008-08-06 - 1.1.11
- Added option to ignore global cooldown.
2008-08-06 - 1.1.10
- Uploaded what should have been in 1.1.9..
2008-08-05 - 1.1.9
- Added option on groups to ignore mouse input.
2008-07-31 - 1.1.8
- Fixed a problem when deleting groups - layout and buttons weren't cleaning themselves up properly.
2008-07-27 - 1.1.6
- Added global options for button fade level, whether to fade the cooldown (this is a hack, it might not work well with cooldown or skinning addons), and whether to register with cyCircled and/or ButtonFacade (requires ui reload to take full effect).
- Added option on target debuff monitors to check current target or the focus target (for keeping track of sheep on my mage, fear on my lock).
2008-07-26 - 1.1.5
- Fixed problem with empty groups not always being draggable
- Added "Equipped only" option on item cooldown monitors
- Added equipment slot monitor support (mainly for use with trinkets I guess)
- Fixed cooldowns not refreshing properly when reset before they run out
- Fixed some other cooldown sync issues
2008-07-23 - 1.1.4
- Fixed the uglified frame border back to how it originally was!
2008-07-23 - 1.1.3
- Cooldown support. For spell and item cooldown monitors the actual cooldown is used, for buff and target debuff monitors the time left on the (de)bugg is used instead.
- Groups are now scaleable
- Default target for spell cooldown monitors can now be configured
2008-07-21 - 1.1.0
- Converted to Ace3.
- Added ButtonFacade and cyCircled support. Sadly I couldn't find a good way to dynamically update cyCircled with new/deleted groups, so it will only be able to interact with groups that were there the last time the GUI was loaded.
- Stopped using my own haxed button template. This uglified the buttons somewhat (to my eyes at least), but made it simpler to work with ButtonFacade and cyCircled.
Optional Files - PolMonitor
Sorry, there are currently no optional files available.
a legit help question, the new pally buff, Sacred Shield(Rank 1) active 30sek. it gives a 500 dmg absorb on first hit and a buff (to the pally who casted it)also called Sacred Shield for 5 sec, that increases crit chance on Flash of Light by 50%. iv got the spell setup to remind me in combat to cast it if its not up, but the problem is i want it 2 show the 5sec buff in my other grp for temp buffs like art of war, wich gives u an instant flash of light, obviosly so i get crit flashed or flash someone else almost each time. Any way to get around that they have the exact same name?. cheers.
Originally posted by Jzar Zok, it does show procs. That's exactly what I'm using it for, and it's great. Just make sure you spell the buff it gives you's name right, and you must capitalize exactly.
lol yeah, after bit of tinkering i found that =). cheers.
Zok, it does show procs. That's exactly what I'm using it for, and it's great. Just make sure you spell the buff it gives you's name right, and you must capitalize exactly.
Feature Request: Not sure if this lies in the vision you have for your addon, but I'd love to see stances and/or other buffs as optional conditions for showing a monitored spell as active.
Example #1: I play a ret pally for leveling. (I've always wanted to go Holy once I hit endgame, and I'm still planning on it, and I was ret for leveling way before ret was OP!) Sometimes, I still heal instances though. Sometimes I tank them. I have gear for all 3 roles, and ret is fairly versatile. I would love to have a polmonitor that reminds me to put up Blessing of Kings if Righteous Fury is up, indicating that I'm probably tanking at the moment. Otherwise, it would keep me reminded to put up Blessing of Might.
Example #2: I also play a feral tank. In the endless Kara runs I've done on him, I've amassed a pretty decent resto set, and I occassionally help people as healer for regular instances. (Can you tell that I love versatile classes?) Thorns should be on any tank all the time, and should never be on anybody else because if they pull aggro, it makes it harder to pull back off them. I'd love to see PolMonitor remind me to keep thorns up, but only when I'm in bear form.
I know this would probably require a lot of work. Thoughts?
Would it be possible that the alpha for the bar be less than 100% when all the cooldowns are up? I like the fade when it is on cooldown. However, I don't want the buttons to have 100% alpha when the cooldown is up. Otherwise, keep up the good work.
Originally posted by nmonk If I do not have a mob targeted it does not seem to let me click on the buttons to launch some of my point based AoEs (the spells do not require a target, they judt poof around me).
Good point. I've been working around this by setting the target for non-targeted spells to None in the options, but I've now uploaded a new version that defaults to this setting on spell cooldown monitors for spells that don't have a range (it won't change existing monitors automatically though).
I started using polmonitor to put my cooldowns where I can see them right below my toon near the action, but noticed a bug.
If I do not have a mob targeted it does not seem to let me click on the buttons to launch some of my point based AoEs (the spells do not require a target, they judt poof around me).
Consecration and Divine Storm are the main two I have noticed, as people will pull an AoE pack and I'll try to click on them, get nothing, then have to click an enemy and go back to clicking on them - and hope the enemy is not dead so I can use the ability.
I'm sort of new to DPS though, so I'm sure those more experienced at tab targetting and using all sorts of abilities on their keyboard mght not have the trouble I did.
Originally posted by nmonk This was made impossible on purpose last year with 2.0. Otherwise we could stack all the buttons on top of each other and just click away, and it would use each as the mod decided it was best to use them (you would be on autopilot).
Blizz wants you to know and choose to use your abilities. This mod just helps make it clear when they wear off or become available, and convenient to use them.
aw to bad, still works good tho, any posibility of making buttons bit larger than the scale limit in config?. cheers.
Originally posted by zoktar hi awsome addon, have a feature request, make the buttons nonclickable when there on CD, for example i use this for my Seals as a paladin, and place it somewhere i will notice it clearly during combat, right on my character, i have it setup so the button is invisable during CD and only shows when the times up, however i can still click it while it is invisable, wich can cause problems targeting things on screen. cheers.
This was made impossible on purpose last year with 2.0. Otherwise we could stack all the buttons on top of each other and just click away, and it would use each as the mod decided it was best to use them (you would be on autopilot).
Blizz wants you to know and choose to use your abilities. This mod just helps make it clear when they wear off or become available, and convenient to use them.
hi awsome addon, have a feature request, make the buttons nonclickable when there on CD, for example i use this for my Seals as a paladin, and place it somewhere i will notice it clearly during combat, right on my character, i have it setup so the button is invisable during CD and only shows when the times up, however i can still click it while it is invisable, wich can cause problems targeting things on screen. cheers.
Added range checking. Using RedRange directly wouldn't work since the buttons aren't normal action buttons but I, uh, borrowed some things.
Please note that I haven't tested this a lot, so shout out if anything's off. Also note that range checking only works when the monitor is set to use your current target, not for focus, pet etc.
Edit: Oh, and, it doesn't work for macros.
Edit2: Grr. I can't figure out how to get other mouse buttons to work right.
