A few comments as well as a few e-mails have been people asking me to upload my UI as a compilation to make it easier to get going. Most of all it’s a desire for the Power Aura set-up. So I decided to do just that. First, let’s go over what’s in the UI package, talking about what I am using.
What you will not find is a bar mod or a buff mod. I use to rip my UI apart changing everything I could. But if there was one thing that crippled people’s game play after a patch it was a broken bar mod. I decided to just use the default bars so I know I never have to worry about them breaking again.
Also I use the default buff and debuff icons/placement. I used to use the CT buff mod and tried Elkano’ for a while. But in the end I knew what icons meant what buff and opted to just let them stay default. The complete list of my mods is as follows:
- Ace3
- ActionButtonColors
- ag_UnitFrames
- AuctionLite
- ClearFont2
- CT_Core
- CT_MailMod
- CT_MapMod
- DBM
- FuBar
- FuBar_DurabilityFu
- FuBar_MoneyFu
- Fubar_RecountFu
- Grid
- LoggerHead
- OmniCC
- OmniCC_Options
- PowerAuras
- Quartz
- RatingBuster
- Recount
It’s a small list compared to some folks. I think Runewatch might be packaged in there as well for my Death Knight alts but for obvious reasons you don’t need it for a Hunter.
The theory behind my UI is to keep everything as centered as possible allowing me to keep track of my surroundings while pertinent information is readily available. A screenshot of my UI while attacking a target dummy can be viewed here, as well I am sure many of you have seen my UI in action through any of my Ulduar boss videos.
You can go ahead and download the UI package right here. There are two additional RAR files inside, one called Add-Ons.rar which extracts to your Interface/Addons folder and the other is Drotara_UI_Settings.rar which go to your WTF\Account\{Account Name}\{Server}\{Character Name} for the Hunter you want to add them for. My UI is set to 1680×1050 so any other resolutions will have to be slightly modified to get everything centered again.
If you have any questions, due to the complex issues that might arise, post them on the forums so we can provide better troubleshooting.
Drotara (or BehemothDan) considers himself a geek on many levels. A web developer and programmer by trade, he has no shortage of geeky hobbies. Whether it's trying to stay current in World of Warcraft raiding, playing competitively in the WoW TCG, Magic: The Gathering with friends, or a night at the local shop playing DnD, it's all good to him!
The link to your UI RAR isnt working for me, i just get a page of code. Is it just me?
Interesting. It should work just fine if you right-click the link and Save File As.
And there it goes…you are the magic. Thanks!
In your screenshot, to the right just above your target frame, there is a vertical list of icons with cooldown timers. What is providing that?
That’s Power Auras.
Really? hrm, guess I’ll have to give that another look then. I never stuck with powerauras, because I’m not fond of the animated blip representations most people tend to use. Right now, I use “Tell Me When” but I’m always looking for better options of tracking cooldowns/debuffs.
For shot cooldowns and priorities, I’ve been trying out an addon called Watcher (search for it on curse.com). It’s new and the author is actively improving it.
As with many addons, it’s hard to explain. But there are some good pictures on the curse page.
I’ve actually used watcher, and it is really good… but i found that I still needed tell me when, to see the explosive shot ticks. I ultimately removed watcher to clear up some of the view, since it was starting to feel overcrowded.
too much addons :-D dont know most of em but stuff like recount and grid takes memory for no god damn reason! :P
I was using Power Auras before coming across your UI article. I was going to try out your Power Aura settings as I like the timers but for some reason I can not get them to work. Can you post the export of the code from Power Auras?
I actually have them posted in the forums since it was more acoomodating to posting that huge chunk of text. :)
can you post a blog with your power auras so that i may import them
i really like the set up you have
Recommending Skada Damagemeter as a substitute for Recount.
Judging from your screenshot, I would recommend that you use this steady shot macro.
/console Sound_EnableSFX 0
/cast Steady Shot
/cast [target=pettarget, exists] Kill Command
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear();
/console Sound_EnableSFX 1
Actually my Steady Shot macro looks like this:
#showtooltip Steady Shot
/click MultiBarBottomRightButton12
/cast [target=pettarget, exists] Kill Command
/cast Blood Fury
/cast !Auto Shot
/cast Steady Shot
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
The sound doesn’t bother me. :)
Dro I am trying to register for forums, I registered never got an email so I went to resend email button resent it to my email. Still nothing in my mail is there something I am not doing right?
Thanks
Madlarkin
*Deathwing*
Your account should be activated. For some reason some folks haven’t been getting the registration e-mails while others have. You should be good to go.
Which add-on is it that displays the cooldown timers to the right of your toon? Is that Quartz?
It’s actually Power Auras.
Hey Drotora, I was wondering if you use the “Glow” option for your cd timer things to the side?
I have mine similar to yours, only thing is that if I click off the “Glow” option the timers end up getting black squares around them. And when I do have “Glow” on, the texture buttons feel too bright/light….
I do use the Glow option. I got used to the black boxes around the timers, and I figure its better for visibility depending on my surroundings.
Hmm, the settings package doesn’t contain any data for a lot of your essential addon, like ag_unitframes. Was that supposed to be left out?
Odd, I thought I packaged everything that was needed. It was my first time sharing my UI. I’ll check the package again and see if I missed something and re-upload it to the same link.
Alright, it might also have something to do with the fact that the installation I was playing on was left over from my old computer.
Hmm, this is wierd. On vista, with wow in a different directory than program files, wow simply refuses to load any settings for addons. The addons load fine, but all the addons are in the default positions and everything.