BackseatDriver is intended to help you maintain a shot rotation based on a priority list. The current version only supports the Hunter class, but the addon has been designed to allow inclusion of additional classes. The interface of the addon only has an English localization, but the mechanics should work with other language-versions of the game.

Install BSD as any other addon, start WoW and login. You will see a row of slots, 1 large and a number of small ones. The addon is currently unlocked and can be moved or resized. You may setup a priority list by right-clicking on the small slots or load a pre-defined sequence for Survival or Marksmanship specs by right-clicking on the large slot.

Once you are done, lock the addon with the slash command /bsd and target something attackable. The addon will then show the upcoming sequence of spells to be cast wíth the first being big and easy to notice. Whenever you cast a spell, the addon will update (basically shift to the left) and show a cooldown timer allowing you to time the next shot prefectly. Additionally, the large slot displays the current health percentage of the target and an in-range indicator.

Background

With the addition of Black Arrow to Survival specs, I was slowly going nuts watching cooldowns on 5-6 spells. I tried out similar recommendation mods, but found them limited in solely displaying the next single spell to cast. My experience with my own mod has been that seeing the next couple of spells to cast allows you to prepare the upcoming necessary finger movements while still being able to observe and react to the environment.

I take advantage of the flexibility in setup. For example, in Mimiron phase 3 I am usually responsible for shooting Freezing Arrows at the spawn points for Assault Bots. As these share cooldown with Black Arrow, I don't want to fire any Black Arrows in this phase, so I simply use the brief pause between phase 2 and 3 to unlock the addon, remove Black Arrow from the priority list and lock the addon again. Similar changes are made in other encounters.

Points to notice:

• Duration and cooldown changes from talents and glyphs are correctly detected and handled.

• Lock and Load procs are detected and handled, the addon will basically direct you to make 3 Explosive Shots separated by 2 secs.

• Flight times (from casting ends to spell hits the target) are taken into consideration.

Comments and suggestions are most welcome!

Specifically, I would like confirmation of whether this mod works correctly with non-English clients. Localization of the interface into other languages would also be helpful, but as the interface is still being expanded, this will be an ongoing process.

If there is an interest, I would like to add plugins for other classes. As I exclusively play a hunter myself, I am unaware of the details of ability selection for other classes and need input/dialog on this. If you feel up to it, you are welcome to submit a class-specific LUA file for another class.