MikScrollingBattleText

Announcements:

There is a known bug with the WoW client where selecting Monochrome for a font causes the client to crash. I have posted a bug report on the official forum here: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/6471787382
Version 5.7.127 fixes the dispel issue introduced by Patch 5.2.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Before posting a question, please see the FAQ list at MSBT's portal site. http://mikord.wowinterface.com/portal.php?id=156&a=faq

Description:

MSBT is designed to be an extremely lightweight, efficient, and highly configurable mod that makes it easier to see combat information by scrolling the information on the screen in separate, dynamically creatable scroll areas. It is a replacement for Blizzard's Floating Combat Text and Damage output.

Features:

Lightweight and efficient design.
Scroll incoming damage/heals, outgoing damage/heals, and notifications in separate configurable scroll areas on the playing field.
Display player and pet cooldown completion alerts.
Display loot alerts with a total of how many are now in inventory.
Add triggers that will allow you to show notifications based on a variety of conditions.
Assign a sound file to play for events/triggers.
Dynamically create new scroll areas and assign any event/trigger to them.
Customize the position, size, animation style, enabled state, font style, font size, font outline, and opacity for each of the scroll areas.
Customize each individual event's color, font style, font size, font outline, opacity, output message, enabled state, and scroll area.
Set "Master Font" settings that will be inherited by all of the scroll areas and the events in them unless they are overridden at the scroll area or event level.
Merge AoE data into one event with cumulative damage/healing done with number of normal and crits specified.
Show overhealing amounts against yourself or party/raid members.
Color unit names according to their class.
Color damage amounts according to damage type.
Show partial effects (resists, absorbs, vulnerabilities, etc) colored according to type.
Filter output information with a full suite of spam controls.
Load on demand options.
For mod developers:
- Output your own scrolling messages with the MikSBT.DisplayMessage function instead of having to create your own frame and animation code. You can also use your own font by first registering it with MSBT via the MikSBT.RegisterFont function.
- Create custom animation styles.
- See the included API.html file for reference information.

Supported Events:

Incoming:
- Melee Damage, Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, and Immunes
- Skill Damage, Damage Over Time (DoTs), Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, Immunes, Reflects, and Interrupts
- Spell Resists
- Heals and Heals Over Time (HoTs)
- Pet Melee Damage, Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, and Immunes
- Pet Skill Damage, Damage Over Time (DoTs), Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, and Immunes
- Pet Spell Resists
- Pet Heals and Heals Over Time (HoTs)
- Environmental Damage

Outgoing:
- Melee Damage, Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, Immunes, and Evades
- Skill Damage, Damage Over Time (DoTs), Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, Immunes, Reflects, Interrupts, and Evades
- Spell Resists and Buff Dispels
- Heals and Heals Over Time (HoTs)
- Pet Melee Damage, Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, Immunes, and Evades
- Pet Skill Damage, Damage Over Time (DoTs), Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, Immunes, and Evades
- Pet Spell Resists and Buff Dispels
- Pet Heals and Heals Over Time (HoTs)

Notification:
- Buffs / Buff Stacks / Buff Fades
- Debuffs / Debuff Stacks / Debuff Fades
- Item Buffs / Item Buff Fades
- Enter/Leave Combat
- Power Gains and Losses
- Alternate Power Gains and Losses
- Chi Gains and Chi Full
- Combo Point Gains and Combo Points Full
- Holy Power Changes and Holy Power Full
- Honor Gains
- Reputation Gains and Losses
- Skill Gains
- Experience Gains
- Killing Blows (Player and NPC)
- Extra Attacks
- Soul Shard Creation
- Enemy Buff Gains
- Monster Emotes
- Player, Pet, and Item Cooldown Completions

Loot
- Looted Items
- Money Gains

Default Triggers:
- All Relevant Classes - Low Health, Low Mana, Low Pet Health
- Death Knight - Killing Machine, Rime, Rune Strike, Shadow Infusion x5
- Druid - Berserk, Clearcasting, Eclipse (Lunar), Eclipse (Solar), Owlkin Frenzy, Predator's Swiftness, Shooting Stars
- Hunter - Kill Shot, Lock and Load
- Mage - Brain Freeze, Clearcasting, Fingers of Frost, Missile Barrage
- Monk- Elusive Brew x5, x10, x15, Mana Tea x20, Power Guard x3, Vital Mists x5
- Paladin - Hammer of Wrath, The Art of War
- Priest - Clearcasting, Shadow Orb x3
- Rogue - Blindside
- Shaman - Clearcasting, Lava Surge, Maelstrom Weapon x5, Tidal Waves
- Warlock - Backlash, Decimation, Molten Core, Nightfall
- Warrior - Bloodsurge, Execute, Overpower, Revenge, Sudden Death, Taste for Blood, Victory Rush

Commands:

/msbt	Shows the options interface.
/msbt reset	Resets the current profile to the default settings.
/msbt disable	Disables the mod.
/msbt enable	Enables the mod.
/msbt version	Shows the current version.
/msbt help	Shows the command usage.

Version History:

See version history as MSBT's portal site. http://www.wowinterface.com/portal.php?&id=156&pageid=147

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- #28
ValhallaSky Jan 20, 2013 at 20:10 UTC - 0 likes
I've been looking all over google how to do this, to no avail:

When displaying a cooldown trigger, how can I tack on the hotkey for that skill/spell to be displayed?

%e Ready Now! (hotkey)

Thanks :)
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- #27
Carambaz Nov 26, 2012 at 17:18 UTC - 0 likes
reuqest:

hello, i don't know if this has been asked in the past.

i would very much like an option to change the strata of one of the notification areas. when i play alone, there is no big problem, but when i am in group or raid, MSBT displays the text over the same place where my party/raid icons are. and as i care more for my team than i do for the combat text, i'd very much like to be able to put the text into the background, under the other addons.
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- #26
adore33 Nov 25, 2012 at 04:01 UTC - 0 likes
Hello,

I recently got the item called "Ancient Pandaren Fishing Charm" in wow. Its a use item that sits in your bags that you apply to yourself that lasts an hour and gives you a buff. The buff is named the same as the item. I am trying to set up a combat text warning for when I lose the buff to be notified, but it doesnt seem to work. I've tried lots of various settings and researched, even read through the addons help file. Seems like I am doing things right but when I lose the buff its not alerting me with combat text. My thinking is the problem is because its an item not being reconized by this addon? Here is what I have it set as, hope you guys can help...

Trigger Class - Hunter

Main Event - Aura Removal - 2 Conditions

Condition 1 - Recipent Unit Affiliation - Is Equal To - You

Condition 2 - Skill Name - Is Equal To - Ancient Pandaren Fishing Charm

also tried Condition 2 - Skill ID - Is Equal To - 125167, which is the "buff id" not the "item id" from wowhead.com, still nothing.

Thank You.
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- #25
Cred1Tor Nov 13, 2012 at 10:00 UTC - 0 likes
hi, i have problem with numbers group by thousands option. when i enable it and then do any damage the game just freezes. i use russian localization if it matters
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- #24
Mordox74 Sep 21, 2012 at 16:07 UTC - 0 likes
Hi i love this addon but is it maybe possible to let me see the german "ü" like in Sühne ready oder Gesithülle ready, it only shows me S...ready
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- #23
JStrese Aug 29, 2012 at 21:06 UTC - 0 likes
Could you add in the ability to customize the format for input and output?

I would like to see this: 37,000 [3, 1]

instead of 37,000 [3 Hits, 1 crit]

without modifying the lua files :)
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- #22
mikord Jul 25, 2012 at 05:08 UTC - 0 likes
@roBsonn: Go

I believe this was causes by taint which should be resolved as of the MoP releases.
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- #21
mikord Jul 25, 2012 at 05:07 UTC - 0 likes
@Sinturvy: Go

This should be resolved as of the MoP beta releases.
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- #20
lukethorpe1983 Mar 29, 2012 at 04:40 UTC - 0 likes
Hi, I've been using MSBT for a couple of years now, great addon, thank you for developing it. However, there is a "bug" that I've found. When an incoming hit is blocked and absorbed, it only shows the amount absorbed, it does not show the amount of damage that was also blocked. I have checked the combat log, it appears to provide that information, below is a line copied from my combat log

Combat Log displays: Apprehensive Worker's melee swing hits Avirar for 361 Physical.(1507 Blocked) (562 Absorbed)

MSBT displays: -361 <562 absorbed>

What i want MSBT to display: -361 <1507 blocked> <562 absorbed>

or

-361 <2096 mitigated>

Is it possible for MSBT to show the amount blocked along with the amount absorbed?
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- #19
roBsonn May 06, 2011 at 09:26 UTC - 0 likes
Another bug: Normally, without addons, "Random Battleground Found" window appears and gives a sound notice. With this addon (including 4.1 updates) enabled, however, it appears and emits a sound a few times in a row - it's impossible to hide the window or leave the queue while it is happening, because it is re-enabling. Thus, player has to wait for it to calm down (usually 2-3 seconds). It happens only with this addon enabled.

Is it only me?