Tactics (GD)

A simple add-on to easily send fight tactics to yourself, your party or your raid. I've included tactics for a number of bosses (but not all; hey, I'm not Superwoman!); instructions for adding your own tactics to the database are below. Send them to me and I'll add them to the mod!

This is an expanded version of the original Tactics addon by Bod, modified by ponei for 2.0 (available here: http://wow-en.curse-gaming.com/files/details/5578/tactics-updated-for-wow-2-0/ ). Coding credit goes to the original authors, all I've done here is make a few minor changes (listed below), and expand the boss descriptions file. While hardly comprehensive, it reflects my guild's current progress and is what's worked for us so far.

Changes made in this version:

    • Reduced OnLoad spam
    • Made "RAID" the default channel
    • Added a "/tactics all" function to list all known mobs
    • Updated the TOC to reflect these changes
    • Added boss descriptions used by my guild, Grim Determination @ Earthen Ring.
    • See changelog.txt for details of more recent updates


Intro: (See the original project for a full description http://www-en.curse-gaming.com/files/details/2477/tactics/ )

You can bind a button to report on the tactics of the current target, or you can use keywords for mobs so that you can list tactics whenever you want. You can set the report to be sent to only your own display, your raid, party (default), or to whisper an individual player, or assign any channel or your choosing.

You can set the report to be sent to only your own display, your raid, party (default), or to whisper an individual player, or assign any channel or your choosing.

Commands:

    • /tactics or /tc - list tactics for current target
    • /tactics help - display help information
    • /tactics all - lists all known mobs
    • /tactics instances - list known instances supported
    • /tactics list <instance> - list known mob keywords for the given instance
    • /tactics channel - report current channel
    • /tactics channel <raid|rs|party|guild|say|self> - set to report to specified channel
    • /tactics channel whisper <target> - whisper to specified character
    • /tactics channel custom <channel number> - send to a numbered channel
    • /tactics <mobname> - list the tactics for the named mob
    • ...or bind a key to report tactics for your current target


Adding New Tactics: To add your own tactics, use any basic text editor (NotePad, TextEdit) to open descriptions.lua in the Tactics folder. At the beginning of the file you'll see some basic instructions, and example, and a template for adding new tactics. Copy the template into the body of the descriptions file and replace the sample text (Boss Name, Line 1, etc.) with your own text.

If you develop new tactics and want to share them, I'd be happy to include them in Tactics (GD); PM me with your additions and I'll get to coding:)

Notes: Each line of text must be 255 characters (including spaces) or less in order to fit into chat window constraints, and the quotes, commas, etc. must all be in the correct places or you'll generate errors. Use only plain quotes, not smart quotes, and don't use double quotes in the body of your text.

Localization: I've updated the mod for easier localization and have added a French localization file for the mod itself (not the boss spam) BUT I have no way to test it. Please post with any problems/updates, or message me with any additional localization files for future versions. Use the localization.en.lua file as your jumping off point, and translate as necessary. You'll probably want to update the boss spam in descriptions.lua to your local language as well.

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Date created
14 Mar 2007
Category
Last update
07 Jan 2009
Development stage
Release
License
All Rights Reserved
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Tactics (GD)
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