Ready Checker

Features:

• Buff detection – See ‘who’ in your group needs ‘what’ buffs.

• I’m Ready Checkbox – Let the raid know you are ready

• Color Coded – Different colors depending on status

• Detect when a member is dead, offline or too far away

• Mana detection – know when a member is below 50% mana

The mod is designed to work with a raid or party. Similar to other raid mods, it works best when everyone in your raid is using it. Those not interested in the data the mod provides can simply ‘/rc hide’ to hide the main data window, but the ready check button will always appear.

If someone in the raid does not have the mod, the death, offline and far away detection will still work, but all other features are disabled for that particular player at this time.

What do the colors mean?

Red – Player is not ready

Orange – Player is dead, offline or too far away

Blue – Players mana is below 50%

Green – Player is ready to go

What commands are there?

/rc show – Shows the data window

/rc hide – Hides the data window

/rc reset – Resets the window to the center of the screen

/rc version – Perform a version check

Does it check for classes or will it always show a buff missing if a class is not available?

It checks to see what classes are in your raid or party. For example, if a priest joins your raid, it will show that everyone needs Fortitude. If the priest has the mod, and is able to cast Divine Spirit, he will report that as well so you will see yourself needing Spirit. It also counts how many Paladins are in the raid or group and expect a blessing for each paladin up to a total of 3.

What’s to stop someone from leaving the “I’m Ready” checked and walking away?

That is up to the leader/guild to decide how to handle such situations. Obviously the mod can’t detect body heat in front of the keyboard so that is a limitation. It is up to the leader or guild to let everyone know they should keep it checked when they are ready at the keyboard and to uncheck it if they must step away.

There are some safety nets built in however. If the /afk flag goes off, the player will go Red. The mod also monitors the chat channels for keywords. If anyone says “afk” or “brb” in party, raid, or a whisper it will automatically uncheck their ready box.

Why should my guild use this mod?

It will help speed up the process of the tedious job of making sure everyone is ready and buffed, good on mana, not afk or disconnected ect. No more standing around trying to see if everyone is zoned in and it is safe to buff up, no more time wasted trying to figure out if everyone is good on mana after each pull. It the end it will speed you up quite a bit. If you are a buffer it makes it really easy to see who is missing a buff to help you easily stay on top of it.

1.01:

* Lacking Int buff only displays on mana users
* No longer builds the list of players while in Battlegrounds

1.0:

* Initial Release

Installation Guide

1. Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
2. Download the mod you want to install
   • Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
   • Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
   • If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
3. Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
   Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
   • Windows
     • Windows XP a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
     • WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
     • WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
   • Mac Users
     • StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
4. Verify your WoW Installation Path
   That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
5. Move to the Addon folder
   • Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
   • Go into the "Interface" folder.
   • Go into the "AddOns" folder.
   • In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
   • The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
   • Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
6. Start World of Warcraft
7. Make sure AddOns are installed
   • Log in
   • At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
   • If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
   • If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.

Translations

When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".

TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)

When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.

If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.

See also: About "Out Of Date AddOns"

Mac Support

WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.

Directory Structure

World of Warcraft
    |_ Interface
        |_AddOns
            |_*AddonName*
                |_ *AddonName*.toc
                |_ *AddonName*.xml
                |_ *AddonName*.lua
                |_ (possibly others as well)...