Alternate download link
Just in case Curse has load issues (as occasionally happens on patch day) I have set up an alternate download page carrying the latest version of my addons. You can find it under http://www.ursbeeli.ch/m_addons.shtml
History
There used to be an addon called RangeHelp by Ralenod which showed the range as a coloured frame in which it indicated, if the player was out of range, in range for ranged attacks, in the dead zone (when it still existed) or in range for melee attack.
It was very useful especially for hunters but really for any character with a ranged attack.
It came with a graphical configuration frame and originally even supported bar switching (though that had been broken in some patch).
With patch 2.4.0 RangeHelp broke the new Combat Log filtering mechanism (at least it seemed to be the culprit as far as I could tell). As it seems to no longer be maintained and as I could not isolate which part of it broke the combat log, I decided to do a semi-re-write of it.
I took its core code, threw out everything to do with the config UI and bar switching to have a minimal code base that would work and did not break the new combat log.
This was fairly easy and worked quickly. I then took it from there to re-add some slash command config options etc.
All credit for the code core goes to Ralenod.
Features
This addon displays a colour coded frame when you select a target. It shows whether the target is out of range (red), in range for ranged attack (blue) or in melee range (green).
Its main use is probably to hunters, but it is also usefull for casters to see when they are in range to attack.
Slash commands
/rh help Show supported slash commands
/rh about Show version info
/rh urbin List all addons by Urbin
/rh status Show configuration status
/rh enable | disable | toggle Enable/Disable/Toggle showing range frame
/rh melee <spell> Set (and check) melee spell to use for range checks
/rh range <spell> Set (and check) ranged spell to use for range check
/rh resize | move | both | lock | reset
Make frame movable/resizable,
lock into position, restore default size
/rh colour Show current colours
/rh colour [default] Set default colour values
/rh colour { bg | border | font } { melee | ranged | dead | out } <colour>
Set background/border/font colour of the
range frame for each of the four supported
ranges. <colour> is either of the format
"xaarrggbb" where aa, rr, gg, bb are two
digit hex values between 00 and ff defining
the alpha, red, green and blue parts
Todo list
- add german localisation for default spells
- colour configuration using 4 values between 0 and 1 as alternative to xAARRGGBB string
Versions
30002.1
- adjusted TOC for patch 3.0.2
- changed event calls to use self (API change)
20400.4
- added german localisation for default spells (thanks to Hüter des Weissen Feuers and Galadriël on Dun Morogh-EU)
- fixed alpha settings to work for background and border (reported by RHFan)
20400.3
- checking now uses linkable spell names
20400.2
- prepared code for localisation
- added german localisation of texts (spell names still missing)
- added slash commands to match other addons by Urbin
- added config options for spells and colours
- loading configuration of other characters
20400.1
- skipped because TOC for 20400.0_alpha already stated it was 20400.1
20400.0_alpha
- first working version, might not work for all classes, tested on hunter
- configuration still limited (spells cannot be set yet)
- This version is very much in alpha stage
Installation Guide
- Exit "World of Warcraft" completely
- 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".
- Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
- Windows XP has 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.
- Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
- 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
- Start World of Warcraft
- 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)...