ArcHUD3
Midnight Changes: I have created a version of ArcHUD3 that is compatible with Midnight!! With the API changes in 12.0, it is no longer possible to create the exact smooth arcs used here, but I've made the closest approximation I could. There is some polish that is no longer possible for arcs that rely on secret values (health, power, etc), like the spark, smooth animations, angled tips, etc. If you notice any issues (there are likely several), feel free to open an issue on GitHub.
ArcHUD displays smooth arcs around your character in the middle of the screen to inform you about the health and power (mana, rage, ...) of you, your pet, and your target. In addition, it shows casts, combo points, holy power, soul shards, and a couple of other things. It discretely fades when you are out of combat and at full health/power.
This is a continuation of ArcHUD2 which managed to survive various patches... until the Cataclysm. Thanks to Nenie, the original author of ArcHUD2, for supporting me with this new version.
Please report any bugs or feature requests via the ticket system.
These arcs are currently supported:
- Health and power (mana, rage, focus, energy, runic power) for player, pet, target, and focus target
- Player's secondary power (Holy Power, Soul Shards, Chi etc.)
- Casting/channelling progress for player, target, and focus target
- Fatigue/breath (mirror timer)
- Combo points (including unconsumed combo points on previous target, e.g. on dead corpses)
- Custom (de)buff arcs: Ever wanted to keep track of the stacks and/or remaining times of some specific (de)buffs such as Evangelism, Savage Roar, Beacon of Light, Weakened Soul, etc? Then just create your own custom (de)buff arc for it!
In addition, some additional target information is displayed:
- Current target (name, class, guild, 3D model)
- Current (de)buffs on target
- Target-of-target and target-of-target-of-target
Small warning: Using this addon apparently bears a high risk of getting addicted to it, as these user comments suggest. I received those after taking over the development of ArcHUD when the Cataclysm happened:
- "...nothing ever quite matched the smooth, clean simplicity of ArcHUD's graceful rings."
- "Great job!! I've used this addon for years! None of the other HUDs come close to the functionality and elegance of ArcHUD."
- "Thanks for the work on it so far, much more lightweight than IceHud!"
- "Was staring at the various icehud/metahud alternatives with discomfort and sadness right after the patch [4.0]."
- "Awesome! Thank you so much for that miracle!"
- "Thank you so much for continuing this fantastic addon."
- "...nothing could compare to ArcHUD..."
- "For a whole 4years I had this mod and I missed it so much in the passed few weeks. I tried other HUD mods but they were too in my face >.< . Best HUD mod IMO! Thanks for resurrecting an old friend :D"
- "Loving the new ArcHUD my favorite HUD by far :)"
- "I don't think I could play wow without this addon :)"
- "I've actually grown kind of dependent on it because I'll occasionally run out of Mana/ die without this."
- "Hey mate, just came to thank You again for taking over this beauty, awesome job!"
- "THAT addon! So long I have been searching for a replacement when the development stopped, thanks for bringing it back to live!"
So use it at your own risk ;)
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I add a arc for a specific buff/debuff (remaining time & stacks)?
- Where is my Combo Point/Soul Shard Numeric Indicator?
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Posted Sep 7, 2012@cheeswiz
Ok, sounds like a reasonable request - some of those things I was thinking about before (in the context of DK's blood shield, for instance). Notifications as sounds or flashing stuff is certainly also nice-to-have.
But all of this would take some time. It would be cool if you opened a ticket with your last post, and I'll see what I can do. Winter is coming soon, so there might be more time for such things ;)
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Posted Sep 6, 2012I have included pics of what i mean. if this is available through Floating Combat Text i apologize, however, i would like it in a bar in ArcHUD3 Instead of a 2nd addon. sorry for simplistic nature of picture text.
P.S. OH BTW If also if there is a way to add notifiers at certain Levels (time left on spell) of ArcHUD3 bars. Thx
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Posted Sep 6, 2012Please add option to change a font. We have a ? signs on ru locale.
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Posted Sep 6, 2012I changed the font in the latest release - is it still broken?
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Posted Sep 6, 2012With ru locale I have errors like this one
Message: ..\AddOns\ArcHUD3\Core.lua line 789:
<unnamed>:SetText(): Font not set
Debug:
(tail call): ?
[C]: SetText()
ArcHUD3\Core.lua:789: UpdateFaction()
ArcHUD3\Core.lua:367: OnProfileChanged()
ArcHUD3\Core.lua:205:
ArcHUD3\Core.lua:177
(tail call): ?
[C]: ?
[string "safecall Dispatcher[1]"]:9:
[string "safecall Dispatcher[1]"]:5
(tail call): ?
Ace3\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:543: EnableAddon()
Ace3\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:636:
Ace3\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:621
[C]: LoadAddOn()
..\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:299: UIParentLoadAddOn()
..\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:373: TimeManager_LoadUI()
..\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:690:
..\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:657
If I rename enUS.lua to ruRU.lua and change font from FRIZQT__.TTF to FRIZQT__CYR.TTF in it, I still get ? signs.
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Posted Sep 7, 2012Please specify which versions you are using (game client and addon). According to this it should work now.
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Posted Sep 7, 2012I am using latest version of addon (v2.0.1 Date: 07.09.2012 3:01:28 Type: Release) and WoW client (5.0.4 16016). Maybe it will help: all addons with selected frizqt font have problem with ? signs. When I changed font to arial narrow in their options, all problem are gone. But when I changed font in ruRU.lua to ARIALN.ttf, I couldn't resolve problem.
P.S. I checked all addons that provide option to select font (Omen, Recount, VuhDo, DBM), they have same list of fonts. It would be nice if you added the same option.
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Posted Sep 8, 2012Today I found problem solution for me: I found fritzqt font with cyrilics, renamed file to FRIZQT__CYR.TTF and put it in just created folder Fonts in WoW client.
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Posted Sep 9, 2012Ok, this was another bug in ArcHUD's ruRU locale - please test if this works without the font file.
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Posted Sep 9, 2012Thanks, now this works without font file.
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Posted Sep 5, 2012Summoned pet has empty bars with latest version.
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Posted Sep 6, 2012Thanks. Fixed in v2.0 release.
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Posted Sep 4, 2012@cheeswiz
Not sure what you mean. Sounds like floating combat text which is not something ArcHUD was made for.
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Posted Sep 4, 2012Shows up as soon as load screen is done.
Date: 2012-09-04 08:29:45 ID: 2 Error occured in: Global Count: 29 Message: ..\AddOns\ArcHUD3\Rings\SoulShards.lua line 70: attempt to concatenate global 'SHARD_BAR_NUM_SHARDS' (a nil value) Debug: (tail call): ? (tail call): ? ArcHUD3\Rings\SoulShards.lua:70: UpdateShards() ArcHUD3\Rings\SoulShards.lua:100: ?() ...Ons\Ace3\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:147: ...Ons\Ace3\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:147 [string "safecall Dispatcher[1]"]:4: [string "safecall Dispatcher[1]"]:4 [C]: ? [string "safecall Dispatcher[1]"]:13: ?() ...Ons\Ace3\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:92: Fire() Ace3\AceEvent-3.0\AceEvent-3.0.lua:120: Ace3\AceEvent-3.0\AceEvent-3.0.lua:119 Locals: None AddOns: Swatter, v4.0.1 (<%codename%>) Ace3, v ArcHUD3, v1.4 AtlasLootLoader, vv7.00.01 Babylonian, v5.1.DEV.312(/embedded) BagBrother, v Bagnon, v5.0.4 Bartender4, v4.5.3 Bazooka, vv2.1.5 Configator, v5.1.DEV.330(/embedded) DBMCore, v Decursive, v2.7.1.1 FishingBuddy, v1.0.9b Gatherer, v4.0.1 Omen, v3.1.7 Recount, v TinyTip, vv2.09 BlizRuntimeLib_enUS v5.0.4.50001 <us> (ck=191)
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Posted Sep 4, 2012You may use the current beta version which was released a few days before the patch. Either set your Curse client to allow beta versions of ArcHUD (right click) or download and install it manually ('Other Downloads').
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Posted Sep 4, 2012You may use the current beta version which was released a few days before the patch. Either set your Curse client to allow beta versions of ArcHUD (right click) or download and install it manually ('Other Downloads').
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Posted Sep 4, 2012please update this, gives lua errors.
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Posted Sep 3, 2012When installing minor glyphs it causes a LUA error
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Posted Sep 4, 2012Could you test it please under the following conditions: (1) without any addons, (2) only with ArcHUD. Please report your findings here.
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Posted Sep 4, 2012It's available in the current beta version. Either set your Curse client to allow beta versions of ArcHUD (right click) or download and install it manually ('Other Downloads').