I am currently maintaining three versions of PitBull4: Retail, Forever, and Classic Era.

Retail:

https://1drv.ms/f/c/25688cb7a16be526/IgDvr810POcETbKR5MaoqZTgARoMWi3misaF8nw5m6yD2iU

Forever:

https://1drv.ms/f/c/25688cb7a16be526/IgDgWYXbsovgS77c_QmECifMAdVTWV6DiwqJ2sOLbGrfHf8

Classic Era:

https://1drv.ms/f/c/25688cb7a16be526/IgB82OpngZYlTrQLhv98IxBcAVnAOsQ7dmZq8qQUT4wnocg

Additional features in the Retail version

I have implemented several new features and compatibility tools in the Retail version, including:

Blizzard Edit Mode support – PitBull frames can be integrated into Edit Mode, making it easier to position and manage them alongside the default UI.

Edit Mode Backup & Restore – allows the current PitBull/Edit Mode frame configuration and positions to be backed up and restored. This provides an additional safety net when experimenting with layouts or when changes to Blizzard's Edit Mode would otherwise affect existing frame positions.

Legacy Profile Migration / Conversion – a compatibility tool designed to migrate older PitBull4 profiles to the newer Midnight-compatible format. It attempts to preserve existing layouts and settings while converting or rebuilding parts of the profile that are no longer directly compatible with Blizzard's newer UI/API framework.

Major Cooldown Auras / Cooldown Announcer – displays important defensive and offensive cooldowns directly on the unit frames, with configurable categories and visual indicators.

Whole-frame debuff highlighting – important debuffs can highlight the entire unit frame, making critical effects much easier to notice.

Midnight compatibility work – various fixes, safeguards, and internal adjustments required to keep as much of PitBull4's original functionality working as possible with Blizzard's newer Lua/API framework and its additional restrictions.

My main goal has been to preserve as much of the original PitBull4 functionality and behavior as possible while adapting the addon to Blizzard's newer Lua/API restrictions. ;)

Once the Forever version reaches a reasonably stable state, I plan to bring the additional Retail features over to the Forever build as well. Please give me a little time for that. =)

A note about CurseForge

I am not permitted to create a new PitBull addon page on CurseForge, and I want to be completely transparent about that: I will not create one unless I receive explicit permission to do so.

I am, however, allowed to distribute my maintained versions of the addon in the way I currently do.

Quote from: Rumorix

@aveiceae hi i will reach out to you via a PM here =) brb

I'm also getting the {err} but omg yay for pitbull back

@Foxymomma82 i nearly resolved the issue with aveiceae - i might ad a small menubutton to convert old profiles to midnight - tl;dr: you need to change the texts in the layout editor :D

@Rumorix can confirm the latest version with the Profile Upgrade feature fixed all my {err} problems and Pitbull is running like a champ now!

@aveiceae =) Brilliant as i allready said: i would kindly recommend to backup wtf/interface and then upgrade all profiles - just to make it extra safe - but it "should" work just fine

@Foxymomma82 i just uploaded v90 - there are some more fixes and a new "upgrade profile" menu to upgrade old strings to midnight compatible versions aswell - i strongly advise you to backup your WTF and Interface folder beforehand

Cheers lads!

Small update since ~v0.74: most of the recent work has focused on a safer Blizzard Edit Mode integration. PitBull frames can now be selected, locked/unlocked, moved and reset to a saved position without manipulating the real secure unit frames.

I also added a dedicated backup/restore section with position references and full profile safety snapshots, so layouts, frame settings and module options can be restored after experimenting.

If anyone is willing to test v0.84, especially the Edit Mode and backup/restore features, feedback would be very welcome.

@Rumorix small edit: i uploaded more versions - currently i am quite happy with the progress for the editmode - you can use it and prior youll get ask for an backup =)

@Rumorix hi! thanks so much for your work on Pitbull - I installed your latest update and all names (player and NPC) are coming up as {err}... do you know what might be causing that?

@aveiceae hi i will reach out to you via a PM here =) brb

Any plans for Forever? I love this addon, it wouldn't be the same to play without it

@Cnas can do a fork for it - let me check on this

@Rumorix Sorry, I am not technical with those things. I am just a happy addon user!

@Cnas no worries - will upload a version later here:

https://1drv.ms/f/c/25688cb7a16be526/IgDgWYXbsovgS77c_QmECifMAdVTWV6DiwqJ2sOLbGrfHf8?e=VWOJNe

please try it when you see a version there =)

@Rumorix ey man, i tried your version in the beta but i get around ~100 errors and it won't work

@Arudonar could you provide me with bugsack mesasges? that would help immensely

@Rumorix with just pitbull and bugsack, buggrabber i get these 14 on launch with no ui elements showing at all, no minima button, no options>addon>pitbull:

1x LUA_WARNING: PitBull4/Modules/VoiceIcon/VoiceIcon.lua:1 ...facePitBull4/Modules/VoiceIcon/VoiceIcon.lua:3: attempt to index local 'PitBull4' (a nil value)

1x LUA_WARNING: PitBull4/Modules/VisualHeal/VisualHeal.lua:1 ...cePitBull4/Modules/VisualHeal/VisualHeal.lua:2: attempt to index local 'PitBull4' (a nil value)

1x LUA_WARNING: PitBull4/Modules/Totems/Totems.lua:1 PitBull4/Modules/Totems/Totems.lua:4: attempt to index local 'PitBull4' (a nil value)

1x LUA_WARNING: PitBull4/Modules/ThreatBar/ThreatBar.lua:1 ...facePitBull4/Modules/ThreatBar/ThreatBar.lua:3: attempt to index local 'PitBull4' (a nil value)

1x PitBull4/Localization/zhCN.lua:1: Cannot find a library instance of "AceLocale-3.0".

[BugSack/Libs/LibStub/LibStub.lua]:38: in function 'LibStub'

[PitBull4/Localization/zhCN.lua]:1: in main chunk

Locals:

self=<table>{

minors=<table>

minor=2

libs=<table>

}

major="AceLocale-3.0"

silent=nil

1x PitBull4/Localization/ruRU.lua:1: Cannot find a library instance of "AceLocale-3.0".

[BugSack/Libs/LibStub/LibStub.lua]:38: in function 'LibStub'

[PitBull4/Localization/ruRU.lua]:1: in main chunk

Locals:

self=<table>{

minors=<table>

minor=2

libs=<table>

}

major="AceLocale-3.0"

silent=nil

1x PitBull4/Localization/ptBR.lua:1: Cannot find a library instance of "AceLocale-3.0".

[BugSack/Libs/LibStub/LibStub.lua]:38: in function 'LibStub'

[PitBull4/Localization/ptBR.lua]:1: in main chunk

Locals:

self=<table>{

minors=<table>

minor=2

libs=<table>

}

major="AceLocale-3.0"

silent=nil

1x PitBull4/Localization/koKR.lua:1: Cannot find a library instance of "AceLocale-3.0".

[BugSack/Libs/LibStub/LibStub.lua]:38: in function 'LibStub'

[PitBull4/Localization/koKR.lua]:1: in main chunk

Locals:

self=<table>{

minors=<table>

minor=2

libs=<table>

}

major="AceLocale-3.0"

silent=nil

1x PitBull4/Localization/itIT.lua:1: Cannot find a library instance of "AceLocale-3.0".

[BugSack/Libs/LibStub/LibStub.lua]:38: in function 'LibStub'

[PitBull4/Localization/itIT.lua]:1: in main chunk

Locals:

self=<table>{

minors=<table>

minor=2

libs=<table>

}

major="AceLocale-3.0"

silent=nil

1x PitBull4/Localization/frFR.lua:1: Cannot find a library instance of "AceLocale-3.0".

[BugSack/Libs/LibStub/LibStub.lua]:38: in function 'LibStub'

[PitBull4/Localization/frFR.lua]:1: in main chunk

Locals:

self=<table>{

minors=<table>

minor=2

libs=<table>

}

major="AceLocale-3.0"

silent=nil

1x PitBull4/Localization/esMX.lua:1: Cannot find a library instance of "AceLocale-3.0".

[BugSack/Libs/LibStub/LibStub.lua]:38: in function 'LibStub'

[PitBull4/Localization/esMX.lua]:1: in main chunk

Locals:

self=<table>{

minors=<table>

minor=2

libs=<table>

}

major="AceLocale-3.0"

silent=nil

1x PitBull4/Localization/esES.lua:1: Cannot find a library instance of "AceLocale-3.0".

[BugSack/Libs/LibStub/LibStub.lua]:38: in function 'LibStub'

[PitBull4/Localization/esES.lua]:1: in main chunk

Locals:

self=<table>{

minors=<table>

minor=2

libs=<table>

}

major="AceLocale-3.0"

silent=nil

1x PitBull4/Localization/deDE.lua:1: Cannot find a library instance of "AceLocale-3.0".

[BugSack/Libs/LibStub/LibStub.lua]:38: in function 'LibStub'

[PitBull4/Localization/deDE.lua]:1: in main chunk

Locals:

self=<table>{

minors=<table>

minor=2

libs=<table>

}

major="AceLocale-3.0"

silent=nil

1x PitBull4/Localization/enUS.lua:6: Cannot find a library instance of "AceLocale-3.0".

[BugSack/Libs/LibStub/LibStub.lua]:38: in function 'LibStub'

[PitBull4/Localization/enUS.lua]:6: in main chunk

Locals:

self=<table>{

minors=<table>

minor=2

libs=<table>

}

major="AceLocale-3.0"

silent=nil

@ixlone thanks for your replies lads! im looking into this =)

@Arudonar @ixlone - just uploaded version 003 - feedback would be a banger =)

@Rumorix is loads of errors every second, so i can't grab the text cos it keeps breaking my ctrl+A :D

https://www.pasteboard.co/FzbWGcU8pQ_O.png

https://www.pasteboard.co/nLc9g6YVHEI2.png

https://www.pasteboard.co/DnsqjjZ-gDIh.png

had to screenshot the main 3