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Updated:	04-28-09 02:11 PM
Created:	12-19-08 05:06 PM
Downloads:	17,971
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Wintergrasp Timer Popular! (More than 5000 hits)

Version: beta18 (defunct)

by: Mike-N-Go [More]

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As of May 20, 2009: This addon is unsupported for the time being. AddOn authoring was only a hobby of mine. Mike-N-Go is not currently playing WoW, thus not creating or maintaining mods for WoW. If someone wishes to submit a patch for one of my mods to WoWInterface, you may within the bounds of the license bundled with the mod.

Now with slashcommand-options!
/wgt or /wintergrasptimer [option]
screen - shows announcements on screen
chat - shows announcements in chat
sound - plays warningsound with announcements (Sound file is from Nintendo's (c) Smash Brothers, provided by HelpTheWretched (http://noproblo.dayjo.org/ZeldaSounds/).)
stopwatch - shows stopwatch when less than 5 minutes left
time - prints time left in chat

Note: Ownership of this file has changed to Mike-N-Go from Mikma. He has several new features that should be out soon(tm). The pictures do not necessarily reflect the latest version of the AddOn.

04-28-09 beta18:
+ Fixed GetWintergraspWaitTime() math nil error

04-26-09 beta17:
+ Updated for WoW 3.1
+ First version using GetWintergraspWaitTime(); this allows the user to see the WG start time from anywhere

02-25-09 beat16:
+ Fixed a problem with AceConsole loading
+ Forces the mod to ask and send the latest WG start time when logging in

02-25-09 beta15:
+ Fixed a problem with CTL not properly being enabled by the mod

2-23-09 beta14:
+ Fixed lib embedding
+ Fixed printing to chat frame to use ChatFrame1:AddMessage

2-23-09 beta13:
+ Begun conversion to Ace; note that the addon is not yet fully converted
+ Added ruRU localization; let me know if it works because I cannot test it, also, if it is translated correctly. Thanks ZillahGiovanni and StingerSoft for the initial translation
+ Added Shake() and Flash() to the warnings
+ Added 'In progress' to the LDB feed text if a battle is in progress
+ Added 'Begins after' to the LDB feed text if the last known time of the start of WG is within 3 hours of the current time; this is an estimation of when the next battle will start
+ Added 'Begins in' to the LDB feed text this will tell the user when the next known start time of WG will start
+ Added 'In progress' to the LDB feed text
+ Changed formant of the LDB feed text IE: Begins in: 1h 28m (4:27)
+ Embedded SSBM_YoungLink_KO.wav sound file. File from http://noproblo.dayjo.org/ZeldaSounds/ (c) Nintendo from HelpTheWretched

02-05-09 beta12:
+ Reverted SVPC from beta 11; you should now see WG start time on all characters
+ Added more info to the .toc
+ First update by Mike-N-Go, the new author

beta11:
+ Fixed the 24h clock format
+ Added the bugfix for "general bugginess" Mike-N-Go submitted

01-28-09 beta10:
+ Added the estimated startingtime in LDB and tooltip, thanks to Mike-N-Go
+ Loads Blizzard_TimeManager to eliminate the Stopwatch errors

01-27-09 beta9:
+ Added slashcommands to control some options. try /wgt or /wintergrasptimer.
+ Added announcement support for MSBT
+ Added /stopwatch-support that is being used when there is less than 5min to next battle

beta8:
+ German localization added. thank you dingsbums!

beta7:
+ Now gets the time in Wintergrasp-zone if you happen to fly over!
- Removed debugpring I might have forgotten in broadcast-function

beta6:
+ *Ninjaupdate*
+ Added a "Timerfix" that will try to make the startingtime much more accurate than the default one Blizzards shows us.
+ Now broadcasts the time left in seconds, not the estimated startingtime.

beta5:
- Removed global channel. buh bye!
+ Added Raid, Party and Guild broadcasting back in.
+ Fixed the timer, should be accurate now.

beta4:
- Removed the text "Wintergrasp:" from the broker.
+ Added pretty tooltip when mouseovering the broker.

beta3:
+ Added slashcommand '/wgtreset' and '/wintergrasptimerreset' in case you need to reset the timer.
+ Added shift+leftclick that announces the time in chat editbox.
+ Added shift+rightclick that resets and requests the current time.
+ Changed Raid, Party and Guild broadcast into Global broadcast (Hidden channel).
+ Added NPC yell-capture that adds the remaining time into WGT Broker.

beta2:
+ Added the Horde NPC.
+ When showing the long time, show it in form H:MM instead of H:MM:SS.

beta1:
+ Release.

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Archived Files (8)

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
Wintergrasp Timer	beta17	179kB	Mike-N-Go	04-27-09 12:43 AM
Wintergrasp Timer	beta16	179kB	Mike-N-Go	02-25-09 12:20 PM
Wintergrasp Timer	beta15	179kB	Mike-N-Go	02-25-09 11:56 AM
Wintergrasp Timer	beta14	179kB	Mike-N-Go	02-23-09 07:32 PM
Wintergrasp Timer	beta12	8kB	Mike-N-Go	02-07-09 12:41 AM
Wintergrasp Timer	beta11	8kB	Mike-N-Go	02-05-09 05:52 AM
Wintergrasp Timer	beta10	8kB	Mikma	01-28-09 07:46 AM
Wintergrasp Timer	beta9	8kB	Mikma	01-27-09 05:19 AM

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12-25-08, 09:42 PM
Civrock A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 4 File comments: 53 Uploads: 0	I don't know if it's my server or the addon but the timer seems to be 'off'. For example, when I go to the WG NPC to get the time and then go check again say about an hour or so later... the timer seems to have gone faster (or the servertime slower respectively) by a few minutes. Of course it updates to the correct time on the WG NPC timer after checking it again but it's kind of odd that the timers aren't going at the same speed apparently so I figured I'd mention it.

12-23-08, 11:04 AM

mikma

A Cyclonian

Forum posts: 44

File comments: 243

Uploads: 28

Originally posted by chaud
Would it be possible to do a global channel, pick it up from the yells, and pick it up from being in the zone? Main problem is the global channel I guess.

If you see the yells, you know when the next battle will begin without timers

Originally posted by Laibeus Lord
1) Set the "Join {Global Channel}" to at least 2 minutes - for players with a LOT of add-ons, the Custom Global Channel will be placed to /1 because WoW's default channels only kicks-in AFTER all Add-Ons has loaded.

This, and the having a weird issue of some games not joining the global channel at all were entirely the reasons why I decided not to put the global channel in.

Last edited by mikma : 12-23-08 at 11:07 AM.

12-22-08, 10:28 PM

chaud

A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 1

File comments: 31

Uploads: 5

Originally posted by Laibeus Lord
2) Set an option to "not to join {Global Channel}" by default.

OR

Maybe you can take advantage of the AceComm global channel which some add-ons use (yes, I am bias, since I have an add-on that uses AceComm

)

Those are my suggestions ^_^ [/b]

No global by default makes global fairly useless, as no one will bother to turn it on. That defeats the whole purpose of the addon IMO.

12-22-08, 07:28 PM

Laibeus Lord

A Murloc Raider

Forum posts: 7

File comments: 31

Uploads: 0

Originally posted by chaud
I haven't had time to test this yet, but going off your description...

Would it be possible to do a global channel, pick it up from the yells, and pick it up from being in the zone? Main problem is the global channel I guess.

From the top of my mind, here are other suggestions to add to the above already suggested:
1) For Defenders - we can issue a check of the Wintergrasp Buff which is Northrend-wide; if the buff disappears while in Northrend, it means the Battle for Wintergrasp has started = some screen announcement "Wintergrasp has begun".
2) When characters are in Northrend, the World Map gets updated with the status of Wintergrasp. If the battle is enraging, Wintergrasp has the Swords-Cross icon. Otherwise, it shows the icon of Horde or Alliance.
- The check could be that, if it is the Swords-Cross Icon, then the add-on will announce "Wintergrasp Battle On-Going".

My suggestions, however, is beyond the "timer" purpose of this add-on. It could aptly be called "Wintergrasp Checker" or "Wintergrasp Announcer". But it will be useful for those who are in Northrend but doesn't want to go out of their way just to check the NPC for timers.

For those who are NOT in Northrend, they can just rely with the Hidden-AddOn-Channel via Guild, Party, and Raid.

Finally, if you are going to add a Global Channel, please have the following options:
1) Set the "Join {Global Channel}" to at least 2 minutes - for players with a LOT of add-ons, the Custom Global Channel will be placed to /1 because WoW's default channels only kicks-in AFTER all Add-Ons has loaded.
2) Set an option to "not to join {Global Channel}" by default.

OR

Maybe you can take advantage of the AceComm global channel which some add-ons use (yes, I am bias, since I have an add-on that uses AceComm

)

Those are my suggestions ^_^

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12-22-08, 05:43 PM
chaud A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 31 Uploads: 5	I haven't had time to test this yet, but going off your description... Would it be possible to do a global channel, pick it up from the yells, and pick it up from being in the zone? Main problem is the global channel I guess.

12-21-08, 10:05 AM

mikma

A Cyclonian

Forum posts: 44

File comments: 243

Uploads: 28

Originally posted by Darkmoone
Just curious as to why after the first visit to the Wintergrasp guy it doesn't automatically reset the timer continuously. Great mod though.

After the battle has started, it can last various times, depending how it goes. it can last 5minutes, 20minutes, or the full time. Because we don't know the lenght of the game, it's just better not to restart it.

12-21-08, 08:51 AM
Darkmoone A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 36 Uploads: 1	Just curious as to why after the first visit to the Wintergrasp guy it doesn't automatically reset the timer continuously. Great mod though.

12-19-08, 07:47 PM
Silentspy A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 47 Uploads: 1	just the addon we needed! thx alot for this

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