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Compatibility:	Battle for Azeroth (8.0.1)
Updated:	09-13-18 03:05 AM
Created:	04-06-09 01:56 PM
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NPCScan

Version: 8.0.1.13

by: Torhal [More]

NPCScan helps you find NPCs by scanning nameplates, minimap vignettes, and mouseover targets, with an optional dynamic targeting keybinding. Once an NPC is found by one of these methods, an on screen alert is displayed and an audio alert is played.

Nameplates
Alerts will be triggered whenever a nameplate is created, if that nameplate belongs to one of the tracked NPCs. To use this feature with any reliability, the Interface->Names->Always Show Nameplates option must be turned on from the WoW Game Menu.

Dynamic Target Keybinding
NPCScan includes a key binding that will trigger a dynamically-generated targeting macro. Each time it is pressed, the key binding will trigger a /targetexact <mob name=""> for every tracked NPC in the current zone you are in, in addition to any custom NPC additions. This only attempts a search each time it is triggered; it is not a continuous search.

To access this feature, just set a keybind under the Key Bindings->AddOns->NPCScan->Targeting Macro section.

“Found” Alert
When an NPC is found, NPCScan alerts you by playing a loud and distinctive sound, making your screen pulse red, and displaying a Targeting Button for every NPC that is found.

Targeting Buttons
When clicked, the targeting button tries to target the NPC it depicts. You can also bind a key to trigger the newest button, in cases where multiple buttons are spawned.

Note: These buttons cannot be shown during combat. In the unlikely case that you do find a rare while fighting, the button or buttons will appear after you leave combat.

Options
NPCScan's main options window can be accessed from the Interface Options menu. To access the NPC list and other settings, type “/npcscan”.

New sounds can be added to the alert sound dropdown menu by installing SharedMedia.

5.0.0.5:
- Added custom search/achievement names to the alert pop-up button.
- Added “Galleon” to the default search list.
5.0.0.4: Updated deDE, frFR, itIT, koKR, ruRU, and zhCN localizations.
5.0.0.3: Fixed an error when logging onto new characters immediately after updating to 5.0.0.2.
5.0.0.2:
- Enabled achievement settings now apply to all characters, since they're now account-wide.
- Fixed an error when pressing the alert target button while in a raid.
- Doesn't interfere with hunters' Call Pet spell anymore.
5.0.0.1:
- Added the “Glorious!” MoP rare achievement.
- Added itIT localization and updated frFR and zhCN localizations.
4.3.0.2: Fixed a broken zhCN translations file, and updated ptBR localization.
4.3.0.1: Updated frFR, koKR, ruRU, zhCN, and zhTW localizations, and added ptBR translation by Omukeka.
4.2.0.2: Added new tamable rares from 4.2 as defaults for hunters.
4.2.0.1: Updated koKR, ruRU, zhCN, and zhTW localizations.
4.1.0.2:
- Faction-specific rares Captain Foulwind and Florence are now only defaults for the faction that can kill them.
- Tamable mobs with unknown spawning zones shouldn't always show alerts anymore.
4.1.0.1:
- Alert sound volume is now controlled by the “Master Volume” slider in WoW's Sound Options window instead of the game sound effects volume slider.
- Updated frFR, ruRU, zhCN, and zhTW localizations.
- Updated the database of tamable rares.
4.0.3.6: Updated and fixed non-English localizations so they will print chat messages properly.
4.0.3.5:
- Added an option to print timestamps with all messages. See the main _NPCScan options pane.
- Updated 3D portraits to fit the alert popup better.
- Updated frFR, koKR, and zhTW localizations.
4.0.3.4:
- Fixed an error for characters that hadn't used an updated version of _NPCScan since before 4.0.0.1. If you still experience an error on login, please reset that character's settings.
- Updated mob name translations.
4.0.3.3:
- Jadefang is now also a default custom NPC.
- Tamable rares in Uldum and Twilight Highlands should now be detected properly.
4.0.3.2: Added Madexx' colors to each of his default entries. Won't apply if you logged in using 4.0.3.1.
4.0.3.1:
- Added Cataclysm rares to defaults. If you hadn't added them already, they will automatically appear in your custom NPCs list.
- Updated the database of tamable rares.
- Updated esES localization.
- Added a way for stable mods like HunterStableInfo to coexist with _NPCScan. Authors, see source docs.
4.0.0.6:
- Updated frFR and deDE localizations, and added esES/esMX localization by galen2.
- Updated the list of tamable rares.
- Fixed uncommon error when attempting to scroll one of the rare mob tables.
4.0.0.5: The “Unmute for alert sound” option now also re-enables WoW's sound effects toggle.
4.0.0.4: Tweaked the default UI so that only the hunter's summoned pet will get cached on login.
4.0.0.3: Hunters won't see bogus found alerts on login if they have tamed or stabled rare pets.
4.0.0.2:
- Updated dropdown menus for compatibility with patch 4.0.1.
- Added deDE localization by Freydis88.
4.0.0.1: Updated for Cataclysm Beta.
3.3.5.5: Non-tamable mobs now show found alerts again.
3.3.5.4:
- Now summarizes pets cached while resting when leaving cities/inns instead of printing a line for each one.
- Cached NPCs listed when changing worlds will only be printed once per session, instead of every time you zone in and out.
- Fixed screen edge flash when mobs are found.
- Added ruRU localization from CurseForge.
3.3.5.3:
- LibRareSpawns' mob screenshots should once again appear when mousing over rows in the achievement tables.
- Added frFR and koKR localizations.
3.3.5.2: Fixed an error that occurred when “Search for completed achievement NPCs” was disabled and any achievement criteria updated.
3.3.5.1:
- Scans can now be limited to worlds (continents or instances). You can customize this for custom NPCs with an edit box next to the NPC's ID; Simply type the name of the world exactly, or select a continent name from the dropdown. If left blank, the scan will stay active no matter where you are.
- Tables of rares in the Search configuration pane are now sortable by clicking their column headers.
- Default options now only add tamable custom mobs like Arcturis and Skoll for hunters. Hold shift while reverting to defaults to override this.
- Added Bro'Gaz the Clanless as a default for Outlands.
- Added zhTW localization by s8095324.
- The found alert button now scales with your global UI Scale setting.
- Removed control over RareSpawnOverlay.
- Custom NPCs are now identified by NPC ID instead of their names. Typed names are now case-sensitive.
- Alerts for humanoid rares that used to look solid white now appear properly clothed once the mob is targeted.
3.3.0.4:
- The targeting button now marks the rare with a green triangle when clicked.
- Fixed an issue with horizontal scrolling in the rare mob list.
3.3.0.3: Compatible with _NPCScan.Overlay 3.3.0.6.
3.3.0.2: Fixed a bug in version detection. Arcturis should be added to player scan lists now.
3.3.0.1:
- Added 3.3's new spirit beast Arcturis to default scan and tamable lists.
- Added an “/npcscan cache” command to print a message like the log-in cache warning.
- Removed the rare raptors from default settings, since they no longer drop pets.
- Removed the mostly obsolete “Search for Tamable NPCs” option.
- Now uses ZoneIDs instead of map file names to locate tamable mobs. Consequently, The Razza now gets detected accurately in Dire Maul.
3.2.0.8:
- Rewrote the screen border flash so that it should never conflict with other mods that use it.
- Achievement tabs now have more prominent checkboxes so disabled tabs will be harder to miss.
3.2.0.7:
- Tamable mobs now correctly show found alerts when spotted immediately upon login.
- False found alert messages for tamable mobs now indicate why they are false alarms.
3.2.0.6:
- Rare tamable mobs now only show alerts when found in their original zone.
- Added a new “NpcOverlay_Found message” to be used by _NPCScan.Overlay.
3.2.0.5: Classified Terror Spinner as a tamable mob.
3.2.0.4: Classified Skoll as a tamable mob.
3.2.0.3:
- Added new 3.2 rare spirit beast Skoll.
- Now uses AceEvent-3.0 to communicate with map overlay-type addons.
3.2.0.2: Now loads properly when _NPCScan.Overlay isn't present.
3.2.0.1:
- Now manages which overlays are shown by the RareSpawnOverlay and _NPCScan.Overlay addons.
- Added four rare raptor mobs that drop non-combat pets in 3.2: Dart, Takk the Leaper, Ravasaur Matriarch, and Razormaw Matriarch.
- No longer shows an alert button for tamable NPCs while resting (in an inn or city), although you will still need to clear the cache.
- Added all localized mob names for zhTW, and as many as I could find for zhCN and koKR.
- Added an “Unmute for alert sound” setting to play the alert sound even if WoW is muted.
- Added an “Alert sound file” dropdown to choose which sound to play for alerts. Additional sounds can be added using SharedMedia-type addons.
- The alert border flash now only shows when you enable “Screen Edge Flash” in the Default UI's Display Interface Options panel.
- Now continues searching for rares in 5-man dungeons. Raid dungeons, battlegrounds, and arenas will still disable scanning, however.
3.1.0.1:
- Achievements to kill rares now have their own lists in the options window.
- Added slash commands to add and remove NPCs from the custom tracking list: “/npcscan add <NpcID> <Name>” and “/npcscan remove <Name>”
- You can now add tamable mobs to your search list and toggle them all using a “Search for tamable NPCs” setting.
- Found alerts for tamable mobs will note that they are tamable and may be false alarms.
- Added an option to suppress the “already cached” log-in alert.
- Added Gondria to the default rare list, and updated some rares that are now tamable in 3.1.

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01-14-10, 08:37 AM
Infernus A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Well today I downloaded the NPCScan and the other one into the Addons file but when I open WoW why can't I see the addon when I press the addon button when choosing characters?

01-14-10, 05:35 AM

IRID1UM

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Just go to your WoW directory and delete the directory called Cache. Or open the cache directory and navigate through the subfolders to creaturecache.wdb and delete that.
A few pages back I put some instructions on how to delete the file automatically when starting WoW

Here is what I posted 4 pages ago:

I've created a .bat file for deleting the cache file each time I start WoW. A .bat file more or less is a selfmade executable file which can contain simple instructions (for those who dont know).
Simply open any text editor and write the following
Code:

E:
cd games\world of warcraft\Cache\WDB\enUS\
del creaturecache.wdb
cd..
cd..
cd..
wow.exe

Note that you'll have to insert YOUR drive letter (E: in my case) and WoW path for it to work (Note that the "enUS" may be different, depending on which client you use). It changes to the hard disk where WoW is installed, enters the cache directory, deletes the cache file, goes back out to the root directory and starts WoW.
Simply save this file to your desktop as start.bat or start.txt and rename txt to bat. Doubleclicking it will launch it.
There probably is a more sophisticated way of writing this, but it works This way I can always find all rare spawns on each login.
Have fun!

Last edited by IRID1UM : 01-14-10 at 05:39 AM.

01-10-10, 04:48 PM
thje9391 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	about deliting cache Sorry if im a little slow, but i didnt get it how to reset cache with windows. if some can just explain with a replay i would love him <3 /her

12-18-09, 05:48 PM

Saiket

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Re: Scanning items

Originally posted by agaphyr
is it possible to scan for items? this would be interesting for the rare spawning books in dalaran for the 'higher learning'-archievment for example.

There's currently no way to search for objects like Higher Learning books or chests or herbs/ore.

12-18-09, 05:31 PM
agaphyr A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Scanning items is it possible to scan for items? this would be interesting for the rare spawning books in dalaran for the 'higher learning'-archievment for example.

12-12-09, 09:32 PM

Saiket

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Re: The option to delete a found mob

Originally posted by frozndevl
So, there is the option to delete something if you've found it before. For example, I was flying around and got notified about the time-lost proto. Unfortunately, it was just the corpse. A few days later I noticed the option to remove the TLPD from the options menu, and I did.

Now, according to the front page, I would need to delete the cache entirely to be able to detect it again. If this is the case, did I actually do anything by deleting it from the menu?

The "cache" is completely different from the /npcscan list. The list in game shows which mobs _NPCScan will search for. The cache on the other hand is a file in your World of Warcraft folder that can only be cleared by deleting it. See the section "Clearing Your Cache" in the description for details on where that file is.

As long as you add the TLPD back to the /npcscan menu (and you clear your cache out), _NPCScan should be able to find the drake again.

12-11-09, 05:57 PM
frozndevl A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 119 Uploads: 0	The option to delete a found mob So, there is the option to delete something if you've found it before. For example, I was flying around and got notified about the time-lost proto. Unfortunately, it was just the corpse. A few days later I noticed the option to remove the TLPD from the options menu, and I did. Now, according to the front page, I would need to delete the cache entirely to be able to detect it again. If this is the case, did I actually do anything by deleting it from the menu?

12-06-09, 02:22 PM
graymouser A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 5 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	Using Irid1um's excellent lead, I went to wowdb and got all 433 rare + rare elites it knows about. I haven't combed through it for extraneous mobs but it loaded ok when I tried them all the first time.. Wow Interface tells me my list is too long to post here, so I've emailed a copy to saiket. link to offsite download removed - Cairenn (gone, and yet the internet remembers) If you are intersted to try and build your own list, merely search wowdb npc's (wowhead will only show you 200 no matter what you do) for rare + rare elite mobs. Save a copy of the page that brings up. You now have a text file full of the id's, mobs, desc, etc etc. Some deft macroing along with search & replace will turn {id:61,type:7,classification:4,react:[3,3],name:'Thuros Lightfingers',minlevel:11,locs:[12]}, into: ["Thuros Lightfingers"] = 61, I found at least one nonexistant mob in there, "Khell's M'uru". No idea what that's about. Last edited by graymouser : 12-13-09 at 02:30 PM.

11-12-09, 05:14 PM

Peagle

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Originally posted by Saiket
I finally found a good workaround for this, and it'll be included in the 3.3 version when the Icecrown Citadel patch is released.

Fantastic, thanks for looking into it

Originally posted by IRID1UM
While leveling I've added all the rare spawns of popular alliance zones to the search engine.

Thanks for sharing, very nice of you, I added to mine.

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11-12-09, 02:56 AM

IRID1UM

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While leveling I've added all the rare spawns of popular alliance zones to the search engine. Zones include Westfall, Redridge Mountains, Duskwood, Stranglethorn Vale, Dustwallow Marsh, Tanaris, Feralas, Un'Goro Crater and possibly others aswell. Little Timmy in Stormwind will also be detected, as his cat is pretty valuable. I thought it might be useful for others to have the data, so I'm posting it here. All you have to do is to navigate to *WOWDIR*\wtf\account\*ACCOUNTNAME*\*SERVERNAME*\*CHARNAME*\SavedVariables\_NPCScan.lua and paste the following into the file, overwriting all of the other text

Code:

_NPCScanOptionsCharacter = {
	["Achievements"] = {
		[1312] = true,
		[2257] = true,
	},
	["NPCs"] = {
		["nefaru"] = 534,
		["kregg keelhaul"] = 8203,
		["cyclok the mad"] = 8202,
		["mith'rethis the enchanter"] = 8217,
		["commander felstrom"] = 771,
		["bro'gaz"] = 18684,
		["gnawbone"] = 14425,
		["boulderheart"] = 14273,
		["greater firebird"] = 8207,
		["witherheart the stalker"] = 8218,
		["uhk'loc"] = 6585,
		["drogoth the roamer"] = 14231,
		["snarlflare"] = 14272,
		["naraxis"] = 574,
		["mirelow"] = 14424,
		["mongress"] = 14344,
		["vultros"] = 462,
		["arash-ethis"] = 5349,
		["old cliff jumper"] = 8211,
		["big samras"] = 14280,
		["the ongar"] = 14345,
		["leprithus"] = 572,
		["marisa du'paige"] = 599,
		["old grizzlegut"] = 5352,
		["lady zephris"] = 14277,
		["razortalon"] = 8210,
		["kazon"] = 584,
		["miner johnson"] = 3586,
		["lord angler"] = 14236,
		["the reak"] = 8212,
		["dragonmaw battlemaster"] = 1037,
		["antilus the soarer"] = 5347,
		["master digger"] = 1424,
		["squiddic"] = 14270,
		["diamond head"] = 5345,
		["slark"] = 519,
		["fenros"] = 507,
		["haarka the ravenous"] = 8205,
		["ribchaser"] = 14271,
		["scale belly"] = 1552,
		["kurmokk"] = 14491,
		["takk the leaper"] = 5842,
		["ripscale"] = 14233,
		["mezzir the howler"] = 10197,
		["snarler"] = 5356,
		["ragepaw"] = 14342,
		["sludginn"] = 14433,
		["olm the wise"] = 14343,
		["burgle eye"] = 14230,
		["clutchmother zavas"] = 6582,
		["immolatus"] = 7137,
		["dart"] = 14232,
		["sergeant brashclaw"] = 506,
		["warleader krazzilak"] = 8199,
		["jin'zallah the sandbringer"] = 8200,
		["darkmist widow"] = 4380,
		["hayoc"] = 14234,
		["rohh the silent"] = 947,
		["chatter"] = 616,
		["ravasaur matriarch"] = 6581,
		["retherokk the berserker"] = 8216,
		["creepthess"] = 14279,
		["ma'ruk wyrmscale"] = 2090,
		["skoll"] = 35189,
		["the rot"] = 14235,
		["rak'shiri"] = 10200,
		["zul'arek hatefowler"] = 8219,
		["qirot"] = 5350,
		["alshirr banebreath"] = 14340,
		["lil timmy"] = 8666,
		["grimungous"] = 8215,
		["lord malathrom"] = 503,
		["grizzle snowpaw"] = 10199,
		["lady szallah"] = 5343,
		["death howl"] = 14339,
		["oozeworm"] = 14237,
		["scargil"] = 14276,
		["ro'bark"] = 14278,
		["garneg charskull"] = 2108,
		["gondria"] = 33776,
		["omgorn the lost"] = 8201,
		["brack"] = 520,
		["soriid the devourer"] = 8204,
		["time-lost proto drake"] = 32491,
		["murderous blisterpaw"] = 8208,
		["razormaw matriarch"] = 1140,
		["foe reaper 4000"] = 573,
		["roloch"] = 14488,
		["gluggle"] = 14487,
		["bloodroar the stalker"] = 5346,
		["seeker aqualon"] = 14269,
		["gnarl leafbrother"] = 5354,
		["ironback"] = 8213,
		["brimgore"] = 4339,
		["dessecus"] = 7104,
		["verifonix"] = 14492,
		["lord sakrasis"] = 2541,
		["rippa"] = 14490,
		["lupos"] = 521,
	},
	["Version"] = "3.2.0.8",
}

4 things:
1) Please make a backup of the original file first.
2) Those mobs will not have colored areas on any map and
3) you have to do this for each character you want to detect the rares with. For chars of level 60+ this is obsolete since you probably won't go back to the lowbie zones anyways.
4) Adding all of these will increase the number of false alarms you will get when you stumble upon a tamed version of a rare mob. So far this hasnt been a problem for me though.

To add rares of other zones: go to www.wowhead.com and do a search for the zone you want. Click on the zone and you will have a listing of NPCs. Create a filter for "rare". Click on one of the rare mobs and look at the URL. The last part of the URL is the NPC ID#, like 534 is the ID for Nefaru. You can paste that info either directly into the lua file (with the correct formatting) or enter it ingame in the config dialog of NPCScan.

Have fun!

Last edited by IRID1UM : 11-12-09 at 03:55 AM.

11-06-09, 08:05 PM

Saiket

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Originally posted by Peagle
Been using this mod for a while and love it - thanks much Recently I did notice a minor issue for the rares that spawn outside Dire Maul:

The Razza (http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=11497) spawned in the Maul arena but triggered one of those alerts where the mod dismisses the found mob because it thinks its in the wrong area. It stated something along the lines of "should be in Feralas, but found in Dire Maul definitely a pet". Presume it would also say this for Skarr the Unbreakable (http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=11498).

I finally found a good workaround for this, and it'll be included in the 3.3 version when the Icecrown Citadel patch is released.

11-06-09, 12:36 AM

Saiket

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Originally posted by Ism
Problem with Mac here.
When im trying to reset Cache, it doesn't reset the map areas in the map.
E.g i found Razormaw Matriarch, the thing pops up, i close it, the area fades away from the map. I delete cache, and log back in, nothings reseted.

cheers!

Did you completely exit the game, then delete the cache, and finally start it back up? If WoW's still running while you delete it, the old cache will just reappear.

11-06-09, 12:34 AM
Ism A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 15 Uploads: 0	Problem with Mac here. When im trying to reset Cache, it doesn't reset the map areas in the map. E.g i found Razormaw Matriarch, the thing pops up, i close it, the area fades away from the map. I delete cache, and log back in, nothings reseted. cheers!

11-02-09, 10:24 PM

Tibs

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Only happens on The Razza as Skarr is untamable.

11-02-09, 08:47 AM
GrimReaperCalls A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Great AddOn Simply perfect addon, took combined with the NPCScan.Overlay and Epic Flying it took 10-15 mins finding Chief Engineer Lorthander xD

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