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Compatibility:	Warlords of Draenor Pre-Patch (6.0.2)
Updated:	10-17-14 08:24 PM
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MikScrollingBattleText

Version: 5.7.138

by: Mikord, Resike

Announcements:

Version 5.7.134 is updated to work with Warlord of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 and fixes the font preview issues.
If you are having issues with the fonts "resetting" on initial game load, update to Version 5.7.137.
Version 5.7.138 corrects issues with several triggers like Kill Shot and Hammer of Wrath.

Description:

MSBT is designed to be an extremely lightweight, efficient, and highly configurable mod that makes it easier to see combat information by scrolling the information on the screen in separate, dynamically creatable scroll areas. It is a replacement for Blizzard's Floating Combat Text and Damage output.

Features:

Lightweight and efficient design.
Scroll incoming damage/heals, outgoing damage/heals, and notifications in separate configurable scroll areas on the playing field.
Display player and pet cooldown completion alerts.
Display loot alerts with a total of how many are now in inventory.
Add triggers that will allow you to show notifications based on a variety of conditions.
Assign a sound file to play for events/triggers.
Dynamically create new scroll areas and assign any event/trigger to them.
Customize the position, size, animation style, enabled state, font style, font size, font outline, and opacity for each of the scroll areas.
Customize each individual event's color, font style, font size, font outline, opacity, output message, enabled state, and scroll area.
Set "Master Font" settings that will be inherited by all of the scroll areas and the events in them unless they are overridden at the scroll area or event level.
Merge AoE data into one event with cumulative damage/healing done with number of normal and crits specified.
Show overhealing amounts against yourself or party/raid members.
Color unit names according to their class (including CUSTOM_CLASS_COLORS support).
Color damage amounts according to damage type.
Show partial effects (resists, absorbs, vulnerabilities, etc) colored according to type.
Filter output information with a full suite of spam controls.
Load on demand options.
For mod developers:
- Output your own scrolling messages with the MikSBT.DisplayMessage function instead of having to create your own frame and animation code. You can also use your own font by first registering it with MSBT via the MikSBT.RegisterFont function.
- Create custom animation styles.
- See the included API.html file for reference information.

Supported Events:

Incoming:
- Melee Damage, Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, and Immunes
- Skill Damage, Damage Over Time (DoTs), Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, Immunes, Reflects, and Interrupts
- Spell Resists
- Heals and Heals Over Time (HoTs)
- Pet Melee Damage, Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, and Immunes
- Pet Skill Damage, Damage Over Time (DoTs), Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, and Immunes
- Pet Spell Resists
- Pet Heals and Heals Over Time (HoTs)
- Environmental Damage
Outgoing:
- Melee Damage, Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, Immunes, and Evades
- Skill Damage, Damage Over Time (DoTs), Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, Immunes, Reflects, Interrupts, and Evades
- Spell Resists and Buff Dispels
- Heals and Heals Over Time (HoTs)
- Pet Melee Damage, Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, Immunes, and Evades
- Pet Skill Damage, Damage Over Time (DoTs), Misses, Dodges, Parries, Blocks, Deflects, Absorbs, Immunes, and Evades
- Pet Spell Resists and Buff Dispels
- Pet Heals and Heals Over Time (HoTs)
Notification:
- Buffs / Buff Stacks / Buff Fades
- Debuffs / Debuff Stacks / Debuff Fades
- Item Buffs / Item Buff Fades
- Enter/Leave Combat
- Power Gains and Losses
- Alternate Power Gains and Losses
- Chi Gains and Chi Full
- Combo Point Gains and Combo Points Full
- Holy Power Changes and Holy Power Full
- Honor Gains
- Reputation Gains and Losses
- Skill Gains
- Experience Gains
- Killing Blows (Player and NPC)
- Extra Attacks
- Soul Shard Creation
- Enemy Buff Gains
- Monster Emotes
- Player, Pet and Item Cooldown Completions
Loot:
- Looted Items
- Money Gains
Default Triggers:
- All Relevant Classes - Low Health, Low Mana, Low Pet Health
- Death Knight - Killing Machine, Rime, Shadow Infusion x5
- Druid - Berserk, Clearcasting, Predator's Swiftness, Shooting Stars
- Hunter - Kill Shot, Lock and Load
- Mage - Brain Freeze, Clearcasting, Fingers of Frost, Missile Barrage
- Monk- Elusive Brew x5, x10, x15, Mana Tea x20, Vital Mists x5
- Paladin - Hammer of Wrath, The Art of War
- Priest - Clearcasting, Shadow Orb x3
- Rogue - Blindside
- Shaman - Clearcasting, Lava Surge, Maelstrom Weapon x5, Tidal Waves
- Warlock - Decimation, Molten Core, Nightfall
- Warrior - Bloodsurge, Execute, Revenge, Sudden Death, Taste for Blood, Victory Rush

Commands:

Code:

/msbt                  Shows the options interface. 
/msbt reset            Resets the current profile to the default settings. 
/msbt disable          Disables the mod. 
/msbt enable           Enables the mod. 
/msbt version          Shows the current version. 
/msbt help             Shows the command usage.

Frequently Asked Questions:

See the FAQ list at MSBT's portal site. http://mikord.wowinterface.com/portal.php?id=156&a=faq

Localization Maintainers:

See the list at MSBT's portal site.
http://www.wowinterface.com/portal.p...156&pageid=159

If you are capable and interested in being a maintainer for the localization files for a specific language, please send me a PM. The SVN capabilities here at WoWInterface allow me to provide direct access to the localization files in the repository to make the process easier.

5.7.138

Moved the new font loader logic into its own frame to prevent issues with UIs such as RealUI that play with opacity on objects they don't own.
Fixed unit reaction condition that was preventing many triggers like Kill Shot and Hammer of Wrath from working.
Fixed taint issues cause by the _ global variable.
Updated options dialogs to remove reference to support for mp3s which the game no longer supports.

5.7.137

Corrected an error that occurs on startup with deleted default triggers.

5.7.136

Reworked the font handling to preload fonts during initial load to resolve the issue where the fonts would reset to the default on initial game load.

5.7.135

Fixed the ability to add custom fonts via the custom media tab.

5.7.134

Fixed an issue where the font previews were not updating properly.
Updated parser to support the new parameters introduced by patch 6.0.2.

5.7.132

Updated for Patch 6.0.2 / Warlords of Draenor
- Modified global constants for item quality to their new values.
- Removed Berserker Stance from available trigger conditions.
- Removed Backlash default trigger.
- Removed Owlkin Frenzy default trigger.
- Removed Overpower default trigger.
- Removed Power Guard default trigger.
- Removed Rune Strike default trigger.
- Removed Solar and Lunar Eclipse default triggers.
- Modified several skill IDs to reflect their new values.
- Updated TOC for Patch 6.0.2.

5.7.131

Fixed issue introduced with Patch 5.4 where the fonts could not be changed

5.7.130

Updated TOC for Patch 5.4.

5.7.129

Fixed issue introduced with Patch 5.3 where dispels were showing the skill performing the dispel rather than the one being dispelled.
Increased damage and healing maximum spam thresholds to 100,000.
Added default trigger for Ultimatum.
Updated TOC for Patch 5.3.

5.7.128

Updated parser to support the new amount parameter on applied and removed auras. Thanks to pelf for the patch.

5.7.127

Fix issue introduced with Patch 5.2 where dispels were showing the skill performing the dispel rather than the one being dispelled.

5.7.126

Modified skill ID for Taste For Blood to reflect the new value.
Updated TOC for Patch 5.2.

5.7.125

Updated TOC for Patch 5.1.

5.7.124

Fixed issue introduced with Monk Chi changes in Patch 5.1.

5.7.123

Fixed an issue where certain power types such as Sha Power and Alternate Power were causing errors.

5.7.122

Added new Shadow Orbs Change and Shadow Orbs Full events that act similar to combo points.
Removed shadow orbs from standard power gains (e.g. +1 Shadow Orbs) since it is now treated similar to combo points.
Removed Shadow Orbs x3 default trigger due to the new Shadow Orbs Full event.
Fixed issue where the shorten numbers and group by thousands options were not being applied to overkill amounts.
Added default trigger for Blindside.
Removed extra exclamation point from druid berserking default trigger.
Added missing Italian localization files.

5.7.119

Fixed issue where combo point gains and full combo points were not being displayed (reported by dondasch).

5.7.118

Updated for Patch 5.0.1 / Mists of Pandaria Beta
- Monk is now an available class for triggers and class coloring.
- Added new Chi Change and Chi Full events that act similar to combo points.
- Added support for dynamic max chi and holy power.
- Removed chi from standard power gains (e.g. +1 Chi) since it is now treated similar to combo points.
- Removed the following triggers since they no longer apply: Counterattack, Eradication, Hot Streak, Impact, Riposte, Viper Sting
- Removed the following skills from default suppressions and throttling since they no longer apply: Arcane Empowerment, Desecration, Ferocious Inspiration, Mana Spring
- Updated supported power types to include Alternate, Dark Force, Chi (Light Force), Shadow Orbs, Burning Embers, and Demonic Fury.
- Rewrote code that deals with party and raid members to use the new Blizzard APIs.
- Updated "Active Talents" trigger condition to use the new Blizzard API.
- Modified remaining existing triggers to work with their new values.
- Modified several skill IDs to reflect their new values.
- Added default trigger for Vital Mists x5.
- Added default trigger for Mana Tea x20.
- Added default trigger for Elusive Brew at 5, 10, and 15 stacks.
- Added default trigger for Power Guard x3.
- Added new events for Alternate Power Gains and Losses so they may be customized.
- Added temporary workaround for UnitGUID bug when in a group. Triggers that involve party/raid members will not work currently due to this.
- Updated environmental damage handler for environmental type changes.
- Updated TOC for Patch 5.0.4.
Added new option to shorten large numbers using si suffixes (32765 displays as 33k).
Added new option to separate large numbers into digit groups (32765 dispays as 32,765).
Fixed taint issues cause by the _ global variable.
Converted class names to use Blizzard provided localizations.
Removed old temporary workaround for raid flags added in Patch 4.2.
Added Italian localization from Kelhar@Runetotem-EU.

5.6.117

Money strings will now show properly on all supported languages.
Updated Simplified and Traditional Chinese translations from yleaf.

5.6.113

Converted all sounds to .ogg from .mp3.

5.6.112

Modified combat event log parser to work with the absorb changes in Patch 4.3.

5.6.111

Updated German translations from mojosdojo.
Updated Simplified and Traditional Chinese translations from yleaf.
Updated TOC for Patch 4.3.

5.6.108

Removed item cooldoown tracking debug print

5.6.107

Added support for item cooldowns:
- Created new event for customizable item cooldown notifications.
- Added Item Cooldown Complete to the available trigger events.
- Added Item ID and Item Name condition handling for the main trigger events that support them.
- Cooldown exclusions now accept skill IDs, item names, and item IDs in addition to skill names.
Added monochrome, monochrome + thin, and monochrome + thick to available outline font settings for pixel font lovers.
Modified the custom font and sound validation routines to work with arbitrary case extensions.
Changed custom font validation error message to a more descriptive message when the font can't be set versus the more generic ttf message.

5.5.106

Added option to customize color of shadowflame damage.
Added option to customize color of frostfire damage.

5.5.105

Modified combat event log parsers to work with the changes in Patch 4.2 without extra indirection.
Changed Traditional Chinese default font by yleaf.
Updated Simplified and Traditional Chinese translations from yleaf.
Updated TOC for Patch 4.2.

5.5.100

Added logic to detect and merge off-hand strikes with main hand strikes.

5.5.99

Removed Happiness as an available power type since it no longer exists as of Patch 4.1.
Added logic to handle the changed combat log event format in Patch 4.2 on the PTR without breaking the current version (Blizzard is changing it again).
Updated LibStub to the latest version (14 Jan 2011, 1.0.1).
Updated CallbackHandler to the latest version (14 Jan 2011, 1.0.7).
Updated LibSharedMedia to the latest version (05 Nov 2010, 3.0-4).

5.5.98

Fixed handling for the always show quest items option that was broken by Patch 4.0.6 (reported by Judgespear).
Modified to play sounds even when game sound effects are disabled as allowed by API changes in Patch 4.0.6 (reported by Retlaw).

5.5.97

Modified combat event log parsers to work with the changes in Patch 4.1 (committed by mojosdojo, reported by several others).
Updated Russian translations from StingerSoft.
Updated German translations from mojosdojo.
Updated TOC for Patch 4.1.

5.5.91

Added the new pet heal events to the options interface so they may be customized and disabled as intended.
Updated Korean translations from chkid.

5.5.89

Made several updates to the cooldown tracking system:
- Implemented a work around for Blizzard's cooldown bug with dismissed pets. Pet cooldowns should no longer be shown before they are actually finished.
- Created new event for customizable pet cooldown notifications.
- Added an option to customize the color of the skill name in cooldown events.
- Changed Skill Cooldown Complete trigger event to Player Cooldown Complete (only detects player cooldowns).
- Added Pet Cooldown Complete to the available trigger events.
- Added Skill ID as an available condition for player and pet cooldown triggers.
Created new events for outgoing pet heals, pet heal crits, pet periodic heals (HoTs), and pet periodic heal (HoT) crits.
Efflorescense is now detected and displayed as a pet heal.
Added default triggers for Blood Swarm and Shadow Infusion x5.

See the included readme.html for further version history.

Optional Files (4)

File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date	Type
Chats To MSBT	8.2.0.1	18kB	Billtopia	07-31-19 11:36 AM
MSBT Combo Points Fix	1.0.1	590kB	Deadlyz	08-20-16 02:58 PM	Patch
MikScrollingBattleText 4.1 (Fa...	5.5.91d	560kB	Fiercy	05-06-11 05:53 PM	Patch
MikScrollingBattleText 4.1 Update		423kB	Nightrider21	04-28-11 03:12 PM	Patch

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01-26-07, 06:00 PM
muji A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	Mikord, I like the mod, but I'm having trouble with energy gains in cat form and mana regen (they don't show up). The only energy gain that shows is from shifting into cat form (40 energy), but further gains go unreported. I've noticed that neither are reported in the combat log, but they worked with SCT, and as well with a regen mod I've used. Is this limitation unique to msbt?

01-24-07, 08:19 PM
Dulcea A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 4 File comments: 17 Uploads: 0	I just started using your mod and I love it. ^_^ I was wondering how to add in my owl's screech however. I keep getting a message saying that its an unregistered DoT. <.< Sorry if its a totally nubly question/request.

01-23-07, 11:42 AM
shzin A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the awesome addon. I was wondering if it would be possible to make a trigger to announce when my target has been poisoned so I know when to mutilate, and also to show cumulative mutilate damage. There is a mod that already does this, its called Mutilation. Unfortunately it's for SCT only, but MSBT is way better and I don't want to go back to sct. Maybe you could reverse engineer it or at least show me how to make the trigger. It would be really cool if popped up "Mutilate!" when the target gets initially poisoned, like it does for riposte after I parry. Thank you. Last edited by shzin : 01-23-07 at 11:47 AM.

01-22-07, 11:29 PM
Mikord A Theradrim Guardian Forum posts: 61 File comments: 503 Uploads: 2	Shania: To my understanding, Feign death resist messages are currently bugged and not showing up in the combat log. I believe that Blizzard has said it will be fixed in the next version. Until that point a trigger won't work since there is no message to search for. As far as when mobs are dazed, I'm not positive since I haven't looked before, but I think it probably says something like: Mob is afflicted by Concussive Barrage. If that is the case then you can create a trigger that has the search pattern: is afflicted by Concussive Barrage The trigger event types to cover both NPCs and PCs should be CHAT_MSG_SPELL_PERIODIC_CREATURE_DAMAGE and CHAT_MSG_SPELL_PERIODIC_HOSTILEPLAYER_DAMAGE. Keep in mind though that Blizzard doesn't have it specify who actually applied the effect so you'd see it when other people proc it too. Last edited by Mikord : 01-22-07 at 11:38 PM.

01-19-07, 03:15 AM
shania A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 5 Uploads: 0	can u help me make trigger or somethig for dazed mobs and feig death rezisted. thx

01-18-07, 07:12 PM
fxxk A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	yes i tryed that with the 4.02 and it still did not work but thanks !! its such a great mod i love it

01-18-07, 05:14 PM
Mikord A Theradrim Guardian Forum posts: 61 File comments: 503 Uploads: 2	Fxxk: I was holding off on putting the update until I made a couple of other tweaks. I just got done updating it. Also, so you know you can check the "Load out of date AddOns" check box and it will usually continue to work if Blizzard didn't change anything major.

01-18-07, 12:36 PM
fxxk A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	When will v4.03 come out for BC i love this mod!

01-13-07, 12:55 PM
Mikord A Theradrim Guardian Forum posts: 61 File comments: 503 Uploads: 2	Jaim: Shaman totems are considered as pets by Blizzard. The Pet prefix is simply MSBT's default output message format for pet events. Because every output message for every event can be customized, there is a default message for each event type. This can be changed by modifying the format for the pet events under the Events tab and selecting the Outgoing category. This could also be done under a new profile that you only have selected on your shaman and none of your other characters, so the changes only apply to the shaman. I only put one trigger in by default that covers both Warriors and Paladins and made it say Execute. Hammer of Wrath is a ranged execute, so I didn't think it would be too much of an issue to save space by combining the two. However, this too can be changed in the options. You can modify the execute trigger to remove paladins, and create another trigger with the same settings as execute except that applies only to Paladin and says Hammer of Wrath if you want. Dafire: Thanks!

01-13-07, 04:16 AM
dafire Premium Member Forum posts: 216 File comments: 39 Uploads: 2	I added MSBT support to fubar_topscorefu (www.wowace.com/files/)

01-10-07, 06:22 PM
Jaim Sandar A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 13 File comments: 357 Uploads: 1	Paladin and Shaman views Hi, I recently started using MSBT and almost immediately started to like it a lot. Thank you for making it. I have a couple of items to share. These are merely cosmetic things that you may not be aware of, or if you are maybe you haven't got around to fixing them yet. Or <gah!> maybe they can't be changed!?! There is a Paladin spell, Hammer of Wrath. It becomes available to use when the target's health is 20%. Anyway, when it is ready, MSBT notification says "Execute", like a warrior. Shaman totem damage is output with a prefix (if that is the right word) of "Pet". Thank you again. Last edited by Jaim Sandar : 01-10-07 at 06:25 PM.

01-09-07, 09:24 AM
Mikord A Theradrim Guardian Forum posts: 61 File comments: 503 Uploads: 2	x24702: As far as Windfury, that's a result of how Blizzard reports the damage for it. The combat log actually puts 4 messages when Windfury happens. One for each swing and an extra attack message: "Your Windfury Attack hits mob for 341." "Your Windfury Attack hits mob for 342." "Your Windfury Attack hits mob for 341." "You gain 3 extra attacks through Windfury." So, as you can see, Blizzard reports two different names. "Windfury Attack" is the name of the ability/spell much like Earth Shock, for example, and so you can't change that name :\. You could turn of the spell name for all outgoing ability/spell damage by modifying the output message format for that event. You could also turn off the Windfury! that appears in the Notification scroll area, by either turning of the "Extra Attacks" event, or creating a suppression for it to allow other extra attacks like Thrash and Sword Spec to show while only suppressing Windfury!. I believe the ticks of from Healing Stream are every 2 seconds? Throttling set to 3 seconds as you mention, ensures that you don't get a HoT message for a particular spell (Healing Stream in this case) more than once every 3 seconds. So that's why you see it merged into 2 ticks every so often. The HoT throttling is aimed more for things like Renew and Rejuvenation on multiple targets where you could be getting 5 heal messages a second. As you mentioned, ignoring trivial amounts of heals and mana gains would work better, and I do plan to add a customizable selection for that in the next revision. For the time being, you can create a suppression for it and then you won't see any healing from the totem on the incoming or outgoing side. Thanks for the feedback. I've been working to avoid as much spam as possible and it's good to hear about things that are causing it. Last edited by Mikord : 01-09-07 at 09:25 AM.

01-08-07, 11:55 PM
x24702 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 4 Uploads: 0	shaman issues I'm really liking this compared to SCT, just tried it out today. A few issues on my shaman however- When Windfury procs, I get a trigger message in the Notification scroll area, as well as a compiled damage in the outgoing scroll area. That's fine, but what I dislike is that in the outgoing dmg area it lists it like - "Windfury Attack 1024 (2 crits)" which is a bit spammy. I cannot find a way to reduce this to only say "Windfury 1024 (2 crits)", ie, to remove the word Attack. is that possible? Also, when using Healing Stream the HoT throttle seemed to have nearly no effect whatsoever on it, even when set to the max (3). Every 4 or 5 ticks it would combine 2 ticks of the Healing Stream but that was all. Is that to be expected? What would be nice is to not only have a throttle, but to have it completely ignore trivial amounts of healing or energy being restored. Mana Spring and Healing Spring totems are VERY spammy because of this.

01-07-07, 03:37 AM
Taroven A Cyclonian Forum posts: 49 File comments: 837 Uploads: 11	Understandable. And yeah, keeping MSBT as lightweight as possible would be a very good thing. =)

01-06-07, 04:35 PM
Mikord A Theradrim Guardian Forum posts: 61 File comments: 503 Uploads: 2	Taroven: I understand what you mean now. Unfortunately, there is a range limitation on whether or not you receive combat events from other players in your party/raid. This means when someone is far enough away from you, your client doesn't receive the data about what's happening to them, and hence there would be no way to parse that data for display (technically there is, but it's horribly inefficient, and definitely outside the scope of MSBT). Effectively this means that what you would see would not always be completely accurate. Also, imagine how much spam you would be getting when multiple people are taking damage. I would think it would be too much information to the point it might get annoying. For the most part, I'm trying not to add more messages to MSBT's core than are already there.

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