Find a bug? Do not post it in the comments section! See the "Reporting Problems" section below for information on how to correctly report bugs. I will no longer be responding to bugs posted in the comments section.
Translators wanted!
If you are able to help translate ShieldsUp for Korean (koKR), Russian (ruRU), Spanish (esES), or Latin American Spanish (esMX) locales, please send me a PM!
Description
ShieldsUp is a monitor for your Earth Shield, Lightning Shield, and Water Shield.
Clear text display of remaining charges and Earth Shield target name
Indication when your Earth Shield has been overwritten
Text and sound alerts when a shield expires or is removed
Condensed display while solo, or for shamans without Earth Shield
Automatic visibility states based on group size, zone type, and more
Configurable appearance and behavior
Supports Improved Earth Shield and Static Shock talents
Supports Glyph of Water Shield
Usage
Options are available in the default Interface Options window. As a shortcut, you can type "/sup" to jump directly to the ShieldsUp options panel.
Note that due to a Blizzard bug, if reaching the ShieldsUp panel in the Interface Options window would require you to scroll up or down in the addon list column, typing "/sup" will open the window to the last shown panel, instead of opening it to the ShieldsUp panel.
Localization
ShieldsUp is compatible with all locales.
ShieldsUp is translated into English, German (deDE), Spanish (esES), French (frFR), Russian (ruRU), Simplified Chinese (zhCN), and Traditional Chinese (zhTW).
If you are able to help translate ShieldsUp for another locale or would like to provide corrections to existing translations, send me a PM!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why can't I see a charge counter for my Earth Shield?
A: ShieldsUp only tracks Earth Shield when it is cast on yourself, or on a player or pet in your party or raid. This was an intentional design decision, because it is impossible to reliably monitor Earth Shield on someone outside of your group.
Q: Why do I only see one charge counter?
A: Only one charge counter is shown when you aren't in a group. Since Earth Shield is not tracked on people outside your group, when you are solo, it will only be tracked if you cast it on yourself. And, since you can only have one shield cast on yourself at any given time, there's no need for more than one charge counter when you're solo. Also, if you don't have the Earth Shield talent, you obviously can't cast it, so even when you are in a group, you'll only see one charge counter.
Requesting Features
Got an idea for something you'd love to see added or changed in ShieldsUp? Post a feature request! Please keep in mind that ShieldsUp is intentionally limited in scope to locally monitoring shaman shields you cast, and that requests for features outside of this scope will not be considered.
Most importantly, remember to check on your ticket after a few days, as I may need more information to solve the problem!
License
Please see my portal or the README file included in the addon's folder for the full license terms under which ShieldsUp is released. In particular, redistribution without prior permission is prohibited. Compilation creators, please take a few minutes to learn about the basic details of copyright law and software licensing before you upload a bundle of other people's copyrighted work. Thanks!
Change Log - ShieldsUp
3.3.0.85
Fixed failure to monitor Earth Shield on battleground allies from other servers
Fixed failure to detect active shields on login
Fixed alerts triggering while you are dead or operating a vehicle
Fixed alerts triggering while the display is hidden
Fixed alerts triggering when you remove Earth Shield on one target by casting it on another target
Fixed alerts triggering when you remove Earth Shield on yourself by casting Water Shield or Lightning Shield, and vice versa
Added French translations from krukniak on Curse
Added very rough Spanish translations - corrections welcome
3.2.0.79
Added Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese translations from wowui.cn
3.1.1.78-beta
Added German translations from Søøm
Added hidden option to show you who overwrote your Earth Shield
Fixed overlapping controls in the configuration GUI
3.1.0.57-beta
Improved support for dual talent specializations in WoW 3.1
Fixed misplaced checkbox in options (text output > sticky)
Fixed some outstanding issues with text output options
Updated wording on some options for clarity
Updated ruRU locale file (needs translator attention)
3.1.0.47-beta
Update for aura changes in 3.1
NOT compatible with WoW 3.0.9 or lower!
3.0.9.46-beta
Add "colorblind mode" option
Fix some bugs with the alert options
3.0.9.44-beta
Fixed saved variables initialization
Added sliders for font sizes (yes, I know they overlap stuff)
3.0.9.42-beta
Fixed dropdown menu creation
Fixed sound not playing when selecting it in sound file dropdowns
Added scrolling dropdown for font selection (not yet functional, please do not report issues related to this)
3.0.3.39-beta
Added options for alerts
Removed embeds that are no longer used
Known issue: Dropdowns for selecting sound files are oddly anchored
Known issue: Dropdown for text output subsection doesn't work properly until the dropdown for text output main section is used once
3.0.3.34-beta
Added options for position, padding, typeface, outline, shadow, and colors
3.0.3.30-beta
This is a near-total rewrite. The addon is now watching spellcast and aura events instead of scanning every combat log message. This results in inherent support for current and future talents and glyphs which alter the number of charges on shields, and in greater accuracy under many circumsances, including high latency and passing through loading screens. Solo mode now also works as intended.
This beta version does not yet have a configuration interface. Many settings will translate from the previous versions, but I make no guarantees, especially if your configuration was very different from the default configuration.
3.0.2.25
Added support for Improved Earth Shield and Glyph of Water Shield
Added solo mode
3.0.2.18
Added basic support for Lightning Shield (uses Water Shield options for now)
Removed 2.4.3 compatibility
Updated embedded libraries
2.4.3.16
Added full support for localization
Added ruRU localization (contributed by XisRaa)
Fixed some minor issues
2.4.2.11
Removed some debug code that reset settings on every load
2.4.3.10
Fixed some errors I thought I'd already committed
Note: alert options currently not fully functional
2.4.3.8
Added aura scanning on "aura lost" events; this will prevent showing zero on recast shields in all but extremely laggy situations
Added support for AddonLoader
2.4.3.5
Fixed audio alerts
2.4.3.4
Fixed options not appearing until the slash command was entered
Originally posted by berdan Zapping the prefs helped – I don't get any of the errors now. I had ShieldsUp set to route its messages via MSBT, and I even got notifications when walking indoors <-> outdoors.
Any problems if you reconfigure it to route messages via MSBT again?
Originally posted by Phanx
Could you be more specific? Where are you seeing the 10-15 messages? I've played daily with ShieldsUp, as have several IRL friends and members of my guild, and I haven't seen or heard about anything like that.
Zapping the prefs helped – I don't get any of the errors now. I had ShieldsUp set to route its messages via MSBT, and I even got notifications when walking indoors <-> outdoors.
Could you be more specific? Where are you seeing the 10-15 messages? I've played daily with ShieldsUp, as have several IRL friends and members of my guild, and I haven't seen or heard about anything like that.
The error message seems to indicate that you've somehow managed to select an alert sound that doesn't actually exist. Perhaps you'd selected a sound that was registered by another addon (through the SharedMedia registry system), and then uninstalled or disabled the other addon?
Try deleting your saved variables. If both problems go away, try reconfiguring ShieldsUp the way you had it before. If either problem reappears, then that is a bug and I'll need to know which settings you've changed from the defaults. If either problem is not resolved, please check my portal for a list of information I need, and then post a bug report.
3.1.1.70-beta is very spammy about ES fading from my target. I get from 2 to 10-15 messages about it running out. Sure, it's nice to be alerted – but not that much.
Edit: If I ES myself (in Solo mode) and then switch to WS, it also spams me with ES fading. It also throws this error when I cast WS:
Code:
[2009/05/02 22:40:55-2141-x8]: ShieldsUp-3.1.1.70-beta\Core.lua:660: attempt to concatenate local 'sound' (a nil value)
ShieldsUp-3.1.1.70-beta\Core.lua:429: in function `?'
ShieldsUp-3.1.1.70-beta\Core.lua:135: in function <Interface\AddOns\ShieldsUp\Core.lua:135>
3.1.1.70-beta is now available. This version fixes the issue with dual specs and switching from a spec without Earth Shield to one with it. Many thanks to Italianrobot for his assistance in tracking down the problem.
At this point I consider ShieldsUp to be "feature complete", so if no new bugs are reported in the next week or so I will finally remove the "beta" designation. Please test the new visibility options and report any issues you encounter.
3.1.1.69-beta is now available. This version adds automatic visibility states; options for this feature are available in their own sub-panel under the ShieldsUp panel. Additionally, several overlapping controls in the main panel have been rearranged so they no longer overlap.
If you are having issues with a dual spec, please do not bother posting unless you are going to check back and provide feedback. I do not have a dual spec on my shaman, and do not feel like spending 1000g to buy it just to troubleshoot this issue when I have no plans to ever play my shaman as anything other than a healer. I've had several people post comments and/or bug reports describing issues with switches between dual specs, and not a single one has responded to my requests for additional information. If you want your problem fixed, you're going to have to do more than just type "it dun werk fix plz" and leave.
3.1.0.57-beta is now available. This version improves support for dual spec swapping, and fixes some outstanding issues with the text output options.
I have attempted to update the existing Russian translations to fit within the new configuration GUI, but as I am not fluent in Russian, I really have no idea how well this worked. Additionally, several new options have been added and need to be translated. If you play in a Russian client and notice any errors or can provide any of the missing translations, please send me a PM!
I'm also still looking for translators for other locales.
Edit: To the people who keep posting that they can't see the Earth Shield info, you are going to have to do more than fire off a vague ticket or comment and never check back. I am not experiencing this issue, and cannot see any reason for this issue to occur, so just telling me "it doesn't work!" is not helpful at all. Keep in mind that if you are not in a group, you shouldn't see a second charge counter or a target name. Even if you are in a group, your Earth Shield is only monitored if you cast it on a player or pet in your group (party or raid, and includes yourself). If you are in a group, and you are casting Earth Shield on someone in your group, and you're still not seeing a charge counter or target name, I cannot fix your problem if you cannot provide me with any useful information. If you really want your problem to be fixed, please read >> this page << and then post a bug report with all of the information listed in Step 4. Then, check back after a day or two, and provide any feedback requested. If you are unwilling to help me help you, please just don't post.
There's no possibility of an error in my compression software, because the file you download from this site is automatically generated by WoWInterface from a version control repositoriy on WoWInterface; my compression software never touches anything. I can't really see this being a WoWI issue though, as if their server was creating zips that didn't work on Macs, such a glaring error would have been reported and fixed a long time ago. The problem you're describing definitely lies with your decompression software; make sure that it is reasonably up to date, that it fully supports the ZIP format, and that any options related to preserving directory structures are enabled. I don't use a Mac, so I can't walk you through that process or recommend any good decompression software, sorry.
As for the errors, they've been reported a good half-dozen times in the comments below, and I have responded just as many times stating that I am aware of them, and that they are already fixed in a yet-unreleased version, and that that version will be released once I figure out how to arrange the GUI so that it's usable for noobs who don't have BetterBlizzOptions to make the UI options panel bigger. Currently there are several options which overlap each other and/or overflow out of the panel. I may have to add another sub-panel, though I'd rather not.
I hope this makes sense. Yes, the backslash is *in the directory name*. There is no Libs directory at all. (I'm not sure what you need to do to fix this, maybe a setting in your zip program. Strange error.)
EDIT: I thought it was working but I get the same errors as below when changing settings. Fixing the directory structure and the lib paths in the toc doesn't seem to help.
EDIT2: Firedancer's fix allowed me to change sounds. But I still get errors with the "Text alert" options:
Code:
[2009/03/28 18:32:58-1434-x1]: ShieldsUp-3.0.3.44-beta\Options.lua:414: attempt to call method 'GetChecked' (a nil value)
[2009/03/28 18:32:59-1434-x4]: ShieldsUp-3.0.3.44-beta\Options.lua:483: attempt to call method 'GetChecked' (a nil value)
Anyway... works well enough for me! Keep up the good work
Ah, well, both of those were already fixed in my local copy; a release will be forthcoming once I figure out an elegant way to reorganize the config panel, since right now with the few extra options I've added stuff overlaps when the panel is at default size (i.e. BetterBlizzOptions isn't installed). I'm not sure how that's related to the other guy's issue though? His issue was related to not having the "Widgets.lua" file...
Sorry...I accidentally edited it out of my original post once I figured out the issue. The version I was referring to was 3.0.9.44-beta (as indicated on your downloads page and the zip file name, although the toc inside it says 3.0.3.44-beta). I have no idea what version the other guy was using.
Last edited by Firedancer : 03-19-2009 at 08:03 PM.
