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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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06-11-09, 04:29 PM
imjuicedbigtyme A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	any new information? I just came across this addon today, I am wondering if there is a new option to change the sound when finding a rarespawn. This sounds like a sick addon and a must have not just for hunters.

06-08-09, 04:51 PM

kenoboll

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Originally posted by Saiket
Sorry I didn't speak up earlier, but this is on my list of things to add.

Sweet

Last edited by kenoboll : 06-08-09 at 05:04 PM.

06-08-09, 04:23 PM

Saiket

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Re: ..

Originally posted by kenoboll
Suggestion: Would love to have some options on the found alert, like choose between different alert sounds and to enable/disable the flash or sound.

Sorry I didn't speak up earlier, but this is on my list of things to add.

06-08-09, 09:48 AM
kenoboll An Aku'mai Servant Forum posts: 31 File comments: 11 Uploads: 0	.. Suggestion: Would love to have some options on the found alert, like choose between different alert sounds and to enable/disable the flash or sound.

06-07-09, 04:40 PM

Saiket

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Originally posted by Celellach
Could you add Bro'Gaz the Clanless to the list? As only 1 rare can be up at any time its good to see if he's stopping any other Nagrand rare from poping up.

I can't really customize the achievement tabs like Bloody Rare; they'll only list mobs that are part of the achievement. You could add him separately as a custom NPC (ID 18684) though.

I actually expected Blizzard to fix the achievement and add him... Poor Bro's achievementless.

06-07-09, 06:11 AM
Celellach A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Could you add Bro'Gaz the Clanless to the list? As only 1 rare can be up at any time its good to see if he's stopping any other Nagrand rare from poping up.

06-04-09, 04:09 PM

Saiket

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Originally posted by AnrDaemon
And here comes the problem.
It only report rare boss when i'm out of instance.
f.e. it yelled for Miner Johnson like an hour after we've killed him.

Oh, I forgot about that "feature"... It stops scanning when you enter instances for performance during raids.

06-04-09, 07:05 AM

AnrDaemon

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Originally posted by AnrDaemon
All of them. Well, not all but great deal of them. Especially dungeon rares. (And especially bloody rares, like Dark Iron Ambassador)

And here comes the problem.
It only report rare boss when i'm out of instance.
f.e. it yelled for Miner Johnson like an hour after we've killed him.

06-03-09, 07:06 PM
kenoboll An Aku'mai Servant Forum posts: 31 File comments: 11 Uploads: 0	Suggestion: Would love to have some options on the found alert, like choose between different alert sounds and to enable/disable the flash or sound. Last edited by kenoboll : 06-06-09 at 05:56 PM.

05-31-09, 10:46 AM

AnrDaemon

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Originally posted by Saiket
Which rares are you adding to every character?

All of them. Well, not all but great deal of them. Especially dungeon rares. (And especially bloody rares, like Dark Iron Ambassador)

Originally posted by Saiket
I kept the lists separate since this mod is aimed at achievement seeking, and different characters will have different rares they need to find.

But creaturescache.wdb is locale-wide. What the deal?

Originally posted by Saiket
If your list of custom NPCs is really that long, you can copy the per-character settings between each of your characters.

It's easier to just hack TOC file to make all settings account-wide.

What I really suggest, is to maintain acc-wide database and per-character exclude list.
May be add ability to separate manually entered mobs by different tabs to ease this process.

05-30-09, 04:45 PM

Saiket

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Originally posted by AnrDaemon
A HUGE suggestion...
Could you please make addon NPC DB account-wide setting?
It's not very time-effective to add every single damned rare to every character settings.

Which rares are you adding to every character? I kept the lists separate since this mod is aimed at achievement seeking, and different characters will have different rares they need to find.

If your list of custom NPCs is really that long, you can copy the per-character settings between each of your characters. Let's say you have a primary character called "Main" with the list ready to go. Log out and copy the file <World of Warcraft\WTF\Account\{AccountName}\{Server}\Main\SavedVariables\_NPCScan.lua> (replacing "AccountName"/"Server" with the real names) and paste it into the similar folders for any alts you want. If your alt is named "Twink", you'd paste it into your <World of Warcraft\WTF\Account\{AccountName}\{Server}\Twink\SavedVariables\> folder.

05-30-09, 04:21 PM
AnrDaemon A Chromatic Dragonspawn Forum posts: 156 File comments: 2231 Uploads: 5	A HUGE suggestion... Could you please make addon NPC DB account-wide setting? It's not very time-effective to add every single damned rare to every character settings. Last edited by AnrDaemon : 05-30-09 at 04:22 PM.

05-24-09, 02:02 PM
-Dragon- A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 15 File comments: 25 Uploads: 0	You don't need to nuke the whole Cache folder Just the creaturecache.wdb under the cache folder, clears settings required by NPCScan without requiring you to re-download everybody's armor and such, much less invasive.

05-24-09, 10:04 AM

Saiket

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Originally posted by Lightfeather
I wish there was a way to turn off the addon, or pause it, before hearthing to dalaran. I'd have to clear my cache far less often if I didn't have the addon running while I was exposed to so many hunters in cities. A movable pause button would be so awesome.

Also, at one point I was sitting at the south bank, on the stairs, in dal when I got a trigger for Putridus the Ancient. So I flew as fast as I could to icecrown just in case but by the time I got there all I could find was his corpse. Still, wonder why it triggerd there? Very weird.

NPCs get added to your cache even if _NPCScan is turned off, so that wouldn't help for hunter pets.

Since Putridus is a giant like a Fel Reaver, you can see him from at least a zone away. I bet whoever killed him was doing Argent Tournament dailies or maybe even waiting for the Time-lost Proto Drake to spawn in Storm Peaks.

05-24-09, 01:46 AM
Lightfeather A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 4 Uploads: 0	I wish there was a way to turn off the addon, or pause it, before hearthing to dalaran. I'd have to clear my cache far less often if I didn't have the addon running while I was exposed to so many hunters in cities. A movable pause button would be so awesome. Also, at one point I was sitting at the south bank, on the stairs, in dal when I got a trigger for Putridus the Ancient. So I flew as fast as I could to icecrown just in case but by the time I got there all I could find was his corpse. Still, wonder why it triggerd there? Very weird.

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