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NeedToKnow  Popular! (More than 5000 hits)

Version: 4.6.5
by: lieandswell, Kitjan

NeedToKnow: Simple, effective timer bars

Track specific buffs, debuffs, and cooldowns with bars that always appear in the same place in the same color. NeedToKnow is great for short buffs and debuffs you use a lot. For example, a rogue could show bars for Slice and Dice, Rupture, and Garrote.

  • Easy to set up
  • Works with spells, abilities, items, totems, procs, and internal cooldowns
  • Track more than one spell or ability with one bar
  • Works with Retail and Classic WoW

Other features
  • Save setups for different specializations
  • Track by name or spell ID
  • Show cast time indicator to see when to refresh buffs and debuffs before they finish
  • Make bars deplete at same rate to see which will finish first
  • Blink bars when buff or debuff missing
  • Track buffs on raid members without having to focus them

Instructions

General options are available in the Blizzard interface options menu. You can type "/needtoknow" or "/ntk" to lock/unlock the addon. To configure individual bars, right click them while unlocked. Bars work while locked. If you only see full bars that aren't changing in response to anything, they are unlocked! Just type /ntk to lock them and get them working for you.

You can enable more groups of bars by going into the Interface settings off the main menu and choosing the AddOns tab.

When entering your settings, be careful with your spelling and capitalization. Also remember that buffs and debuffs sometimes have different names than the items and abilities that apply them. The Death Knight ability Icy Touch, for example, applies a DoT called Frost Fever.

On each bar you can enter in multiple buffs/debuffs deliminated by commas. They are prioritized according to order.
i.e. "Rake, Lacerate" - If both are applied, will display Rake until it expires and then it will track Lacerate
i.e "Curse of Recklessness, Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Shadows" - Good way to track single instance curses

If you wish to use SpellID, make sure you are using the correct one!


FAQ

Why won't NeedToKnow work for me? I set it up but the bars just sit there at full, not moving or tracking anything.
The bars only time things when the addon is locked. Type "/needtoknow" or "/ntk" to lock/unlock the addon. You can also use the buttons in the AddOns tab of the Blizzard Interface Options menu.
Why won't NeedToKnow track this buff/debuff? It works for other things.
Check your spelling and capitalization. Also remember that buffs and debuffs sometimes have different names than the items and abilities that apply them. The Death Knight ability Icy Touch, for example, applies a DoT called Frost Fever. If you're using a SpellID, make sure you have the correct one.
How do I track multiple buffs or debuffs on a single bar?
Enter the name of each buff/debuff separated by commas. They are prioritized according to order. For example, "Rake, Lacerate" will display Rake until it expires and then it will track Lacerate. "Curse of Recklessness, Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Shadows" is a good way to track single-instance curses.
How do I get more bars?
You can enable more groups of bars by going into the Interface settings off the main menu and choosing the AddOns tab. If four groups of six bars isn't enough for you, consider another timer bar addon. Also consider rethinking your UI.
How do I get NeedToKnow to track my own DoTs but not those applied by other members of my class?
Select "Only show if cast by self" in the bar's configuration menu.

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Unread 12-17-10, 10:06 PM  
Kitjan
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Re: CC

Originally posted by Ellute
I play a shaman, at times I'm expected to cc multiple targets with bind elemental and hex. Is there a way to track and watch both targets w/out having to target one and focus the other?
Not with NTK; I've been avoiding watching COMBAT_LOG_UNFILTERED to see when the debuff lands and falls (and make NTK use 1000% more cpu.)
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Have to reload UI (almost) every login

I have been having a problem that I wanted to ask others about. I have my NTK set up for a Rogue. I have one group that tracks the durations of my abilities for my DPS rotation.

I have a second group in a separate location that tracks the durations left on my poisons.

Upon login, It appears as if NTK is in config mode, because the "Click and drag to change size" tab is shown in an odd place on-screen for my poison bar group, and things look a little odd. My "Instant Poison" bar does not show. The "Deadly Poison" bar shows, but the size/scale is a little larger than I specified, and is not positioned correctly. Everything fixes itself if I /reload the UI.

Also, if NO poisons are applied to my weapons when I log-in, and I apply poisons, the bars will display correctly.
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Buffs/ICD's

Hey all,

Hope someone can help me here.. I like NtK, and kinda confused and getting a headache trying to figure out how to set this up... Perhaps adding something in the FAQ about working with ICD's would be good ;-)


In 1 bar, preferably, I want to track an entire trinket
* Visual bar saying "Ready" when ICD is completed / otherwise ready to go
* 20 second bar when buff is up (its a 20 second buff)
* 80 second bar when it's down


So as I enter combat it states "<Spell/trinket> Ready" (Easily done VIA 'Blink' settings)

The problem is I have to select one of the two right now (Either track spell, or track Internal CD)... e.g.:
It procs shortly thereafter-- "<Spell/trinket> 20 sec." (counting down)
Buff completes, but 60 seconds remain on ICD -- "<Spell/trinket> CD 60 sec" (counting down)

So, basically, I can either track the buff and not the CD, or track the CD, and remember in my head that at 60 seconds remaining on the CD, the buff wears off...

Buff/Proc: http://www.wowhead.com/spell=92174
80 second ICD (60 seconds remain after buff wears off)
Item: http://www.wowhead.com/item=56280

So I guess I just want to remove that 'remembering' part... Tanking can already be attention-demanding enough and a brain fart trying to remember CD's or if it's done/still up is not something i want in between 50k swings
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Re: Have to reload UI (almost) every login

Originally posted by Lachrymologist
Upon login, It appears as if NTK is in config mode, because the "Click and drag to change size" tab is shown in an odd place on-screen for my poison bar group, and things look a little odd.
Sounds like NTK is encountering a LUA error during initialization. Could you turn on Lua errors and report what's happening? (Interface->Game->Help->Display Lua Errors)
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Unread 01-01-11, 12:39 AM  
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Re: Buffs/ICD's

Originally posted by Kewi
In 1 bar, preferably, I want to track an entire trinket
You can't do that presently. You *can* arrange two bars so that one draws on top of the other. Getting the buff and the ICD into one bar is a popular request (Ticket 39). I played with using the current bar-in-bar mechanism I made for "showing all stacks", but it was too hard to tell at a glance whether the buff or the cooldown was being tracked. So that feature is on the back burner for now.
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Just wondering if are any plans to add more options to the option page ?

For example exact setting of height and width as opposed to scaling, borders, and font size.
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Originally posted by Savant666
Just wondering if are any plans to add more options to the option page ?

For example exact setting of height and width as opposed to scaling, borders, and font size.
Font size, yes: Ticket 41. I haven't considered the other two
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Hey!

Just wanted to share this video guide I made for NeedToKnow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx1YcknNqxs

All credits were given to Kitjan and download links are also provided in the information box.
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Unread 02-17-11, 11:42 AM  
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Originally posted by Nifra
Just wanted to share this video guide I made for NeedToKnow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx1YcknNqxs
Thanks! I added a videos section to the description of the addon so more people will find your guide

Glad you like the addon!
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Yewwo

I've switched from DoTimer to NeedToKnow because DT wouldn't let me keep up my Blizzard buff icons where I had them, when all I wanted to do was track very specific buff/cooldown durations.

Anyway, I'm writing here to ask if there is a way to get the Rapture internal cooldown to display via NTK. I have the Rapture addon, but because its a separate bar outside of the group of bars this addon produces, it's extra clutter and I would like a very compact setup, which this addon allows for.

For instance I use this addon in the following config where the groups are literally aligned next to each other so specific bars line up with their corresponding proc/buff (such as seen with Archangel/Evangelism):

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Group 1:          Group 2:

Archangel          Evangelism
Power Infusion     Divine Hymn
Inner Focus        Shadowfiend
I'd like Rapture to be visible so I can time my shields better for mana returns as Discipline on my Priest, but I have yet to get it to successfully show anything even after trying all combinations of buff/debuff/spell cooldown/internal cooldown.

Any help would be greatly appreciated in getting Rapture to show up in this addon's bars.

Thank you for your time!
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Originally posted by Squishy Tia
Anyway, I'm writing here to ask if there is a way to get the Rapture internal cooldown to display via NTK.
Glad you like the addon! Sadly, tracking the Rapture ICD requires subscribing to the fire hose of data that is COMBAT_LOG_UNFILTERED, and I've been trying hard to avoid doing that (so as to keep NTK efficient.)
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Originally posted by Kitjan
Glad you like the addon! Sadly, tracking the Rapture ICD requires subscribing to the fire hose of data that is COMBAT_LOG_UNFILTERED, and I've been trying hard to avoid doing that (so as to keep NTK efficient.)
Any chance of making that an option as an advance user control? I'd rather have NTK's bars show it than have to have the Rapture addon as well in a different location. Just askin' is all.

Now if only Blizzard put up a Beacon of Light buff on both the target and caster like they used to so NTK could track it without me having to specify "Focus" and focus the target before I cast the spell...

Oh, and one last feature request: I'm sure that there are others like me that would like their bars aligned perfectly when next to each other (Group 1, Group 2, etc). Would it be possible to add a tool for adjusting the bars in the X/Y planes? A nudger like the one found in MoveAnything would do the trick. Then one could just move the bars in the approximate vicinity of where they want them and nudge into final placement.
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Great addon! Is it possible to change the texture of the icon though?
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re: icon texture

Originally posted by McCarronXLD
Great addon! Is it possible to change the texture of the icon though?
NTK just uses the icon that the game says corresponds to the aura it's tracking. Do you mean something like ButtonFacade? Or do you mean to override the icon with one of your choosing?
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Re: re: icon texture

Originally posted by Kitjan
NTK just uses the icon that the game says corresponds to the aura it's tracking. Do you mean something like ButtonFacade? Or do you mean to override the icon with one of your choosing?
Right, sorry! Like ButtonFacade (Which I have, but doesn't seem to alter it).
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