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ShieldsUp

Version: 6.0.3.48

by: Phanx [More]

2016/07/29 — I do not plan to update ShieldsUp for Legion, as shaman shields no longer exist in a meaningful form in the game.

ShieldsUp monitors your Earth Shield, Water Shield, and Lightning Shield.

Easy-to-read plain text display
Shows your active shields, their remaining charges*, and the name of your Earth Shield target
Optional text and sound alerts when one of your shields expires or is removed
Condensed display while solo (or for shamans without Earth Shield)
Support for all colorblindness modes
Support for custom fonts and sounds via LibSharedMedia-3.0 media packs

* Note that Water Shield and Lightning Shield will display a "W" or "L", respectively, except for elemental shamans, who will see a number for Lightning Shield when they have at least one extra charge.

Type “/sup” for options, or browse to the ShieldsUp panel in the standard Interface Options window.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why isn’t ShieldsUp monitoring my Earth Shield?

A: ShieldsUp only monitors Earth Shield when it’s cast on yourself, or on a player or pet in your party or raid group. There is no way for addons to reliably monitor buffs cast on units who are not in your group, so ShieldsUp doesn’t try.

Q: Why am I only seeing one charge counter?

A: ShieldsUp switches to a single-counter display when you are solo, or if you don’t have the Earth Shield talent, since in either situation it’s only possible for you to have one shield active on a target ShieldsUp can monitor.

Feedback

Post a ticket on GitHub or post a comment on this page. If you are reporting a problem, please read this first. If you are requesting a feature, please note that I consider ShieldsUp to be complete, and will probably not add any new features.

Language Support

Works in all languages. Translated into English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano (partial), Português, Русский, 한국어 (partial), 简体中文, and 繁體中文. You can add or update translations for any language on the CurseForge project page.

Credits

ShieldsUp was originally based on Infineon’s beSch.

Version 6.0.3.48

Removed Earth Shield overwrite detection, since a target can now have more than one Earth Shield on them at a time

Version 6.0.3.190

Updated for WoW 6.0
Updated Português translations from Tercioo

Version 5.4.8.186

Updated Русский translations from Yafis

Version 5.4.8.184

Better handling of visibility for low-level characters
Fix for missing labels on dropdowns in options panel

Version 5.4.7.181

Fixed inactive counter appearing in single (solo) mode
Added previews to the sound selection dropdowns
Display is now always hidden for shamans below level 9

Version 5.4.7.173

Fixed playing alert sounds
Added option to suppress alerts while hidden

Version 5.4.1.167

Updated for WoW 5.4
Updated French, German, and Portuguese translations

Version 5.3.0.163

Fixed several issues related to hiding unlimited shields

Version 5.3.0.162

Updated for WoW 5.3
Added an option to hide active shields that don't have limited charges (Water Shield, non-Elemental Lightning Shield)
Changed how visibility settings are stored -- you will need to reconfigure your hide/show settings
Minor efficiency improvements

Version 5.2.0.158

Minor changes to the Alerts options layout

Version 5.2.0.157

Fixed localization. Translators, please review the options panel, and add missing translations.

Version 5.2.0.156

Simplified the Visibility options by combining the group type and zone type filters.

Version 5.1.0.147

Fixed a minor cosmetic issue with the Text Output dropdown in the Alerts option panel.

Version 5.0.5.146

Now hidden in pet battles.

Version 5.0.4.144

Updated Traditional Chinese translations from awaited on CurseForge.

Version 5.0.4.142

Elemental shamans will now see a number instead of an "L" for Lightning Shield when it has at least one extra charge (2+ total charges).

Version 5.0.4.141

Updated for WoW 5.0.4
Updated Spanish, French, and Russian translations

Version 4.3.4.137

Compatible with both 4.3 live realms and Mists of Pandaria beta realms.
Use the “Load out of date addons” checkbox on beta realms — the TOC won’t be updated until Patch 5.0 goes live.
Added an option to color the target name by class when Earth Shield is active and not overwritten.

Version 4.3.4.134

Compatible with both 4.3 live realms and Mists of Pandaria beta realms.
Use the “Load out of date addons” checkbox on beta realms — the TOC won’t be updated until Patch 5.0 goes live.
Fixed several issues with group detection on live servers.
Fixed an issue with Water/Lightning Shield detection at login on beta servers.
Fixed an issue where Earth Shield would not be detected if you cast it on someone outside your group and then joined a group with that player.
Added support for all colorblind modes, not just mode #1 (which is the only one the default UI exposes as an option).
Improved support for LibSharedMedia fonts at login.

Version 4.3.4.132

Compatible with both 4.3 live realms and Mists of Pandaria beta realms.
Use the “Load out of date addons” checkbox on beta realms — the TOC won’t be updated until Patch 5.0 goes live.
Updated for MoP changes: Water Shield and Lightning Shield no longer have charges, and will show a "W" or "L" instead of the number of charges.
Lots of cleanups to options and translations.
Added partial koKR localization from moom21 on CurseForge.
Updated deDE localization from Estadon on CurseForge.
Added itIT (partial) and ptBR translations.

Version 4.3.0.122

Updated for WoW 4.3
Translations needed for Português (ptBR) and 한국어 (koKR). If you can help translate ShieldsUp for either of these languages, please send me a PM. Thanks!

Version 4.2.0.120

Updated for WoW 4.2

Version 4.1.0.119

Added an option for moving the Earth Shield target name to the bottom of the display, or hiding it. It’s not exposed in the options panel yet, but you can change it by typing “ /run ShieldsUpDB.namePosition = "BOTTOM"; ShieldsUp:ApplySettings() ”. The value can be "BOTTOM", "TOP", or "NONE".
Removed support for WoW 3.2, since China has finally updated to 3.3+
Updated localization

Version 4.0.3.105

Fixed a number of minor bugs
Added backwards compatibility for WoW China
Added TOC metadata for the Curse Client
Updated Spanish localization

Version 3.3.5.97

Added an option to tell you who overwrites your Earth Shield
Removed the Colorblind Mode option; ShieldsUp now respects the default UI's Colorblind Mode setting
Updated for changes in config libs

Version 3.3.2.93

Wintergrasp and other (future) outdoor PvP zones are now treated as battlegrounds for the purposes of visibility options
Fixed possible errors when no alert sound is selected
Improved text alert options
Added LibAboutPanel to optional dependencies for standalone library users

Version 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

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05-04-09, 04:43 AM

berdan

A Kobold Labourer

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Originally posted by Phanx
Any problems if you reconfigure it to route messages via MSBT again?

None at all. Have it set up almost the same way as before I wiped the prefs and everything works now.

05-03-09, 07:12 PM

Phanx

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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?

05-03-09, 05:37 AM

berdan

A Kobold Labourer

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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.

Last edited by berdan : 05-03-09 at 05:38 AM.

05-02-09, 09:25 PM
Phanx Cat. Forum posts: 5617 File comments: 2321 Uploads: 54	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.

05-02-09, 12:40 PM
berdan A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 24 Uploads: 0	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> Last edited by berdan : 05-02-09 at 02:46 PM.

05-01-09, 02:29 AM
Phanx Cat. Forum posts: 5617 File comments: 2321 Uploads: 54	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.

04-30-09, 03:44 PM
Phanx Cat. Forum posts: 5617 File comments: 2321 Uploads: 54	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. Last edited by Phanx : 04-30-09 at 03:48 PM.

04-23-09, 05:06 AM
Phanx Cat. Forum posts: 5617 File comments: 2321 Uploads: 54	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. Last edited by Phanx : 04-26-09 at 04:03 PM.

04-15-09, 05:57 PM

Phanx

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Originally posted by brontes
Feature request: option to turn off the water shield count if you're only interested in ES.

Post a feature request ticket please.

04-15-09, 04:53 PM
brontes A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 4 File comments: 49 Uploads: 0	Sorry for the bug report spammage. The server was taking a dump and conveniently processed my submission despite giving me errors Feature request: option to turn off the water shield count if you're only interested in ES. Thanks for the great addon

03-28-09, 08:55 PM
Phanx Cat. Forum posts: 5617 File comments: 2321 Uploads: 54	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. Last edited by Phanx : 03-28-09 at 08:58 PM.

03-28-09, 03:55 PM
cosmeg A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 4 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	ShieldsUp-3.0.9.44-beta.zip A mac does not use backslash for directory delimiters. Code: Core.lua Libs\CallbackHandler-1.0 CallbackHandler-1.0.lua CallbackHandler-1.0.xml Libs\LibSharedMedia-3.0 lib.xml LibSharedMedia-3.0.lua Libs\LibSink-2.0 lib.xml LibSink-2.0.lua Libs\LibStub .pkgmeta LibStub.lua LibStub.toc Locales ruRU.lua Options.lua README.TXT ShieldsUp.toc Widgets.lua 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 Last edited by cosmeg : 03-28-09 at 04:40 PM.

03-20-09, 11:52 PM
Phanx Cat. Forum posts: 5617 File comments: 2321 Uploads: 54	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...

03-19-09, 06:00 PM
Firedancer An Aku'mai Servant Forum posts: 35 File comments: 59 Uploads: 2	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 : 03-19-09 at 06:03 PM.

03-19-09, 05:48 PM
Phanx Cat. Forum posts: 5617 File comments: 2321 Uploads: 54	No version number = I'm not spending any more time than I'm already spending to type this post looking into the issue(s).

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