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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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05-20-11, 01:20 AM
Mistashred A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 4 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	I been getting a weird problem. When i log in my lowbie hunter it displays the cache list. But when i login my main it does not. i tried re-logging and disabling other addons and all that jazz. cant seem to make it work on my main. any fix for this?

05-21-11, 02:36 AM

georgectr

A Murloc Raider

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Originally posted by Beikon
Been using this addon for a long time now. I'd like to thank the author for this awesome thing.

Anyhow, I spent many hours making a Custom List with possibly every rare spawn in the game, that's including all of the 1-60 ones and rare dungeon bosses such as Panzor and Meshokk. I made a video as well on how to attach this list to your characters. I just really want to spread the joy of finding rares in the old world, not only level 60+ zones.

So yeah, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PUDlmzb-h4

I appreciate the great list from Beikon and the great addon from Saiket. Is there a way to add Beikon's list to the default addon so that we dont have to search it and download it from other sites. I've tested the list in duskwood and it found all of the rares. The manual copying of NPCScan.lua in all the saved variables works but I guess there is a global way to do this. Maybe you could add this to possible improvements with a low priority tag on it.
Thank you.

05-30-11, 07:57 PM
InvertedCross A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Ok so i'm confused does it search for all rare spawns?? how do you make it search for the one you want also when you clear the cache you clear the 2 sub folders in the cache one or the cache itself? thanks i'm new to this whole addon thing this is the first one ive ever used

05-31-11, 12:46 AM

AnrDaemon

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Originally posted by InvertedCross
does it search for all rare spawns??

No, it search for listed mobs.

how do you make it search for the one you want also

Just the way it described in README.

when you clear the cache you clear the 2 sub folders in the cache one or the cache itself?

You just delete the creaturecache.wdb file.

06-03-11, 11:19 AM
Savantielle A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 6 Uploads: 1	Skoll Trying to get Skoll from Storm Peaks, and it doesn't say it's cached when I clean cache etc. But then suddently when I log on, it says that Skoll is cached, does this mean someone else got to him or what? Cus I'm using a /Tar Skoll macro too and he wasn't cached when I logged off. Last edited by Savantielle : 06-03-11 at 11:22 AM.

06-03-11, 03:20 PM

AnrDaemon

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Skoll
Quick Facts
Level: 80
Classification: Rare Elite
React: A H
Health: 18,900
Tameable (Spirit Beast)
Added in patch 3.2.0

Last edited by AnrDaemon : 06-03-11 at 03:20 PM.

06-04-11, 05:08 AM

Savantielle

A Kobold Labourer

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Originally posted by AnrDaemon

I'm not sure what you want said with that, I know he's tameable. What I meant was that I get a message that is something like "the following pets were cached while resting" when I'm not even in the zone.

06-04-11, 02:14 PM

AnrDaemon

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Originally posted by Savantielle
I'm not sure what you want said with that,

Nothing more than what I said.

I know he's tameable.

And you're unable to make the next logical step yourself?
Sorry to ask, but what is your graduation? Like, have you finished elementary school?

What I meant was that I get a message that is something like "the following pets were cached while resting" when I'm not even in the zone.

And what is unclear in that message for you?
You were resting and your client spotted that mob - obviously, it was someone's pet. Or it's not obvious to you?

.

Last edited by AnrDaemon : 06-04-11 at 02:14 PM.

06-05-11, 02:54 AM
Cavanoskus A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 20 Uploads: 0	Thanks for this, it's amazing.

06-05-11, 03:08 PM

Savantielle

A Kobold Labourer

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Originally posted by AnrDaemon
Nothing more than what I said.

And you're unable to make the next logical step yourself?
Sorry to ask, but what is your graduation? Like, have you finished elementary school?

And what is unclear in that message for you?
You were resting and your client spotted that mob - obviously, it was someone's pet. Or it's not obvious to you?

.

No need to be a douche, is it that time of month for you? When I saw it as someones pet it said "False alarm!", and not this. What if I haven't finished elementary school? How retarded don't you feel now.

06-06-11, 12:28 AM
litesung A Flamescale Wyrmkin Forum posts: 130 File comments: 231 Uploads: 0	Can you add an option to have a log or a tab in chat or database that prints out the last time/coordinates the rare spawn was detected? (Could also have an option of how many npc's have been found in the history, possibly from the last 5 to the last 20) (Also an option to display time in 24-hour or 12-hour) For example, it could work as this: /npcdb Last 5 Found Mobs: May 26, 2011 - Loque'Nahak [11:08:32] @ 71.33, 51.66 (Scholozar Basin) May 26, 2011 - Arcturis May [11:45:51] @ 54.71, 32.11 (Orgrimmar - Pet) May 28, 2011 - Loque'Nahak [03:30:42] @ 56.21, 43.77 (Orgrimmar - Pet) May 30, 2011 - Skoll [21:01:03] @ 78.80, 55.54 (Storm Peaks) June 2, 2011 - Skoll [06:38:22] @ 34.88, 67.22 (Tol Borad - Pet)

06-20-11, 11:05 AM
Negruan A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Addon recognised but non-functional Hello, I have a problem similar to Thorgan o something on page 5, and that is that wow finds it and "loads" it despite it being out of date; but when I enter the game writing /npcscan actually does nothing but prompt the message "type /help..." I'm using windows xp, see no errors when trying to run the addon, and double checked a thousand times the location of the mod in the folders. Any ideas??

07-30-11, 05:28 AM
Skez A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Custom sound issue Hello! I have a problem with adding a custom sound. I use the SharedMedia addon you linked to and set all the files up correctly, at least I think so because they show up in the "Alert sound file" drop down menu. But they doesn't play in-game. I've tried .wav, .mp3 (128 bitrate) and .ogg, and different lengths. Not all of the files show up, all .wav files do show up, only one of the .mp3 files and the .ogg file not at all (they're all registered in the MyMedia.lua file).

08-17-11, 03:33 AM

eqsanctum

The Great Equalizer

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Originally posted by Savantielle
No need to be a douche, is it that time of month for you? When I saw it as someones pet it said "False alarm!", and not this. What if I haven't finished elementary school? How retarded don't you feel now.

I'm going out on a limb here.... I think it's a matter of the same questions being asked before so the tolerance level is a bit low.

Don't think he's a douche for answering the question just be glad he did at all. I'm not defending anyone's behavior just throwing out a possible.

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"I make addons, mods, and interface compilations for options. No matter how good of a game dev you are, you do not know what I like." - EQSanctum

08-18-11, 05:18 AM
mike411524 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	how to find the sound ? I'm a player from China. Can anybody here help me ? I want to find the sound named cartoon FX , but I don't know the filename in Sound.mpq. Is there someone have the same situation, can you give me some information ? thanks

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