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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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04-12-09, 02:06 AM
EnSabahNur A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 3 File comments: 55 Uploads: 6	The cache scan idea from Saiket is great. That's why I implemented it to ESN_Rare. But I added even more like Minimap tooltip tracking (for hunters or tracking food). The target frame looks nice but it's not needed to find a rare mob in my opinion. But I was the first who had a Target-Macro. Both addons (NPCScan and SilverDragon) are very useful but they did not fit my needs so I made a new one.

04-17-09, 08:21 PM
goldwarrior A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 6 Uploads: 0	Add on needs to be updated please _npcscan out of date _npcscan not in add on list also i jest downloaded it today. read your options telling me to type "/npcscan" and all i get is "Type "/help" for listing of few commands"

04-17-09, 09:09 PM

Saiket

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Re: Add on needs to be updated please

Originally posted by goldwarrior
_npcscan out of date

The addon is still working with 3.1; just check "Load out of date AddOns" at the top right of your addon list. A new version is currently in the works with new features, but it won't be ready for a while longer.

04-17-09, 10:06 PM

goldwarrior

A Kobold Labourer

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Re: Re: Add on needs to be updated please

Originally posted by Saiket
The addon is still working with 3.1; just check "Load out of date AddOns" at the top right of your addon list. A new version is currently in the works with new features, but it won't be ready for a while longer.

thank you for the information. i should smack my self for not clicking that on

04-18-09, 09:42 PM
Lery A Black Drake Forum posts: 84 File comments: 89 Uploads: 0	What a fantastic addon! Thank you.

04-18-09, 10:27 PM
draco397 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	Turn off button If possible could you make a turn off button or have the UI turn off in Main cities so it does not pick up pets that hunters have tamed. Also an idea for UI is having a second menu in the ui that allows you to place NPC in so it does not look for them. That way you don't have to delete them but it wont look for them while scanning. Reason for this is when you have to delete the cache because it did pick up a pet the creatures you have already found will not be scanned again. This is the best UI yet. I appreciate all the hard work you placed into it.

04-21-09, 06:45 AM
exorr A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 6 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	Not all Northrend Rare Spawns will be found. Not sure why; but Loque'nahak doesn't seem to be listed as a mob to find. I didn't scan the rest of the list to see what else was missing because as soon as I saw that the most highly sought after rare spawn in the game wasn't listed in the options to be found I decided I would search for a different addon. Am I missing something? Maybe it will be found and I'm not understanding the list of rares it will find?

04-21-09, 12:06 PM
draco397 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	Rares missing There are 3 rares from Northrend that are missing from the list but all can be added by following the instructions on the main page of this UI under *Finding NPC IDs*. They are very eazy to add to this UI.

04-21-09, 12:37 PM

exorr

A Murloc Raider

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Re: Rares missing

Originally posted by draco397
There are 3 rares from Northrend that are missing from the list but all can be added by following the instructions on the main page of this UI under Finding NPC IDs. They are very eazy to add to this UI.

Cool; that makes sense. Thanks for the note. Just seemed odd to me that they weren't there by default.

Edit: reading more I see that it's probably because these are the tameable ones.

Last edited by exorr : 04-21-09 at 12:39 PM.

04-21-09, 04:53 PM

shazbott

A Kobold Labourer

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Re: Not all Northrend Rare Spawns will be found.

Originally posted by exorr
Not sure why; but Loque'nahak doesn't seem to be listed as a mob to find. I didn't scan the rest of the list to see what else was missing because as soon as I saw that the most highly sought after rare spawn in the game wasn't listed in the options to be found I decided I would search for a different addon. Am I missing something? Maybe it will be found and I'm not understanding the list of rares it will find?

Per the limitations section this mod does not track tameable beasts by default.

04-21-09, 11:45 PM
goldwarrior A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 6 Uploads: 0	omg thank you... omg thank you for this add on i love you for making it. i jest killed vyragosa. that crap maid my heart beat i was hoping it was tlpd, but it was vyragosa i'm still happy Last edited by goldwarrior : 04-22-09 at 12:05 AM.

04-22-09, 08:58 AM

damji

A Kobold Labourer

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Re: Add on needs to be updated please

i get the same Type "/help" for listing of few commands" message when i am in the game, but when i am in the character screen and i check the addons from there i see the _NPCSCAN addon which says it is out of date. am i doing something wrong?

Originally posted by goldwarrior
_npcscan out of date

_npcscan not in add on list

also i jest downloaded it today. read your options telling me to type "/npcscan"

and all i get is "Type "/help" for listing of few commands"

04-22-09, 10:38 AM

goldwarrior

A Kobold Labourer

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Re: Re: Add on needs to be updated please

Originally posted by damji
i get the same Type "/help" for listing of few commands" message when i am in the game, but when i am in the character screen and i check the addons from there i see the _NPCSCAN addon which says it is out of date. am i doing something wrong?

in this image showing your add on list there's a button up in the right corner that says "load out of date add on" check that on and it should work fine.

04-22-09, 11:44 AM
grazc A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 12 File comments: 9 Uploads: 0	For anyone wanting to automate the deleting of their cache create the file; RunWOW.Bat Edit this file in notepad and put this in exactly; Code: DEL /Q /S Cache CLS @echo off @echo ************************* @echo * NPCScan Cache Deleter * @echo ************************* @echo Running launcher.exe Launcher.exe Exit This will now delete your cache folder and run launcher when used, saves doing it manually. Last edited by grazc : 04-22-09 at 11:46 AM.

04-22-09, 07:32 PM
Airheadx A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	help plz im tryin to add Gondria into the database, i put in the name "gondria" and NPC ID "33776", than click the plus sign. why dont i have any mobs on my list at all. its just blank, and i cant add anyone to it. EDIT: ok so i turned off all addons and got it to work by itself, idk what addon it has conflict with but i will try and find out by turning each one on individually Last edited by Airheadx : 04-22-09 at 07:42 PM.

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