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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 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.
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08-09-09, 09:34 AM | |
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A really handy addition would be the ability to output a message to party chat when a NPC is found.
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08-09-09, 04:30 PM | ||
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Re: Showing position of NPC?
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08-09-09, 06:50 PM | ||
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Rare spawns in SM and SK insta's and also the rare spawn in The Barrens "Takk" Having same problem with wife's computer same hardware and setup.. |
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08-09-09, 11:34 PM | ||
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08-10-09, 03:01 PM | |
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Missing FAQ info
How do mobs appear in the cache? Automagically when you are near? or does you have to mouse over them in the window (even if you don't seem them)
Will it tell you where in the world they are? For instance that Dirkee, i have no idea where he hangs out. |
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08-11-09, 11:44 PM | |
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Any chance you could include a log to post when the NPC was found?
Perhaps have this posted right after it finds the rare. Sometimes I afk for awhile, and when I come back, a rare shows up, but is looong gone. (generally when I afk 45min+). Thanks! |
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08-11-09, 11:54 PM | |||
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Re: Missing FAQ info
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08-16-09, 07:29 AM | |
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How do you remove them from the menu?
It tells me in chat "Consider removing them using /npsscan's menu" How do i remove it? I see the name in the list, but it seems i can't interact with it? Btw, does it slow down the game that it has to check this cache all the time?
Last edited by Spahut : 08-16-09 at 01:33 PM.
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08-17-09, 07:08 PM | |
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Since the new version, porting into Dal and having a nearby hunter with a rare will trigger only the text and not the sound or targetting.
Is this working as intended? Putridus is easily seen from dal. Cheers |
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08-18-09, 06:35 AM | |
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Hi ive just installed this addon and have a few questions about it:
Some of the rare mobs names are greyed out despite them not being cached, why is this and how can I get the addon to search for them again? Am I right in thinking the addon only alerts you if a mob being searched is right near you? Sounds like a great addon, big thanks to whoever made/worked on it |
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08-20-09, 12:13 AM | |
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I just had a problem with the addon telling me Dirkee was nearby. I was killing the librarians and be actually snuck up behind me and aggroed without the addon triggering. I'd cleared the cache before I logged in tonight, so I know he wasn't cached, and all the option for recognition are enabled. After I killed him it showed him as cached, along with my pet Loque'nahak. I tried the test button and it made the sound like it was supposed to.
The addon worked in the past editions, which is odd. Using the most current. I kind of liked the alerts you got in Dalaran, etc. It let me know the addon was working *EDIT* I may have figured it out. Apparently there was a little checkbox on the frostbitten tab that was not checked, and made all the names other than the cached ones brighter. Maybe that was the problem.
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08-20-09, 02:11 PM | |||||||
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I've been out for the past week, so sorry for the delay.
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