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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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05-22-09, 06:10 PM

Saiket

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Originally posted by Raksha
Nice.

Was trying to find a way to get all of the rares. Glad I stumbled on this!

The way that I read this, you do NOT need to be facing it? it is a full 360 scan? Am I correct in reading it that way? Sorry if it was noted already didn't see it (read the whole thread but may have missed it.) Because I saw that some Addons like this you need to "see" it for it to go off.

Also, on some sites it showed the "Pop-up" you get, and I noticed that in the case of TLPD, it was facing differant directions. Sometimes a frontal picture sometimes a side shot. Does it do that to show the way it is traveling if it patrols? If so is a good way to get a "fix" on it's location?

You read correctly: you don't need to face the rare like some of the older mods required. As for the 3D model on the targetting button, it's simply animated to rotate slowly. _NPCScan can't tell where the rare actually is or which way it's facing.

05-22-09, 03:27 PM
Raksha A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Nice. Was trying to find a way to get all of the rares. Glad I stumbled on this! The way that I read this, you do NOT need to be facing it? it is a full 360 scan? Am I correct in reading it that way? Sorry if it was noted already didn't see it (read the whole thread but may have missed it.) Because I saw that some Addons like this you need to "see" it for it to go off. Also, on some sites it showed the "Pop-up" you get, and I noticed that in the case of TLPD, it was facing differant directions. Sometimes a frontal picture sometimes a side shot. Does it do that to show the way it is traveling if it patrols? If so is a good way to get a "fix" on it's location? Last edited by Raksha : 05-22-09 at 03:31 PM.

05-20-09, 04:50 PM
smach8 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 15 Uploads: 0	most excellent!!! used the default reset thingy and WHAM!!!!!!!! there it was LOL. Last edited by smach8 : 05-20-09 at 04:50 PM.

05-19-09, 06:06 PM

Saiket

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Originally posted by smach8
any way of doing away with having to clear the cache every so often??? im a lazy peoples LOL also some of my toons show gondria in the list others do not. i did add the dlaran spell scribe to the list of custom npcs. would that effect it?

Sadly, there's no way around clearing the cache occasionally.

Each character has a separate list of NPCs to look for. If one of your characters used _NPCScan before Gondria was added, that character's NPC list won't have changed (therefore still no Gondria). The default for logging into a new toon will already have Gondria on the list, though. You can either add her to your older characters' lists manually, or reset their lists using the Defaults > These Settings button at the bottom-left corner of the options window:

05-19-09, 05:36 PM
smach8 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 15 Uploads: 0	any way of doing away with having to clear the cache every so often??? im a lazy peoples LOL also some of my toons show gondria in the list others do not. i did add the dlaran spell scribe to the list of custom npcs. would that effect it?

05-18-09, 05:16 PM
macbuz A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 5 File comments: 7 Uploads: 0	Thank you - makes perfect sense.

05-18-09, 02:25 PM

Saiket

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Originally posted by macbuz
Saiket,

Yes, you're right, selecting the tamable option did highlight those.

Interesting to see now though, it 'appears' I have already found Loque'nahak, but to my knowledge have not - not to mention haven't been in the basin since installing NPCScan. Loque has a red 'x'.

Hmmm??

Tamable mobs work funny: If a hunter tames Loque'nahak and you meet that hunter with his pet out, _NPCScan will think you found the rare. You probably ran across a tamed Loque'nahak in Dalaran earlier.

05-18-09, 02:16 PM
macbuz A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 5 File comments: 7 Uploads: 0	Saiket, Yes, you're right, selecting the tamable option did highlight those. Interesting to see now though, it 'appears' I have already found Loque'nahak, but to my knowledge have not - not to mention haven't been in the basin since installing NPCScan. Loque has a red 'x'. Hmmm??

05-18-09, 02:04 PM

Saiket

A Chromatic Dragonspawn

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Originally posted by Halfdan
On a completely out-of-the-way sidenote/question, would it be possible to announce the rare books in Dalaran using the same system?

For the moment, objects like the Dalaran books can't be searched for since they're not NPCs. I'm going to try some new ideas to see if this is possible, but I can't guarantee anything. Just keep checking those book spawn points after server restarts in the meantime.

Originally posted by macbuz
Now I have a UI matching the description, but on tabs 2 and 3 (Frost and Bloody) it is showing half a dozen 'greyed' rares (as if I had found them already) and still shows the one I did kill (Crazed Indu'le Survivor).

There are no 'red x's' (like in the first install) next to my one kill, only a green check mark in col 4. No marks (x's or checks) next to greyed NPCs.

Any help please. Could use help with finding and targeting after alert too.

Thanks

The greyed out ones that don't have red "X"s or green checkmarks are tamable mobs, I'd bet. They'll light up if you check "Search for tamable NPCs" at the top of the options screen, as in this screenshot:

If you want to find that Crazed Indu'le Survivor again, you can enable that second option as well, "Search for completed Achievement NPCs". You might have to clear your cache though, since you found him once already.

Originally posted by slammarii
this is crap because i cannot seem to figure out how you use AddOns which is rather annoying!!! i still find it annoying because in nowadays you have to be a computer whizz to downloud an AddOn

_NPCScan is a little harder than most to use because of the cache; I know what you mean.

The official UI & Macro Forum that macbuz linked is a great place to get help with installation, though.

05-18-09, 10:37 AM

macbuz

A Murloc Raider

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Re: Npcscan

If you're having 'general' addon issues this may not be the place to post. Go to the url below and discuss your trouble, I'm sure you will find assistance.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/bo...&forumId=11114

05-18-09, 10:20 AM

slammarii

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Re: Re: New error

Originally posted by Codex
lol?

i agree

05-18-09, 09:47 AM
slammarii A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	Npcscan this is crap because i cannot seem to figure out how you use AddOns which is rather annoying!!! i still find it annoying because in nowadays you have to be a computer whizz to downloud an AddOn Last edited by slammarii : 05-18-09 at 10:19 AM.

05-18-09, 09:27 AM
macbuz A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 5 File comments: 7 Uploads: 0	NPCScan Confusion Not sure what's going on with this addon. I found it just a few days ago at wowinterface and downloaded it and installed it, but found my installation wasn't matching the description/use of the mod. For instance didn't have the 3 tabs across the top, only one window with list of rares and I added TLPD. I found 2 rares and killed one. (Having trouble finding/targeting after npcscan alert). Anyway, decided to redownload and install. Quit WoW. Tossed Cache. Tossed _NPCScan. Emptied trash. Fresh download. Fresh install. Now I have a UI matching the description, but on tabs 2 and 3 (Frost and Bloody) it is showing half a dozen 'greyed' rares (as if I had found them already) and still shows the one I did kill (Crazed Indu'le Survivor). There are no 'red x's' (like in the first install) next to my one kill, only a green check mark in col 4. No marks (x's or checks) next to greyed NPCs. Any help please. Could use help with finding and targeting after alert too. Thanks

05-15-09, 06:13 PM
Halfdan A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	On a completely out-of-the-way sidenote/question, would it be possible to announce the rare books in Dalaran using the same system?

05-14-09, 03:39 AM

Codex

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Re: New error

Originally posted by bril
[2009/05/13 21:43:13-5045-x1234]: MrDamage-MrDamager80\Classes\MrDamage_Rogue.lua:28: attempt to index field 'Glyph' (a nil value)
MrDamage-MrDamager80\Classes\MrDamage_Rogue.lua:125: in function `damage'
MrDamage-MrDamager80\MrDamage.lua:368: in function `MrDamage_Frame_UpdateButton'
MrDamage-MrDamager80\MrDamage.lua:134: in function `MrDamage_UpdateDamageText'
MrDamage-MrDamager80\MrDamage.lua:32: in function <Interface\AddOns\MrDamage\MrDamage.lua:22>

Rogue, English

lol?

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