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TauntMaster

Version: 4.1.1

by: prodigy [More]

TM can be customized to your needs. Click the minimap button or type /tauntmaster or /tm to open the menu.

TauntMaster is a threat-management addon. It automatically displays a button/healthbar for every member of your party or raid.
If the party/raid member begins to gain more threat than the tank, their button turns yellow.
If they begin to insecurely tank, it turns orange.
If they are securely tanking, it turns red.
If another party member gains aggro, simply click their button and TauntMaster will automatically taunt their target off of them.

Pre-Programmed Spells
Taunt Master is pre-programmed to cast the following taunts on whichever party or raid member you click (although in v4.1.0 you can program your own spells and macros):

All Classes:
Ctrl-Click: Assist

Death Knight:
Left Click: Dark Command
Right Click: Death Grip

Druid:
Left Click: Growl
Rigth Click: Challenging Roar

Paladin:
Left Click: Hand of Reckoning
Right Click: Righteous Defense
Ctrl Click: Hand of Protection

Warrior:
Left Click: Taunt
Right Click: Intervene
Shift-Left Click: Challenging Shout

Shortcuts:
/tm - opens up the configuration menu
/tm show - shows tauntmaster
/tm hide - hides tauntmaster
/tm toggle - hides TM if shown, shows TM if hidden
/tm spells - opens up the spell bindings menu
/tm display - opens up the display customization menu
/tm raid - opens up the raid warnings menu

Customizing Spells/Macros:
1. Open up the spell bindings menu to set your own spells and macros to whichever mouse buttons you want.
2. Click which mouse button you'd like to program and enter the exact name of the spell or enter in the macro in the edit box.
3. If you enter a spell name, you MUST select a target
-if you want to cast the spell on a friend (like Righteous Defense or Intervene) then click friend ([@mouseover])
-if you want to cast the spell on an enemy (like taunt, death grip, etc.) click enemy ([@mouseovertarget])
4. Then select the appropriate checkbox for a spell or macro.
5. Finally, press the set button, to save your changes.

Check out http://tauntmaster.com for more information

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01-27-10, 09:53 AM
Methodika A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 13 Uploads: 0	Re: Re: I wish... Tested the new update i must to say it works in almost all things. As Paladin i must to say Divine Intervention does not work. A menor issue for me. Thanks for the update and for the addon. As i said before, it's a great idea and finally it works with my spanish client. Keep saved the option "Lock in Place" and the botton hidden will be a good idea too. Thanks a lot Last edited by Methodika : 01-28-10 at 06:05 AM.

02-02-10, 04:59 AM
Hambil A Fallenroot Satyr Forum posts: 25 File comments: 18 Uploads: 0	I like this a lot. I once tried to use another (healing) addon to manual create something like this, but gave up. I have some ideas/suggestions: 1) (By far the most important) is that it does not work well with healers, which is kind of critical. Healers often have aggro from something they are not targeting. So taunting their target is useless. I realize this is a very difficult problem to solve do to restrictions of the blizzard UI, but, I hope a solution can be found. 2) I would love some way to see the cooldown on my taunts on the bars. This way I am not trying to click on a bar and wasting time and splitting my focus, when my taunts are on cooldown anyway. 3) Since many taunts are directional, and combat can get rather confusing, perhaps the bar can be 'dimmed' if person is not in range or not in 'front' of me? Then at least I could try turning quickly in place until they are 'undimmed'. Last edited by Hambil : 02-02-10 at 05:00 AM.

02-02-10, 07:18 AM

prodigy

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Originally posted by Hambil
I like this a lot. I once tried to use another (healing) addon to manual create something like this, but gave up.

I have some ideas/suggestions:

1) (By far the most important) is that it does not work well with healers, which is kind of critical. Healers often have aggro from something they are not targeting. So taunting their target is useless. I realize this is a very difficult problem to solve do to restrictions of the blizzard UI, but, I hope a solution can be found.

2) I would love some way to see the cooldown on my taunts on the bars. This way I am not trying to click on a bar and wasting time and splitting my focus, when my taunts are on cooldown anyway.

3) Since many taunts are directional, and combat can get rather confusing, perhaps the bar can be 'dimmed' if person is not in range or not in 'front' of me? Then at least I could try turning quickly in place until they are 'undimmed'.

Thanks for your suggestions Hambil. I REALLY want to find a way to taunt whoever is attacking the party member rather than just their target, but I'm just not sure this is possible. I'm still trying to find a workaround.
I also love the idea of displaying the cooldowns and plan to implement a similar feature in the future.

02-02-10, 11:31 AM

Hambil

A Fallenroot Satyr

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Originally posted by prodigy
Thanks for your suggestions Hambil. I REALLY want to find a way to taunt whoever is attacking the party member rather than just their target, but I'm just
not sure this is possible. I'm still trying to find a workaround.

It looks like the information is available via the combat log and GUIDs but Blizz simply provides no way to target the offending unit. Perhaps, as a 'minor' work around the bar can still show they have aggro, but have some sort of visual cue to show their current target is friendly?

02-03-10, 02:44 AM
Dyspeptic A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 17 File comments: 28 Uploads: 2	Possibly the simplest visual cue could be the pet happiness/unhappiness icons. Have a happy icon appear on their bar if they have aggro but are targeting a friendly player and an unhappy one if they have aggro and are targeting an unfriendly. As for actually taunting the mob attacking them and not just their current target (which may or may not be the right mob) I have no clue. I would assume if the combat log informs you which mob is attacking them there should be a way to "target" that mob and use your taunt without losing your current target. I know for casting hysteria on my kitty dps I use a focus macro so I never have to lose my tanking target, maybe something along those lines may work.

02-03-10, 04:58 AM
Hambil A Fallenroot Satyr Forum posts: 25 File comments: 18 Uploads: 0	Another (minor) suggestion you are probably already planning - dual spec support. I have to manually close the addon frame when I'm not in bear spec.

02-20-10, 04:31 PM
oddtoddy A Murloc Raider Forum posts: 6 File comments: 150 Uploads: 0	I love this addon, but is there any way to make it hidden until I click the icon and pick "show frame"? Every time I log in, I have to go in and hide the frame, and it starts to get tedious after awhile. Sorry if it sounds like I'm unappreciative of the work done on it, it's just that it seems like I'm constantly clicking that little icon and have to hiding the frames. Edit: I see in the new version it has the option to hide while solo. Thank you! Last edited by oddtoddy : 02-20-10 at 06:44 PM.

02-24-10, 11:59 AM
Astos An Aku'mai Servant Forum posts: 33 File comments: 4 Uploads: 0	I love this addon; while I could do the same thing with mouseover macros and a unit frame agro display, my unit frames often are lit up by various debuff colors which make it hard to see who has agro. This addon is much more visable. I had one question, though. When a group member's name turns red, they have agro. What does it mean when they turn orange, though? Your description says they are "insecurely tanking". Does that mean that they have agro when their names are orange, or not? Basically I'm trying to figure out whether I should be using Righteous Defense on people with Orange names or just Red names, and I haven't gotten the chance to do a controlled test to see, so I thought I'd ask. Thanks!

02-25-10, 08:35 AM

prodigy

A Defias Bandit

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The addon actually uses the same aggro color codes that the game itself uses. It just imports the built-in settings. So from what I can tell, players with orange buttons do have aggro, but only slightly.

Originally posted by Astos
I love this addon; while I could do the same thing with mouseover macros and a unit frame agro display, my unit frames often are lit up by various debuff colors which make it hard to see who has agro. This addon is much more visable.

I had one question, though. When a group member's name turns red, they have agro. What does it mean when they turn orange, though? Your description says they are "insecurely tanking". Does that mean that they have agro when their names are orange, or not?

Basically I'm trying to figure out whether I should be using Righteous Defense on people with Orange names or just Red names, and I haven't gotten the chance to do a controlled test to see, so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks!

03-07-10, 02:46 AM
keLston A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 11 File comments: 174 Uploads: 0	So I downloaded the most recent version but i'm seeing no option to set my own keybindings. Where do I do this? The instructions say to open up spellbindings menu but I don't see a spellbindings menu. Last edited by keLston : 03-07-10 at 02:48 AM.

03-08-10, 07:28 AM

prodigy

A Defias Bandit

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Originally posted by keLston
So I downloaded the most recent version but i'm seeing no option to set my own keybindings. Where do I do this?

The instructions say to open up spellbindings menu but I don't see a spellbindings menu.

Type "/tm spells" or click the minimap button and click spell bindings. Then click whichever mouse button you want to set the spell to. Then enter the exact spell name in the appropriate box and select the target (friend or enemy). Then you should be good to go! Let me know if you have any problems

03-15-10, 05:35 PM

keLston

A Deviate Faerie Dragon

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Originally posted by prodigy
Type "/tm spells" or click the minimap button and click spell bindings. Then click whichever mouse button you want to set the spell to. Then enter the exact spell name in the appropriate box and select the target (friend or enemy). Then you should be good to go! Let me know if you have any problems

Ah I got it. Apparently I had to delete all the old tauntmaster savedvariables for it to properly update to the new version since the /tm was still just showing me the one single options panel instead of the new one.

Different issue now, however.

Is there a way to save the display options or to force it to hide until I choose to display it? When I hide tauntmaster, it comes back if I relog or I join a BG or raid or a group.

03-16-10, 06:40 AM

prodigy

A Defias Bandit

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Originally posted by keLston
Ah I got it. Apparently I had to delete all the old tauntmaster savedvariables for it to properly update to the new version since the /tm was still just showing me the one single options panel instead of the new one.

Different issue now, however.

Is there a way to save the display options or to force it to hide until I choose to display it? When I hide tauntmaster, it comes back if I relog or I join a BG or raid or a group.

This feature has been fixed in the next update which should hopefully be posted tomorrow. It will correctly save whether you have chosen to hide it (same thing for the minimap icon). So if I get my last bug worked out, I'll post the newest version (3.1) up by Thursday night, but hopefully sooner.

03-19-10, 10:01 AM

Frosrich

A Kobold Labourer

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Originally posted by prodigy
Thanks for your suggestions Hambil. I REALLY want to find a way to taunt whoever is attacking the party member rather than just their target, but I'm just not sure this is possible. I'm still trying to find a workaround.
I also love the idea of displaying the cooldowns and plan to implement a similar feature in the future.

Prodigy,

Have you tried using the same functionality as Omen to determine aggro for hostiles, and then cycle through all possible hostiles, tracking the agro as it cycles and going from there?

03-21-10, 04:58 AM
NiteSwine A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 9 Uploads: 0	Question/Suggestion I've been using your addon for a while in my Feral Bear tanking role. It's a handy addon. Thanks! -- Couple questions: 1. I'd like to know if instead of spells we can assign macros to the buttons -- I haven't tried this, but I will ... 2. Is it possible to have this addon set up differently for our secondary talent spec? As a Boomkin, Tree or combat kitty, I'd think Innervate and Rebirth would be handy second-spec options for TauntMaster.

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