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10.2.7

NeedToKnow

Version: 4.7.0

by: lieandswell, Kitjan

NeedToKnow: Simple, effective timer bars

Track specific buffs, debuffs, and cooldowns with bars that always appear in the same place in the same color. NeedToKnow is great for short buffs and debuffs you use a lot. For example, a rogue could show bars for Slice and Dice, Rupture, and Garrote.

Easy to set up
Works with spells, abilities, items, totems, procs, and internal cooldowns
Track more than one spell or ability with one bar
Works with Retail and Classic WoW

Other features

Save setups for different specializations
Track by name or spell ID
Show cast time indicator to see when to refresh buffs and debuffs before they finish
Make bars deplete at same rate to see which will finish first
Blink bars when buff or debuff missing
Track buffs on raid members without having to focus them

Instructions

General options are available in the Blizzard interface options menu. You can type "/needtoknow" or "/ntk" to lock/unlock the addon. To configure individual bars, right click them while unlocked. Bars work while locked. If you only see full bars that aren't changing in response to anything, they are unlocked! Just type /ntk to lock them and get them working for you.

You can enable more groups of bars by going into the Interface settings off the main menu and choosing the AddOns tab.

When entering your settings, be careful with your spelling and capitalization. Also remember that buffs and debuffs sometimes have different names than the items and abilities that apply them. The Death Knight ability Icy Touch, for example, applies a DoT called Frost Fever.

On each bar you can enter in multiple buffs/debuffs deliminated by commas. They are prioritized according to order.
i.e. "Rake, Lacerate" - If both are applied, will display Rake until it expires and then it will track Lacerate
i.e "Curse of Recklessness, Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Shadows" - Good way to track single instance curses

If you wish to use SpellID, make sure you are using the correct one!

FAQ

Why won't NeedToKnow work for me? I set it up but the bars just sit there at full, not moving or tracking anything.

The bars only time things when the addon is locked. Type "/needtoknow" or "/ntk" to lock/unlock the addon. You can also use the buttons in the AddOns tab of the Blizzard Interface Options menu.

Why won't NeedToKnow track this buff/debuff? It works for other things.

Check your spelling and capitalization. Also remember that buffs and debuffs sometimes have different names than the items and abilities that apply them. The Death Knight ability Icy Touch, for example, applies a DoT called Frost Fever. If you're using a SpellID, make sure you have the correct one.

How do I track multiple buffs or debuffs on a single bar?

Enter the name of each buff/debuff separated by commas. They are prioritized according to order. For example, "Rake, Lacerate" will display Rake until it expires and then it will track Lacerate. "Curse of Recklessness, Curse of Exhaustion, Curse of Shadows" is a good way to track single-instance curses.

How do I get more bars?

You can enable more groups of bars by going into the Interface settings off the main menu and choosing the AddOns tab. If four groups of six bars isn't enough for you, consider another timer bar addon. Also consider rethinking your UI.

How do I get NeedToKnow to track my own DoTs but not those applied by other members of my class?

Select "Only show if cast by self" in the bar's configuration menu.

NeedToKnow v4.7.0
* Added tab to bar groups to access options and lock addon

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File Name	Version	Size	Author	Date
NeedToKnow	4.6.6	107kB	lieandswell	05-18-24 07:26 PM
NeedToKnow	4.6.5	106kB	lieandswell	11-19-23 10:22 AM
NeedToKnow	4.6.4	106kB	lieandswell	06-28-23 08:39 AM
NeedToKnow	4.6.3	106kB	lieandswell	06-22-23 08:25 AM
NeedToKnow	4.6.2	106kB	lieandswell	04-17-23 08:32 AM
NeedToKnow	4.6.1	107kB	lieandswell	03-24-23 08:41 AM
NeedToKnow	4.6.0	107kB	lieandswell	03-12-23 11:52 AM
NeedToKnow	4.5.1	108kB	lieandswell	02-12-23 04:40 PM
NeedToKnow	4.5.0	108kB	lieandswell	02-11-23 12:52 PM
NeedToKnow	4.4.2	107kB	lieandswell	01-04-23 04:18 PM
NeedToKnow	4.4.1	104kB	lieandswell	12-21-22 08:37 AM
NeedToKnow	4.4.0	104kB	lieandswell	12-20-22 11:18 AM
NeedToKnow	4.3.5	101kB	lieandswell	12-08-22 08:37 AM
NeedToKnow	4.3.4	101kB	lieandswell	12-01-22 01:19 PM
NeedToKnow	4.3.3	103kB	lieandswell	11-18-22 05:56 PM
NeedToKnow	4.3.2	105kB	lieandswell	11-16-22 08:25 PM
NeedToKnow	4.3.1	105kB	lieandswell	11-16-22 03:26 PM
NeedToKnow	4.3.0	105kB	lieandswell	11-02-22 04:30 PM
NeedToKnow	4.2.0	105kB	lieandswell	10-30-22 01:03 PM
NeedToKnow	4.1.2	106kB	lieandswell	10-27-22 11:45 AM
NeedToKnow	4.1.1	106kB	lieandswell	10-27-22 07:15 AM
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07-28-09, 04:56 PM
Stabilo An Aku'mai Servant Forum posts: 36 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	Hey and thanks for this awesome addon. I see some people talking about tracking Cooldowns on this forum, but I can't find any cooldown functionality on the addon what so ever. Is this just a language barrier issue, ie. differences in terminology? Anyway. I've been trying to find an addon exactly like this but with cooldown tracking. As a destruction warlock I'm mainly interested in 3 things: Immolate debuff on target, Conflagrate cooldown and Chaos Bolt cooldown. It seems to be impossible to get all of these tracked in the same addon in the same group of bars. Addons like DoTimer do this but you have separate bar groups for both debuffs and that's not what I want. Not really good at LUA stuff so no idea how hard this would be to implement, but figured I'd give it a shot and drop a feature request anyway!

07-10-09, 10:53 AM
Dajova A Wyrmkin Dreamwalker Forum posts: 58 File comments: 787 Uploads: 5	About tracking debuffs/buffs, is there any way to track different debuffs/buffs on the same line? For example on my paladin, i use JoW as tank, but JoL when i DPS and i have to use different lines to show them. I would love to see a way to track both on the same, kinda like "Judgment of" or something like that.

06-28-09, 04:49 AM
BlackAcid A Deviate Faerie Dragon Forum posts: 12 File comments: 3 Uploads: 0	What I would love to see in a future update is the ability to track auto shot. As a Hunter this is a feature I would love to have. Unless there is a way to add this already that I haven't found yet?

06-22-09, 04:28 AM
Urd A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 2 Uploads: 0	Great addon wich does almost excatly what I searched for a long time. But what I miss is an Option, to mak the Bars always visible, even when the Tracked buffs/debuffs arent on the Target. also the toggle on/off button in the Interace menu is without text, and what for are the fields behind the Cofiguration for the number of Bufftimers?

06-21-09, 04:57 PM
selggiT A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 4 Uploads: 0	Warlock Can this addon be configured for the warlock's DoTs? Such as Corruption, Curse of Agony, Seed of Corruption...? Last edited by selggiT : 06-21-09 at 04:57 PM.

06-14-09, 11:01 PM
FattyXP A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 31 Uploads: 0	Please add support for bars to "Grow Up" Only thing keeping me from using this addon. __________________

06-10-09, 10:01 AM
NykSpree8 A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 1 File comments: 8 Uploads: 0	Hey man, great mod, what would be awesome for a future update is if there can be an option to use the spell icon instead of the spell name, or option to use both, for the buff/debuff being tracked ;D But great work, and hope to see some of the improvements you got planned to be implemented soon, will make this mod even better!

06-02-09, 01:04 AM

vlakarados

An Aku'mai Servant

Forum posts: 36

File comments: 145

Uploads: 5

NeedToKnow needs to show non stackable debuffs (buffs?) in one bar. I use it to see curses for my warlock and I want to make it be in one bar.

Russian localization: (needs to be saved in UTF-8 or Unicode encoding)

Code:

elseif ( GetLocale() == "ruRU" ) then
	-- Thanks, Vlakarados! 

    NEEDTOKNOW.BAR_TOOLTIP1 = "NeedToKnow";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BAR_TOOLTIP2 = "Клик правой кнопкой мыши по полосе для настройки. Больше 

настроек в Интерфейс / Модификации / NeedToKnow меню. Ввести /needtoknow или /ntk для 

блокировки и включения.";
    NEEDTOKNOW.RESIZE_TOOLTIP = "Кликнуть и тащить для изменения размера";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_ENABLE = "Включить полосу";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_CHOOSENAME = "Выбрать бафф/дебафф для слежения";
    NEEDTOKNOW.CHOOSENAME_DIALOG = "Введите название баффа/дебаффа для слежения"
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_CHOOSEUNIT = "Юнит слежения";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_PLAYER = "Игрок";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_TARGET = "Цель";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_FOCUS = "Фокус";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_PET = "Питомец";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_VEHICLE = "Средство передвижения";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_TARGETTARGET = "Цель цели";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_BUFFORDEBUFF = "Бафф или дебафф?";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_BUFF = "Бафф";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_DEBUFF = "Дебафф";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_ONLYMINE = "Показывать только наложенные мной";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_BARCOLOR = "Цвет полосы";
    NEEDTOKNOW.BARMENU_CLEARSETTINGS = "Очистить настройки";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_SUBTEXT1 = "Эти настройки позволяют настроить бафф/дебафф полосы 

слежения.";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_SUBTEXT2 = "Полосы работают только когда заблокированы группы. Можно 

менять размер и перемещать группы полос и кликнуть правой кнопкой мыши для изменения 

индивидуальных настроек. Ввести '/needtoknow' или '/ntk' to блокировки/разблокировки.";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_BARGROUP = "Группа ";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_NUMBERBARS = "Количество полос";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_FIXEDDURATION = "Максимальное время на полосе";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_BARTEXTURE = "Текстура полос";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_BARSPACING = "Промежуток полос";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_BARPADDING = "Уплотнение полос";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_BACKGROUNDCOLOR = "Цвет фона";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_LOCK = "Заблокировать";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_UNLOCK = "Разблокировать";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_TOOLTIP_ENABLEGROUP = "Показать и включить эту группу полос";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_TOOLTIP_FIXEDDURATION = "Указать максимальное время пробега полосы в 

секундах. Оставить пустым для динамического времени для каждой полосы (полное время = 

длительность баффа/дебаффа).";
    NEEDTOKNOW.UIPANEL_TOOLTIP_BARTEXTURE = "Выбрать текстуру для полос.";
    NEEDTOKNOW.CMD_RESET = "сброс";

Last edited by vlakarados : 06-02-09 at 01:51 AM.

05-30-09, 08:47 AM
thebadmf is in disguise Forum posts: 5 File comments: 112 Uploads: 0	I'm getting a fairly regular problem that's noticeable when using my rogue; it doesn't always pick up the deadly poison stack or rupture application. I can see my debuffs are there via pitbull but, NTK ignores it but sometime later in the boss fight, it picks itself up. Aside from that, I love this mod. I too would love to have the option for bar growth as it would mean i could add all my likely trinket procs to the one bar area and them display neatly. Last edited by thebadmf : 05-30-09 at 08:48 AM.

05-22-09, 09:37 PM
Farook A Molten Giant Forum posts: 595 File comments: 113 Uploads: 0	The following error pops up on every login since 2 days, and I don't really know why, because I changed nothing (that I know of): Any ideas where the error comes from, and how to fix it? __________________

05-18-09, 10:32 PM

kjkrum

A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 0

File comments: 15

Uploads: 3

Originally posted by Vekkth
on my DK i keep seeing diseases not applied by me, no matter if option "only applied by you" turned on or off, on russian client.

On my druid, I see HoTs applied by others, even though I also have "only applied by you" checked. Seems like a bug.

Suggestion: My most-wanted feature would be to have this addon (and TMW) be dual-spec aware. Interface-wise, there could be checkboxes indicating whether you want each bar and icon group to be active with your primary and secondary specs.

05-14-09, 12:39 AM
cerbul A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 52 Uploads: 0	I am one of the players that searched alot for an addon that can keep a fixed location for a particular spell, though some ppl find annoying to have unused space between spells. For me is verry handy and I think much more fast to know where to look for a particular cooldown on the screen. Ofc this is in my case since I track only 5 6 cooldowns, wich I do mostly to know in a metter of miliseconds how much is left from that cooldown. Also that idea of not having space between spell, but keeping the spells sorted by an user defined number, would be verry nice. I consider much more important to have them sorted in a particular way, since I really find hard to see fast the cooldowns I want to check, though they have different color. The idea is to have the bars somewhere near the middle of the screen, where my eyes always look, and to see them without looking in other place. After like 1 2 days, I start to notice really fast wich cooldown is about to expire, just by getting used to the idea that one particular spell is somwhere fixed on the screen. Edit: Looks verry good this addon, can't wait to get home and test it. I just hope that it can track spell durations even if I don't have selected that player (i use grid+clique and I don;t always select the target that I cast a spell on, or just crossed my mind the ALT+spell to do it on myself and many adons don't track those spells). Last edited by cerbul : 05-14-09 at 03:33 AM.

05-10-09, 08:20 PM

AwdBawl

A Fallenroot Satyr

Forum posts: 20

File comments: 9

Uploads: 0

Originally Posted by Justgiz

Any possibility to use the sharedmedia library for bar textures?

Originally Posted by Elite_Gamer04

Any chance you can look into 'Bar Growth' as opposed to having fixed locations within each Bar Group - having them grow from a certain anchor, would save me having random bars situated round my UI when I do have all buffs/debuffs active?

A big thumbs up to these ideas. Also, a thumbs up to this addon.

05-05-09, 01:33 PM
Justgiz An Aku'mai Servant Forum posts: 30 File comments: 23 Uploads: 0	Any possibility to use the sharedmedia library for bar textures?

05-04-09, 03:10 PM
Vekkth A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 10 Uploads: 0	on my DK i keep seeing diseases not applied by me, no matter if option "only applied by you" turned on or off, on russian client. any ideas why?

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