About Dark Magic/Combustion Countdown
Dark Magic/Combustion Countdown (or DMCD) displays a small, resizable bar, that counts down the time till the Dark Magic or Combustion count for Sorcerers and Bright Wizards starts to decay. Never again you'll start a long cast and just that moment your DM/Comb starts to drop!
How to move/resize
In standalone mode you can move and resize it with the Layout Editor
Configuration
Following options are available:
/DMCD FG <red> <green> <blue> - Sets the foreground color of the bar
/DMCD BG <red> <green> <blue> - Sets the background color of the bar
/DMCD ALPHA <value> - sets the alpha for the bar
/DMCD WARN <sec> - Sets the warning time
/DMCD WARNCOLOR <red> <green> <blue> - Sets the color for the warning-time
/DMCD HMB - toggles stickyness to HMB and standalone mode (see below)
/DMCD SHOWTEXT - toggles the numeric display
/DMCD TEXTCOLOR <red> <green> <blue> - changes the color of the text
/DMCD reset - Resets everything
The last few seconds
The last few seconds (default 3.5) will be displayed in a different color to remind you to refresh your DM/Combustion. This can be configurated with the WARN and WARNCOLOR options
What is HMB?
HMB stands for Horizontal Mechanic Bar and is another addon written by me. It displays the DM/Combustion (and most other Career Resources) in a nice resizeable bar.
DMCD will look for that addon and if it is found, will automatically attach itself to it by default. It will then be moved and resized when you resize HMB
You can toggle this behaviour with the HMB switch, and position DMCD yourself.
Is HMB required
No, HMB is not required, if it is not installed, then DMCD will automatically work in standalone mode and you can move it around with the Layout Editor.
Where can I get HMB?
Right here
Other required AddOns
LibSlash by Aiiane is an optional requirement. The Addon will work fine without it, but to use the slash commands you need to install LibSlash
Installation Guide
- Exit "Warhammer Online" completely
- Download the mod you want to install
- Make a folder on your desktop called "My Mods"
- Save the .zip/.rar files to this folder.
- If, when you try to download the file, it automatically "opens" it... you need to RIGHT click on the link and "save as..." or "Save Target As".
- Extract the file - commonly known as 'unzipping'
Do this ONE FILE AT A TIME!
- Windows
- Windows XP has a built in ZIP extractor. Double click on the file to open it, inside should be the file or folders needed. Copy these outside to the "My Mods" folder.
- WinRAR: Right click the file, select "Extract Here"
- WinZip: You MUST make sure the option to "Use Folder Names" is CHECKED or it will just extract the files and not make the proper folders how the Authors designed
- Verify your WAR Installation Path
That is where you are running WAR from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
- Move to the Addon folder
- Open your Warhammer Online folder. (default is C:\Program Files\Warhammer Online\)
- Go into the "Interface" folder.
- Go into the "AddOns" folder.
- In a new window, open the "My Mods" folder.
- The "My Mods" folder should have the "Addonname" folder in it.
- Move the "Addonname" folder into the "AddOns" folder
- Start Warhammer Online
Translations
When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of WAR. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".
Directory Structure
Warhammer Online
|_ Interface
|_AddOns
|_*AddonName*
|_ *AddonName*.mod
|_ *AddonName*.lua
|_ (possibly others as well)...
