> Addon Mages Shouldn't Go Without

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Power Auras Classic

Hey mages, a month or two ago I was having trouble making my Fingers of Frost and Brain freeze buffs go to good use. Not because I didn't know how to use them, I loved the talents, it was that I didn't know when they were procing. I tried out a few Combat text's that really didn't seem to do much that spammed my screen with random shit that I didn't really need, so I decided to use Power Auras Classic. I wanted to drop a quick tutorial on how to use it.

How To Get It

http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-a...s-classic.aspx

How To Use It

Alright so pretty much what Power Auras does is look for buffs and debuffs on an Enemy/Friend and then provides a certain image of your choice for that spell. Example-

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58...rasClassic.jpg

On my UI;
Snowflake - Fingers of Frost
Large Exclamation Point - Grounding Totem
Orange Arrows - Brain Freeze
Silence - Silence
Red Curves - Hot Streak (PvE related)
"Immune" - Divine Shield

That's all I use on mine, but in reality the possibilities of what you could make are endless. Shield Reflect, Cloak of Shadows, etc.

Setting It Up

Typing /powa will open the options for Classic Auras. Making a new Aura is as simple as finding the "New" key and pressing that. Once you get into the options, start with the scrolling bar "Textures" moving this bar from left to right will give you new and different icons to chose for your aura (have just "glow" checked to get simple icons, activate "Wow textures" for more complex ones). From there you can customize the color, size, opacity, symmetry, and deformation.

Down at the bottom is what really makes the addon work though. It works by looking for a buff on the Enemy/Friend that is recognizable. When typing in the buff name do realize that all buffs aren't the same as the talent's name (i.e.; Brain Freeze - Fireball!). If the buff is one that the enemy target will have (Shield Reflect, Cloak, Etc) you want to be notified of make sure you activate the "Enemy Target" button otherwise it won't work.

After a while you will just have what works you for the easiest and that looks the cleanest.

If you would like to use the exact same Classic Aura items that I use, you can go to "Import" on the options front page and paste these one at a time into it. (Sorry for length)

*Edit*- After finding the break line problem when copy/pasting here I figured out theres nothing I can do to fix it. I've decided to upload a .txt file including a much easier set to copy/paste.

If you can't get these to work then use-
http://files.filefront.com/Powa+Impo.../fileinfo.html

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(FoF)
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(Brain Freeze)
gcd:bofalse;soundfile:st;owntex:bofalse;b:nu0;anim 1:nu4;duration:nu0;g:nu0.33333333333333;thresholdi nvert:bofalse;ignoremaj:botrue;opt2:nu0;speed:nu1. 1499999761581;finish:nu1;icon:stInterface\Icons\Ab ility_Mage_BrainFreeze;size:nu1.1000000238419;tors ion:nu1.0499999523163;multiids:st;stacksOperator:s t=;realaura:nu1;sound:nu0;optunitn:bofalse;off:bof alse;symetrie:nu0;begin:nu1;x:nu6;texmode:nu1;time r:bofalse;customname:st;target:bofalse;timerdurati on:nu0;wowtex:bofalse;groupany:bofalse;customsound :st;combat:nu0;y:nu-9;randomcolor:bofalse;unitn:stOnly for raid/group.;bufftype:nu1;r:nu1;aurastextfont:nu1;party: bofalse;opt1:nu0;focus:bofalse;isenchant:bofalse;r aid:bofalse;isdebufftype:bofalse;texture:nu7;anim2 :nu0;buffname:stFireball!;customtex:bofalse;stacks :nu0;threshold:nu50;exact:bofalse;alpha:nu0.75;aur astext:st;textaura:bofalse;isdebuff:bofalse;invers e:bofalse;ismounted:bofalse;targetfriend:bofalse;m ine:bofalse;isinraid:bofalse;stance:nu10

(Grounding Totem)
gcd:bofalse;soundfile:st;owntex:bofalse;b:nu0.4980 3921568627;anim1:nu1;duration:nu0;g:nu0.4235294117 6471;thresholdinvert:bofalse;ignoremaj:botrue;opt2 :nu0;speed:nu1;finish:nu1;icon:stInterface\Icons\S pell_Nature_GroundingTotem;size:nu0.75999999046326 ;torsion:nu1;multiids:st;stacksOperator:st=;realau ra:nu1;sound:nu0;optunitn:bofalse;off:bofalse;syme trie:nu0;begin:nu0;x:nu-160;texmode:nu1;timer:bofalse;customname:st;target :botrue;timerduration:nu0;wowtex:bofalse;groupany: bofalse;customsound:st;combat:nu0;y:nu163;randomco lor:bofalse;unitn:stOnly for raid/group.;bufftype:nu1;r:nu1;aurastextfont:nu1;party: bofalse;opt1:nu0;focus:bofalse;isenchant:bofalse;r aid:bofalse;isdebufftype:bofalse;texture:nu27;anim 2:nu0;buffname:stGrounding Totem;customtex:bofalse;stacks:nu0;threshold:nu50; exact:bofalse;alpha:nu0.75;aurastext:st;textaura:b ofalse;isdebuff:bofalse;inverse:bofalse;ismounted: bofalse;targetfriend:bofalse;mine:bofalse;isinraid :bofalse;stance:nu10

(Silence)
gcd:bofalse;soundfile:st;owntex:bofalse;b:nu1;anim 1:nu1;duration:nu0;g:nu1;thresholdinvert:bofalse;i gnoremaj:botrue;opt2:nu0;speed:nu1;finish:nu1;icon :stInterface\Icons\Spell_Frost_IceShock;size:nu0.8 6000001430511;torsion:nu1;multiids:st;stacksOperat or:st=;realaura:nu1;sound:nu0;optunitn:bofalse;off :bofalse;symetrie:nu0;begin:nu0;x:nu4;texmode:nu1; timer:bofalse;customname:st;target:bofalse;timerdu ration:nu0;wowtex:bofalse;groupany:bofalse;customs ound:st;combat:nu0;y:nu-120;randomcolor:bofalse;unitn:stOnly for raid/group.;bufftype:nu2;r:nu1;aurastextfont:nu1;party: bofalse;opt1:nu0;focus:bofalse;isenchant:bofalse;r aid:bofalse;isdebufftype:bofalse;texture:nu39;anim 2:nu0;buffname:stSilence/Strangulate;customtex:bofalse;stacks:nu0;threshold :nu50;exact:bofalse;alpha:nu0.75;aurastext:st;text aura:bofalse;isdebuff:bofalse;inverse:bofalse;ismo unted:bofalse;targetfriend:bofalse;mine:bofalse;is inraid:bofalse;stance:nu10

(Divine Shield "Immune")
gcd:bofalse;soundfile:st;owntex:bofalse;b:nu1;anim 1:nu2;duration:nu0;g:nu1;thresholdinvert:bofalse;i gnoremaj:botrue;opt2:nu0;speed:nu1;finish:nu1;icon :stInterface\Icons\Spell_Holy_DivineIntervention;s ize:nu1.3199999332428;torsion:nu1;multiids:st;stac ksOperator:st=;realaura:nu1;sound:nu0;optunitn:bof alse;off:bofalse;symetrie:nu0;begin:nu1;x:nu14;tex mode:nu1;customname:st;textaura:botrue;target:botr ue;timerduration:nu0;wowtex:bofalse;groupany:bofal se;customsound:st;combat:nu0;y:nu-220;randomcolor:bofalse;unitn:stOnly for raid/group.;bufftype:nu1;r:nu1;aurastextfont:nu2;stacks :nu0;opt1:nu0;focus:bofalse;customtex:bofalse;raid :bofalse;isdebufftype:bofalse;texture:nu1;anim2:nu 0;buffname:stDivine Shield;isenchant:bofalse;party:bofalse;threshold:n u50;exact:bofalse;alpha:nu0.75;aurastext:stIMMUNE; timer:bofalse;isdebuff:bofalse;inverse:bofalse;ism ounted:bofalse;targetfriend:bofalse;mine:bofalse;i sinraid:bofalse;stance:nu10

Feel free to move these around since they are deformed to fix around the shape of a gnome.

This was mostly written for mages, don't flame meh plx.If I forgot anything, feel free to ask.

Take it easy mages.

[Outsourced]

Bump it if you used it / liked it =)

Thanks

[Witness]

Thanks, going to give it a go. My combat text is way too spammy.

[Ninf]

For the enemies players spells/gcds etc i use afflicted 2.

For FoF or BF procs i just use Mik Scrolling Battle Text

You can set a different sound for each of these spells and have a colored text in the middle of your screen. Now i just need to hear the sound of these 2 spell to actually know i have them active.

Ps: i didn't want to ruin your thread, i guess power auras could work for some ppl too.

[Suur]

Thanks alot mate really helpt me out

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Originally Posted by NInf

For the enemies players spells/gcds etc i use afflicted 2.

For FoF or BF procs i just use Mik Scrolling Battle Text

You can set a different sound for each of these spells and have a colored text in the middle of your screen. Now i just need to hear the sound of these 2 spell to actually know i have them active.

Ps: i didn't want to ruin your thread, i guess power auras could work for some ppl too.

[Pharaunmizz]

They're essentially the same in functionality. If you need to have a timer or graphics, then Power Auras is the only way to go. If all you need is text notifications, it doesn't make a difference.

"MSBT is too spammy" is a sort of bad reason though, since it can just be trimmed as much as necessary. That's sort of the point of using MSBT, to customize exactly what you want to see, even going so far as to make less important stuff smaller or completely invisible.

All that said, Power Auras is a lot nicer for individual triggers like this, out of the box, it's much less of a hassle. You only have triggers that you set up, and the effects are quite a bit more noticable than text triggers.

Good guide, I think I'll prolly link it from the sticky

[Outsourced]

I guess in the end when you take away personal preference of text to images then its really just apples and oranges. I prefer the apples though.

[Murd]

Nice mod, very handy.. however for the life of me when trying to import yours i couldnt seem to make it work..Easy to set up manually but yeh copy > import > paste wasn't working.

[Pharaunmizz]

Originally Posted by Outsourced

I guess in the end when you take away personal preference of text to images then its really just apples and oranges. I prefer the apples though.