mendax.wow
A user-interface compilation for World of Warcraft.
v2.41
There are many user interface (UI) modifications available for World of Warcraft (WoW). Some such modifications are aimed at simplifying certain tasks in the game, while others add functionality in an area where there previously was none. The mendax.wow UI compilation is a collection of UI addons for WoW aimed at making WoW a more pleasurable and efficient experience.
It ought be noted that while mendax.wow is a compilation of UI addons, it is unlike other such suites in that mendax.wow does not include unique code. If an issue comes up with a particular modification, a fix in the scripting for the respective mod may be made available, but in most all cases, the individual addons in mendax.wow are out-of-box.
This page is less of a detailed instruction manual as it is a mini-guide for getting started with mendax.wow. A comprehensive list of included addons is listed below, usually with guidance on how to configure or activate the respective addon.
If you believe a particular addon should be included in future revisions of mendax.wow, please do not hesitate to inform me of such. If you need detailed help with a particular addon already in the compilation, however, the best place to go would be the respective modification’s author. All other basic questions can be sent my way.
Included mods (Ace):
- Advanced Control Panel: A utility to enable/disable addons from within the game.
- Ag UnitFrames: A Unit Frames modification.
- ArkInventory: An inventory solution that combines all bag-related inventory space into one window, with the option to partition bag space based on variables (i.e. food, equipment, etc.).
- Bartender 3: A configurable action bar replacement.
- beql: A quest-log and tracker addon.
- BigWigs: Announces boss events/phases for raiders.
- Capping: Timer-bars and mini-map for Battleground-related information.
- Cartographer: An improved in-game map that doesn’t prevent the user from chatting or issuing other commands while up. Also includes maps of all instances with objective locations.
- CowTip: Extends the information available via tooltips.
- DrDamage: Shows average damage/healing per ability in spell tooltips and the actionbar. Use /drdmg to configure.
- ElkBuffBars: A configurable buff/debuff display.
- EQCompare: Easily compares gear to what one currently has equipped.
- ezIcons: Easily set raid icons.
- FishingAce: Allows for easier casting when fishing.
- Fruity Loots: Moves the loot window above one’s mouse cursor, and closes it when it is empty.
- FuBar: Keep one one more bars on your screen that contain numerous plugins to keep track of data, enable certain functionality, etc.
- FuBar - AmmoFu: Shows how much ammo is carried via FuBar.
- FuBar - BattlegroundFu: Shows Battleground info, to include queuing times.
- FuBar - ClockFu: Shows the time via FuBar.
- FuBar - DurabilityFu: Shows equipment durability via FuBar.
- FuBar - HonorFu: Keeps track of honour and PvP statistics.
- FuBar - LocationFu: Shows present character location and recommended areas for grinding, via FuBar.
- FuBar - MailFu: Alerts of incoming mail.
- FuBar - MicroMenuFu: Displays the basic game menu in micro-form via Fubar.
- FuBar - MoneyFu: Tracks money on all characters.
- FuBar - PerformanceFu: Keeps track of system resources.
- FuBar - TopScoreFu: Shows the highest hit of any ability done by the character, via FuBar.
- FuBar - TrackerFu: Moves tracking selection to FuBar and off the minimap.
- Grid - Party/Raid unit frames using minimal screen real estate. Also tracks dispellable debuffs for healers.
- NDragIt: Makes all frames draggable.
- Omen: A threat meter that shows one’s threat. Synchronizes with other party/raid members also using this mod or KLHThreatMeter.
- Parrot : Shows combat-related text on the center of the screen ala console RPGs, such as damage received, reputation gains, health/mana gained, etc.
- Proximo: Adds enemy unit frames on mouse-overs specifically for Arena matches.
- Quartz: A casting bar addon that integrates a latency-checking feature.
- RatingBuster Summarizes equipment stats to better compare gear. Use /rb for help.
- Recap: Tracks damage done, healing done, et al, by all members of a party/raid.
- SimpleMiniMap: Allows customization of the minimap.
- Skillet : Replaces the default trade skill window with a larger one complete with options such as queuing and auto-creation of items needed for another item’s creation.
- Sorren Timers: A window that contains timers for every ability.
- Sphere: A spherical button layout that offers a hierarchal menu. Compliments the action bars, and can display information about a character or target.
- WhoDrop: When inspecting an item, adds information about which NPC drops it.
Included mods (Non-Ace):
- Auctioneer Advanced: An improved auction house window. Use /auc for options.
- Clique: A healer-helper, which allows one to one-cast abilities on party members by way of their respective frames. A tab for Clique will be created on the abilities window.
- Gatherer: Keeps track of locations mined, where herbs were found, etc. These locations will be recorded on one’s map for future reference.
- Fizzwidget AdSpace: When a recipe is looked at in the auction house, the tooltip will make note of the vendor the recipe can be purchased from, where the vendor is located, and how much he sells the recipe for.
- Fizzwidget Hunter’s Helper: Makes it easier to determine which beasts have trainable skills.
- LightHeaded: Scans WoWHead for quest-related information, and adds it to the quest window.
- MetaHUD: A heads-up display that shows health, mana, etc.
- OmniCC: Universal cooldown counter.
- Recipe Radar: Identifies all vendors in a particular zone, displays what recipes they sell, and shows their location on a mini-map.
- TomTom: Allows one to click coordinates in LightHeaded, and have them automatically added to one’s minimap.
- TwoBox Toolkit: Automates various actions for “slave” characters in dual-boxing configurations, such as auto-following.
Download the non-Ace addons now! (Last compiled 01/23/2008.)
The download above only includes the non-Ace addons of mendax.wow. If you are a first-time user of mendax.wow, you’ll want to also download the appropriate version of WoWAceUpdater linked to below. Launch WoWAceUpdater, view all available Ace mods, and select the ones listed above. Thereafter, WoWAceUpdater will allow easy updating of any Ace addons installed, ensuring that mendax.wow is always up-to-date.
In order to keep the included Ace addons up-to-date, we recommend using WoWAceUpdater. [Windows] [OS X]
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