I have made an Addon that creates some highly used mage macros for you. Everyone can download and use this addon and it will only create the macros for your mage class characters and only the macros that apply to your level or spellbook. Then just go to the macro list from the /macro command, select your char tab and grab one and drop it on a bar. (Don't worry about the icons, they will be correct when you drop them on your bar.)
The following is a list of macros that it will make and what they do.
Buff1 : This will cast Mage Armor then Arcane Intellect on you (click twice, resets to Mage Armor after 30 sec)
Buff2 : This will cast Frost Armor then Arcane Intellect on you (click twice, resets to Frost Armor after 30 sec)
~~new~~
Steal: This will cast Spellsteal and announce to the party/raid what target you are stealing from and if they resist. Also, you can right-click to select a focus friendly target, that will be whispered when your spellsteal is resisted. (helpful for Gruul's lair if you set your focus to your healer.)
CS : This will cast Counterspell and announce to the party/raid what target you are Counterspelling and if they resist.
[If you right click the macro it will set a focus target for convience, but will only counterspell your current target.]
Detect : This will cast Detect Magic and announce to the party/raid what target you are Detecting Magic on and if they resist.
[If you right click the macro it will set a focus target for convience, but will only detect magic your current target.]
Escape : This will cast Frostnova the first click, then blink the second click. (If you do not use blink, it will reset to Frostnova after it has cooled down, 24sec.)
Explod : If you have Arcanepower it will cast AP, then Arcane Explosion. (adjusts automatically based on level of spells in spellbook)
Fire : If you have Presence of Mind then it will cast POM then Fireball, if you have Arcanepower then it will cast POM, AP, then Fireball. (adjusts automatically based on level of spells in spellbook)
Frost : The same as Fire except with Frostbolt
~~new~~
Blast : The same as Fire except with ArcaneBlast
Gems : This casts the highest level mana gem you can conjure up to three gems max in desending order. Just click the same macro 3 times. (adjusts automatically based on level of spells in spellbook)
Missle : Same as explod
Poly : Same as Detect but it uses polymorph and it also whispers other party/raid members that also have targeted your poly target, "please change targets".
Rest : Puts the highest level water/food the mage can conjure into a macro for the mage to take a rest and drink/eat. It will show the amount of "conjured" water you have avail. in the bar. (adjusts automatically based on level of spells in spellbook)
I have made many changes to this program. Including updates to level 70 mages. I have also added a new macro. This program will now tell the party/raid if the target resists or is immune to a spell.
- new** SpellSteal macro added. It will also tell if a target resists Spellsteal, AND if you have a healer as your focus target it will whisper them if your target resists your spellsteal. (usefull for mage tanks in Gruul's Lair)
Also removed focus targets on Detectmagic and counterspell, proved useless.
- note: some macros will not show up unless you actually have the spell in your spellbook (ie no need for fast fire macro if you don't have PoM, etc)
Installation Guide
- Exit "World of Warcraft" 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
- Mac Users
- StuffitExpander: Double click the archive to extract it to a folder in the current directory.
- Verify your WoW Installation Path
That is where you are running WoW from and THAT is where you need to install your mods.
- Move to the Addon folder
- Open your World of Warcraft folder. (default is C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\)
- 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 World of Warcraft
- Make sure AddOns are installed
- Log in
- At the Character Select screen, look in lower left corner for the "addons" button.
- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.
- If the button is NOT there: means you did not install the addons properly. Look at the above screenshots. Try repeating the steps or getting someone who knows more about computers than you do to help.
Translations
When you download a mod, please be sure that the mod is compatible with your translation of wow. Some mods only work on the US versions, while some only work on some of the various European versions. These variations are called "Localizations".
TOC Numbers (Out of Date Mods)
When Blizzard patches WoW, they change the Interface number. This means that all mods will be "out of date" unless or until the author releases a new version for that interface. Some people go into the .toc files and update the numbers themselves, but this is STRONGLY advised against as it will cause problems locating possible incompatibilities addons. When you log into WoW after a patch, you DO NOT have to delete your interface directory. All you have to do is simply tell WoW to ignore the interface numbers and load all the mods anyway. All you have to do is, while at the "character select" screen, look in the lower left corner and click on the "addons" button. A window will pop up listing all your installed mods.
If you look in the upper left corner of that window there should be a box that says "Load Out of Date AddOns". You want to CHECK this box. Now simply go into WoW normally and all your mods should load. As of the 1.9 patch, you will have to do this after EVERY patch/update that Blizzard posts! If you encounter any problems with a mod after a patch, please be sure to let the author of the mod know so they can fix it.
See also: About "Out Of Date AddOns"
Mac Support
WoW addons are not platformed based. As such, they can be used on either Mac or PC. You can extract both .zip and .rar files on a Mac using StuffitExpander.
Directory Structure
World of Warcraft
|_ Interface
|_AddOns
|_*AddonName*
|_ *AddonName*.toc
|_ *AddonName*.xml
|_ *AddonName*.lua
|_ (possibly others as well)...