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Dragonhold (5.2.5)
Scalebreaker (5.1.5)
Elsweyr (5.0.5)
Updated:03/26/20 05:16 PM
Created:03/26/20 05:16 PM
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Version: 3.2.1
by: Vahrokh [More]
Sorcerer Helper
An addon for sorcerers that reminds you to keep your minions and buffs up, alerts you with a countdown when Crystal Fragments proc, and countdown for quite a few of your abilities with a duration.
Available for non-Sorcs, but currently only for common skills (no class skills except for Sorcerers yet).

Intro
This is a simple general update, skills timers update and bugfix to the useful yet long time abandoned Sorcerer Helper addon.
It has been tested to work on ESO Harrowstorm and its API.

Features
  • Alerts and Procs display a countdown of seconds remaining
  • Two display modes:
    • Two types of icons: Reminders (buffs) and Alerts & Procs, in two different windows
    • In slot order, for example it can be placed just above the skill bar
  • Scaleable icon sizes, for example alert icons twice the size of reminder icons
  • All abilities (buffs, procs & alerts) can be individually turned on or off
  • Option to hide when in menus
  • Option to show repositioning help, otherwise the position is locked
  • Selectable if it should load for non-sorcerer characters
  • Selectable if settings should be account wide (like today) or for each character (new in 2.5.1)
  • Sorcerer / Dark Magic
    • Crystal Fragments (proc)
    • Encase
    • Rune Prison
  • Sorcerer / Daedric Summoning
    • Unstable Familiar (buff)
    • Daedric Curse
    • Summons Winged Twilight (buff)
    • Bound Armor (buff)
    • Conjured Ward
  • Sorcerer / Storm Calling
    • Mages' Fury
    • Lightning Form
    • Lightning Splash
    • Surge
    • Bolt Escape
  • Weapon / Destruction Staff
    • Weakness of Elements
    • Wall of Elements (new in 2.5.0)
  • Weapon / Restoration Staff
    • Steadfast Ward
  • World / Soul Magic
    • Soul Trap
  • Guild / Fighters Guild
    • Expert Hunter
  • Guild / Mages Guild
    • Mage's Light (buff)
    • Entropy
  • Alliance War/ Assault
    • Magicka Detonation


Controls
  • Set "Show repositioning help" to ON in the settings
  • Left-click and drag to reposition the windows
  • Set "Show repositioning help" to OFF in the settings to get rid of the repositioning windows and lock the icons


Known Issues
  • Expert Hunter countdown doesn't extend (as the actual ability do)
  • Daedric Curse timer tracks from when it was cast, not from when it affects the target. As such, it might be off by a second or two depending on the distance to the target.
  • Timers need fine-tuning, for example some now depend also on skill rank
  • Ligtning Splash does not do a good job to detect when the cast is aborted and usually display countdown anyway
  • If you use redefine keys to mouse buttons, the abilities that is solely detected by the key detection routine will fail to be detected
  • Sometimes at load of new scene or mount/dismount, a timer might display in large icon. Remedy is to toogle the ability
  • There is a small memory leak, so after some time you might have to give command /RELOADUI to clear it out.


Possible Future Features
  • More abilities with a duration
  • Modify Mage's Fury depending on targets health above/below 20%
  • Display countdowns in time order, i.e. 1 sec left before the one with 2 sec left
  • Add class skills for non-sorcerers, for example:
    • Show proc for Nightblade assasins Merciful Resolve (similar to Crystal Fragments)
  • Summoned creature HP display (currently not possible as far as I know due to limitations in the game API)
  • Summoned pets now have abilities/buffs that can be activated. If game API allows tracking of this on the pets (I have some doubts) these could also be shown with a timer kind of like how daedric curse works. For example:
    • Familiar Damage Pulse (4 sec PBAOE)
    • Empower Twilight Tormentor (15 second 50% damage buff to pet)
  • Cosmetic issue when you scale the icons to 100%, you can see the border frame. If you scale it bigger, you can't see this any more. Maybe add an option to show/hide border and let it scale with the ability icon size.

Acknowledgments
Continued version of SorcererHelper by stjobe (1.1.13 from 09/18/14) and then RunningDuck.
Suggestion and part of code for per character settings: Baertram
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Unread 03/17/23, 05:11 PM  
Baertram
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Try this version, I've removed the embedded libs and fixed some global leaking variables.
Sorcerer Helper 3.2.2 fixed by Baertram

If this does not properly work please switch to any other addon like "Action Duration Reminder" or similar, which are still maintained. I'm not going to check and fix this addon here more than what I did alreay.
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Unread 03/15/23, 11:15 AM  
Sonor

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Something wrong after patch

Hi. I really love this addon but it stopped working after the patch on monday. I get this message:

user:/AddOns/SorcererHelper/SorcererHelper.lua:500: function expected instead of nil
stack traceback:
user:/AddOns/SorcererHelper/SorcererHelper.lua:500: in function 'SH.ResetScales'
|caaaaaa<Locals> scale = 1, ability = 1 </Locals>|r
user:/AddOns/SorcererHelper/SorcererHelper.lua:482: in function 'SH.CreateUI'
user:/AddOns/SorcererHelper/SorcererHelper.lua:986: in function 'OnPlayerActivated'

Please please please, see if you can fix it (or if someone else can take over the addon, it's been a while since the last update, and crystal frag didn't work pre patch). This is one of my most important addons. Can't find anything that come close to it. If it's not gonna get fixed, does anyone know of something that is similar?

Best regards - Sonor from Sweden
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Unread 08/18/22, 08:44 AM  
joshleeman

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No settings

It didnt install an "addon settings" section in the game settings like in the screenshot and it isnt listed in the normal addon section which is where my 99 other addons have gone. So because of this theres no settings and I have overlapping icons in the far upper left, really sucks. Any way to maunually open the setting with slash command?
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Unread 05/13/21, 05:24 AM  
Blathnir

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UI errors occur with the addon LibChatMessage .. the helper no longer runs and only constantly outputs errors
Last edited by Blathnir : 05/13/21 at 05:32 AM.
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Unread 04/16/21, 10:16 PM  
Tomandjerry

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Bug with lost treasure!

hi m8, maybe you can help, am using this addon 2 years without a problem but recently, cant update the "lost treasure addon" coz "sorcerer helper" causing problems.
If you can help I appreciate that, ty
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Unread 02/18/21, 11:15 AM  
Kvesh

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Not Working?

Maybe it's conflicting with another addon, but I can't seem to get this to work in 6.2.9

Any help?
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Unread 05/21/20, 12:28 PM  
skplayer

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Destructive Reach

Hi, Can you please add Destructive Reach DOT skill? It has 10 sec magic damage. Thanks in advance.
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Unread 03/27/20, 03:24 AM  
Vahrokh
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Originally Posted by Alessondria
When I was young (read newbie) I played and used the original mod. I was SO upset when it stopped working. A billion thank yous for bringing this back! Unlike then I don't think I will need to rely on this but I am sure it will help!

P.S. hope you can manage to plug the leak eventually!
Hello,

thank you!

For now I have made it working, I'll see what can I do to improve it. I can't do any promise, as I am not a proper LUA developer and my time is really, really limited.
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Unread 03/26/20, 07:09 PM  
Alessondria

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When I was young (read newbie) I played and used the original mod. I was SO upset when it stopped working. A billion thank yous for bringing this back! Unlike then I don't think I will need to rely on this but I am sure it will help!

P.S. hope you can manage to plug the leak eventually!
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