DotMaster

Version 2.2.8

DotMaster is a powerful World of Warcraft addon that enhances DoT/HoT tracking through seamless integration with Plater Nameplates. It provides a fully customizable visual system for tracking your damage-over-time and healing-over-time effects directly on enemy nameplates.

Features

Core Functionality

• Advanced DoT Tracking: Visually track all DoTs and HoTs on enemy nameplates with custom colors
• Class & Spec Awareness: Automatically adapts to your current specialization with unique settings per spec
• Combinations Tracking: Create custom spell combinations with unique colors when multiple specific DoTs are active
• Smart Border System: Choose between full nameplate coloring or border-only mode for cleaner UI
• Enhanced Expiry Warnings: Configurable flashing with adjustable threshold, interval, and brightness
• Favorite Colors System: Save and reuse your favorite colors across all characters and specs

Visual Customization

• Enhanced Color Picker: Improved color picker with favorite color slots for quick access
• Border Thickness Control: Adjust nameplate border thickness to your preference
• Priority System: Set display priority between multiple active DoTs
• M+ Profile Integration: Preserves important Mythic+ mob indicators when using custom Plater profiles

User Experience

• Find My DoTs: Quickly detect and add all your active DoTs on targets in combat
• Drag & Drop Priority: Easily rearrange spells with drag-and-drop priority system
• Minimap Access: Convenient minimap button with customizable position
• Per-Character Settings: Maintain different configurations for different characters and specs
• Improved ESC Key Handling: Consistent escape key behavior throughout the interface

Installation

1. Download the latest version from CurseForge, Wago, or GitHub
2. Extract to your World of Warcraft_retail_\Interface\AddOns folder
3. Ensure Plater Nameplates is installed and enabled
4. Restart WoW or reload your UI (/reload)

Quick Start Guide

Basic Setup

1. Open DotMaster with /dm or click the minimap icon
2. Go to the "General" tab and ensure "Enable DotMaster" is checked
3. For best results, click "Install Plater Integration" if prompted

Tracking Your First DoT

1. Cast a spell you want to track
2. Open the "Tracked Spells" tab
3. Click "Add New" and select your spell
4. Choose a custom color for the spell
5. Adjust priority if tracking multiple spells (lower number = higher priority)

Creating a Combination

1. Open the "Combinations" tab
2. Click "New Combination"
3. Select multiple spells to include in the combination
4. Choose a color to show when all selected spells are active on a target
5. Set priority to determine which combination/DoT displays when multiple are active

Advanced Configuration

Expiry Flash Options

• Expiry Flash: Enable/disable the flashing effect when DoTs are about to expire
• Seconds: Set how many seconds before expiration the flashing begins
• Interval: Control how quickly the nameplate flashes (lower = faster flashing)
• Brightness: Adjust the intensity of the flashing effect

Border Options

• Extend Plater Colors to Borders: Maintains Plater's color coding for important/caster mobs while showing DoT status
• Use Borders for DoT Tracking: Shows DoT status in nameplate borders only, preserving health bar colors
• Border Thickness: Customize border size from 1-5 pixels (requires UI reload)

Favorite Colors System

• Enhanced Color Picker: When selecting colors for spells or combinations, you'll see an improved color picker with 10 favorite color slots
• Global Favorites: Favorite colors are saved globally and shared across all characters and specializations
• Quick Access: Left-click any favorite slot to instantly apply that color to your spell or combination
• Easy Saving: Right-click any favorite slot while the color picker is open to save the current color to that slot
• Persistent Storage: Your favorite colors are automatically saved and will persist across game sessions
• Draggable Interface: The favorites panel can be moved by dragging the title area for better positioning

Finding & Managing DoTs

• Use the Find My Dots feature in the Database tab to automatically detect your DoTs
• Set color-coding by importance (bright colors for high-priority DoTs, subtle colors for maintenance DoTs)
• Create combinations for your core DoT sets to easily track targets with complete DoT coverage

Compatibility

DotMaster works with:

• All retail WoW classes and specializations
• All versions of Plater Nameplates (required)
• WoW versions 11.1.7 and 11.2.0

Commands

• /dm or /dotmaster - Toggle the main interface
• /dm minimap - Toggle minimap icon
• /dm reset - Reset to default settings
• /dm version - Display current version

Troubleshooting

• Colors Not Showing: Ensure DotMaster is enabled and Plater integration is installed
• Missing Spells: Use the Database tab's "Find My Dots" feature to detect your spells
• UI Reload Prompt: Some settings (like border thickness) require a UI reload to take effect
• After Plater Updates: You may need to reinstall the DotMaster integration

Support

For issues, feature requests, or questions:

• Report issues on GitHub
• Download the latest version from CurseForge

Credits

• Created and maintained by Jervaise
• Thanks to all testers and contributors

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"Track your DoTs, maximize your damage. DotMaster - your DoT tracking companion."