Enhanced Buff Icons (v1.25, Jul/31/10)

[grohn]

This mod has been natively implemented into HoN. You will no longer need to download/install it.

Completely reworked buff/debuff icons. Inspired by Vadi's buff icons, BardUI, and Guild Wars.
Movable and resizable with Movable Frames.
Requires Movable Frames (http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=76942). Make sure you have version 1.22 or later.

Suggestions welcome!

Features
Youtube preview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4HymOCN8sw

New buff "popping"
New buffs will pop out at you, making it more noticeable when you become affected by a new buff/debuff

Expiration blinking
When a buff/debuff is about to expire, it will begin to blink. The closer it is to expiring, the faster it will blink.

Higher contrast
Compare the following pics:
http://wolf1oo.doesntexist.com/AsianPingPong/ebuff/imgs/contrast_standard.png - standard
http://wolf1oo.doesntexist.com/AsianPingPong/ebuff/imgs/contrast_enhanced.png - Enhanced!
The perimeter duration indicator is much easier to see.

Duration bar
A horizontal bar to represent the remaining duration of the buff. Over time, the bar empties from right to left.
http://wolf1oo.doesntexist.com/AsianPingPong/ebuff/imgs/duration_bar.png

Timers
A text label that displays the remaining duration of the buff.
It can be displayed inside the icon:
http://wolf1oo.doesntexist.com/AsianPingPong/ebuff/imgs/timer_inside.png
Or overhead:
http://wolf1oo.doesntexist.com/AsianPingPong/ebuff/imgs/timer_overhead.png

Configuration
Note - customization requires Mod Options Framework (http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=66975)

Options:
-Use duration bar: Use the horizontal duration bar inside of the standard perimeter duration indicator.
-Show timer: Shows a text label with the remaining duration of the buff.
-Use overhead timer: If enabled, the timer will be displayed above the icon rather than inside of it.
-Display popping: If enabled, new buffs will pop out at you when they are applied.
-Do not pop passive buffs: If enabled, passive buffs (ie buffs with no duration) will not pop. This does not affect active buffs in any way.
-Display blinking: Causes buffs to blink when they are near expiration.
-Decimal timer: If enabled, when a buff has a remaining duration of less than 10 seconds, the label will show the duration to 1/10 of a second (ie. "3.2s" rather than "3s")

Download
v1.25:
ebuff.honmod (http://wolf1oo.doesntexist.com/AsianPingPong/ebuff/ebuff.honmod)

Older versions:
v1.10:
ebuff.honmod (http://wolf1oo.doesntexist.com/AsianPingPong/ebuff/v1.1/ebuff.honmod)


Changelog


v1.25
-Added an option to display the time to 1/10th of a second, when the remaining duration < 10 seconds.
v1.24
-Updated for HoN v1.0.0
v1.23
-Hid the normal interface buff icons when using right-side-minimap
v1.22
-Fixed a bug with NH ulti
v1.21
-Some minor tweaks
v1.20
-Added support for the Selected Units buffs
v1.10
-Updated for FE2
v1.01
-Tiny visual tweak to popping
v1.00
-initial release
Todo

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[Harmonium]

ChannelBar.honmod

[grohn]

Lol, fixed.

[Harmonium]

awsm <3

[BitE]

Awesome!

[Lim_Dul]

Fan-friggin-tastic! This is the best buff mod I've seen. Sadly this will make my trusty BardUI obsolete since I only used it for the buffs/debuffs. :-P

Indeed the icons behave in a very Guild War-ish fashion and since I played the game for years they feel very natural to me. The popping and blinking really draws your attention so you won't miss re-applying buffs like Plated Greaves and such. Excellent!

P.S. You have no homepage link in the MOD - is it auto-updateable too?

[grohn]

It is auto-updateable

[MaxGhost]

Does it work with MiniUI? In other words, does it make MiniUI use these instead of it's standard ones?

[grohn]

Does it work with MiniUI? In other words, does it make MiniUI use these instead of it's standard ones?
You can just hide the MiniUI buffs via the Movable Frames menu.

[Stoffer_]

Would be cool if you made it possible to resize the icons:)

[grohn]

Would be cool if you made it possible to resize the icons:)
It's completely possible, just resize the movable frames' box.

[MaxGhost]

You can just hide the MiniUI buffs via the Movable Frames menu.
Oooh, good point. :P

[dn]

zadf

[grohn]

Wondering if its possible to do these buff icons to your allies on the lower right side on the screen? Haven't actually seen any mod do that.
You mean the selected unit? Yeah, I can do that.

[n3k]

the overhead timer option doesn't seem to be working, otherwise great mod.

[Lim_Dul]

the overhead timer option doesn't seem to be working, otherwise great mod.
Update movable frames to 1.22 - had the same issue. :-D

[dn]

You mean the selected unit? Yeah, I can do that.

Yes, if you could that would be sweet.

[Bun`tify]

Sexy. Downloaded and loving it. :)
Any plans of making the icons scalable?

[DarkReaping]

Downloaded it, and wow, it is great.
This mod is much more useful than the other buff mods.

And I love the Movable Frames ;).

[grohn]

Sexy. Downloaded and loving it. :)
Any plans of making the icons scalable?
Just resize it with movable frames....

[sHred`]

I get this error trying to apply the mod with the HoN Mod Manager since the latest patch. Movable Frames and Mod Options Framework are both applied and I've no idea why it does this, but you probably do.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, hope you'll fix it!

"Enhanced Buff Icons" caused a problem:

File "ui/mod_options_elements.package" referenced at line 65 of "F:\games\Heroes of Newerth\game\mods\ebuff.honmod\mod.xml" not found.

[sHred`]

I tried the "Download Mod Updates" option in HoN Mod Manager, and it updated SpellChannelingBar, which now has the same problem. It could be my PC not acting up properly, but it would be cool if you could help a bit.

Sorry for double posting, seems the Edit button won't work for me.

[grohn]

Your Mod Options Framework isn't up to date.

Make sure it is at least version 0.6.2

[Juke_Box]

can you add defiler ulti in as a "buff". the end heal effect is useful and its quite handy to know when it'l happen.

[grohn]

can you add defiler ulti in as a "buff". the end heal effect is useful and its quite handy to know when it'l happen.
My response is the same as it was for Channeling Bar.

Right now it is simple, functional, and unambiguous, and I have no plans to change that.
I am not going to start changing what skills are buffs and which aren't. This is strictly a UI mod, and I don't want to make it any more complicated than it needs to be.

[Habile]

My only suggestion, from watching the video, is to keep the duration of the hidden part of the blinking constant, so that it's not just flashing ON OFF ON OFF. Rather, on-flicker-on-flicker-on-flicker-flicker-flicker-flicker-done.

Looks fantastic, though. Going to install it immediately.

[grohn]

My only suggestion, from watching the video, is to keep the duration of the hidden part of the blinking constant, so that it's not just flashing ON OFF ON OFF. Rather, on-flicker-on-flicker-on-flicker-flicker-flicker-flicker-done.
Alright.

Edit - I just tried it, it doesn't really look good, so I think I am going to stick with the current blinking.

[KaliKot]

I would like a non-resource hog version like your channeling bar pl0x

what do you mean by selected buffs found in the mod options menu? where does it refers to?

[grohn]

what do you mean by selected buffs found in the mod options menu? where does it refers to?
The buffs of the unit you currently have selected.

Ie. you click an enemy, they become selected, you see their buffs.

i see, ty ty

[dn]

asdf

[ElementUser]

This is one of the best buff indicators I've seen! :)

A slight issue (not sure if it's fixable or not), for buffs that get applied very often like Night Hound's ultimate (every 0.1s to be precise, or every 2 frames in HoN), the bar flickers a lot past the maximum value of the timer bar (observe the area in the red circle). Also yes, this was the game where phe`V dominated chu` as Night Hound xD

http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/7341/buffs.jpg

[nyx_]

^bard's buff bars has the same issue with NH ult, it was never fixed, hope you can

[kevs926]

^ cuz its more that 100% i guess

maybe they should add SetValue(Min(1, param))

[ElementUser]

Also, is it possible to have Selected Buffs apply to Spectator view (when viewing in real-time, not viewing replays)?

[MaxGhost]

Replays and Spectator games have the same UI. Asia mentionned that he might bring movable frames to the spectator interface, but it's pretty complicated to do, since it was built for the main game interface. We'll see what happens.

[SebZor]

Love this tx!

[Zeratos]

I was wondering if it would be possible have an option for two rows instead of one? Something along the lines of the current MiniUI Buff Panel but with the functionality of yours.

Love it all the same!

[Harmonium]

two rows instead of one

resize the buff icon frame

[Zeratos]

resize the buff icon frame

Whoops, never realised I could do that. Thanks XD

Still feels off to me, and I don't know why. Going to mess around with the width and height abit more.

[grohn]

This is one of the best buff indicators I've seen! :)

A slight issue (not sure if it's fixable or not), for buffs that get applied very often like Night Hound's ultimate (every 0.1s to be precise, or every 2 frames in HoN), the bar flickers a lot past the maximum value of the timer bar (observe the area in the red circle). Also yes, this was the game where phe`V dominated chu` as Night Hound xD

Yeah, that's an error on S2's end. Nonetheless, I can fix it.

[Farmbot]

This looks awesome. Having played Guild Wars a lot, I approve of this!

[Farmbot]

Possible bug with selected buffs. Charges on buffs makes half the image darker.

See attached image.

[grohn]

Possible bug with selected buffs. Charges on buffs makes half the image darker.

See attached image.
That's how all charges are displayed. The darkening is intended to increase the contrast so you can read the text easily.

[Notausgang]

When moving the minimap to the bottom right (default UI) the old buff icons are not removed.

[grohn]

When moving the minimap to the bottom right (default UI) the old buff icons are not removed.
Fixed.

[Villainelle]

Fantastic mod. The pop in animation is excellent. Should be default!

[evanstapler]

I really like this mod, great job!

[Villainelle]

Sometimes Abyssal Skull pops up as if it's newly applied, when it should remain a passive permanent buff.

Edit: happens when you're purged. I guess all passive item buffs are temp removed?

[Pyroglyphics]

Engineer's Keg doesn't show the stun time properly; it's just a blank white square.

[grohn]

Engineer's Keg doesn't show the stun time properly; it's just a blank white square.
That's a bug on S2's end. That happens even with the normal buff icons.

[eleK`]

in the new patch, it does not show plated greaves buff, is that on s2's part?

[grohn]

in the new patch, it does not show plated greaves buff, is that on s2's part?
Yes. This mod treats all buffs equally, so an irregularity with a certain buff is likely due to S2's changes.

[Taruslar]

doesn`t work for me. other mods working

[`docTore]

Yes. This mod treats all buffs equally, so an irregularity with a certain buff is likely due to S2's changes.

Indeed.. because there is no more buff applied to heroes any more. I was confuesed too but its in the changelog.

[iGRIEFdeDani]

download doesnt work

[own_age]

Yup download is down

[iGRIEFdeDani]

k its up again^^

re: sadly i got to say that its not thaaat usefull
PRETTY nice made on and id use it for 100%, but if you have bards ui its useless^^
so its the perfect alternative to bard ui (f.e. if bard stop working on it, it doesnt work cause patch or you just dont want it), but it has no chanse in battle vs the ui

[Wightnish]

Ok, here's the thing: because some mods were slightly different from what I wanted, I started modding these mods a bit so I can have them the way I want. My whole knowledge of XML however consists of the tutorial by AsiaPingPong in the mod section, so when I tried to modify this mod so that the icons are always transparent and maybe even exclude some buffs like the shop "buff" (is that even possible?) my puny little "try and error" skills failed me.

I'd appreciate it if one of you could do that for me, or, even better, if one of you could tell me where and what I need to change so that next time I might be able to do it on my own and dont have to rely on your help anymore.

[Awan`Afuqya]

I used Bard UI all the time but got way too much errors so i rebuild it with other mods i could find.
The only thing miss are the green and red buff bars on the middle right corner of the UI.
Maybe you can add bar support instead of buff icons. Would make it much easier to see if you're under an enemy spell (red) or an ally buff (green).

[JoshP]

Nice mod, only a matter of time before s2 implements this. Their buff icons have been needing an overhaul for a long time.

[Solav]

Like Awan, I'd really like an option for showing bars instead of icons. One of the few features I still use BardUI for, the rest replaced with MiniUI + Bangerz! mods.

Pretty please with sugar on top!

[revive]

cant download the mod, the link gets showed very weird... :(

[grohn]

Like Awan, I'd really like an option for showing bars instead of icons. One of the few features I still use BardUI for, the rest replaced with MiniUI + Bangerz! mods.

Pretty please with sugar on top!
I really don't like bars, so I'm probably not going to add them.

cant download the mod, the link gets showed very weird... :(
Try a different browser.

[Cancer]

i get a zip file with a lot of files. were the hell should i put them? other mods only got one file that ends with .mod

[Tankie]

i get a zip file with a lot of files. were the hell should i put them? other mods only got one file that ends with .mod

this usually occurs when using IE
if u download honmods as zip files simply rename the file from filename.zip to filname.honmod and it works fine in honmod manager

[Cancer]

ah thx

[Cancer]

how do i rename them? cant se the .zip atm. Forgot were it is on windows 7 so u can turn it on. Now it says Ebuff.honmod... but its really ebuff.honmod.zip. Cant find that .zip

[Tankie]

start menu-> control panel-> appearance and personalization-> folder options-> view->untick "hide extension for known file types"

[Trinn]

I was wondering if you could add an option to be able to separate buffs and debuffs into their own movable frames. I think will make this mod even better than it is.

[grohn]

I was wondering if you could add an option to be able to separate buffs and debuffs into their own movable frames. I think will make this mod even better than it is.
Interesting idea. This would actually require 3 frames, one for the buffs, one for the debuffs, and one for the neutral (such as shop).

[Trinn]

Interesting idea. This would actually require 3 frames, one for the buffs, one for the debuffs, and one for the neutral (such as shop).

Herm, well I don't think anyone is going to complain about enhanced functionality, no matter how it has to be done. I think it'd be best to have it as an option so that you could have traditional setup and split-up buffs.

Thanks for the reply :)

[evotech]

Very good, thanks, i used to use BardUI, but when i changed to BangUI recently, i noticed he doesnt have any of this, so i spent a little time looking and found just what i wanted :) thanks

As for shop buff, just consider it a positive, no need to put it on its own bar

[RockCrock]

The "Do not pop passive buffs" option doesn't work for me.

Love the mod, thanks so much for making it.

[Svn]

Requesting an option to disable the blinking, but adding a decimal to the timer when it's less than 3 seconds remaining.
Like: 5... 4... 3, 2.9, 2.8, 2.7, 2.6 all the way down to 0.1 :)

[Asian_Jello]

:D this is supported by an asian

[grohn]

The "Do not pop passive buffs" option doesn't work for me.

Love the mod, thanks so much for making it.
Go into the options and toggle it twice. Check if it works. If not, reboot HoN.

I just tested myself, and it certainly does work. Just mess around a bit and you should be able to get it working.

Requesting an option to disable the blinking, but adding a decimal to the timer when it's less than 3 seconds remaining.
Like: 5... 4... 3, 2.9, 2.8, 2.7, 2.6 all the way down to 0.1 :)
Granted. New version 1.25
I made it show the decimal when the time is less than 10 seconds, rather than less than 3 seconds. I felt it was more intuitive this way.

[RocketLLama]

Anyone having problems with the download link?

[mtK]

Yes, can't download. Fix please.

[zunaguli]

autoupdate doesnt work, too

[GrottMongo]

Can't download :/

Please fix it!

[hei0pei]

Cant someone just create a mirror?
the link is broken and it cannot be downloaded somewhere else..


Ok, I made a Mirror for
ebuff.honmod: http://www.mediafire.com/?fw1o198anyfdhz3
movf.honmod: http://www.mediafire.com/?bpp8xwc1qf5ld8z

[Dyph]

This mod seems to be broken with the new patch, it's causes me to get a black screen.

[Lighthouse]

This mod has been implemented. You need to delete this mod (otherwise it will conflict with the game).

[hsram]

it's already implemented into the game.