Chat Event Monitor is an AddOn that scans chat messages for specified text and does any combination of the following when that text is encountered:
- Display a timer
- Play a sound
- Execute commands, similar to a macro. Or run entire blocks of lua code
- 2.4 patch compatibility
- Damage monitor removed, as it has been obsolete for 2+ years and I doubt anybody uses it
- Combat message types removed due to combat log revamp
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 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- If button is there: make sure all the mods you installed are listed and make sure "load out of date addons" is checked.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)...
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DjSiXpAcK14 saidThis addon would be perfect if the combat log were also a selectable channel. Please do this... I can't find another mod that will.
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thecrazy saidDoes anyone know how i can monitor totems destroyed with this?
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Nelix saidOk, maybe I'm missing something but how do I get this thing to monitor just plain damage from me. I want it to play a sound when I crit and I can't seem to find a setting to monitor just plain damage.
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Dragofix saidnvm i got it, found some help from http://www.wowwiki.com/Events/Spell :)
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Dragofix saidI would like to get nightfall proc which required:
Periodic dmg - Creatures periodic dmg I tried to add next line but seems it doesnt work or im doing something wrong.
CHAT_MSG_SPELL_PERIODIC_CREATURES_PERIODIC_DAMAGE = { haystack = "$arg1" },
Anyone can help me with this?
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Star saidThat fixed the gray box...Thanks!
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Torrid saidStar, check the "Lock Windows" option
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Star saidI LOVE this addon and I am so thankful that you updated it for 2.0! However, I have found a bug that I have narrowed down to CEM. It leaves a gray rectangle on my screen that is the same dimension as the damage monitor. I have that feature disabled, but I still have the grayed out box on my screen.
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Ruadh saidHow about a means to import/export triggers, so we can share? Writing to/reading from the system clipboard would suffice.
Ruadh
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nomad_wanderer saidPlease add CHAT_MSG_SYSTEM. I'm trying to add a Hello CEM_TARGET message in /g that responds to logon events it detects [PLAYER] comes online.
It's more difficult than it has to be.
I understand that CHAT_MSG_SYSTEM Messages are not always the same structure, but I'm sure there's a way to do it that is easier than what I'm doing currently.
This is a very GOOD addon. Please keep up the good work.
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Wintersmight saidTorrid, I never use the dynamic key or damage monitor's click to heal features. I don't even use the damage monitor itself.
What I do use is the trigger stuff, which will allow me to say/do something in raid chat after a monster/player does a yell/action/applies or receives a certain debuff/etc. I was basically able to make my own "boss mods" on the fly. Would THAT feature be broken in WoW 2.0? If not, is it possible for you to make a new version for 2.0?
I'd greatly appreciate it.
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Torrid saidThat feature still works, yes. I will be releasing a version with all of the functionality that isn't broken.
Edit: Alright, I just finished making 1.16. Download it at
www.torridreflections.com/wow/ChatEventMonitor1.16.zip
and let me know if you find any bugs. Thanks
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Wintersmight saidThanks Torrid.
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Neoreo saidWould it be possible to make it say something when a random friendly player dies, and use their name in the say?
For example:
In the combat log, I see: playerx has died.
I would then want do to: /say playerx has failed at life...
I've been fooling around, but nothing has seemed to work
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Lightning saidThe game freezes, if someone wrote in a "private" channel a "%" at the end.
For example: [7.forroxxors] [XYZ]: Twins are on 10%
We tested that and found really out: if you write something like this, every user (in the channel) with CEM will get a freeze. Other users dont get a freeze.
Most times only the reset-button can help you out of this problem.
Edit: we use all the german-client, if that makes a difference ^^
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Noxide saidWould be nice to have a check box option to say wether to show just party and/or raids. Show Just Party: Yes/No Show Just Raid: Yes/No Show just Part & Raid : Yes/No Im finding that as a priest im wasting alot of mana healing those around me not in my party/raid, so it would be awesome to filter them out.
Other than that I love this mod its very very helpful.
One bug I have found however is as a low low level char when i try to cast lesser heal (rank 1) on myself with the damage meter to cast, it cast fort everytime. Lesser Heal (Rank 2) seems to be working.
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kazenBC saidim trying to use this to trigger a raid shout when someone gets hit by greater than say 10k shadow damage. could you possibly help me with that? I dont need it to say something anytime anyone is hit by shadow damage, but just when its above a certain amount. oddly enough dark glare is a problem for my guild and if we could see whos repeatedly getting hit it would help knowing who needs to be replaced
edit: got it
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Sijil saidI have white transparent boxes, three of them, showing on mouseover. That supposed to happen? I have no queues or commands made yet.
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kazenBC saidtheres some events i cant seem to figure out how to capture and wanted to know if maybe its just not possible and if maybe could be implemented in a future version.
friendly players spell or skills or more specifically i wanted to do two things, i wanted to be able to alert the raid when a taunt has been missed, or when a kidney shot has been missed or has become immune (anub'rhekan adds) player emotes i wanted to be able to auto return emotes when it sees certain emotes. creature emotes doesnt seem to pick them up so i wanted to do know if it was possible with players too.
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Wintersmight saidThis is a great addon. I use it all the time, and can't really live without it. Would you perhaps, think about updating this for the Burning Crusade? I will gladly help you test it. At this time, none of the drop-down options work in the beta, rendering it useless. :(