Code's Combat Alerts provides notifications and alerts for a selection of PvE mechanics.



Configuration:

There are not many configuration options for this addon. You can type the /cca command into chat to see a list of available options and commands.

• /cca move – This will cause the status display—which is used by some features such as timers—to appear for 20 seconds so that it can be repositioned outside of combat. To reposition, simply drag it around with your mouse. The status display can also be repositioned when it appears in actual use.
• /cca crushing – This will toggle on or off the Crushing Darkness alert aura in Cloudrest (default: on)

What this addon works for:

Taking Aim

• Although the visual cue for this mechanic is glaringly obvious and difficult to miss, the cue is designed to aid in the interrupt of Taking Aim. If the enemy could not be interrupted, timing a dodge roll is difficult because the ability has an extremely long windup of 9 seconds (5s in Halls), and the secondary visual cue—the enemy lowering their bow to aim and the intensification of the orange glow—still happens far too long before the actual cast, which means that dodge rolls based on that secondary visual cue would still happen too early.
• This addon will sound an audible alert to signal the need to dodge 1.6s before the actual cast, and players should time their dodge on that cue.
• If the enemy is interrupted or killed before the 1.6s remaining mark, there will be no alert of any sort; i.e., there is no alert of the start of a Taking Aim cast. Most Taking Aims are interrupted, so there is no point in adding unnecessary noise; the alert is sounded only in those exceptional cases where an interrupt still had not happened with only 1.6s remaining.

Various Dodge Roll Mechanics

• This addon will sound an audible alert to signal the need to dodge specific mechanics. Most dodgeable attacks will not generate an alert. The goal of this addon is to fill the gaps in specific cases where the game's visual cues are insufficient or difficult to use. Things like Nerien'eth's and Voriak's "skull attacks" in Crypt of Hearts II and Maelstrom or Skoria's fireball in City of Ash II all have good, well-designed visual cues, and I see little reason to have alerts for them.
• Spindleclutch I: Web Blast and Arachnophobia
• Spindleclutch II: Enervating Seal
• Fungal Grotto II: Shadow Bolt
• Dragonstar Arena: Lethal Arrow (if it is not interrupted quickly enough)
• Falkreath Hold: Fiery Blast (if not targeting the tank)

Maelstrom Arena

• Alert for the spawn of Webspinners in stage 6
• Dodge alert for Ball Lightning in stage 7

Maw of Lorkhaj

• Status display, visible only to players with the tank role, to show the degree of the Armor Weakened debuff from the Hulks' Thunderous Smash ability during the Rakkhat encounter in Veteran Maw of Lorkhaj
  • You can drag this status display around with your mouse to reposition it.
  • This tracks all players who have the debuff and the degree of each of those player's debuff, so a main tank can see when their tanking partner has been hit with two smashes.

Scalecaller Peak

• Audible alert for Pestilent Breath cones
• Alert for Inferno's Hold that identifies who the target will be (although Zaan does look in the direction of her intended victim, it is sometimes impossible to discern who that is when players are stacked closely together)

Fang Lair

• Dodge alert for Clash of Bones (to help with the slightly unusual timing of dodging these attacks)
• Timer that counts down to when the Cadaverous Senche-Tiger will do its Death Grip mechanic (if the senche has been put down, the timer will count down to when it will reawaken, because Death Grip is the first thing that it will do immediately upon reawakening)
  • You can drag this timer around with your mouse to reposition it.
  • This timer counts down to when the senche initially fears its victim, which is the point at which the victim loses control of their character. The actual interruptible Death Grip mechanic follows about a second later.
  • Additionally, at the start of the initial fear, an alert will be displayed that identifies the victim.

Cloudrest

• Timer for the Shade of Z'Maja's Baneful Burst mechanic
  • The first Baneful Burst comes approximately 10s after the arrival of the Shade
  • Subsequent Baneful Bursts typically happen every 22-24s
  • Occasionally, a Baneful Burst can happen as late as 30s after the previous one, if it is preempted by a Roaring Flare
  • The timer is color-coded:
    • The timer is normally white
    • The timer turns blue approximately 4s before the start of the Baneful Burst cast animation
    • The timer turns purple approximately 2s before the start of the Baneful Burst cast animation
    • The timer turns pink and will say "Incoming" once the cast animation for Baneful Burst starts
    • The timer will turn back to white once the cast is completed
    • If the Baneful Burst is preempted by a Roaring Flare, the timer will indicate that the mechanic is awaiting the completion of the Flare; Z'Maja will start to cast Baneful Burst within 1s or less after the Flare completes.
• Color-coded display of the current distance between two Roaring Flares during execute phase
  • Video demonstrating this feature (the video's description also contains commentary about the usage of this feature)
  • Roaring Flares have a radius of 3.5m
  • The display will be color-coded red if there is substantial overlap of the two flares (less than 6m apart)
  • The display will be color-coded orange if there is minor overlap of the two flares (6-7m apart)
  • The display will be color-coded yellow if there is no overlap of the two flares, but they are uncomfortably close (7-7.5m apart)
  • The display will be color-coded green if the two flares are a comfortably safe distance apart (more than 7.5m apart)
  • This will allow groups to quickly determine at a glance, up to 2.5s before the circular flare telegraphs even appear, whether or not movement is necessary
• Status display, visible only to players with the tank or healer role, to show the degree of the Preyed Upon effect from the gryphon when engaging the side bosses individually
  • This effect determines the severity of the bleed; it if reaches a high level, a tank will require extra attention from the healers
• Alert, visible only to the player who has taunt on Z'Maja, for the Shade of Relequen's Shocking Smash (this eliminates the need for the off tank to call out "Sparkles" for the main tank)
• The player who is not the main tank and who has Crushing Darkness will be reminded of this for the duration of the effect in the form of a faint green aura around the edges of their screen
  • This feature is intended for cases where Crushing Darkness spawns in group, and the initial spawn message is missed or otherwise overlooked
  • This feature can be disabled with the /cca crushing chat command

March of Sacrifices

• Dodge alert for a number of trash mob heavy attacks that are capable of 1-shotting players through block
• Block alert for Shield Charge
• Dodge alert for Trapping Bolt (if it is not interrupted quickly enough)
• Dodge alert for Fiery Remnant
• Dodge alert for Slaughtering Strike
• Dodge alert for Fetid Globule (its long animation complicates the timing of this dodge)
• Status alert for the start of the Electric Water and Venomous Spores mechanics

Moon Hunter Keep

• Dodge alert for a number of trash mob heavy attacks that are capable of 1-shotting players through block
• Dodge alert for Root Stomp (for the Root of the Problem achievement)
• Alert for when it's time to switch taunt on Ary and Zel; this switch shortly precedes their AoE Pounce ability, which will be alerted as well

Frostvault

• Dodge alert for Crushing Blow
• Dodge alert for Reverberating Smash (Tzogvin's reckless charge)
• Dodge alert for Bola Ball (Tzogvin's tether, which can be avoided entirely if dodged)
• Dodge alert for Hammer
• Dodge alert for Targeted Salvo (if it is not interrupted quickly enough)
• Dodge alert for Whipping Bolts (intended for groups that choose to kill the fire arm first in hard mode)
• Status alert for the ignition of the Whirring Blade Trap
• Timer for Enfeebling Effluvium
  • When Enfeebling Effluvium is active, the timer will be white and will count down to when the effect will end
  • After Enfeebling Effluvium ends, the timer will be green and will count up to when the effect will restart (in 15s), turning orange after 12s
• Timer for the Skeevaton phase in Hard Mode

Depths of Malatar

• Warning for incoming Decrepify (so players can top off their health before the defile sets in)

Sunspire

• Sunspire Mechanics Guide
• Alert for dragon breaths
• Alert for Frozen Tomb
• Alert for Focused Fire
• Alert for Thrash
• Alert for Sweeping Breath
• Alert for Negate Field
• Alert for Soul Tear
• Alert for Molten Meteor

What this addon doesn't work for:

Mechanics found in trials are generally covered by Raid Notifier and other trial-specific addons.



Note: This addon is a continuation of and replaces the Perfect Roll addon. It is recommended that you uninstall the old Perfect Roll addon if you still have it installed.