Detect if unit is Boss

[mra4nii]

Hello,

Is there a method/function to detect if the unit under focus is a boss? I can't find any function in wiki for this and so far the only way i see to do that is to check what textures are used to draw the target health bar borders.

[Iyanga]

Originally Posted by mra4nii Hello, Is there a method/function to detect if the unit under focus is a boss? I can't find any function in wiki for this and so far the only way i see to do that is to check what textures are used to draw the target health bar borders.

afaik IsDecoratedDisplayName()

[Garkin]

Originally Posted by mra4nii Hello, Is there a method/function to detect if the unit under focus is a boss? I can't find any function in wiki for this and so far the only way i see to do that is to check what textures are used to draw the target health bar borders.

if GetUnitDifficulty("reticleover") == MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_DEADLY then
   d("This unit is boss!")
end

All return values:
http://wiki.esoui.com/Globals#UIMonsterDifficulty

Default unit frames uses just 3 return values:
MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_NORMAL
MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_HARD
MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_DEADLY

[gamegenius86]

Actually Deadly does not always mean boss. I've ran across deadly monsters that do not have the Boss Bar.

Also how would you use IsDecoratedDisplayName() in context to your target?

Imo i would compare something(because there is no API call to get this) against the BossRank Globals. But since there is no way to get this, i have no idea >.<

[Garkin]

Originally Posted by gamegenius86 Actually Deadly does not always mean boss. I've ran across deadly monsters that do not have the Boss Bar. Also how would you use IsDecoratedDisplayName() in context to your target? Imo i would compare something(because there is no API call to get this) against the BossRank Globals. But since there is no way to get this, i have no idea >.<

OK, I have found another method:

for i = 1, MAX_BOSSES do  --global constant MAX_BOSSES = 6
   local bossTag = "boss" .. i
   if DoesUnitExist(bossTag) then
      if GetUnitName("reticleover") == GetUnitName(bossTag) then
         d("This unit is boss!")
      end
   end
end

If you do not want to run this check all the time, you can use EVENT_BOSSES_CHANGED. I did not try it, but BossBar (unit frame that is displayed over the compass) is registered for this event.

[Garkin]

This code probably looks a bit better:

local bossCount = 0
local bossUnitTags = {}
for i = 1, MAX_BOSSES do         --global constant MAX_BOSSES = 6
   bossTags[i] = "boss" .. i
end
 
local function OnBossesChanged()
   bossCount = 0
   for i, bossTag in ipairs(bossUnitTags) do
      if DoesUnitExist(bossTag) then
         bossCount = bossCount + 1
      end
   end
end
 
EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent("MyAddon", EVENT_BOSSES_CHANGED, OnBossesChanged)
 
--returns true if unit is boss
function IsUnitBoss(unitTag)
   if bossCount > 0 and unitTag ~= nil then
      for i, bossTag in ipairs(bossUnitTags) do
         if GetUnitName(unitTag) == GetUnitName(bossTag) then
            return true
         end
      end
   end
   
   return false
end

[mra4nii]

Oh my, that's what happens when the question is too vague
Sorry guys, my problem is to detect those units who have their health bar different from default one as first step. And such bar have not only Boss units.

Originally Posted by Iyanga afaik IsDecoratedDisplayName()

Nope, that function is related to player names, not sure what it does anyway.

Originally Posted by Garkin if GetUnitDifficulty("reticleover") == MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_DEADLY then    d("This unit is boss!") end All return values: http://wiki.esoui.com/Globals#UIMonsterDifficulty Default unit frames uses just 3 return values: MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_NORMAL MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_HARD MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_DEADLY

Yep, i found this too on closer look to raw globals and turns out that this is exactly what i need.
There are 5, not 3 values:
["MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_NONE"] = 0 - snakes, caravan guars(enviroment mobs) and... Players. Perhaps in Cyrodiil enemy players have another difficulty. Didn't get there to check
["MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_EASY"] = 1 - regular mobs, npc
["MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_NORMAL"] = 2 - mobs what have health bar sides decorated with 1 square, solo dungeon boss
["MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_HARD"] = 3 - mobs what have health bar sides decorated with 2 square. location boss and its army. public dungeon bosses afaik have this rank too.
["MONSTER_DIFFICULTY_DEADLY"] = 4 - no idea, not sure what decoration it has, didn't have a chance to see such mobs.

Now second step is to understand how this difficulty coefficient affect the, let's call it, real level of mobs. Is lvl + difficulty * some_constant), or maybe difficulty * level.

I found GetUnitEffectiveLevel, but is not what i need. In fact, from what i've seen, this function always returns same value as GetUnitLevel.

Any thoughts?