SoundAlerter is an addon that alerts players via sound when enemies are casting or have used certain abilities as well as a tracker for when abilities have worn off (eg. divine shield down, deterrence down)
Originally formed from the idea of GladiatorLosSA, a Cataclysm addon which has just under 2 million downloads. Well known icons such as Swifty use this addon
- Alerts you when enemies have casted special abilities
- Supports Customisation of where you want the addon enabled.
- Supports a "Target and Focus only" option (to avoid spamming in Battlegrounds)
- The "Target and Focus only" option also will alert you if debuffs that have afflicted you from players that aren't your target or focus
- The Addon has English and Spanish sounds. If you want to contribute, PM me or notify me in this thread
- Supports Chat alerts in party, arena and BG.
- Supports custom sound and chat alerts for arena partners when they're CC'd
- Supports highest rank spells only for the time being, if you need spells added that are lower ranks, please PM me
Slash commands
Slash commands for SoundAlerter will be /soundalerter, /salerter, or /sa (provided SpellAlerter or SunnArt isn't enabled)
Download
3.3.5a(WoTLK, updated 20/02/2015) - at Github
1. Under the File Name/Download Packages, Click SoundAlerter.zip
2. Extract the SoundAlerter Folder into your WoW folder/Interface/Addons/
Frequently Asked Questions:
How do I update the addon?
1. If an update is mentioned on the forum, the easiest way to update the addon is by deleting the SoundAlerter folder in your wow folder/interface/addons- make sure you have saved any mp3s, etc that you have added
2. Download the addon again and place it where the old folder was
Help! The addon doesn't work!
If the addon doesn't work, Make sure:
1. You have downloaded the addon properly (no corrupt archives)
2. Clicked Zip and fully have downloaded the zip archive
3. Unzipped the SoundAlerter folder (inside the trololol-SoundAlerter3.3.5a-master folder) into your WoW folder/Interface/Addons/
4. Made sure it's enabled on your addon list, on your character selection screen, bottom left
5. If it's enabled, log in the game and type /soundalerter
6. If nothing comes up, let me know
I hate ingame sound when listening to music! How can I enable JUST the addon's sound?
1. Type /salerter, or /sa
2. On the main menu, click the "Addon Sounds Only button"
Okay /soundalerter shows up a menu, but the sound alerts aren't working!
1. Make sure you have your WoW sound effects are on, volume turned up, and WoW and windows/mac sounds unmuted
2. The highest rank spells work at the time being, if your enemy is lower than level 80, there's a high chance you won't be able to hear sound alerts. Spell IDs are different per rank in Wrath of the Lich King.
3. Try pasting in this:
/run local f = CreateFrame("frame",nil, UIParent); f:SetScript("OnUpdate", CombatLogClearEntries);
4. If that didn't work, check your sound options, and refer to the question above
How do I add my own sounds/recordings to the addon?
1. Make sure that the spell is listed on SoundAlerter.
2. Record in mp3 format.
3. Place your recordings inside the CustomSounds folder, and replace the default mp3s with your recordings.
4. Restart WoW if you haven't already.
5. Type '/sa' ingame and open Custom Sounds menu