TitanPanel

Author: Adsertor

Download it here! (v2.14.2, 412kb, zip format)

Reviewed 1.21.2005 (Version 2.14.2) by Ethec

Features:

• Opens 2 streamlined, interactive status bars / control panels that work with Titan's vast array of plugins. Bars may be set to "auto-hide" when the mouse cursor is elsewhere on the screen.
• Current plug-in list:
  • Atlas (distributed separately with Atlas) - Map screen for instances
  • Titan Ammo - Tracks current supply of equipped ammo. Colored text indicates when ammo is running low.
  • Titan AutoHide - Forces top bar to disappear when the mouse cursor is elsewhere on the screen.
  • Titan AuxAutoHide - Forces bottom bar to disappear when the mouse cursor is elsewhere on the screen.
  • Titan Trans - Allows user to adjust the background (not text) transparency of the TitanPanels.
  • Titan UIScale - Provides a scalable user interface, TitanPanels, and tooltip display.
  • Titan Volume - Easy access to games master volume. Click to adjusts.
  • Titan Bag - Shows bag slots: total vs. available. Click to open all bags.
  • Titan Clock - Displays game time. Players may offset this time and toggle a 12/24 hour format to show local time.
  • Titan Coords - Shows current subzone and coordinates on panel. Tooltip displays zone, subzone, coordinates, and home location (inn). Shift-click to enter location info in the chat window.
  • Titan LootType - Shows party's current loot policy.
  • Titan Money - Shows current purse. Tooltip shows money fluctuations (earnings per hour, gain and loss since last reset, etc.)
  • Titan Performance - Shows frames per second, latency, and memory usage. Tooltip displays more detail on performance.
  • Titan XP - Shows experience per hour for your current session or level and approximate time to level. Tooltip displays a variety of stats, like how long you've played in total, this level, this session, experience required to level, experience gained this session, etc.
  • Titan Regen - Displays current health and mana point regeneration in the panel, as well as best, worst, and last fight regen as tooltip.
  • Titan ItemBonuses - Displays bonuses to a variety of player stats from equipped items.
  • Titan Repair- Shows most damaged piece of equipment in the panel and lists current durability and cost to repair for all equipment. Toggle allows players to repair inventory equipment also when repairing equipped items.
  • Titan HonorPlus - Displays a variety of PvP stats (Honorable Kills / Dishonorable Kills / Deaths today, yesterday, this week, last week, lifetime; top 15 kills; highest rank; current rank; progress).
  • Titan Rider - Displays current mount.
  • Titan Stancesets - Very useful for warriors, allows players to set certain types of equipment (e.g. weapons / shields) to be equipped when the player changes stance.

(Examples) Top :

Bottom (below hotbar):

Dependability - Do this mod's creators keep pace with game patches?

TitanPanel was recently re-released by a new author to offer the top and bottom bar setup. Judging by the latest iteration, where several user complaints were promptly fixed, the mod looks to have some stamina. Four hammers on dependability; and we'll hope that the author continues to add to this mod's impressive patch history.

Functionality - Does it work as intended?

Given the impressive array of information TitanPanel packs into a 2 very tight spaces, and the number of independently-authored addons branded as "Titan" out there, it would be strange to log in to a flawless experience. Yet TitanPanel almost deliver just that. The only misque I encountered was that "Titan Repair" doesn't repair inventory items on my character, as advertised. Other than that, I'd like to see the "auto-hide" function expand and contract the viewport area of the screen. As it stands, auto-hide leaves a strip of awkward, vacant space at the top and bottom of the screen. It's not a big deal, especially since you'll probably want to see your informative Titan bars all the time.

Usability - Is it easy to install, or are there underlying dependencies? Is this mod easy to use, or do users climb a steep learning curve?

On the surface, just about any user will enjoy the features of this mod. The clock (in local time) and coordinates TitanPanel displays make this mod worthwhile on their own. The experience / hr addon is a nice touch; it's useful to know how long you'll have to grind xp (at your current pace) to make the next level. Some of TitanPanel's real power tools are lurking just under the surface. Warriors have long written complex scripts to change up their weaponry and shields automatically when changing stances to rapidly switch from DPS to Main Tank, but Titan Stance makes the process a breeze. Simply enter what items you want equipped in which stance, and the addon handles the rest.

Novelty - How cool / ambitious is this mod?

Along with CT Mod, Titan Bars is one of a kind. Some of Titan's individual addons have been replicated, but nothing... nowhere... nohow presents information as efficiently as TitanPanel. Another testament to the flexibility of TitanPanel is the vast number of authors, especially first-time mod designers, who have built Titan-dependent addons. Writing a mod that dances to its own tune is one thing, but writing something others can build from is quite another. Hats off.

Overall - How do we rate the mod, overall?

TitanPanel is, hands-down, a must-have World of Warcraft User Interface mod. Enjoy seperately, or along with a range of other magnificent mods like CT Mod, Auctioneer, Atlas, Enchantrix, and whatever else floats your boat. Titan works well with all of them, and for those that put a premium on their screen area, no mod does more with less than TitanPanel.

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