Decursive
Author: Quu
Official Site: www.quutar.com
Download it here! (v1.9.0, 17kb, zip format)
Reviewed 21.1.2006 (Version 1.9.0) by Messiah
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Features:
- Check target for curable effect, cure if found
- Check priority list (in order) for curable effect, cure if found
- Check self for curable effect, cure if found
- Check party members for curable effect, cure if found
- Check raid members for curable effect, cure if found
- Check pet for curable effect, cure if found (for future felhunters)
- Check party and then raid pets for curable effect, cure if found
This is a cleaning mod. Its job it to help a class that can remove debuffs, do it with ease. Load the mod, bind a key (or create a macro "/decursive") and run, no further configuration or editing needed, it auto configures. Run the mod when ever you wish to cleanse a status ailment, or even think one might be on your target, party, or even raid party, if nothing is cleaned, there is no penalty or cool down.
Currently Decursive is configured to automatically select Druid, Priest, Mage, Paladin, Shaman, Felhunter, and Doomguard cleansing spells. The spell choice is done intelligently, only casting the level or specific version needed, saving mana. Items might be added in the future. If you are a warlock, "Range" is not checked with your felhunter or doomguard
When you do a cleanse, the following logic is run
(If you are not in a party, or not in a raid, it will skip the party and raid sections)
If after all of this, if nothing is found it will say “Nothing cleaned” in the system window. If it is unable to target someone it will say so in the system window. When it tries to clean an ailment, it will say so in the system window. If the user is under the effect of an Abolish Poison/Disease it will not further cast remove poison or disease, it will instead skip them and keep searching.
To show the priority list UI type (prefered)
/dcrshow
to print out the current list type
/dcrlist
to manually add your target type
/dcradd
to empty the list type
/dcrclear
The priority list is new. I will have more about it later.
If the mod tries to cast a curable effect on a party member, but it fails (not in line of sight, etc), it will then put that unit on a blacklist for three seconds. Being on the blacklist means you get cured last. This is to keep Decursive from getting "stuck" on a player who is out of range/behind a wall, etc. I am going to try to adjust this to only account for LoS... but right now silence on the caster would count for a blacklist.
If the mod comes across an ignorable ailment, it prints what it is and who it is on, but then moves on. As I get more ignorable ailments I will add them to the internal arrays.
For checking range, Decursive will scan your action buttons (1-120) for a curable spell (any) and use that to gauge for range... all you need is one of your curable spells on any action button... does not matter where... it can be a hidden action bar... as long as its somewhere.
This is not a client/server setup... only the curing classes need to have this mod, nothing is required for a recipient.
Dependability - Do this mod's creators keep pace with game patches?
YES! Since this mod was created Quu has updated it more than 20 times. Every time there has been a WoW Patch releases or someone has reported an issue with it, there has been a patch within a few days. You couldn't ask for much more than what Quu has done.
Functionality - Does it work as intended?
This Mod works exactly as it should, almost too well. By too well I mean that once you use it you will have difficulty playing without it. It makes playing a class capable of removing debuffs so much simpler and better by removing the pain of finding and clicking on the correct player to decurse. With this mod all you need to do is click the icon you setup or better yet the mapped key shortcut.
Decursive Options Screen
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?
Decursive is very easy to to install, all you need is to is unzip it to the proper location and you are ready to go. Using the mod is also very easy, the easiest way is to map decursive to a key (my suggestion is the ~/` key next to the 1) and then you can spam it easily.
My only issue with usability is the lack of documentation. The download does not come with anything that explains how to use it and this would be a big help. Once you know how it is very easy to use, but on first trying it, it can be difficult to setup. The newest version also has a very nice options screen and a priority setup screen, both of which are very handy.
Novelty - How cool / ambitious is this mod?
Being a class based mod with a fairly small scope it is not all that ambitious. If it is for your class though it is VERY cool, No more hunting for the right person to remove debuffs from. While its scope is very small, it does do that piece very well.
Overall - How do we rate the mod, overall?
This really depends on your class. If you are a Priest, Paladin or Mage you are likely to think this is the best mod since sliced bread. If you are a Warrior, this mod will not interest you at all. As stated earlier though if you play a class capable of removing debuffs then this is a must have. It becomes even more of a requirement if you play this type of class and play in a lot of 40 man raids. Highly recommended!
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