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12-28-14, 11:42 PM   #1
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Simulating Raid Environments

Hey how are you going,

So I'm looking to start creating my own raid UI however I have ran into the issue of being able to test what my addons look like in raids / arenas unless I physically am in one. Is there any addons that simulate 25 man raids so I can test the look of my UI?

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12-29-14, 01:53 AM   #2
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You can show the arena frames by either typing this in chat or set it as a macro

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/run LoadAddOn("Blizzard_ArenaUI");ArenaEnemyFrames:Show();ArenaEnemyFrame1:Show();ArenaEnemyFrame2:Show();ArenaEnemyFrame3:Show();ArenaEnemyFrame1CastingBar:Show()
As for the raid frames I'm not sure there is an easy way to do so with blizzards frames. If you're using 3rd party mods I doubt they have any test mode like many used to during the earlier wow years.
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12-29-14, 02:27 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Tim View Post
You can show the arena frames by either typing this in chat or set it as a macro

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/run LoadAddOn("Blizzard_ArenaUI");ArenaEnemyFrames:Show();ArenaEnemyFrame1:Show();ArenaEnemyFrame2:Show();ArenaEnemyFrame3:Show();ArenaEnemyFrame1CastingBar:Show()
As for the raid frames I'm not sure there is an easy way to do so with blizzards frames. If you're using 3rd party mods I doubt they have any test mode like many used to during the earlier wow years.
RealUI you can show all the UI elements to move them around as necessary.
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12-29-14, 02:45 AM   #4
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RealUI doesn't help the person if they're not using that UI.
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12-29-14, 06:13 AM   #5
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The only way I know about is joining a battleground.
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12-29-14, 10:51 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Blurg View Post
Is there any addons that simulate 25 man raids so I can test the look of my UI?
That depends on the AddOn you are using to display raid frames.
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12-29-14, 11:27 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Duugu View Post
The only way I know about is joining a battleground.
That's what I do. Just queue up for alterac valley.
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12-29-14, 12:23 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by ravagernl View Post
That depends on the AddOn you are using to display raid frames.
This ^^. What addon ARE you using?
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01-03-15, 02:07 PM   #9
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Long time ago someone tried making an addon that hijacked the API required to feed fake data, i.e. a 40 man raid. In turn the UI would update and show the different elements accordingly. Shame it died out back then... the idea is neat.
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01-03-15, 06:41 PM   #10
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Many unit frames as Seerah mentioned can display them. I know Shadowed UF can show them for placement.
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01-03-15, 09:02 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Vlad View Post
Long time ago someone tried making an addon that hijacked the API required to feed fake data, i.e. a 40 man raid. In turn the UI would update and show the different elements accordingly. Shame it died out back then... the idea is neat.
The problem with that is that it will cause massive taint everywhere, and if you entered combat without first reloading the UI, you would have a broken UI and millions of error messages.
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01-04-15, 01:46 AM   #12
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Vuhdo has a test mode where you can see 5,10, 25, 40 man raids even being solo. It is in the "move" tab.
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