NPCScan and NPCScan.Overlay does not work

[Flaster]

good day
NPCScan me does not work, and maybe does not work NPCScan.Overlay : (
I used the latest version of the forum WoWInterface.

Please, is another version?
thank you

[Terranell]

It's helpful if you provide more information then 'It's not working'. Can you say how it's not working?

Is it installed correctly in your addons folder?
Does it show up on your addons list on your character screen?
Do you get an error from it when you log in?

Last time I looked it was working fine, and I see it's updated for 3.3 on wowi.

[sacrife]

It's working fine for me. Got a rarespawn just yesterday.

[Saiket]

Originally Posted by Flaster good day NPCScan me does not work, and maybe does not work NPCScan.Overlay : ( I used the latest version of the forum WoWInterface. Please, is another version? thank you

Did you download the Cataclysm version on accident? If you use the wrong one, it won't find any rares and will show the wrong paths on maps. WotLK has a different download page:

Wrath of the Lich King:
http://www.wowinterface.com/download...-_NPCScan.html
http://www.wowinterface.com/download...n.Overlay.html

Cataclysm:
http://www.wowinterface.com/download...Cataclysm.html
http://www.wowinterface.com/download...Cataclysm.html

[Maul]

I won't get technical, but NPCScan works by doing a check to see if the desired creature you are looking for is in your local cache. That means if you have seen the creature, dead or alive, WoW stores it in the local cache and if it is there upon WoW startup, NPCScan will skip that creature. In order to "hunt" effectively for a specific creature, you must at the very minimum delete the "creaturecache.wdb" file in your WoW cache folder.

There is also an issue of creatures being stored in your cache if it is a hunter pet and you run into it. Hunter pets that are rare mobs look identical to NPCScan so in an event like that, again before you hunt, you need to clear your cache again.

In short, if you have seen the creature once, dead or alive or as a hunter's pet, NPCScan will no longer alert you in the "wild". To use the addon effectively you must routinely delete the aforementioned file.