this is probably the best guide to get started with WAs. I want to have seen this about 5 years ago. By now I'm pretty firm in building/changing WAs but when I started this would have been insanely good and probably have saved me some hours! Still using some premade ones as it is much faster changing them to my needs but it helps if you are missing some or if they are just too big.
@Ihatenoobss16 күн бұрын
this is by far the best WeakAuras video I've come across. Thank you!
@hutchy540716 күн бұрын
Finally a video thats not just "heres how you import"
@dannsilveira27 күн бұрын
one of the best videos about improving dps I've ever seen. it;s so clear even if your not a 'parse adictted' or wowlogs whore and just want to find improvments on your own performance. thats exactlay what I was looking for even tho Im not playing retail this exp. thanks!
@hrothmar25 күн бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! The end goal can definitely be whatever people want, but it’s important to start an improvement journey with realistic goals and a big pinch of patience
@Joydivisionn28 күн бұрын
when i do /combatlog it will show up as Logs/WoWCombatLog.txt, how do i get rid of the ".txt" bc i think this is why my logs did not upload ? Is it a setting i missed in the client download? or did i choose a wrong folder ?
@hrothmar27 күн бұрын
On the "Live Log" tab you should be able to select the `{drive}\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft\_retail_\Logs` folder. If you're on the "Upload a Log" tab, it will require you to select a specific `.txt` file. It sounds like you're looking at the "Upload a Log" tab, but you're trying to perform a "live log" upload as you fight new bosses. Try swapping to Live Log tab and let me know if that helps!
@grudleyАй бұрын
Very high quality tutorial. Great pacing! I see you haven't made videos here in a while. I hope you're out there making educational content for something else because you're very good at it! If you come back and make more WoW content, I would like to see a workflow for making raid or m+ mechanic weakauras. Basically how to become the sort of person who can go from "i wish i had a weakaura to track that" to actually making one
@hrothmarАй бұрын
Ask and you will receive! I have been wanting to get back into making guides again and this is a lovely request. I'll follow up in a few days/weeks!
@grudleyАй бұрын
@@hrothmar I look forward to it!
@glennadams1620Ай бұрын
awesome video.... Easy to listen to, watch and follow. Well done mate !! I thought the addon was too confusing for years... but you explained everything step by step
@hrothmarАй бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! I’m happy to hear it was helpful!
@julieclyde76982 ай бұрын
Incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!
@SAlma-kw7to2 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for the video! I have a question! Let’s say there’s a weapon can proc an extra damage on hit, is there a way to make a weakaura to show something when that proc? It’s not buff so I don’t know how to do it.
@johnnguyen62242 ай бұрын
Very helpful, thanks!
@shiner4212 ай бұрын
Struggling to follow this, none of the trigger options you show are available in weak auras anymore.
@hrothmar2 ай бұрын
heya! I can try and help here, but yes the interface of WeakAuras is constantly getting updated and renamed, but to my knowledge all of the triggers are still the same. Is there one specifically that you couldn't find?
@judd10102 ай бұрын
This is a great tutorial. Well done. Thank you very much!
@ferdcneiden21913 ай бұрын
Should I delete the file every day ?
@hrothmar3 ай бұрын
you don't have to, but it's a good habit when you remember to. For context, I've raided most days this week and not deleted logs manually and i only have a handful locally still.
@Favelado10203 ай бұрын
Nice, well done! Appreciate the guide.
@nonye03 ай бұрын
could u help me make an aura that check hekili keybinds to show only text? lol random comment request.
@hrothmar3 ай бұрын
There's three parts to this and it might be easiest to reduce it to as many as possible. Your actionbars (baseline wow feature) show text based on what key they're bound to. Hekili then shows the text based on what actionbar item that spell has been placed on. Involving auras shouldn't be necessary, you can just bind the key to something else, or edit the way the text shows in Hekili.
@nonye03 ай бұрын
@@hrothmar could u show an example i have no skill at making those aura i tried but nothing is reading the addon
@hrothmar3 ай бұрын
@@nonye0 WeakAuras shouldn't be invovled in what you're trying to do at all, for what it's worth. If you're leveraging Hekili, just use `/hekili` to open the menu and move the hekil "spell list" around your screen with your mouse. If you want them to show different text on the spells shown, put that spell on your actionbars (open spellbook with "p", then drag them onto an action bar), then change the actionbar binding (esc -> Options -> Keybinding) to match what you want.
@GilesOfHam14 ай бұрын
Great vid, thanks :)
@Evanz1114 ай бұрын
Speedrun tactics :’g
@hrothmar4 ай бұрын
Admittedly, once I got up there I had to run for like ten minutes to get to the doorway so it probably ate more time than it was worth 😂
@Evanz1114 ай бұрын
@@hrothmar I just had the exact same dilemma. Only managed to work around it by doing another glitch where a prop threw me threw the wall into the next area :’) I love when bugs work in our favour!
@shredding65524 ай бұрын
14:50 I do not see this spell activation overlay glow option being available to me. Is this due to some difference in how wa work in retail and classic?
@hrothmar4 ай бұрын
Potentially, this guide is solely for Retail and I cannot promise any information here is fully translatable for the Classic version.
@onlyhuman32814 ай бұрын
How to gate Keep using Logs?
@hrothmar4 ай бұрын
I am not certain I understand the question, but if you’re attempting to hide your character from appearing in WarcraftLogs you can use this guide here: www.warcraftlogs.com/help/hiding-characters/#:~:text=Once%20you%20have%20claimed%20your,between%20being%20visible%20and%20hidden.
@YologamerY134 ай бұрын
Im missing one in this video 😢😅
@hrothmar4 ай бұрын
From another commenter on this video: "it’s on the higher tower directly next to you the glyph you find in front of the structure’s below Shikaar Highlands." This video was created during the Alpha phase of Dragonflight, and they shifted the location of a few glyphs before launch
@blaxxx244 ай бұрын
ty
@GameplayOssboss4 ай бұрын
Is switching zones via loading screen also a reload?
@hrothmar4 ай бұрын
I dont believe so no, you can enable logs then run multiple dungeons without issue.
@dwiksux50794 ай бұрын
Bob ross of wow! 🎉
@Gunjeentv-zv1kz5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the awesome video. Is there a way to have a weak aura track the amount of buffs active? For an example as an Outlaw rogue I use Roll the Bones which gives me up to 5 Random buffs and I just want to track how many I currently have active. Perhaps an Icon that would show the number 3 if I have 3 of the buffs active. and so on.
@hrothmar5 ай бұрын
Hey friend! Yes, but you'd need to set up Triggers for each of those 5 buffs, then show them each if you have them or not. Other auras exist like this already and can be found on Wago.io by searching for "roll the bones" and there are a variety of options available if you dont want to build your own (wago.io/Pd53s_NPU) or (wago.io/Nyg6wk4_l)
@laoy79715 ай бұрын
OMG, your guide is so much better. I hate people rambling nonsence on their videos. Thankyou!
@gregapompe66205 ай бұрын
good job ! Thank you.
@mikolajwojtaszek17345 ай бұрын
Ngl very nice explanation even for such a noob like me but i decided not to use it bcs i was watching and trying to do it on my acc for like nearly 2 hours instead of playing so ill leave it for now. Thanks tho i will use it in future for sure :)
@hrothmar5 ай бұрын
this gave me a solid chuckle, thank you for the kind words and I hope that your playing goes well!
@mamba777jv5 ай бұрын
BRAVO!!!! You remind me of one professor I had in CompSci. Well mapped teachings and breaking them down to understandable, concise, succint and precise tutorials. I can now effectively use WA. Thank you!
@zombmello5 ай бұрын
thank you so much. great vid and super helpful!
@Elementpunx5 ай бұрын
You my man is a gem. I hope you are all good. Love <3
@yeeehawwdy26385 ай бұрын
Do you stop combat logging after each raid boss or just start it at the start of raid and end it when the raid is done
@hrothmar5 ай бұрын
I start logging at the beginning of raid, while the group is forming, or while I’m waiting on queue, then stop once I’m completely done.
@Quitarstudent6 ай бұрын
as a person who hates log, how do i pernamently remove my character from wow logs? i do not wish other ppl post anything about my char and i dont play according this log shit
@hrothmar6 ай бұрын
Hey friend, you can follow the guide on how to accomplish this on their website, which outlines the steps needed. You'll need to make an account, claim your character (ie: verify ownership) and then toggle your parses to be hidden. www.warcraftlogs.com/help/hiding-characters/
@twiggimmapiggus66956 ай бұрын
I am beyond baffled at how few views this has. This is an excellent guide to logs for someone who is using them for the very first time, and your video has single handedly changed my entire game. Thank you!
@shaolinmunky20126 ай бұрын
Solid video. Do you do much with writing your own functions?
@hrothmar6 ай бұрын
I haven’t written any myself, since it is usually written in LUA, a language that I’m not familiar with. That said, I have edited existing ones to repurpose them for things I need! It’s fun, but a little daunting simultaneously.
@shaolinmunky20126 ай бұрын
I recognized about three or four weeks ago that logs would be key to getting better at my play -- but WCLs is so robust that it was hard trying to get any useful information out of it. I've been pasting my logs to my class DC and getting feedback but I really want to be able to just read my own logs. This video is exactly the information I was looking for! One question I have, though, when I zoom in on a segment, how do I zoom back out?? Thanks for the content!
@hrothmar6 ай бұрын
Sure thing! So up at the top of the screen, to the right of the boss name, there should be a section that says “All Phases”. If you’re currently zoomed into a potion of the fight, a link will appear below that phrase which reads “[reset zoom]”, which should return you!
@shaolinmunky20126 ай бұрын
@@hrothmar thank you so much! That has to be the least intuitive place to put that!
@hrothmar6 ай бұрын
@@shaolinmunky2012 haha no worries there. It makes sense in the context of the "phase" selector also scopes your timeline to certain areas of the fight, but it's not very intuitive by any means
@Tronarul6 ай бұрын
finally a proper simple guide to start out for weakauras
@hrothmar6 ай бұрын
Haha, thanks for the kind words! Glad to hear that this was helpful :D
@marcussundholm87276 ай бұрын
I clicked on the gear in warcraft logs, but do not see a battlenet section like in your video, what should I do?
@hrothmar6 ай бұрын
I can't speak on behalf of WarcraftLog's support team, but I'd first check their guides here: www.warcraftlogs.com/help/start. If you continue to run into problems, try emailing their support team at [email protected]
@MufazaPT5 ай бұрын
Yo, idk if you found the solution , but maybe you went on the wrong region forum.
@marcussundholm87275 ай бұрын
I got it working@@MufazaPT
@WZRDr6 ай бұрын
Lol im experiencing the same. Last arrow got it without time stop
@matthew79726 ай бұрын
I have isssues where I follow the steps, stop combat log, and it doesn’t automatically upload and says no data on the log even though I was fighting random mobs for minutes for trial. It won’t let me delete the log in game and I have to log out. It won’t even let me begin recording a new log unless I delete the old one
@hrothmar6 ай бұрын
so CombatLog is designed to mostly encapsulate instanced content, there's a setting somewhere to allow for the capture of random mobs (but they're ignored by default because it would clutter logs like crazy). You also can NOT delete logs while your game is running. This is by design. WoW has to be stopped before you can delete existing logs.
@matthew79726 ай бұрын
@@hrothmar okay, so I ran stockades to try it out. I stopped the combat log many times to upload that little segment of fighting. It all uploaded but seemed to be the same entire file and not separate little fights? Basically if I run BFD, I should just start the live log and combat log in game only once and stop it once the raid is over with?
@hrothmar6 ай бұрын
@@matthew7972no need to stop combat logs to get little segments of fighting, just run the whole thing and then complete the instance. Dungeons are counted as one large instance, raids are per-boss. It sounds like you're mostly tripping up the tool from being able to do its job and it's causing problems with its outcome. For dungeons, you can start CombatLog/LiveLog (run multiple dungeons) then disable it once you're completed, same with raid. Also, I'm unsure how well it works with Classic/SoD since I solely deal with retail information.
@Toomes6 ай бұрын
Best guide ever
@wayyytoolab7 ай бұрын
I really feel like you need to start a painting channel. The knowledge is very based in Warcraft but the voice leaves me wanting to watch you paint a "happy little tree".
@hrothmar6 ай бұрын
Haha thank you very much. I do paint a few things, but I'm still too new at it!
@markyYE7 ай бұрын
Good stuff, really well explained and cleanly guided.
@EbyRocks227 ай бұрын
Really useful video, thanks. I have subscribed.
@Zhawk19927 ай бұрын
HUGE thumbs up on the video. You break it down and make it approachable, thank you🙏🏼
@TheRational757 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@renealbrechtsen97438 ай бұрын
Probably the clearest weakaura tutorial I've ever seen. Doesn't seem as scary now.
@ryanmvdl348 ай бұрын
dude this is a really awesome guide. My guild just got done raiding for the week and our logs have been posted and I'm comparing myself to the #1 outlaw rogue in the past few days and I see that he is casting between the eyes many more times than I am and I can't figure out how. Are people just clicking WAY faster than me?
@hrothmar8 ай бұрын
it's unlikely that people are clicking faster than you, since WoW leverages a GCD, meaning you have a window of ~1.2 seconds to press something before you'd be falling behind due to lack of inputs (and even then, you can pre-queue spells slightly ahead of time for your next input to buy you time). What I would recommend is taking this knowledge of "something is wrong between the number of Between The Eyes casts between them and myself", and continue auditing to see if any thing else stands out as odd, such as you casting a different spell more than them instead. You can also take these findings to your Class/Spec discord and ask for assistance in auditing the logs for advice too, it could be anything from rotation to tier set differences, to just lucky RNG, but it's good to identify where the core disconnect is so you can dig in further from there.
@alchendatv48968 ай бұрын
You should do more wa stuff 😊
@JohnCostanzo8 ай бұрын
This is probably me being a noob but can you not do the same with bartender? What is WA doing that bartender cannot?
@hrothmar8 ай бұрын
I haven’t used bartender in a number of years so I’d have to get up to speed with its capabilities, but weakauras generally has deeper overall capabilities. This video is just how to accomplish the task within this specific tool- not that it’s necessarily the best tool for everyone (or every circumstance)
@adamchemseddine57338 ай бұрын
What's the link to the video where you show how to climb the mountain quickly?
@hrothmar8 ай бұрын
Hey Friend! It's a bit outdated, but the core concepts are still the same. You can find it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqO9g5d9jrt1Z7c