ElmoRare
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Rare and rare-elite alerts from native nameplates, target and mouseover, with sound and a hover tooltip.
ElmoRare 1.0.0
Classic Era / Forever rare alerts, using native public data. No Questie or rare database is required. This addon does not share sightings over chat/networks.
Detection
An alive, non-player-controlled creature classified by WoW as rare or
rareelite produces a local chat notice, optional raid-warning sound and a
12-second alert. Hover the alert for its name, level, classification, source and
NPC ID when available. Drag to move it; right-click to dismiss it.
Nearby detection uses NAME_PLATE_UNIT_ADDED and the native nameplate unit
tokens. Enable enemy nameplates outside combat. Target and mouseover detection
also work. A half-second scan retries delayed data and handles recycled tokens.
WoW controls which units and range are available; this is not a complete radar
for all rares in the zone, and it does not scan unexposed creatures or cache
entries. Private identity/classification/death/control data is skipped safely.
No HP, aura or combat-log data is read.
Each creature GUID alerts once while observed. The same GUID can alert again after five minutes without observation; a different spawn GUID alerts separately. The session cache is bounded to 256 rare GUIDs. Sightings are not persisted.
Options and preview
Open Options > AddOns > ElmoRare or /erare (/elmorare). Detection, sound,
popup/tooltip and alert position settings are saved per character.
/erare test: preview the popup and enabled sound; it creates no real sighting./erare on//erare off: enable or disable detection./erare last: display the last sighting again./erare status: report detection, tracked nameplates and secure-key availability.
The preview can be used without a rare nearby. It never targets or marks a mob. Audio respects WoW's sound settings; the addon does not change volume/CVars.
Optional skull key
In Options > Key Bindings, search ElmoRare and assign ElmoRare: Skull on current target. The binding is unassigned by default. Select the rare yourself, then press that key. It marks the current target, so check your target before pressing it. Normal group permissions still apply.
ElmoRare Team
