MeederSIM Changelog

v1.4.0 — SIM Character Focus

Major scope cut: back to the original SIM character purpose. All v1.3 raid and M+ tool experiments were removed to polish the core features (BiS, SimC, Stat Weights, Item Comparison) properly.

New

• Shift+Alt+Click Quick Sim — Shift+Alt on ANY item (bag, tooltip, chat link, loot) opens an export frame with that item as a SimC profileset. Paste into Raidbots and get a real DPS delta.
• Tooltip hint — every item tooltip now shows a line [MeederSIM] Shift+Alt+Click = Quick Sim (Raidbots). No more guessing how Quick Sim works.
• BiS Import edit box — Profile tab now has a paste field + "Import" button for BiS strings. No more slash command typing.
• BiSAlert popup — when a BiS item drops, a large on-screen popup appears with icon, item name, and which spec benefits (including off-specs).
• Theme.lua — shared dark flat style matching BliZzi Interrupts: cyan accent, 1px WHITE8X8 borders, outer glow, custom X close. Applied to all main windows.
• Locale switch — MeederSIM:T(de, en) helper makes all UI strings bilingual. Client language determines display. German umlauts ä/ö/ü/ß used on deDE clients.

Improved

• Stat Weights tab — "(Your best stat!)" label no longer wraps to two lines. Columns widened (Name: 230px, Raid: 240px, M+: 340px), word wrap disabled.
• Settings panel — multi-click guard (frame is reused instead of opening multiple instances). OnShow refresh ensures tab content renders reliably.
• Blizzard Interface Options — minimap compartment entry now shows real buttons (Open Settings, BiS, SimC Export) + full slash command reference instead of an empty placeholder text.
• Hub menu — cyan hover highlights on menu buttons, character info in themed panel, accent separator lines.
• BiS window, Export window, Settings window — all three use Theme:ApplyMainFrame for consistent dark look with title bar and cyan accent border.

Removed (v1.3 → v1.4)

• PullTimer.lua — pull timer with Blizzard native sync
• BossWarning.lua — combat log boss mechanic warnings
• WipeAnalyzer.lua — post-death wipe report with timeline
• RaidTools.lua — raid & M+ dashboard
• RaidTutorial.lua — boss tutorial window with phases
• SchematicRenderer.lua — 2D canvas for boss schematics
• SmartMacros.lua — auto-generated defensive macros
• Data/BossMeta.lua — hand-curated boss data (9 bosses, 32 phases)
• Data/BossAbilities.lua — boss spell IDs
• Data/RaidGuides.lua — text guides
• Data/RaidTutorials.lua — mythictrap scrape
• Data/RaidSchematics.lua — position data
• Data/RotationData.lua — rotation priorities for 39 specs
• RotationHint.lua — next-spell hint engine

Reason: anything that didn't reach a "good enough to ship as a standalone addon" quality bar. Hekili, DBM, BigWigs and Method's guides do each of these areas better. MeederSIM now focuses on what it can do well.

Bug fixes

• Theme:FlatBackdrop was called as a method (Theme:FlatBackdrop(...)) but defined as a local function — caused nil errors in the hub. Converted to a proper method.
• Slash command list in /msim help and welcome message reduced to SIM-only commands.
• Welcome message umlaut handling corrected (ä → ae fallback in self:T() calls).

Technical

• 16 Lua files, down from 30 at the v1.3 peak
• ~9,000 lines of boss data and raid logic removed
• 60 KB zip, down from 164 KB

v1.3.x — Raid & M+ Tools (removed in 1.4.0)

Several iterations of an "everything raider" addon. Pull Timer, Boss Warning engine, Wipe Analyzer, Raid Tutorial with schematic boss cards, Rotation Hints for 39 specs, Smart Macros. All of these features were rolled back because the quality wasn't there and existing top addons are better in each of these areas.

Lesson learned: an addon that does one thing really well beats an addon that does ten things halfway.

v1.2.0 — Quick Sim + Full Localization (baseline)

• Instant item comparison via hover tooltips
• BiS database with 4 profiles (Overall, Raid, M+, Personal)
• Stat weights per spec (Raid + Mythic+)
• SimC export for Raidbots
• Loot detector with chat notification
• Enchant Checker, Crest Checker, Tier Set Checker
• Gear Collector
• Minimap button + hub with 3 menu buttons
• Bag Overlay
• Full German + English localization
• BiS source: Icy Veins (Midnight S1, Patch 12.0.4)