The Spy addon scans the combat log for actions performed by enemy players and announces their presence when they are detected. By warning you about nearby enemy players you can prepare for possible PvP combat. If an enemy player is detected Spy will attempt to determine their class, race and level based on the ability that was used. It will then sound an alert and add the enemy player to the Nearby List. Spy can be configured to announce enemy player encounters and share data with other Spy users in your party, raid or guild.
The Spy Window
The Spy window will initially appear under your character portrait, but can be moved by dragging the title bar. The title bar contains the following buttons:
- Stats: Opens the Statistics Window which shows a list of all enemies encountered
- Clear: Manually clears all enemy players that have currently been detected.Holding the Control key down while clicking this button will turn Spy off / on while leaving the window displayed.Holding the Shift key down while clicking this button will turn off / on all audio alerts.
- Left/Right: Used to navigates between the Nearby, Last Hour, Ignore and Kill On Sight lists..
- Close: Hides the Spy window. Spy is configured by default to show itself again when the next enemy player is detected. Alternatively you can type /spy show to manually show the Spy Window.
The Nearby List
As enemy players are detected they will be added to the Nearby list. Hovering over entries in the list will display a tooltip with the enemy player's details, including the last seen time and location. Right-clicking on them will displays a drop down menu which will allow you to:
- Remove the enemy player from the Nearby ist.
- Add/remove the enemy player to/from your Ignore or Kill On Sight list.
- Announce the enemy player's details to a chat channel of your choice.
- Set multiple Kill On Sight reasons, if the player is on your Kill On Sight list.
If enemy players remain undetected they will be removed from the Nearby list after a configurable amount of time. The Nearby list will always sort by the time each enemy player was initially detected, with enemy players who are on the Kill On Sight list or actively performing actions being placed at the top of the list. Spy is configured by default to switch back to the Nearby list when the next enemy player is detected.
The Kill On Sight List
The Kill On Sight list is for enemy players you especially want to know about. When enemy players on your Kill On Sight list are detected a warning will be displayed and an alarm will sound. You can use the drop down menu to add/remove enemy players to/from the Kill On Sight list, or hold the Shift key down while clicking an entry in the list to add/remove enemy players.
The Ignore List
The Ignore list is where you can place enemy players you have deemed harmless. Spy will not generate any alerts for enemy players on your Ignore list. You can use the drop down menu to add/remove enemy players to/from the Ignore list, or hold the Control key down while clicking on an entry in the list to add/remove enemy players.
The Last Hour List
The Last Hour list displays enemy players that have been detected in the last hour. It will always be sorted by the time each enemy player was initially detected, with those most recently detected appearing at the top of the list.
The Statistics Window
The Statistics window contains a list of all enemy encounters. By default it is sorted by the last time an enemy was detected. It can be also sorted by name, level, guild, wins and losses. The Statistics window also provides the capability to search for a specific enemy by name or guild and has filters to show enemies that are marked as Kill on Sight, with a Win/Loss or entered Reasons.
Additional Information
For more information see the tooltips associated with each option in the Interface Addons Spy configuration menu and the README file. To see a list of slash commands type: /spy
Localizations
Currently enUS, deDE, koKR, ptBR, zhCN and zhTW.
Contact me on this site if you are able to provide translations for other languages.
Authors
Created by Immolation from Cho'gall (US).
Updated by Slipjack.
Comments and Suggestions
Comments and suggestions are welcome. To report issues or ask for new features, use this site:
https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/spy/issues
All of my history has been lost from my statistics(all my kill/death history from my HWL grind, any idea how/why this happened and if there is a way to recover any of it?
No idea when this happened just realized it had last night and it was definitely there 2 weeks ago before I xfered servers.
In reply to mordaxt:
Saved variables are associated to the account, server and character. If you transferred servers there will be a new saved variables file. You should be able to copy the old file to the new server location.
Thanks for the update! Much appreciated :)
Still broken as of today. :sadface:
In reply to Ibirbb:
Another update was just posted.
In reply to Slipjack:
I love you!
Hey so with the unfortunate situation with the weizpvp dev, a lot of people are now switching to this addon instead. However weizpvp had some big features that this addon either had before 10.0 or never had and I was really hoping they could be either added back in (if it was the 10.0 thing) or added as new features. The main one that made weizpvp such a great addon was the ability to click a name in the detected list and the corresponding player would automatically be targeted with a giant target. Can this be implemented?
Thanks!
Also I note that the "Tooltip anchor point" setting is bugged. The tooltip always appears locked to the bottom right of the screen, far away from the list. Selecting different options in the drop down makes no difference.
In reply to notanotherforumname:
Sad to hear about weiz. Hopefully he will make a speedy recovery. I usually will get permission before I incorporate someone else's work or wait till the addon is abandoned.
The Tooltip anchor point issue appears to be corrected with a hotfix by Blizzard. By the time I got around to testing it - everything was working as intended.
I just posted an update for DF but some functionality had to be disabled until I can figure out get them working again with the latest API.
In reply to Slipjack:
do u need a hand i have the basics working in my temp version
this version click targeting doesnt work
In reply to n0t49a1n:
Any help that you can provide will be much appreciated. I will dm you later with what I haven't been able to fix yet.
List no longer shows in 10.0.
Edit: Works now. Thanks!
Dead as of 10.0 :-(
As a WPVPer Spy is a must have.
I hope there is an update. :-)
Thanks in advance.
any Info for an update ?
Broken as of DF pre-patch (10.0)
LUA Errors as follows:
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Time: Wed Oct 26 19:03:42 2022
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Also
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Time: Wed Oct 26 19:03:42 2022
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[string "@Interface/SharedXML/SharedUIPanelTemplates.lua"]:503: in function `PanelTemplates_TabResize'
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Time: Wed Oct 26 19:03:42 2022
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[string "@Interface/SharedXML/SharedUIPanelTemplates.lua"]:465: in function `PanelTemplates_SetTab'
[string "*SpyStats.xml:688_OnLoad"]:2: in function <[string "*SpyStats.xml:688_OnLoad"]:1>
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Also
Message: Interface/AddOns/Spy/MainWindow.lua:505: attempt to call method 'SetMinResize' (a nil value)
Time: Wed Oct 26 19:03:42 2022
Count: 1
Stack: Interface/AddOns/Spy/MainWindow.lua:505: attempt to call method 'SetMinResize' (a nil value)
[string "@Interface/AddOns/Spy/MainWindow.lua"]:505: in function `CreateMainWindow'
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[string "=[C]"]: ?
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Locals: <none>
Also
Message: Interface/AddOns/Spy/SpyStats.lua:73: attempt to index global 'SpyStatsKosCheckboxText' (a nil value)
Time: Wed Oct 26 19:03:42 2022
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[string "@Interface/AddOns/Accountant_Classic/Libs/AceAddon-3.0/AceAddon-3.0.lua"]:498: in function `InitializeAddon'
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Locals: <none>
Possibly more
Is there a dragonflight 10.0 update coming? Right now, i have it stuck in the middle of my screen and I cannot move it.
I installed the addon correctly but the window won't show up and the commands don't work, I know it's active because I can see it on my addon list in game.. idk why it's not working
In reply to ImJustA_Sexy_Boy:
most of the functions are disabled by default. So you will need to go into the options menu and turn on exactly what want Spy to do for you.
Hey, awesome addon! Just wondering if there is a way to only alert for rogues or stealth players? As in BG's these are the only alerts I really want, and i get clustered with alot of other classes alerts. Thanks! :)
Feature request!
It would be cool if a little class color icon could be added to the map when someone is found, and that information sent across the guild (or other people with the addon). So all guildies could open up their world maps and see where a lot of the enemy faction has been recently spotted so they could either go gank or avoid.