TerriblePackWarnings

A WoW Midnight addon that shows ability warnings for dungeon trash packs in Mythic+. Import an MDT route, configure which skills to track, and get spell icons with countdown timers and cast detection highlights when you pull tracked packs.

Midnight's addon API is heavily restricted -- no combat log, spell IDs from casts are secret values, health values are hidden. The addon works around these limitations with nameplate scanning and timer-based predictions. The result is Terrible at best, but if you think it's better than nothing, feel free to use this as you see fit.

This addon is in early stages of development. Profiles and configuration formats may change between updates and are not guaranteed to be backwards compatible until a stable version is reached.

AI Usage

This addon was built with the help of Claude AI. I'm an experienced Software Developer but very new to Blizzard's API and game addon/modding development. Claude assisted with learning the WoW addon API and writing the implementation. The addon is maintained by me to the best of my abilities.

Features

• Mob category tagging -- every mob is categorized as boss, miniboss, caster, warrior, rogue, or trivial with color-coded tags in the config window. Categories are detected at runtime and used to filter which abilities trigger alerts. Unknown mobs are treated as wildcards so you never miss a warning.
• Per-skill configuration -- choose which abilities to track per mob, set custom labels, timers, and sound/TTS alerts
• Timed ability warnings -- spell icons with cooldown sweep countdown for abilities with known cast timers
• Cast detection and alerts -- untimed skill icons glow orange when a mob of the matching category starts casting, with optional sound or TTS alerts on cast detection
• MDT route import -- paste an MDT/Keystone.guru export string to load your route with per-dungeon storage
• 8 Midnight S1 dungeons -- ability data extracted from MDT for Algethar Academy, Magisters' Terrace, Maisara Caverns, Nexus Point Xenas, Pit of Saron, Seat of the Triumvirate, Skyreach, and Windrunner Spire -- all mobs categorized from in-game verification

Usage

Auto Mode

1. Install the addon and /reload
2. Open config: /tpw
3. Browse dungeons and mobs in the left panel
4. Check or search for the skills you want to track for each mob
5. For skills with known timers, check Timed and enter the First Cast and Cooldown values (in seconds)
6. Enable Sound Alert if you want audio warnings -- best for timed skills or when the mob has a single dangerous cast. For untimed skills, sound triggers on any cast from the same class, which can produce false positives
7. Open route window: /tpw route
8. Click Import, paste an MDT export string
9. Set mode to Auto
10. Enter the dungeon and start pulling -- ability icons appear automatically as you engage tracked packs. Pack progression is inferred from entering and leaving combat.

Manual Mode

A more flexible usage that doesn't require a strict route:

1. Import a partial route with only the mobs you want to track
2. Configure skills as above
3. Set mode to Manual in the route window
4. Click the pack row in the route window before or at the start of the fight to activate tracking for that pack
5. Timed skills show countdown sweeps, untimed skills show static icons that glow orange on cast detection

Commands

Data Status

Ability data for all 8 Midnight Season 1 dungeons has been extracted from MythicDungeonTools. All mobs have been categorized by role (boss, miniboss, caster, warrior, rogue, trivial) from in-game verification. See MobCategories.md for the complete mob category index.

• No abilities have pre-set timers -- all timing data must be configured by the player through the profile system.
• Ability coverage varies -- some dungeons have more complete spell data than others.
• Some mobs remain "unknown" -- a few spawns and boss adds could not be verified and are tagged as unknown (treated as wildcard at runtime so alerts still fire).

If you have verified ability timers, contributions are greatly appreciated.

Known Limitations

• Nameplate scanning requires enemy nameplates to be enabled
• Cast detection cannot identify which specific spell is being cast (Midnight wraps spell IDs as secret values) -- it can only detect that a mob is casting something
• Mob health values are secret -- HP-based ability timing is not possible
• Untimed sound alerts trigger on any cast from a mob of the matching category, which can produce false positives
• Auto mode advances packs on combat end, which may not match your actual pull order
• Leaving a season dungeon automatically sets mode to Disable -- you must re-enable Auto or Manual when entering a dungeon

Planned

• Repositioning and sizing of spell icon display through Edit Mode
• Community-contributed ability profiles with verified timers
• Additional quality-of-life UI improvements