VTR

VARK’s Tank Ready v2.2.7 Changelog

New Features

• Added a Stats Snapshot mini window.
  • Movable, scalable and minimisable.
  • Can be toggled from the main VTR window.
  • Includes live tank stats such as Miss, Dodge, Parry, Avoidance, Coverage, Crit Safe, Defence, HP, Armour, Hit, Expertise, Resilience, Damage Reduction, Block Value and EHP.
  • Window position, size and scale are remembered after reload.
• Added main window scale controls.
  • VTR can now auto-scale based on screen size and UI scale.
  • Added manual scale controls to make the window smaller or larger.
  • Main window position and scale are saved after reload.
• Added extra tank stat visibility to the Summary page.
  • Miss
  • Dodge
  • Parry
  • Avoidance
  • Block
  • Coverage
  • Expertise
  • Resilience
  • Damage Reduction
  • Block Value
  • Effective Health Pool
• Added improved gem and enchant upgrade comparison support.
  • Better comparison logic for identifying stat gaps.
  • Improved support for comparing current gems and enchants against suggested options.
  • Designed to help tanks understand what changes can help them reach Heroic, Phase 1 Raid or Phase 2 Raid readiness.

Class Logic Updates

• Warrior:
  • Defensive Stance is now treated as an active tanking reminder rather than a hard gear-readiness blocker.
  • Hit checks use hit percentage for tank readiness.
  • Defence Skill calculation supports talent-adjusted values.
• Paladin:
  • Righteous Fury is now treated as an active tanking reminder rather than a hard gear-readiness blocker.
  • Crush Coverage logic has been improved.
  • Holy Shield contribution is handled more clearly in tank stat displays.
• Druid:
  • Bear Form is now treated as an active tanking reminder rather than a hard gear-readiness blocker.
  • Druid readiness focuses more appropriately on Crit Safe, Health, Armour, Dodge/Avoidance and threat stats rather than shield-tank Defence cap logic.

UI Improvements

• Updated the main VTR window design with stronger class themes:
  • Warrior: dark brown
  • Paladin: dark pink
  • Druid: dark green
• Updated the main title and version display.
  • The window now reads version information from the .toc file.
  • Version display no longer needs to be manually updated in MainWindow.lua.
• Improved Summary page layout.
  • Core Requirements section is now cleaner and easier to read.
  • Additional tank stats are shown as information rows instead of hard requirements.
  • Requirement bars have improved visibility.
• Improved Gear Check alignment and layout stability.
• Improved Advisor and Boss Kills title positioning.
• Added a minimap button to open and close VTR.

Tooltip Improvements

• Reworked tooltips to explain tank stats in clearer language.
• Tooltips now explain what contributes to values such as:
  • Miss
  • Avoidance
  • Coverage
  • Crush Coverage
  • Crit Safe
  • Health
  • Armour
  • Damage Reduction
  • Effective Health Pool
• Removed overly technical wording from tooltips to make them easier for new tanks to understand.

Fixes

• Fixed Summary profile buttons so Heroic, Phase 1 and Phase 2 only appear on the Summary tab.
• Fixed several layout issues where text could bleed into the header area.
• Fixed some 100% Core Requirement bars not showing correctly.
• Fixed Gear Check rows not displaying correctly after UI changes.
• Fixed Stats Snapshot content not showing in some versions.
• Fixed Stats Snapshot scroll behaviour so rows no longer bleed outside the mini window.
• Fixed saved window positioning so VTR and the Stats Snapshot should remain where placed after reload.
• Fixed class title display so it now shows only:
  • Warrior
  • Paladin
  • Druid

Notes

This version focuses heavily on improving the core tank-readiness experience, making the addon easier to read, easier to scale across different screen sizes and clearer for new tanks trying to understand what they are missing.