HitsMode

Description
What is HitsMode?

HitsMode is the premiere World of Warcraft combat log replacement. Boasting incredible power and flexibility, HitsMode completely transforms your combat log into readable, customizable text.
Features

* Separate your combat into up to four windows
* Colorize various parts of your combat log
* Show or hide unit names, spell names, and sentence structure
* Go with normal sentences or just the numbers
* Multiple text layout options
* Flags, color overlays, spell icons and raid icons let you see what's going on without a lot of text
* Powerful filters let you see only what you want to
* Personal combat summary counts your DPS, experience gained, and more
* Copy your settings from character to character or save multiple presets
* Integrated help system to get you started

Frequently asked questions

Why is this add-on named HitsMode?
The name HitsMode comes from the EverQuest /hitsmode command, which also allows you to configure your combat log.

Can HitsMode show timestamps, right align text, remove my chat window buttons, allow mouse wheel scrolling, change the font size of the combat log, allow my chat windows to be more resizable, etc?
No. HitsMode intentionally does not offer many chat related features. Please use a separate chat add-on like Prat or Chatter.

Why isn't the default Blizzard combat log going away?
HitsMode will not disable or hide the default Blizzard combat log. You can try hiding it yourself or docking it behind another chat window.

HitsMode is writing it's output to the Blizzard combat log window, but things aren't working properly!
I don't recommend putting HitsMode output in the Blizzard combat log (window #2). This can lead to unexpected behavior and is unsupported. HitsMode will allow you to do it, however.

For all other questions, please see the in-game knowledge base by opening the HitsMode options window and clicking the large ? icon.
Getting started

* Install HitsMode and login. You should see a message in your chat window that HitsMode loaded. If you don't see this message, the add-on hasn't loaded. Check your add-ons screen to make sure you haven't disabled it (this screen is available at character select).
* HitsMode is ready to go out of the box. A new chat window should appear, called "HitsMode 1". This window will at first be hidden behind your General Chat window. Drag it out and put it somewhere else.
* If you don't want to see the Blizzard default combat log, hide the Combat Log window or dock it behind General Chat.
* To configure HitsMode, type /hitsmode or /hm
* For further help, please click the ? icon at the top right of the options window. There are many topics available there to get you started.
* If HitsMode doesn't work at all, check the following:
o Add-on is installed in your Interface/AddOns folder
o Add-on is enabled in WoW
o You're using the English client
o If you're upgrading from a previous version and something doesn't work, load the default options. This is available from the Presets tab.
o If nothing works, you probably have an add-on that's conflicting with HitsMode. Some chat add-ons have been known to cause problems. Try disabling these and see if it helps. Contact me if you find a specific conflict and I'll see what I can do.

History

* HitsMode was first released in March 2005, about four months after WoW came out.
* Allara is the original author of HitsMode, and has played WoW off and on since launch.
* Elieehel and Tsurani have updated HitsMode in the past while Allara was gone.
* WoW patch 2.4 (in March 2008) was Blizzard's first update to the combat log since launch. The new Blizzard combat log borrows some formatting ideas and even some of it's terminology from HitsMode. HitsMode and the default combat log are now similar in many ways, but HitsMode offers many more configuration possibilities and is suitable for advanced users.