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WoW UI Core Settings: Mastering the Cooldown Manager ⏱️
This video provides a detailed explanation of how to efficiently manage skills and buffs using the 'Cooldown Manager' in the basic UI settings of World of Warcraft (WoW). You can improve your UI and enhance gameplay without add-ons through various functions such as spell, buff, alert settings, and profile management.
1. ⚙️ Activating and Checking Basic Settings of the Cooldown Manager
- ✅ Activate the Cooldown Manager in [ESC > Settings > Gameplay Improvements].
- ✅ Turn on the Cooldown Manager in [Edit Mode].
- ✅ Make sure that a total of 4 items are activated: 'Tracked Buffs', 'Tracked Bars', 'Core Abilities', and 'Auxiliary Abilities'.
- ⚠️ If the item is not visible, repeat the check or check if it is hidden behind the action bar.
00:00 - 00:26
1. ⚙️ Activating and Checking Basic Settings of the Cooldown Manager
- ✅ Activate the Cooldown Manager in [ESC > Settings > Gameplay Improvements].
- ✅ Turn on the Cooldown Manager in [Edit Mode].
- ✅ Make sure that a total of 4 items are activated: 'Tracked Buffs', 'Tracked Bars', 'Core Abilities', and 'Auxiliary Abilities'.
- ⚠️ If the item is not visible, repeat the check or check if it is hidden behind the action bar.
00:27 - 01:21
2. 🧙 Spell Management: Minimizing Distraction with Core/Auxiliary Ability Settings
- ✅ The purpose of the 'Spell' category is to prevent distraction by placing skills that need to be tracked near the character.
- ✅ 'Core Abilities' and 'Auxiliary Abilities' are functionally identical, and the icon size can be set differently depending on the importance.
- ✅ Skills can be freely moved by mouse dragging.
01:22 - 02:12
3. 🚫 Hiding Unnecessary Skills: Utilizing the 'Not Shown' Function
- ✅ You can hide skills that do not need to be tracked by using the 'Not Shown' function.
- ✅ If you move the skill you want to hide to 'Not Shown', the skill will disappear from the ability list.
02:13 - 03:08
4. ✨ Buff Management: Tracking Buffs in Icon or Bar Form
- ✅ 'Buffs' are used to track buffs that occur to you to prevent distraction.
- ✅ 'Tracked Buffs' displays buffs as icons, and 'Tracked Bars' displays them as bars.
- ✅ The function is the same, only the display method is different.
03:09 - 04:01
5. 🔔 Setting New Alerts: How to Use Type, Timing, and Sound Alerts
- ✅ You can set a new alert by right-clicking on a spell or buff icon.
- ✅ Alert type: Can be set to sound, icon border change, etc.
- ✅ You can set the sound alert by selecting the desired sound.
04:02 - 05:36
6. ⏰ Setting Alert Timing: Available, Pending, Granting Usage Count
- ✅ 'Available': Notifies you when the skill is available after the cooldown.
- ✅ 'Pending': Notifies you when the cooldown starts after using the skill.
- ✅ 'Granting Usage Count': Notifies you when the stack of a stack-type skill is charged.
| Timing | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Available | Notification when available after cooldown ends | Brewmaster's Stagger 0 > 1 stack notification |
| Pending | Notification when cooldown starts immediately after using the skill | Notification when cooldown starts immediately after using the skill |
| Granting Usage Count | Notification each time a stack is charged | Brewmaster's Stagger all notifications when 0 > 1 stack, 1 > 2 stack |
05:37 - 06:08
7. 📢 Adding Visual Alerts and Bugs in the Current UI
- ✅ You can add and check alerts visually as well as audibly.
- ✅ Up to 3 alerts can be added.
- ⚠️ The current UI is still in development, so there may be bugs.
06:09 - 07:05
8. 🎨 My Own UI Settings: Skill Placement and Buff/Survival Management
- ✅ Place the main skills that need to be tracked in 'Core Abilities' to make the icons larger.
- ✅ Place survival skills in 'Auxiliary Abilities'.
- ✅ Put the 'Exuberant Incantation' buff in the buff to check if it can be cast immediately.
- ✅ Put two survival skills in 'Tracked Bars' to check whether survival skills are maintained.
07:06 - 07:34
9. 💾 Saving and Sharing Profiles: Export/Import Function in Settings
- ✅ All settings can be saved as a profile.
- ✅ You can import other users' profiles through the 'Import' function.
- ✅ You can share your profile with others through the 'Copy to Clipboard' function.