Pet window and possible HUGE posibilities...

Bones · Post by **Bones** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 3:25 pm

ok.. so I've heard that when you charm a target, the duration of the charm is determined at that point, based upon several factors.

See where I'm going with this?? :)

Has anyone tried to include the buff duration labels into the pet window?

How cool would that be to see when you charm something.. that you have exactly X amount of time left on that charm... HUGE!

Bones

NotSoCSharp · Post by **NotSoCSharp** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 4:08 pm

Not sure if this is possible. Charm can break anytime based on many factors.

At least from what I have seen.

TI994a · Post by **TI994a** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 5:02 pm

Supposedly the same principle would be in effect for the early versions of Invis prior to the improved invis spells. I haven't tested it, since I always use an improved invis spell, but the buff window in theory should show how much time is left on the "random" length invis when it's cast.

If this works on the charm buff for charmed pets, I could see how incredibly cool that would be for those classes that can charm npc pets.

- TI

Teh_ish · Post by **Teh_ish** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 6:29 pm

For invis, at least, it shows the max duration. Doesn't show the duration you've got.

I assume it's the same for charm. Sorry

TI994a · Post by **TI994a** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 8:40 pm

Yeppers, just confirmed that... when I cast normal invis, i get a duration of 20.06, even if it starts to drop 30 seconds later.

- TI

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:12 pm

gah.. oh well.. it looked promising for a minute there :)

it would still be helpful to be able to see what the buff durations on pets are.. such as ensnare and tash.. those wear and there's usually trouble on a charm break :)

Teh_ish · Post by **Teh_ish** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 9:39 pm

If you can come up with a good way to get a pet buff timeleft into a $parameter I can code the XML

Lane · Post by **Lane** » Sun Feb 22, 2004 11:37 pm

Did someone ever find a way to get pet buff duration information?

I'm sure more than myself and Teh_ish would like to add this to our UIs.

-Lane

fryfrog · Post by **fryfrog** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:06 am

I don't think it is possible.

The way both invis and charm works is that after casting (assuming you pass the cast resist checks), every "tick" of the eq clock you make another "break" check. if you pass, it stays charmed (or you stay invis). if you fail, it breaks charm (or your invis starts to fade). This information just isn't sent to the client until its needed.

Elric · Post by **Elric** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:07 pm

You can't do it. Sorry. Mez is server-side, not client side.

Same way with normal buff timers on your pet. It's not capable of being displayed client-side, just the pictures and names.

I've already gone through this, several times, with no luck.

Lane · Post by **Lane** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:36 pm

Ok, I gleaned that mez, invis was server side, but had hoped that timers on normal pet buffs were possible.

Thanks all. I guess this thread will die out now.

-Lane

Pet window and possible HUGE posibilities...

Pet window and possible HUGE posibilities...

That could be cool, can test it this way I think...