Voodoo Casting Bar Full Changelog

Here are the version history, new features, improvements, bug fixes, and updates.

Version 2.03.07

⚬ Bug extermination; Instant Cast Bar won't overlap the casting bar.

⚬ Bug extermination; Issue fixed where in some casses VCB was spaming in the chat.

⚬ Rapid Fire, Boomstick, and Mending Bandage got Ticks.

Version 2.03.06

⚬ Bug extermination; the ticks of the channeling spells now follows the height of the bar.

Version 2.03.05

⚬ .toc files have been updated; Addon works with version: 12.01.00

⚬ Bug extermination; no more lua errors for the target, focus, arena and boss castbars

Version 2.03.04

⚬ Some minor changes over the Options UI (once more); VCB tires to be prettier

Version 2.03.03

⚬ Some minor changes over the Options UI (once more); VCB tires to be prettier

Version 2.03.02

⚬ Some minor changes over the Options code; VCB tires to be slimmer

Version 2.03.01

⚬ Bug extermination; Some minor fixes over the Instant Cast bar

Version 2.03.00

⚬ Some major changes over the Option's UI

⚬ VCB tires to be slimmer.

Version 2.02.20

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; no more lua errors when joining in a group or changing specs

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; no more lua errors when opening the options

⚬ Some minor changes over the variables

Version 2.02.19

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; no more lua errors when joining in a group or changing specs

⚬ Some minor changes over the variables

Version 2.02.18

⚬ Some minor changes over the variables

Version 2.02.17

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; no more spam at your chat.

Version 2.02.16

⚬ The IDs of the abilities have been gathered, all the abilities will be colored according to their spell school, if you choose the Spell School Color option. (more to come)

Version 2.02.15

⚬ Cleaning up the file VCB_Player.lua, VCB tires to be slimmer.

Version 2.02.14

⚬ Minor changes over the .toc file

⚬ Instant cast bar will fade out as a proper cast bar

⚬ GCD bar will also fade out as a proper cast bar

Version 2.02.13

⚬ Cleaning up the files. VCB tires to be slimmer.

Version 2.02.12

⚬ Fixing the spells school color.

⚬ Taking care of the saved variables.

⚬ Minor hotfix for the instant cast bar.

Version 2.02.11

⚬ Some minor changes.

⚬ Fixing the spells school color.

⚬ Taking care of the saved variables.

Version 2.02.10

⚬ Some minor changes.

⚬ Global Cooldown got extra mojo;

⚬ 3 new styles to choose from.

⚬ GCD can be an icon like a class icon, or a faction icon, or a hero icon and it can be moved around the Player Cast Bar.

⚬ GCD can be a bar; a small one that you can color it, change the border or change the filling way of the bar, and also it can be moved around the Player Cast Bar.

⚬ GCD can be an Instant Cast Bar; it will be placed where the Player Cast Bar is and will appear when you cast an instant spell, you can choose to follow the Player Cast Bar Setting or choose different setting for it.

Version 2.02.09

⚬ Some minor corrections and changes over Boss and Arena cast bars.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; no more lua errors when using the option "default" bar on GCD.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Glacial Spike should be colored correctly.

Version 2.02.08

⚬ Some minor corrections when Spell School color is active.

Version 2.02.07

⚬ Some minor changes.

⚬ When Spell School color is active;

⚬ When you cast a mount the bar will drop into the default color.

⚬ Kyrian, Night Fae, Necrolord hearthstones will be colored according to their factions colors. (more will come)

⚬ Dalaran hearthstone will be colored in the color of arcane. (I think there is no need to explain)

⚬ Base, Garrison, hearthstone will be colored to the default.

⚬ Woodchopping, Herbalism, Mining and Fishing will be colored according to their colors. (more will come)

Version 2.02.06

⚬ Some minor corrections over the Tool Tip while you're in the options.

⚬ Mass Dispel should be colored correctly.

Version 2.02.05

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; width and height won't change when you enter an instance or changing zones.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Lag-bar will behave better when you are crafting.

⚬ Some minor changes over the options UI.

Version 2.02.04

⚬ Bugs have been exterminated; Texts, Icons, Shield, Spark should be shown properly now on Boss and Arena cast bars.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Fix the shield icon at player cast bar.

⚬ Tidy up the options UI.

Version 2.02.03

⚬ Bugs have been exterminated; Icons, Shield, Spark should be shown properly now. Focus cast bar is beautiful again.

Version 2.02.02

⚬ Bugs have been exterminated; Icons, Shield, Spark should be shown properly now. Cast bar is beautiful again. (hopefully)

Version 2.02.01

⚬ Bugs have been exterminated; Cast bar is beautiful again. (hopefully)

⚬ Player, Target and Focus cast bar became resizable.

⚬ Now you can choose to change the color of the bar for the target and focus if your interrupting spell is on cooldown.

⚬ Now, when you unlock Target or Focus cast bar, they become totally independent, which means VCB will work with addons that handles Unit Frames.

Known Issues

⚬ Texts are not shown on Boss cast bar. A fix is planned.

Version 2.02.00

⚬ Player, Target and Focus cast bar became resizable.

⚬ Now you can choose to change the color of the bar for the target and focus if your interrupting spell is on cooldown.

⚬ Now, when you unlock Target or Focus cast bar, they become totally independent, which means VCB will work with addons that handles Unit Frames.

Known Issues

⚬ Texts are not shown on Boss cast bar. A fix is planned.

Version 2.01.06

⚬ Some minor changes over the Target and Focus cast bars.

⚬ Removed the option of coloring the border to spell school.

⚬ Bugs have been exterminated; Radiance and Penance are colored correctly.

Known Issues

⚬ Texts are not shown on Boss cast bar. A fix is planned.

Version 2.01.05

⚬ Spell School Color is back.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; VCB won't send the message 'classic'.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; ticks of the spell will no hide properly.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; try to avoid conflicts with other addons.

⚬ Bugs have been exterminated; no more lua errors when you choose class color, Voidform and Void Blast are colored correctly.

Version 2.01.04

⚬ Spell School Color is back.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; VCB won't send the message 'classic'.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; ticks of the spell will now hide properly.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; try to avoid conflicts with other addons.

Version 2.01.03

⚬ Spell School Color is back.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; VCB won't send the message 'classic'.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; ticks of the spell will no hide properly.

Version 2.01.02

⚬ Some minor changes over options; try to be friendly with memory.

⚬ Some minor changes over the player, target and focus bar; try to be friendly with cpu.

Version 2.01.01

⚬ Some minor changes over the UI of options.

⚬ Some minor changes over the Border Text.

Version 2.01.00

⚬ Bugs have been exterminated; No more lua errors.

⚬ New option: Now, you chose the bordertext to be visible at top or bottom of the bar, or not all.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Shield will work properly, now (hopefully)

Version 2.00.04

⚬ Directions of the casting time have returned; now you can choose for the player, target, focus, etc the direction of the time.

⚬ Lag / Latency bar became more accurate.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; the hero icon for the GCD should now work properly and will show the actual icon of the hero of your talents.

Version 2.00.03

⚬ Directions of the casting time has been removed; they were causing a lot of troubles cause of the secrets

⚬ 'S.U.F' option has been removed because of the sercret values

⚬ Some minor changes in UI of options; Notes have something to say

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; the icons of the spell should now be shown properly

Known Issues

⚬ Spell School coloring is currently not working. A fix is planned.

Version 2.00.02

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Spell’s name should be shown properly.

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; For the new users, VCB won't send the message ‘castarbarColor is not Working!’ in their chat.

Known Issues

⚬ Spell School coloring is currently not working. A fix is planned.

Version 2.00.01

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Spell’s name should be shown properly.

Known Issues

⚬ Spell School coloring is currently not working. A fix is planned.

Version 2.00.00

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Spell’s name should be shown properly.

⚬ Settings storage has changed; you will need to reconfigure the addon.

⚬ Localized the options UI into 5 languages: German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese.

⚬ Added new styling options for the status bar (cast progress).

⚬ Added new styling and color options for the bar border.

⚬ Added options for the Global Cooldown (GCD).

Known Issues

⚬ Spell School coloring is currently not working. A fix is planned.

Version 1.8001

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Spell’s name should be shown properly in all cast bars! (hopefully)

Version 1.80

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Spell’s name should be shown properly! (hopefully)

Version 1.79

⚬ VCB now handles arena’s unit frame casting bar!

⚬ New instructions in the options panel! (Please read them!)

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Spell’s name should be shown properly!

Version 1.78

⚬ Some major changes to the focus’s cast bar code; Try to be more friendly with the CPU!

⚬ Some minor changes to the player’s, target’s and bosses’ cast bar codes; Some bug extermination!

⚬ New instructions in the options panel! (Please read them!)

Version 1.77

⚬ Some major changes to the bosses’ cast bar code; Try to be more friendly with the CPU!

⚬ Some minor changes to the target’s cast bar code; Try to be more friendly with the CPU! (again)

Version 1.76

⚬ Some minor changes to the target cast bar code; Try to be more friendly with the CPU!

⚬ Some minor changes to the player’s cast bar code; Try to be more friendly with the CPU! (again)

⚬ Some minor changes to the option’s code; Try to be slim and fit! (again)

Version 1.75

⚬ .toc file has been updated!

⚬ Works with game version: 11.2.7

⚬ Some minor changes to the option’s code; Try to be slim and fit!

Version 1.74

⚬ .toc file has been updated!

⚬ Works with game version: 11.2.5

Version 1.73

⚬ Some minor changes at the UI of Options!

Version 1.72

⚬ .toc file has been updated!

⚬ Works with game version: 11.2.0

⚬ Now VCB is under the Combat category!

Version 1.71

⚬ .toc file has been updated!

⚬ Works with game version: 11.1.0

Version 1.70

⚬ .toc file has been updated!

⚬ Works with game version: 11.0.7

Version 1.69

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; No more giant shield on the player’s cast when casting uninterruptible spells or applying crafts!

Version 1.68

⚬ Some minor changes to the player’s cast bar code; Try to be more friendly with the CPU!

Version 1.67

⚬ Now, you can choose whether the spell’s icon would be visible or not for the Target Cast Bar and the Focus Cast Bar!

Version 1.66

⚬ Minor fixes over the Boss Cast Bars; Current and Both times should work now properly!

Version 1.65

⚬ Some minor changes to the codes of the Target Cast Bar, Focus Cast Bar and Boss Cast Bars; Try to shorten the code and be more efficient!

Version 1.64

⚬ VCB can now handle the cast bars of the bosses! You can choose the timers, the scale, and the position of the bars!

Version 1.63

⚬ Some minor changes to the Ticks of the Spells; Now you can choose the texture of the tick!

Version 1.62

⚬ Some minor changes to Options; Try to shorten the code and prepare for new features!

Version 1.61

⚬ Some minor changes to the GCD icon; Hopefully it will work for all the clients!

Version 1.60

⚬ Some minor changes to the colors of the Player Casting Bar, some issues – bugs have been fixed!

⚬ Option “Faction Color” has been removed. It was causing a lot of trouble!

⚬ Option "Faction Icon” has been removed. It also was causing a lot of trouble!

Version 1.59

⚬ Some minor changes to the colors of the Player Casting Bar, some issues – bugs have been fixed!

Version 1.58

⚬ Some minor changes to color of the Player Cast Bar!

⚬ Colors became prettier!

⚬ Now you can color the bar with the color of your faction!

Version 1.57

⚬ Queue Spell Window is here! Thanks to Toonic from github.com

⚬ Global Cooldown is also here!

⚬ Some minor changes over the Spell’s School Color of Discipline Priest!

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; VCB will work properly with SUF with no more lua errors! (I hope!)

Version 1.56

⚬ Queue Spell Window is here! Thanks to Toonic from github.com

⚬ Global Cooldown is also here!

⚬ Some minor changes over the Spell’s School Color of Discipline Priest!

Version 1.55

⚬ Some minor changes over the ticks of the spell! Monk’s Ticks are now shown properly! (I hope)

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; No more out of date on the add on list!

Version 1.54

⚬ Options will be loaded on demand, so less memory will be consumed!

⚬ Clean up some taint again!

Version 1.53

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Ticks should be shown properly now! (I hope!)

Version 1.52

⚬ Some minor changes over the ticks of the spell! Evoker’s Ticks are now shown properly!

⚬ Clean up some taint!

Version 1.51

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; VCB will work properly with SUF with no more lua errors! (Please read again the instructions in the options!)

⚬ Some minor changes over the colors of the bars. Fixed some issues with uninterruptable and interrupted bars!

Version 1.50

⚬ Some major changes to the user interface of the options!

Version 1.49

⚬ Some minor changes to the options panel!

Version 1.48

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; The spell’s name text of the focus cast bar will work properly!

Version 1.47

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Target and Focus cast bars will work properly!

⚬ A new option has been added; Now you can choose how many decimals the cast bar text will have!

Version 1.46

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Now, you can press ESC to close the options’ panel!

⚬ Some minor changes over the options’ panel!

Version 1.45

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; The Class’s Color for the target and focus cast bar works properly now.

Version 1.44

⚬ Removed the colors from the target’s and focus’ cast bar until the bug is totally exterminated.

Version 1.43

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; The Class’s Color for the target and focus cast bar works properly now.

Version 1.42

⚬ More options have come to VCB!

⚬ For the Target and Focus cast bar, you can:

⚬ Show the Current Cast Time of the spell, alone!

⚬ Show the Current Cast Time and the Total Cast Time together, like 3.45/10.15!

⚬ Make those timers to be ascending or descending!

⚬ Show the Total Cast Time of the spell, alone!

⚬ Make the Name of the spell to be movable!

⚬ All those features are movable, and you can choose which will be visible!

⚬ color the target’s cast bar! You can choose to color the cast bar according to the Class's Color!

Version 1.41

⚬ Some minor changes over the options’ panels and over the tooltip of the panels!

Version 1.40

⚬ More colors have come to VCB, now you can color the player’s casting bar according to the Spell’s School!

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Now, when you cast an uninterruptable spell, a small shield will appear near the player’s casting bar!

⚬ Bug has been exterminated, No more spamming of the spell’s school!

⚬ Bug has been exterminated, VCB works with SUF, properly!

Version 1.39

⚬ More colors have come to VCB, now you can color the player’s casting bar according to the Spell’s School!

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Now, when you cast an uninterruptable spell, a small shield will appear near the player’s casting bar!

⚬ Bug has been exterminated, No more spamming of the spell’s school!

Version 1.38

⚬ More colors have come to VCB, now you can color the player’s casting bar according to the Spell’s School!

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; Now, when you cast an uninterruptable spell, a small shield will appear near the player’s casting bar!

Version 1.37

⚬ Some minor changes to the option’s code. Trying to make it a little more efficient and shorter!

Version 1.36

⚬ .toc file has been updated!

⚬ Works with game version: 11.0.2

Version 1.35

⚬ Now you can also delete a created profile!

Version 1.34

⚬ VCB got slash commands! Now you can open the options panel with the commands /vcb and /voodoocastingbar!

⚬ Latency bar has been removed from the empower spells!

Version 1.33

⚬ Bug has been exterminated; latency bar works properly now!

Version 1.32

⚬ Bugs have been exterminated!

⚬ Works with game version: 11.0.0

Version 1.31

⚬ Works with game version: 10.2.7

Version 1.30

⚬ Works with game version: 10.2.5

Version 1.29

⚬ Now you can choose whether the Ticks of the Spell would be visible or not!

Version 1.28

⚬ Works with game version: 10.2.0

Version 1.27

⚬ Works with game version: 10.1.7

Version 1.26

⚬ Colors have come to Voodoo Casting Bar! Now you choose to color the default cast bar according to your class!

⚬ Fixed a bug! Spell’s Name will obey the settings now!

⚬ Fixed a bug! Ticks of a channeled spell should work a little better!

Version 1.25

⚬ Fixed a bug! Choosing ‘Hide’ from the drop-down menu of the Latency Bar will work properly and won’t mess up the icons of the player’s cast bar.

⚬ Fixed a bug! Focus’ and Target’s cast bars will now obey the settings and won’t be any mess between them.

⚬ Now the initials positions of the Target’s and Focus’ cast bars will be on the left side of the screen.

Version 1.24

⚬ ‘almost’ rewritten.

⚬ New UI of the options! Now it’s easier to move the target and the focus cast bar. Auto-save is real!

⚬ Ticks will work a little better! (Hopefully!)

⚬ VCB will not cause any tainted log! (Again hopefully!)

⚬ VCB got a mini map icon! Two ways of getting to the options!

⚬ Please read the instructions in the options!

Version 1.23

⚬ VCB now shows the ticks' marks of a channeled spell (Hopefully)!

Version 1.22

⚬ Works with game version: 10.1.0

Version 1.21

⚬ Fixed a bug! Now, VCB works with empowered spells properly!

⚬ Fixed a bug in the profile function!

Version 1.20

⚬ Now works with Shadow Unit Frame a.k.a SUF focus frame! (hopefully) Please read the instructions in the options!

⚬ Now you can choose to be visible only the lag bar and not the text!

Version 1.19

⚬ Some minor bug was fixed on the profile function! Hopefully, it will work for all languages!

Version 1.18

⚬ Cleaning up the Saved Variables and the way Saved Variables are being saved! Hopefully, this update won’t mess up your Saved Variables!

Version 1.17

⚬ Fixed a bug! The copy profile function now works properly with SUF’s option!

Version 1.16

⚬ Now works with Shadow Unit Frame a.k.a SUF! (hopefully) Please read the instructions in the options!

Version 1.15

⚬ Works with game version: 10.0.7

Version 1.14

⚬ Works with game version: 10.0.5

Version 1.13

⚬ Now, you can create a profile so you can copy – paste your settings between your characters!

⚬ Now, the Focus’ Casting Bar becomes movable and scalable!

⚬ Fixed a bug! Now, when you stop fishing the timer will stop!

⚬ Fixed a bug! Now, the latency time won’t appear if the latency bar is not shown!

⚬ I hope I didn’t mess up your Saved Variables!

Version 1.12

I am sorry but not SO sorry! You have to set up the add on again, but your Saved Variables and the Add-On itself are smaller! :)

Note 1: To see the preview of the target cast bar you need to have a target!

Note 2: You can move the preview of the player cast bar with the mouse, but only the preview not the actual bar!

⚬ Brande new UI of options!

⚬ The timer of the current casting time became a little more accurate and it won’t be frozen (hopefully)!

⚬ The preview of the target casting bar became also a little more accurate!

⚬ Now there is a preview of the players casting bar!

⚬ Now you can choose to show or not the word “sec”!

⚬ Now you can choose to show the current casting time and the total time together like 5.45 / 10.15!

⚬ Now you can choose if you like the current casting timer to be ascending or descending!

Version 1.11

⚬ Fix the bug! :)

Version 1.10

⚬ VCB got bigger!

⚬ Now it has options panel, from which you can choose what feature will be visible and you can choose where to place those features!

⚬ VCB now adds Current Casting Time on the player’s casting bar

⚬ Now you can move the Spell’s Name text

⚬ Now you can choose where to place the Spell’s Icon! (Left or right or both side of the player’s casting bar)

⚬ VCB now handles Target’s Casting Bar! (You can choose the scale and the place of the bar)

Version 1.00

⚬ The beginning of the add on!

May the Good Mojo be with you!