JuvUI - Custom Setup for Tank Main/DPS Alts

[ripe eagle]

Here's the setup I've been using since Wrath. Obviously, things have changed over the years as addons come and go, but with ElvUI, I've been able to make and further refine it into my favorite iteration yet. Hopefully, I can get this same look and feel in Midnight. If not, consider this post a eulogy.

The top bar is provided by WindTools, with debuffs to the left of that, buffs to the right. Above it is a hidden DataBroker bar with Barzooka that only shows on mouseover. That's where I stash some random info like CPU usage, gold/currency, bugsack, WIM messages, or addon quick access that would normally be attached to the minimap.

In the middle of the screen, you have the WeakAura timers on the left, on the right are the Boss/Tank bars setup via Elv (though, do I ever wish I could use the databar there like I can on other unitframes), and in the middle, below the character, is Hekili (RIP). The nameplates you see in the show are done via Plater.

At the bottom, you have the usual suspects, though I've replaced the Elv chat with Chattanator. Actionbars and Unitframes are done via Elv, and the Minimap in the middle is SexyMap. All of that is set up on top transparent bar via ChocolateBar (I'd use Elv's bar, but it doesn't seem to have any adjustment for it's transparency level, and the default is too dark for my taste). Finally, there's a custom skinned version of Details sitting next to chat that I adore.

The raid frames are on the far right and adjust dynamically to fill up the space as best as possible using the options in Elv. This doesn't work well with healers, but I'm bad at healing and don't play them (tank main), so I'm not overly concerned. In a 5-man, the space fills up and takes advantage of the 3D character models. After that, the bars scale for like you see here in this shot in LFR.

Lots of other addons being hidden here like CursorTrail, Dialog UI, Kaliel's Tracker, OPie, Plumber, Baganator, WIM, etc.

[harsh sinew]

this is mine im going to miss it all this whole addon bs may break me an i may not play anymore

[chrome viper]

@ripe eagle I really like the way this looks, any chance ii could snag the profile from you so i can use it as well?

[cyan gazelle]

Do you mind sharing your details profile? ☺️

[quaint zinc]

can u still add portrait to unitframes? ive checked and tried multiple addons i used to use and nothing shows up nor can i find any section to add them

[autumn oxide]

unitframe we can i make a portrais in unitframe

[quaint zinc]

looks like they disabled the portrait in unitframes for the time being due to lua errors it was giving off

[chrome viper]

@ripe eagle

[true panther]

sorry @ripe eagle bot caught you for the last bit for one of the listed sites

[chrome viper]

@ripe eagle can you link your profile for elvui? please!

[true panther]

also – i can send your message back to you when I'm at my PC so you can edit it

[chrome viper]

Not trying to be annoying, apologies, i just really like it

[ripe eagle]

Ahh, thanks! Guessing it was the joke at the end about an "adult" site haha. Thanks for lifting it!

@chrome viper - I had a really long write up about it, but not much time to go back and rewrite it. Short version: I'm working on updating it.

[ripe eagle]

That would be absolute BOSS! Thank you!

[true panther]

yeah i got you 🙂 soon as I'm at my PC

and yes, good joke but the bot didn't like it lol

[chrome viper]

Are you able to link me the profile to my direct message possibly?

mainly just the elvui

trying to use it for tbc here soon

[ripe eagle]

Can't at the moment (on a lunch break), but the screenshot was pre-Midnight. I have a few updates I'm working on and will look to package the whole thing up asap.

The big catch is that it's based on a 21:9 aspect ratio, so it may need some tweaks if you're using a standard 16:9 monitor.

[chrome viper]

I'm on a widescreenif i remember right

[ripe eagle]

21:9 would be an ultrawide, 16:9 is widescreen, older or non-widescreens would be 4:3. If you can give me your resolution, I can help you figure out what your aspect ratio is.

[chrome viper]

3840x2160

[ripe eagle]

Ahh! That would be 16:9, or standard wide screen. My current monitor, for contrast, is a 21:9 at 6133x2560.

So this setup will 100% work, but you'll end up needing to tweak it quite a bit so things fit or aren't compressed. Like, the raid frames, the button layout, the chat window, etc. I can try to tinker with a 16:9 version this weekend, though.

Either way, my plan is to try and package this all up and get it out there. I love this setup and frankly, when it looked like Elv wasn't getting updated for Midnight back in October, I nearly quit the game since I couldn't imagine playing without this setup haha

[chrome viper]

that i know how to di, just wanted to start with the profile for a base so i could tweak it, i saw you're doing 9 buttons on your bars, i right now run 4 bars with 12 buttons and 2 hidden, almost all the slots are filled haha

[ripe eagle]

For sure! I'll share what I have as of right now later on tonight when I get more time.

[chrome viper]

Awesome! Tysm!

Apologies for spam pinging you lol i just really like the clean setup

[ripe eagle]

Naw, nothing to be sorry for. Glad to hear that someone other than me likes the setup! 😆

[true panther]

sent to your DM ❤️ you just have to edit that part a bit at the bottom

[ripe eagle]

Sure! I'm working through a few Midnight-related kinks, but once I have those hammered out, I'll post it all up. Though a few items of note here:

• First, my setup is built around a 21:9 ultrawide monitor. If you're using a standard 16:9 aspect ratio, it may not work so well out of the box. It may need some rework with fewer buttons, smaller chat box, smaller raid frames, etc.

• Much of what you see is outside of Elv. For example, that large bottom bar that sits behind the action buttons comes from Barzooka because Elv doesn't seem to give me controls over transparency.

• The clock and button thing at the top comes from the Elv extension WindTools. That suite also has a ton of other Elv optimizations I have enabled as well.

• Chat comes from Chattynator as I found it to be much more flexible than what comes out from Elv.

• Details is semi-custom skinned. It's sort of working as it was before, but there are a few things that are works in progress.

• Nameplates are coming from Plater, again, just a lot more customizations that are possible here (for example, having different size health bars for mobs in/out of combat, tweaked NPC and Player Nameplates). That's a whole profile on it self.

• In the middle of the screen is Hekili (RIP), which all of my alts miss. A work in progress right now is using Simple Assisted Combat Icon with NephUI's specific Cooldown manager sitting behind it. It's...buggy and I hope to see what the Elv team does here so I can use fewer addons lol (Of note, WindTools sorta breaks this and compresses the icon, so I had to figure that out and turn it off).

• This is an absolute trash layout for healers. It doesn't help that I'm a trash healer to begin with, but where the raid frames are at, it's not ideal

• Button layout is also optimized around a Razer Tartarus Pro, hence the 3x3 pattern. First grid is default, second grid is shift modified, third grid is ctrl modified. The bars right of the minimap are really a dumping ground for random items. This could easily be reduced, but I liked the symmetry it offered. These days, I'm leaning on oPie a lot more for novelty things. So I'm working on cutting that down. Still playing with different classes post-prune.

• Minimap is SexyMap instead of Elv, simply because I like the way it manages all the minimap buttons better. Of note, putting it where I have it does sorta freak out the Blizzard Edit Mode a bit. Sometimes, the size/footprint of the minimap takes up half the damn screen (from the normal corner down to where it's at now). This isn't a big problem except that the game won't let you use the ping/flag system in that space at all. So sometimes, this breaks out of the blue. GG Blizzard.

Lots of words and still no profile. I'm working through a bunch of bugs right now, but I'm about 90% of the way to a "Midnight ready" version. Once I have it working, I'll package up ALL my settings, list all my addons, and publish it for anyone who digs it. Who knows, maybe I'll even take everyone else's code, sell it behind a Patreon or OF subscription, then delete all of my social media accounts when I get called out for it 🤣

[chrome viper]

Thank you so much!!!!!

[knotty egret]

how did you get your portarit back into your hp bar? still cant see it in the settings

[fathom coral]

So clean!

[gilded otter]

Blinkiis Portraits most likely

[quaint zinc]

blinkiis portraits yes however i posted pre 12.0 on accident. 3d portraits are still disabled as there is many lua errors that trigger with 3d portraits.

[ripe eagle]

Still working on a few errors. As soon as I have them worked out, I'll post up my entire profile (not just the Elv parts, since they're needed for the complete look).

[ripe eagle]

The screenshot is pre-12.0, so that's why they're showing up. The current iteration of the layout is nearly identical, though, just sans portraits. Really hope we get them back soon, though! It was a key part of how my 5-man group layout looked.

[ripe eagle]

Ohh, haven't heard of this before. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the tip!

[quaint zinc]

portraits are officially back inside elvui @ripe eagle can get the beautiful 3d portrait working again 🙂