Non-visible timer?
Non-visible timer?
Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something obvious. Is there a way to have a timer that isn't visible? Example, druid aura lasts 6 minutes. I often forget to recast it. I wanted an AT to just display text to let me know when its up. Creating the basic AT wasn't an issue. I just wanted to make sure there isn't an option or way to create an AT with a timed delay on the message without displaying a timer.
Re: Non-visible timer?
Not directly, but you can create a timer window with a transparent font to achieve that effect.
First, add a new Timer Window (Overlays menu at the top); let's called it "Non Vis Timer Window" for this example. Turn off the "Show Timer Bar" option for this window to hide the timer bars. Then, in the Font Color dropdown, click the Advanced button and slide the "A" slider (alpha channel) all the way to the left to make the font transparent.
Now that the timer window has been created, you need to use a category to route the aura triggers to that window. To do this, create a new Trigger Category (Home tab -> Trigger Categories) called "Non Vis Timers" and assign the Timer Overlay to be "Non Vis Timer Window". Then change the category on your aura trigger (Trigger Editor -> General settings) to be "Non Vis Timers".
First, add a new Timer Window (Overlays menu at the top); let's called it "Non Vis Timer Window" for this example. Turn off the "Show Timer Bar" option for this window to hide the timer bars. Then, in the Font Color dropdown, click the Advanced button and slide the "A" slider (alpha channel) all the way to the left to make the font transparent.
Now that the timer window has been created, you need to use a category to route the aura triggers to that window. To do this, create a new Trigger Category (Home tab -> Trigger Categories) called "Non Vis Timers" and assign the Timer Overlay to be "Non Vis Timer Window". Then change the category on your aura trigger (Trigger Editor -> General settings) to be "Non Vis Timers".
Re: Non-visible timer?
Awesome! Thanks!
Out of curiosity, are the overlay set ups ( like what you described for instance ) able to be shared through any method? I know using this method for invisible timers will be something I incorporate into a few ATs I make for my guild.
Out of curiosity, are the overlay set ups ( like what you described for instance ) able to be shared through any method? I know using this method for invisible timers will be something I incorporate into a few ATs I make for my guild.
Re: Non-visible timer?
The overlays themselves do not Share, since those will vary by user tastes (for instance, I actually like to see my aura timer and disc timers up in an overlay on a second monitor). However, the Trigger Category does get shared; if the receiving user doesn't have that category, it will be created and assigned to the default text and timer overlay. The receiving user can create the invisible window and assign that timer overlay to the category as you did.