Contributing

Which is better BigWigs or DBM?

Which is better BigWigs or DBM?

If you just simply need the information and prefer a more simplistic design then you should choose Bigwigs. Otherwise, you can choose DBM and receive alerts about what skills you should be using during a boss fight.

What is better than DBM?

Essentially, this means that -77 dBm is a stronger signal than -86 dBm. Signals better than -85 decibels are considered usable and strong, and you’ll rarely see a signal stronger than -50 dBm.

How do I add sounds to BigWigs?

You shouldn’t be editing BigWigs code. Install the “SharedMedia” addon, add your custom sound there. Now navigate to the ability you want to have a custom sound for in BigWigs, and change all the sounds that show to your custom sound.

How do you add sound to DBM?

Simply open the DBM GUI (via /dbm, etc) and goto the options tab. Click on “Victory Sound” and configure it to your liking. If you wish to add your own songs, just drag the .

What is LittleWigs?

A collection of BigWigs modules for bosses found in 5-man dungeons and scenarios. LittleWigs is open source and development is done on GitHub. You can contribute code, localization, and report issues there: https://github.com/BigWigsMods/LittleWigs.

How do you change the voice on BigWigs?

The default countdown voice is set in “Sounds” and the pull countdown voice in “Pull” in the BigWigs options ( /bw ). You can also enable countdown per ability and change the voice for it in that ability’s “Sounds” tab.

How do I turn off DBM music?

In game, in DBM Options->Victory Sound Options ->disable “Music on Start” option. After that you can use “Victory Sounds” and “Defeat Sounds”.

What is DBM scale?

dBm or dBmW (decibel-milliwatts) is a unit of level used to indicate that a power level is expressed in decibels (dB) with reference to one milliwatt (mW). Since it is referenced to the watt, it is an absolute unit, used when measuring absolute power.

What does bigwig mean?

very important person
A bigwig is a very important person — in fact, you might call her a VIP. A government bigwig is a person with a good deal of power and influence, and a corporate bigwig might own an enormous company. This word dates from the 18th century, when powerful, distinguished men tended to wear large, impressive wigs.

Why did I switch from bigwigs to DBM?

I actually switched to DBM during NH progression, DBM beta worked with a krosus beam addon, where bigwigs didn’t at the time. Soon as BigWigs supported it I switched back. Using dbm showed me 2 things. I coudn’t add timers for some abilities I did want to hear. On bigwigs I can emphasize/countdown every mechanic.

What happens when I switch from ready check to bigwigs?

I recently switched from DBM to BigWigs, and I love it (I’ve been waiting and didn’t want to change until M Blackhand hit the floor). When I switched ReadyChecks stopped making sound, although my WeakAuras are still fine, so is the majority of BigWigs sounds.

Which is better, BW or Bigwigs and why?

Its actually vice-versa. BW is the one that is preferred by most top raiders because its updated more frequently and timers are more reliable, wheras DBM versions are only decent starting mid-tier I never tried bigwigs, but reading the other’s comments I wonder if they ever try to turn on/off things in dbm?

How to make notifications appear in bigwigs frame?

Select “Emphasize” to make the notification appear in bold letters in the emphasized BigWigs frame. On certain encounters this screen will allow /say announces, icon pulses, and a few others options if you need it.