Monday, June 17, 2013

Add-on Highlight: Aurora

Aurora is a beautiful add-on that reskins the default WoW interface to a sleek, transparent black skin. I like this add-on because I hate the default interface, really hate. My meticulous, fussy mind wouldn't allow me to continue with out this add-on purely based on it's aesthetic value to me. I am very particular on how I like my  UI set up and I am annoyed when things are out of place or not looking minimal. This is one of the few add-ons that serve my "I want this to look pretty!" desire with out being functional to my play style. It does serve the purpose of making the Blizzard default screens pleasing to the eye and not giving me a headache for being opposite of the aesthetic i strive for in my UI.

There are some plug-ins that, in combination with Aurora, create a more harmonious interface as a whole. I only use two of the plug-ins, Aurora: Missing Textures and Aurora DBM. The missing textures just add the textures that were missing in the original add-on (duh), but it also skins the log-in page as well as the page with all your characters.

The Looks:
 
The log-in with authenicator. 

  
 Character log-in screen with add-on page. 

 In game character page. 

 In game Interface menu with the Esc menu.

 Looking for group pages, both PvE and PvP. 

Talent and Glyph pages.

 Casting and Mirror bars. 

This screen shot has a bit of everything. I took off all my add-ons except for Aurora and this is the product. It's still messy and I hate clutter, hence I have tons of add-ons. Which, put together results in....
With Aurora, my Ui is cohesive while being aesthetically pleasing.  

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