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Spy is a PvP awareness addon that detects nearby enemy players from combat-log activity and maintains a list of recently seen opponents. It is useful when you want this information or control available inside the game without adding an unnecessarily large UI package. The goal is to make a specific WotLK 3.3.5a task quicker and easier to read while leaving the rest of the interface largely unchanged.

Main features

  • nearby enemy player list.
  • alerts for newly detected enemies.
  • last-seen information.
  • optional kill-on-sight or ignore-style lists in supported builds.

How to use

Keep the Spy list somewhere visible in world PvP, but remember that combat-log detection is not a true radar and only reports information available to the client.

Useful commands in the supported build include:

  • /spy

Installation

  1. Download the addon archive for your WotLK 3.3.5a client.
  2. Close World of Warcraft before replacing addon files.
  3. Extract the addon folder into World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns.
  4. Start the game and make sure the addon is enabled on the character-selection screen.
  5. Test its basic function in a safe situation before using it in a raid, arena, Auction House session, or other important activity.

If Spy does not appear to work, first check for an extra nested folder inside AddOns and confirm that you downloaded a build intended for the 3.3.5a API. Old WotLK addons often have several forks, so commands and optional modules can differ slightly between packages. Keep a backup of a working addon folder before replacing it with another fork.

Before you install

Keep a copy of your current addon folder and saved settings before replacing files. Confirm that the extracted folder is intended for the 3.3.5a client, enable it on the character-selection screen, and test the main feature outside important group content. If the interface behaves unexpectedly, disable unrelated addons temporarily and reload the UI.

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