Dominos Fader Support
If you run Dominos as your action bar addon, you already know how clean and flexible it feels. What you may not know is that there is a small companion addon that unlocks an entirely new layer of control over how your bars appear on screen. Dominos Fader Support is a bridge addon that connects Dominos with MouseOverActionSettings, letting you fade bars in and out based on mouse position, combat state, and a range of other triggers. The result is a HUD that stays out of your way until you actually need it.
What Dominos Fader Support Actually Does
On its own, Dominos gives you movable, skinnable action bars. MouseOverActionSettings, usually shortened to MAS, is a separate system that handles mouseover fading for interface elements. The problem is that the two do not talk to each other out of the box. That is exactly the gap this addon fills.
When you load into the game with all three addons enabled, Dominos Fader Support scans your Dominos bars and automatically registers each one as a module inside MouseOverActionSettings. From that point on, every bar behaves like a native MAS element, complete with its own saved settings profile. You do not need to configure anything manually to get started, which makes it one of the friendliest integration addons available.
Supported Bars
- Action Bars 1 through 10
- Pet Bar
- Stance and Class Bar
- Bag Bar
- Menu Bar (Micro Menu)
- Extra Ability Bar
Fading Options You Can Tune
Because all configuration happens inside the MouseOverActionSettings interface, you get access to the full feature set rather than a stripped-down version. Open the options with /mas or /MouseoverActionSettings, then pick the bar module you want to adjust. Each one exposes the same controls:
- Min Alpha: transparency when the mouse is away (0 is invisible, 1 is fully opaque)
- Max Alpha: transparency when you hover over the bar
- Delay: how long the bar waits before fading out after your cursor leaves
- Animation Speed: how quickly the fade transition plays
- Triggers: events that force the bar to appear, such as combat, being mounted, or targeting something
A common setup is a combat-only action bar: set Min Alpha to 0, Max Alpha to 1, and enable the Combat trigger. The bar then stays hidden during downtime and appears the moment a fight starts or your cursor touches it. A subtler approach uses a Min Alpha around 0.3 with a half-second delay, so the bar is always faintly visible but sharpens on mouseover.
Players who prefer a hands-off setup often grab the addon through the foxygame.net launcher, where Dominos Fader Support sits in a curated catalog and installs alongside its two dependencies with a single click, keeping everything patched automatically.
Game Versions and Compatibility
Dominos Fader Support for World of Warcraft is designed to follow the same interface versions as its parent addons. It works across Retail, Classic, The Burning Crusade Classic, Wrath of the Lich King Classic, Cataclysm Classic, and Mists of Pandaria Classic, provided that both Dominos and MouseOverActionSettings are installed and enabled for that same client. If you play on multiple versions, keep a separate copy in each Interface folder.
How to Install
Installation is straightforward, but the order matters because this addon depends on the other two:
- Download and install both Dominos and MouseOverActionSettings first
- Extract the Dominos Fader Support folder into World of Warcraft\_retail_\Interface\AddOns\ (swap the folder name for your Classic client if needed)
- Restart the game or run /reload
- Confirm all three addons are checked on the character select screen
Once you are in game, the addon works automatically. Bars are detected as they are created, their buttons are collected, and a matching MAS module is generated. Changes to your Dominos layout, such as adding or removing a bar, may require another /reload before the new module shows up in the MAS list.
Troubleshooting Common Issues
Bars are not fading
Check that both Dominos and MouseOverActionSettings are loaded, that the specific bar module is enabled in the MAS options, and that your Min and Max Alpha values are actually different. Also remember that fading is intentionally disabled while Dominos configuration mode is active, so exit that mode before testing.
Bars are missing from the MAS list
Some bars only exist under certain conditions. A stance bar, for example, will not appear for a class that has no stances. Run /reload to force re-registration, and verify that your client version matches the addon's TOC interface version.
Performance concerns
Fading is cheap, but dozens of simultaneous animations are not free. If you notice stutter, increase animation speeds so transitions finish faster, trim unnecessary status triggers, and disable fading on bars you rarely look at.
Final Thoughts
Dominos Fader Support is a focused addon that does one job well: it makes two excellent addons cooperate so your interface can breathe. If you want a minimalist HUD where bars appear only when relevant, this bridge is the missing piece. Install it, open the MAS options, and start experimenting with alpha values and triggers until your layout feels right.