Remove the "no DLL: estimates only" panel note

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01WyQKCL92ZLwPi9qmYQtNdc

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 ### New
 - **Accurate without the DLL.** OctoBus now ships with each route's restart offset (how many seconds into its trip it docks, counted from the last server restart), measured on 12 October. At every login it asks the server how long it has been up and sets every route it has not seen since that restart from the restart time plus the offset. A brand new copy with no DLL and no sightings gets every timer right from the first login, and stays right after later restarts.
 
+### Changed
+- The "no DLL: estimates only" note is gone from the panel: without the DLL the timers are now accurate. `/ob debug` still shows whether the DLL is loaded.
+
 ## 1.3.4 (12 October 2026)
 
 ### Fixed

OctoBus.lua

@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ local OB_OK, OB_ERR = pcall(function ()
     if recOn then
       panel.status:SetText("|cffff4444REC|r " .. (type(DB.rec) == "table" and table.getn(DB.rec) or 0))
     else
-      panel.status:SetText(dllOk and "" or "no DLL: estimates only")
+      panel.status:SetText("")
     end
     if cal then
       local d, t = CalCount()

README.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Switch with a click on the window title, or `/ob all`.
 
 ## Requirements
 
-1. **`ZepSense.dll`**, a small client DLL that exposes one Lua function, `ZepTransports()`, which returns the position of every zeppelin/boat the client currently has loaded. The addon cannot see transports without it. Without the DLL it shows built-in estimates only (marked `~`).
+1. **`ZepSense.dll`**, a small client DLL that exposes one Lua function, `ZepTransports()`, which returns the position of every zeppelin/boat the client currently has loaded. The addon cannot see transports without it. Without the DLL, every timer is still set from the server's restart time and the built-in offsets, which is accurate, but OctoBus cannot re-sync or re-learn from sightings, so times stay marked `~`.
 2. A client setup that loads DLLs listed in `dlls.txt`.
 
 ## Install
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Installing takes two parts. The addon can be installed by your launcher; the DLL
 2. Put it in the game folder, next to `WoW.exe`.
 3. Open `dlls.txt` in the game folder and add a line `ZepSense.dll`.
 4. Start the game fully (a `/reload` is not enough the first time the DLL is added).
-5. Check it worked: open the window (`/ob` or the minimap icon). If the top-right corner says **"no DLL: estimates only"**, the DLL is not loaded (see [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)). If that note is absent, everything is working. There is nothing else to set up: the timers correct themselves each time you see a transport dock.
+5. Check it worked: open the window (`/ob` or the minimap icon). To confirm the DLL is loaded, type `/ob debug`. Watching a transport dock also removes the `~` from its time. There is nothing else to set up: the timers correct themselves each time you see a transport dock.
 
 The DLL only reads transport positions that the client has already loaded; it does not send anything anywhere. Its source is `ZepSense_src/ZepSense_v5.c` (built with `i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -O2 -shared -static-libgcc -Wl,--kill-at -s`). As with any client DLL, use it at your own risk and check your server's rules.
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ The Ratchet boat cannot be seen from Orgrimmar, so its row is always an estimate
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
-- **"no DLL: estimates only"**: the DLL is not loaded. Check that `ZepSense.dll` is in the game folder and listed in `dlls.txt`, then fully restart the game. `/ob debug` shows the state.
+- **Times keep their `~` even after you watch a transport dock**: the DLL is not loaded. Check that `ZepSense.dll` is in the game folder and listed in `dlls.txt`, then fully restart the game. `/ob debug` shows the state.
 - **Times have a `~` and never confirm**: go to that end of the route and wait for an arrival, or at the Orgrimmar towers run `/ob calibrate`.
 - **A route I want is missing from the window**: you are in the "where you are" view and not at either end of it. Click the title to see all routes.
 - **`/ob` does nothing or prints a start-up error**: the addon reports its own load errors in chat; copy the message when reporting a bug.