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# ⚔️ Blizz Nameplates+
**Blizz Nameplates+** enhances the original Blizzard nameplates for **Vanilla WoW / 1.12** while preserving their classic look.
**Blizz Nameplates+** enhances the original Blizzard nameplates for **Vanilla WoW / WoW 1.12** while preserving their classic look and feel.
It adds multi-target aura tracking, castbars, Crowd Control, Combo Points and useful visual options without replacing the original nameplate design.
It adds reliable multi-target aura tracking, Crowd Control, castbars, Combo Points, PvP totem indicators and additional visual customization without replacing the original Blizzard nameplate design.
**Current version:** `v1.0.7`
**Current version:** `v1.0.8`
**Required:** `SuperWoW.dll` and `ClassicAPI.dll`
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## ✨ Features
* GUID-based multi-target debuff and DoT tracking
* Numeric aura timers and stack counters
* Separate Crowd Control tracking with an optional dedicated row
* Optional supported CC effects from other players
* Enemy castbars with spell icons
* Blizzard-style Combo Points for Rogues and Druids
* Target Glow and Target Plate on Top
* Health text, class colors and Tank Mode
* Foreign-tagged mobs shown with a neutral grey healthbar
* Adjustable nameplate scale, Y offset, aura size and non-target alpha
* Instant target-alpha updates and clean nameplate/aura layering
* In-game settings through the **BN+ minimap button** or `/bnp`
### 🎯 Nameplates
## 🔎 New: Missing Spell / Aura Recorder
- Adjustable nameplate scale and Y offset
- Adjustable non-target alpha
- Enemy class colors
- Tank Mode
- Health text options
- Foreign-tagged mobs shown with a neutral grey healthbar
- Target Glow with selectable glow color
- Target Plate on Top
- Clean nameplate and aura layering
Missing a spell, DoT, proc or custom-server aura? The new recorder creates one complete, copyable diagnostic report—no screenshots or manual chat commands required.
### ☠️ Auras & Debuffs
1. Open the BNP settings and click **Missing Spell / Aura...**
2. Select the affected unit.
3. Click **Start Recording**.
4. Apply the aura, refresh it while active, then let it expire or remove it.
5. Click **Stop**, followed by **Copy Report**.
6. Paste the report into your bug report or support message.
- GUID-based multi-target debuff and DoT tracking
- Numeric aura timers
- Stack counters
- Reliable tracking across multiple visible nameplates
- Adjustable aura icon size
- Debuff positioning:
- **Top**
- **Left**
- **Right**
- Instant target-alpha updates
The report includes the relevant Spell IDs, aura timing, target data and refresh events. The recorder is completely inactive until **Start Recording** is pressed and stops when the window is closed.
### 🌀 Crowd Control
- Dedicated Crowd Control tracking
- Optional supported CC effects from other players
- Separate **CC Icon Size**
- Optional dedicated CC row when using the **Top** aura layout
- Side layouts automatically keep CCs compact with the other aura icons
### 🔥 Totem Indicators
Shaman totems can now be displayed as clean, easily recognizable icons instead of full nameplates.
- Automatically detects supported Shaman totems
- Replaces the entire totem nameplate with the corresponding spell icon
- No healthbar, name or level clutter
- Adjustable **Totem Icon Size**
- Designed especially for clearer PvP situations
- Supports ranked totems without requiring separate configuration
### ✨ Class Features
- Blizzard-style Combo Points for:
- Rogue
- Druid
### 🔥 Castbars
- Enemy castbars
- Spell icons
- Adjustable castbar height
- Adjustable spacing
- Castbar test mode
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## 🆕 What's New in v1.0.8
### New Aura Positioning
Aura icons can now be positioned:
- **Top**
- **Left**
- **Right**
This is especially useful when many nameplates overlap and a horizontal layout provides better visibility.
### Separate CC Icon Size
Crowd Control icons now have their own independent size setting.
You can keep regular DoTs compact while making important CC effects larger and easier to recognize.
### Totem Icon Mode
Shaman totem nameplates can now be automatically replaced by their spell icons.
Instead of several small 5 HP nameplates filling the screen, important battlefield objects remain immediately recognizable with significantly less visual clutter.
### Redesigned Options Menu
The settings menu has been reorganized into compact tabs:
- **Nameplates**
- **Auras**
- **Totems**
- **Castbar**
- **Target**
- **Tools**
This keeps the interface much cleaner as Blizz Nameplates+ continues to grow.
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## 🔎 Missing Spell / Aura Recorder
Missing a spell, DoT, proc or custom-server aura?
The built-in recorder creates one complete, copyable diagnostic report — no screenshots or manual chat commands required.
1. Open the BNP settings.
2. Go to **Tools**.
3. Click **Missing Spell / Aura...**
4. Select the affected unit.
5. Click **Start Recording**.
6. Apply the aura.
7. Refresh it while it is active.
8. Let it expire or remove it.
9. Click **Stop**.
10. Click **Copy Report**.
11. Paste the report into your bug report or support message.
The report can include:
- Spell IDs
- Aura timing
- Target information
- Refresh events
- Relevant aura state changes
The recorder is completely inactive until **Start Recording** is pressed and stops when the recorder window is closed.
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## 📦 Requirements
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### SuperWoW.dll
Provides the GUID, unit, combat and cast information used for multi-target tracking, castbars and nameplate identification.
Provides the GUID, unit, combat and cast information used for:
- Multi-target tracking
- Castbars
- Nameplate identification
- Unit tracking
[Download SuperWoW](https://github.com/balakethelock/SuperWoW)
### ClassicAPI.dll
Provides exact nameplate resolution and more reliable aura information, including Spell IDs, durations and expiration times. It is also used for instant target-alpha updates and the recorder’s direct **Copy Report** function.
Provides exact nameplate resolution and more reliable aura information, including:
- Spell IDs
- Aura durations
- Expiration times
- Exact nameplate resolution
- Instant target updates
- Recorder functionality
[Download ClassicAPI](https://github.com/brues-code/ClassicAPI)
> Keep both DLLs up to date. Without them, Blizz Nameplates+ is not supported.
> **Keep both DLLs up to date.**
> Without SuperWoW and ClassicAPI, Blizz Nameplates+ is not supported.
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## 📥 Installation
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3. Delete any older `BlizzNameplatesPlus` addon folder.
4. Extract the new folder into `Interface\AddOns\`.
4. Extract the new addon folder into:
5. Verify the final path:
`Interface\AddOns\`
5. Verify that the final path is:
`Interface\AddOns\BlizzNameplatesPlus\BlizzNameplatesPlus.toc`
6. Start the game through your DLL-enabled launcher and enable enemy nameplates.
6. Start the game through your DLL-enabled launcher.
## ⚙️ Main Settings
7. Enable enemy nameplates.
* **Nameplates:** Scale, Y Offset, Non-Target Alpha, Class Colors, Tank Mode and Health Text
* **Target:** Target Glow, glow color and Target Plate on Top
* **Auras:** Icon Size, Debuffs, Crowd Control, separate CC row and CCs from other players
* **Castbar:** Enable/disable and adjust height
* **Class Features:** Combo Points for Rogue and Druid
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Changes are applied immediately.
## ⚙️ Settings
Open the settings through the **BN+ minimap button** or type:
`/bnp`
### Nameplates
- Nameplate Scale
- Y Offset
- Non-Target Alpha
- Class Colors
- Tank Mode
- Health Text
- Combo Points
### Auras
- Aura Icon Size
- Debuffs
- Aura Position: Top / Left / Right
- Crowd Control
- CC Icon Size
- Separate CC Row
- CCs from other players
### Totems
- Enable Totem Icons
- Totem Icon Size
### Castbar
- Enable Castbars
- Castbar Height
- Castbar Spacing
- Test Castbars
### Target
- Target Glow
- Glow Color
- Target Plate on Top
### Tools
- Missing Spell / Aura Recorder
Most changes are applied immediately.
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## ❤️ Credits
Created by **Wurmschwanz**.
Thanks to everyone who tested the addon, reported bugs and supplied recorder data.
Thanks to everyone who tested **Blizz Nameplates+**, reported bugs, suggested features and supplied recorder data.
Special thanks to everyone helping test different classes, PvP situations and large raid environments. ❤️