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⚔️ Blizz Nameplates+
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# ⚔️ Blizz Nameplates+
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Blizz Nameplates+ enhances the original Blizzard nameplates for Vanilla WoW / 1.12 while keeping the classic Blizzard look.
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**Blizz Nameplates+** enhances the original Blizzard nameplates for **Vanilla WoW / 1.12** while keeping the classic Blizzard look.
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It adds multi-target debuffs, Crowd Control tracking, castbars, Combo Points, Target Glow, health text, class colors, Tank Mode and more without replacing the original nameplate design.
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It adds **multi-target debuffs, Crowd Control tracking, castbars, Combo Points, Target Glow, health text, class colors, Tank Mode and more** without replacing the original nameplate design.
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Current Version: v1.0.7
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Required: SuperWoW
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**Current Version:** `v1.0.7`
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**Required:** `SuperWoW`
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🛠️ What's New in v1.0.7
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---
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Nameplate Y Offset — move nameplates up by up to +50 px
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# 🛠️ What's New in v1.0.7
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Non-Target Alpha — dim non-target nameplates from 30–100%
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- **Nameplate Y Offset** — move nameplates up by up to `+50 px`
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- **Non-Target Alpha** — dim non-target nameplates from `30–100%`
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- **Improved Target Glow layering** so the glow stays visible without dominating the healthbar
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- **Improved Warlock curse synchronization**
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- only actually active curses remain visible
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- supports mechanics where multiple curses can coexist
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- resisted or failed curse casts keep the previous valid curse state
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- **Foreign-tag flicker fixed**
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- mobs tagged by other players now stay consistently grey
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- Tank Mode no longer overwrites the foreign-tag color
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- **Blizzard UI layering fixed**
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- nameplates no longer draw over UI elements such as the minimap
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- Target Plate on Top now works without changing the nameplate FrameStrata
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Improved Target Glow layering so the glow no longer dominates the healthbar
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v1.0.7 also includes the previous v1.0.6 additions: **Blizzard-style Combo Points, separate Crowd Control handling, optional CC row, CCs from other players and improved failed-cast/resist rollback.**
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Warlock curse sync improved
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only curses that are actually active remain visible
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# ✨ Features
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supports server mechanics where multiple curses can coexist
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resisted/failed curse casts keep the previous valid curse state
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Foreign-tag flicker fixed
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mobs tagged by other players now stay consistently grey
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Tank Mode no longer fights with the foreign-tag color
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Blizzard UI layering fixed
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nameplates no longer draw over UI elements such as the minimap
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Target Plate on Top now works without changing the nameplate FrameStrata
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v1.0.7 also includes the previous v1.0.6 additions: Blizzard-style Combo Points, separate Crowd Control handling, optional CC row, CCs from other players and improved failed-cast/resist rollback.
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✨ Features
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🩸 Debuffs & Crowd Control
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## 🩸 Debuffs & Crowd Control
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Track supported debuffs directly above enemy nameplates.
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GUID-based multi-target tracking
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Up to 8 active effects per nameplate
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Numeric timers and stack counters
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Same-name enemies tracked independently
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Separate Debuffs and Crowd Control options
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Optional dedicated CC row
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Optional supported CC effects from other players
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Protection against false icons after Resist, Miss, Immune, Evade and failed refreshes
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Strict live-aura confirmation for sensitive effects such as CCs, traps, poisons and special procs
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- GUID-based multi-target tracking
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- Up to **8 active effects** per nameplate
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- Numeric timers and stack counters
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- Same-name enemies tracked independently
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- Separate **Debuffs** and **Crowd Control** options
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- Optional dedicated CC row
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- Optional supported CC effects from other players
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- Protection against false icons after **Resist, Miss, Immune, Evade** and failed refreshes
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- Strict live-aura confirmation for sensitive effects such as CCs, traps, poisons and special procs
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Optional layout:
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Crowd Control
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Debuffs / DoTs
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Combo Points (Rogue / Druid)
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Nameplate
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**Crowd Control**
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**Debuffs / DoTs**
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**Combo Points** *(Rogue / Druid)*
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**Nameplate**
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🔴 Blizzard Combo Points
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Optional Combo Points for Rogue and Druid.
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## 🔴 Blizzard Combo Points
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Uses the original Blizzard TargetFrame artwork
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Optional Combo Points for **Rogue** and **Druid**.
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Up to 5 Combo Points
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- Uses the original Blizzard TargetFrame artwork
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- Up to **5 Combo Points**
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- Only shown on your current target
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- Automatically updates and hides when switching targets
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Only shown on your current target
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Automatically updates and hides when switching targets
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🎯 Target Glow
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## 🎯 Target Glow
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Highlights your current target while keeping the original nameplate readable.
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Available colors:
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White • Gold • Blue • Green • Red • Purple
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**White • Gold • Blue • Green • Red • Purple**
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The glow is drawn behind the main nameplate visuals.
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❤️ Health Text
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## ❤️ Health Text
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Display health information inside the Blizzard healthbar.
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Modes:
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Off • Percent • HP • HP + Percent
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**Off • Percent • HP • HP + Percent**
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Example:
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3.5k | 73%
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`3.5k | 73%`
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🔮 Castbars
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## 🔮 Castbars
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Enemy casts are shown directly below the nameplate.
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Casts and channels
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- Casts and channels
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- Spell icon
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- Smooth animation
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- Adjustable castbar height
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- Only active castbars animate every frame
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Spell icon
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Smooth animation
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Adjustable castbar height
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Only active castbars animate every frame
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🎨 Class Colors
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## 🎨 Class Colors
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Player nameplates can use their class color.
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NPC colors remain unchanged unless another BNP feature intentionally modifies them.
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🛡️ Tank Mode
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## 🛡️ Tank Mode
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Optional Tank Mode provides aggro-related color feedback on hostile NPC nameplates.
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Foreign-tagged mobs always keep their neutral grey color and are no longer overwritten by Tank Mode.
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⚔️ Foreign Tagged Mobs
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Mobs tagged by players outside your party or raid are shown with a neutral grey healthbar.
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## ⚔️ Foreign Tagged Mobs
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Mobs tagged by players outside your party or raid are shown with a **neutral grey healthbar**.
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Your own mobs and party/raid tags remain unchanged.
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⬆️ Target Plate on Top
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## ⬆️ Target Plate on Top
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Raises your current target above overlapping nameplates without moving nameplates into Blizzard UI layers.
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📏 Nameplate Controls
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Nameplate Scale: 0.5 – 1.5
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## 📏 Nameplate Controls
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Nameplate Y Offset: 0 – +50 px
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- **Nameplate Scale:** `0.5 – 1.5`
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- **Nameplate Y Offset:** `0 – +50 px`
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- **Non-Target Alpha:** `30 – 100%`
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Non-Target Alpha: 30 – 100%
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📦 Requirements
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# 📦 Requirements
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⚠️ SuperWoW is Required
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## ⚠️ SuperWoW is Required
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Blizz Nameplates+ requires SuperWoW for reliable GUID and unit information used by:
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Blizz Nameplates+ requires **SuperWoW** for reliable GUID and unit information used by:
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Multi-target tracking
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- Multi-target tracking
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- Aura confirmation
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- Castbars
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- Crowd Control
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- Nameplate identification
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Aura confirmation
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Without SuperWoW, BNP is **not supported**.
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Castbars
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Crowd Control
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# 📥 Installation
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Nameplate identification
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1. Download the latest release.
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2. Delete any old `BlizzNameplatesPlus` folder.
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3. Extract the archive into:
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Without SuperWoW, BNP is not supported.
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📥 Installation
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Download the latest release.
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Delete any old BlizzNameplatesPlus folder.
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Extract the archive into:
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Interface\AddOns\
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`Interface\AddOns\`
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Final path:
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Interface\AddOns\BlizzNameplatesPlus\BlizzNameplatesPlus.toc
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`Interface\AddOns\BlizzNameplatesPlus\BlizzNameplatesPlus.toc`
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⚙️ Configuration
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Open the menu with the BN+ minimap button or:
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# ⚙️ Configuration
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/bnp
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Open the menu with the **BN+ minimap button** or:
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Nameplates
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`/bnp`
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Nameplate Scale
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### Nameplates
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Nameplate Y Offset
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- **Nameplate Scale**
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- **Nameplate Y Offset**
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- **Non-Target Alpha**
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- **Class Colors**
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- **Tank Mode**
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- **Health Text**
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- **Target Glow**
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- **Target Glow Color**
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- **Target Plate on Top**
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Non-Target Alpha
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### Auras
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Class Colors
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- **Aura Icon Size**
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- **Debuffs**
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- **Crowd Control**
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- **Display CCs in Separate Row**
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- **Show CCs from Other Players**
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Tank Mode
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### Castbar
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Health Text
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- **Castbars**
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- **Castbar Height**
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Target Glow
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### Class Features
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Target Glow Color
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Target Plate on Top
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Auras
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Aura Icon Size
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Debuffs
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Crowd Control
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Display CCs in Separate Row
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Show CCs from Other Players
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Castbar
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Castbars
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Castbar Height
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Class Features
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Combo Points (Rogue / Druid)
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- **Combo Points** *(Rogue / Druid)*
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Changes are applied immediately.
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🔎 Debug Commands
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# 🔎 Debug Commands
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Missing a custom spell or aura?
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Unknown effects
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### Unknown effects
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/bnp unknown
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`/bnp unknown`
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More details:
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/bnp unknown verbose
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`/bnp unknown verbose`
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Reset collected data:
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/bnp unknown reset
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`/bnp unknown reset`
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Scan current target auras
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### Scan current target auras
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/bnp auras
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`/bnp auras`
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Displays detected negative auras with:
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Spell ID
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Name
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Stacks
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Debuff type
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- **Spell ID**
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- **Name**
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- **Stacks**
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- **Debuff type**
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A screenshot of the chat output is usually enough for a bug report.
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⚡ Performance
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BNP is designed to keep background work low.
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# ⚡ Performance
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Aura confirmation only when needed
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Blizz Nameplates+ is designed to keep background work low.
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Cast discovery is throttled
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- Aura confirmation only when needed
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- Cast discovery is throttled
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- Only active castbars animate every frame
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- Timer text only updates when the displayed value changes
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- Foreign CC checks are throttled
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- Y Offset and Non-Target Alpha reuse existing nameplate update logic
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- Disabled display categories do not create unnecessary visual work
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Only active castbars animate every frame
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Designed for **raids, battlegrounds and situations with many visible units**.
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Timer text only updates when the displayed value changes
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Foreign CC checks are throttled
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Y Offset and Non-Target Alpha reuse existing nameplate update logic
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Disabled display categories do not create unnecessary visual work
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Designed for raids, battlegrounds and situations with many visible units.
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❤️ Special Thanks
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# ❤️ Special Thanks
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Thanks to everyone who tested Blizz Nameplates+, reported bugs and shared feedback. ❤️
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👤 Author
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# 👤 Author
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**Wurmschwanz**
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