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