It adds reliable multi-target aura tracking, Crowd Control, PvP immunity tracking, castbars, Combo Points, PvP totem indicators and additional customization — without replacing the original Blizzard nameplate design.

Current version: v1.0.9
Required: SuperWoW.dll + ClassicAPI.dll

✨ Features

🎯 Nameplates

Adjustable Nameplate Scale
Adjustable Nameplate Y Offset
Adjustable Non-Target Alpha
Enemy Class Colors
Tank Mode
Optional Hide Player Names
Optional Hide NPC / Mob Names
Adjustable Name Font Size
Adjustable Name Y Offset
Adjustable Health Text Font Size
Health text font outline options
Aura layouts automatically adjust when names are hidden
Foreign-tagged mobs use a neutral grey healthbar
Target Glow with customizable color
Target Plate on Top
Improved nameplate detection for better compatibility with other UI addons
Clean nameplate, aura and castbar layering

❤️ Health Text

Health information can be displayed directly on the nameplate with additional customization.

Options include:

Health percentage display
Adjustable Font Size
Font outline:
- None
- Outline
- Thick Outline

Health text customization is independent from the global nameplate scale.

☠️ Debuffs & DoTs

GUID-based multi-target tracking
Numeric aura timers
Stack counters
Reliable tracking across multiple visible nameplates
Adjustable Debuff Icon Size
Independent Debuff Y Offset
Instant target-alpha updates

Available debuff positions:

Top Mid
Top Left
Top Right
Left
Right
Bottom Mid
Bottom Left
Bottom Right

Bottom-positioned debuffs are automatically taken into account by the castbar layout.

Mixed debuff and CC icon sizes are also spaced correctly when sharing the same top row.

🌀 Crowd Control

Dedicated Crowd Control tracking with independent layout options.

Features:

Enable / disable CC tracking
Optional supported CC effects from other players
Separate CC Icon Size
Independent CC Y Offset
Optional Separate CC Row

Available CC positions:

Top
Left
Right

When using a separate top row, CCs work correctly with:

Top Mid
Top Left
Top Right

CCs and debuffs can share the same row even when using different icon sizes without overlapping.

🛡️ PvP Immunities

Important PvP immunity and protection effects can be displayed directly on nameplates.

Supported effects include abilities such as:

Divine Shield
Divine Protection
Blessing of Protection
Ice Block
Berserker Rage
Death Wish
Recklessness
Fear Ward
Will of the Forsaken

Features:

Dedicated PvP Immunities toggle
Separate Immunity Icon Size
Independent Immunity Y Offset
Independent positioning
Strict spell whitelist
Fast removal when an immunity ends or is cancelled
Cleanup of invalid debuff / CC states after effects such as Divine Shield or Ice Block
Protection against stale aura information

Available positions:

Top
Left
Right

🔥 Totem Indicators

Shaman totems can be displayed as clean and recognizable spell icons instead of full nameplates.

Automatically detects supported Shaman totems
Replaces the full totem nameplate with the corresponding spell icon
Removes unnecessary healthbar, name and level clutter
Adjustable Totem Icon Size
Supports ranked totems automatically
Designed especially for clearer PvP situations

✨ Combo Points

Combo Points are supported for:

Rogue
Druid

Features:

Combo Points displayed directly above the target nameplate
Adjustable Combo Point Y Offset
Independent positioning from the rest of the nameplate
Combo Points can remain visible on the previous target until new Combo Points are generated on another target

🔥 Castbars

Enemy castbars
Spell icons
Adjustable Castbar Height
Adjustable Castbar Spacing
Adjustable Castbar Y Offset
Castbar test mode
Automatically adjusts when debuffs are positioned below the nameplate
Improved layering so Target Glow does not cover the castbar

⚡ Performance & Compatibility

Blizz Nameplates+ is designed to keep the original Blizzard nameplates instead of replacing them with a completely custom nameplate system.

Recent improvements include:

Reduced unnecessary nameplate updates
Optimized aura and castbar handling
No unnecessary permanent layout scanning
Improved compatibility with addons that modify Blizzard nameplates
More robust nameplate detection
Mouseover tooltip support restored
Mouseover macros work correctly on nameplates
Settings are stored per character

The goal is to add functionality while keeping the addon lightweight and close to the original Blizzard UI.

🆕 What's New in v1.0.9

🛡️ PvP Immunity Tracking

A dedicated immunity system has been added for important PvP effects such as:

Divine Shield, Ice Block, Blessing of Protection, Berserker Rage, Fear Ward and other supported abilities.

Immunities have their own:

Enable / disable option
Icon size
Position
Y Offset
Independent display logic

A strict spell whitelist prevents unrelated buffs from appearing as immunity icons.

☠️ Expanded Aura Positioning

Debuffs can now be positioned at:

Top Mid
Top Left
Top Right
Left
Right
Bottom Mid
Bottom Left
Bottom Right

CCs and Immunities have their own independent positioning and Y offsets.

This allows much more control over the final nameplate layout.

↕️ Independent Y Offsets

Separate Y-offset settings have been added for:

Debuffs
Crowd Control
PvP Immunities
Combo Points
Name Text

Each element can now be moved vertically without changing the global nameplate scale.

🔤 Improved Font Customization

Additional text customization has been added.

Name Text:

Adjustable Font Size
Adjustable Y Offset

Health Text:

Adjustable Font Size
None / Outline / Thick Outline

These options are independent from Nameplate Scale.

👤 Player & NPC Name Controls

Player and NPC names can now be controlled independently:

Hide Player Names
Hide NPC / Mob Names

When names are hidden, top-positioned aura icons automatically move closer to the healthbar.

🌀 Improved CC Layout

The optional Separate CC Row now works correctly with:

Top Mid
Top Left
Top Right

Different icon sizes are also handled correctly.

For example:

18 px Debuffs + 24 px CC icons

can share the same area without overlapping.

🎯 Improved Nameplate Detection

Nameplate detection has been made more robust for setups where other UI or skin addons modify parts of the original Blizzard nameplate.

This should help prevent issues such as:

Missing borders
Nameplates not being detected correctly
Other UI addons changing the Blizzard nameplate before BNP initializes it

The compatibility handling is intentionally lightweight and does not continuously force the entire nameplate layout.

🖱️ Mouseover Support

Nameplate mouse interaction has been improved.

Mouseover tooltips work correctly
Mouseover macros can properly detect units through their nameplates

💾 Per-Character Settings

Settings are now stored per character instead of being shared account-wide.

Each character can therefore have its own:

Nameplate layout
Aura positions
Icon sizes
Alpha settings
Castbar settings
Target settings
Font settings

🔎 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.

Open the BNP settings.
Go to Tools.
Click Missing Spell / Aura...
Select the affected unit.
Click Start Recording.
Apply the aura.
Refresh it while it is active.
Let it expire or remove it.
Click Stop.
Click Copy Report.
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.

📦 Requirements

Both DLLs are required and must be loaded before the game starts.

SuperWoW.dll

Provides GUID, unit, combat and cast information used for:

Multi-target tracking
Castbars
Nameplate identification
Unit tracking

Download SuperWoW

ClassicAPI.dll

Provides more reliable nameplate and aura information, including:

Spell IDs
Aura durations
Expiration times
Exact nameplate resolution
Instant target updates
Recorder functionality
PvP immunity tracking

Download ClassicAPI

Keep both DLLs up to date.
Blizz Nameplates+ is not supported without SuperWoW and ClassicAPI.

📥 Installation

Install SuperWoW.dll and ClassicAPI.dll using the instructions supplied with those projects.
Make sure both DLLs are enabled in your DLL loader or dlls.txt.
Delete any older BlizzNameplatesPlus addon folder.
Extract the new addon into:

Interface\AddOns\
Verify that the final path is:

Interface\AddOns\BlizzNameplatesPlus\BlizzNameplatesPlus.toc
Start the game through your DLL-enabled launcher.
Enable enemy nameplates.

⚙️ Settings

Open the settings using the BN+ minimap button or type:

/bnp

🎯 Nameplates

General

Nameplate Scale
Nameplate Y Offset
Non-Target Alpha
Class Colors
Tank Mode
Hide Player Names
Hide NPC / Mob Names

Names

Name Font Size
Name Y Offset

Health Text

Health Text Mode
Health Font Size
Health Font Outline

Combo Points

Enable Combo Points
Combo Point Y Offset

☠️ Auras

Debuffs

Enable Debuffs
Debuff Icon Size
Debuff Position
Debuff Y Offset

Crowd Control

Enable Crowd Control
CC Icon Size
CC Position
CC Y Offset
Separate CC Row
Show CCs from Other Players

PvP Immunities

Enable PvP Immunities
Immunity Icon Size
Immunity Position
Immunity Y Offset

🔥 Totems

Enable Totem Icons
Totem Icon Size

🔥 Castbar

Enable Castbars
Castbar Height
Castbar Spacing
Castbar Y Offset
Test Castbars

🎯 Target

Target Glow
Glow Color
Glow Scale
Glow Alpha
Target Arrows
Target Plate on Top

🛠️ Tools

Missing Spell / Aura Recorder

Most settings are applied immediately.

❤️ Credits

Created by Wurmschwanz.

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, addon combinations and large raid environments. ❤️

Your feedback continues to make Blizz Nameplates+ better.