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Relationships Threat Plates For OctoWoW

Threat percentage bars above nameplates -- Styled after Kui Nameplates

= ThreatPlates =

  • Shows a threat percentage bar above each nameplate's health bar.
  • The bar grows from 0% to 100% based on your threat level against
  • that unit, with colour coding from green (low) to red (aggro).

== Features ==

  • Threat bar above the in-game health bar on nameplates
  • Percentage text displayed inside the bar
  • Smooth colour gradient: green -> yellow -> orange -> red
  • Kui Nameplates-style visuals (dark backgrounds, 1px inset,
  • spark effects, glow/shadow borders, outline fonts)
  • Configuration GUI for all settings
  • Works with Turtle WoW / Octo WoW (Vanilla 1.12 client)

== Commands ==

  • /tp - Open the configuration GUI
  • /tp toggle - Toggle threat bars on/off
  • /tp reset - Reset settings to defaults
  • /tp help - Show help

== Configuration ==

All settings are accessible via the /tp GUI:

General:

  • Enable Threat Plates (on/off)
  • Show Threat Text (percentage in bar)
  • Smooth Colours (gradient transitions)

Appearance: *- Bar Height (2-12 px) *- Bar Offset Y (-20 to 0 px) *- Bar Alpha (0.1-1.0) *- Font Size (6-14 pt) *- Font Outline

Kui Style Effects: *- Show Spark (bright leading edge) *- Show Fill Background (dim ghost behind bar) *- Fill Alpha (0.05-0.50) *- Enable Glow (border glow based on threat) *- Glow as Shadow (subtle vs bright) *- Glow Size (1-8 px)

Display Filters: *- Show on Hostile units *- Show on Neutral units *- Show on Friendly units

== Threat Detection ==

ThreatPlates uses a three-tier threat detection system:

  • UnitDetailedThreatSituation (Turtle WoW extension) - most accurate
  • GetThreatPercent API (if available) - precise percentage
  • UnitThreatSituation with heuristics - fallback estimation

*The addon polls threat every 0.2 seconds and updates nameplate *visuals every 0.3 seconds for smooth animation.

== Installation ==

  • Extract anywhere and then rename the RelationshipsThreatPlates-main folder to RelationshipsThreatPlates
  • Move the RelationshipsThreatPlates folder to your Interface/AddOns/ directory *Restart WoW or reload the UI (/console reloadui) *Type /tp to configure