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Add enemy level display on nameplates
itsDNNS Mar 18, 2026
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Fix level display: boss color, width compensation, edge cases
itsDNNS Mar 18, 2026
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33 changes: 32 additions & 1 deletion EllesmereUINameplates/EllesmereUINameplates.lua
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Expand Up @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ local UnitCastingInfo, UnitChannelInfo = UnitCastingInfo, UnitChannelInfo
local GetTime = GetTime
local C_NamePlate = C_NamePlate
local GetRaidTargetIndex, SetRaidTargetIconTexture = GetRaidTargetIndex, SetRaidTargetIconTexture
local GetCreatureDifficultyColor = GetCreatureDifficultyColor
local C_CVar, NamePlateConstants, Enum = C_CVar, NamePlateConstants, Enum
local function GetFont()
if EllesmereUI and EllesmereUI.GetFontPath then
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ local defaults = {
textSlotRight = "healthPercent",
textSlotLeft = "none",
textSlotCenter = "none",
showLevel = true,
levelDifficultyColor = true,
showTargetArrows = false,
targetArrowScale = 1.0,
showClassPower = false,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -413,6 +416,28 @@ local function FormatCombinedHealth(element, pctText, numText)
return ""
end

-- Build a colored level prefix string for a unit, or nil if disabled.
local function GetLevelPrefix(unit)
local db = EllesmereUINameplatesDB or defaults
if not db.showLevel then return nil end
local level = UnitLevel(unit)
if not level or level <= 0 and level ~= -1 then return nil end
local levelStr, lr, lg, lb
if level == -1 then
levelStr = "??"
lr, lg, lb = 1, 0, 0
else
levelStr = tostring(level)
if db.levelDifficultyColor and GetCreatureDifficultyColor then
local color = GetCreatureDifficultyColor(level)
lr, lg, lb = color.r, color.g, color.b
else
lr, lg, lb = 1, 0.82, 0
end
end
return string.format("|cff%02x%02x%02x%s|r", lr * 255, lg * 255, lb * 255, levelStr)
end

-- Estimate pixel width of health text for a given element type.
-- We can't read actual rendered widths (WoW secret values), so we use
-- flat pixel assumptions based on typical worst-case rendered widths.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3199,6 +3224,10 @@ function NameplateFrame:UpdateName()
end
local name = UnitName(unit)
if type(name) == "string" then
local levelPrefix = GetLevelPrefix(unit)
if levelPrefix then
name = levelPrefix .. " " .. name
end
self.name:SetText(name)
end
end
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3250,9 +3279,10 @@ end
function NameplateFrame:UpdateNameWidth()
local barW = GetHealthBarWidth()
local nameSlot = FindSlotForElement("enemyName")
local levelExtra = ((EllesmereUINameplatesDB or defaults).showLevel) and 25 or 0
if nameSlot == "textSlotTop" then
-- Above the bar: full bar width minus raid marker if shown
local nameW = barW
local nameW = barW + levelExtra
local rmPos = GetRaidMarkerPos()
if rmPos ~= "none" and self.raidFrame:IsShown() then
nameW = nameW - 2 * (GetRaidMarkerSize() - 2) - 7
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -4494,6 +4524,7 @@ do

-- Store preset keys so the login handler can use them (set once, never changes)
ns._displayPresetKeys = {
"showLevel", "levelDifficultyColor",
"borderStyle", "borderColor", "targetGlowStyle", "showTargetArrows",
"showClassPower", "classPowerPos", "classPowerYOffset", "classPowerXOffset", "classPowerScale",
"classPowerClassColors", "classPowerCustomColor", "classPowerGap",
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