ClassicNumbers SCT

Vanilla-style nameplate combat text for WoW Classic Era and TBC Classic Anniversary — released publicly as ClassicNumbers SCT and polished for modern Classic clients.

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ClassicNumbers SCT

Why this fork

ClassicNumbers SCT is the public release name for this maintenance takeover of an older combat-text addon fork.

The goal is simple:

keep the original feel intact,
preserve legacy feature paths instead of stripping them,
make the addon reliable on TBC Classic Anniversary,
and add the quality-of-life controls players actually expect before shipping.

Highlights

Area	Included
Core display	Vanilla-style damage numbers above enemy nameplates
Layout control	Separate tuning for normal hits and critical hits
Motion	Expanded motion library for hits, with subtle style inheritance for crits
Style control	Independent hit and crit style selectors with hover help
Crit logic	Biggest-crit centering and biggest-crit scaling
Readability	Font family, outline, monochrome, and color customization
Extra context	Optional spell icons, personal damage display, and nameplate attachment toggle
Focus	Current-target emphasis scaling
Audio	Multi-tier crit sounds
Testing	Preview / test buttons directly inside the config UI
Configuration	Profile management via AceDBOptions

Animation Library

ClassicNumbers SCT now supports these motion styles:

Style	Behavior
Vertical	Classic straight rise
Arc	Curved lateral drift
Fountain	Wider upward burst
Sway	Gentle side motion
Wave	Smoother multi-pass lateral drift
Zigzag	Sharper alternating path
Spiral	Circular motion layered onto upward travel
Bounce	Upward motion with hop-like offset
POW Burst	Comic-book style impact burst with aggressive punchy motion
Shockwave	Fast outward blast with a rippling impact feel
Comet Trail	Forward-driving streak with trailing lift
Random Mix	Automatically picks from the implemented styles per number

For a clean default, start with Vertical or Arc.
For maximum visual character, try POW Burst, Shockwave, Comet Trail, or Random Mix.

Crits can now use their own selected style, and the hover tooltip on each style selector explains what every style does.

Feature Breakdown

Text & readability

Setting	What it controls
Font selection	Font choice via LibSharedMedia
Font flags	Outline / thick outline / monochrome combinations
Default colors	Auto-attack and ability color pickers
School colors	Damage-school coloring toggle
Number formatting	Truncation and comma separation

Normal hits

Option	Available control
Layout	Size and X / Y offset
Motion	Scroll distance, scroll speed, hit animation style
Visibility	Alpha and display duration
Filtering	Small-hit filter
Density	Max hits displayed per target

Critical hits

Option	Available control
Layout	Crit size and X / Y offset
Motion	Crit animation style
Visibility	Alpha and display duration
Filtering	Small-crit filter
Chain control	Max crits shown per target
Advanced behavior	Hide non-crits during big crit chains, keep biggest crit centered, scale biggest crit above the rest, and support larger active crit chains

Extras

Feature	Included
Personal display	Personal damage display and personal damage color behavior
Readability extras	Spell icons, current target emphasis, and nameplate attachment toggle
Compatibility	Legacy overlap handler and Blizzard combat text toggle
Audio	Crit / Huge Crit / Monster Crit sounds
Profiles	Full profile save / copy / reset support in a dedicated Profiles subcategory

Preview & Testing

The options UI includes a dedicated Preview / Test section so you can validate changes before entering combat.

Available preview buttons:

Button	Purpose
Preview Hit	Test normal-hit formatting and motion
Preview Crit	Test crit styling and scaling
Preview Spell	Test spell coloring and optional icons
Preview Crit Chain	Test centering, biggest-crit scaling, and overlap behavior
Preview Personal Damage	Test personal anchor and personal color handling

If you have a current target, previews try to use the visible target nameplate. Otherwise, they fall back to displaying on your player anchor.

If Attach outgoing damage to nameplates is disabled, outgoing previews and outgoing damage use the central UI anchor instead.

If it is enabled, both normal hits and crits use the outgoing nameplate anchor path.

This makes it much easier to verify:

animation style readability,
hit style vs crit style contrast,
crit-chain layout,
biggest-crit centering,
biggest-crit scaling,
personal damage behavior,
spell icon rendering,
and current-target emphasis.

Slash Commands

Use any of these commands to open the config panel, open Profiles, or trigger built-in previews:

Command	Action
`/classicnumbers`	Open the config panel
`/classicnumber`	Alias for the main slash command
`/cn`	Short alias
`/classicnumbers help`	Show command help in chat
`/classicnumbers profiles`	Open the Profiles category
`/classicnumbers preview hit`	Preview a normal hit
`/classicnumbers preview crit`	Preview a crit
`/classicnumbers preview spell`	Preview spell damage with current icon/color settings
`/classicnumbers preview chain`	Preview a crit chain
`/classicnumbers preview personal`	Preview personal damage

Compatibility

Current maintenance emphasis:

Client	Status
WoW Classic Era	Supported
TBC Classic Anniversary (`_anniversary_`, interface `20505`)	Primary maintenance target

The TOC also includes additional Classic-family interface values already present in the project.

Installation

Download or clone the addon.
Place the ClassicNumbers folder inside your WoW AddOns directory.
For TBC Classic Anniversary, the path is typically:

   World of Warcraft\_anniversary_\Interface\AddOns\ClassicNumbers

The live addon name is ClassicNumbers SCT, but the folder name must stay exactly ClassicNumbers.
Launch the game and enable the addon if needed.

Included Libraries

Ace3
LibEasing
LibSharedMedia-3.0

Maintainer Notes

File	Purpose
`ClassicNumbers.lua`	Core runtime
`ClassicNumbers.toc`	Addon metadata
`urls.md`	API / FrameXML reference links
`CHANGELOG.md`	Release history
`AGENTS.md`	Workspace / maintainer guidance
`CURSEFORGE.md`	CurseForge-ready long description

If you change user-facing behavior, update the README, changelog, and TOC version together.

If you add a new animation style, also update the hover-tooltip style descriptions in ClassicNumbers.lua.

Credits

Original addon author: zeldarsprod
Current maintenance: this fork’s maintainers