HeartContainersUI

Cel-shaded heart meters for your player, pet, target and nameplates, plus matte bronze action bars for Classic Era.
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Description

Heart Containers UI

Your health, shown as a row of hearts. Heart Containers UI swaps the default unit frames for cel-shaded heart meters on a matte bronze bracket. It also gives nameplates and action bars the same look. Inspired by classic adventure-game heart meters, and drawn from scratch.

Features

Heart unit frames

  • Player, target and pet frames with 10 hearts each, filling in quarter-heart steps
  • Matte power bar coloured by power type, plus health % beside the hearts
  • Target debuffs with countdown timers
  • The last heart beats below 25% health, with an optional low-health beep
  • Move, scale and reset the frames, or switch back to Blizzard's frames at any time

Heart nameplates

  • Enemy and neutral units get compact heart plates with a red or yellow glow
  • Friendly units get them too, with green names, class-coloured players and a soft green glow
  • Your current target's plate is drawn larger
  • Blizzard still owns the plates, so the V key and cast bars work as usual

Matte bronze action bars

  • Blizzard's own buttons, reskinned in place. Keybinds, macros, drag & drop, paging and cooldowns are untouched
  • Main, bottom-left/right, right-side, pet and stance bars
  • Sideways heart endcaps and scroll-curl ends, with no backing panel
  • Micro menu, bags and keyring in the same bronze frame
  • Slim XP/reputation bar with a thin bronze frame
  • Nothing protected is moved in combat

Commands

Type /hc in game to see the list.

  • /hc lock or /hc unlock: lock the frames, or unlock them to drag
  • /hc scale 0.5-2: unit frame scale
  • /hc reset: reset positions and scale
  • /hc text on|off: health % and power numbers
  • /hc sound on|off: low-health beep
  • /hc blizzard: switch between these frames and Blizzard's (reloads the UI)
  • /hc plates on|off: heart nameplates
  • /hc friendly on|off: heart nameplates on friendly units
  • /hc platescale 0.5-2: nameplate scale
  • /hc bars on|off: bronze action bars, micro menu and bags (off reloads the UI)

Compatibility

  • World of Warcraft Classic Era 1.15.x
  • If Bartender4, Dominos, ElvUI or Masque is loaded, the action bar skin steps aside and leaves your bars to that addon. The heart frames and nameplates still work.
  • Friendly nameplates inside dungeons and raids are protected by the game, so they keep the default look there.

License

MIT. All art is original and made for this addon.

Feedback and bug reports are welcome on the project page.

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