3.3.1

SlamFrames 3.3.1 – HealComm Compatibility Hotfix

This maintenance release addresses an issue reported by the OctoWoW community where players without HealComm-1.0 installed could experience repeated error messages in chat.

SlamFrames does not require HealComm to function. HealComm is an optional library used to support incoming-heal prediction.

What's Fixed

HealComm Chat Spam

Previously, players without HealComm installed could repeatedly receive the following message:

Cannot find a library instance of HealComm-1.0

This occurred because SlamFrames was attempting to retrieve the optional library without first confirming that it was available.

Version 3.3.1 corrects this behavior.

• Checks whether HealComm-1.0 is registered before requesting it.
• Prevents repeated missing-library lookups from generating chat errors.
• Keeps SlamFrames functional when HealComm is unavailable.
• Retains support for compatible HealComm installations.
• Supports detecting the library if it becomes available after initial loading.

Improved Optional Library Handling

Additional safeguards have been implemented for optional libraries:

• HealComm-1.0
• AceEvent-2.0
• RosterLib-2.0
• ItemBonusLib-1.0

SlamFrames now checks library availability before attempting to retrieve these integrations.

Documentation Improvements

• Updated the README with HealComm compatibility information.
• Clarified that HealComm is optional.
• Added installation and troubleshooting guidance.
• Updated the in-game tooltip explaining incoming-heal prediction.

Do I Need HealComm?

No.

SlamFrames works without HealComm, including:

• Player, Target, and Focus Frames
• Pet, Party, and Raid Frames
• Click Casting
• Custom Cast Bars
• Rogue and Druid Combo Points
• Light and Dark Themes
• Frame customization and settings

HealComm is only needed for the compatible library-based incoming-heal prediction functionality.

Players who want that functionality can install a Vanilla 1.12-compatible addon that provides HealComm-1.0 through AceLibrary.

To check HealComm detection, use:

/sf healpredict status

Installation

1. Download SlamFrames-3.3.1.zip from the release assets below.
2. Close World of Warcraft.
3. Delete or move your existing SlamFrames addon folder.
4. Extract the new ZIP into your Interface\AddOns directory.
5. Launch OctoWoW.

The final installation path should be:

World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\SlamFrames\SlamFrames.toc

Important: Replace the existing addon folder rather than merging files into an older installation.

Existing SavedVariables are stored separately and should remain intact.

No Other Changes

This is a focused compatibility hotfix.

All approved SlamFrames 3.3 functionality remains unchanged, including:

• Focus and Pet Frames
• Player and Target combo-point trackers
• Classic and Ornate Cast Bars
• Light and Dark artwork
• Party and Raid Frames
• Click-casting configurations
• Existing frame layouts and customization

Compatibility

Designed for:

• OctoWoW
• Vanilla 1.12-style clients
• SuperWoW
• Nampower

Not intended for Retail WoW or modern Classic clients.

Thanks to the Community

Thanks to the OctoWoW community member who reported the missing HealComm error.

Reports like these help improve SlamFrames for players running different addon configurations.

If you experience any additional issues, please include your class, installed addons, and the exact error message when reporting them.

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SlamFrames 3.3.1 – Optional HealComm Compatibility Hotfix

SlamFrames 3.3 – Focus Frames, Combo Points & UI Improvements

SlamFrames 3.3

Custom Unit, Focus, Pet, Party & Raid Frames for OctoWoW

SlamFrames 3.3 is a major update introducing a custom Focus Frame, expanded Pet Frame functionality, Rogue and Druid combo-point tracking, and numerous improvements to artwork, cast-bar behavior, and configuration.

This release builds on the Party and Raid Frame systems introduced in earlier versions while maintaining compatibility with the Vanilla 1.12-style OctoWoW client.

What's New in 3.3

Custom Focus Frame

A dedicated Focus Frame designed to match the rest of SlamFrames.

• Custom Light and Dark artwork
• Adjustable frame scale, width, and height
• Movable positioning
• Configurable health text
• Improved health-bar filling and depletion
• Dark backing for empty and depleted health
• Dedicated settings

Both visual themes now share consistent health-bar behavior.

Expanded Pet Frames

Additional functionality and customization for players using pets.

• Refined Pet Frame artwork and layout
• Health and resource information
• Pet status indicators
• Additional Hunter pet management feedback
• Independent configuration
• Light and Dark theme support

Rogue & Druid Combo Points

A new custom combo-point tracking system with independently configurable Player and Target displays.

Player Combo Tracker

• Five custom combo-point sockets
• Normal, Rare/Elite, and Boss-inspired artwork
• Unique Light and Dark designs
• Illuminated active combo points
• Adjustable scale and positioning
• Optional hiding outside Cat Form for Druids

Target Combo Tracker

• Custom combo-point indicators around the Target portrait
• Independent scale adjustment
• Light and Dark artwork
• Optional ON/OFF setting
• Replaces the detached Blizzard combo-point display

Both trackers support previews through Test Frames for eligible classes.

Artwork & UI Improvements

• Refined Light and Dark theme presentation
• Updated combo-point artwork and alignment
• Improved frame consistency
• Additional Focus and Pet customization
• Cleaner settings organization
• Improved health-bar backgrounds and rendering
• Dedicated 1080p and 4K-compatible textures

Cast Bar Improvements

SlamFrames continues to offer two Cast Bar styles:

• Classic
• Ornate

Both retain the existing cast progression, timer, interruption, pushback, and channel support.

Additional improvements include:

• Cleaner world-object and quest-interaction text
• Reduced unnecessary target-dependent cast descriptions
• Generic "Using" text for applicable interactions
• Improved consistency for profession and utility actions

Click Casting Improvements

New characters now begin with clean click-casting defaults.

• Left, Right, and Middle Click default to Normal
• No spells or usable items assigned automatically
• Shift, Ctrl, and Alt combinations start unassigned
• Existing characters retain their saved bindings

To reset the current character's click-casting assignments:

/sf clickreset

This does not reset the rest of the character's SlamFrames configuration.

Existing Features

SlamFrames 3.3 also includes all major systems from previous releases:

• Player, Target, and Target-of-Target Frames
• Party Frames with optional resource bars
• 5, 10, 15, 20, and 40-player Raid Frames
• Standard and Compact Raid layouts
• Click Casting
• Incoming-heal prediction / HealComm support
• Main Tank indicators
• Raid debuff indicators
• Rare, Elite, and Boss portrait artwork
• Custom Cast Bars
• Buff and debuff tracking
• Configurable aura timers
• Per-character settings
• Light and Dark themes
• 1080p and 4K artwork support
• Test Frames for configuring layouts
• Performance-optimized Party Frame updates

Installation

SlamFrames 3.3 is a complete standalone release. No previous installation is required.

1. Download SlamFrames-3.3.zip from the release assets below.
2. Close World of Warcraft.
3. If updating, delete or move your existing SlamFrames addon folder.
4. Extract the ZIP into your WoW Interface\AddOns directory.
5. Launch OctoWoW and enable SlamFrames.

Your final installation path should be:

World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\SlamFrames\SlamFrames.toc

Important: Do not merge the new version into an existing SlamFrames folder. Replace the folder completely to avoid leftover files from older releases.

Existing settings are stored separately in SavedVariables and should remain available.

Configuration

Open the settings interface using:

/sf settings

Use Test Frames to configure frame layouts without needing to join a group or raid.

Compatibility

Developed specifically for:

• OctoWoW
• Vanilla 1.12-style clients
• SuperWoW
• Nampower
• HealComm-compatible healing information

Not intended for Retail WoW or modern Classic clients.

Bug Reports

If you encounter an issue, please include your class, screen resolution, artwork mode, Light/Dark theme, affected frame, and steps to reproduce the problem.

Screenshots or videos are especially helpful.

Credits

Developed for the OctoWoW community.

Thanks to everyone who tested SlamFrames, provided feedback, and helped identify the unusual edge cases encountered when extending the Vanilla-era client.

Special thanks to the developers and maintainers of the Vanilla addon ecosystem, including SuperWoW, Nampower, HealComm-compatible libraries, and related community projects.

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SlamFrames 3.3 — Custom Unit Frames for Vanilla

SlamFrames 3.1 — Party Performance & Resource Bars

SlamFrames 3.1

SlamFrames 3.1 focuses on Party Frame stability, performance, and usability while retaining all of the features and fixes introduced throughout the 3.0 release line.

This release is recommended for anyone currently using SlamFrames 3.0.x.

What's New in 3.1

Party Frame Performance Improvements

The Party Frame system has received a substantial performance pass.

Previous builds could generate large bursts of work when joining a party or during combat, particularly when health, resource, aura, portrait, and roster events fired close together.

3.1 changes Party Frames so updates are handled much more selectively.

Improvements include:

• Health changes update only the affected party member
• Aura changes update only the relevant debuff state
• Mana, Rage, Energy, and Focus updates no longer rebuild the entire Party Frame
• Repeated party roster events are coalesced instead of forcing repeated full refreshes
• Party initialization is staggered to reduce large frame-time spikes when joining a group
• Party portraits are constructed incrementally instead of generating every portrait slice at once
• Repeated Blizzard Party Frame suppression work has been reduced
• Duplicate party events during the initial group refresh are ignored where possible

These changes greatly reduce the chance of hitching during combat and when joining a party.

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Party Resource Bars

Party Frames now support resource bars for:

• Mana
• Rage
• Energy
• Focus

The resource bar appears directly below the party member's health bar.

Resource colors automatically update based on the unit's power type.

A new Party setting allows the resource bar to be enabled or disabled:

Party → Resource Bar: ON / OFF

Resource updates are handled independently from the rest of the Party Frame so rapidly changing Rage or Energy does not cause unnecessary full-frame updates.

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Improved Party Join Behavior

Joining a group could previously cause a noticeable frame-time spike while all four Party Frames were initialized at once.

3.1 now spreads that initialization work across multiple rendered frames.

This includes portrait construction and other expensive Party Frame setup work.

The result should be a much smoother transition when joining or changing groups.

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Fixes Carried Forward from 3.0.1

Normal Mouse Behavior

The Normal click-casting option correctly restores traditional unit-frame behavior.

This includes:

• Normal left-click targeting
• Normal right-click context menus
• Player right-click menu
• Party member right-click menus
• Raid member right-click menus
• Target right-click menus
• Target-of-Target interaction
• Trade
• Whisper
• Inspect
• Follow
• Invite
• Party management options where applicable
• Leave Party options from the Player frame

SlamFrames includes a Vanilla-compatible fallback for environments where the newer secure-frame API is unavailable.

Custom spell and item click-casting assignments continue to work normally.

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Fixes Carried Forward from 3.0.2

Click-Casting Defaults

Fresh installations no longer include a preconfigured spell in the click-casting fields.

Left, Right, and Middle Click spell/item fields now begin blank across all modifier layers.

Using Reset All also clears modifier-aware spell and item assignments correctly.

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Ornate Cast Bar Cleanup

The finalized Ornate cast bar artwork is included in 3.1.

The Light and Dark skins use their approved individual artwork, with the unwanted internal guide/divider lines removed.

The cast bar retains:

• Orange cast progress
• Spell icons
• Cast timer
• Latency display
• Pushback handling
• Interrupted / Failed feedback
• Channels
• Bandages
• Gathering
• Professions
• World interactions
• Ornate flavor text

The Cast Bar settings page also retains the layout fixes introduced during the 3.0 hotfixes.

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Existing 3.0 Features

SlamFrames 3.1 continues to include the full 3.0 feature set.

Player / Target / Target-of-Target

• Custom SlamFrames artwork
• Independent positioning
• Adjustable scale
• Adjustable frame width
• Portrait zoom
• Health and resource information
• Name and level controls
• Light and Dark themes

Party Frames

• Custom SlamFrames artwork
• Adjustable scale and width
• Portrait controls
• Health information
• Resource bars
• Heal prediction
• Click casting
• Light and Dark themes
• Test Mode

Raid Frames

Supports:

• 5-player groups
• 10-player raids
• 15-player raids
• 20-player raids
• 40-player raids

Available layouts include:

• 8 Groups Across
• 4 + 4
• 2 Groups Across

Raid settings include:

• Standard and Compact modes
• Adjustable scale
• Adjustable frame width
• Member spacing
• Horizontal group spacing
• Group-row spacing
• Raid opacity
• Optional group headers
• Percentage, numerical, or hidden health text
• Class-colored names
• Main Tank indicators
• Debuff preview indicators
• Adjustable debuff glow size
• Light and Dark themes
• Test Frame support

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Compact Raid Frames

Compact Mode removes the large portrait layout and focuses on fitting more raid information into a smaller area.

Compact Frames support:

• Heal prediction
• Click casting
• Class-colored names
• Main Tank indicators
• Light and Dark themes

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Click Casting

Party and Raid Frames support click casting.

Spells and usable items can be assigned directly to mouse buttons and modifier combinations.

Bindings can also be left on Normal to preserve standard unit-frame interactions.

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Heal Prediction

SlamFrames includes incoming-heal prediction with HealComm support and local prediction fallback.

Incoming healing is displayed directly on supported health bars.

Diagnostic commands are available:

/sf healpredict status

/sf healpredict test 2000

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Main Tank Indicators

Raid members assigned as Main Tanks receive a separate visual treatment.

Main Tank indicators work with both Standard and Compact Raid Frames.

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4K + 1080p Artwork

SlamFrames includes dedicated artwork modes for:

• 4K displays
• 1080p displays

The 1080p mode uses separate compatible textures and adjusted geometry rather than simply shrinking the 4K assets.

Both modes support Light and Dark themes.

Changing artwork resolution requires a UI reload.

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Per-Character Settings

SlamFrames settings are stored independently for each character.

This includes:

• Frame positions
• Scale
• Party configuration
• Raid layouts
• Compact Mode
• Raid opacity
• Click-casting assignments
• Cast Bar settings
• Aura settings
• Skins
• Artwork resolution

Existing profiles are migrated automatically when upgrading.

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Special Unit Frames

Rare, Elite, Rare-Elite, and Boss portrait decorations remain supported.

Special frames integrate with:

• Light Skin
• Dark Skin
• 4K artwork
• 1080p artwork

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Test Frames

SlamFrames includes Test Frames for configuring layouts without needing to join a party or raid.

Raid testing supports:

• 5 players
• 10 players
• 15 players
• 20 players
• 40 players
• Simulated debuffs
• Simulated Main Tanks
• Class-colored names
• Standard Mode
• Compact Mode

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Installation

1. Download SlamFrames-v3.1.0.zip.

2. Close World of Warcraft.

3. Delete or move the existing:

   World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\SlamFrames

4. Extract the ZIP.

5. Place the included SlamFrames folder inside:

   World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\

6. Your final path should look like:

   World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\SlamFrames\SlamFrames.toc

7. Start or restart the game and make sure SlamFrames is enabled.

Do not place the ZIP itself inside the AddOns folder.

Do not merge SlamFrames 3.1 into an older SlamFrames folder.

Completely replacing the addon folder ensures old development or test files cannot interfere with the current release.

Your SavedVariables are stored separately and should remain available after replacing the addon folder.

SlamFrames 3.1 is a complete standalone package and does not require any previous version of SlamFrames to already be installed.

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Opening SlamFrames

Use:

/sf settings

to open the configuration window.

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Compatibility

SlamFrames is designed specifically for the OctoWoW / Vanilla 1.12-style client environment, including SuperWoW / Nampower functionality used by the project.

It is not intended for Retail WoW or modern Classic clients.

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Download

Download:

SlamFrames-v3.1.0.zip

from the Assets section below.

For normal installation, use the packaged SlamFrames release ZIP rather than GitHub's automatically generated Source Code archives.

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Thank You

SlamFrames 3.1 is primarily a stability and performance release.

A large portion of this update came from real-world Party Frame testing, particularly the performance issues that only became obvious once multiple party events, portraits, health updates, and resource updates were happening together during actual gameplay.

Thanks to everyone testing the addon and reporting these edge cases.

More improvements are planned.

SlamFrames 3.0 — Raid Frames, Click Casting & 1080p Support

SlamFrames 3.0

SlamFrames 3.0 is the largest update to SlamFrames so far.

This release expands SlamFrames from a Player / Target frame replacement into a much more complete unit-frame system for OctoWoW / SuperWoW, with fully configurable Party and Raid Frames, click casting, healer-focused features, per-character profiles, and dedicated 1080p artwork.

✨ What's New in 3.0

🛡️ Raid Frames

SlamFrames now includes a complete Raid Frame system supporting:

• 5, 10, 15, 20, and 40-player raids
• Standard and Compact frame styles
• 8 Across, 4 + 4, and 2 Across group layouts
• Adjustable member spacing
• Adjustable horizontal group spacing
• Adjustable group-row spacing
• Adjustable Raid Frame scale
• Adjustable Raid Frame opacity
• Optional group headers
• Class-colored player names
• Percentage, numerical, or hidden health text
• Main Tank indicators
• Raid debuff indicators
• Adjustable debuff glow size
• Light and Dark skin support
• Full Test Frame support

Compact Mode was specifically designed for healers and players who need to fit a full 40-player raid onto the screen without sacrificing visibility.

Raid Frame opacity can also be reduced for DPS players who want raid information available without blocking a large portion of the game world.

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🖱️ Click Casting

Party and Raid Frames now support click casting.

You can assign spells and usable items directly to mouse combinations for fast healing and utility without changing targets.

This makes SlamFrames suitable as a lightweight healing-frame solution without requiring a separate healing UI.

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💚 Heal Prediction

SlamFrames includes incoming-heal prediction with HealComm support and local prediction fallback.

Incoming healing is displayed directly on supported unit frames so healers can see pending healing before the cast lands.

A diagnostic system is also included for testing HealComm integration.

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🎯 Main Tank Identification

Players assigned as Main Tanks by the raid are visually distinguished from other Raid Frames.

The Main Tank treatment works with:

• Standard Raid Frames
• Compact Raid Frames
• Light Skin
• Dark Skin
• Debuff indicators

This allows tanks to remain immediately identifiable during larger encounters.

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☠️ Raid Debuff Indicators

Raid Frames can display highly visible debuff warnings.

Debuff types include:

• Magic
• Curse
• Poison
• Disease

The size of the debuff glow can be adjusted from the Raid settings.

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🖥️ 4K + 1080p Artwork

SlamFrames was originally designed on a 4K display.

3.0 introduces a dedicated 1080p artwork mode for players using lower-resolution displays.

The 1080p mode includes alternate compatible assets and tighter geometry rather than simply scaling the original artwork.

Both modes support:

• Light Skin
• Dark Skin
• Player Frames
• Target Frames
• Target-of-Target
• Party Frames
• Raid Frames
• Compact Raid Frames
• Cast Bars
• Special portrait decorations

You can switch between 4K and 1080p from the SlamFrames settings.

Changing artwork resolution requires a UI reload.

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👤 Per-Character Settings

SlamFrames settings are now stored independently for each character.

This means your healer can use:

• Compact 40-player Raid Frames
• Full opacity
• Healing click binds

while your DPS character can use:

• Smaller Raid Frames
• Reduced opacity
• A completely different layout

without the characters overwriting each other's setup.

Existing settings are migrated automatically.

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🎨 UI & Skin Improvements

3.0 also includes a substantial settings-interface cleanup.

• Unified bright-red SlamFrames buttons
• Improved selected and pressed button states
• Light and Dark Compact Raid Frames
• Cleaner Raid configuration controls
• Improved Cast Bar configuration
• Scrollable settings where needed
• Resolution selector
• Improved visual consistency throughout the configuration UI

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✨ Special Unit Frames

Rare, Elite, Rare-Elite, and Boss portrait decorations remain supported.

Special frames integrate with the existing SlamFrames Light/Dark skin system and the new resolution system.

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🔮 Cast Bar Improvements

The SlamFrames cast bar continues to support:

• Spell icons
• Cast timers
• Latency display
• Pushback handling
• Interrupted / Failed feedback
• Channels
• Bandages
• Gathering
• Professions
• World interactions

There is also now an option to hide Blizzard's redundant red error text while retaining SlamFrames' own failed/interrupted cast feedback.

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🧪 Test Frames

SlamFrames includes an extensive Test Frames system so layouts can be configured without joining a group or raid.

Raid testing supports:

• 5 players
• 10 players
• 15 players
• 20 players
• 40 players
• Simulated debuffs
• Simulated Main Tanks
• Class-colored names
• Standard / Compact modes

This makes it possible to configure a full healing UI before entering a raid.

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📦 Installation

1. Download SlamFrames-v3.0.0.zip.

2. Extract the archive.

3. Place the resulting SlamFrames folder inside:

   World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\

4. Your final path should look like:

   World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\SlamFrames\SlamFrames.toc

5. Start or restart the game.

Do not place the ZIP itself in the AddOns folder.

If upgrading from an older SlamFrames version, completely replace the old SlamFrames addon folder rather than merging the two folders.

Your existing settings should be preserved through SavedVariables.

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⚙️ Opening SlamFrames

Use:

/sf settings

to open the configuration window.

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❤️ HealComm Diagnostics

To check the HealComm / Heal Prediction system:

/sf healpredict status

To temporarily simulate incoming healing:

/sf healpredict test 2000

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⚠️ Compatibility

SlamFrames is designed specifically around the OctoWoW / Vanilla-style client environment, including SuperWoW/Nampower functionality used by the project.

It is not a Retail WoW addon.

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📥 Download

Download:

SlamFrames-v3.0.2.zip

from the Assets section below.

For normal installation, you only need the release ZIP. The repository/source package is intended for development.

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❤️ Thank You

SlamFrames has grown considerably from its original Player and Target frame replacement.

3.0 represents the first version where the Player, Target, Party, Raid, healing, click-casting, cast-bar, skin, and configuration systems come together as one cohesive unit-frame package.

Thank you to everyone testing SlamFrames and reporting issues throughout development.

More improvements are planned.

SlamFrames 2.5.1 - Clean Installation Hotfix

From constantly testing this addon and making changes, I messed up the file structure a bit so anyone installing from fresh had a version that would not load assets properly. Should be fixed in this release.

SlamFrames 2.5

SlamFrames 2.5

SlamFrames 2.5 is a stability and compatibility update focused on several issues discovered through extended gameplay testing on OctoWoW.

This release improves cast-bar timing and state handling, fixes UI layering conflicts, corrects enemy level difficulty colors, strengthens target aura timer rendering, and cleans up Ornate cast-bar flavor text.

What's New in 2.5

Cast-State Isolation

A significant issue was discovered where certain channelled actions — particularly Bandages — could leave stale timing information behind.

For example:

1. Throw would display the correct cast timer.
2. Using a Bandage would complete normally.
3. Throw or Hearthstone afterward could display an incorrect timer.
4. /reload would temporarily fix the problem.

SlamFrames now treats every new cast as a clean timing boundary.

Previous channel, profession, special-action, and pushback state is cleared before the next cast is initialized.

This prevents Bandages and other channelled actions from "poisoning" later cast-bar timing.

Improved Special-Action Cast Timing

Additional timing work has been done for actions that don't behave exactly like normal Vanilla spells.

This includes:

• Throw
• Shoot
• Bandages
• Hearthstone
• Cooking
• Crafting
• Profession actions
• World interactions

SlamFrames now separates normal spell timing from special-action timing rather than forcing everything through the same legacy pushback system.

Normal spells still retain the legacy pushback handling introduced in 2.0.

Fixed Profession / Tradeskill Detection

Some OctoWoW/SuperWoW APIs can expose boolean-like values numerically.

Because Lua considers 0 to be true, this could accidentally cause normal casts to enter SlamFrames' profession timing path.

SlamFrames now explicitly interprets the expected tradeskill values instead.

Dynamic UI Layering

SlamFrames previously had to choose between two undesirable behaviors:

• Unit frames appearing above Blizzard panels such as Blacksmithing and Cooking.
• World/nameplate frames appearing above SlamFrames.

2.5 introduces dynamic frame layering.

During normal gameplay, SlamFrames stays above world/nameplate frames.

When a Blizzard interface panel is opened, SlamFrames automatically moves underneath it.

When the panel closes, SlamFrames returns to its normal layer.

This applies to interfaces such as:

• Blacksmithing
• Cooking
• Character
• Merchant
• Trainer
• Quest panels
• Other standard Blizzard UI panels

Corrected Enemy Level Colors

Enemy level coloring now uses the appropriate Vanilla-style gray-mob threshold based on the player's current level.

This is a dynamic calculation — it is not hardcoded for a particular level range.

For example, a level 15 player fighting a level 10 enemy will correctly see that enemy as green rather than gray because the enemy can still award experience.

As the player levels, SlamFrames recalculates the appropriate difficulty thresholds automatically.

Target Aura Timer Layer Lock

An intermittent issue could cause numeric buff/debuff timers on the Target frame to disappear after extended gameplay even though the aura icons remained visible.

This could occur after SlamFrames dynamically changed frame strata or levels while interacting with other UI elements.

2.5 now explicitly keeps the complete target aura stack synchronized:

• Aura icon
• Cooldown layer
• Numeric timer layer

The numeric timer is re-locked above its aura whenever SlamFrames reconciles its frame layering.

Improved Mining Flavor Text

The Ornate cast bar now treats Mining as an activity rather than constructing a generic targeted-cast sentence.

Previously:

Casting Mining on [Target Name]...

Now:

Mining

This matches the cleaner presentation already used for activities such as Cooking, Fishing, and profession crafting.

Included from SlamFrames 2.0

SlamFrames 2.5 includes all features introduced in the 2.0 release, including:

• Custom Player, Target, and Target-of-Target frames
• Rare / Elite violet dragon portrait frames
• Boss / World Boss crimson dragon portrait frames
• Light and Dark special portrait artwork
• Optional mirrored Player dragon decoration
• Independent Player name positioning
• Independent Friendly Target name positioning
• Independent Normal Enemy name positioning
• Independent Rare / Elite / Boss name positioning
• ±150 horizontal name adjustment
• Predictive incoming-heal visualization
• HealComm-compatible healing information
• Ornate cast bar
• Cast latency visualization
• Spell and item icons
• Channel support
• Profession and world-interaction support
• Legacy cast pushback handling
• Improved interrupt/failure arbitration
• Nampower aura-duration refresh reconciliation
• Numeric buff/debuff timers
• Light and Dark themes
• Combat glow
• Resting indicator
• Crowd-control notification
• Movable and scalable frames
• Adjustable frame width
• Portrait zoom controls
• Test Mode

Compatibility

SlamFrames is developed specifically for:

• OctoWoW
• Vanilla 1.12-style clients
• SuperWoW
• Nampower

SlamFrames is not intended for Retail WoW or modern Classic clients.

Some features specifically take advantage of functionality provided by SuperWoW and Nampower.

Updating from 2.0

Existing SlamFrames users can replace their current SlamFrames addon folder with the version included in this release.

Your configuration is stored in SlamFramesDB, so existing settings should carry over.

As always, backing up your WTF / SavedVariables folder before updating addons is recommended.

Installation

1. Download SlamFrames-v2.5.zip below.

2. Extract the archive.

3. Copy the SlamFrames folder into:

   World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\

4. Your final installation should look like:

   World of Warcraft\Interface\AddOns\SlamFrames\SlamFrames.toc

5. Launch OctoWoW and make sure SlamFrames is enabled.

Bug Reports

If you encounter an OctoWoW-specific edge case, please include as much information as possible when reporting it.

For cast-bar issues, include:

• Spell/action name
• Normal cast, channel, item, profession, or world interaction
• Displayed duration
• Expected duration
• What you cast immediately beforehand
• Whether /reload temporarily fixes the issue

For aura issues, include:

• Class
• Buff/debuff name
• Target type
• How the aura was originally applied
• How it was refreshed
• Whether the icon, timer, or both disappeared

Screenshots and reproduction steps are extremely helpful.

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SlamFrames 2.5 continues the work started in 2.0 with a focus on making the addon reliable during actual extended gameplay on the OctoWoW client.

Thank you to everyone testing SlamFrames and reporting the strange edge cases that come with pushing a Vanilla-era client this far.

SlamFrames 2.0

SlamFrames 2.0

SlamFrames 2.0 is the first major update to the stable SlamFrames baseline for OctoWoW and compatible Vanilla 1.12-style clients.

What’s new

Rare / Elite / Boss portrait frames

SlamFrames can now automatically decorate selected Rare, Elite, Rare-Elite and Boss targets with dedicated dragon portrait frames.

The new artwork uses a two-layer system:

back decoration → portrait → front bezel/mask → level badge

This keeps the portrait opening clean while preserving the larger dragon artwork around it.

Purple/violet treatment for Rare / Elite targets

Red/crimson treatment for Boss targets

Matching Light and Dark variants

Optional Player decoration

Player artwork automatically mirrors so the dragon faces inward toward the Player bars

Independent name positioning

New horizontal name-position controls make the special frames practical across different scales and personal layouts.

Separate saved sliders are available for:

Player name

Friendly target name

Normal Enemy target name

Rare / Elite / Boss target name

Each ranges from -150 to +150 in 5-pixel steps.

Predictive healing

SlamFrames 2.0 adds incoming-heal visualization with HealComm support and local fallback behavior where appropriate.

Ornate cast bar

The new Ornate cast bar brings a much more complete casting system to SlamFrames:

cast/channel timing

latency region

spell and item icons

profession and world-interaction flavor text

bandage/channel handling

legacy Vanilla/Turtle cast pushback

correct interrupt/failure arbitration

canonical progress rendering

Aura refresh reconciliation

Timed auras that are refreshed or re-stacked can now have their duration reconciled from Nampower refresh events. This fixes cases where an aura icon remained visible but its SlamFrames timer disappeared after the original duration expired.

Compatibility

Built for:

OctoWoW

Vanilla / WoW 1.12-style APIs

SuperWoW-compatible environments

Nampower-enhanced APIs when available

SlamFrames is not intended for Retail WoW or modern Classic clients.

Updating from 1.0

Replace the existing SlamFrames addon folder with the 2.0 release folder.

Your existing SavedVariables are preserved. New 2.0 options receive defaults without requiring you to reset your profile.

Installation

Extract the release so the final path is:

Interface\AddOns\SlamFrames\SlamFrames.toc

Open the settings panel with:

/sf settings

Thanks to everyone who helped test the cast-bar timing, aura refresh behavior, predictive healing, skins, and special portrait frames during development.

SlamFrames 1.0

SlamFrames 1.0

SlamFrames 1.0 is the first stable release of my custom unit-frame replacement for OctoWoW.

The goal of SlamFrames is to provide a complete replacement for the default Player, Target, and Target-of-Target frames while keeping a visual style that still feels at home in the Vanilla client.

This release represents the stable baseline of the addon and includes the full feature set I wanted for everyday use.

Features

• Custom Player frame
• Custom Target frame
• Custom Target-of-Target frame
• Independent frame movement and scaling
• Adjustable frame widths
• Circular portraits with portrait zoom
• Level medallions and enemy difficulty coloring
• Configurable health/resource/name/level text sizes
• Multiple health display modes
• Target buffs and debuffs
• Multi-row aura wrapping
• Numeric target aura timers
• Adjustable aura timer size
• Adjustable aura icon size and row spacing
• Custom Player cast bar
• Spell and item icons
• Channel support
• Interrupted and failed cast states
• Bandage, gathering, tradeskill, and world-object cast support
• Combat portrait glow
• Resting / Inn Zzz effect
• Crowd-control alerts with remaining time
• Optional click-to-self-target
• Automatic hiding of redundant Target-of-Target when self-targeted
• Light and Dark skins
• Player-portrait minimap button
• Scrollable configuration panel
• Built-in Test Frames mode

1.0 Default Configuration

SlamFrames 1.0 ships with the configuration I personally settled on after developing and using the addon.

New installations start with a polished default setup including:

• Dark skin
• 60% frame scale
• Compact frame widths
• Larger health and resource text
• Numeric target aura timers enabled
• Larger target aura icons
• Tight aura row spacing
• Combat glow
• Resting effects
• CC alerts
• Custom Player cast bar

Everything remains configurable through the in-game settings.

Existing users updating to 1.0 keep their SavedVariables.

Compatibility

SlamFrames is designed specifically for the OctoWoW Vanilla 1.12-style client environment.

Some advanced cast and aura timing behavior uses functionality available through SuperWoW and Nampower when present.

This addon is not intended for Retail WoW or modern Classic clients.

Installation

1. Download SlamFrames-v1.0.0.zip

2. Close World of Warcraft

3. Extract the SlamFrames folder into:

   Interface\AddOns\

4. Make sure the final path is:

   Interface\AddOns\SlamFrames\SlamFrames.toc

5. Launch OctoWoW

6. Open the settings with the minimap button or:

   /sf settings

Updating

Replace the existing SlamFrames addon folder with the new version.

Your existing configuration should remain intact through WoW SavedVariables.

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This is the first stable release of SlamFrames and will serve as the baseline for any future additions or improvements.