HazeBuffBars

A World of Warcraft Classic addon that displays player buffs and debuffs as horizontal timer bars.

Version

v1.5.0

Features

• Horizontal timer bars that shrink as buffs/debuffs expire
• Separate draggable frames for buffs and debuffs
• Hover to reveal drag handle when unlocked
• Right-click to cancel buffs (outside combat)
• Color-coded debuffs by type (Magic, Curse, Disease, Poison)
• Stack count display
• Tooltips on hover
• Position saved between sessions
• Hides Blizzard buff/debuff frames by default
• Weapon enchant support (Sharpening Stones, Wizard Oils, etc.)
• Chronoboon Displacer tooltip showing stored world buffs with icons
• Graphical options panel with sliders and dropdowns
• Customizable bar width, height, and spacing
• Customizable font, size, and style
• Custom bar colors for buffs, permanent buffs, and debuffs with opacity
• Background and border color/opacity settings
• Multiple bar textures (Solid, Blizzard, Minimalist, Gradient)
• Individual bar borders with configurable thickness
• Hover visibility mode with smooth fade animations

Installation

1. Download and extract to World of Warcraft/_classic_era_/Interface/AddOns/HazeBuffBars/
2. Restart WoW or /reload if already in-game

Usage

Options Panel

Type /hbuff or access via Game Menu → Options → AddOns → HazeBuffBars to open the options panel where you can adjust:

General

• Lock/unlock frames
• Show/hide Blizzard buff frames

Bar Appearance

• Bar width (50-500)
• Bar height (10-50)
• Bar spacing (0-10)

Font Settings

• Font size (8-24)
• Font face (Default, Arial, Morpheus, Skurri)
• Font style (Outline, Thick Outline, Monochrome, None)

Colors & Textures

• Buff bar color
• Debuff bar color
• Use debuff type colors toggle
• Background color and opacity
• Border color and opacity
• Border thickness (None, Thin, Normal, Thick)
• Bar texture (Solid, Blizzard Raid Bar, Minimalist, Gradient)

Advanced

• Show borders on individual bars
• Bar border color and thickness
• Show bars only on mouse hover
• Hover fade duration

Slash Commands

When unlocked, hover over the buff or debuff frame to reveal the drag handle. Drag to reposition. Positions are saved automatically.

Changelog

v1.5.0

• Weapon enchant support: Sharpening Stones, Wizard Oils, Mana Oils, Weightstones now display as buff bars
• Chronoboon Displacer tooltip: Shows stored world buffs with icons and remaining duration
• Added permanent buff color option for buffs without timers
• Added opacity control to all bar color settings
• Fixed color picker not updating bars in TBC Classic (reads from OpacitySliderFrame)
• Added /hbuff debug command for tooltip debugging

v1.4.1

• Fixed color picker not updating bar colors in TBC Classic
• Improved ColorPickerFrame callback handling for Classic/TBC compatibility

v1.4.0

• Added custom bar colors for buffs and debuffs with color picker UI
• Added toggle to use debuff type colors (Magic, Curse, Disease, Poison)
• Added background and border color pickers with opacity sliders
• Added border thickness options (None, Thin, Normal, Thick)
• Added bar texture options (Solid, Blizzard Raid Bar, Minimalist, Gradient)
• Added optional borders on individual bars with configurable thickness
• Added hover visibility mode with smooth fade in/out animations
• New "Colors & Textures" settings panel
• New "Advanced" settings panel

v1.3.0

• Integrated options panel with WoW's Settings window
• Uses new Settings API with fallback for Classic Era clients
• Options now accessible via Game Menu → Options → AddOns
• Reorganized UI with section headers

v1.2.0

• Added graphical options panel with sliders and dropdowns
• Options panel opens with /hbuff command
• Clean WoW-style UI with gold labels and centered controls
• Added bar spacing configuration
• Added Skurri font option
• Press ESC to close options panel

v1.1.0

• Added hover-to-show drag handle for frame movement
• Added bar width and height customization
• Added font, size, and style customization
• Added option to hide/show Blizzard buff frames
• Added reset to defaults command
• Blizzard buff frames hidden by default

v1.0.0

• Initial release
• Buff and debuff tracking with timer bars
• Draggable frames with position persistence
• Right-click buff cancellation

Author

HazeSuite Written by Tandronis

License

All rights reserved.