Self Only Symbol Add-on

[Keemen]

I am looking for a Addon that I can put on my self only (only I can see) for when in 25's heavy melee fights, I cant see where I am positioned at. Sometimes this can be deadly as you know.

1. something simple.
2. something no one else sees.

If you can help me out, I know there are other melees that would love this.

Thank you

[chumii]

HI

do you mean something like yourself glowing, so you can see yourself easier in all that characters?
If that's what you are looking for, i dont think that it is allowed.
I would say the only way to do something like this is model exchange. Thats possible but not allowed.
e.g. there has been a mod to change druid models. Also only for yourself, but i read that everything that has to do with changing original files from Blizzard is illegal.

so.. i'm sorry, but i think you will have to open you eyes =)

greets

[ravagernl]

This is possible in a unitframe layout. For example, with an oUF layout, you could make some sort of overlay on the raid/party frame if the unit is you.

[Keemen]

no, i am not looking to change my form or alter my appearance. Just a symbol on top of my head.

[Starinnia]

Originally Posted by Keemen no, i am not looking to change my form or alter my appearance. Just a symbol on top of my head.

That would require interacting with the 3D world or some most likely impossible magic with nameplates.

Addons can't influence the 3D world. And nameplates are secure frames which means anchoring to them causes your symbol to become secure and then hiding/showing/moving becomes restricted in combat. (Also, is there even a player nameplate? I don't use them personally so I don't know)

[Verissi]

As a Forsaken that's usually buried under a pile of Tauren DKs in my raid, I can definitely sympathise. It may be easy for some races to spot themselves in a stack of melee, but it's not as easy as "opening your eyes" when you've got a big moocow standing on top of you

Short of messing with or replacing nameplates, I'm not sure what else can be done to make your character's position be more readily identified. It may be worth looking into what some of the nameplate addons can do and if they support a way to filter friendly nameplates so that only yours shows (if not, that may be an interesting feature request, albeit limited in usefulness). I would personally start by checking Aloft since it's feature set is more extensive than the others that I have tried.

(Also, is there even a player nameplate? I don't use them personally so I don't know)

Not that I've found in my limited checking. Modifying nameplate alpha for friendlies other than yourself may be possible, though (not sure, never tried it).

[Waverian]

Just going to mirror what everybody else has said to pretend I'm contributing: cannot be done.

Now more to the point - your character will always be in the middle of your screen. How can you possibly have a problem finding it? You don't have to actually see your character to know where you are in relation to everything around you.

[lilsparky]

yeah, i'm kind of confused by the request. you're always in the center of the screen, so "above your head" is always going to be in pretty much the same place. just put a piece of tape on your monitor.