Nameplate rejected as "out of date" after using Windower dev branch

[bunowa]

Hi,

I’m having an issue where Nameplate v0.5.1.0c is rejected by Windower with:
“This plugin is out of date.”

Here is my situation in detail:

• Windower 4, currently on the stable branch
• Nameplate version: v0.5.1.0c (official release)
• OS: Windows 11
• Nameplate worked correctly before

What changed:

• I updated Silmaril
• Around the same time, I had temporarily switched Windower to the dev branch
  (dev)
• I later reverted back to the stable branch
  (stable)
• After this, Nameplate started being rejected as “out of date”

What I tested:

• Reinstalled Nameplate.dll from the official release
• Confirmed Windower is on the stable branch
• Restarted Windower and the system
• Verified correct plugin path (plugins/Nameplate.dll)

Result:

• Nameplate is still rejected as “out of date”
• Other plugins load normally

I also noticed a recent fork (loonsies/Nameplate) with commits related to plugin exporting,
which made me wonder if recent loader validation changes in Windower could require a rebuild.

Questions:

• Is this expected behavior after switching to the dev branch?
• Does Nameplate need to be rebuilt against a newer Windower SDK/loader?
• Is there a recommended workaround for Windower users?

Thanks for your work on Nameplate — it’s still the best solution for fixing FFXI nameplate rendering.

[bunowa]

[HealsCodes]

Windower changed the plugin API (stable as well), that's why it's being reported as outdated currently.

[VelynM]

Unfortunate...because this is an extremely unofficial windower plugin, I don't have a timeframe for when it will be updated

[phot0nic]

I also don't understand why the Windower team insists on creating a clone of an already functional plugin, but that was their choice, I guess. Unfortunately the 'official' nameplates plugin does not contain the same functionality as Velyn's nameplate plugin, despite requests on the Windower Discord. I was basically told that maybe they'd create yet another separate plugin in the future to add those features, but that was back in February, and as far as I know they've made no progress.

I'll still be anxiously awaiting when Velyn has time to update this plugin.

I'm sure the player base will all reap the wondrous benefits of Windower's new API change and breaking everyone's plugins was absolutely necessary. >_>

[VelynM]

Please try https://github.com/Shirk/Nameplate/releases/tag/v0.5.1.0d for Windower Hook 4.7.0.0