Fix Russian spell costs, player labels and character names (#6)

Spell resource costs, UnitRace/UnitClass and the character-name field were still using English-only paths after enabling ruRU. Costs now fill the selected GlobalStrings templates, the player record and live unit feeds use ChrRaces/ChrClasses display names while retaining file tokens, and typed/pasted Unicode letters reach the UTF-8 create packet. CharacterCreateNameEdit now initializes its reference limit of 12 letters; a 12-letter Cyrillic name retains all 24 UTF-8 bytes. Roster selection also matches the server's recased Cyrillic name.

Reference: 1.12 PaperDollFrame_SetLevel reads UnitRace/UnitClass; ruRU GlobalStrings supplies MANA_COST/RAGE_COST/ENERGY_COST and their PER_TIME forms; the selected ChrRaces/ChrClasses DBCs supply display names. vmangos normalizePlayerName decodes UTF-8 and recases letters: https://github.com/vmangos/core/blob/development/src/game/ObjectMgr.cpp#L60.

Original symptoms reproduced by instruments with real client data: 30 Mana, Human/Warrior in CharacterLevelText, and Cyrillic keyboard text rejected. The same instruments check Russian and adjacent English text, Human/Warrior and Tauren/Druid, Unicode typing/paste/backspace and the 12-letter cap. The create packet and normalized roster spelling have separate checks.

Validation: the original three symptoms reproduced, then the same three instruments passed with real ruRU and adjacent enUS data. Full land gates passed on the final source tree (816 s): fmt, workspace clippy, workspace tests with data and without an install, doc links, render-pass lint, player tests without dev, and engine boot with/without data. Only the 31 absent addon-corpus tests skipped on each real-data test rung. The strengthened create-packet check verifies the actual reset field, its 12-letter cap and unmodified UTF-8. Built on Windows. No live character creation or player-account login (no declared probe account).

crates/benilla-app/src/char_create/mod.rs

@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ impl CreateSelection {
             .and_then(|c| c.0.classes_for_race(1).first().copied())
             .unwrap_or(1);
         self.dials = [0; 5];
-        self.name.set_text("");
+        // CharacterCreate.xml declares CharacterCreateNameEdit letters="12", not a byte cap.
+        self.name = textinput::field(12, false);
         self.creating = false;
     }
 
@@ -616,6 +617,24 @@ fn char_result_text<'a>(strings: &'a GlueStrings, code: u8) -> &'a str {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    #[test]
+    fn a_russian_character_name_reaches_the_wire_unchanged() {
+        let mut sel = super::CreateSelection::default();
+        sel.reset(None);
+        assert_eq!(sel.name.max_letters, 12);
+        sel.name.insert("Ёлочка");
+        let req = sel.request();
+        assert_eq!(req.name, "Ёлочка");
+        let body = benilla_protocol::messages::char_create(&req);
+        assert_eq!(&body[..req.name.len()], "Ёлочка".as_bytes());
+        assert_eq!(body[req.name.len()], 0);
+        assert_eq!(body.len(), req.name.len() + 10);
+        sel.name.set_text("");
+        sel.name.insert("Абвгдежзийклмноп");
+        assert_eq!(sel.request().name, "Абвгдежзийкл");
+        assert_eq!(sel.request().name.len(), 24);
+    }
+
     /// The chain is assembled by the loader's own helper, `GlueLocalization.lua`'s `Localize()`
     /// over `GlueStrings.lua`, so this asserts what the running client shows.
     #[test]

crates/benilla-app/src/char_select/mod.rs

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl Roster {
         if let Some(row) = self
             .chars
             .iter()
-            .position(|c| c.name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(name))
+            .position(|c| same_character_name(&c.name, name))
         {
             self.select(Some(row));
             self.just_created = None;
@@ -262,6 +262,13 @@ impl Roster {
 /// default `"0"`, pointer at `[0x882674]`), written engine-side, named by no GlueXML.
 pub(crate) const CVAR_LAST_CHARACTER: &str = "lastCharacterIndex";
 
+/// vmangos normalizes UTF-8 player names to title case, including Cyrillic (normalizePlayerName).
+fn same_character_name(a: &str, b: &str) -> bool {
+    a.chars()
+        .flat_map(char::to_lowercase)
+        .eq(b.chars().flat_map(char::to_lowercase))
+}
+
 /// The stored index is 0-based, `"0"` the first character: the engine's selection cell
 /// `[0x83856c]` printed with `"%d"` (`0x473470` decrements the Lua's 1-based row).
 /// `CVar::SaveConfig` (`0x63d980`) skips a value equal to the default, so row 0 writes no line.
@@ -374,7 +381,7 @@ fn apply_roster_policy(
             match roster
                 .chars
                 .iter()
-                .position(|c| c.name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&name))
+                .position(|c| same_character_name(&c.name, &name))
             {
                 Some(row) => {
                     info!("char select: WOW_CHARSELECT_PICK={name} — selecting row {row}");
@@ -390,7 +397,7 @@ fn apply_roster_policy(
             match roster
                 .chars
                 .iter()
-                .find(|c| c.name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&name))
+                .find(|c| same_character_name(&c.name, &name))
             {
                 Some(c) => {
                     let guid = c.guid;
@@ -1177,13 +1184,20 @@ mod tests {
     /// The name key is case-insensitive: vmangos's `normalizePlayerName` recases a created name.
     #[test]
     fn the_created_name_matches_the_servers_normalized_spelling() {
-        let mut roster = Roster {
-            chars: vec![character(1, "Kerwind"), character(2, "Zzbullone")],
-            selected: Some(0),
-            ..default()
-        };
-        roster.note_created("ZZBULLONE".to_string()); // as typed
-        assert_eq!(roster.selected, Some(1));
+        for (typed, stored) in [
+            ("ZZBULLONE", "Zzbullone"),
+            ("ЁЛОЧКА", "Ёлочка"),
+            ("ёлочка", "Ёлочка"),
+        ] {
+            let mut roster = Roster {
+                chars: vec![character(1, "Kerwind"), character(2, stored)],
+                selected: Some(0),
+                ..default()
+            };
+            roster.note_created(typed.to_string());
+            assert_eq!(roster.selected, Some(1), "{typed} must match {stored}");
+            assert!(roster.just_created.is_none());
+        }
     }
 
     // ── The remembered character (`lastCharacterIndex`) ───────────────────────────

crates/benilla-app/src/creature_type.rs

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ mod tests {
             forms: Some(&forms),
         };
         let word = |store: &ObjectStore| {
-            crate::ui_unit::snapshot(store, 0, None, 0, None, sources).creature_type_name
+            crate::ui_unit::snapshot(store, 0, None, 0, None, sources, None).creature_type_name
         };
         assert_eq!(word(&store(0, 1, 1)).as_deref(), Some("Beast"), "cat form");
         assert_eq!(

crates/benilla-app/src/textinput/mod.rs

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub(crate) fn mods_now(keys: &ButtonInput<KeyCode>) -> Mods {
 pub(crate) enum CharFilter {
     /// Everything printable (the login boxes).
     Any,
-    /// ASCII letters only (the character-name box).
+    /// Unicode letters (the character-name box); the server enforces its naming policy.
     Letters,
 }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl CharFilter {
     fn allows(self, c: char) -> bool {
         match self {
             CharFilter::Any => true,
-            CharFilter::Letters => c.is_ascii_alphabetic(),
+            CharFilter::Letters => c.is_alphabetic(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -163,6 +163,50 @@ pub(crate) fn tick_caret(field: &mut EditBoxState, focused: bool, dt: f32) -> bo
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn ruru_name_input_and_paste_count_letters_not_utf8_bytes() {
+        let mut f = field(12, false);
+        let mut clipboard = HostClipboard::default();
+        for c in "Александр".chars() {
+            let ev = KeyboardInput {
+                key_code: KeyCode::KeyA,
+                logical_key: bevy::input::keyboard::Key::Character(c.to_string().into()),
+                text: Some(c.to_string().into()),
+                state: ButtonState::Pressed,
+                repeat: false,
+                window: Entity::PLACEHOLDER,
+            };
+            assert_eq!(
+                feed_key(
+                    &mut f,
+                    &ev,
+                    Mods::default(),
+                    &crate::bindings::LayoutNames::default(),
+                    &mut clipboard,
+                    None,
+                    CharFilter::Letters
+                ),
+                FieldKey::Consumed
+            );
+        }
+        assert_eq!(f.text, "Александр");
+        f.highlight_text(0, -1);
+        f.paste(&CharFilter::Letters.keep("Ёлочка123!"));
+        assert_eq!(f.text, "Ёлочка");
+        f.set_text("");
+        f.paste(&CharFilter::Letters.keep("Абвгдежзийклмноп"));
+        assert_eq!(f.text, "Абвгдежзийкл");
+        assert_eq!(f.text.len(), 24);
+        f.apply(benilla_ui::script::EditAction::Delete {
+            unit: benilla_ui::script::EditUnit::Char,
+            back: true,
+        });
+        assert_eq!(f.text, "Абвгдежзийк");
+        eprintln!(
+            "locale-name: typed=Александр pasted=Ёлочка limit=12 UTF-8 bytes=24 backspace=clean"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn letters_filter_applies_to_pasted_text() {
         assert_eq!(CharFilter::Letters.keep("Bob123"), "Bob");

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_party/feed.rs

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pub(super) fn feed_party(
     let area_moved = fed.area.moved(here.area().map_or(u64::MAX, u64::from));
     let group_changed = group.is_changed();
     let index_changed = index.is_changed();
-    let look = pets::Lookup::new(&index, &stores, &names, types);
+    let look = pets::Lookup::new(&index, &stores, &names, types, tables.names());
     // Only the stores the merged view reads: a crowd's other stores change every frame. The
     // members' pets are the group's too, `partypetN` and `raidpetN` reading their descriptors.
     let stores_changed = self_q
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ pub(super) fn feed_party(
                 own_group.clone(),
                 chr,
                 types,
+                tables.names(),
             )
         });
         if fed.units[i] != snap {
@@ -393,7 +394,8 @@ pub(super) fn feed_party(
             if Some(*guid) == self_guid {
                 let (_, _, store) = self_pair?;
                 let name = names.peek(*guid).map(str::to_string);
-                let mut s = crate::ui_unit::snapshot(store, *guid, name, 0, chr, types);
+                let mut s =
+                    crate::ui_unit::snapshot(store, *guid, name, 0, chr, types, tables.names());
                 s.is_player = true;
                 s.raid_target = group.raid_target_index(*guid);
                 s.faction_group = own_group.clone();
@@ -410,6 +412,7 @@ pub(super) fn feed_party(
                     own_group.clone(),
                     chr,
                     types,
+                    tables.names(),
                 ))
             }
         });
@@ -752,6 +755,7 @@ fn raid_roster(
 }
 
 /// One member's merged-view unit snapshot (see [`feed_party`]).
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn member_unit_state(
     m: &GroupMemberEntry,
     stats: Option<&PartyMemberStatsInfo>,
@@ -764,11 +768,18 @@ fn member_unit_state(
     classes: Option<&benilla_formats::ChrClasses>,
     // The creature type resolves from the live descriptor alone, so an unstreamed member has none.
     types: CreatureTypeSources<'_>,
+    strings: Option<&crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings>,
 ) -> UnitState {
     let mut s = match store {
-        Some(store) => {
-            crate::ui_unit::snapshot(store, m.guid, Some(m.name.clone()), 0, classes, types)
-        }
+        Some(store) => crate::ui_unit::snapshot(
+            store,
+            m.guid,
+            Some(m.name.clone()),
+            0,
+            classes,
+            types,
+            strings,
+        ),
         // Unstreamed: the roster record, snapshotted from the descriptor at despawn (`0x5f0880`),
         // seated at 1/1 for a member never seen (`0x4e82d0`) and patched by the wire. The
         // reference's getters read the descriptor, then the party record (`0x496400`), then the
@@ -1526,6 +1537,7 @@ mod tests {
             None,
             None,
             Default::default(),
+            None,
         );
         assert_eq!(
             (s.health, s.max_health),
@@ -1549,6 +1561,7 @@ mod tests {
             None,
             None,
             Default::default(),
+            None,
         );
         assert_eq!((bare.health, bare.max_health, bare.power), (0, 0, 0));
         assert!(bare.exists);
@@ -1577,6 +1590,7 @@ mod tests {
             None,
             None,
             Default::default(),
+            None,
         );
         assert!(
             s.dead,
@@ -1596,6 +1610,7 @@ mod tests {
             None,
             None,
             Default::default(),
+            None,
         );
         assert!(s.ghost);
         assert!(!s.dead, "a released ghost is not `dead` — only a ghost");
@@ -1613,6 +1628,7 @@ mod tests {
             None,
             None,
             Default::default(),
+            None,
         );
         assert!(s.dead);
     }

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_party/pets.rs

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ pub(super) struct Lookup<'a, 'w, 's, 'q> {
     names: &'a NameCache,
     commands: &'a NetCommands,
     types: CreatureTypeSources<'a>,
+    strings: Option<&'a crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, 'w, 's, 'q> Lookup<'a, 'w, 's, 'q> {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ impl<'a, 'w, 's, 'q> Lookup<'a, 'w, 's, 'q> {
         stores: &'a Query<'w, 's, &'q ObjectStore>,
         names: &'a Names,
         types: CreatureTypeSources<'a>,
+        strings: Option<&'a crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             index,
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ impl<'a, 'w, 's, 'q> Lookup<'a, 'w, 's, 'q> {
             names: &names.cache,
             commands: &names.commands,
             types,
+            strings,
         }
     }
 
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ pub(super) fn member_pet(
                 .names
                 .resolve_unit(guid, Some(store), look.commands)
                 .map(str::to_string);
-            crate::ui_unit::snapshot(store, guid, name, 0, None, look.types)
+            crate::ui_unit::snapshot(store, guid, name, 0, None, look.types, look.strings)
         }
         None => record_state(
             group,

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_pet/unit.rs

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub(super) fn feed_pet_unit(
     commands: Res<NetCommands>,
     // The form table, the creature-type resolver's first stage.
     spells: Option<Res<crate::ui_action::Spells>>,
+    strings: Option<Res<crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings>>,
     mut memory: Local<crate::ui_script::VmMemo<PetUnitMemory>>,
 ) {
     let Some(mut script) = script else {
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ pub(super) fn feed_pet_unit(
                 .map(str::to_string);
             // No `ChrClasses.dbc`: the reference reads a class only for TYPEMASK_PLAYER.
             let types = CreatureTypeSources::of_resources(&names, spells.as_deref());
-            snapshot(store, pet_guid, name, 0, None, types)
+            snapshot(store, pet_guid, name, 0, None, types, strings.as_deref())
         });
 
     let dirty = match (&fresh, &memory.pushed) {

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_script/bagnon_render_tests.rs

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ fn seat(root: &Path, seat: Seat) -> UiScript {
         .collect();
     s.register_addons(registry.clone(), Some(root.to_path_buf()), None, None);
     s.set_realm_name("Harness");
-    let player = super::seat_from_roster(&roster()).expect("a pending pick seats a player");
+    let player = super::seat_from_roster(&roster(), None).expect("a pending pick seats a player");
     if seat == Seat::BeforeAddons {
         // A `"player"` push with a name also seeds the player record, as the entry load does, so
         // `UnitName("player")` answers at addon file scope and Bagnon reads the live bags.
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ fn the_item_button_helpers_paint_a_slots_icon_and_count() {
 /// What the roster seat puts in the VM, and `None` with no pick, so a capture loads unchanged.
 #[test]
 fn the_roster_seat_names_the_character_the_addons_will_meet() {
-    let seat = super::seat_from_roster(&roster()).expect("a pending pick seats a player");
+    let seat = super::seat_from_roster(&roster(), None).expect("a pending pick seats a player");
     assert_eq!(seat.name.as_deref(), Some("Harness"));
     // 0, not 60: `UnitLevel` (`0x517fc0`) has no `"player"` fast path, so with no object it pushes
     // the number 0 (`0x51813e`). The level arrives with the descriptor.
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ fn the_roster_seat_names_the_character_the_addons_will_meet() {
     assert_eq!((seat.health, seat.max_health), (0, 0));
 
     assert!(
-        super::seat_from_roster(&crate::char_select::Roster::default()).is_none(),
+        super::seat_from_roster(&crate::char_select::Roster::default(), None).is_none(),
         "no pick, no seat — a capture must load exactly as it did before"
     );
 }

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_script/lifecycle.rs

@@ -343,7 +343,12 @@ fn load_ingame_ui_seated(world: &mut World, seat: LoadSeat) {
     // streams in.
     if let Some(record) = world
         .get_resource::<crate::char_select::Roster>()
-        .and_then(record_from_roster)
+        .and_then(|roster| {
+            record_from_roster(
+                roster,
+                world.get_resource::<crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings>(),
+            )
+        })
     {
         script.set_player_record(record);
     }
@@ -356,9 +361,15 @@ fn load_ingame_ui_seated(world: &mut World, seat: LoadSeat) {
             script.set_player_xp(live.xp.0, live.xp.1);
         }
         None => {
-            if let Some(seat) = world
-                .get_resource::<crate::char_select::Roster>()
-                .and_then(seat_from_roster)
+            if let Some(seat) =
+                world
+                    .get_resource::<crate::char_select::Roster>()
+                    .and_then(|roster| {
+                        seat_from_roster(
+                            roster,
+                            world.get_resource::<crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings>(),
+                        )
+                    })
             {
                 script.set_unit("player", Some(seat));
             }
@@ -493,14 +504,25 @@ fn roster_sex(gender: u8) -> u8 {
 /// the descriptor.
 pub(crate) fn record_from_roster(
     roster: &crate::char_select::Roster,
+    strings: Option<&crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings>,
 ) -> Option<benilla_ui::script::PlayerRecord> {
     let row = roster.pending_row()?;
     let race = crate::ui_unit::race_names(row.race);
     let class = crate::ui_unit::class_names(row.class);
     Some(benilla_ui::script::PlayerRecord {
         name: row.name.clone(),
-        race: race.map(|(n, f)| (n.to_string(), f.to_string())),
-        class: class.map(|(n, f)| (n.to_string(), f.to_string())),
+        race: race.map(|(n, f)| {
+            (
+                strings.map_or(n, |s| s.race_name(row.race)).to_string(),
+                f.to_string(),
+            )
+        }),
+        class: class.map(|(n, f)| {
+            (
+                strings.map_or(n, |s| s.class_name(row.class)).to_string(),
+                f.to_string(),
+            )
+        }),
         sex: roster_sex(row.gender),
     })
 }
@@ -512,6 +534,7 @@ pub(crate) fn record_from_roster(
 /// to say.
 pub(crate) fn seat_from_roster(
     roster: &crate::char_select::Roster,
+    strings: Option<&crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings>,
 ) -> Option<benilla_ui::script::UnitState> {
     let row = roster.pending_row()?;
     let race = crate::ui_unit::race_names(row.race);
@@ -524,9 +547,9 @@ pub(crate) fn seat_from_roster(
         // `UnitLevel` (`0x517fc0`) answers the number 0 (`0x51813e push 0`); the two misses differ.
         exists: false,
         name: Some(row.name.clone()),
-        race: race.map(|(n, _)| n.to_string()),
+        race: race.map(|(n, _)| strings.map_or(n, |s| s.race_name(row.race)).to_string()),
         race_file: race.map(|(_, f)| f.to_string()),
-        class: class.map(|(n, _)| n.to_string()),
+        class: class.map(|(n, _)| strings.map_or(n, |s| s.class_name(row.class)).to_string()),
         class_file: class.map(|(_, f)| f.to_string()),
         sex,
         is_player: true,

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_script/pet_frame_tests.rs

@@ -70,7 +70,15 @@ fn pet(name: &str, health: u32, power: u32, max_power: u32, power_type: u8) -> U
         (POWER1 + slot, power),
         (MAXPOWER1 + slot, max_power),
     ]));
-    crate::ui_unit::snapshot(&store, 0, Some(name.into()), 0, None, Default::default())
+    crate::ui_unit::snapshot(
+        &store,
+        0,
+        Some(name.into()),
+        0,
+        None,
+        Default::default(),
+        None,
+    )
 }
 
 /// Every texture path drawn this frame, with its vertex tint.

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_script/world_entry_tests.rs

@@ -53,6 +53,90 @@ fn roster_named(name: &str, guid: u64) -> Roster {
     Roster::with_pending_pick(vec![row], guid)
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn ruru_player_names_reach_the_character_panel_and_live_units() {
+    let data = benilla_formats::wow_data_or_skip!();
+    if benilla_formats::ClientLocale::RuRu
+        .pack_folder(&data)
+        .is_none()
+    {
+        benilla_formats::skipped_optional("no ruRU language pack", &[data.join("ruRU")]);
+        return;
+    }
+    for (locale, race, class, line) in [
+        (
+            benilla_formats::ClientLocale::RuRu,
+            "Человек",
+            "Воин",
+            "Человек, Воин 60-го уровня",
+        ),
+        (
+            benilla_formats::ClientLocale::EnUs,
+            "Human",
+            "Warrior",
+            "Level 60 Human Warrior",
+        ),
+    ] {
+        let mut chain = benilla_formats::Chain::open_localized(&data, locale).unwrap();
+        let strings = crate::glue_strings::table_from_chain(&mut chain);
+        let roster = roster_named("Александр", 7);
+        let record = super::lifecycle::record_from_roster(&roster, Some(&strings)).unwrap();
+        let mut seat = super::seat_from_roster(&roster, Some(&strings)).unwrap();
+        seat.level = 60;
+        let mut vm = benilla_ui::script::UiScript::new_with_locale(locale.code()).unwrap();
+        vm.set_screen_size(1024.0, 768.0);
+        vm.set_player_record(record);
+        vm.set_unit("player", Some(seat));
+        for file in super::test_ui::CHARACTER_UI {
+            super::test_ui::load_ui_strict(&vm, file);
+        }
+        vm.run("PaperDollFrame_SetLevel()").unwrap();
+        let shown: String = vm.eval("return CharacterLevelText:GetText()").unwrap();
+        eprintln!("locale-panel: {} text={shown}", locale.code());
+        assert_eq!(shown, line);
+        assert_eq!(
+            vm.eval::<(String, String)>("return UnitRace('player')")
+                .unwrap(),
+            (race.into(), "Human".into())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            vm.eval::<(String, String)>("return UnitClass('player')")
+                .unwrap(),
+            (class.into(), "WARRIOR".into())
+        );
+        // The descriptor path, including a /reload seat, and a different race/class on target.
+        for (race_id, class_id) in [(1, 1), (6, 11)] {
+            let store = crate::net::ObjectStore(benilla_protocol::ObjectFields::from_pairs(&[(
+                36,
+                race_id | (class_id << 8),
+            )]));
+            let state = crate::ui_unit::snapshot(
+                &store,
+                8,
+                None,
+                0,
+                None,
+                Default::default(),
+                Some(&strings),
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                state.race.as_deref(),
+                Some(strings.race_name(race_id as u8))
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                state.class.as_deref(),
+                Some(strings.class_name(class_id as u8))
+            );
+            vm.set_unit("target", Some(state));
+            assert_eq!(
+                vm.eval::<String>("return UnitClass('target')").unwrap(),
+                strings.class_name(class_id as u8)
+            );
+        }
+        assert!(vm.take_errors().is_empty());
+    }
+}
+
 /// A hermetic state folder holding the probe addon, and the guards that point the client at it;
 /// every guard must outlive the world.
 fn hermetic_probe(tag: &str) -> (std::path::PathBuf, EnvGuard, EnvGuard) {

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_tooltip/mod.rs

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ fn drive_mouseover_tooltip(
         let reaction = unit_reaction(rx.factions.as_deref(), &rx.reputations, store, self_store);
         // The hovered guid, the pair `0x492890` writes to `0xb4e2c8`/`0xb4e2cc` and the token
         // resolver `0x515970` reads for `"mouseover"`, so `UnitIsUnit` can match it.
-        let mut s = snapshot(store, guid, name, reaction, chr, types);
+        let mut s = snapshot(store, guid, name, reaction, chr, types, tables.names());
         enrich_unit(
             &mut s,
             guid,

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_tooltip/spell_feed.rs

@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ pub(super) struct ViewCtx<'a, 'w, 's> {
 
 /// Build one spell's tooltip view, every cell resolved here where the catalogs live, and what it
 /// read ([`Deps`]). The range, cast, cooldown, form and item cells fill their `GlobalStrings.lua`
-/// keys; the cost, reagents and chance cells are composed in English, where the reference fills
-/// `MANA_COST` and its kin, `SPELL_REAGENTS` and `CHANCE_TO_*`.
+/// keys, including the power-specific cost templates; the reagents and chance cells are composed
+/// in English, where the reference fills `SPELL_REAGENTS` and `CHANCE_TO_*`.
 pub(super) fn build_view(
     spell_id: u32,
     spells: &Spells,
@@ -154,24 +154,27 @@ pub(super) fn build_view(
     let cost = {
         // The shared per-type divisor (`0x6e7130`), never a local `power_type == 1` test.
         let div = benilla_protocol::messages::power_display_scale(d.power_type);
-        let unit = match d.power_type {
-            0 => "Mana",
-            1 => "Rage",
-            2 => "Focus",
-            3 => "Energy",
-            4 => "Happiness",
-            _ => "Health",
+        let key = match d.power_type {
+            0 => "MANA_COST",
+            1 => "RAGE_COST",
+            2 => "FOCUS_COST",
+            3 => "ENERGY_COST",
+            4 => "HAPPINESS_COST",
+            _ => "HEALTH_COST",
         };
         if resolved_cost == 0 && d.mana_per_second == 0 {
             None
         } else if d.mana_per_second > 0 {
-            Some(format!(
-                "{} {unit}, plus {} per sec",
-                resolved_cost / div,
-                d.mana_per_second / div
-            ))
+            keyed(
+                vctx.get,
+                &format!("{key}_PER_TIME"),
+                &[
+                    Arg::from(resolved_cost / div),
+                    Arg::from(d.mana_per_second / div),
+                ],
+            )
         } else {
-            Some(format!("{} {unit}", resolved_cost / div))
+            keyed(vctx.get, key, &[Arg::from(resolved_cost / div)])
         }
     };
     // The range cell: two attribute gates, `GetMinMaxRange` (`0x6e3480`, `0x52e9c2`), then

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_tooltip/tests.rs

@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@ type Getter = dyn Fn(&str) -> Option<String>;
 
 impl TestCtx {
     pub(super) fn new() -> Self {
-        let (tx, rx) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
         let vm = benilla_ui::script::UiScript::new().expect("VM");
         crate::ui_script::load_ui_for_test(&vm, "Interface\\FrameXML\\GlobalStrings.lua");
+        Self::with_vm(vm)
+    }
+
+    fn with_vm(vm: benilla_ui::script::UiScript) -> Self {
+        let (tx, rx) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
         Self {
             items: Items::default(),
             commands: NetCommands(tx),
@@ -105,6 +109,63 @@ impl TestCtx {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn ruru_spell_costs_use_the_packs_templates() {
+    let data = benilla_formats::wow_data_or_skip!();
+    if benilla_formats::ClientLocale::RuRu
+        .pack_folder(&data)
+        .is_none()
+    {
+        benilla_formats::skipped_optional("no ruRU language pack", &[data.join("ruRU")]);
+        return;
+    }
+    let Some(spells) = real_spells() else { return };
+    let mut objs = no_objects();
+    let objects = objs.get();
+    let store = ObjectStore(unit(60, 1000));
+    for (locale, expected) in [
+        (
+            "ruRU",
+            [
+                "Мана: 30",
+                "Ярость: 15",
+                "Энергия: 45",
+                "Здоровье: 11 плюс 5/сек.",
+            ],
+        ),
+        (
+            "enUS",
+            [
+                "30 Mana",
+                "15 Rage",
+                "45 Energy",
+                "11 Health, plus 5 per sec",
+            ],
+        ),
+    ] {
+        let vm = benilla_ui::script::UiScript::new_with_locale(locale).unwrap();
+        crate::ui_script::load_ui_for_test(&vm, "Interface\\FrameXML\\GlobalStrings.lua");
+        let mut t = TestCtx::with_vm(vm);
+        for (id, expected) in [133, 78, 1752, 755].into_iter().zip(expected) {
+            let view =
+                spell_tooltip_view(id, &spells, &mut t.ctx_for(&objects, 0, None, Some(&store)))
+                    .unwrap();
+            eprintln!("locale-cost: {locale} spell={id} cost={:?}", view.cost);
+            assert_eq!(view.cost.as_deref(), Some(expected));
+        }
+        let view = spell_tooltip_view(
+            100,
+            &spells,
+            &mut t.ctx_for(&objects, 0, None, Some(&store)),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            view.cost, None,
+            "Charge has no resource cost in either locale"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 /// A unit's fields: level (34) and base mana (162).
 fn unit(level: u32, base_mana: u32) -> benilla_protocol::ObjectFields {
     benilla_protocol::ObjectFields::from_pairs(&[(22u16, 100u32), (34, level), (162, base_mana)])

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_unit.rs

@@ -804,14 +804,20 @@ pub(crate) struct UnitStores<'w, 's> {
 
 /// The client tables [`snapshot`] reads beside a descriptor, as one parameter for the feeders that
 /// sit at Bevy's 16-parameter limit: `ChrClasses.dbc` for the relic slot, and the form table
-/// the creature-type resolver's first stage reads. Each is absent without game data.
+/// the creature-type resolver's first stage reads, plus the selected race/class display names.
+/// Each is absent without game data.
 #[derive(bevy::ecs::system::SystemParam)]
 pub(crate) struct SnapshotTables<'w> {
     classes: Option<Res<'w, crate::chr_classes::ChrClassTable>>,
     spells: Option<Res<'w, crate::ui_action::Spells>>,
+    names: Option<Res<'w, crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings>>,
 }
 
 impl SnapshotTables<'_> {
+    pub(crate) fn names(&self) -> Option<&crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings> {
+        self.names.as_deref()
+    }
+
     /// `ChrClasses.dbc`; without it no class has a relic slot, the reference's bounds leg.
     pub(crate) fn classes(&self) -> Option<&ChrClasses> {
         self.classes.as_deref().map(|t| &t.0)
@@ -845,6 +851,7 @@ pub(crate) fn snapshot(
     reaction: u8,
     classes: Option<&ChrClasses>,
     types: CreatureTypeSources<'_>,
+    strings: Option<&crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings>,
 ) -> UnitState {
     let power_type = store.0.unit_power_type();
     let race = store.0.unit_race().and_then(race_names);
@@ -886,9 +893,19 @@ pub(crate) fn snapshot(
         // The one resolver `0x605570` behind `UnitCreatureType` (`0x51a2bc`) and the tooltip's
         // type slot (`0x52a2e5`): the form's type, else the template's, else the race's.
         creature_type_name: creature_type_word(types.of(store)).map(str::to_string),
-        race: race.map(|(n, _)| n.to_string()),
+        // UnitRace/UnitClass resolve display names through the selected ChrRaces/ChrClasses;
+        // their file tokens remain locale independent (0x518200/0x518350).
+        race: race.map(|(n, _)| {
+            strings
+                .map_or(n, |s| s.race_name(store.0.unit_race().unwrap_or(0)))
+                .to_string()
+        }),
         race_file: race.map(|(_, f)| f.to_string()),
-        class: class.map(|(n, _)| n.to_string()),
+        class: class.map(|(n, _)| {
+            strings
+                .map_or(n, |s| s.class_name(class_id.unwrap_or(0)))
+                .to_string()
+        }),
         class_file: class.map(|(_, f)| f.to_string()),
         // `UnitHasRelicSlot` (`0x519e50`): TYPEMASK_PLAYER first (`0x519e8d`), then the class
         // byte against `ChrClasses.dbc` field 16; without the player test a class-2 NPC answers 1.
@@ -1210,7 +1227,15 @@ fn player_snapshot(
     let name = names
         .resolve_unit(guid, Some(store), commands)
         .map(str::to_string);
-    let mut s = snapshot(store, guid, name, 0, tables.classes(), tables.types(names));
+    let mut s = snapshot(
+        store,
+        guid,
+        name,
+        0,
+        tables.classes(),
+        tables.types(names),
+        tables.names(),
+    );
     s.is_player = true;
     s.raid_target = group.raid_target_index(guid);
     s.faction_group = faction_group(store, factions);
@@ -1385,6 +1410,7 @@ fn feed_units(
         self_store: self_pair.map(|(s, _)| s),
         classes: chr,
         types,
+        strings: tables.names(),
     };
     let target = selection.target.zip(selection.guid).and_then(|(e, guid)| {
         let store = stores.all.get(e).ok()?;
@@ -2523,6 +2549,7 @@ mod tests {
                 0,
                 None,
                 Default::default(),
+                None,
             )
             .pvp_team
         };
@@ -3239,6 +3266,7 @@ mod tests {
             0,
             None,
             Default::default(),
+            None,
         );
         assert_eq!((alive.health, alive.max_health), (1200, 1500));
         assert_eq!((alive.power, alive.max_power), (300, 900));
@@ -3253,6 +3281,7 @@ mod tests {
             0,
             None,
             Default::default(),
+            None,
         );
         assert_eq!(
             (feigning.health, feigning.max_health),
@@ -3303,6 +3332,7 @@ mod tests {
                 0,
                 None,
                 Default::default(),
+                None,
             )
         };
         let player = snap(0x19);

crates/benilla-app/src/ui_unit/held.rs

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub(super) struct HeldUnits<'a> {
     pub(super) self_store: Option<&'a ObjectStore>,
     pub(super) classes: Option<&'a ChrClasses>,
     pub(super) types: CreatureTypeSources<'a>,
+    pub(super) strings: Option<&'a crate::glue_strings::GlueStrings>,
 }
 
 impl HeldUnits<'_> {
@@ -44,7 +45,15 @@ impl HeldUnits<'_> {
             .resolve_unit(guid, Some(store), self.commands)
             .map(str::to_string);
         let reaction = unit_reaction(self.factions, self.reputations, store, self.self_store);
-        let mut s = snapshot(store, guid, name, reaction, self.classes, self.types);
+        let mut s = snapshot(
+            store,
+            guid,
+            name,
+            reaction,
+            self.classes,
+            self.types,
+            self.strings,
+        );
         s.raid_target = self.group.raid_target_index(guid);
         s.faction_group = faction_group(store, self.factions);
         s.faction_group_localized = faction_group_localized(store, self.factions);
@@ -143,6 +152,7 @@ pub(super) fn feed_chain_units(
         self_store: self_q.iter().next(),
         classes: tables.classes(),
         types: tables.types(&names),
+        strings: tables.names(),
     };
     let built: HashMap<u64, UnitState> = ends
         .iter()