[zork]

Well you can do this:

1. create a new statusbar on the nameplate object
2. set the statusbartexture of the old statusbar to "" to keep it for value reference but have it invisible
3. OnShow check the nameplate name color (if it is gray you have a tagged mob)
4. if you find a tagged mob instead of using GetStatusBarColor of the old healthbar you apply the name color to your new healthbar

That's basically what I do in rDiabloPlates2 to fix the healthbar alpha bug. I have not yet implemented the tagging color change and I'm still unsure. If I turn around the camera 360° the nameplates return to default color (neutral for training dummies).