diff --git a/IceBarElement.lua b/IceBarElement.lua
index 09dceca..ea87f6e 100644
--- a/IceBarElement.lua
+++ b/IceBarElement.lua
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ IceBarElement.virtual = true
 IceBarElement.BarTextureWidth = 128
 
 IceBarElement.prototype.barFrame = nil
-IceBarElement.prototype.backroundAlpha = nil
-
-IceBarElement.prototype.combat = nil
-IceBarElement.prototype.target = nil
 
 IceBarElement.prototype.CurrLerpTime = 0
 IceBarElement.prototype.LastScale = 1
@@ -37,11 +33,6 @@ end
 function IceBarElement.prototype:Enable()
 	IceBarElement.super.prototype.Enable(self)
 
-	self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_REGEN_DISABLED", "InCombat")
-	self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_REGEN_ENABLED", "OutCombat")
-	self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD", "CheckCombat")
-	self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_TARGET_CHANGED", "TargetChanged")
-
 	if self.moduleSettings.myTagVersion < IceHUD.CurrTagVersion then
 		local origDefaults = self:GetDefaultSettings()
 
@@ -467,6 +458,7 @@ function IceBarElement.prototype:Redraw()
 
 	self.alpha = self.settings.alphaooc
 	self:CreateFrame()
+
 	self.frame:SetAlpha(self.alpha)
 end
 
@@ -714,6 +706,11 @@ function IceBarElement.prototype:UpdateBar(scale, color, alpha)
 		self.backgroundAlpha = self.settings.alphaoocbg
 	end
 
+	-- post-process override for the bar alpha to be 1 (ignoring BG alpha for now)
+	if self.moduleSettings.alwaysFullAlpha then
+		self.alpha = 1
+	end
+
 	self.frame:SetStatusBarColor(r, g, b, self.backgroundAlpha)
 	self.barFrame:SetStatusBarColor(self:GetColor(color))
 
@@ -843,30 +840,3 @@ end
 function IceBarElement.prototype:MyOnUpdate()
 	self:SetScale(self.barFrame.bar, self.DesiredScale)
 end
-
-
--- Combat event handlers ------------------------------------------------------
-
-function IceBarElement.prototype:InCombat()
-	self.combat = true
-	self:Update(self.unit)
-end
-
-
-function IceBarElement.prototype:OutCombat()
-	self.combat = false
-	self:Update(self.unit)
-end
-
-
-function IceBarElement.prototype:CheckCombat()
-	self.combat = UnitAffectingCombat("player")
-	self.target = UnitExists("target")
-	self:Update(self.unit)
-end
-
-
-function IceBarElement.prototype:TargetChanged()
-	self.target = UnitExists("target")
-	self:Update(self.unit)
-end
diff --git a/IceElement.lua b/IceElement.lua
index 5df75c3..94313a2 100644
--- a/IceElement.lua
+++ b/IceElement.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ IceElement.prototype.frame = nil
 
 IceElement.prototype.defaultColors = {} -- Shared table for all child classes to save some memory
 IceElement.prototype.alpha = nil
+IceElement.prototype.backroundAlpha = nil
+
+IceElement.prototype.combat = nil
+IceElement.prototype.target = nil
 
 IceElement.settings = nil
 IceElement.moduleSettings = nil
@@ -78,6 +82,12 @@ function IceElement.prototype:Enable(core)
 	if (not core) then
 		self.moduleSettings.enabled = true
 	end
+
+	self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_REGEN_DISABLED", "InCombat")
+	self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_REGEN_ENABLED", "OutCombat")
+	self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD", "CheckCombat")
+	self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_TARGET_CHANGED", "TargetChanged")
+
 	self:Show(true)
 end
 
@@ -145,6 +155,25 @@ function IceElement.prototype:GetOptions()
 		order = 21
 	}
 
+	opts["alwaysFullAlpha"] =
+	{
+		type = 'toggle',
+		name = 'Always show at 100% alpha',
+		desc = 'Whether to always show this module at 100% alpha or not',
+		get = function()
+			return self.moduleSettings.alwaysFullAlpha
+		end,
+		set = function(value)
+			self.moduleSettings.alwaysFullAlpha = value
+			self:Update(self.unit)
+			self:Redraw()
+		end,	
+		disabled = function()
+			return not self.moduleSettings.enabled
+		end,
+		order = 22
+	}	
+
 	return opts
 end
 
@@ -156,6 +185,7 @@ function IceElement.prototype:GetDefaultSettings()
 	local defaults = {}
 	defaults["enabled"] = true
 	defaults["scale"] = 1
+	defaults["alwaysFullAlpha"] = false
 	return defaults
 end
 
@@ -170,6 +200,30 @@ function IceElement.prototype:CreateFrame()
 	end
 
 	self.frame:SetScale(self.moduleSettings.scale)
+
+	self:UpdateAlpha()
+end
+
+
+function IceElement.prototype:UpdateAlpha()
+	if self.moduleSettings.alwaysFullAlpha then
+		self.frame:SetAlpha(1)
+		return
+	end
+
+	self.alpha = self.settings.alphaooc
+	if (self.combat) then
+		self.alpha = self.settings.alphaic
+		self.backgroundAlpha = self.settings.alphaicbg
+	elseif (self.target or self:UseTargetAlpha(scale)) then
+		self.alpha = self.settings.alphaTarget
+		self.backgroundAlpha = self.settings.alphaTargetbg
+	else
+		self.alpha = self.settings.alphaooc
+		self.backgroundAlpha = self.settings.alphaoocbg
+	end
+
+	self.frame:SetAlpha(self.alpha)
 end
 
 
@@ -264,6 +318,16 @@ function IceElement.prototype:FontFactory(size, frame, font, flags)
 end
 
 
+function IceElement.prototype:UseTargetAlpha(scale)
+	return false
+end
+
+
+function IceElement.prototype:Update()
+	self:UpdateAlpha()
+end
+
+
 function IceElement.prototype:IsVisible()
 	return self.bIsVisible
 end
@@ -292,6 +356,32 @@ function IceElement.prototype:OnCoreLoad()
 end
 
 
+-- Combat event handlers ------------------------------------------------------
+
+function IceElement.prototype:InCombat()
+	self.combat = true
+	self:Update(self.unit)
+end
+
+
+function IceElement.prototype:OutCombat()
+	self.combat = false
+	self:Update(self.unit)
+end
+
+
+function IceElement.prototype:CheckCombat()
+	self.combat = UnitAffectingCombat("player")
+	self.target = UnitExists("target")
+	self:Update(self.unit)
+end
+
+
+function IceElement.prototype:TargetChanged()
+	self.target = UnitExists("target")
+	self:Update(self.unit)
+end
+
 
 
 -- Inherited classes should just instantiate themselves and let
diff --git a/modules/ComboPoints.lua b/modules/ComboPoints.lua
index b641d3f..d6928fb 100644
--- a/modules/ComboPoints.lua
+++ b/modules/ComboPoints.lua
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ function ComboPoints.prototype:GetDefaultSettings()
 	defaults["comboMode"] = "Numeric"
 	defaults["gradient"] = false
 	defaults["usesDogTagStrings"] = false
+	defaults["alwaysFullAlpha"] = true
 	return defaults
 end
 
diff --git a/modules/LacerateCount.lua b/modules/LacerateCount.lua
index 8e7bd01..d354381 100644
--- a/modules/LacerateCount.lua
+++ b/modules/LacerateCount.lua
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ function LacerateCount.prototype:GetDefaultSettings()
 	defaults["lacerateMode"] = "Numeric"
 	defaults["gradient"] = false
 	defaults["usesDogTagStrings"] = false
+	defaults["alwaysFullAlpha"] = true
 	return defaults
 end
 
diff --git a/modules/SunderCount.lua b/modules/SunderCount.lua
index 21a4047..0156caa 100644
--- a/modules/SunderCount.lua
+++ b/modules/SunderCount.lua
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ function SunderCount.prototype:GetDefaultSettings()
 	defaults["sunderMode"] = "Numeric"
 	defaults["gradient"] = false
 	defaults["usesDogTagStrings"] = false
+	defaults["alwaysFullAlpha"] = true
 	return defaults
 end
 
diff --git a/modules/TargetInfo.lua b/modules/TargetInfo.lua
index c0c3ef2..3f7c2f5 100644
--- a/modules/TargetInfo.lua
+++ b/modules/TargetInfo.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TargetInfo.prototype.classLocale = nil
 TargetInfo.prototype.classEnglish = nil
 TargetInfo.prototype.leader = nil
 
-TargetInfo.prototype.combat = nil
+TargetInfo.prototype.targetCombat = nil
 TargetInfo.prototype.pvp = nil
 TargetInfo.prototype.level = nil
 TargetInfo.prototype.classification = nil
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ end
 function TargetInfo.prototype:Enable(core)
 	TargetInfo.super.prototype.Enable(self, core)
 
-	self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_TARGET_CHANGED", "TargetChanged")
 	self:RegisterEvent("UNIT_AURA", "AuraChanged")
 
 	self:RegisterEvent("UNIT_NAME_UPDATE", "TargetName")
@@ -386,6 +385,7 @@ function TargetInfo.prototype:GetDefaultSettings()
 	defaults["line2Tag"] = "[Level:DifficultyColor] [SmartRace:ClassColor] [SmartClass:ClassColor] [PvPIcon] [IsLeader ? 'Leader':Yellow] [InCombat ? 'Combat':Red] [Classification]"
 	defaults["line3Tag"] = "[Guild:Angle]"
 	defaults["myTagVersion"] = 2
+	defaults["alwaysFullAlpha"] = true
 
 	return defaults
 end
@@ -555,8 +555,6 @@ function TargetInfo.prototype:CreateGuildTextFrame()
 	self.frame.targetGuild:SetJustifyH("CENTER")
 	self.frame.targetGuild:SetJustifyV("TOP")
 
-	self.frame.targetGuild:SetAlpha(0.6)
-
 	self.frame.targetGuild:SetPoint("TOP", self.frame, "BOTTOM", 0, 0)
 	self.frame.targetGuild:Show()
 end
@@ -870,6 +868,8 @@ end
 
 
 function TargetInfo.prototype:TargetChanged()
+	TargetInfo.super.prototype.TargetChanged(self)
+
 	if (not UnitExists(target)) then
 		--self.frame:Hide()
 		--self.frame.target:Hide()
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ end
 function TargetInfo.prototype:TargetFlags(unit)
 	if (unit == target or unit == internal) then
 		self.tapped = UnitIsTapped(target) and (not UnitIsTappedByPlayer(target))
-		self.combat = UnitAffectingCombat(target) and " |cffee4030Combat|r" or ""
+		self.targetCombat = UnitAffectingCombat(target) and " |cffee4030Combat|r" or ""
 		self:UpdateBuffs()
 		self:Update(unit)
 	end
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ function TargetInfo.prototype:Update(unit)
 
 	if DogTag == nil or self.moduleSettings.line2Tag == '' then
 		local line2 = string.format("%s %s%s%s%s%s",
-			self.level or '', self.classLocale or '', self.pvp or '', self.leader or '', self.classification or '', self.combat or '')
+			self.level or '', self.classLocale or '', self.pvp or '', self.leader or '', self.classification or '', self.targetCombat or '')
 		self.frame.targetInfo:SetText(line2)
 	end
 
@@ -1038,6 +1038,8 @@ function TargetInfo.prototype:Update(unit)
 		DogTag:UpdateFontString(self.frame.targetInfo)
 		DogTag:UpdateFontString(self.frame.targetGuild)
 	end
+
+	self:UpdateAlpha()
 end
 
 
diff --git a/modules/TargetOfTarget.lua b/modules/TargetOfTarget.lua
index f675542..0234889 100644
--- a/modules/TargetOfTarget.lua
+++ b/modules/TargetOfTarget.lua
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ end
 function TargetOfTarget.prototype:Enable(core)
 	TargetOfTarget.super.prototype.Enable(self, core)
 	
-	self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_TARGET_CHANGED", "Update")
 	self:ScheduleRepeatingEvent(self.elementName, self.Update, 0.2, self)
 	RegisterUnitWatch(self.frame)
 	
@@ -476,6 +475,8 @@ function TargetOfTarget.prototype:Update()
 	self.frame.bar.texture:SetVertexColor(self:GetColor(unitClass, 0.7))
 	self.frame.bar:SetMinMaxValues(0, maxHealth)
 	self.frame.bar:SetValue(health)
+
+	self:UpdateAlpha()
 end
 
 
diff --git a/modules/Threat.lua b/modules/Threat.lua
index f962d9d..965c277 100644
--- a/modules/Threat.lua
+++ b/modules/Threat.lua
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ end
 function IHUD_Threat.prototype:Enable(core)
 	IHUD_Threat.super.prototype.Enable(self, core)
 
-	self:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_TARGET_CHANGED", "Update")
 	self:ScheduleRepeatingEvent(self.elementName, self.Update, 0.2, self)
 
 	self:Update(self.unit)
@@ -108,6 +107,11 @@ function IHUD_Threat.prototype:CreateFrame()
 	self:CreateAggroBar()
 end
 
+-- needs to be inverted for threat bar
+function IHUD_Threat.prototype:UseTargetAlpha(scale)
+	return (scale and (scale > 0))
+end
+
 -- create the aggro range indicator bar
 function IHUD_Threat.prototype:CreateAggroBar()
 	if not (self.aggroBar) then
@@ -217,6 +221,8 @@ function IHUD_Threat.prototype:Update(unit)
 
 		self.aggroBar:SetPoint("BOTTOM", self.frame, "BOTTOM", 0, y)
 	end
+
+	self:UpdateAlpha()
 end