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Skada Damage Meter

Skada is a modular damage meter for World of Warcraft with various viewing modes, segmented fights, and customizable windows. It is designed for efficiency with minimal memory and CPU impact.

"Skada" is Swedish for "Damage".

Midnight Edition (WoW 12.0+)

This version of Skada is updated for World of Warcraft: Midnight and uses Blizzard's new session-based combat systems.

Features

Midnight Optimized: Uses Blizzard's internal session data for performance and accuracy.
Combat Reliability: Handles modern combat data restrictions for a stable experience.
Updated UI: Includes new presets with smooth animations, gradients, and textures.
Dynamic Elements: Alternating row colors, highlight overlays, spark effects, and icon scaling.
LDB Integration: Compatible with Data Broker displays such as Titan Panel, ChocolateBar, and ElvUI.
Extensible Architecture: The API allows developers to create additional plugins.

Usage

Getting Started

A default window is created upon first load. Access the configuration menu by clicking the cog icon on the window title bar or via the minimap button. Select Configure to access settings.

Multiple Windows

Skada supports multiple windows. Create new ones under the Windows section of the configuration panel. Windows can be:

Bar: The standard customizable meter.
Inline: A horizontal line for custom UI setups.
Data Text: For LDB displays and minimal setups.

Navigation

Left-Click: View more detailed information.
Right-Click: Return to the previous view.
Mousewheel: Scroll through lists.
Tooltips: Hover over bars to see additional context and shortcut keys (e.g., Shift-click for targets).

Themes

Manage window designs with the built-in Theme Engine. You can import and export themes by using theme strings.

Versions

Midnight (Default): For WoW 12.0+ using the Native API.
Classic Version: The version for older WoW releases.

Support

If you find Skada helpful, consider supporting its development through GitHub Sponsors.

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zarnivoop
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Posted Apr 17, 2009
Yes. Healing mode shows effective healing. There is also an Overhealing mode, and a Total healing mode, which shows both at the same time.

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Posted Apr 12, 2009
[2009/04/12 23:14:03-90-x1057]: Skada-1.0\BarDisplay.lua:185: attempt to call method 'RemoveBar' (a nil value)
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:216: in function `UpdateDisplay'
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:1680: in function <Interface\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua:1646>
(tail call): ?:
<in C code>: ?
<string>:"safecall Dispatcher[2]":9: in function <[string "safecall Dispatcher[2]"]:5>
(tail call): ?:
AceTimer-3.0-5 (Ace3):158: in function <Interface\AddOns\Ace3\AceTimer-3.0\AceTimer-3.0.lua:132>

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[2009/04/12 23:22:30-90-x2]: Skada-1.0\BarDisplay.lua:185: attempt to call method 'RemoveBar' (a nil value)
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:216: in function `UpdateDisplay'
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:1680: in function `UpdateDisplay'
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:331: in function `DisplayModes'
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:367: in function `RightClick'
SkadaDamage-1.0\Damage.lua:185: in function `click'
Skada-1.0\BarDisplay.lua:79: in function <Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:77>
Skada-1.0\BarDisplay.lua:133: in function <Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:133>

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with newest r170-nolib

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Posted Apr 13, 2009
This is from the development version on wowace. It is fixed in the latest revision.

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Posted Apr 11, 2009
have some errors? but this is a very good UI !!
In TW WOW use~ show some errors
[2009/04/11 01:56:53-446-x1]: Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:488: bad argument #2 to 'format' (string expected, got nil)
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:488: in function `Report'
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:1007: in function `func'
Interface\FrameXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua:561: in function `UIDropDownMenuButton_OnClick':
<string>:"*:OnClick":1: in function <[string "*:OnClick"]:1>

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[2009/04/11 01:20:53-446-x2]: Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:484: attempt to index field 'selectedmode' (a nil value)
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:1007: in function `func'
Interface\FrameXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua:561: in function `UIDropDownMenuButton_OnClick':
<string>:"*:OnClick":1: in function <[string "*:OnClick"]:1>

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Posted Apr 16, 2009
what do you think? idiot.

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Posted Apr 8, 2009
Does Skada tell you how much total DPS you're getting?

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Posted Apr 2, 2009
This was my very first addon. I looked at Recount and it looked too complicated. I like the way Skada is laid out. However, is it possible to seperate the pet's damage from the hunter's damage? I noticed that someone else posted a similar request on March 20, it was never answered. Just checking to see if the change was going to be implimented or if the demand wasn't high enough to change configurations.

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Posted Apr 2, 2009
Is there an option to see the TpS (threat per second), because that´s an information the tanks need (at least like) to know.

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Posted Mar 30, 2009
Is it possible to show threat for target or target? I'm a healer and I like to target the MT so that I can get heals off quickly, and it also allows me to watch the threat of other raid members.

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Posted Mar 28, 2009
Is it possible to change whats shown on the bars? Like, just have name and aberveated dmg/heals without the rank or %.

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Posted Mar 27, 2009
yay~ for once a dmg meter that didnt crash my wow. just wondering... is there a way to change colors? :3

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Posted Mar 26, 2009
ne chance of threat being displayed on a targets already being attacked (by pet/tank)before you jump in an start mixing it up?

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Posted Mar 25, 2009
Suddenly it seems that Skada is not recording any data at all. I did the /reset to reset the data, but that didn't help.

Any ideas?

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Posted Mar 25, 2009
Both the Alpha and Release versions seem to be broken for the DPS sections. The alpha version (r168) throws Damage.lua:361: table index is nil bug, i'll get the lua error from the release version asap.

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Posted Mar 24, 2009
after a period of time skada won't report anymore. maybe cause of too many segments (15-boss-only // naxx)- /rl or restart did fix the problem ^^

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Posted Mar 24, 2009
2009/03/25 03:03:47-1294-x1]: SkadaDamage-1.0\Damage.lua:361: table index is nil
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:1838: in function `UpdateBars'
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:323: in function `DisplayMode'
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:1602: in function `RestoreView'
Skada-1.0\Skada.lua:1978: in function `AddMode'
SkadaDamage-1.0\Damage.lua:430: in function <Interface\AddOns\SkadaDamage\Damage.lua:429>
(tail call): ?:
<in C code>: ?
<string>:"safecall Dispatcher[1]":9: in function <[string "safecall Dispatcher[1]"]:5>
(tail call): ?:
AceAddon-3.0-5 (Ace3):496: in function `EnableAddon'
AceAddon-3.0-5 (Ace3):508: in function `EnableAddon'
AceAddon-3.0-5 (Ace3):589: in function <Interface\AddOns\Ace3\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:575>
<in C code>: in function `LoadAddOn'
Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:229: in function `UIParentLoadAddOn':
Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:252: in function `CombatLog_LoadUI':
Interface\FrameXML\UIParent.lua:414: in function `UIParent_OnEvent':
<string>:"*:OnEvent":1: in function <[string "*:OnEvent"]:1>

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Posted Mar 21, 2009
i think skada is atm the best dmg meter xD

it's almost the same as assessment but i have 1 suggestion,

maybe you could make an option to show your OWN Threat in the Threat Module in another color

greetings mTx

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Posted Mar 22, 2009
This is done in the next version.

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Posted Mar 22, 2009
well that sounds GREEEAT :P cant w8 for it ;)

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Posted Mar 21, 2009
i have to say this addOn is great, only 1 thing i would like to see...

dodge, parry, block and miss should not all going in same 'missed' category...
block is not that important, but +hit rating and +exp rating effects the other 3..
+exp = reduces enemy dodge and parry
+hit = reduces your misses

You think it is possible to subcategory those 3 ??

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Project ID

17718
Created

Feb 12, 2009
Last Released File

Feb 19, 2026
Total Downloads

39,519,451
License

MIT License

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