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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 Aug 13, 2011
Or disable ElvUI's Skada skin until it is updated and just configure it yourself.

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Posted Aug 13, 2011
You have to turn off skinning of skada by ElvUI.

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Posted Aug 13, 2011
Dosn't work with ElvUI, i had to install recount :(. Addon is loaded but i don't see any bars. I can config etc. bar there is no bars :(

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Posted Aug 13, 2011
Use ver 1.2-34 (6/29/2011).

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Posted Aug 13, 2011
An alternative solution: use "Reverse growth" and disable the window lock. Now you should be able to accomplish the same thing by resizing the window temporarily.

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Posted Aug 13, 2011
Hello,
just a small request for the new version.
I was used to placing the Skada window in the lower corner of the screen, with only "Skada mode" line visible, and dragging it up at the end of the fight or when I needed it. With the new version I can't do that, as the whole skada screen must stay on screen, and can't be pushed partly out of the screen. Can you please add an option for that, or return to the previous showing system?
Thanks.

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Posted Aug 18, 2011
Tried what you suggested, but it's not what I wanted. If I activate reverse growth, the skada windows shows completely on screen, and I can't still push it outside of the screen, like I did before. Window lock was already deactivated.

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Posted Aug 12, 2011
Since the new update, I can't get my windows to position properly without a title bar.
I have to enable the title bar to move the window around, but then when I hide the title, sometimes the damage bars show where the title bar was, sometimes above it, and sometimes below (with no real consistency as far as I can tell).
Also, when I drag the window resizer and touch the bottom of the screen, the skada window resizes upwards, which is really annoying as I'm trying to fit it into the bottom right corner of my screen - the same happens when you get to the right of the screen, skada resizes to the left.

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Posted Aug 12, 2011
Hi, does skada have friendly fire module?

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Posted Aug 12, 2011
Hey there,
Unless I am blind and/or retarded the option to change the bar texture is no longer available, I was wondering if the option is there and I just can't find it or if it isn't there do you plan on putting it back in?

(just for clarity I don't mean the title bar textures I mean the bars where the dps data is tracked in the main bit of the window)

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Posted Aug 13, 2011
I think you only show a lack of perseverance, because the option is still there and still well hidden. Go to the Skada options, then choose Window - Skada - Bars (names might be slightly inaccurate, because translated back from my locale). There you will find options for changing the textures of _all_ bars. At least my version of Skada still shows them ...

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Posted Aug 12, 2011
your comment looks like troll = stupid move

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Posted Aug 12, 2011
Skada looks like Recount = stupid move

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Posted Aug 11, 2011
Previously Skada separated Lightning Bolt and Lightning Bolt from Elemental Overload (and the same for Lava Burst.) Now it combines them together, and combines the damage from the Variable Pulse Lightning Capacitor into a single output of Lightning Bolt. Merging these together pretty much destroys the ability for us to get meaningful data as it wrecks the averages. Would it be possible to revert this change?

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Posted Aug 11, 2011
Hi on death some of the windows go to the list view which is annoying to fix each death see screenshot http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5525111/scada-death-error.jpeg

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Posted Aug 11, 2011
I had to remove 1.3-2 and go back to 1.3-1.

As someone with multiple level 85 characters the following are my problems:
1) Lost my previous window locations
2) Correcting the window positions in a profile did not appear on other characters after using the copy from existing profile
3) Background on one window changed

I love the multiple windows in Skada, but if rolling back to 1.3-1 didn't restore my UI I was seriously considering uninstalling Skada. I just didn't want to deal with fixing the problems on multiple windows on every single character.

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Posted Aug 11, 2011
I get a Lua error on Mandokir fight when i play DK and DS Bloodletting from him. Might be worth looking into

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Posted Aug 11, 2011
I just went back to the previous version before update.

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Posted Aug 11, 2011
I dont like how it looks like recount now, unless its just conflicting with Elvui.

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Posted Aug 11, 2011
I used Skada because it was it's own look. Now you've made it look like Recount. Way to lose your individuality. Might as well just go back to Recount then?

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Project ID

17718
Created

Feb 12, 2009
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Feb 14, 2026
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