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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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Posted Oct 17, 2011
Date: 2011-10-17 19:07:25
ID: 1
Error occured in: Global
Count: 3
Message: ..\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua line 270:
   bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil)
Debug:
   (tail call): ?
   [C]: ?
   [C]: ipairs()
   Skada\Skada.lua:270: Reset()
   Skada\Skada.lua:277: Wipe()
   Skada\Skada.lua:290: DisplayMode()
   Skada\Menus.lua:377: func()
   ..\FrameXML\UIDropDownMenu.lua:700: UIDropDownMenuButton_OnClick()
   [string "*:OnClick"]:1:
      [string "*:OnClick"]:1

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Posted Oct 13, 2011
still pops:

Date: 2011-10-13 15:54:50
ID: 1
Error occured in: Global
Count: 6
Message: ..\AddOns\SkadaDeaths\Deaths.lua line 98:
   attempt to concatenate a nil value
Debug:
   (tail call): ?
   (tail call): ?
   SkadaDeaths\Deaths.lua:98: func()
   Skada\Skada.lua:1402:
      Skada\Skada.lua:1302
   [string "safecall Dispatcher[19]"]:4:
      [string "safecall Dispatcher[19]"]:4
   [C]: ?
   [string "safecall Dispatcher[19]"]:13: ?()
   ...Tom\libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:92: Fire()
   ...ace\AddOns\TomTom\libs\AceEvent-3.0\AceEvent-3.0.lua:120:
      ...ace\AddOns\TomTom\libs\AceEvent-3.0\AceEvent-3.0.lua:119

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Posted Oct 12, 2011
I'm facing the following problems with Skada:

1) Doesn't refresh itself somtimes. For example, I'm at one pack of adds in a dungeon, kill it, then go to the next one and it still adds it to the damage of the previous encounter

2) Sometimes it sets itself on Total (Damage/Healing etc.), when I always want it to show the Current fight statistics.

Is the writer of the addon not updating it anymore? We haven't heard from him for a while and certainly haven't seen an update too.

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Posted Oct 5, 2011
When im using skada It just starting to lag directly when i get in combat. Any solution?

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Posted Nov 6, 2011
I'm having the opposite problem, mine is defaulting to current fight and I want it to stay on total. Is there a way to change the default?

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Posted Oct 2, 2011
I've been having issues since downloading the most current version. First, the meter seems to always default to showing 'Total' for fights instead of 'current fight', which is what I always use. Then upon logging in and changing it back to current fight, I get this error:
Date: 2011-10-02 18:36:24
ID: 1
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ..\AddOns\SkadaDamage\Damage.lua line 316:
attempt to index local 'player' (a nil value)
Debug:
(tail call): ?
[C]: ?
SkadaDamage\Damage.lua:316: Enter()
Skada\Skada.lua:1901: AddSubviewToTooltip()
Skada\BarDisplay.lua:145:
Skada\BarDisplay.lua:122
Skada\BarDisplay.lua:251:
Skada\BarDisplay.lua:251

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Posted Sep 30, 2011
Would really appreciate if you released a version for the 4.3 PTR :-)

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Posted Sep 30, 2011
Every time i get in a fight It starts to lag. How to fix that:D?

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Posted Sep 27, 2011
go to wowace.com
http://www.wowace.com/addons/skada/files/

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Posted Sep 25, 2011
how can i get a skada version for 3.3.5?

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Posted Sep 27, 2011
I'm experiencing the exact same issue as Tylai. Hiah or someone else, you sure this is the solution to it?

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Posted Sep 19, 2011
I've been using Skada for over a year now ever since my laptop could no longer support Recount. I've since gotten a computer but I still use Skada.

Lately, however, it has been doing something very annoying. I always want the damage meters set to show current fight, but it defaults to total whenever I log in. This started very recently and is bothersome to the point that I may uninstall Skada if a solution to this can't be found. I've already looked through the addon options but found nothing pertaining to defaults for how the information is displayed.

Thank you for your time.

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Posted Sep 20, 2011
I had something like that, pls try to delete the skada folder in the addons folder _and_ all the skada.lua and skada.bak in the "Saved Variables" folder.

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Posted Sep 27, 2011
Yes, i join to that request.
I'd really like to be able to move skada outside the visible area.

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Posted Sep 19, 2011
Hello,

i would like to drag the skada window outside of the visible area of my monitor like the previous skada version allowed to.
Is this still possible somehow?

Thank you very much

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Posted Sep 13, 2011
Does not hide or stop collecting data in BGs. VERY annoying.

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Posted Sep 13, 2011
I get the same BG bug, its set to hide and yet it still shows up every BG.
I dont wanna go back to Recount, but looks like I might have to, no one wants BG stats...

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Posted Sep 10, 2011
I've been getting this error lately, might be connected to Bigwigs, I am not sure how to fix it.

Message: Interface\AddOns\SkadaDamage\Damage.lua:316: attempt to index local 'player' (a nil value)
Time: 09/10/11 12:11:59
Count: 4
Stack: Interface\AddOns\SkadaDamage\Damage.lua:316: in function `Enter'
Interface\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua:1901: in function `AddSubviewToTooltip'
Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:145: in function <Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:122>
Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:251: in function <Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:251>

Locals: self = {
SetDefaultModuleLibraries = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:383
Enable = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:315
NewModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:256
Update = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\SkadaDamage\Damage.lua:320
EnableModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:348
modules =
{
}
GetModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:231
IterateEmbeds = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:458
IsModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:238
title = "Cairee's Damaged mobs"
defaultModuleLibraries =
{
}
playerid = "0x05000000024DEC22"
scanned = true
SetEnabledState = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:440
defaultModuleState = true
enabledState = true
baseName = "SkadaDamage"
Disable = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:330
moduleName = "Damaged mobs"
GetName = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:300
metadata =
{
}
Enter = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\SkadaDamage\Damage.lua:313
IterateModules = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:453
name = "Skada_Damaged mobs"
SetDefaultModulePrototype = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:425
IsEnabled = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:467
orderedModules =
{
}
SetDefaultModuleState = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:403
DisableModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:366
}
win =
{
changed = false
selectedmode =
{
}
selectedset = 1
history =
{
}
metadata =
{
}
bargroup = SkadaBarWindowSkada {
}
display =
{
}
usealt = true
dataset =
{
}
db =
{
}
}
id = "0x05000000024DEC22"
label = "Yukio"
player = nil
(*temporary) =
{
SetDefaultModuleLibraries = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:383
Enable = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:315
NewModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:256
Update = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\SkadaDamage\Damage.lua:320
EnableModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:348
modules =
{
}
GetModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:231
IterateEmbeds = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:458
IsModule = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:238
title = "Cairee's Damaged mobs"
defaultModuleLibraries =
{
}
playerid = "0x05000000024DEC22"
scanned = true
SetEnabledState = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAddon-3.0.lua:440
defaultModuleState = true
enabledState = true
baseName = "SkadaDamage"
Disable = <function> defined @Interface\AddOns\BigWigs\Libs\AceAddon-3.0\AceAdd

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Posted Sep 14, 2011
Last I looked, the API did not support damage meters. I was actually planning on a Rift version as I played it for a month, but then I lost interest.

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Posted Sep 9, 2011
Awesome addon. Any chance of porting a version across to Rift? Lots of people are tired of wow and giving Rift a go, and theres no dps /damage tracking addon like this, but it DOES fully support addons, so I am sure it could be ported across with only a few tweeks :)

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Project ID

17718
Created

Feb 12, 2009
Last Released File

Feb 14, 2026
Total Downloads

39,515,406
License

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