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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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Forge_User_72435825
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#2399 Forge_User_72435825

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Posted Jan 6, 2017
Thanks for updating to support RealUI.

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Posted Jan 6, 2017
Just did update and complete reinstal and Skada won't unlock it windows to move or adjust their size. Could use some help.

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Posted Jan 5, 2017
Same issue here, Skada is not working at all. Shows no info at all. No options to show ANYTHING. Edit" I'm on the latest version.

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Posted Jan 5, 2017
Message: Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:401: bad argument #2 to 'format' (string expected, got table)
Time: 01/05/17 03:23:01
Count: 1
Stack: [C]: ?
[C]: in function `format'
Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:401: in function `Update'
Interface\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua:334: in function `UpdateDisplay'
Interface\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua:2031: in function `?'
...AddOns\ElvUI\Libraries\AceTimer-3.0\AceTimer-3.0.lua:53: in function <...AddOns\ElvUI\Libraries\AceTimer-3.0\AceTimer-3.0.lua:48>

No display on bars. Major bug. Re-installing did nothing. Deleting cache did nothing.

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#2392 Posted Dec 30, 2016

Use version: 1.6.1

Often jump out of two errors, as follows:

5x Skada\BarDisplay.lua:63: attempt to call method 'SetButtonsOpacity' (a nil value)
Skada\BarDisplay.lua:63: in function <Skada\BarDisplay.lua:62>

3x Skada\BarDisplay.lua:67: attempt to call method 'SetButtonsOpacity' (a nil value)
Skada\BarDisplay.lua:67: in function <Skada\BarDisplay.lua:65>

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Posted Jan 6, 2017
You are using RealUI, right? If so, this should be fixed with 1.6.3.

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Posted Dec 28, 2016
Not a major bug but since r705 (pretty sure it was this one since notes said you changed BarDisplay.lua and I bet that's where the bug would be) the Skada window has started to lock itself in mouseover, so to speak. If I move the mouse over it, especially the upper part, the menu buttons on top right may still be lit up when I move the mouse away. Even if I use my keybind to close it and open the window again.

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Posted Dec 26, 2016
Addon is broken, Game restart helps nothing...

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Posted Dec 26, 2016
Uncheck "Install Libraries Separetely" in the Curse updater and try again.

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Posted Jan 1, 2017
No it's not broken. You may need to re-install the mod or get the latest version.

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#2384 Posted Dec 25, 2016

Interface\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua:8: Cannot find a library instance of "LibBossIDs-1.0".
Count: 1

Call Stack:
[C]: ?
[C]: in function `error'
Interface\AddOns\DBM-Core\Libs\LibStub\LibStub.lua:23: in function `LibStub'
Interface\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua:8: in main chunk

fails to load skada

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Posted Dec 25, 2016
They moved a few files around.

Try to restart the game completely that worked for me.

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Posted Dec 25, 2016
After today update i get spam with amazing many errors... please backroll...

Date: 2016-12-25 21:49:02
ID: 1
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ..\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua line 8:
Cannot find a library instance of "LibBossIDs-1.0".
Debug:
[C]: error()
!Swatter\Support\LibStub.lua:23: LibStub()
Skada\Skada.lua:8: in main chunk
Locals:
(*temporary) = "Cannot find a library instance of "LibBossIDs-1.0"."

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After today update i get spam with amazing many errors... please backroll...

Date: 2016-12-25 21:49:02
ID: 1
Error occured in: Global
Count: 1
Message: ..\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua line 8:
Cannot find a library instance of "LibBossIDs-1.0".
Debug:
[C]: error()
!Swatter\Support\LibStub.lua:23: LibStub()
Skada\Skada.lua:8: in main chunk
Locals:
(*temporary) = "Cannot find a library instance of "LibBossIDs-1.0"."

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Posted Dec 25, 2016
They moved a few files around.

Try to restart the game completely that worked for me.

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Posted Dec 25, 2016
thanks, that worked for me. +1

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Posted Dec 22, 2016
I keep getting LUA errors when i swap between specs, then it continues to give errors when i enter combat. The only way to clear it is to /reload and then its fine again. Here's an example error:

Message: Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:97: attempt to index field 'bargroup' (a nil value)

Stack: (tail call): ?
Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:97: in function `Destroy'
Interface\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua:299: in function `destroy'
Interface\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua:1215: in function <Interface\AddOns\Skada\Skada.lua:1212>
[C]: in function `?'
...ory\Libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:145: in function <...ory\Libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:145>
[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:4: in function <[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:4>
[C]: ?
[string "safecall Dispatcher[3]"]:13: in function `?'
...ory\Libs\CallbackHandler-1.0\CallbackHandler-1.0.lua:90: in function `Fire'
...rface\AddOns\AutoVendor\libs\AceDB-3.0\AceDB-3.0.lua:466: in function `SetProfile'
...\Bartender4\libs\LibDualSpec-1.0\LibDualSpec-1.0.lua:184: in function `CheckDualSpecState'
...\Bartender4\libs\LibDualSpec-1.0\LibDualSpec-1.0.lua:416: in function <...\Bartender4\libs\LibDualSpec-1.0\LibDualSpec-1.0.lua:400>

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Posted Dec 25, 2016
This is likely caused by LibDualSpec, which I have not used in quite a while. Try disabling it and try again.

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Posted Dec 18, 2016
Skada isn't tracking the damage from "Soul Rip", which is dealt by the Subtlety rogue artifact trait "Akaari's Soul".

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Posted Dec 18, 2016
Please update Skada for Tanks, thanks! :)

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Project ID

17718
Created

Feb 12, 2009
Last Released File

Feb 14, 2026
Total Downloads

39,512,438
License

MIT License

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