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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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_ForgeUser216419
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Posted Feb 22, 2009
Tested different meters, this is from same fight against a dummy. (Don't mind the level of dps, didn't go all out :) ).

dps Skada 968,5 : Violation 970 : Recount 951,0
Total dmg: Skada 152048 : Violation 164200 : Recount 152716
hit: Skada 77% : Violation N/A : Recount 78%
crit: Skada 7,3% : Violation N/A : Recount 7,3%

How come Skada and Violations show the same DPS but not same total damage!?!? And also Recount and skada show the same total but different dps?!?
Are you using different equations? or listening to different events?

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Posted Feb 23, 2009
There is no standard way of determining DPS as far as I know.

In Skada, DPS is the total damage divided by the number of seconds the player has been active.

The number of seconds a player has been active is in Skada the time between the first recorded event and the last recorded event. A recorded event is anything that Skada tracks, which depends on what modules you have loaded.

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Posted Feb 24, 2009
Ok, that does it for me :) Skada rules xD
Seriously, i think that is the proper way to determine the dps, though; does the timer start if the mob hits me first? Or is it MY action that triggers the timer?
Dunno how recount does it, but if you do it like this then Recount isn't and that is wrong! :) Anyway, does Skada sync and if, does it do an evaluation of the total data and outputs a average or?

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Posted Feb 25, 2009
It is any action involving you that Skada tracks. So in this case your active time would start when the mob hit you if you have the Damage Taken module enabled.

Skada does not sync.

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Posted Feb 21, 2009
One thing I did notice, maybe a bug. When I do /skada reset, or reset from the minimap button, the data disappears. But when I log out and log back on (whether it is the same character or another) the data is back.

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Posted Feb 21, 2009
Actually, its retaining one 25 man everytime I log on from two days ago. I reset it, log off, it comes back when I log on again.

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Posted Feb 21, 2009
It is really nice but i am missing a real report function. like "shift + right klick" and you get a menu where to report the damage to.

But this addon is whicked and good so hope you keep updating it. =)

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Posted Feb 21, 2009
is this because i'm wicked awesome at not dying? :D Loving the addon so far! Date: 2009-02-21 08:44:07 ID: 1 Error occured in: Global Count: 1 Message: AceLocale-3.0: Skada: Missing entry for 'Deathlog' Debug:
...nterface\AddOns\Ace3\AceLocale-3.0\AceLocale-3.0.lua:23: ...nterface\AddOns\Ace3\AceLocale-3.0\AceLocale-3.0.lua:21 SkadaDeaths\Deaths.lua:7: in main chunk
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Posted Feb 20, 2009
Jeah nice job so far :)
But there seems to be something wrong with the "current fight" splitting: http://images.geforz.de/album/World of Warcraft/misc/WoWScrnShot_022009_225444.jpg But the Loatheb and Noth segments were just one fight.
And an overall dmg comparision between Skada and Recount for Naxx clear: http://images.geforz.de/album/World of Warcraft/misc/WoWScrnShot_022109_011929.jpg

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Posted Feb 20, 2009
REAllY GREAT JOB. Better than recount. Is it possible to add a 1 Click button to report? Not a biggie right now I just use macros to do it but would be nice. Either way GREAT JOB man please keep it updated. YOU ROCK.

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Posted Feb 20, 2009
That is already a Skada feature.

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Posted Feb 20, 2009
Yeah, it took me a minute to find it. Just disregard that.

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Posted Feb 19, 2009
Oh, I really like this.

New request: Last fight option, or dropdown of individual boss fights in a report.

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Posted Feb 19, 2009
this looks very interesting to me as a recount user, the only question i have is if skada has a sync option? i remember back in the day when recount didn't, and it was always so way off compared to sw stats that did sync.

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Posted Feb 19, 2009
Skada does not sync, no. I don't think it is needed either, as the combatlog range is enough these days.

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Posted Feb 20, 2009
really? damn, i dont testet it >.< anyway, thx für this

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Posted Feb 18, 2009
Leave the header at it is. The simple right/left mouse clicking option is nice! Only i miss is to choose where i can post the report, only in /s isnt the best thing ;)
Thumbs up for this great meter mod

/push ^^

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Posted Feb 19, 2009
You can report to guild/officer/raid/party with this syntax:

/skada report raid

Add a number to limit the number of lines spammed.

In the next version you can also report to any channel or player.

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Posted Feb 18, 2009
Pets are merged, yes. The pet detection is not 100% though as of yet.

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Posted Feb 18, 2009
I was in love with Assessment back in the day, its comprehensive breakdown of fights and accuracy was truly mind boggling when compared with the clunky interfaces of every other option.

Some suggestions to bring it up to par with that mod (and your well on your way to a fantastic meter mod);

-Breakdown of hit/miss/crit (i.e: heals that hit for normal/heals that crit one step deeper then the existing break down of what types of heals were used)
-Apply Colors to dmg type or hit/crit colors for dmg/healing.
-An additive chart combining overhealing + actual healing for total healing.
-Multiple window support.

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Project ID

17718
Created

Feb 12, 2009
Last Released File

Nov 14, 2026
Total Downloads

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License

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