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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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_ForgeUser5733089
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Posted Sep 25, 2015
scada's sync function drops fps on my pc to the ground. is there a way to disable this feature ?

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Posted Sep 25, 2015
Skada does not have any sort of sync function.

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Posted Sep 25, 2015
Quote from Zarnivoop »

Skada does not have any sort of sync function.

so how does one properly calculate data for memebers i don't see in combat log? (gorefind for example) and why do we need libshardedmedia then?

if that's not a case - can you give any advice on how to lover lag coming from skada ?
15 fps with skada on and 55 with skada off on same rade is just rediculous

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Posted Sep 25, 2015
Skada does not take into account data that it does not see itself. Libsharedmedia has nothing to do with syncing.

15 fps with Skada and 55 without it does sound rediculous, and I have never seen or heard of such a thing. Skada should never affect your FPS to any discernible degree. You could try clearing your addon settings.

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Posted Sep 12, 2015
All i do is pvp. I like using a dmg meter so i can have a small window open to always see where i am and how im doing. Ive just recently noticed that skada is not accurate at all for the rest of the team. This seems to be because it stops recording everyone when i am dead.

Is there a way to make it keep recording everyone else while i am dead?

if not then its kind pointless for me to use it.

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Posted Sep 6, 2015
I have a persistent fight in skada that stays through my resets, how can i get rid of it?

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Posted Nov 4, 2015
still have this issue, please help :)

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Posted Sep 4, 2015
How do I move the Skada window around?

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Posted Aug 30, 2015
Void Tendril damage (from Touch of the Void trinket) is not added to the player damage (as merged pet damage).

Just wonder if that is intentional?

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Posted Aug 20, 2015
I have been trying to use the buff uptimes for an accurate representation of trinket and proc uptimes but skada always seems horribly innacurate when compared to logs at the end of the night. Is there a way to improve this accuracy or maybe a more accurate addon for this or something. It is maddening to try and quickly check uptimes between multiple people between pulls (not much time at all) only to have inaccurate data.

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Posted Aug 15, 2015
I have two bugs with this addon and I tried fixing them myself, I dont know if this is the best way to do it though.

1: The tooltip sometimes covers the whole screen

Fix: In Skada.lua add GameTooltip:ClearAllPoints() to the dataobj:OnEnter() function

and the SetTooltipPositionFunction tooltip:ClearAllPoints()

2: If font outline is set sometimes names dont have it

Fix: In BarDisplay.lua at line 442 rename 'PLAIN' to 'OUTLINE'. There is probably a better way.

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Posted Aug 13, 2015
Love this addon. Great work ... Thanks!

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Posted Jul 17, 2015
The fonts got all weird, with little cuts inside the letters. I tried changing font and font size, but the problem persists, I can't read the text normally.

Any idea?

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Posted Jul 17, 2015
Any known fix for hiding on login? I have hide while solo checked, but have to uncheck and recheck it each login on each toon.

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Posted Jul 13, 2015
im having trouble bc it wont show skada in my addons option

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Posted Jul 3, 2015
Has the Soul Capacitor bug been fixed?

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Posted Jul 2, 2015
Hi, is it possible to add an option to show pet damage along with the option that skada already has (merge pets with users) so we can actually know how much dmg a pet is doing and how much an owner merged is doing.. (recount has this option , but I'd rather like skada way much because of all other options)

Thanks

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Posted Jul 1, 2015
Message: Interface\AddOns\Skada\modules\DamageTaken.lua:265: attempt to compare number with nil
Time: 07/01/15 20:50:16
Count: 48
Stack: [C]: ?
Interface\AddOns\Skada\modules\DamageTaken.lua:265: in function `tooltip'
Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:173: in function <Interface\AddOns\Skada\BarDisplay.lua:160>

Locals:

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Posted Jun 30, 2015
seems addon authors with 100 downloads/month is 10x quicker in fixing these issues then this with 2mln/month... time to switch to details or smth else. skada is useless now untill fixed.

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Posted Jun 28, 2015
I am wondering how Skada handles Unstable Felshadow Emulsion healing? Does it add the leech healing to the trinkets owner log?

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Project ID

17718
Created

Feb 12, 2009
Last Released File

Feb 14, 2026
Total Downloads

39,513,657
License

MIT License

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