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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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_ForgeUser809165
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Posted Jul 16, 2010
I am getting same problem (cannot change Bar appearance, comes up as a blank menu)

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Posted Jul 16, 2010
Hey Sael,
if you're using prat, disable it (inclu. the libraries) and your skada skin texture menu should appear. For some reason it's interfering?

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Posted Jul 7, 2010
How can I get a list on how quick someone is to attack a specific mob (more specific the valkyrs in the lich king fight), in a pug someone linked that, is this a hidden feature in skada or is it from another addon?

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Posted Jul 2, 2010
For some reason when I turn skada on my Pitbull's bar textures just load a random bar texture, and when I try to change it, it wont.

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Posted Jun 30, 2010
Looking for a way to attach a KGpanel to Skada.

Currently Skada does not create any frames that would allow a KGpanel to attach to. Does anyone know a work around? Have googled this to death and could not find any solutions short of asking the author to create a frame for Skada.

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Posted Jun 28, 2010
I am unable to configure additional windows that I create. Even using the config menu from the new window, the changes only apply to the original skada window. :(

Nevermind! I reinstalled and now it is fine. Silly me >.>

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Posted Jun 23, 2010
Used it and switched back to recount. The reason for me was, that every time I did vanish, and with mutilate I do this often, skada starts a new segment. This means for every boss fight I got 2 or more segments (depending on the duration of the fight) so it becomes useless for me.

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Posted Jun 21, 2010
Can Omen's threat meter be replaced by Skada? It would be nice to have a single mod that works just as well and gives Recount/Assessment functionality as well.

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Posted Jul 1, 2010
there is a threat plugin for recount :)

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Posted Jun 20, 2010
Hi, I have a problem with this addon.
It seems Skada won't reset anymore. The mem useage is always at 3-5 mb.
It should less then 1 when i reset it. Or not?
Need Help!

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Posted Jun 13, 2010
Maybe I am misconfiguring something, but the default window pops up all the time I exit from combat. Is there any way to stop doing it when it was hidden before combat? I only want it to reappear only when it was already open before combat.

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Posted Jun 10, 2010
Hi, I have two problems.
it's a great addon, but some times it stop with its counts, it seems to be blocked. and when I have a new combat it don't count.
in pvp, it don't work

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Posted Jun 7, 2010
I want to use this addon, because it looks much cleaner than Recount, but the fact that you must be dealing damage for it to gathering damage stats and the lack of character-pet merging is unacceptable. Fix these two things, and you'll have 1 more download at least.

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Posted Jun 7, 2010
Is it possible to see multiple Deaths? It is annoying to CR someone and after the fight you cannot see the cause of his first death. I'd really appreciate this. Also sometimes there is like nothing that caused the kill shown. Drop from 100% to death in 2 sec.. but no dmg incoming..

I'd love to see a fix.

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Posted Jun 6, 2010
Hey... On my screen i have an text box that just says N/A - you can see it here: http://yfrog.com/4bwowscrnshot060610183116j (Uploaded with ImageShack) - How can i remove this extra box, only need the one and not one that does nothing. Thanks

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Posted Jun 2, 2010
Any chance for Skada to have "favorite" modes, so that the switching between the normal modes you use can be done faster. ( you only see favorites among the choosable modes, but can select to view the other modes some other way )

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Posted May 31, 2010
Still ain't starting if I don't start to dps, plus would love an option like... "disable when solo" instead "disable when hidden" or in addition to it.

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Posted May 31, 2010
One important thing in Skada is missing for me - "Total Raid DPS(Damage Done, HPS etc)" in current window, just like "Grand Total" row in report. Not icon tooltip on minimap or so, but another one row in main window.

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Posted May 26, 2010
I'm trying to remove the shadow of the fonts. I've been fiddling around in 'SpecializedLibBars-1.0.lua' I've managed to change the basic appearences of the fonts.

But the shadow is causing some trouble. Neither 'SetShadowColor(0,0,0,0)' nor 'SetShadowOffset(0, 0)' works, and these 2 are the only ways I know.

Am I even searching in the right spot? I've not checked through the other Libs as I find it unneccesary when I don't know what to look for.

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Posted May 29, 2010
Yes. It is my only complaint with Skada vs Recount. I was in a group with a tank that refused to wait for me to finish drinking before running off, and the damage meters didn't begin until I entered combat.

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Project ID

17718
Created

Feb 12, 2009
Last Released File

Feb 14, 2026
Total Downloads

39,515,979
License

MIT License

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