AutoReleaseRaid

Tired of manually clicking "Release Spirit" after every raid wipe? AutoReleaseRaid does it for you — automatically, with a configurable delay per boss, so you're back at your body before the rest of the raid has even finished typing "gg."

About this project: The idea and all design decisions are by Fortunate87. The code itself was written with Claude (Anthropic's AI assistant) through an interactive, iterative conversation — Fortunate87 directed every change and tested it in-game; Claude wrote and revised the Lua.

Features

• Per-boss configuration — Enable or disable auto-release independently for every tracked boss encounter, whether it ends in a wipe or a kill.
• Configurable delay — Set a release delay from 0 to 5 seconds (in 0.5s steps) for each boss individually, giving cooldown-based battle rezzes or last-second saves a chance to land first.
• Organized by raid — Bosses are grouped by raid in an easy-to-navigate settings panel.
• Built-in retry safety net — If ENCOUNTER_END fires a moment before the game is ready to process the release, the addon quietly retries a few times so you're never left stuck.
• Optional release notification — Show a raid-warning-style banner message and/or play a sound (via LibSharedMedia — install any LibSharedMedia sound pack addon to unlock more sound choices) whenever the addon releases you.
• Lightweight — Listens to exactly one event (ENCOUNTER_END). No unnecessary polling, no OnUpdate, no PLAYER_ALIVE spam.

Configuration

Open the settings via:

• /arr (or /autoreleaseraid) — opens the in-game AddOns options panel
• The in-game Options → AddOns → AutoReleaseRaid panel directly

From there you can toggle the addon on/off globally, configure the release notification, and fine-tune each boss's release behavior.

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License

MIT — see LICENSE.