DoNotRelease

Prevents accidental spirit releases in dungeons and raids by displaying a clear on-screen warning and optionally requiring Shift-Click to release. Lightweight, customizable, and Midnight-safe.
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Description

Do Not Release

DoNotRelease is a lightweight addon that helps prevent accidental spirit releases in dungeons and raids by adding a clear visual warning and an optional intent check before releasing.

Designed to be Midnight-compliant, the addon is fully visual and input-gated — no combat automation, no protected action manipulation.


Features

• Displays a large animated “DO NOT RELEASE” warning when you are dead
• Active only in dungeons and raids (party / raid instances) • Optional Shift+Click requirement for the Release Spirit button
• Prevents accidental releases while still allowing intentional ones
• Fully customizable font size
• Customizable text color via in-game color picker
• Built-in test button to preview the overlay


Midnight Safe

• No combat log parsing
• No protected click rewriting
• No gameplay automation
• Visual + intent-check only


Commands

/dnr on – Enable the addon
/dnr off – Disable the addon


Who Is This For?

• Raiders and Mythic+ players
• Tanks and healers who must not release early
• Anyone who has ever clicked “Release Spirit” by accident


Installation

  1. Download and unzip
  2. Place the DoNotRelease folder into:
    World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns/
  3. Reload the game or type /reload

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