NKThreat

NKThreat is a lightweight, high-performance threat meter and combat analyzer for TBC Classic (Anniversary Edition), built for the Horde guild Naughty Kraken on EU-Thunderstrike and shared with the wider WoW Classic community.

Why NKThreat?

Originally started during TBC Classic in 2019 (formerly DKPThreat), when trustworthy and performant threat meters were scarce and most alternatives relied on bulky Ace3 libraries. NKThreat replaces them with custom, purpose-built systems — resulting in asmaller memory footprint, faster load times, and zero external dependencies beyond a few tiny embedded libs.

Highlights

Multi-target threat grid — HUD matrix showing every group member's threat on every enemy at once, not just your target
Independent focus-target bar — track threat on a second mob without losing your main target
Visual combat analyzer — post-fight line graph per player per enemy, with event timeline, Bloodlust/Heroism overlays, death markers, taunt successes/fails, and configurable aggro threshold line
Profiles — switch, copy, reset per character

Threat Tracking

Real-time threat polling for all party/raid members and pets
Pull-aggro detection with class-specific melee/ranged thresholds (110% / 130%)
Configurable update interval (0.05s – 1.0s)
TPS (Threat Per Second) — optional column with rolling-average window (1–10s)
ETA to Aggro — estimated seconds until you pull, shown right on your bar

Main Display (Threat Table)

Movable, resizable, lockable frame with dynamic bar count
Class colors with overrides for player, active tank, other units, and pull-aggro state
Raid target icons on bars, compact-list mode, configurable bar textures (LibSharedMedia)
Double-click the header to collapse/expand, optional auto-expand on combat start
Right-click header or use the gear button for instant access to toggles

Target & Focus Threat Bars

Two standalone movable bars showing your threat as a percentage of the pull threshold
6 color presets: Classic, Smooth, Zones, Frost, Neon, Sakura
100% marker line for fights where you must stay below tank threat
Tank mode — when you are the tank, the bar shows your buffer against the runner-up
Optional target name and raid icon even out of combat

Multi-Target Threat Grid

HUD overlay: one row per player × one column per nearby enemy
Auto-discovers enemies from boss frames, your target, and raid members' targets
Color-coded cells: safe / warning / danger / tanking / no data (all configurable)
Highlighted column for your current target, raid icons on enemy headers
Scales from small to large groups (up to 25 players × 10 enemies)

Fight Analyzer (Graph)

Post-fight line graph per selected player per selected enemy, class-colored
Multi-enemy tracking — independently records threat on every enemy in the pull, not just your target
Event timeline with icons for taunts (success/fail), aggro switches, deaths, Vanish, Feign Death, Misdirection
Bloodlust / Heroism shown as a translucent overlay spanning the buff duration
Death markers as red vertical lines for selected players
Aggro threshold line (optional) — melee 110% or ranged 130% of the current aggro holder
Resizable window, hover tooltips with smoothed TPS, persistent history across relog (optional)
Disabled by default to save resources — enable in General settings or the window's overlay

Nameplate Overlays

Threat difference text next to each enemy nameplate, color-coded by proximity
Optional rank display (#1, #2, …) with multiple positioning modes
Fully customizable font, size, colors, thresholds, background, and border

Toolbar

Dockable toolbar attached to any edge of the main frame (TOP / RIGHT / BOTTOM / LEFT)
9 shortcut buttons: Compact List, Target Bar, Focus Bar, Nameplates, Threat Grid, Analyzer, Announcements, Lock Frame, Open Options
Drag-and-drop reordering, hide buttons you don't need, auto-paginates when space is tight
Configurable size and icon/background colors for normal / active / hover states

Alerts & Announcements

Screen flash + sound when your threat exceeds a configurable threshold
Taunt failure detection (IMMUNE, RESIST, etc.) for Warrior, Druid, Paladin, and Hunter pet taunts — chat, UIErrors, sound, and flash channels
Auto-announcements for taunt fails and Misdirection casts, with template placeholders ({source}, {target}, {spell}, {reason}, raid markers {rt1}–{rt8})
Smart channel fallback: RAID_WARNING → RAID → PARTY

Error Log

In-addon ring buffer captures Lua errors with deduplication
Per-area toggles (Threat Engine, Nameplates, Target Bar, Focus Bar, Grid, Toolbar, Fight Log, Setup)
Chat notifications are coalesced and throttled so error storms don't spam
Errors are still forwarded to BugSack / BugGrabber if installed
Open with /nkt errors

Profiles & Customization

Create, switch, copy, reset profiles per character — share your layout across alts
Every panel, bar, color, font, and threshold is configurable via an in-game settings UI
Dark-theme modern layout, not classic WoW parchment
LibSharedMedia support for fonts, bar textures, and sounds
Test mode with animated fake data — configure everything without being in combat

Localization

English, German, French, and Spanish.

Slash Commands

Command	Action
`/nkt`	Open configuration
`/nkt toggle`	Show / hide the main frame
`/nkt ver`	Print addon version
`/nkt errors`	Open the error log viewer
`/nkt debug range`	Diagnose melee-range detection (class, spellbook slot, item cache, current target)

Feedback

Bugs and feature requests are welcome.

NKThreat – Threat Meter & Threat Analysis