Xius Threat Meter

Xius Threat Meter

A clean, lightweight threat meter designed for World of Warcraft Forever (1.60.1). Styled to sit right next to the built-in Damage Done meter as if it were part of the default UI: the same glowing gold title bar, bevelled header buttons, class-colored bars, and see-through dark background. It shows who is on the enemy's threat table, how much threat each player and pet has, and how close everyone is to pulling aggro.

⚔️ Live Threat Tracking

• Group & Raid Support: Tracks you, your party, your raid (up to 40 players), and all pets on the enemy's threat table.
• Target or Focus: Watch threat on your current target, or switch to your focus target with a single click (T / F button).
• Ranked Bars: Every row shows its rank, player name, total threat, and threat percentage, e.g. 1. Xius 1,234 (87%).
• Relative Fill: Bars fill relative to the top of the list, the same way the damage meter does, so the gap between you and the tank is easy to read at a glance.
• Detailed Tooltips: Hover any bar to see exact threat, threat %, raw threat %, and whether that player is currently tanking.

🔔 Aggro Warning

• Pull Alert: Plays a warning sound and turns the window title red when your threat gets close to the tank's.
• Adjustable Threshold: Choose when the warning fires (50% – 100%, default 90%).
• Tank Aware: Never warns you while you are the one tanking, and resets once your threat drops back down.

🖥️ Damage Meter Styling

• Matching Title Bar: Warm amber glow, thin gold underline, and fade-out edges, the same look as the built-in meter's header.
• Matching Buttons: Bevelled dropdown arrow, target/focus toggle, gold settings gear, and red minimize button.
• Class Colors & Icons: Bars use class colors with class icons; pets get green bars with their own portraits.
• See-Through Background: A neutral dark backdrop with adjustable opacity so the world shows through, just like the damage meter.

Display States

• Expanded: Title bar plus as many threat rows as fit the window height. Resize the window to show more or fewer rows (up to 40).
• Minimized: Collapses upward into just the title bar. The minimize button turns into a gold +; click it again to expand.

Controls & Slash Commands

Configuration

Access settings with the gear button or /xtm config:

• Window: Lock window, only show when there is threat, hide when out of combat, only show in a group.
• Appearance: Window scale (0.5x – 2x) and background opacity.
• Bars: Show class icons, show pets, show threat numbers, bar height, and bar spacing.
• Aggro Warning: Turn the warning on or off and set the threshold.
• Tools: Test mode and reset position buttons.

All settings are saved per account in XiusThreatMeterDB.

Installation

1. Download the release .zip.
2. Extract the XiusThreatMeter folder directly into your client's addon directory: World of Warcraft Forever\Interface\AddOns
3. Verify the folder contains XiusThreatMeter.toc, Config.lua, Core.lua, and Options.lua.
4. Launch the game, confirm Xius Threat Meter is checked in your AddOns menu, and run /reload.
5. Type /xtm test to preview the bars and drag the window into place.

Compatibility: Built for World of Warcraft Forever (TOC 16001). Pure Lua 5.1 with zero external library dependencies.

📈 More From Xius

Check out my other lightweight UI addons for World of Warcraft Forever:

• Xius XP & Reputation Tracker: A compact HUD card that replaces the default XP and reputation bars with a single movable panel featuring level, XP, rested bonus, watched faction, session rates, gold, and time-to-level.
• Xius Threat Meter: A clean, lightweight threat meter built for real-time aggro tracking without interface clutter.
• Xius Marks Bar: A compact, quick-access raid target marking bar designed for fast, seamless pull and crowd-control coordination.

All three addons are designed to pair together for a clean, unified HUD.

Development & AI Disclosure

This addon was built and refactored with the assistance of AI development tools (Cursor / LLMs) for code generation, UI layout structure, and visual styling, with manual architecture, in-game verification, and maintenance by Xius.