Scrolling Combat Text

VanillaVanillaTBCTBCWotLKWotLKCataCataMoPMoPWoDWoDLegionLegion
27 downloads

Description

What is Scrolling Combat Text?

Scrolling Combat Text (SCT) is a combat feedback addon that replaces the default floating combat numbers with highly customizable scrolling text showing damage dealt, damage taken, heals, and combat events.

Categorized under Combat, this addon is a must-have for players seeking to improve their World of Warcraft experience on private servers.

Key Features

  • Customizable scrolling text for incoming damage, outgoing damage, and healing
  • Multiple animation styles including vertical scroll, arc, rainbow, and sprinkler
  • Critical hit emphasis with enlarged text and custom colors
  • Event filtering to display only the combat information you care about
  • Spell school coloring using distinct colors for physical, fire, frost, shadow, and other damage types
  • Sticky text for important events like killing blows and skill procs
  • Custom trigger system for displaying alerts on specific combat events
  • Font, size, speed, and direction customization for each text category

Why Scrolling Combat Text is Essential

The default floating combat text in WoW is limited and difficult to customize. SCT gives you full control over how combat information is presented, from the animation style to which events appear. Players who focus on visual feedback rather than meter addons find SCT invaluable for understanding combat flow and reacting to procs and critical events in real time.

Supported Expansions

Scrolling Combat Text is available for MoP, WoD, WotLK, Cataclysm, Legion, Classic, and TBC. Whether you play on a Classic private server or a modern expansion realm, this addon enhances your gameplay across all supported versions.

How to Install Scrolling Combat Text

Place the ScrollingCombatText folder in your AddOns directory. Type /sct to open the configuration menu. Set up separate profiles for incoming and outgoing damage, and experiment with animation styles to find your preference.

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Addon Information

CategoriesCombat
DeveloperAnonymous
Downloads27
UpdatedMar 16th, 2026
ExpansionsVanilla, TBC, WotLK, Cata, MoP, WoD, Legion
TypeWoW Addon

Installing Scrolling Combat Text on a private server

Scrolling Combat Text is made by Picpok. DivineTop hosts copies built for older game clients so they work on private servers.

Which version do you need?

Private servers run older game clients, and an addon only loads properly on the client it was built for. Pick the download that matches your server's client. To check an addon you already have, open its .toc file: the ## Interface: line should match the number below.

ClientPatchInterfaceMore addons
Vanilla (Classic)1.12.111200Vanilla addons
The Burning Crusade2.4.320400TBC addons
Wrath of the Lich King3.3.5a30300WotLK addons
Cataclysm4.3.440300Cataclysm addons
Mists of Pandaria5.4.850400MoP addons
Warlords of Draenor6.2.460200WoD addons
Legion7.3.570300Legion addons

Install steps

  1. Download the Scrolling Combat Text build for your client from the Downloads panel above.
  2. Extract the zip into Interface/AddOns inside your World of Warcraft folder. Create the AddOns folder if it doesn't exist yet.
  3. Check the folder name matches the .toc file inside it, for example AddOns/ScrollingCombatText/ScrollingCombatText.toc. Downloads from GitHub often add -master or -main to the folder name, which stops the addon from loading, and the 1.12.1 client is especially strict about this.
  4. Start the game and click AddOns on the character screen. Enable Scrolling Combat Text, and tick Load out of date AddOns if it shows as out of date.

Lua errors right after installing almost always mean the build doesn't match your client. Delete the folder and download the version for your patch.

Where to use it

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