/dps¶

Script-provided

Registered by damagemeter. Start it with /lua run damagemeter.

Syntax¶

/dps reset | status | pause on|off
/dps metric done|taken
/dps report
/dps npc | roster | dump
/dps pet owner|separate
/dps keep <n>

Description¶

A live combat damage meter. It parses the combat chat into per-source, per-ability and per-encounter totals and draws a Details-style sorted bar list in an ImGui window. /lua run damagemeter opens the window; /dps tunes it.

Subcommands¶

Command	What
`reset`	Clear all encounters, including saved ones.
`status`	Print parse stats — a rising unparsed count usually means a combat-chat filter is off (see below).
`metric done` / `taken`	Switch the meter between damage done and damage taken.
`report`	Post the current top rows to `/gsay`. Debounced so a double-press can't spam group chat.
`pause on` / `off`	Freeze or resume aggregation without closing the window.
`npc`	Toggle whether NPCs are shown in the list.
`pet owner` / `separate`	Roll pet/merc damage into the owner's row, or list pets separately.
`keep <n>`	Keep only the top n rows.
`roster`	Print the players and NPCs currently tracked.
`dump`	Dump the captured rows to the console (diagnostics).

Encounters¶

Each encounter is saved to config/damagemeter/<Character>/encounters/ as it closes — one small file per close — so past fights survive a reload. /dps reset clears the live model and those saved files.

Pets and mercs are attributed to their owner by default (/dps pet owner); use /dps pet separate to give them their own rows.

Combat-chat filters¶

The meter reads the game's combat spam, so it can only count what the client is told to print. If /dps status shows a high unparsed count or rows look empty, check that combat damage messages (yours, others', and incoming) are enabled in the EverQuest II chat/combat filter options. A few percent of unusual lines going unparsed is expected.