A combat meter that sits over SWTOR
Ashla reads the combat log Star Wars: The Old Republic writes and shows your damage, healing and damage taken in a small panel over the game. It updates during the fight and gets out of the way when you alt-tab.
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4,553 DPS
57.4k total · vs Scour Swarm Droid
Abilitiescrit 32 % · 28 hits
What the meter shows
Damage
Damage per second for the fight, how much of it came from you and how much from your companion, and the abilities that did the most, with crit rate and hit count.
Healing
Effective healing per second: the healing that actually landed, not overhealing. Split between you and your companion, with your strongest heals listed.
Taken
Damage per second taken by you and your companion, and which attacks hit you hardest and who used them.
A fight starts when you enter combat and ends when you leave it. The meter shows the current fight, and keeps the last one on screen until the next begins.
Over the game, not in it
Ashla draws its own transparent window on top of SWTOR. The game itself is left exactly as it is.
- Follows the game window
- Moves and resizes with SWTOR. Use windowed or fullscreen (windowed) mode; exclusive fullscreen isn't supported.
- Clicks go to the game
- Only Ashla's panels catch the mouse. Click anywhere else and the click reaches SWTOR as usual.
- Keeps your keyboard
- Clicking a meter tab doesn't take focus away from your character, so you can keep moving and using abilities.
- Steps aside
- Hidden when you alt-tab or minimize the game, and back when you return.
- Your layout
- Drag a panel by an empty spot to move it. Show or hide panels from the Ashla window.
What Ashla touches
Combat logs are a feature SWTOR provides for players. Ashla reads them the same way other combat parsers do.
It reads
- The combat log files SWTOR writes when Combat Logging is on
- Where the game window is and whether it's in front
It never
- Changes game files
- Reads or changes the game's memory
- Presses keys or clicks for you
- Connects to the internet
Set it up
Ashla needs SWTOR's Combat Logging turned on. Nothing else to configure.
Download for WindowsTurn on Combat Logging
In SWTOR, open Preferences, go to Combat Logging and enable it. The game then writes a log file each session.
Start Ashla
Extract the zip anywhere and run
Ashla.exe. The first time, Windows may show a SmartScreen warning; choose More info, then Run anyway.Play
The meter appears over SWTOR and fills in as you fight. Ashla keeps an icon in the system tray: right-click it to open the log or quit.
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Star Wars - The Old Republic\CombatLogs
Plugins
The combat meter is a plugin, and Ashla can run others alongside it. The plugin manager lists what's installed, lets you switch a plugin off, and shows what went wrong if one runs into an error. A plugin with a problem is paused on its own while everything else keeps running.
Want to write one? The source code and plugin guide are on GitHub.
Questions
Can I get banned for using Ashla?
Ashla doesn't modify the game, read its memory or automate anything. It only reads the combat log files SWTOR writes for players. It isn't reviewed or endorsed by Broadsword, so no one can promise how they'll treat third-party tools.
Why is the meter empty?
Check that Combat Logging is on in SWTOR's Preferences, then start a fight. Ashla reads new lines as the game writes them, so fights from before Ashla started aren't shown.
Does it show my group's numbers?
It shows you and your companion. Your combat log only records events that involve you, so other players' totals aren't in it.
Does it work in exclusive fullscreen?
No. Use windowed or fullscreen (windowed) mode so Ashla can draw over the game.
Does Ashla need an internet connection?
No. Everything happens on your computer, from files already on your disk.
How do I close it?
Right-click the Ashla icon in the system tray and choose Quit Ashla.