Vulchan’s Combat Text: move damage numbers out of the fight

When hit numbers cover the fight, Vulchan’s Combat Text moves them into a compact strip you can place beside the action. The addon supports a vertical stack or a horizontal row, optional spell icons and an overall size control. Vulchan introduced it in Discord on 4 November 2026; the setup below follows the 0.4.14 release.

Install the release package

Download VulchansCombatText.zip from the v0.4.14 release in Sources. The package contains a VulchansCombatText folder with VulchansCombatText.toc and VulchansCombatText.lua.

• In the browser game, open Options → AddOns → Install AddOns, choose the ZIP directly and enable the addon. Start the next run to load it. The browser installer keeps addon files in that browser’s game-site storage.
• For a game installation using an AddOns folder, close the game, extract the package and put VulchansCombatText inside AddOns, replacing the existing folder when updating. Launch the game and start a run.

The addon is standalone: its README says it does not load or alter Survivor UI. The addon installation guide covers ZIP errors and the game’s addon list.

Move the strip before adjusting its size

1. Choose /vct vertical for a column or /vct horizontal for a row. Vertical is the default.
2. Hold CTRL to reveal the outlined positioning area. Left-click and drag anywhere inside it; you do not have to catch a moving number.
3. Release the mouse button to save the position. Position and layout persist between sessions.
4. Try /vct scale 75 if the strip takes too much space, or /vct scale 125 if you need larger numbers. After changing size, hold CTRL again and place the strip where it leaves the fight visible.

The positioning box follows the layout: tall and narrow for vertical, wide and shallow for horizontal. It accepts mouse input while CTRL is held, leaving normal gameplay clicks unaffected. Overall scaling changes numbers, icons, spacing and animation distance together.

Commands for a readable layout

While enabled, VCT suppresses the game’s native floating-damage display to avoid showing both streams. If another combat-text addon is active, disable one of the replacements before deciding where to place VCT.

Why some numbers have no icon

VCT looks up spell artwork in your spellbook. A hit can still appear without an icon when its spell is absent from the spellbook or the combat message does not identify the source. Incoming damage intentionally has no source icon in 0.4.14. Small hits show rounded whole numbers; larger hits use whole thousands, so 16,332 appears as 16k.

If the strip disappears after repositioning, use /vct reset, then /vct on and /vct test. Reset restores the layout; it does not turn a disabled addon back on. For detailed spell totals and DPS windows, use the separate AZS Spell Meter guide.

Small-hit filtering is still a request

Merc asked on 4 November for an option to hide or combine hits below a threshold, citing Frost Trap and Rain of Fire ticks in builds that invest little in them. Vulchan replied that they were unsure whether it was possible and would look into it. Version 0.4.14 has no threshold command; its controls change placement and presentation.