App: 1.3.7
Web: 2.0.8

Addon Details

Addon ID: 16856
Addon Version: r402-alpha
Expansion: 7.3.5
Upload date: Dec 12, 2025
Last Updated: Dec 12, 2025
Downloads: Less than 100

Expansion



Developers

Zensunim
Zensunim Creator

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This addon will not be supported in Midnight. (But will remain in Classic)

With the changes announced for Midnight, it is with great sadness that we will have to soon say goodbye to the GTFO Addon.

There will be no way for this addon to work with the new addon restrictions.

I'll keep it maintained to work with Classic clients for as long as I can. I feel like with the direction things are going, Classic will also get the inevitable addon purge treatment which will finally put this addon to rest.

I always thought Blizzard would kill GTFO eventually by making it redundant, by being better at communicating avoidable damage to players. The swirls on the ground are easier to see and they added full-screen effects for *some* of the bad stuff on the ground, but they haven't gone far enough, especially when they continue to design dangerous spell effects that match the color and design of your own team's class spells (or the floor), hide AOE damage areas under staircases, or have tiny mobs whirlwind and clipping into bigger mobs.

At Blizzcon, the Blizzard staff told me half their company uses my addon. J. Allen Brack told me himself his dad used it. I met a couple who thanked me for saving their marriage because the hunter husband couldn't stay out of bad to his healer wife's frustration.

I know my addon wasn't used by top-tier players, but it did help normal, every day, average players that needed just a little bit of help in the form of an audio cue, warning them that they were taking avoidable damage, and I'm sorry this will affect them the most.

Like the team at WeakAuras has stated, unless a drastic change is made like Blizzard allowing addons to read personal combat info, there's absolutely nothing I can do that can make the GTFO addon work in Midnight.

To all the people that have used the GTFO addon, I'd like to thank all of you for your support. I hope that during these last 20 years, the addon has helped you in some way and I love to hear your stories!

- Zensunim


GTFO: Stop standing in fire!

Supported Versions: Retail, Classic

Tip: Don't stand in the fire

GTFO provides an audible alert when you're standing in something you're not supposed to be standing in. In some cases, you'll be warned before you start taking damage. This mod improves your situational awareness and is recommended for dungeon divers and raiders of all skill levels as even the most seasoned veteran sometimes needs a reminder to GTFO.

It's particularly useful for individuals that play with their spell graphics turned down as well as assisting with PvP when you can't tell who's casting the AOE.

Visual Alert support for GTFO using WeakAuras: https://wago.io/H5H731UaU

Important Announcement: As with any new expansion or content patch, there may be alerts that are untested as well as encounter changes from Beta/PTR. Bug reports are highly appreciated!

Shameless Plug: Check out my Twitch streams at: https://twitch.tv/zensunim and follow me on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/zensunimwow

Features

  • 4 distinct audible alerts for different types of damage
    • High Alert - Dungeon/raid encounter AOE that you want to get out of it ASAP
    • Low Alert - PvP and low damage AOE, use your best judgment whether or not to move
    • Fail Alert - AOE you should have moved out of the way of, but it's too late (e.g. KZ void zone, Sindragosa bomb)
    • Friendly Fire Alert - AOE radiating from a teammate's body, one of you needs to move
  • Tuned for all dungeons and raid modes
  • Alert you before you start taking damage (when possible, in some cases)
  • Alert you during vehicle fights when your vehicle is in danger (e.g. Malygos, Flame Leviathan)
  • Tank and non-tank specific alerts
  • Visual alerts available when used with WeakAuras or Power Auras Classic (optional)
  • Statistical information of alerts when used with Recount or Skada (optional)
  • GTFO-specific volume slider
  • Small memory footprint and very little CPU usage
  • Option to ignore alerts for trivial content
  • Option to auto-unmute sounds if you play without sound on

Slash Commands

/gtfo - Help menu
/gtfo options - Set configuration options
/gtfo standby - Suspend/Resume addon
/gtfo version - Show version numbers for your party/raid
/gtfo test1 - Simulate a high damage alert
/gtfo test2 - Simulate a low damage alert
/gtfo test3 - Simulate a fail alert
/gtfo test4 - Simulate a friendly fire alert
/gtfo custom1 [Sound ID # or file path] - Set a custom high damage alert
/gtfo custom2 [Sound ID # or file path] - Set a custom low damage alert
/gtfo custom3 [Sound ID # or file path] - Set a custom fail alert
/gtfo custom4 [Sound ID # or file path] - Set a custom friendly fire alert
/gtfo ignore [Spell ID #] - Add/Remove a spell to your custom ignore list

Usage

Install and you're ready to go.

You can configure the mod by typing "/gtfo options" or by navigating to Options->Interface->AddOns->GTFO.

To use the "Play sounds when muted" option and still hear GTFO sounds, your "Master Volume" slider must be set to a value higher than 0%.

WeakAuras Integration

GTFO can be set up with WeakAuras to provide visual alerts in addition to (or in lieu of) the audible alerts.

  1. Install the WeakAuras addon
  2. Type "/wa" in game to bring up the Weak Auras menu
  3. Click "Import" and paste the import string from https://wago.io/H5H731UaU

 

Power Auras Integration

GTFO can be set up with Power Auras to provide visual alerts in addition to (or in lieu of) the audible alerts.

  1. Install the Power Auras Classic addon
  2. Type "/powa" in game to bring up the Power Auras menu
  3. Click "Page 1" to create a character-only alert or "Global 1" to create an account-wide alert
  4. Click "new" to create a new alert
  5. Change the dropdown value for "Activation By:" to "GTFO Alert"
  6. Select your alert type: High/Low/Fail/Friendly Fire
  7. Use the other configuration options to fine-tune your alert

 

Recount/Skada Integration

GTFO can be set up with Recount or Skada to provide detailed statistical information of alerts.

A word of caution: the damage amount displayed on GTFO Alerts may not be fully indicative of the total damage done, especially with fail alerts. For example: if you're hit by a tornado, the damage and fail alert from the tornado picking you up could be 5k, but the fall damage when you hit the ground afterwards is 100k. The amount recorded by Recount/Skada will be 5k. 

Custom Sound Support

GTFO can be configured to use your own custom sounds for alerts.  You can use the file data ID for official WoW sounds or use a file path for custom addon sounds.

Examples:

This will change the high damage alert sound to the mage's clearcasting sound:
/gtfo custom1 569649

This will change the low damage alert sound to DBM's blip sound:
/gtfo custom2 Interface/AddOns/DBM-Core/Sounds/blip_8.ogg

This will set the high damage alert sound back to default:
/gtfo custom1

 

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