Game: WoW Forever. Version: 2.2.0.
Ding Dash is a 1–60 leveling guide for WoW Forever with faction routes, class milestones, ranked grind spots, dungeon preparation, personal spots, and XP tracking. A compact tracker keeps your current stage visible while the main guide is closed. Recommendations come from the bundled guide data and are not a live guarantee of the best route.
Install
Use the CurseForge app first. Select your Forever game installation, search for Ding Dash, and install the matching release. The catalog lists https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/ding-dash.
For a manual install, place the release folder at World of Warcraft/_forever_/Interface/AddOns/DingDash/. Keep DingDash.toc directly inside that folder, with its Lua files and media beside it. Avoid an extra nested release folder. Fully close and restart the game, then enable the addon for the character in the AddOns list.
Quick start
- Open
/dd setup, then check the Now card on Route. Leave class, faction, and level on Auto for your current character. - Use Waypoint for the current hub and Details for the full stage notes. Check the confidence mark before relying on an unfamiliar location.
- Move the compact tracker, lock it in Settings, and use Checklist to mark stages at your own pace.
Slash commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/dd, /dingdash | Toggle the main guide; both accept all subcommands. |
/dd way, waypoint | Mark the current stage hub, falling back to a recommended grind spot if hub coordinates are unavailable. |
/dd grind | Mark the best currently recommended grind spot. |
/dd save <note> | Save your present location with an optional note. |
/dd route | Clear chosen alternate paths and Go overrides; return to the main route. |
/dd tracker | Toggle the compact tracker. |
/dd xp | Print the session XP line. |
/dd quests, quest | Print current stage key-quest status and recorded turn-ins. |
/dd reset | Reset main-window and tracker positions. |
/dd setup, guide, tutorial | Open the setup guide, after combat if necessary. |
/dd help | Print command help. |
Settings and controls
Defaults below describe a new installation. Existing saved choices can carry forward after an update.
| Setting or control | Default | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Auto | Settings | Use your class or preview another supported class. |
| Faction | Auto | Settings | Use your faction or preview Alliance/Horde. |
| Level | Auto | Settings slider | Preview levels 1–60; far left returns to Auto. Mouse wheel moves one level. |
| Duo or group | Off | Settings | Give group and elite camps more weight in recommendations. |
| Prefer fast over safe | Off | Settings | Favor fast/dense camps instead of safer camps. |
| Prefer AoE packs over single targets | Off | Settings | Favor AoE-tagged spots. |
| Show spots marked unverified | On | Settings | Include less certain entries. |
| Show alternative route paths | On | Settings | Show alternate routes and checklist entries. |
| Move on when a stage's key quests are handed in | On | Settings | Enable key-quest advancement where stage quest IDs exist. No bundled stage currently has a key-quest ID list. |
| Level-up reminders in chat | On | Settings | Announce relevant milestones; preview overrides suppress normal character reminders. |
| Also show reminders on screen | On | Settings | Add on-screen text for reminder messages. |
| Dungeon window reminders | On | Settings | Include newly suitable dungeon windows in level-up advice. |
| Stay-or-move hint when entering a zone | On | Settings | Comment on zone suitability. |
| Login message | On | Settings | Print the current step at login. |
| Minimap button | On | Settings | Show the launcher. |
| Show tracker | On | Settings | Show the compact stage tracker. |
| Lock position | Off | Settings, tracker section | Prevent moving the tracker. |
| Hide in combat | Off | Settings, tracker section | Temporarily hide the tracker in combat. |
| Show XP/hour on it | On | Settings, tracker section | Include the XP estimate on the tracker. |
| Unspent talent points reminder | On | Settings | Add a helper when talent points are available. |
| Well Fed and sleeping bag buff reminder | On | Settings | One shared switch controls both buff helpers. |
| Legacy Tracker challenge at 25, 45 and 60 | On | Settings | Show relevant challenge help when Legacy Tracker is installed and data is available. |
| Both | Off | Grind spots | Include other-faction entries when browsing. |
| Level band / For me / search | For me; empty query | Grind spots | Browse a band or rank suitable spots; search zone, area, mobs, and notes. |
| Checklist ticks / path choices / dungeon done | Empty | Checklist, Route, Dungeons | Save character-specific manual progress. |
| Main window / tracker placement | Initial centered window / tracker below minimap | Drag; reset controls | Save placement. Tracker reset is available in Settings. |
| Details panel | Closed | Details or clickable entries | Remember whether the side panel is open. |
| Personal spots | Empty | My spots | Save a location and note, place a waypoint, or delete it. |
Features and windows
Route, Checklist, and Details
Route shows the current stage, its level range, progress, hub, next stage, zone suitability, and useful tasks nearby. The stage choice considers level, zone, saved path choices, and race starting area. Below level 10, the route uses the race's starting zone and grind recommendations stay on its known continent. Class or faction overrides let you plan, but they do not change the character you are playing.
Use Follow this path to choose an alternative. Checklist's Go can choose a stage outside the usual current recommendation; it persists until the code's level conditions release it. Back to main route or /dd route clears these choices. Checklist ticks are independent of normal level-based route selection. Tick a stage when you are finished; it does not mean the game has completed its quests.
Details opens a side panel for stage notes, quest chains, alternatives, coordinates, dangers, or class milestones. Hover long rows to read text that does not fit. The current data has no stage key-quest ID lists. Although automatic quest-based advancement is enabled by default, it cannot complete stages from hand-ins until those lists exist. The current route still relies on its other selection rules. /dd quests shows this state and turn-ins recorded for the stage.
Grind spots, dungeons, and class milestones
For me ranks spots using class, level, faction, safety, speed, AoE, group suitability, and confidence. Ranking is advice, not a measurement of your actual XP at that camp. Level-band buttons and search let you browse beyond your immediate recommendations. Both includes the other faction when browsing.
Dungeons shows suitable run levels, earliest entry information, preparation quests, entrance waypoints, and a manual Mark done control. Open details before traveling to collect the suggested quests. Mark done is your own checklist, not a dungeon completion detector.
Class covers milestones for the nine supported classes: Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, and Warrior. It also includes profession suggestions and Forever notes. Confirmed, Likely, and Unverified describe confidence assigned in the guide's data. They do not mean the addon checked the location live. Riverglades is currently an unverified alternative.
Waypoints and personal spots
The guide uses the game's map pin/tracking support and can also add a TomTom arrow when TomTom is loaded. TomTom is optional. Current-stage waypoints prefer known hub coordinates; otherwise the addon looks for a grind fallback. Not every entry has coordinates. Some hubs are explicitly approximate. Map-name matching expects English names.
My spots stores a position and optional note for later use across characters. Save where the map can provide a position, then return with Waypoint. Delete removes that saved spot.
XP and helpers
XP/hour uses XP earned in the last 15 minutes online, or since login/reload if shorter. Waiting lowers the average. Time to level assumes you keep that rate. The Route footer and tracker include XP details, rested XP, and hearthstone location. Quest counts are read from the current quest log outside combat.
Talent and buff helpers appear only when relevant. The sleeping-bag helper starts reminding after it has seen you use that buff. Well Fed and sleeping-bag reminders share one switch. Legacy help requires Legacy Tracker and usable challenge data. The addon does not spend talents, cast buffs, accept quests, or travel for you.
Windows and minimap
Tabs are Route, Checklist, Grind spots, Dungeons, Class, My spots, and Settings. Drag the header to move the main window. Escape closes it. Left-click the minimap icon to toggle the guide; right-click opens a menu with Mark current step on map and More from Korivash. Drag the icon around the minimap; its default angle is 160 degrees. The tracker shows the stage, progress, quest counts, XP information, and conditional helpers. Left-click opens the guide; right-click sets the stage waypoint. The setup guide uses live previews and waits until combat ends when requested during combat.
When both addons are available, Ding Dash can copy supported Forever Route checklist progress and tracker placement once. It does not continuously synchronize both guides. More from Korivash is available from Settings.
FAQ
Why is the install folder not Grindwise?
The shipped TOC and media paths use DingDash. Install it as DingDash.
Why did quest hand-ins not finish my stage?
No current stage has the key-quest ID list needed for that feature. The setting alone cannot add those lists.
Do I need TomTom?
No. The guide also uses the game's own waypoint support where available.
Why is a waypoint missing?
The entry may lack coordinates or the current client may not resolve its English map name. Read its Details notes.
Does Mark done verify a dungeon clear?
No. It saves your own completion mark.
Why is my XP/hour different after a reload?
Reload starts a new session and sample window.
Can I turn off just the sleeping-bag helper?
The current UI combines Well Fed and sleeping-bag help in one buff-reminder checkbox.
Can I plan for an alt?
Yes. Override class, faction, and level in Settings, then return them to Auto for normal play.
Troubleshooting and saved data
DingDashDB stores account preferences and personal spots, with per-character route choices, checklist ticks, dungeon marks, and turn-in records inside it. XP samples are temporary. Install as DingDash, not Grindwise. If the guide looks wrong for your character, first return class, faction, and level to Auto.
The addon does not appear. Check the game installation selected in CurseForge, the folder name above, and the AddOns checkbox for this character. A full game restart is needed when adding an addon or new files; a UI reload is not a substitute for that first restart.
A manual update seems to disappear. Check whether CurseForge is managing the same folder. An app update or reinstall can replace a hand-installed build. Keep a backup outside AddOns and use one update method for that installation.
Settings are missing or reverted. WoW writes saved settings during a normal logout or UI reload. Back up saved files while the game is closed. Account data is normally under _forever_/WTF/Account/<Account>/SavedVariables/DingDash.lua, with a .lua.bak backup when present. Do not confuse that file with the addon's source files in Interface/AddOns. A different account or game installation has a different saved-data folder.
Something still looks wrong. Use the recovery controls described above, then reload. For help, include the addon version, game flavor, what you clicked, and the exact error text: https://discord.gg/YxFRuEPSxZ.
Recent changes
- 2.2.0 — Race-aware starts, hub waypoints below 30, one-level preview slider, talent/buff/Legacy helpers, and corrected route data. Added quest-based advancement support, with no stage quest ID lists yet.
- 2.1.5 — Added More from Korivash.
- 2.1.4 — Hover details for long entries.
- 2.1.3 — Setup requests during combat now wait.