Game: WoW Forever. Version: 1.2.1.
Forever Route is a level 1–30 zone-and-hub guide for WoW Forever. It combines branching route stages, a personal checklist, your active quest log, dungeon suggestions, and a rolling XP estimate. Ding Dash now incorporates its main leveling tools, but this guide describes the standalone Forever Route code.
Install
Use the CurseForge app first. Select your Forever game installation, search for Forever Route, and install the matching release.
For a manual install, place the release folder at World of Warcraft/_forever_/Interface/AddOns/ForeverRoute/. Keep ForeverRoute.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
/frand review the Current stage and route branch for your faction, race, and level. - Choose whether Auto-advance and Show tracker suit your play style.
- Open Quests to review ready turn-ins, then use Checklist to record stages you finish.
Slash commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/fr, /froute | Toggle the main guide. |
/fr reset, /froute reset | Reset this character's preferences and progress, select a level-appropriate stage, restart the XP session, and show the window. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-advance | On | Main window checkbox | Advance on a qualifying level or next-zone event. |
| Show tracker | On | Main window checkbox | Show the compact draggable tracker. |
| Level-up tips | On | Main window checkbox | Print route and milestone advice after leveling. |
| Route branch | Race/starting-zone choice, then saved branch | Current dropdown | Pick a zone alternative within a stage. |
| Current stage | Suitable for current level | Current Back/Next; Checklist Go | Navigate manually; Next checks off the stage being left. |
| Checklist completion | Unticked, except automatic progress | Checklist | Mark a stage without changing the route just by ticking its box. |
| Selected tab | Current | Main window tabs | Remember the last tab for this character. |
| Main/tracker position | Initial layout | Drag title area or tracker | Save positions per character. |
| Minimap position | 240 degrees | Drag minimap icon | Save the launcher angle account-wide. |
Features and windows
Route stages and guidance
Alliance has six main stages and Horde has seven. Race starts and alternate zones are choices inside stages. Current shows the level band, hub, activity, dungeon opportunities, and next stage. Auto-advance moves forward when your level exceeds the stage's upper limit or you newly enter the next selected stage's different zone. Consecutive stages in the same zone advance by level. Turning Auto-advance off is useful while passing through another zone.
Back and Next select a stage manually. Next also marks the stage you leave as done. Checklist Go selects a stage and opens Current. A checkbox alone does not move you. Manual choices remain until a later qualifying event; they are not a permanent lock on auto-advance. At level 30 the route marks its final stage done and asks you to finish remaining turn-ins.
The compact tracker and Current guidance can call out an outgrown stage, travel, ready turn-ins, a nearly full quest log, dungeon quests, and low rested XP. Only a small number of hints fit on the tracker. This guide does not calculate an exact fastest route or complete quests for you.
Quests
Quests are grouped by quest-log header, with the current zone first. Within a group, distance is used when available. Rows show level difficulty, objectives, progress, and ready-to-turn-in state. Click a quest outside combat to super-track it. This does not accept or abandon quests.
Quest refreshes are limited to twice per second, and scans and rendering wait during combat. Distance order refreshes about every five seconds outside combat. Turn-in hints name quest-log zones, not guaranteed NPC coordinates. Dungeon detection uses English dungeon names in titles or headers.
XP, dungeons, and tips
XP/hour uses the last 15 minutes online, or time since login/reload if shorter. Idle time lowers the rate. Time to level is an estimate from that rate; large turn-ins can change it quickly. XP also shows rested XP, levels remaining to 30, hearthstone location, and buff reminders. English aura names are used for food and sleeping-bag detection; a Well Fed buff alone does not establish its XP bonus.
Dungeons highlights recommended runs for your faction and level and shows held dungeon-quest counts. Faction labels are route recommendations, not access restrictions. Tips explains bags, travel, food, resting, and leveling milestones.
Windows and minimap
Tabs are Current, Quests, Checklist, XP, Dungeons, and Tips. Drag the main title area or the compact tracker to move them. Click the tracker to open the guide. The current launcher is a round, draggable minimap icon, not the old fixed FR button. Click it to toggle the guide. Escape or Close dismisses the main window. There is no separate settings window or setup wizard.
FAQ
Does this guide continue to 60?
No. This standalone version stops at 30. Ding Dash covers 1–60.
Why did my stage change while traveling?
Entering the next selected stage's zone can trigger Auto-advance. Turn it off when you want manual control.
Does checking a stage move the route?
No. Use Go or Current's navigation buttons.
Why is my XP/hour lower after waiting?
Idle online time remains in the rate calculation.
Will reset only move my window?
No. It clears this character's route preferences and progress and restarts the XP sample window too.
Why did clicking a quest do nothing in combat?
Super-tracking and quest refresh work wait until combat ends.
Is the dungeon faction label an entrance restriction?
No. It describes which route recommends the dungeon.
Why is my quest zone not recognized?
The route and dungeon hints match English zone and dungeon names.
Troubleshooting and saved data
Account-wide ForeverRouteDB stores schema and minimap data. Character progress and preferences use ForeverRouteCharDB, saved under _forever_/WTF/Account/<Account>/<Realm>/<Character>/SavedVariables/ForeverRoute.lua. Back up both the account and character files. English names are required for reliable zone, dungeon, and buff matching. A quest-tracking error can disable quest scanning for the current session; capture the error, then reload.
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/ForeverRoute.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
- 1.2.1 — New icon.
- 1.2.0 — More actionable tracker hints, held dungeon-quest counts, and optional level-up tips.
- 1.1.4 — Remembered tabs and reduced background work with the guide closed.
- 1.1.3 — Round minimap icon with drag positioning.