Forever's built-in interface: what you get without addons

Forever runs on the current game client, so it has several tools that Classic players used to get from addons. Some are off by default. Everything below is taken from the Forever client’s own interface code (build 1.60.1.70790), with the option names as the English client shows them.

Options are in the game menu (Esc) > Options. The tools in this page sit in the Gameplay group.

Edit Mode: move the interface

Game menu > Edit Mode, or type /editmode. Drag action bars, unit frames, the minimap, buffs, chat and the windows of the built-in tools listed below, and change their size. Layouts are saved and can be switched per character.

Edit Mode covers what MoveAny and most bar addons were used for. For more bars or paging rules, Bartender4 and Dominos have Forever versions.

Damage Meter

Options > Gameplay > Advanced Options > Damage Meter:

• Enable Damage Meter shows damage, healing and other numbers for you and your group;
• Auto Reset Damage Meter clears it when you enter a new instance.

Move the window in Edit Mode. For deeper breakdowns Details! still has a Forever version, but addons see less of the combat log in Forever than in Classic, while the built-in meter does not have that problem.

Cooldown Manager

Options > Gameplay > Advanced Options > Cooldown Manager > Enable Cooldown Manager. Type /cdm to open its settings: choose which abilities and buffs appear, and as icons or bars. Place the bars in Edit Mode.

This is the simplest replacement for WeakAuras-style cooldown tracking. See Broken addons for the WeakAuras forks.

Swing Timer

Options > Gameplay > Advanced Options > Swing Timer > Enable Swing Timer. It shows bars for your weapon auto attacks and ranged shots, so you can see when the next swing or shot comes. Useful for warriors, hunters, and paladins weaving Seal of Command. It replaces swing timer addons.

Cooldown numbers

Options > Gameplay > Action Bars > Show Numbers for Cooldowns puts a countdown on action buttons. This replaces OmniCC, which has no Forever version.

Quest options

Options > Gameplay > Interface:

• Show Low-Level Quests shows quests far below your level on the map and minimap; turn it off while leveling so only useful quests show;
• Instant Quest Text shows quest text at once instead of letter by letter.

For quest objectives on the map you still need Questie.

Map pins

The client has its own map pin. Type /mappin <map> <x> <y> in chat, for example /mappin 1429 42.1 65.9 for Goldshire, and the world map opens with a pin on that spot; click the pin to track it. The coordinate buttons on this site copy that command ready to paste. /way comes from arrow addons (TomTom, or our own ForeverBase Waypoints, which also follows this pin) and does nothing without one. You can also place a pin yourself by Ctrl-clicking the world map.

Quick Keybind Mode

Options > Gameplay > Keybindings > Quick Keybind Mode: hover over any action button and press the key you want. Faster than the keybinding list, and enough for most players without a bar addon.

What Forever does not have

The modern client also has a combat assistant, boss warnings and a boss ability timeline. In Forever’s interface code these are switched off. Use DBM or BigWigs for bosses and learn the rotation from the class guides.

A sensible minimum

For a first character: Edit Mode to tidy the screen, Show Numbers for Cooldowns, the Damage Meter if you run dungeons, and only then addons: Questie, a bag addon and Leatrix Plus. The new player pack lists them with links.

Based on the client code; the exact layout of the menus still needs a check in game.