What it does
Shift-click the world map or minimap, or pick Plan journey from a quest's right-click menu, and Shortest Path Forever plans the trip. It mixes walking, known flight paths, boats, zeppelins, lifts, the tram, portals and teleports. Walking routes go around walls, hills and water and replan as you move.
Directions appear step by step in the objective tracker and as a line on the world map and minimap, with a direction arrow on screen. Dock and flight master tooltips list destinations and departure times, and a sound and taskbar flash warn you before a boat arrives.
The Nearby services tab lists vendors, trainers, inns, banks, auction houses, flight masters and dungeon doors along with how long it takes to reach each one. RestedXP and Guidelime waypoints are followed directly, without TomTom or a bridge addon.
Key features
- Routes that combine walking, flights, boats, zeppelins, lifts, the tram, portals and teleports.
- Step-by-step tracker directions, route lines on both maps and a movable direction arrow.
- Destinations and departure times at docks and flight masters, with a warning before boats.
- Nearby services: the closest vendor, trainer, inn, bank or dungeon door.
- Direct support for RestedXP and Guidelime waypoints.
- A red corpse route to lead ghosts back to their bodies.
Installation
- Download the zip and extract it.
- Move all the folders inside it (
ForeverCore,ShortestPathForever) intoWorld of Warcraft\_forever_\Interface\AddOns\. - Close the game completely and reopen it (
/reloadalone does not load new files). - On the character select screen, check that the addon is ticked in the AddOns list.
Commands
/path- Opens the settings.
/spfnear- Opens the Nearby services tab.
/way [zone] x y [title]- Plans a journey to the given coordinates.
/path way- Does the same when another addon owns
/way. /path leaderboard- Opens the leaderboard that ranks completed journeys against guild and group members.
/path report- Shows a report for bug reports.
Notes
- The ForeverCore folder ships in the same download, so there is nothing extra to install.
- The Nearby services tab uses an installed QuestieDB.
- Progress sharing is on by default. Turn it off with the Share my progress box in the leaderboard window.
- With the gamepad interface on, you open and turn the world map yourself, and the right-click menus need mouse and keyboard.
FAQ
How do I plan a route to a quest?
Choose Plan journey in the quest's right-click menu. For any spot on the map, a Shift-click is enough.
Can I skip a step of the journey?
Yes. Click the current step in the tracker and choose Complete this step. A skipped Hearthstone stays out for that journey.
Author and license
Shortest Path Forever is written by cjber. License: GPLv3.