UI and interface setup

Forever uses the modern game's interface tools, so you can build a clean screen without addons. Start with the preset, then Edit Mode, then the built-in combat tools.

1. Pick an Experience Preset

The first time you log in, before you pick a ruleset, the game asks you to choose a preset. It's a starting point, not a lock: change any setting later in Game Menu, Options. Blizzard's advice if you're unsure: Enhanced.

Setting	Original-look preset	Enhanced preset
Character models	Standard definition	High definition
Quest markers and objective areas	Off	On
One combined bag	Off	On
Transmog	Off	On
A and D keys	Turn the camera	Strafe
Screen layout	Original-style layout	Centralized layout

The original-look preset is the first of the two options on the screen. HD or SD models can also be set per character and changed later in Options or at a Barbershop. You see the preset screen only once.

2. Arrange your screen in Edit Mode

OPEN IT

Esc, then Edit Mode. Click any frame to move or resize it: action bars, unit frames, minimap, chat, Cooldown Manager, Damage Meter.

SAVE LAYOUTS

Save a layout and switch per character or role, for example a healer layout with big party frames.

SHARE A LAYOUT

Layouts can be exported and imported as a text code from the layout dropdown in Edit Mode. Only import codes from people you trust. UNCONFIRMED

3. Turn on the built-in combat tools

All are off by default and live in Options (Advanced Options in current guides). Turn them on, then place them in Edit Mode.

Tool	What it does
Cooldown Manager	Shows your key cooldowns, buffs, trinkets and potions. Setup guide
Damage Meter	Damage, healing and more per fight, with extra windows from the gear menu.
Swing Timer	Shows when your next auto-attack lands. Useful for warriors, rogues, hunters and feral druids.
Click Casting	Key Bindings > Click Casting. Healers click party frames to cast.

4. Options worth changing on day one

Key bindings: move your main abilities next to WASD. See Keybinds.
Action bars: enable extra bars so every keybind has a visible button.
Nameplates: turn on enemy nameplates to see health over every enemy.
Accessibility: colorblind modes and text size.
UI scale: lower it if the screen feels crowded. Its exact location on Forever isn't confirmed. UNCONFIRMED

5. A simple, readable layout

Chat (bottom-left also works)

Minimap, quest tracker

Party / raid frames

Keep the center clear: this is where you look

Damage Meter

You

Cooldown Manager above action bars

Target

Keep your own frame, target and cooldowns in a tight triangle under your character so your eyes move less.

Settings worth a look

Option names and defaults as the Forever client lists them. Suggestions are ours.

QUALITY OF LIFE

Setting	Default	Suggested	Why
Combine Bags	Off	On	All bags in one window.
In Game Navigation	Off	On	On-screen marker with distance to a tracked quest or waypoint.
Outline Mode	Off	Your choice	Outlines on your target and mouseover, not only quest objectives.
Replace Player Frame Portraits	Off	On	Class icons instead of faces on player frames.
Open Loot Window at Mouse	On	Default	Opens the loot window at your cursor.

COMBAT

Setting	Default	Suggested	Why
Assisted Highlight	Off	New players: On	Highlights the suggested next button on your bars.
Scrolling Combat Text for Self	Off	On	Shows heals and damage you take around your character.
Spell Alert Opacity	0.650000	Default	Strength of the proc alerts in the middle of the screen.
Diminishing Returns Tracking	On	PvP: On	Tracks crowd-control diminishing returns on enemy frames.
Display Aggro Highlight	On	Tanks/healers: On	Red outline on party members with aggro.

Keybind-related options are on Keybinds; accessibility ones on Accessibility.

6. Then add addons, if you want

Full UI replacements like ElvUI have Forever versions. Old addons and WeakAuras don't. See Addons that work on Forever.

PREVIEW
Menu names come from Blizzard's starter guide and beta-era guides. The launch client may label some options differently.