Software of Firestorm

* **Download and install a torrent client** like qBittorrent
* Firestorm website → Create an Account → Join Us
* Click "Full Client" from Gul'Dan → opens installed Torrent client with a Magnet Link
* Download all 28gb of Draenor with your Torrent Client

Once you've downloaded the torrent fully, find where it has downloaded the WoW folder - position that folder where you want in your file structure. Put it NOT on your desktop. I recommend something like "c:\Program Files\WoD". Right click the folder and set it to NOT BE "read only" and set it to run as adminstrator.

The launcher is useful for repairing your game and getting things working smoothly. For most users I recommend (once the game is working) that they put a shortcut on their Desktop of "wow.exe" or "wow64.exe" and run the game directly without launcher.

### **Download the Addon Pack**

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4dwtd9a62ux7m86u1ybpg/WoD-Addons-2023.zip?rlkey=1b4fpiq3ropf4sd9kjcamhi39&dl=0

Please ***do not put them all in at once***, that is madness and a bad plan. Addons are enhancements to your game and user interface. AddOns generally exist to improve your in-game quality of life. Doing some task or presenting information more clearly so you can play the game how you want to play it. AddOns make the game better.

FIRST ADD: TomTom, Leatrix Plus, LinksInChat, Master Plan, Handy Notes, and Draenor Treasures

**Install AddOns:** WoW Folder --> WoD --> Interface --> Addons --> Unzip there. Addons are installed by moving one of the addon folders into the "Interface-->Addons folder".

#### AddOn Descriptions

* Auctioneer replaces your Auction House (AH) interface and tracks pricing data
* Bagnon makes everything bags and banks better
* Bartender4 is useful for bar/button management
* BulkOrder reduces clicks on garrison work orders
* CollectME is a database of collectables like toys/mounts/followers
* ExtDressingRoom makes tmog scout area larger
* ExtVendor enables vendor item sorting and filtering, improves UI
* ***Handy Notes*** puts every treasure+rare on your world/mini map
* ***Leatrix Plus*** does 1000 things, all wonderful, add this please
* ***LinksInChat*** creates hyperlinks from links posted in chat
* ***MasterPlan*** replaces garrison mission table UI, WoD must have
* OPie creates infinite buttons and keybinds
* TidyPlates makes enemy npcs nameplates appear with flair
* ***TomTom*** enables map shenanigans like "Waypoint Arrows" and waypoints

The addons described above are good choices to include in your game setup.  All improve quality of life.  I repeat, **do NOT put all the addons in** your game at once.  You have been warned x2, I will laugh at you and think you're a fool if you do.

### **Tips and Tricks**

Sometimes Raid bosses are "blue"(not red) colored when you hover over them. To solve you have to Alt+F4 and sometimes delete your "cache" folder within the WoW folder.

It's a good idea to build a macro button for "/reload ui". Occasionally cures combat bug and other minor issues. Similarly create macros for the guild bank, guild roster, and group resurrection. These abilities disappear without being attached to a macro.

Use the launcher to "analyze and repair" your game. You can delete specific files/folders from your WoW directory and the repair tool will re-download fresh versions. This can end up solving a number of problems.

Set the WoW folder to NOT BE "read-only". Right click WoW folder → Properties → General Tab → Attributes → Uncheck "read-only" → click Apply. And I've found the WoW folder should not be on your desktop, put it somewhere in your harddrive (c:\Program Files\WoW) normally.

Having a multi-button MMO Mouse will greatly improve your experience in World of Warcraft. When I added an MMO Mouse my dps jumped by +5k/s.

It's a good idea to set your Hearthstone to the Shrine in Pandaria. It gives you portals to every major city and expac.

Earn Loyalty Points to purchase transmogs, Draenor Flying, pets, mounts, and heirlooms!

### **Macros**

Macros are small scripts or shortcuts you build within the game under "/m". Macros can be as simple as combining two commands like "/wave --> /use hearthstone". With this tool you can combine some abilities onto a single button, particularly abilities and objects that do not use the Global Cooldown (GCD). Abilities like priest's "Fade" or the use of your trinkets do not use the GCD and thus can be added to a macro to combine multiple occurrences to a single button press.

***^Replace the "Tailoring" and "Hexweave Cloth" with your profession's words***Then put that macro onto your bars and you one/two click for "automatic" creation of your daily profession mats.  Saves menus and clicks and thinking.  You just hammer the button and poof you have your mats.
**The Right Mount**
***#showtooltip Magnificent Flying Carpet***
/cast [noflyable] Creeping Carpet
/cast [flyable] Magnificent Flying Carpet
**Optimal Interrupt** (/stopcasting)
***#showtooltip Silence***
/stopcasting
/cast silence
**Guild Utility**
***#showtooltip mobile banking***
/use Mobile Banking
***#showtooltip mass resurrection***
/use Mass Resurrection
***#showtooltip***
/groster
***#showtooltip***
/reload ui
**Swap Gear Sets**

Macro Guide1: https://www.wowhead.com/making-a-macro-commands-modifiers-warcraft-guide

Macro Guide2: https://www.wowhead.com/forums&topic=128550

### **Boris → Free Lvl100 Process**

Occasionally during the year Firestorm will release access to an NPC named "Boris". This ***chicken-riding Tauren*** will boost a new character to level 100 and provide you with a 650ilvl gear set. This allows you to instantly create alts of classes you want to try and test out! 650ilvl gear is entirely passable and allows you to jump right into the game without the slog of leveling.

Boris provides a one lvl100 character *per account*. If you create multiple Firestorm accounts you can create multiple lvl100 characters. Multiple accounts can be useful for when you have maxed out an account with alts or need bank alts or need a dummy character to group with to create a raid-group or or or.

#### How to Boris Properly

1. Create a new character lvl1
2. Locate Boris in your starting area (he is obvious)
3. Speak to Boris and request to be elevated / boosted to lvl100
4. **SET YOUR SPECIALIZATION** (tank/dps/healer etc. If you were a warrior, choose Protection / Fury / Arms and learn it)
5. **EQUIP YOUR HEXWEAVE BAGS** x4
6. ^Verify you have done step4 and step5
7. Speak to Boris again and request gear appropriate to your spec
8. Equip your provided gear and begin your adventure!

If you follow this exact process you will receive a lvl100 character, 650ilvl gear, four Hexweave Bags (2nd best bags in the game), and 200 Tomes used for swapping talents / glyphs. Boris does not provide you any gold, so you won't be able to fly or have any mounts or or or, so you will need to gather or receive gold to be fully functional in the game.