How Far Have I Been

Ever wondered how far you've actually run across Azeroth?

How Far Have I Been keeps a running tally of every step your character takes, and marks each milestone with the level-up fanfare and a shout-out to your guild.

Made for WoW Forever.

Features

Every step counts

• Tracks your distance on foot, split into walked and ran
• Keeps separate totals for swimming, riding, and running back as a ghost
• Skyborne characters also get a separate gliding total, which never counts toward milestones
• Shows totals for each character, for this session, and for all your characters combined
• Displays distance in miles, kilometres or yards

Only your travel

• Flight paths, boats and zeppelins don't count
• Teleports, hearthstones, blinks and loading screens don't count
• Running into a wall doesn't count, because distance comes from where you actually moved

Milestones

• Every 5 miles on foot, you hear the level-up sound. You can set any distance, in miles or kilometres, or choose progressive milestones: every mile up to 5, then 10, 20 … 100, 200 … so early trips get frequent cheers and long hauls stay rare.
• Your guild sees a message like: Firstname Surname has travelled 10 miles on foot!
• Uses your full Forever name, first name and surname
• Never interrupts a fight: guild messages wait until combat is over
• Try it privately first with /howfar milestone test

Stays out of your way

• A small panel you can drag anywhere, lock in place, or hide
• Hover over it for the full breakdown; right-click it for options
• Lightweight, with no libraries. Your totals are saved on your computer only.

Getting started

1. Install the addon and log in. The panel appears near the top of your screen.
2. Go for a run.
3. Hover over the panel to see your totals, and right-click it to open the options.

Options

Open the options window by right-clicking the panel, typing /howfar options, or going to Esc > Options > AddOns > How Far Have I Been.

• Display: show or lock the panel, choose units, reset the panel's position
• Milestones: turn them on or off, choose how often (a fixed distance or progressive), guild message, sound, and a test button
• Data: reset this character's totals (asks first)

Commands

Type /howfar or /hfib:

• /howfar: a summary of your totals
• /howfar options: open the options window
• /howfar show, hide, lock, unlock: control the panel
• /howfar units miles, km or yards: change units
• /howfar milestone 10: a milestone every 10 miles (add km for kilometres)
• /howfar milestone progressive: milestones at 1-5, then 10, 20 … 100, 200 … (add km for kilometres)
• /howfar milestone off: turn milestones off
• /howfar milestone test: preview the sound and message (never posts to guild)
• /howfar announce on or off: the guild message
• /howfar sound on or off: the milestone sound
• /howfar reset confirm: erase this character's totals
• /howfar help: list every command

How it measures

Several times a second, the addon checks where you are and adds up the real distance you've moved. Inside dungeons and raids, where the game hides your position, it estimates distance from your movement speed instead.

FAQ

Will it spam my guild? No. At normal running speed a mile takes a little over 4 minutes, so the default of every 5 miles means at least 20 minutes of non-stop running between messages. You can make it less frequent, or turn guild messages off and keep just the sound.

Does riding count? Yes. Riding is tracked as its own total, but only distance on foot counts toward milestones.

Does it work in dungeons? Yes. Inside instances it estimates distance from your speed.

Will it know how far I went before installing it? No. Tracking starts the moment you install it.

Does it work on Retail or Classic? No. It's built for WoW Forever only.

Feedback

Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue on GitHub.