Night Watch Torch Helper: Forever

By
GideonWhitlock

A one-click torch reminder for dark nights and bad weather, with bag, buff, combat and travel checks.

Night Watch Torch Helper: Forever

Keep Night Watchman's Torch handy on dark nights and in bad weather in WoW Forever. A small torch button appears when the conditions are right. Click it once to light the torch, or assign a key in WoW's Keybindings menu.

The add-on appears as Night Watch Torch in the game's AddOns list.

The button is offered only when:

The torch is in your carried bags.
Its buff is missing and the item is ready to use.
You are alive, out of combat and standing still.
You are not mounted, on a flight path or otherwise traveling.
The game reports nighttime or active bad weather.

Running, walking and even sitting still on a mount prevent the prompt. The checks run again when you click, so a last-moment change in movement, buffs or inventory can prevent the action. The add-on also waits while you cast or channel.

Move and resize

Left-click the minimap torch icon for settings. Right-click it to move or lock the torch button; drag the minimap icon to change its position.

Type /nwt unlock to arrange the button, /nwt size 64 to resize it, and /nwt lock when finished. Shift-drag also moves a visible button.

For help, type /nwt. Use /nwt status to see why a prompt is waiting.

Darkness and fog

Nighttime and weather use WoW Forever's own APIs. Rain, snow, sandstorms and other reported non-clear weather are supported. Visual fog, caves and shade may not be reported by the game. /nwt dim on temporarily marks your current area as dim; the setting clears on zone changes or reload, or with /nwt dim off.

A click or keypress is required. WoW does not permit this add-on to use the item automatically. The add-on never cancels an existing torch buff.

Compatibility

Targets WoW Forever 1.60.1, interface 16001. No external add-ons required. Version 1.0.2 improves active-buff detection and passed 138 automated Lua 5.1 checks. The reported reminder reappearance was also confirmed fixed in the game.