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Does the Lore Forever Add-on Narrate Quests?
Willo
Yes, if you want it! Lore Forever can read what quest givers say when you open, work on and turn in a quest, from level 1 to 60. The recordings are free optional packs, and it's off until you turn on Speak quest dialogue in Options. Even with it off, the play button on the quest window plays that page.
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What exactly gets voiced?
Two different things, and people mix them up:
- Quest dialogue: the quest giver's own words on each page of the quest window. That's the offer when you open a quest, the progress page, and the completion page when you turn it in.
- Quest stories: the story behind a quest, which opens from the Lore button on the quest window. Many are narrated too, in their own story packs.
The FAQ puts quest dialogue at about 16 hours of recordings.
Do I need to download anything extra?
Yes. The main download leaves quest dialogue out. Get the packs you want from loreforeverwow.com/downloads or CurseForge. English quest dialogue comes in three level bands for each narrator:
| Levels | Male narrator | Female narrator |
|---|---|---|
| 1–25 | Quest dialogue | Quest dialogue |
| 26–50 | More quest dialogue | More quest dialogue |
| 51–60 | More quest dialogue | More quest dialogue |
There are also Quest givers' voices packs, read in voices that match the quest giver's race and gender: a dwarf sounds like a dwarf. Missing a band? Hover the Lore button on a quest and its tooltip names the pack you need.
How do I turn it on?
Open Options (/lore options) and tick Speak quest dialogue. Then each quest page plays as you open it.
Prefer to choose? Leave it off and press the play button next to Lore on the quest window when you want to hear a page. The quest log has the same play-and-add control, and its + puts that page in your playlist.
Under Quest givers, Match the quest giver's voice picks a voice of the quest giver's race and gender. If one page of a quest has no such recording, your narrator reads that whole quest, so it never switches voice halfway.
Why didn't a quest play?
A few honest reasons:
- You don't have that level band's pack.
- Forever changed the quest's words. A recording only plays when it matches the text on screen exactly. If it doesn't, the quest stays as text rather than reading you the wrong lines.
- Another quest-voice add-on is running. If Lore Forever finds one, like Spoken, it turns its own quest dialogue off so you don't hear everything twice, and tells you in chat.
- Narration: only when I press Play is on, so nothing plays by itself.
Closing the quest window doesn't cut the quest giver off: the page plays to its end. The stop button still stops it.
Can Willo explain a quest instead?
Sure. Hearing the dialogue is lovely, but sometimes you just want to know what to do. Hold your talk key and ask me "What does this quest want?" With the free add-on and Live game info on, I know which quest you're tracking. More on what the add-on lets me see, or read about the narrator itself.
FAQ
Does Lore Forever voice quests in WoW Forever?
Yes. With its free quest dialogue packs, it reads what quest givers say on the quest window from level 1 to 60, in the male or female narrator's voice or in quest givers' voices.
Is quest dialogue on by default?
No. Turn on Speak quest dialogue in Lore Forever's Options, or press the play button next to Lore on the quest window to hear one page.
Why is there no play button on some quests?
That page has no recording, or the quest's text in Forever no longer matches the recording, so it stays as text.
Can I use Lore Forever with another quest voice add-on?
Yes. If another add-on that reads quests aloud is running, Lore Forever turns its own quest dialogue off and keeps narrating its stories.