Every setting in Polestar's options window (/polestar options), page by page, with its default and what it does, read from the addon's own options registry. A page opens directly with /polestar options <page>. Filter below by name, key or any word of its description.
The guide windowThe small window that shows the current step and its goals while playing (UI/GuideFrame.lua)., the arrow and its routes, and what Polestar does for you.
Points to the current goalOne thing to do in a step, as a verb and its arguments (accept 783, kill, goto, turnin...).. Its look and colours are under Appearance, Arrow. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Arrival time nav.arrowEta
On
Estimated time under the distance. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Distances nav.distanceUnit
Yards (the game's unit)
How the arrow, map tooltips, rares and the death helper show distances. Choices: Yards (the game's unit), Metres. Choice
Arrival sound nav.arrivalSound
On
A soft chime when you reach a waypoint. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Reset arrow position
—
Back to the top of the screen. Drag the arrow to move it. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Shown only when it applies (the addon it works with is installed, or a setting it depends on is on). Action
Flights, boats and your hearthstone when they are faster. Off: the arrow points straight at the goal. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Walk real paths nav.navRouting
On
The arrow follows paths on the ground around cliffs, water and walls, on Polestar's walking maps, with Shortest Path Forever's router by Cillian Berragan. Off: it points straight at each stop. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Route lines nav.routeLines
On
The way to the goal on the world map and the minimap: dots where you walk, lines where you fly, sail or ride, the legs after this one fainter. Drawn as Shortest Path Forever by Cillian Berragan draws them. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Class teleports nav.teleports
On
Routes may start with a Teleport spell you know (a mage's city teleports, a druid's Moonglade) when it is faster. A city teleport needs a Rune of Teleportation in your bags. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Share boat times nav.shareTransit
Off
Riding a boat, zeppelin, tram or lift times it; your guild and group get those times and you get theirs, so the arrow can say when the next one leaves. Switch
Shift-click a map to go there nav.mapPlan
On
Shift-click the world map or minimap and the arrow takes you there; Alt-click works over map icons. Click the spot again to clear it. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Route style nav.routeStyle
Balanced
Fastest: the shortest walk, over hills and across fields. Balanced: roads that aren't much longer, and round hills. Roads: stays on roads even when they're longer; the safest way, not the quickest. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Choices: Fastest, Balanced, Roads. Choice
Nearby services in map menus nav.nearbyMenu
On
The world map's and minimap's tracking menus find the nearest trainer, vendor, inn, bank and more (/polestar near). Switch
Nearby services button nav.nearbyButton
On
A button in the guide window's header, left of the menu, finds the nearest vendor, repair, inn, flight master or trainer and points the arrow there. Switch
Show the journey nav.journeySteps
On
The route's steps in the guide window with a time for each, counting down: walks, lifts, boats and flights. Click the current step to skip it. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
When the route says to hearth or teleport, a button under the arrow casts it. Right-click the arrow to skip a leg. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Transport alerts nav.alerts
On
Before your boat, zeppelin or tram comes in: 30 seconds ahead at the dock, 20 before the next stop on board. Never for lifts or in combat. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Show a banner nav.alertBanner
On
A small card near the top of the screen with a countdown. Click it to dismiss. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Play the transport's sound nav.alertSound
On
The ship's bell, the zeppelin's horn or the tram, on the Master channel so you hear it with the game in the background. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Flash the taskbar icon nav.alertFlash
On
The game's icon flashes while the game is in the background. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Only quests in the next steps of your open guides. Hold Shift to skip. Switch
Turn in guide quests behavior.autoTurnin
On
Never picks between rewards. Hold Shift to skip. Switch
Close offers the guide skips behavior.closeSkipped
On
After Polestar accepts or turns in a quest, closes the quest window the NPC opens next when the guideOne route, written as a .guide file and compiled to Lua; its id reads like forever/alliance/human/01-elwynn-forest. skips its quests. Hold Shift to keep it open. Switch
Warn about missable quests behavior.warnClosing
Off
Before you take a quest that closes another for good, says which in chat and leaves the accept to you. Switch
Skip grey quests behavior.skipGrey
Off
Leaves out grey quests and their turn-ins, unless a later quest needs them first. Switch
Opens the suggested guide when no tab is open. Switch
Continue to the next guide behavior.autoNextGuide
On
Loads the follow-up guide in the same tab when one finishes. Switch
Where to level next behavior.routeChoice
Let me choose
Where a guide offers more than one zone to continue in (/polestar path). Choices: Let me choose, Take the recommended zone. Choice
Trainer reminders behavior.trainReminder
Every 2 levels
A note in the guide window, with the nearest trainer of your class, when new skills are waiting. Choices: Every 2 levels, Every level, Off. Choice
Reset guide progress
—
Manual check-offs and skips, current guide. Shown only when it applies (the addon it works with is installed, or a setting it depends on is on). Action
How deep the night runs. Dusk is the default, Night the darkest, Graphite a neutral grey; EllesmereUI takes its panel colour and accent. Choices: Dusk, Night, Graphite. Choice
Background colour ui.bgColor
false
The ground of every Polestar window. Right-click to go back to the scheme's. Text always stays legible: a colour too light for it is darkened. Colour
Brightness ui.brightness
0
Lifts or lowers every background together. Right-click to reset. Slider (-1 to 1)
Background opacity ui.bgOpacity
0.94
The background opacity of every Polestar window: how much of the world shows through. Right-click to reset. Slider (0 to 1)
The skin's font (the default: the game's own, Fira Sans in Halo), the game's, Inter, Fira Sans, or EllesmereUI's. Choices: The skin's font, Game font, Inter, Fira Sans. Choice
Polestar's own look (the default), Halo (no frame, a soft dark veil, Fira Sans), Hearth (warm game colours), or the game's own art: WoW Forever, Blizzard and Classic. Style, compact mode and the colours you pick work in each. Choices: Polestar, Halo, Hearth, Blizzard, Classic. Choice
Window border ui.border
On
The line around every Polestar window. Switch
Border colour ui.borderColor
false
Click to pick your own, right-click to go back to the scheme's hairline. Colour
Accent border ui.borderAccent
Off
The border takes your accent colour. Picking your own border colour turns this off. Switch
Border thickness ui.borderSize
1
In screen pixels; a thicker border grows outward. Right-click to reset. Slider (1 to 4)
Starlit band ui.band
On
The night sky with its stars across the top of every window. Off: the plain background. Switch
Transparent drops every background and border; text is outlined and the controls appear when you hover the window. Choices: Standard, Transparent. Choice
Window scale ui.scale
1
Slider (0.6 to 1.6)
Width ui.width
340
Slider (260 to 560)
Window opacity ui.opacity
1
The whole guide window, text included. The background's own opacity is under Colour & type. Slider (0.3 to 1)
The guide menuThe hub's Guides section, where a player picks a guide. and this window; applies when you let go. Right-click to reset. Slider (0.7 to 1.4)
The arrow's target, the stops of its travel route, the step's other goals, the areas their mobs and objects spawn in, and the route lines. Switch
Guide pin on the minimap nav.minimapPins
On
The arrow's target, the areas it spawns in, and the route line. Switch
Trail dots along the travel route nav.trailDots
On
Moving dots from you to the target on the world map and the minimap, along the travel route, while route lines are off. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Minimap button maps.minimapButton
Off
A Polestar button on the edge of the minimap. Click to show or hide the guide, right-click for settings, drag to move it. Switch
Every known spawn point. Click one to see it in Rares; Shift-click for a waypoint. Switch
Treasures on the world map rares.worldTreasures
Off
Every known treasure spot. Switch
Rares on the minimap rares.minimapRares
Off
Loads the CodexLookup's database of items, mounts, pets, recipes, NPCs, rares, quests, zones, dungeons and treasures, with where each comes from (codex build, the Polestar_Codex addon). at login. Switch
Treasures on the minimap rares.minimapTreasures
Off
Loads the Codex at login. Switch
Hide rares below your level rares.hideGrey
Off
Rares too low to give experience leave the map. Switch
Marks each dungeon entrance with its level range. Click to open the dungeon's guide, or to set a waypoint when there is none; Shift-click always sets a waypoint. Needs the Codex pack. Switch
Flight masters maps.taxiPins
Off
Your faction's and neutral flight masters: green when known, amber when not yet discovered. The tooltip lists destinations and flight times. Switch
Boats and zeppelins maps.dockPins
Off
Docks, zeppelin towers and the Deeprun Tram, with where they go. Switch
Inns maps.innPins
Off
Innkeepers; the one your Hearthstone is bound to is marked. Switch
Travel icons on the minimap maps.travelMinimap
Off
Shows the flight masters, docks and inns turned on here on the minimap as well. Switch
Shows the parts of each zone you have not explored yet, so the whole map is there before you visit. Tinted keeps them apart from where you have been. Choices: Hidden, Revealed, Revealed and tinted. Choice
Zone level ranges maps.zoneLevels
On
Shows each zone's level range on the continent and zone maps, coloured by difficulty for your level. Switch
On the reward choices, a green arrow marks each upgrade for your spec (with Gear advice on), a thin frame in your accent colour the one to take, and a coin the one that sells for most. Switch
Take the best reward qol.rewardAutoPick
Off
Chooses that reward for you when you complete the quest. Hold Shift to choose yourself. Switch
Wear reward upgrades qol.rewardEquip
Off
Puts on what a turn-in gives when it is an upgrade for your spec (with Gear advice on), once it reaches your bags and you are out of combat. Hold Shift at the turn-in to skip. Switch
Score items for your class and talents and point out upgrades. Switch
Stat weights gear.spec.PALADIN
Automatic (talents)
Which levelling weights score your items. Automatic follows the talent tree with the most points. Choices: Automatic (talents), Holy (healer), Protection (tank), Retribution. Choice
Tooltip comparison gear.tooltip
On
Show on item tooltips how much better or worse an item is than what you wear. Switch
Upgrade arrows in bags gear.bagArrows
On
A green arrow on each item in your bags that is an upgrade for your spec, in the game's bags and in Baganator. Switch
Reward pick in the guide gear.rewards
On
Under a turn-in step, name the reward to take: an upgrade with its gain, else the best one you can use. The marks on the game's reward panel are under Quest rewards. Switch
Reward pick on tooltips gear.pickTooltip
On
On a quest reward's tooltip, say whether it is the upgrade to take. Switch
A button for the current step's quest item, with count, cooldown and range. Bind it under Key Bindings > AddOns. Switch
Target button qol.targetButton
On
Targets the current step's mobs by name; each click moves to the next name. Bindable. Switch
Rare button qol.rareButton
On
Shows a button that targets a rare Polestar spotted nearby, until it dies or is out of sight. Bindable. Switch
Hearthstone button qol.hearthButton
On
Shows your Hearthstone while the guide says to hearth. Bindable. Switch
Mark what they target qol.markTarget
Off
The target button and the step key put a raid icon on the mob and the NPC they target; out of combat, a press that finds neither clears your target. Your party sees the icons; in a raid only the leader and assistants can set them. Switch
A new one each press skips the NPCs' icon and leaves a mob that has one as it is. Choices: |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_1:0|t 1, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_2:0|t 2, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_3:0|t 3, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_4:0|t 4, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_5:0|t 5, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_6:0|t 6, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_7:0|t 7, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_8:0|t 8, A new one each press. Choice
A new one each press, so the last few NPCs keep theirs. Every press counts, even one that marks nothing. Choices: |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_1:0|t 1, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_2:0|t 2, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_3:0|t 3, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_4:0|t 4, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_5:0|t 5, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_6:0|t 6, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_7:0|t 7, |TInterface\TargetingFrame\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_8:0|t 8, A new one each press. Choice
Button size qol.buttonScale
1
Scale of the quest item, Hearthstone, target and rare buttons. Drag one to move them all. Slider (0.6 to 1.6)
Target name position qol.buttonTextSide
Right
Where the target's name shows around the target button: right, left, above or below. Choices: Right, Left, Above, Below. Choice
Reset button positions
—
Put the buttons back in their default spot. Action
Sells Poor-quality items when a merchant opens and prints the total. Never sells anything else. Switch
Repair qol.autoRepair
On
Repairs all gear at merchants who can, when you can afford it. Hold Shift to skip. Switch
Guild bank first qol.repairGuild
Off
When your guild rank may, the guild bank pays for repairs and your money covers the rest. Switch
Buy for the guide qol.buyGoals
Off
When the step asks you to buy something and the merchant sells it, buys what you still need after selling and repairing. Optional buys and anything over 50g are left to you. Hold Shift to skip. Switch
XP per hour, time, kills and quests to level, and level splits (/pole xp). Switch
Guide level on the XP bar qol.xpTargetMark
On
A mark at the end of the game's XP bar with the level the guide wants you to reach before it moves on, and how many levels away that is when it is more than one. Switch
Reset session
—
Start this session's XP per hour from zero. Action
Follow EllesmereUI's accent, live. Picking your own accent turns this off. Shown only when it applies (the addon it works with is installed, or a setting it depends on is on). Switch
Match EllesmereUI font ui.matchFont
Off
Follow EllesmereUI's font, live. Choosing another font turns this off. Shown only when it applies (the addon it works with is installed, or a setting it depends on is on). Switch
Without TomTom installed, waypoints other addons set through TomTom, and /way, point Polestar's arrow. Addons that expect TomTom's own settings may not work with it on. Greyed out while Shortest Path Forever guides: it does this itself. Switch
Follow TomTom's arrow nav.followTomTom
Off
With TomTom installed, the arrow goes wherever TomTom's arrow points, routed like any goal. Switch
Hand guiding to Shortest Path Forever nav.spfHandoff
Off
Shortest Path Forever's arrow, route and journey take you to each goal. Polestar's arrow, route lines, journey steps, travel button, transport alerts, map clicks and /way step aside; the guide window and map pins stay. Off: Polestar guides, and steps aside only while a journey you started in Shortest Path Forever runs. Shown only when it applies (the addon it works with is installed, or a setting it depends on is on). Switch
Show planned turn-ins in the community quest database routePlan.<quest-db>
Off
Completed quests in the community quest database's tracker show their Polestar turn-in step. Earlier, skipped and unplanned hand-ins are flagged. Shown only when it applies (the addon it works with is installed, or a setting it depends on is on). Switch
The names and shapes Polestar shows for your gamepad's buttons. Automatic reads them off the gamepad. Choices: Automatic, Xbox (A, B, X, Y), PlayStation (shapes). Choice
Navigate Polestar's windows gamepad.navigate
On
While a Polestar window is open, the D-pad moves through it, A selects, B closes, LB and RB change tabs, Y restores a default. Out of combat; the game gets every button back when the window closes. Switch
Button hints gamepad.hints
On
A bar under the window says what each button does, and B sits on the close button. Switch
Use with the keyboard and mouse gamepad.withMouse
Off
Off, Polestar uses the gamepad only with the game's gamepad interface (Options, Gamepad, Enable Gamepad UI). On, also with the keyboard and mouse interface, while the gamepad is turned on in the game's options and plugged in. Switch
The guide window holds the gamepad until B: the D-pad picks a line, A points the arrow there or uses the item, X shows its details, LB and RB change steps, Y minimizes the window. A window that opened by itself, such as a route choice, waits for this button before it takes the gamepad. Key binding
Defaults the addon keeps that no row above shows: window positions, remembered choices and values other settings derive from. Reset page in the options window clears a page; these reset with them.