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Reference

Every command, how sync and privacy work, and answers to the common questions.

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Every command

Type /wc alone to open the window; /warchest works too. Anything the window does, a command can do. Item names can be typed: /wc want thorium bar 3.

CommandWhat it doesTopic
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Chapter seventeen

How sync works, and your privacy

NO SERVER

Every member keeps a copy. Nobody has to be online for others to see their data.

What happens, and when

  • At login: one small message to the guild. Guildmates answer privately, and your add-on fetches only what it lacks from the best-informed one, preferring each character's owner.
  • While you play: your changes go out about 10 seconds later as small item-level updates; sign-ups, votes and reserves within about 3 seconds. Officer changes (events, polls, needs) within about 2 seconds.
  • Every 5 minutes, and when you open the window: a quiet comparison with one random guildmate repairs anything missed. Sync now is only needed if you're in a hurry.
  • Within the game's limits: messages stay under 255 bytes, the guild channel gets a few per second at most, and sync pauses in combat (except PvP alerts).

Trust

Data sent by its owner always wins. Copies relayed by someone else only fill gaps and are marked "(relayed)". If anyone relays wrong data about you, your add-on republishes the truth. Malformed messages are dropped.

You choose what you share

Settings > Sharing & privacy: pick each part (bags, bank, mail, professions, stats and so on), keep gold private (it is by default), give a character the minimal profile, opt a character out completely, or hide single items. Item names you learn are kept on your computer only.

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Chapter eighteen

Help and troubleshooting

My bank or mail doesn't show up for the guild

Open your bank and a mailbox once on that character. The game only lets add-ons read them while they're open. The Getting started card ticks them off when it worked.

A guildmate's items are missing or old

Their data arrives when they, or anyone who has a copy, is online. Press Sync now (or Shift-click the minimap button). The Guild tab shows each member's add-on version and how fresh their bags and bank data are.

My Items doesn't match my bags

My Items counts what you're wearing as well as your bags, bank and mail. Opening it re-reads your bags. In the game's combined backpack, slot 1 is the bottom-right one. /wc bags prints exactly what Warchest reads, bag by bag, to compare or to send with a problem report.

The vault looks out of date

The vault is shared by whoever opened it last, and the Contents page says who and when. Opening the vault yourself updates it for everyone. Tabs your rank can't view aren't shared with you.

KOS my target says "on your side"

Kill on sight is for players who can attack you. Your own faction can't be added, except in free-for-all areas like arenas. To add anyone by name: /wc kos Name reason.

Where did the Materials (or Needs) tab go?

Since 3.0 the window has nine tabs. Materials, Gear, Recipes, Crafting, Wishlist, My Items and Characters are pages of Items; Guild needs is a page of Requests. The pages sit on the row under the tabs, and each tab reopens the page you used last.

The Chat page is empty

Your Warchest keeps what your character sees while you're online, so the page fills as people talk. Catching up on what you missed needs a guildmate with Warchest online, and your rank among those that get catch-ups (on by default; officers can change it in Together > Chat > Who can see, or Guild > Access). /wc chat status shows how many lines the game delivered this session and whether your rank gets catch-ups.

I'm not on the Stats boards

Your counters reach the guild a few minutes after they change. Check the Stats tab's You page: you may have hidden yourself, kept a category private, or turned off Stats sharing in Settings > Sharing.

Someone can't use Warchest

Their rank may be excluded. Guild > Access shows the current rule. The guild leader changes it in Access & ranks; including a rank later resumes sync on its own.

I want the old Blizzard look

Settings > Notifications & look > Style: classic, then /reload. Opacity, dark or parchment tint and text size apply to both styles.

Too many notifications

Settings > Notifications & look picks the channel (chat, pop-up, banner, both or silent) and each reminder. Missed one? The ! button keeps the last 50. PvP alerts have their own switches in Settings > PvP.

Reporting a problem

Run /wc diag (or Settings > Run diagnostics). It records how Forever formats names, bank tab IDs and which game functions exist, and saves the result into your SavedVariables file to share with the author.