TheWoWDBWoW Forever New Maps and Zones
The WoW Forever beta client lists 71 maps and 1,373 areas. Classic Era lists 59 maps and 1,212 areas. This page covers the difference: 12 named maps and 156 named areas that are present in the beta client and not in Classic Era, plus 5 places that changed name. The client has 5 more new area rows that are placeholders with no real name; they are left out.
Read from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70338, and compared with the Classic Era client 1.15.9.69722. Beta data can change before launch. A map being in the client does not mean it will open at launch.
Maps that are new in the beta client
12 named maps. 1 more is a placeholder entry with no real name and is left out. Maps with enough named areas have their own page.
| Map | Type in the client | Named areas on it |
|---|---|---|
| City of Dalaran | Party instance | City of Dalaran, Hillsbrad Foothills, Dalaran, Fel Grove |
| Dalaran City | World map | None named yet |
| Zephras Isle | World map | Zephras Isle, Bandit Hideout, East Pylon Watchtower, Fairweather Stables, Falaath Village, Gustberry Lowlands, Nightclaw Cavern, Overlook Standing Stones, Rise of Spirits, Rohashi Spires, Ruins of Ban'aethal, Sanctum of Storms, Shadowgale Forest, Shen'dar Highlands, Shen'dar Village, Shriekling Den, Shrine of Akir, Skywall, Thendal Cave, Thendal Grove, Thendal Standing Stones, Thendal Village, Valanaar, Valanaar Skydocks, West Pylon Watchtower, Windfield Orchard, Windsong Lake, Windsong Standing Stones |
| Hyjal Crater | Arena | None named yet |
| Warsong Gulch (Winter) | World map | Warsong Gulch, Silverwing Hold, Warsong Lumber Mill |
| Darkspear Islands | Battleground | Darkspear Islands, Abandoned Tower, Camp, Ruins, Shipwreck Cove |
| Excavation Site: Wetlands | Party instance | Excavation Site: Wetlands, Lost Dig Site, Lost Marsh, Site of the Guardian, Stalker's Thicket |
| Ruins of Lordaeron | Party instance | Ruins of Lordaeron, King's Alley, Lordaeron Graveyard, Lordamere Overlook, Market Street |
| Battle for Gilneas | Battleground | Battle for Gilneas, Beneath the Double Rainbow, Gilnean Coast, Gilnean Stronghold, Horde Landing, Lighthouse, Mines, The Overlook, Waterworks |
| Eastern Kingdoms Preserved | World map | None named yet |
| The Hall of Thanes | Party instance | The Hall of Thanes |
| Manor Mistmantle | Party instance | Manor Mistmantle |
New maps from the beta client
The in-game map art for the new maps, cut from the map tiles in the beta client itself.
New areas on Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor and Blackrock
New areas the beta client adds to maps Classic Era already has, grouped by the zone they sit in. A zone marked "not in Classic Era" is itself new.
Alterac Mountains 2 new
- Old Dalaran Ruins
- The Eventide
Burning Steppes 1 new
- Poacher's Den
Crafting 1 new
- Crafting
Dun Morogh 1 new
- Ironforge Submarine Facility
Gilneas 1 new
- Gilneas
Riverglades 21 new
- Riverglades
- Ashwood's Fall
- Bolder'ok
- Bristle Hills
- Eastwind Shore
- Elbrim's Farm
- Farholde Keep
- Forlorn Pit
- Krol'dok Stronghold
- Meadowsbrook
- Powderfuse Port
- Rog'mar
- Southern Watch
- Sunnyglade
- Terral's Watch
- The Forbidding Sea
- Turner's Logging Camp
- Twilight Hollow
- Twilight's Shroud
- Wheeler's Grange
- Windstead
Ruins of Gilneas 10 new
- Ruins of Gilneas
- Dreadwatch Outpost
- Emberstone Mine
- Emberstone Village
- Gilneas City
- Hayward Fishery
- Northern Headlands
- Rutsak's Guard
- Tempest's Reach
- The Blackwald
Shark-Infested Waters 1 new
- Shark-Infested Waters
Stormwind City 1 new
- Stormwind Harbor
The Hinterlands 1 new
- Martsirt
Tirisfal Glades 3 new
- Bandarion Keep
- Shadowvale
- Whispering Forest
Wetlands 3 new
- Dragonmaw Retreat
- Excavation Site: Wetlands
- The Drunken Dwarf
Whelgar's Excavation Site 1 new
- Whelgar's Excavation Site
Azshara 2 new
- Legashi Stronghold
- Thalassian Vanguard Camp
Moonglade 1 new
- Stormrage Barrow Dens
Mount Hyjal 9 new
- Cradle of Tranquility
- Dae'gun
- Elderwild
- Felblood Scar
- Malorne's Retreat
- Mourning's Rest
- Shrine of Aviana
- Summit of Eternity
- Tainted Foothills
Mulgore 3 new
- Camp Gev'rek
- Gloomrise
- Skywatcher Plateau
Shen'dralas 6 new
- Shen'dralas
- Bristleback Retreat
- Evenshade's Overlook
- Forlorn Gardens
- Magram Front
- Outcast Hideaway
Thousand Needles 1 new
- Scalding Ridge
Un'Goro Crater 3 new
- Pillar of Assimilation
- Stomping Grounds
- The Shaper's Terrace
Blackrock Spire 1 new
- Blackrock Spire
Blackrock Depths 1 new
- Blackrock Depths
Areas on a map the client does not list
These areas point at a map id that has no row in the beta client's Map table, so the client gives the map no name. The area names are real client entries; what the map is for is not stated.
Map id 2940, 18 areas:
- Blackrock Mountain
- Burning Steppes
- Crystal Lake
- Draco'dar
- Echo Ridge Mine
- Elwynn Forest
- Goldshire
- Heroes' Vigil
- Jasperlode Mine
- Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake Orchard
- Northshire Valley
- Northshire Valley - Camelot
- Northshire Vineyards
- Stone Cairn Lake
- Stormwind City
- Tower of Azora
- Valley of Heroes
Map id 2981, 1 areas:
- Dreambound Pinnacle
Map id 3002, 1 areas:
- Half-Pint Tavern
Places with a new name
| Classic Era name | Beta client name | Area id |
|---|---|---|
| an unused Classic Era entry | Galak Camp | 474 |
| Hyjal | Mount Hyjal | 616 |
| Timbermaw Hold | Blackmaw Hold | 1216 |
| Legash Encampment | Legashi Encampment | 1219 |
| Hyjal | Mount Hyjal | 16004 |