WoW - Revision history

Phaneron at 03:20, 15 June 2025

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	== Our mission ==		== Our mission ==

	The [[Whoa]] and [[Thunderbrew]] projects are based on the mission of recreating a faithful and open-source implementation of the ~~World of Warcraft~~ 3.3.5a.~~12340 Wrath of the Lich King~~ client.		The [[Whoa]] and [[Thunderbrew]] projects are based on the mission of recreating a faithful and open-source implementation of the [[WoW:3.3.5a\|3.3.5a client]].

	The game and its libraries have become significantly more complex in the intervening 10+ years. By picking 3.3.5a, it's possible to imagine our implementation will eventually be complete.		The game and its libraries have become significantly more complex in the intervening 10+ years. By picking 3.3.5a, it's possible to imagine our implementation will eventually be complete.

Phaneron at 06:17, 14 June 2025

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	The game and its libraries have become significantly more complex in the intervening 10+ years. By picking 3.3.5a, it's possible to imagine our implementation will eventually be complete.		The game and its libraries have become significantly more complex in the intervening 10+ years. By picking 3.3.5a, it's possible to imagine our implementation will eventually be complete.

	~~== Study ==~~

	~~Many attempts have been made throughout history to study the internals of this client.~~

	To consolidate and refine our collective understanding into a monolithic, usable reverse-engineering package, [[Thunderbrew:Binana\|Binana]], a repository of symbol databases and C headers, was created.

	~~=== Compiler ===~~

	~~For Windows, the client was known to be compiled using the Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler {{Which version?}}~~

	~~For the [[WoW:Mac OS X port\|Mac OS X port]], the XCode version of GCC was used.~~

	~~=== Libraries ===~~

	~~The WoW client was known to have the following libraries:~~

	* fmod - For in-game audio playback

	* lua - Used extensively for Glue and FrameScript. Much of the client runs through this Lua interface.

	* libexpat - Used to parse XML, commonly used in GlueXML and FrameXML

	~~== Software that supports 3.3.5a ==~~

	~~3.3.5a benefits from a significant buy-in from the community of developers, making it the ''de facto'' standard version of WoW.~~

	* [https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/tree/3.3.5 TrinityCore (3.3.5)]
	* [https://github.com/wowdev/noggit3.git Noggit3]

Phaneron at 05:06, 14 June 2025

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	\|name = World of Warcraft		\|name = World of Warcraft
	\|image = WoW Box Art.jpg		\|image = WoW Box Art.jpg
	\|type = ~~Application~~		\|type = Computer game
	\|authors = [[Blizzard Entertainment]]		\|authors = [[Blizzard Entertainment]]
	\|license = Proprietary		\|license = Proprietary

Phaneron at 05:05, 14 June 2025

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	=== Compiler ===		=== Compiler ===

	On Windows, the client was known to be compiled using the Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler {{Which version?}}		For Windows, the client was known to be compiled using the Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler {{Which version?}}

	~~On MacOS~~, the XCode version of GCC was used.		For the [[WoW:Mac OS X port\|Mac OS X port]], the XCode version of GCC was used.

	=== Libraries ===		=== Libraries ===

Phaneron at 05:03, 14 June 2025

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	Many attempts have been made throughout history to study the internals of this client.		Many attempts have been made throughout history to study the internals of this client.

	To consolidate and refine our collective understanding into a usable reverse-engineering package, [[Thunderbrew:Binana\|Binana]], a repository of symbol databases and C headers, was created.		To consolidate and refine our collective understanding into a monolithic, usable reverse-engineering package, [[Thunderbrew:Binana\|Binana]], a repository of symbol databases and C headers, was created.

	=== Compiler ===		=== Compiler ===

Phaneron at 00:59, 14 June 2025

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	'''''World of Warcraft''''' ('''''WoW''''') is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by [[Blizzard Entertainment]] for [[Windows]] and [[Mac OS X]].		'''''World of Warcraft''''' ('''''WoW''''') is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by [[Blizzard Entertainment]] for [[WoW:Windows port\|Windows]] and [[WoW:Mac OS X port\|Mac OS X]].

	== Client ==		== Client ==

Phaneron at 00:57, 14 June 2025

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	== Client ==		== Client ==

	=== Our mission ===		== Server ==

			== Our mission ==

	The [[Whoa]] and [[Thunderbrew]] projects are based on the mission of recreating a faithful and open-source implementation of the World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340 Wrath of the Lich King client.		The [[Whoa]] and [[Thunderbrew]] projects are based on the mission of recreating a faithful and open-source implementation of the World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340 Wrath of the Lich King client.

Phaneron at 00:56, 14 June 2025

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	== Client ==		== Client ==

			=== Our mission ===

	The [[Whoa]] and [[Thunderbrew]] projects are based on the mission of recreating a faithful and open-source implementation of the World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340 Wrath of the Lich King client.		The [[Whoa]] and [[Thunderbrew]] projects are based on the mission of recreating a faithful and open-source implementation of the World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340 Wrath of the Lich King client.

	~~== Why 3.3.5a? ==~~

	The game and its libraries have become significantly more complex in the intervening 10+ years. By picking 3.3.5a, it's possible to imagine our implementation will eventually be complete.		The game and its libraries have become significantly more complex in the intervening 10+ years. By picking 3.3.5a, it's possible to imagine our implementation will eventually be complete.

Phaneron at 00:55, 14 June 2025

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	'''''World of Warcraft''''' ('''''WoW''''') is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by [[Blizzard Entertainment]] for [[Windows]] and [[Mac OS X]].		'''''World of Warcraft''''' ('''''WoW''''') is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by [[Blizzard Entertainment]] for [[Windows]] and [[Mac OS X]].

	== ~~Server~~ ==		== Client ==



	The [[Whoa]] and [[Thunderbrew]] projects are based on the mission of recreating a faithful and open-source implementation of the World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340 Wrath of the Lich King client.		The [[Whoa]] and [[Thunderbrew]] projects are based on the mission of recreating a faithful and open-source implementation of the World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340 Wrath of the Lich King client.

Phaneron at 00:04, 14 June 2025

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	'''''World of Warcraft''''' ('''''WoW''''') is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by [[Blizzard Entertainment]] for [[Windows]] and [[Mac OS X]].		'''''World of Warcraft''''' ('''''WoW''''') is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by [[Blizzard Entertainment]] for [[Windows]] and [[Mac OS X]].

			== Server ==



	The [[Whoa]] and [[Thunderbrew]] projects are based on the mission of recreating a faithful and open-source implementation of the World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340 Wrath of the Lich King client.		The [[Whoa]] and [[Thunderbrew]] projects are based on the mission of recreating a faithful and open-source implementation of the World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340 Wrath of the Lich King client.