| Website | https://wowemulation.dev |
| GitHub | https://github.com/wowemulation-dev |
If you are into modding WoW 1.x to 5.x, may I recommend to check out our new baby, warcraft-rs?
It's a collection of tooling for WoW file formats like maps and models, textures, databases and archives.
https://github.com/wowemulation-dev/warcraft-rs
We provide prebuilt binaries, and more
Our first project is finally live: `warcraft-rs` is a collection of Rust crates for parsers and converters for World of Warcraft file formats.
The first crate we added is `wow-mpq` which let's you handle any MPQ archive from WoW 1.x to 5.x. And not just read, you can also write them. It comes with a CLI to do just that.
The 2nd crate is `wow-wdl`, and this is where it gets interesting: it parses and converts (up and down) low-res terrain from WoW 1.x to 5.x.
Currently we have crates for ADT, WDL and WDT file formats, as well as M2, WMO and DBC files.
Initially the crates will basically allow you to inspect, validate, convert these files, and if you are brave you can use these to render the world too. Further updates to follow during the day.
Real life commitments kept us busy but we are finally ready to open shop.
As of today, https://github.com/wowemulation-dev is ready for fun and adventures in the World of Warcraft and it's various incarnations.
In the last days we ended our research into old WoW releases, and we are now in the final hours of releasing a Rust based library that let's you read, write, and convert all archive and data files from WoW 1.x to 5.x and back.
The name is `warcraft-rs` and there will be crates for the good stuff!
#wowemulation certainly is a rabbit hole. Most of the time, all parts of the stack are just glued together, and randomly work.
We've done the work in the past months to untangle all the hidden knowledge, libraries and tools, and soon you will be able to enjoy the easiest way to run your own #worldofwarcraft servers, and play with friends and family.
With #blizzcon23 behind us, it looks like the time for a community-driven effort for a Classic+ experience is needed more than ever.
Blizzard seems to have lost spirit and ability to make games feeling like the original #worldofwarcraft over the last two decades. ðŸ˜
Have you looked into #worldofwarcraft emulation? We are looking for your experience and feedback since we want to build a beginner-friendly, inclusive community for everyone to run and enjoy old versions of the game.
If you have a moment, tell us about your experience with MaNGOS, TrinityCore, or any other #wowemulation tool you tried. Did you get help, was there drama? Is it easy to get into the topic?
Hi, we're the #wowemulation community! 👋 We archive and nurture old, now defunct #worldofwarcraft releases up to the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.
Our goals are to preserve the game as a historic piece of technology and allow both you and older players to experience the game as it once was.
Our community is beginner-friendly, and we strive to keep it that way.
https://github.com/wowemulation-dev is our GitHub organization, and https://wowemulation.dev/ is our official website.
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WoW Emulation
