Reading WoW Memory 3.3.5a (Warmane) — From Identify Times (arena)

[Fufavu]

Hello, community!

I’m deeply involved in a personal project that reads character information from World of Warcraft 3.3.5a (Warmane server) using Python.
My ultimate goal is to build a tool that analyzes arena state in real-time and highlights priority targets based on their vulnerability to damage.

To achieve this, I need to fetch data such as a player’s armor and—if it exists—something like a “critical vulnerability” value (e.g., a field named 'CRIT_TAKEN_RATING').

I’ve been researching offsets and learned a lot along the way, but private servers come with unique quirks and protections.


1. Approach & Current Findings

Step 1 – Iterating the Object Manager
So far I can iterate through the Object Manager, access the object list and pull basic details.
The validated offsets on this base are:

STATIC_MAP_ID                       = 0x00AB63BC   ; Map ID (RVA)
STATIC_LOCAL_PLAYER_GUID_ADDR        = 0x00CA1238   ; Local player GUID

Object Manager navigation

OFFSET_OBJECT_MANAGER_PTR_FROM_CLIENT_CONN = 0x02ED0
OFFSET_FIRST_OBJECT_PTR_FROM_OM           = 0x00AC
OFFSET_NEXT_OBJECT_PTR                    = 0x003C

Basic object / player info

OFFSET_OBJECT_GUID   = 0x30
OFFSET_OBJECT_TYPE_ID= 0x14   ; TYPE_ID_PLAYER = 4
OFFSET_DESCRIPTOR_PTR= 0x08   ; Pointer to descriptors

Step 2 – Splitting Players Into Teams
I’m experimenting with the descriptor field

PLAYER_FIELD_ARENA_TEAM_INFO_1_1 = 0x04E8

expecting equal values for teammates.


2. The Main Challenge: Allies vs. Opponents

Below is a snapshot of what I currently observe:

Me (local)          GUID 0xA…D   TeamInfo 0x0ECD
Confirmed ally       GUID 0xA…9   TeamInfo 0x0C99
Confirmed opponent   GUID 0xA…B   TeamInfo 0x0EFA

Since my own

TeamInfo

differs from my ally’s value, a simple equality check misclassifies allies as enemies.


3. Roadmap Toward a “Vulnerability” Score

• Armor scan – locate and read every player’s armor value.
• Critical-taken metric – confirm if a field for “crit taken” exists and how to read it.
• Ranking algorithm – list arena players ordered by damage susceptibility, combining team info, armor and crit-taken data.

4. Questions & Help Needed

4.1 About

PLAYER_FIELD_ARENA_TEAM_INFO_1_1

• Do values normally differ among teammates on 3.3.5a (especially Warmane)?
• What’s the correct interpretation—an arena “color” ID or something else?
• Is there a sturdier offset / method to distinguish allies from opponents?

4.2 About Vulnerability Analysis

• Known offsets or advice for reading armor?
• Any reliable field related to “crit taken” that can be read?

I would greatly appreciate any pointers, offset suggestions or personal experiences—both for team identification and for reading combat attributes that feed a vulnerability score.

Thanks in advance for your insights!

[Makkah]

not to sound like a cunt but i dont understand why people think warmane is using a custom client..... they do not, Yes they use a RCE exploit but they dont change any of the memory stuff.

[Fufavu]

You weren't rude at all — thanks for the reply. I feel like some of the offsets might be slightly off; some things work, others don't. It could be due to my lack of experience, since I don't usually work with reverse engineering.

[Delta3]

my suggestion would be to boot up ur own server to quickly iterate on development . run multiple wows and just sit in arena and test it out. (if ur not already doing that)

GitHub - AzDeltaQQ/WotLKRotations: A Python-based experimental framework for interacting with World of Warcraft (3.3.5a - 12340 client) memory to monitor game state and potentially execute combat rotations. (Extremely Work-in-progress)

here is a python project i was working on back in the day before moving to completely C++ .. as python C++ ... execution within main thread / frame (Hooked end scene ) / pipes is a PITA to deal with. why not do it all in C++.... you can vibe code a whole project these days as i did with that project. lol. if u want me to assist u hit me up on discord we can test some stuff out.

discord : Teltao

[Fufavu]

my suggestion would be to boot up ur own server to quickly iterate on development . run multiple wows and just sit in arena and test it out. (if ur not already doing that)

GitHub - AzDeltaQQ/WotLKRotations: A Python-based experimental framework for interacting with World of Warcraft (3.3.5a - 12340 client) memory to monitor game state and potentially execute combat rotations. (Extremely Work-in-progress)

here is a python project i was working on back in the day before moving to completely C++ .. as python C++ ... execution within main thread / frame (Hooked end scene ) / pipes is a PITA to deal with. why not do it all in C++.... you can vibe code a whole project these days as i did with that project. lol. if u want me to assist u hit me up on discord we can test some stuff out.

discord : Teltao

Once, I was in Italy and visited the Sistine Chapel. As I looked at that vast masterpiece, I was overwhelmed by what humans can create with their own hands. I remember thinking, "There's no way ordinary people could have built something like this." And you know what? When I saw your repository, I felt exactly the same. Brother, you are a beast (in the best possible way). I feel like a tiny bacterium compared to someone who managed to build a project of that magnitude all by himself.