setting realm name before login

[mnbvc]

i thought it would be cool to save a second or two when logging in by setting the realm name before logging in

CVar__Set(*(DWORD*)(wowbase+0x8B3FA0), "Azshara", 1, 0, 0, 1);

this works quite fine, after setting this i do indeed reach the realm i want directly after login
but one problem occurs: there is about a 30% chance that the character list is empty after connecting. this means i have to click change realm, select the realm again and then i will see the characters

i tried calling these 2 functions i found in the gluexml file:
GetCharacterListUpdate();
UpdateCharacterList();
but they don't seem to have any effect, i don't get the character list without reconnecting to the realm

any ideas why this happens?

[dook123]

Seems like the change realm button has little issues similar to what you explain even with regular usage.

My suggestion, which you may not like because its not the route you are going, is to just change it in the wow settings file with read/write to file. Forgot the name, but its set like a usual ini file. I had this working before, I did not allow simultaneous logins though when running 2+ bots, set logins up as a que.

[Chinchy]

You might try calling SetCvar through Lua instead.

API SetCVar - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft
SetCVar('realmName', 'Azshara');

I tried it a few times and didn't run into the issues you were describing. I do however have that issue when trying to change from a realm that currently has a queue.

[leather]

maybe you can use these lua functions:

RequestRealmList()
ChangeRealm(i,j)
GetCharacterListUpdate()
SelectCharacter(i)
EnterWorld()

[mnbvc]

maybe you can use these lua functions:

RequestRealmList()
ChangeRealm(i,j)
GetCharacterListUpdate()
SelectCharacter(i)
EnterWorld()

oh, rly?
/facepalm
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[-Ryuk-]

You might try calling SetCvar through Lua instead.

API SetCVar - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft
SetCVar('realmName', 'Azshara');

I tried it a few times and didn't run into the issues you were describing. I do however have that issue when trying to change from a realm that currently has a queue.

This is what I do... Works for me also.

[mnbvc]

i'm using the lua function now, too. but this is internally ofc only a call to the function i was calling anway, and the problem persists
but i noticed something else: if i don't get the char list, i also don't get a queue
so i come to the conclusion that the connection to the realm just fails, that explains why the 2 lua functions to retrieve the char list also have no effect...