[Learning Project] New WoW emu

[Le Froid]

Hey everyone, I've been working on my programming skills for the last 1 or 2 years and started up a emu project a few weeks ago(After a long time figuring what skills are needed to make this+planning every feature). This is just a learning project so it doesn't have many goals, I wanted to create this because you get to learn a lot about programming and how to create more advanced things. If it goes anywhere I'll set up a website or something and release as an open source app

Information:
- Coded in C# (Maybe supporting other languages for plugins)
- Multi-threaded
- Using 3 main files: WoW.Auth, WoW.Shared, and WoW.Realm
- If things work out we'll have a WoW.Scripts file for WoW.Realm to use ( Gossip, Instances, Guards, etc. )
- Supports MySQL, easy enough to support more databases
- Shared library has functions for tcp server, common functions, a database wrapper, configuration files, and opcodes
- Will be built for WoW Patch 3.3.0a (or 3.3.2 if enough developers are already using that patch) until its primary goals are met, then updated for future patches.

Goals:
Since this a brand new project, the basic goals are:
- Learning more about programming - []
- Adding a Big Integers+SRP6 implementation - [✔]
- Adding a Thread Pool - [✔]
- Adding packet handlers for TCP server - [almost done..]
- Adding an IPC(Inter Process Communication) server for Auth and Realm servers to use - []
- Being able to log on with an account from the database - []
- Going to realm selection - []

If all those things work then we'll see where to go from there

Who i need
I need experienced or somewhat good programmers that know C#. The most important features this project needs now are multi-threading and packet handling so it is really important this project gets people who can add that stuff to the core. If you would like to increase your skillz and join the project PM me or reply here and show me a sample of your work

Also if you don't know anything about programming feel free to suggest a project name here

EDIT: Progress is going good so far, I decompiled and sniffed wow and now understand everything that the client and server send to log on (Adding an algorithm for it still sucks :|)

[[Sadistic]]

wish you the best of luck man!!!

[Ballwinkle]

Did you code from
scratch? Or based off somthing?

[dffrntdnl]

and why C#?
C++ has better performance and portability. No one is going to make a repack of your server core if it's in C#.

Good luck though!

[jokinglygo]

good luck!

[griim]

Sounds good but as someone said before i think you should use c++ instead of C# not saying you have to its your project just saying it would be better.

[Le Froid]

Did you code from
scratch? Or based off somthing?

It's from scratch. Right now other emus don't have any (or very little) documentation so it is way to hard to fully understand one of them this far in their development. Mine has documentation for every class and function.

and why C#?
C++ has better performance and portability. No one is going to make a repack of your server core if it's in C#.

Good luck though!

I picked C# because of its Garbage Collector (handles memory, huge problem with other projects) and you can code almost twice as fast as it would take to start a c++ emulator, thats a big plus this far in wow's development.

+ I wouldn't encourage repacks anyway so its not a problem

And thanks for the encouragement everyone

[stoneharry]

You know what your doing and not relying on other people which is a big plus. Starting from scratch will reduce the amount of hate you get due to nobody going "you didn't make most of it!" etc. Wcell is the only other emulator (as far as I'm aware?) that is making a C# emulator and they appear to be going good, so that will be the main competition and if any flaming comes it will be from that community. Good luck!

[The-Eradicator]

and why C#?
C++ has better performance and portability. No one is going to make a repack of your server core if it's in C#.

Good luck though!

Who cares about repacks? That isn't even worth consideration.

C++ and C# use the same Winsock code, the managed overhead is negligible as far as performance. It also gives you the ability to write a website with ASP.NET using the same code the core uses.

So really, it's a question of: "Which language do you like more?".

I certainly prefer C#, presumably the OP does as well.

[P1raten]

NarrowEmu

lulz. D:

[Pieterkii]

Im glad to see sum1 is contributing to the Emulation of today..
GOODLUCK! and if u need sum1 to stand next to u pm me

[Sounddead]

and why C#?
C++ has better performance and portability. No one is going to make a repack of your server core if it's in C#.

Good luck though!

Just gonna throw a LOL in real quick.


Good luck!

[alj03]

Good luck with this project mate.

[mag1212]

good luck.

[Link_S]

A big good luck too you. Hope you succeed, C# is smexy xD