Introduction In WoW Private Server Art

[warnick42]

Hey everyone, Im new in WoW PS domain so I really dont know anything about , programming or editing things in WoW PS folders or DB.
I know here are really good people who can help me to understand how WoW private servers are working.
What I want to know?
1. What does each folder and how are they working.
2. What I have to learn to Create, Setup, and EDIT + FIX BUGS in a WoW Private Server .
3. Where to change Rates, I saw something in worldserver.conf, where to change other things like starting level, permisions acces to some commands, buttons etc. And where to change things in DB to FIX things, like starting area with starting spells, and where to + how to make a Spell work properly.
4. If you think other things are needed to know please tell me, please Introduce me in this art, and I promise I will learn as much as I can what you guys you will tell me to learn and I will help others when Il be good.
Something witch help me? I have a good brain and I have exp with programming and other things mechanism. I understand how they work, I have done other game servers easier then WoW.
Sorry for my English!
With respect,
Warnick!

[2dgreengiant]

If you got $$ then it can be done.

[stoneharry]

It's really too much to explain in a single post.

Take the 'DBC' files. There is an entire wikipedia dedicated to documenting what these files are and how they work.

The only real answer is to decide what you want to do and search around for it, I want to make a custom npc, I am using ArcEmu, go on ArcEmu and look at database structure. Etc.

[warnick42]

Thank you very much for posting. Ill check step by step all files and Ill try to understand, but this in time.
I have a "bug" in my new Cataclysm repack server. When I die my character is blocked, i cant move even after I revive myself I cant move, with any char any class. Can you tell me a solution to this? Or maybe you can tell me How to make my own ( custom ) Commands for GM or maybe Players?
With Respect, Warnick

[stoneharry]

This will be a issue with the emulator you are using. None of the official top emulators support 4.x yet and the small, independant emulators based of the main emulators have limited functionality (as you have just found out). You can't really fix it without strong knowledge of C++ and reverse engineering.

[warnick42]

What you recommend me for a starting Base, maybe you know a repack or another way to make my own Cataclysm Server to be better or to be better understood by me. Thank you.

[warnick42]

Hey Stonehary, I hope you will take a look on this Thread again and answer to my question.
Can you tell me where can I fix spells for CactusEMU? there si no spellfixes.cpp or hackfixes.cpp like in ArcEmu.
Please tell me the file which is used to fix spells, and the files which are used to fix : Quests, and Buttons ( flags, open bank interface etc .) !!!

[stoneharry]

Cactus is based off Trinity I believe so look at there core structure. I don't really follow those mangos branched emulators.

[warnick42]

So what can I do then? What Core you recommend me, cuz I want a 4.0.3a Server (but this is not so impotant if ArcEmu will come with support on Cataclysm). Il try to make an ArcEmu and to learn more c++ till 4.0.3 will be supported.
I understand you are using ArcEmu ( support 3.3.5). Is this "ArcEmu" easier than CactusEmu?
If I use ArcEmu what will help me more than if I use this CactusEMU Core? ArcEmu will come with less bugs or when you say is easier you say : it is easier to fix?
When ArcEmu will support 4.0.3a ? Thanks!

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Hey stoneharry, look, this is a better question: If I make a 3.3.5 ArcEmu Server, and if and only if I fix some bugs for the server. Lets say priest "smite" doesnt work and I fix it. It is possible to upgrade the core from 3.3.5 to 4.0.3 ( when will be supported ) without losing DataBase, and the FIXES?
What I mean is a good ( Fixed bugs ) 3.3.5 server can upgrade to patch 4.0.3 with the Bugs Fixed?

[stoneharry]

I only use ArcEmu due to personal preferences.

I doubt they'll update to 4.x for a longgggg time. It's a lot of work.

You can go on a 3.3.5 server and most things work, if you use the same emulator in 4.x then you can upgrade the database without loosing any changes, however the way spells are handled in 4.x has completely changed so you would need to redo that.

[warnick42]

Thanks stoneharry Ill follow your advice and Il do a 3.3.5 server ArcEmu.
And when will be supported 4.0.3 ( longgg time ) Ill upgrade my Core and Database and Il try to fix the rest = "the bugs" which will appear!

[stoneharry]

Trinity at 3.3.5 is much better than ArcEmu 3.3.5 (at least more spells/game mechanics/content working which is what people want).

[4BOLTMAIN]

I am also new to the forums here and I will be watching this topic. I use trinity 3.3.5a and I have learned a few things here and there. I compile my own core and have added a few custom scripts. warnick42 feel free to message me if you have any questions, I will gladly try to help you out with anything that I have learned.

[warnick42]

Thanks both of you guys, and if you want 4boltmain add my msn : [email protected] or my yahoo mail : [email protected].
Stoneharry but if I go on 3.3.5 trinity is not the same with 4.0.3 CactusEmu?
If i make a 3.3.5 trinity on 4.0.3 what core I should use ?

[stoneharry]

Cactus emu are a random group of people who have obtained the opcodes etc required to update to 4.x and then applied all these random 'hackfixes' to the trinity core. I doubt they even provide the SQL query updates required to update the database from 3.x to 4.x.

Trinity however are doing it properly, and so once they eventually update to 4.x (probably long before ArcEmu) you will be able to apply the changesets to update easily without any issues hopefully.