Novel open replacement for AzerothCore-style scattered
creature_template / gameobject SQL spawn tables PLUS the
ADT MDDF / MODF doodad-placement chunks. The 11th open
format, and the first that covers the live world-content
side (atmosphere + sounds + spawns now form the runtime
"what fills this zone" picture).
A WSPN file holds all spawn points for a zone in a single
table, with kind discriminating creature vs game object
vs static doodad. The same format powers:
• server runtime — knows what NPCs / objects to spawn
• editor — draws spawn markers
• renderer — reads the doodad subset directly to
draw static props without going
through a server roundtrip
Format:
• magic "WSPN", version 1, little-endian
• per entry: kind / entryId / position(3f) / rotation(3f)
/ scale / flags / respawnSec / factionId /
questIdRequired / wanderRadius / label
Flags packed: disabled (0x01), event-only (0x02),
quest-phased (0x04). Reserved bits for future per-entry
encoding extensions.
API: WoweeSpawnsLoader::save / load / exists; presets
makeStarter (1 each kind), makeCamp (4-bandit ring +
chest + 2 tents), makeVillage (6 NPCs + 2 signs + 4
corner trees).
CLI added (5 flags, 473 documented total now):
--gen-spawns / --gen-spawns-camp / --gen-spawns-village
--info-wspn / --validate-wspn
Validator catches: out-of-range kind, NaN/inf coords,
non-positive scale, doodad with non-zero respawn (static
prop misuse), creature with respawn=0 (won't respawn after
kill), entryId=0 (orphan reference).
All 3 presets save / load / re-validate clean. Doodad and
game-object entries explicitly set wanderRadius=0 so the
generated catalogs are noise-free.
