Replace hardcoded WotLK protocol constants with a data-driven architecture
supporting Classic 1.12.1, TBC 2.4.3, and WotLK 3.3.5a. Each expansion
has JSON profiles for opcodes, update fields, and DBC layouts, plus C++
polymorphic packet parsers for binary format differences (movement flags,
speed fields, transport data, spline format, char enum layout).
Key components:
- ExpansionRegistry: scans Data/expansions/*/expansion.json at startup
- OpcodeTable: logical enum <-> wire values loaded from JSON
- UpdateFieldTable: field indices loaded from JSON per expansion
- DBCLayout: schema-driven DBC field lookups replacing magic numbers
- PacketParsers: WotLK/TBC/Classic parsers with correct flag positions
- Multi-manifest AssetManager: layered manifests with priority ordering
- HDPackManager: overlay texture packs with expansion compatibility
- Auth screen expansion picker replacing hardcoded version dropdown
Network Protocol:
- Add SMSG_TALENTS_INFO (0x4C0) packet parsing for talent data
- Add CMSG_LEARN_TALENT (0x251) to request learning talents
- Add MSG_TALENT_WIPE_CONFIRM (0x2AB) opcode for spec switching
- Parse talent spec, unspent points, and learned talent ranks
DBC Parsing:
- Load Talent.dbc: talent grid positions, ranks, prerequisites, spell IDs
- Load TalentTab.dbc: talent tree definitions with correct field indices
- Fix localized string field handling (17 fields per string)
- Load Spell.dbc and SpellIcon.dbc for talent icons and tooltips
- Class mask filtering using bitwise operations (1 << (class - 1))
UI Implementation:
- Complete talent tree UI with tabbed interface for specs
- Display talent icons from spell data with proper tinting/borders
- Enhanced tooltips: spell name, rank, current/next descriptions, prereqs
- Visual states: green (maxed), yellow (partial), white (available), gray (locked)
- Tier unlock system (5 points per tier requirement)
- Rank overlay on icons with shadow text
- Click to learn talents with validation
Dual Spec Support:
- Store unspent points and learned talents per spec (0 and 1)
- Track active spec and display its talents
- Spec switching UI with buttons for Spec 1/Spec 2
- Handle both SMSG_TALENTS_INFO packets from server at login
- Display unspent points for both specs in header
- Independent talent trees for each specialization
After creating a character, automatically select it in the character
list instead of defaulting to the previously selected character.
Changes:
- Added selectCharacterByName() method to CharacterScreen
- Store created character name in Application
- On creation success, auto-select the new character by name
- Falls back to saved selection if new character name doesn't match
Nonbinary characters can now choose between masculine and feminine body types in character creation, with real-time preview updates and full appearance customization. Body type preference is saved to character config and persists across sessions. Also reduces character preview drag-to-rotate sensitivity from 0.5 to 0.2 for better control.
Extends gender system beyond WoW's binary male/female to support nonbinary characters with proper they/them pronouns. Implements client-side gender mapping (nonbinary→male) for 3.3.5a server compatibility while preserving player identity through local config persistence. Adds pronoun placeholders ($p/$o/$s/$S) and three-option gender text parsing ($g<male>:<female>:<nonbinary>;) for inclusive quest and dialog text.
Changed default value from true to false in three places:
- Minimap class (rotateWithCamera member)
- GameScreen settings (minimapRotate_ and pendingMinimapRotate)
- Restore Interface Defaults button
The minimap will now remain fixed/north-up by default, and the settings
checkbox properly controls the rotation behavior.
- Implement flight path system: SMSG_SHOWTAXINODES parser, CMSG_ACTIVATETAXIEXPRESS builder, BFS multi-hop pathfinding through TaxiNodes/TaxiPath DBC, taxi destination UI, movement blocking during flight
- Fix WMO interiors too dark by boosting vertex color lighting multiplier
- Dim M2 objects inside WMO interiors (rugs, furniture) via per-instance interior detection
- Fix ramp/stair clipping by lowering wall collision normal threshold from 0.85 to 0.55
- Restore 5-sample cardinal footprint for ground detection to fix rug slipping
- Fix /unstuck command to reset player Z to WMO/terrain floor height
- Handle MSG_MOVE_TELEPORT_ACK and SMSG_TRANSFER_PENDING for hearthstone teleports
- Fix spawning under Stormwind with online-mode camera controller reset
Sweep step size reduced from 1.0f back to 0.65f with max 3 steps (was 2)
to prevent clipping through ramps in Stormwind. All paths updated: follow,
free-fly, and swimming.
Shadows disabled by default in renderer, settings UI, and settings defaults.
Spawn fix: floor probe used terrain height (underground) instead of server
position when searching for spawn floor. Now probes from max(terrain, serverZ)
so WMO city surfaces above terrain are found correctly. Also invalidates
floor cache on respawn.
Delete button: moved from details panel to bottom row (small, red, far right).
Two-stage confirmation with modal popups: first asks "are you sure", second
warns "THIS CANNOT BE UNDONE" with red DELETE PERMANENTLY button.
- Fix CMSG_BUY_ITEM count field from uint8 to uint32 (server silently dropped undersized packets)
- Character select screen: remember last selected character, two-column layout with details panel, double-click to enter world, responsive window sizing
- Fix stale character data between logins by replacing static init flag with per-character GUID tracking
- Parallelize WMO visibility culling across worker threads (same pattern as M2 renderer)
- Optimize WMO collision queries with world-space group bounds early rejection in getFloorHeight, checkWallCollision, isInsideWMO, and raycastBoundingBoxes
- Reduce camera ground samples from 5 to 3 movement-aligned probes
- Add WMO interior lighting, unlit materials, vertex color multiply, and alpha blending support
- Add WHISPER to chat type dropdown with target name field
- Implement comprehensive slash command parsing for all chat channels
- Support /w, /whisper, /tell, /t for whispers (with or without target name)
- Add /s, /y, /p, /g shortcuts for say, yell, party, guild
- Auto-fill whisper target field when switching to WHISPER with player targeted
- Allow /w <message> to whisper currently targeted player
- Add helpful error messages for invalid whisper usage
- Maintain backward compatibility with existing /logout and /invite commands
- Change window title from "WoW 3.3.5a Authentication" to "Authentication"
- Change subtitle from "Connect to Authentication Server" to "Connect to Server"
- Increase button sizes from 120x0 to 160x40 for better visibility
- Add compatibility mode dropdown (currently showing 3.3.5a, extensible for future versions)
- Rename spRace_, spGender_, spClass_ to playerRace_, playerGender_, playerClass_
- Remove swingTimer_ reference (server-side combat only)
- Remove teleporter panel UI and all references
- Remove T key binding for teleporter
Build now completes successfully with zero errors.
CMSG_BUY_ITEM was missing the trailing uint8 bag field, causing the
server to silently drop undersized packets. Add handlers for
SMSG_QUESTGIVER_REQUEST_ITEMS and SMSG_QUESTGIVER_OFFER_REWARD with
UI windows for quest completion and reward selection.
Only SkillLine category 7 (Class) gets its own tab, giving the 3 spec tabs
(e.g. Discipline/Holy/Shadow for Priest). Weapon skills, racials, professions,
and utility spells all go into the General tab.
Left-click on action bar slots now casts spells/uses items instead of starting a drag. Right-click-drag rearranges slots. Spells can be dragged from the spellbook directly onto the action bar, replacing the old "Assign to" button row.
Parse SMSG_QUESTGIVER_STATUS and SMSG_QUESTGIVER_STATUS_MULTIPLE packets to track per-NPC quest status, render yellow/gray ! and ? markers in 3D world space above NPC heads with distance-based scaling, and show corresponding dots on the minimap.
Allow picking up consumables from inventory and dropping them onto action bar
slots. Items display their icon or name, can be used via click or hotkey
(1-0,-,=), and cleared with right-click. Adds useItemById to find and use
items from backpack by item ID.
- Death screen with "Release Spirit" button sends CMSG_REPOP_REQUEST
- Detect player death/resurrection via health updates (VALUES and CREATE)
- Faction hostility map now built per-character race instead of hardcoded Human
- CharSections.dbc texture lookup enabled for all races (was Human-only)
- Fallback texture paths use race folder names instead of hardcoded Human
- Player name in unit frame is clickable for self-targeting
Smooth idle camera orbit without jump at loop boundary, click empty space to
deselect target, auto-target when attacked, fix critter hostility so neutral
factions aren't flagged red, add armor/stats to item templates, fix loot
iterator invalidation, show item template names as fallback, position drop
confirmation at cursor, remove [SYSTEM] chat prefix, show NPC names in monster
say/yell, and prevent auto-login on character select screen.
- Fix white hair: always override M2 type-6 texture with DBC hair texture when available
- Fix vendor sell: add sellPrice to ItemDef/ItemTemplateRow, use directly instead of empty cache
- Fix empty loot: skip loot window when corpse has no items and no gold
- Revamp spellbook (P key): tabbed UI (General/Active/Passive), spell icons from SpellIcon.dbc, rank text
- Clean up action bar: only auto-populate Attack and Hearthstone, rest assigned via spellbook
- Add talent placeholder (N key): 3-tab window with level/talent point display
- Fix ffplay cleanup: non-blocking waitpid with SIGKILL fallback to prevent orphaned audio processes
- Fix pre-existing getQualityColor visibility for loot window rendering
Fix spell cast target fallback using selected target instead of no-op tautology.
Fix SMSG_ITEM_QUERY_SINGLE_RESPONSE to always read 10 stat pairs (server sends
all 10 regardless of statsCount), fixing misaligned armor/stat reads. Fix XP gain
parser to read float groupRate + uint8 RAF instead of bogus uint32 groupBonus.
Add item icons and quality-colored names to loot window. Use actual character
appearance bytes for CharSections.dbc skin/face/hair lookups instead of hardcoded
defaults. Add weapon-type-aware attack animation selection (2H prioritizes anim 18).
Add readable spell cast failure messages and vendor sell hint.
Load spell icons via Spell.dbc field 133 (SpellIconID) -> SpellIcon.dbc
(icon path) -> BLP texture from Interface\Icons\. Icons are cached as GL
textures and rendered with ImageButton, with cooldown text overlaid on the
icon. Falls back to truncated spell name text for missing icons.
Enhanced the C-key character screen with a 3-column layout featuring a 3D
character model preview (with drag-to-rotate), item icons loaded from BLP
textures via ItemDisplayInfo.dbc, and a stats panel showing base + equipment
bonuses. Fixed selection circle clipping under terrain by adding a Z offset,
and corrected faction hostility logic that was wrongly marking hostile mobs
as friendly.
Split inventory into bags-only (B key) and character screen (C key). Vendor window
auto-opens bags with sell prices on hover and right-click to sell. Add camera intro
pan on all login/spawn/teleport/hearthstone events and idle orbit after 2 minutes.
Add quest log UI, SMSG_MONSTER_MOVE handling, deferred creature spawn queue, and
creature fade-in/movement interpolation for online mode.
Parse SMSG_QUESTGIVER_QUEST_DETAILS and show quest text with Accept/
Decline buttons. Vendor window now shows item names with quality colors,
stat tooltips on hover, player money, and closes properly via X button.
Suppress left/right-click targeting and interaction when the other mouse
button is held (both-button run forward).
Fix movement packets to include packed player GUID prefix so the server
tracks position. Fix inventory money display being clipped by child panels.
Add Back and Delete Character buttons to character selection screen with
two-step delete confirmation.
Save SHA1(UPPER(user):UPPER(pass)) hash to login.cfg instead of the
plaintext password. On subsequent logins, use the stored hash directly
with a new authenticateWithHash() method that bypasses password hashing.
The password field shows a placeholder when using a stored hash.
