std::toupper(int) and std::tolower(int) have undefined behavior when
passed a negative value. These sites passed raw signed char without
casting to unsigned char first, unlike the rest of the codebase which
already uses the correct pattern. Affects auth (account names), world
packets, and mount sound path matching.
- Extract guidToUnitId(), getQuestTitle(), findQuestLogEntry() helpers
to replace 14 duplicated GUID-to-unitId patterns and 7 quest log
search patterns in game_handler.cpp
- Remove duplicate #include in renderer.cpp
- Remove commented-out model cleanup code in terrain_manager.cpp
- Replace C-style casts with static_cast in auth and transport code
- Vanilla M2 bone struct (108 bytes) with 28-byte animation tracks
- Version-aware bone parsing (vanilla vs WotLK format detection)
- Fix CharSections.dbc field layout for vanilla (variation/color at 4-5)
- Remove broken CharSections.csv files (all fields marked as strings)
- Expansion data reload on profile switch (DBC cache clear, layout reload)
- Vanilla packet encryption (VanillaCrypt XOR-based header crypt)
- Extended character preview geoset range (0-99) for vanilla models
- DBC cache clear support in AssetManager
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
Game name uses big-endian (not reversed), platform/os/locale use
little-endian with chars reversed and null at end (not beginning).
Protocol version is 8 for WoW 3.3.5a, not 3.
Three critical bugs fixed:
- LOGON_CHALLENGE request: set protocol byte to 0x03 (was 0x00) and
reverse FourCC strings (game/platform/os/locale) to match real client
- Response parsers: remove double-read of opcode byte that shifted all
field reads by one, preventing successful auth with real servers
- LOGON_PROOF response sizes: success=32 bytes, failure=4 bytes to match
TrinityCore/AzerothCore format
Also adds missing auth result codes (0x13-0x20, 0xFF) including
IGR_WITHOUT_BNET (0x17) which Warmane was returning.
