48th open format — replaces WorldStateUI.dbc plus the
AzerothCore-style world_state SQL data. Defines on-screen UI
elements that surface server-side world-state variables: BG
scoreboards (flag captures, base controls), Wintergrasp tank
counters, Eye of the Storm flag-carrier indicator, dungeon
boss progress, world-event collection trackers.
Each entry binds a server-side variableIndex to a UI panel
kind (counter / timer / flag-icon / progress-bar / two-sided
score / custom) gated by mapId+areaId, with optional
alwaysVisible and hideWhenZero flags and a chosen panel
position (top / bottom / top-left / top-right / center).
Cross-references with prior formats — mapId points at
WMS.mapId and areaId points at WMS.areaId.
CLI: --gen-wsui (3-entry BG scoreboard starter for WSG/AB/
EotS), --gen-wsui-wintergrasp (4-entry full Wintergrasp UI),
--gen-wsui-dungeon (3-entry boss/keys/treasure hunt UI),
--info-wwui, --validate-wwui with --json variants. Validator
catches id=0/duplicates, kind/position out of range,
variableIndex=0 warning, alwaysVisible+hideWhenZero conflict
warning, and (mapId, variableIndex) collision warning when
two entries would read the same server slot on the same map.
Also extends --list-formats and --info-magic with WWUI.
47th open format — replaces SpellVisualKit.dbc +
SpellVisualEffectName.dbc plus the AzerothCore-style spell
visual SQL data. Defines per-spell visual presentations:
cast-bar effect model, projectile model + travel speed +
arc gravity, impact effect model, hand effect on the caster,
and the animations + sounds that fire at cast / channel /
impact time.
Cross-references with prior formats — castAnimId / impactAnimId
/ precastAnimId point at WANI.animationId, castSoundId /
impactSoundId point at WSND.soundId. Spell catalogs (WSPL)
will reference visualKitId here to bind "what mechanically
happens" to "what plays visually."
CLI: --gen-svk (3-kit Frostbolt/Fireball/HealingTouch starter
showing projectile + AoE + heal patterns), --gen-svk-combat
(5 melee/ranged with WANI animation refs), --gen-svk-utility
(4 portal/hearth/mount/resurrect with no projectile),
--info-wsvk, --validate-wsvk with --json variants. Validator
catches id=0/duplicates, missing name, negative speeds/radii,
projectile-model + speed coherence (model without speed =
never travels; speed without model = invisible), and a
no-effect catch-all (no models + no anims + no sounds).
46th open format — replaces AnimationData.dbc plus the
hard-coded animation-id tables in M2 model loaders. Defines
named animations (Stand, Walk, Run, Cast, Death, MountIdle,
Fly, ...) with fallback chains, behavior tier (default /
mounted / sitting / aerial / swimming), and weapon-flag
bitmasks that select the correct animation variant when the
model wields 1H / 2H / dual / bow / rifle / wand / etc.
Cross-references with prior formats — fallbackId resolves
within the same WANI catalog (graceful degradation when the
requested animation is absent: Run falls back to Walk,
Attack2H falls back to Attack1H).
10 weapon-flag constants + 6 behavior flags (Looped,
BlendableCycle, Interruptable, MovementSync, OneShot,
PreserveAtEnd). 5 behavior tiers. CLI: --gen-animations
(5 essentials), --gen-animations-combat (8 weapon-typed
attacks + parry + channel), --gen-animations-movement (6
locomotion anims with tier transitions). Validator catches
id-uniqueness, fallback-self-loop, looped-without-duration,
mutually-exclusive Looped+OneShot flags, weaponFlags=0
warning, and unresolved fallback warnings.
Also extends --list-formats and --info-magic with WANI.
New top-level CLI flag prints a table of every novel open
format the project ships: 4-char binary magic, file extension,
category label, the proprietary file(s) it replaces, and a
one-line description. 44 formats total covering 5 world/asset
foundations (.wom / .wob / .whm / .wot / .wow) and 39 catalog
DBC/SQL replacements.
Also exposes formats not previously surfaced via --gen-* flags
(WFAC factions, WLCK locks, WSKL skills, WOLA outdoor light,
WOWA weather, WMPX world map) — these are loaded directly by
the engine. Supports --json variant for tooling integration.
