Replaces the AzerothCore-style creature_equip_template SQL
tables plus the visible-weapon / shield / ranged-slot data
that was traditionally embedded in creature templates. Closes
a long-standing gap in the creature subsystem: until now WCRT
defined a creature's stats, WSPN placed it in the world, and
WLOT defined what it drops — but nothing defined what items
it visibly equips.
Each entry binds a creatureId to up to three equipped items
(main hand / off hand / ranged) plus the visual kit that
fires when the main-hand weapon is brandished. equipFlags
bits encode hidden / dual-wield / shield-offhand /
thrown-ranged / 2H polearm to drive the renderer's
attachment-point selection.
Cross-references with prior formats — creatureId points at
WCRT.creatureId, mainHandItemId / offHandItemId / rangedItemId
all point at WIT.itemId, and mainHandVisualId points at
WSVK.visualKitId so brandished weapons can play their
signature glow / aura.
CLI: --gen-ceq (3 generic guard/hunter/rogue starters),
--gen-ceq-bosses (4 iconic loadouts incl. Frostmourne and
Illidan's warglaives, with WSVK visual cross-refs),
--gen-ceq-ranged (3 ranged-only rifle/bow/crossbow loadouts),
--info-wceq, --validate-wceq with --json variants. Validator
catches id=0/duplicates, missing creatureId, all-empty-slots
warning, kFlagDualWield without both hand items, kFlagShield
without offhand item, mutually-exclusive dual-wield + shield,
and 2H polearm with offhand item filled.
Format graph milestone: 50 distinct binary formats. CLI flag
count: 754 → 760.
New open format — replaces SkillLineAbility.dbc plus the
recipe portions of SkillLine.dbc plus the AzerothCore
trade_skill SQL tables. Closes the crafting gap left by WSKL
(which carries skill lines but not the recipes that bind to
them).
14 professions (Blacksmithing, Tailoring, Engineering,
Alchemy, Enchanting, Leatherworking, Jewelcrafting,
Inscription, Mining, Skinning, Herbalism, Cooking, FirstAid,
Fishing). Each recipe has 4 skill-up bracket thresholds
(orange / yellow / green / gray) for skill-up probability,
a craft spell cross-ref (WSPL), produced item cross-ref
(WIT) with min/max quantity range, an optional tool item,
and up to 4 reagent slots (itemId + count).
Cross-references with prior formats — craftSpellId points at
WSPL.spellId, producedItemId / toolItemId / reagent[].itemId
all point at WIT.itemId, and skillId points at WSKL.skillId.
CLI: --gen-tsk (3-recipe entry-tier starter), --gen-tsk-
blacksmithing (5-recipe progression rough sharpening through
truesilver champion), --gen-tsk-alchemy (5-recipe progression
minor healing through flask of titans), --info-wtsk,
--validate-wtsk with --json variants. Validator catches
id=0/duplicates, profession out of range, missing craft spell
or produced item, monotonic-bracket check (must be orange <=
yellow <= green <= gray), reagent itemId-without-count
mismatch, and free-recipe warning (no reagents and no tool).
Format graph now exposes 49 distinct binary formats. CLI
flag count: 747 → 752.
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.
