Kelsidavis-WoWee/docs/status.md

Project Status

Last updated: 2026-02-19

What This Repo Is

Wowee is a native C++ World of Warcraft client experiment focused on connecting to real emulator servers (online/multiplayer) with a custom renderer and asset pipeline.

Current Code State

Implemented (working in normal use):

• Auth flow: SRP6a auth + realm list + world connect with header encryption
• Rendering: terrain, WMO/M2 rendering, water, sky system, particles, minimap/world map, loading video playback
• Character system: creation (including nonbinary gender), selection, 3D preview with equipment, character screen
• Core gameplay: movement, targeting, combat, action bar, inventory/equipment, chat (tabs/channels, emotes, item links)
• Quests: quest markers (! and ?) on NPCs/minimap, quest log with detail queries/retry, objective tracking, accept/complete flow, turn-in
• Trainers: spell trainer UI, buy spells, known/available/unavailable states
• Vendors, loot, gossip dialogs (including buyback for most recently sold item)
• Spellbook with class tabs, drag-drop to action bar, spell icons
• Warden anti-cheat: full module execution via Unicorn Engine x86 emulation; module caching
• Audio: ambient, movement, combat, spell, and UI sound systems
• Bag UI: separate bag windows, open-bag indicator on bag bar, optional collapse-empty mode in aggregate bag view
• Multi-expansion: Classic/Vanilla, TBC, WotLK, and Turtle WoW (1.17) protocol and asset variants

In progress / known gaps:

• Transports (ships, zeppelins, elevators): partial support, timing and edge cases still buggy
• 3D positional audio: not implemented (mono/stereo only)
• Visual edge cases: some M2/WMO rendering gaps (character shin mesh, some particle effects)

Where To Look

• Entry point: src/main.cpp, src/core/application.cpp
• Networking/auth: src/auth/, src/network/, src/game/game_handler.cpp
• Rendering: src/rendering/
• Assets/extraction: extract_assets.sh, tools/asset_extract/, src/pipeline/asset_manager.cpp