Welcome to Thunderbrew, a fork of [Whoa](https://github.com/whoahq/whoa), an unofficial open source implementation of the World of Warcraft 3.3.5a (build 12340) game client in C++11.
To build, ensure you have installed a recent version of CMake and an appropriate C++ build environment, and run the following from the `whoa` directory:
Assuming all went well, you should see a `dist/bin` directory appear in the `build` directory. The `dist/bin` directory will contain a `Whoa` executable.
The data directory must either be a fully extracted MPQ archive set for World of Warcraft 3.3.5a (build 12340), or a directory that contains a `Data` subdirectory with 3.3.5a MPQ archives.
Thunderbrew will attempt change its working directory at startup to the directory that contains the Whoa binary. You can either move your `Whoa` binary to the same directory that contains `Data/` and `WTF/`, launching it from there, or you can supply a different directory with the `-datadir \path\to\game_dir` command line switch. Note that the `-datadir` parameter must be specified with backslashes (\\), even on MacOS and Linux.
Whoa is very much a work-in-progress: it does not fully connect to a realm server, does not play back sound or music, and does not support customizing settings. These things will be supported over time.
It's fascinating to explore the development practices used to build a modern major video game.
**Why 3.3.5a?**
The game and its libraries have become significantly more complex in the intervening 10+ years. By picking 3.3.5a, it's possible to imagine this implementation will eventually be complete.
**Can I use this in my own development projects?**
