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Welcome to the WoWDev wiki. For more information about the wiki and its history see the about page.

Many files of WoW change in new revisions of the client. Some information may thus be out of date or newer than the version you want. Please note that the more recent something is, the likelier the documentation is incomplete. Large amounts of information on the wiki is based on WotLK/3.3.5a/12340 or WoD/6.0.1/18179. Also see Common_Types for a list of types commonly used in the documentation and Client_Error_Analysis for commonly found errors the client emits.

If you add new information to our wiki, please keep in mind to always take care to also write down your revisions info! Also, see our list of Community Projects if you like to look at stuff or need orientation more than documentation.

File formats

• World
  • terrain: ADT/v18
  • map description: WDT
  • low-resolution terrain: WDL/v18
• Graphics / Models
  • textures: BLP
  • models: M2, M3
  • addition model information: .anim, .skin, .phys, .bone, .skel
  • large models/map objects: WMO
  • shaders: BLS, WFX
  • low-resolution textures: TEX/v0
• Cache and Databases
  • cache: WDB, ADB (Cataclysm), Hotfix.tbl (WoD)
  • database: DBC, DB2 (Cataclysm)
    • tables, Alpha, Vanilla, BC, WotLK, Cataclysm, MoP, WoD, Legion
  • day-night-cycle: dnc.db
• Addons / Scripting / UI
  • minimap description: TRS
  • subtitles: SBT
  • ZMP
  • also used are TOC, WTF, Lua, XML and more. See more information on "https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_API"
• archives: MPQ, CASC
• file-verification: signaturefile
• various formats for MoP
• alpha/vanilla
  • liquids: WLM, WLQ, WLW
  • lighting: LIT
  • map database: World.def
  • models: MDX
  • terrain: WDT/ADT
• internal/unused/other
  • terrain: ADT/v22, ADT/v23
  • models for D3: M3

See Category:Format for all versions and formats.

World of Warcraft Memory Data

• Client
  • Player
  • Camera, Spectate Mode
  • Time
  • Enables
• ClientObjects
  • M-WMO
  • M-M2
  • Character
• ServerObjects
  • ServersideObjects
• Terrain
• Enumeration & Structures by Kynox
• Information about Warden by Kynox, Cypher and others
• Click To Move
• Client:BSN
• General Structures
• Macros
• Opcodes, Packets
• Patching the client: Patching Files, Updater, Lst

See Category:Client for all articles.

Authentication

• Login

Thanks to

• Adys
• Amaroth
• Archange
• Chuanhsing
• Cypher
• Dreamhacker
• Hergonan
• Karliky
• Kynox
• Malu05
• Markus
• ObscuR
• Reiner030
• Riraito
• Schlumpf
• Shynd
• Tharo
• Tommedema
• Xayo
• Yamachi

for contributing to the wiki.

Blizzard Entertainment for creating World of Warcraft.