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Private WoW Server Setup 1.10
UPDATE!!!! Please use my newer guide!! There's no reason to use old stuff, we all want the new dungeons, instances and quests!!! It's all a lot better. If you must use this guide, do know I don't really provide ANY support for it anymore!!

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*****This guide is out of date but still works for the software explained within it. Don't ask about the new software, cause I don't know about it. Learn how to use Google if you need help with newer stuff. I'll update this eventually!*****

I started this guide off and it was actually getting quite long but I have decided to redo it because I have found something that is a lot quicker and gets the job done and it allows your clients to use version 1.10. This guide assumes you're not a complete newb and know the terminology I am using.

First, I shall let you know I am using a dedicated machine for my World of WarCraft server. It is an Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz with 2GBs of RAM. I've noticed this emulation takes up a lot of resources so having a beefy machine is a MUST! If you are going to have a LAN only server then having a fast internet connection isn't a MUST but recommended to download the files you're going to need.

Some users might want to setup the server and client on the same machine. It's 100% possible but that's not how I have choosen to do things. You could actually just follow this guide for doing it :)

Setting up the Client

First I am going to go over how to setup the client since it's rather simple. Using your purchased World of WarCraft disc set (mine is five discs large!!) install World of WarCraft so that you have a "fresh" copy. Now...if you still want to play on official/real Blizzard servers you can make a copy of the World of WarCraft folder and use that too access the official servers.

Now download and install the official World of WarCraft 1.10 patch. You can Google it "wow_1.10.0_enus_patch.exe". It's about 360MBs in size. That's where having the fast internet connection becomes handy! :) Once that has downloaded, install it. Next you will need the 1.10 hack patch which allows you to play on private/emulated World of WarCraft servers. You can Google that, "1.9.x Patch Hacker.exe" or "hackpatch110". Download and install it.

Go into your World of WarCraft install (usually C:\Program Files\World of WarCraft\) and find a file called "WoW473519.wtf". Erase anything in there and add in "set realmlist ". By this part of the guide YOU DONT HAVE A SERVER!! AHH!! You will also need to add that 'set realmlist' stuff into a file called "realmlist.wtf" which is also located in the World of WarCraft directory. Both of these files can be opened/edited in Notepad.

Once that is completed it's time to set the server up so you can fill those things out for your client(s).

Setting up the Server

Now, to the part of setting up the actual server!! You will need some files, none of which I can provide for you :) You'll need to Google them up as usual. I created a folder called "World of WarCraft Server" in my C:\ (C:\World of WarCraft Server\) and put all my server files in there. I am a neat-freak about my computers though, so you can do whatever you please.

You will need these 2 files:

"UWC_Repack_1.0.9.9.rar"
"1.0.9.9cUpdate.rar"

I unpacked the first load of files into C:\World of WarCraft Server\. Then I unpacked and OVER-WROTE the files in C:\World of WarCraft Server\. I think there was only 2 folder it over-wrote. It just updated some files. Excellent, next!

The next part allows you to have other people (a.k.a people outside of your network be able to acess the server, your friends...etc.). Some people like myself have a static IP address, others have a dynamic one. The dynamic one suck because they change every so often, but with the FREE No-IP service it makes it a lot easier. Hit up their website and create an account. This will be what you use in those "WoW473519.wtf" and "realmlist.wtf" files. So for instance let's say you created wow.no-ip.info. You would put:

set realmlist wow.no-ip.info

into those 2 files for your clients.

If your server is going to be LAN only you really don't need to do the whole no-ip part. You can set both of those client files to:

set realmlist

OR if you're doing a server and client on the same machine:

set realmlist 127.0.0.1.

Ok, so that finishes up the client really, but now we need to go into a file for the server. So let's go into C:\World of WarCraft Server\ and you will see a file called wowemu.key. Open this file in Notepad. You'll see a line called:

server_name=

I have edited mine to say:

server_name=The Meat Wagon. Just because that's what I wanted to name my server. You can call it anything you want, don't matter to me! Next find the line:

ws_host=127.0.0.1. Leave it as it is if you want to have a LAN only server. If you want your friends and outsiders to be able to access your server put the no-ip address in here:

ws_host=wow.no-ip.info, obviously you need to change that to your no-ip address.

Save and exit.

Now you will need to go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\ and find a file called "hosts". Open this with Notepad. Add in this line:

127.0.0.1 wad.eclub.lv

If you have a no-ip add it in also.

127.0.0.1 wow.no-ip.info

Save and exit.

Now...back in your World of WarCraft Server folder, go to a program called DButilEx.exe. This program is an important one and allows you to create, modify, easily ban users. You can use it to create a user right now...or do it from the web page interface when you start the server up. I did it form this program because I could also set my PLEVEL to a GM right from there rather then signing up through the web page and then editing the account in the program. You can do whatever you want :)

So now you can start the server, click on the file "Launcher.exe" and hit the start button on this new program. This starts the server. Once it's stop spitting out text (around 5 minutes) the server is up and running. New users can register via the web interface or you can input them manually through the DBUtilEx.exe tool.

That should cover about everything. You can further customize your server through the "scripts" folder and the files in there. There are more programs and ReadMes that come with the server so READ THEM!!! If I missed something let me know.

Don't ask me for files, or the legality of this process, cause I don't know, nor do i care. I may update this guide over time with new information or screenshots, but this really should be more then enough to get a World of WarCraft server up and running. If you can't feel free to leave a comment on this page and let me know what's up.