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• FreeBSD 14.3 (Xfce)
• MariaDB
• World of Warcraft 3.3.5

• May require a boost package ¹⁾

su -

pkg install git readline mariadb118-client cmake-core bzip2 libressl

cd ~ && mkdir -p ~/'Projects' && rm -Rf ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/src' && git clone --branch '3.3.5' --depth '1' --recurse-submodules 'https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore.git' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/src' && sync

su - 'root' -c 'service 'mysql-server' onestart'

mariadb -u 'root' -p

CREATE DATABASE authserver;

CREATE DATABASE characters;

CREATE DATABASE worldserver;

CREATE USER 'authserver'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'x';

CREATE USER 'characters'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'x';

CREATE USER 'worldserver'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'x';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON authserver.* to 'authserver'@'localhost';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON characters.* to 'characters'@'localhost';

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON worldserver.* to 'worldserver'@'localhost';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

EXIT

rm -Rf ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/build' && mkdir -p ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/build' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run' && cd ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/build' && cmake ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/src' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run' -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE='Release' -DWITHOUT_METRICS='1' -DTOOLS='1' && make -j "$(nproc)" install

• Expects World of Warcraft 3.3.5

cp -f ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/mapextractor' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && rm -Rf 'dbc' 'maps' 'Cameras' && ./'mapextractor' -f '0'

cp -f ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/vmap4extractor' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && rm -Rf 'Buildings' && ./'vmap4extractor' -l

cp -f ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/vmap4assembler' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && rm -Rf 'vmaps' && mkdir -p 'vmaps' && ./'vmap4assembler' 'Buildings' 'vmaps'

• ~30 minutes i5-8400H ²⁾
• --threads $(nproc)

cp -f ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/mmaps_generator' ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && rm -Rf 'mmaps' && mkdir -p 'mmaps' && ./'mmaps_generator' --bigBaseUnit 'true' --threads "$(nproc)"

cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && mv -f 'dbc' 'maps' 'Cameras' 'vmaps' 'mmaps' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin' && rm -f 'mapextractor' 'vmap4extractor' 'vmap4assembler' 'mmaps_generator' && cd ~ && sync

• ~/Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin needs Cameras, dbc, maps, mmaps, and vmaps folders

ls -d ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/dbc' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/maps' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/Cameras' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/vmaps' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/mmaps'

gio open ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin'

cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/' && rm -Rf 'Buildings' 'mapextractor' 'vmap4extractor' 'vmap4assembler' 'mmaps_generator' 'WoWDL.lnk' && cd ~ && sync

gio open ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft 3.3.5a.12340'*'/'

• https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/releases
• Last tested: TDB_full_world_335.24111_2024_11_22.7z

rm -f ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/TDB_full_world_335.'*'.sql' && 7z e -o$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin' -y ~/'Downloads/TDB_full_world_335.'*'.7z'

• Last commit: Jul 28, 2021 68bf7e6
• New commits check
• Upstream authserver.conf.dist (raw)

cp -f ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/etc/authserver.conf.dist' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/etc/authserver.conf'

mkdir -p ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/authserver.conf.d' && ee ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/authserver.conf.d/localhost-authserver.conf'

[authserver]

# Connection
BindIP = "127.0.0.1"
LoginDatabaseInfo = ".;/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock;authserver;x;authserver"
AllowLoggingIPAddressesInDatabase = 0

# Etc
RealmsStateUpdateDelay = 0
Updates.EnableDatabases = 1
Updates.CleanDeadRefMaxCount = -1

# End

• Last commit: June 10th, 2025 0bd56da
• New commits check
• Upstream worldserver.conf.dist (raw)

cp -f ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/etc/worldserver.conf.dist' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/etc/worldserver.conf'

mkdir -p ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/worldserver.conf.d' && ee ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/worldserver.conf.d/localhost-worldserver.conf'

[worldserver]

# Connection
BindIP = "127.0.0.1"
LoginDatabaseInfo     = ".;/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock;authserver;x;authserver"
WorldDatabaseInfo     = ".;/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock;worldserver;x;worldserver"
CharacterDatabaseInfo = ".;/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock;characters;x;characters"

# Server
Updates.CleanDeadRefMaxCount = -1
FlashAtStart = 0
Server.LoginInfo = 1
Motd = "Welcome to your localhost server!"
AllowTickets = 0
CharDelete.Method = 1
CharDelete.KeepDays = 0
WhoList.Update.Interval = 300
HotSwap.Enabled = 0
HotSwap.EnableReCompiler = 0

# Quests
Quests.LowLevelHideDiff = -1
Quests.HighLevelHideDiff = -1

# Character
GM.LoginState = 0

# Protections
MaxOverspeedPings = 0
PacketSpoof.Policy = 0
ChatFakeMessagePreventing = 0
ChatFlood.MessageCount = 0

# End

mkdir -p ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts' && ee ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-server-start.sh' && chmod +x ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-server-start.sh'

#!/bin/sh

cd ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin'

xfce4-terminal -T 'WoW — authserver' -I ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/WBE5_Wow.0.png' -e "./'authserver' --config-dir ../../'authserver.conf.d'" &
xfce4-terminal -T 'WoW — worldserver' -I ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/WBE5_Wow.0.png' -e "./'worldserver' --config-dir ../../'worldserver.conf.d'"

# End

~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-server-start.sh'

xfce4-terminal --minimize -T 'WoW 3.3.5 — [auth]' -I ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/WBE5_Wow.0.png' -x ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/authserver' --config-dir ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/authserver.conf.d'

xfce4-terminal --minimize -T 'WoW 3.3.5 — [world]' -I ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/WBE5_Wow.0.png' -x ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/worldserver' --config-dir ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/worldserver.conf.d'

• TODO

mkdir -p ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts' && ee ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-databases-backup.sh' && chmod +x ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-databases-backup.sh'

#!/bin/sh

cd ~/'Downloads'
mariadb-dump -u 'root' -p --opt -r 'localserver-authserver-database-'$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%s)'.sql' 'authserver'
mariadb-dump -u 'root' -p --opt -r 'localserver-characters-database-'$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%s)'.sql' 'characters' 
sync
notify-send -i ~/'.local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/WBE5_Wow.0.png' 'WoW 3.3.5 Databases Backed-up Successfully to Downloads'

# End

~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-databases-backup.sh'

• Done from worldserver console
• Change x to password

~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-server-start.sh'

account create Espionage724 x

account set gmlevel Espionage724 3 -1

server shutdown 1

• https://www.wowhead.com/classic/item=14646/northshire-gift-voucher
• https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/item=13584/diablo-stone
• Gives Diablo Stone for Mini Diablo pet

.additem 14646

• https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/item=39656/tyraels-hilt
• Mini Tyrael might have buggy movement and not follow more-often than other pets (Mini Diablo seems fine)

.additem 39656

su - 'root' -c 'service 'mysql-server' onestart'

mariadb-dump -u 'root' -p --single-transaction --quick 'authserver' -r ~/'Downloads/localhost-authserver-'$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%s)'.sql'

mariadb-dump -u 'root' -p --single-transaction --quick 'characters' -r ~/'Downloads/localhost-characters-'$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%s)'.sql'

su - 'root' -c 'service 'mysql-server' onestop'

• Initial set-up

su - 'root' -c 'service 'mysql-server' onestart'

• x is path to a authserver .sql database dump

mariadb -u 'root' -p --execute='CREATE DATABASE authserver;'

mariadb -u 'root' -p 'authserver' < x

• x is path to a characters .sql database dump

mariadb -u 'root' -p --execute='CREATE DATABASE characters;'

mariadb -u 'root' -p 'characters' < x

su - 'root' -c 'service 'mysql-server' onestart'

cd ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin' && ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/authserver' --config-dir ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/authserver.conf.d'

cd ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin' && ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/worldserver' --config-dir ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/worldserver.conf.d'

• https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/commits/3.3.5/

git -C ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/src' pull origin '3.3.5' && cd ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/build' && cmake ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/src' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run' -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE='Release' -DWITHOUT_METRICS='1' -DTOOLS='0' && make -j "$(nproc)" install