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• openSUSE Tumbleweed (GNOME)
• World of Warcraft 3.3.5

• https://trinitycore.info/install/requirements/linux

sudo zypper install gcc gcc-c++ cmake git-core boost-devel libboost_filesystem-devel libboost_program_options-devel libboost_regex-devel libboost_locale-devel zlib-devel libopenssl-3-devel readline-devel libbz2-devel libmariadbd-devel mariadb

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

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

rm -Rf ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' && mkdir -p ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' && nano ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/custom.cnf'

[client]
default-character-set = 'utf8mb4'

[mariadb-client]
default-character-set = 'utf8mb4'

[mariadbd]
character-set-client-handshake = 'FALSE'
character-set-server = 'utf8mb4'
collation-server = 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci'
init-connect='SET NAMES utf8mb4'
expire_logs_days = '7'
max_binlog_size = '100M'
skip-networking = 'On'
table_definition_cache = '1400'

# End

• Future start-up messages related to mysqld.log can be safely ignored ²⁾
• TODO: Above log error with [mariadbd] flag at DB creation-time

mariadb-install-db --datadir=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' --defaults-file=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/custom.cnf'

• Change the root password: N

mariadbd-safe --no-watch --skip-syslog --datadir=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock'

mariadb-secure-installation --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER

mariadb-admin 'shutdown' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER

• https://trinitycore.info/en/install/Database-Installation#creating-the-trinitycore-databases-in-mysql

mariadbd-safe --no-watch --skip-syslog --datadir=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock'

mariadb --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER

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;

mariadb-admin 'shutdown' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER

• https://trinitycore.info/en/install/Core-Installation/linux-core-installation

rm -Rf ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/build' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run' && 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' -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER='/usr/bin/gcc' -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER='/usr/bin/g++' -DNOJEM='1' -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='-march=native -std=gnu++2c -Ofast -DNDEBUG' -DWITHOUT_METRICS='1' -DTOOLS='1' && make --jobs=$(nproc) install

• https://trinitycore.info/en/install/Server-Setup/Linux-Server-Setup
• 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' && cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft' && 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' && cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft' && 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' && cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft' && rm -Rf 'vmaps' && mkdir -p 'vmaps' && ./'vmap4assembler' 'Buildings' 'vmaps'

• 30-40 minutes i5-8400H ³⁾
• --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' && cd ~/'.wine/World of Warcraft 3.3.5/drive_c/Program Files/World of Warcraft' && 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' && mv -f 'dbc' 'maps' 'Cameras' 'vmaps' 'mmaps' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin' && rm -f 'mapextractor' 'vmap4extractor' 'vmap4assembler' 'mmaps_generator' && cd ~

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

ls --directory ~/'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' && rm -Rf 'Buildings' 'mapextractor' 'vmap4extractor' 'vmap4assembler' 'mmaps_generator' && cd ~

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

• https://trinitycore.info/en/install/Database-Installation#populating-the-mysql-trinity-databases

• https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/releases
• Last tested: TDB_full_world_335.25101_2025_10_21.7z

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

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

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

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

[authserver]

# Connection
BindIP = "127.0.0.1"
LoginDatabaseInfo = "127.0.0.1;../../mariadb.sock;authserver;x;authserver"

AllowLoggingIPAddressesInDatabase = 0

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

# End

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

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

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

[worldserver]

# Connection
BindIP = "127.0.0.1"
LoginDatabaseInfo     = "127.0.0.1;../../mariadb.sock;authserver;x;authserver"
WorldDatabaseInfo     = "127.0.0.1;../../mariadb.sock;worldserver;x;worldserver"
CharacterDatabaseInfo = "127.0.0.1;../../mariadb.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' && nano ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-authserver-start.sh' && chmod +x ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-authserver-start.sh'

#!/bin/bash

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

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

# End

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

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

#!/bin/bash

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

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

# End

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

• Ctrl + \ to shutdown

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

#!/bin/bash

mariadbd-safe --skip-syslog --datadir=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock'

# End

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

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

#!/bin/bash

git -C ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/src' reset --hard 'origin/3.3.5'
git -C ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/src' pull origin '3.3.5' --rebase

cd ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/build'
cmake ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/src' -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run' -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE='Release' -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER='/usr/bin/gcc' -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER='/usr/bin/g++' -DNOJEM='1' -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-march='native' -std='gnu++2c' -Ofast -DNDEBUG" -DWITHOUT_METRICS='1' -DTOOLS='0'
make -j "$(nproc)" install

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

zenity --title 'WoW 3.3.5 Updater' --text 'localhost server update complete' --icon ~/'.wine/Icons/WoW-335-256.png' --timeout '2' --info

# End

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

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

#!/bin/bash

mariadbd-safe --no-watch --skip-syslog --datadir=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock'
sleep '2'

mariadb-dump --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER --single-transaction --quick 'authserver' -r $HOME/'Downloads/'$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%s)'-localhost-authserver.sql'
mariadb-dump --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER --single-transaction --quick 'characters' -r $HOME/'Downloads/'$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%s)'-localhost-characters.sql'

mariadb-admin 'shutdown' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER

zenity --title 'WoW 3.3.5 Backup' --text 'DBs Backed-up to Downloads' --icon ~/'.wine/Icons/WoW-335-256.png' --timeout '1' --info

# End

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

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

#!/bin/bash

kgx -T 'WoW 3.3.5 [MariaDB]' -e ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-database-start.sh' &
sleep '2'

kgx -T 'WoW 3.3.5 [auth]' -e ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-authserver-start.sh' &
kgx -T 'WoW 3.3.5 [world]' -e ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-worldserver-start.sh'

# End

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

mkdir -p ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts' && nano ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-database-maintenance.sh' && chmod +x ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-database-maintenance.sh'

#!/bin/bash

zenity --title 'WoW 3.3.5 (localhost)' --text 'Starting DB maintenance...' --icon ~/'.wine/Icons/WoW-335-256.png' --timeout '2' --info

mariadbd-safe --no-watch --skip-syslog --datadir=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock'
sleep '2'

mariadb-check --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER -o -A -f -e --auto-repair > '/dev/null'

mariadb-admin 'shutdown' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER

zenity --title 'WoW 3.3.5 (localhost)' --text 'DB maintenance complete' --icon ~/'.wine/Icons/WoW-335-256.png' --timeout '2' --info

# End

~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/scripts/localhost-database-maintenance.sh'

• https://trinitycore.info/en/install/Final-Server-Steps

• 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

• Mini Tyrael pet

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• Quest for Diablo Stone, Panda Collar, or Zergling Leash pets

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.tele GMIsland

mariadbd-safe --no-watch --skip-syslog --datadir=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' && sleep '2' && mariadb-dump --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER --single-transaction --quick 'authserver' -r $HOME/'Downloads/'$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%s)'-localhost-authserver.sql' && mariadb-admin 'shutdown' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER

mariadbd-safe --no-watch --skip-syslog --datadir=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' && sleep '2' && mariadb-dump --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER --single-transaction --quick 'characters' -r $HOME/'Downloads/'$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%s)'-localhost-characters.sql' && mariadb-admin 'shutdown' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER

• Initial set-up

mariadbd-safe --no-watch --skip-syslog --datadir=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock'

mariadb --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER --execute='CREATE DATABASE authserver;'

cat ~/'Downloads/'*'-localhost-authserver.sql' | mariadb --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER 'authserver'

mariadb --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER --execute='CREATE DATABASE characters;'

cat ~/'Downloads/'*'-localhost-characters.sql' | mariadb --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER 'characters'

mariadb-admin 'shutdown' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER

• Remove --no-watch to run foreground

mariadbd-safe --no-watch --skip-syslog --datadir=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/database' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock'

mariadb-admin 'shutdown' --socket=$HOME/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/mariadb/mariadb.sock' --user=$USER

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'

sudo zypper install clang

-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER='/usr/bin/clang' -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER='/usr/bin/clang++'

• 2025/12/09: jemalloc needed disabled to compile successfully
• 2025/12/09: mmaps took 4 minutes longer to extract vs Clang ⁴⁾

sudo zypper install gcc gcc-c++

-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER='/usr/bin/gcc' -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER='/usr/bin/g++' -DNOJEM='1'

ldd ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/worldserver'

readelf --string-dump='.comment' ~/'Projects/TrinityCore-335/run/bin/worldserver'

• 2025/12/10

[     0]  GCC: (SUSE Linux) 15.2.1 20251006

[     0]  clang version 21.1.6