First thing to do is setup your account. Please visit http://www.yserbius.org/wow3/register.php to setup your free account.
Be sure and set the expansion to Wrath of the LichKing so that you have the latest addon permissions.
The WoW client version you need is 3.3.3 11723 which is one short of a full patch job. So when you start patching please stay alert, you do not want to take the last patch to 3.3.5. i repeat you do not want to patch no further than 3.3.3 11723
Ok lets assume you do not have a client. I would say the best place to start is here.
https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/download/clients/pc/InstallWoW.exe
Let it install Wrath of Lich King and be sure to follow the next instructions before launching the game.
To access the wow server you need to change your realmlist.wtf file.
-Go into the folder where you installed WoW
-Go into your "data" folder
-Go into your locale folder (it's going to be named something like "enUS", "enGB", "frFR", "deDE", etc.)
-Open realmlist.wtf in Notepad and change the contents from this:
to this:
You can make your realmlist.wtf file look like this:
Then you just // out the lines you do not want it to use and you can easilly switch between retail and private servers for futre patching operations.
NEW TIP. BROWSE TO YOUR WOW FOLDER AND SEND SHORTCUT TO DESKTOP FOR WOW.EXE instead of using the Standard Launcher.EXE. This will solve the patching problems.
Now, if you want to not change realmlist.wtf file each time you switch between a private server and retail.... just copy your wow install folder somewhere else.
Say retail is here c:\program files\world of warcraft
drag and drop the entire folder in the C:\ drive.
Rename the folder c:\world of warcraft 309 private or what ever you want.
Leave the c:\world of warcraft 309 private folder patched to 309 and when the retail goes to version 3.1.0 (c:\program files\world of warcraft) download the 3.1 patch and put it in the retail folder and run it. It will just patch that wow folder not the private one.
I hope this makes sense. Please post questions and feedback. There are settings that can be changed and I'm sure Slohand would be happy to configure the server as needed. While we probably don't want an uber server, somedays it would be nice for a new toon to start out at level 25 or something. Create some threads and let the fun begin.
Here is some info on how to install WoW from the very beginning in case you don't want to download from Bliz.
The short version:
Buy WoW: Lich king and install. Patch to the correct version. Follow above to change realmlist.
The next waynot reccomended)
• Full WoW Installation tips & Full Client-Expansion Download Links •
• If you install 2.0.0 Non-TBC and patch it to 2.4.x before installing TBC,
you will have to reinstall all the patches again, in order too access the Burning
Crusade areas.
• the fastest path to take would be :
WoW 2.0.0 -> TBC expansion -> 2.4.0 -> 2.4.1 -> 2.4.2 -> 2.4.3 -> 3.0.1 -> 3.0.2 -> 3.0.3 then get the patches to 3.0.9.9551
Blizzard offers 2.0.0 free for download, same with the TBC (see links below) :
patch mirror resource site : http://www.wowwiki.com/Patch_mirrors
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PC CLIENT VERSION : worldofwarcraft.com - 2.0.0 (~3200 Mb)
• US http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/f...-downloader.exe
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/wowclien...nloader.torrent
• GB http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.exe
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-enGB...nloader.torrent
• DE http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.exe
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-deDE...nloader.torrent
• FR http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.exe
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-frFR...nloader.torrent
• ES http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.exe
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-esES...nloader.torrent
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MAC CLIENT VERSION : worldofwarcraft.com - 2.0.0 (~3200 Mb)
• US http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/f...-downloader.dmg
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/wowclien...nloader.torrent
• GB http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.dmg
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-enGB...nloader.torrent
• DE http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.dmg
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-deDE...nloader.torrent
• FR http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.dmg
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-frFR...nloader.torrent
• ES http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.dmg
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-esES...nloader.torrent
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PC CLIENT VERSION : The Burning Crusade Expansion - (Full) (~2300 Mb)
• US torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• GB torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• DE torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• FR torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• ES torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
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MAC CLIENT VERSION : The Burning Crusade Expansion - (Full) (~2300 Mb)
• US torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• GB torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• DE torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• FR torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• ES torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
Remember tho, in order to access WotLK content you need to have WotLK, not just TBC - so you may just want to d/l Lich King from Bliz and then patch.
Ok. Hope this helped.
FYI - the database is a constant work in progress. You will most likely run into some bugs. We are using the Reaper X DB. They do have a website if you want to post bugs, etc. If you want the link, let me know. Along the same lines, the server program is also constantly updated. It still is a great deal and close to retail.
Be sure and set the expansion to Wrath of the LichKing so that you have the latest addon permissions.
The WoW client version you need is 3.3.3 11723 which is one short of a full patch job. So when you start patching please stay alert, you do not want to take the last patch to 3.3.5. i repeat you do not want to patch no further than 3.3.3 11723
Ok lets assume you do not have a client. I would say the best place to start is here.
https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/download/clients/pc/InstallWoW.exe
Let it install Wrath of Lich King and be sure to follow the next instructions before launching the game.
To access the wow server you need to change your realmlist.wtf file.
-Go into the folder where you installed WoW
-Go into your "data" folder
-Go into your locale folder (it's going to be named something like "enUS", "enGB", "frFR", "deDE", etc.)
-Open realmlist.wtf in Notepad and change the contents from this:
Code:
set realmlist us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com
set patchlist us.version.worldofwarcraft.com
Code:
set realmlist 208.83.249.50
Code:
// set realmlist us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com
// set patchlist us.version.worldofwarcraft.com
set realmlist 208.83.249.50
NEW TIP. BROWSE TO YOUR WOW FOLDER AND SEND SHORTCUT TO DESKTOP FOR WOW.EXE instead of using the Standard Launcher.EXE. This will solve the patching problems.
Now, if you want to not change realmlist.wtf file each time you switch between a private server and retail.... just copy your wow install folder somewhere else.
Say retail is here c:\program files\world of warcraft
drag and drop the entire folder in the C:\ drive.
Rename the folder c:\world of warcraft 309 private or what ever you want.
Leave the c:\world of warcraft 309 private folder patched to 309 and when the retail goes to version 3.1.0 (c:\program files\world of warcraft) download the 3.1 patch and put it in the retail folder and run it. It will just patch that wow folder not the private one.
I hope this makes sense. Please post questions and feedback. There are settings that can be changed and I'm sure Slohand would be happy to configure the server as needed. While we probably don't want an uber server, somedays it would be nice for a new toon to start out at level 25 or something. Create some threads and let the fun begin.
Here is some info on how to install WoW from the very beginning in case you don't want to download from Bliz.
The short version:
Buy WoW: Lich king and install. Patch to the correct version. Follow above to change realmlist.
The next waynot reccomended)
• Full WoW Installation tips & Full Client-Expansion Download Links •
• If you install 2.0.0 Non-TBC and patch it to 2.4.x before installing TBC,
you will have to reinstall all the patches again, in order too access the Burning
Crusade areas.
• the fastest path to take would be :
WoW 2.0.0 -> TBC expansion -> 2.4.0 -> 2.4.1 -> 2.4.2 -> 2.4.3 -> 3.0.1 -> 3.0.2 -> 3.0.3 then get the patches to 3.0.9.9551
Blizzard offers 2.0.0 free for download, same with the TBC (see links below) :
patch mirror resource site : http://www.wowwiki.com/Patch_mirrors
_____________________________________________________________________
PC CLIENT VERSION : worldofwarcraft.com - 2.0.0 (~3200 Mb)
• US http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/f...-downloader.exe
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/wowclien...nloader.torrent
• GB http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.exe
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-enGB...nloader.torrent
• DE http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.exe
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-deDE...nloader.torrent
• FR http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.exe
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-frFR...nloader.torrent
• ES http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.exe
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-esES...nloader.torrent
_____________________________________________________________________
• US http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/f...-downloader.dmg
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/wowclien...nloader.torrent
• GB http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.dmg
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-enGB...nloader.torrent
• DE http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.dmg
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-deDE...nloader.torrent
• FR http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.dmg
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-frFR...nloader.torrent
• ES http://wow-europe.com/shared/wow-com/downl...-downloader.dmg
torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-esES...nloader.torrent
_____________________________________________________________________
PC CLIENT VERSION : The Burning Crusade Expansion - (Full) (~2300 Mb)
• US torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• GB torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• DE torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• FR torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• ES torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
_____________________________________________________________________
• US torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• GB torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• DE torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• FR torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
• ES torrent : http://a.wirebrain.de/wow/torrent/WoW-Burn...nloader.torrent
Remember tho, in order to access WotLK content you need to have WotLK, not just TBC - so you may just want to d/l Lich King from Bliz and then patch.
Ok. Hope this helped.
FYI - the database is a constant work in progress. You will most likely run into some bugs. We are using the Reaper X DB. They do have a website if you want to post bugs, etc. If you want the link, let me know. Along the same lines, the server program is also constantly updated. It still is a great deal and close to retail.