Patch notes

Our commits: 62
Builds tracked: 16
TrinityCore commits merged: 0
TrinityCore commits not merged: 0

Upstream is upstream/master as last fetched (newest commit 2026-09-24).

Not deployed yet

3 commit(s) on main that no server build has run yet

iserle-web

public HTTPS listener, invite code, launcher download, GM command wiki 426444bd83 · 2026-10-01 22:13

Public test server (SETUP.md section 9):
- Optional second listener, HTTPS only (rustls + ring via axum-server, Let's
  Encrypt cert re-read every 6 h), with Secure cookies. With admin.local_only
  (default) it has no /login, /logout or /admin routes; staff keep using the
  loopback listener. Each router stamps requests with the listener they came
  in on, overwriting whatever the client sent.
- registration.invite_code gates sign-up (case-insensitive, constant time,
  10 tries per 15 min per IP).
- Passwords are capped at 16 characters: the game's login box cuts longer
  ones (a 20-character password failed in game with error 317, 12 worked).
- /download/launcher serves the tester launcher zip (downloads.launcher).
- configure-web.ps1 fills these in when ISERLE_PUBLIC_HOST is set and the
  hostname, its certificate and the firewall rule are in place; env.ps1 gets
  the shared helpers (public host, cert dir, readiness check, dist dir).

/commands: every GM command grouped by the account level that unlocks it,
with usage, help text and a search box. Command names and permissions are
parsed from the core's ChatCommandTable entries (both table formats), levels
from auth.rbac_default_permissions + rbac_linked_permissions, help from
world.trinity_string or world.command (iserle_web gets SELECT on those two
tables). A test checks that every command in the real sources is parsed.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

21 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/configure-web.ps1
iserle/scripts/env.ps1
iserle/web/Cargo.lock
iserle/web/Cargo.toml
iserle/web/README.md
iserle/web/iserle-web.toml.dist
iserle/web/src/accounts.rs
iserle/web/src/commands.rs
iserle/web/src/config.rs
iserle/web/src/db.rs
iserle/web/src/lib.rs
iserle/web/src/main.rs
iserle/web/src/security.rs
iserle/web/src/web.rs
iserle/web/static/app.js
iserle/web/static/style.css
iserle/web/templates/base.html
iserle/web/templates/commands.html
iserle/web/templates/index.html
iserle/web/templates/register.html
iserle/web/templates/registered.html

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Forever

CMSG_SET_ACTION_BUTTON index is uint16 Forever sends 10-byte packets (uint64 action + uint16 index; retail 12.1.0 uses a uint8 index), which left a 1-byte unprocessed tail and wrong indices. Indices at or above TC's 180 buttons are ignored: the core and characters.character_action keep 180 buttons. Verified in game (run 13): no unprocessed tail for SET_ACTION_BUTTON. adbbc23a35 · 2026-10-01 20:50
2 file(s) changed
- src/server/game/Handlers/MiscHandler.cpp
- src/server/game/Server/Packets/SpellPackets.h
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Forever update fields

GameObjectData and the GameObject create part Decoded from the client's readers in memory images and the transport crash of runs 11 and 12 (ASSERT(endPos < Size()) on a transport create): - GameObject create part: the int32 behind bit8 comes before the transport part, not after it (create bits reader WowB 0x999C30). - GameObjectData: one more int32 after FactionTemplate (create reader 0x43EEEB0, write site 0x43EF5B5), purpose unknown (ForeverUnk_74). - GameObjectData update mask is 28 bits; TC bits 16..26 move to 17..27 (WriteForeverChangesMaskBlock, update reader 0x43EFF10). uf-re re-encode of the run 11 packet: transport values block 117 -> 121 bytes, consumed exactly. In game (run 13) the client enters the world next to transports and stays there for 30 minutes without a crash. 23f6fa4622 · 2026-10-01 20:50
3 file(s) changed
- src/server/game/Entities/Object/BaseEntity.cpp
- src/server/game/Entities/Object/Updates/UpdateFields.cpp
- src/server/game/Entities/Object/Updates/UpdateFields.h
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Build 16 · 2026-10-01 20:04

current d7dfba0252bd uncommitted changes 3 run(s), 1h 52m online, peak 3 player(s)

Docs

main branch, GitHub mirror, website, duplicate spawns d7dfba0252 · 2026-10-01 19:46

CLAUDE.md: work branch is main (was forever), origin is published with publish-github.ps1 (never a plain
push), the website in the architecture/disk layout, and the 2026-10-01 progress log. SETUP.md: branch name.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2 file(s) changed

CLAUDE.md
SETUP.md

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Forever world DB

remove exact duplicate creature spawns 648ab2c2d5 · 2026-10-01 19:46

TDB has ~5.9k creature spawns that duplicate another spawn of the same creature (same map, phases,
difficulties and terrain swap, < 1 yd apart), e.g. three Conservator Ilthalaine in Shadowglen. Remove
them, keeping the most recently verified spawn, only when neither spawn of a pair is referenced by
scripts, game events, pools, script-controlled spawn groups, spawn tracking, formations, linked
respawns or vehicle accessories. Also removes the third Ilthalaine 14 yd away. 5,519 spawns on TDB
1210.26091; tested on a copy of the world tables.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

1 file(s) changed

sql/updates/world/forever/2026_10_01_00_world_forever.sql

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publish-github.ps1

publish main to GitHub as a mirror from the fork point 9f172ceba2 · 2026-10-01 19:46

GitHub rejects TrinityCore's full history in a new repository (20 commits from 2010 have a malformed
author line). The script publishes a deterministic, linear mirror instead: a snapshot of TrinityCore at
our fork point, then our first-parent commits with identical trees, authors, dates and messages plus an
Iserle-Commit trailer. Re-running gives the same hashes, so every publish is a fast-forward.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

1 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/publish-github.ps1

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Scripts

start iserle-web with the servers, log installed builds 04d27046ab · 2026-10-01 19:46

- start-servers.ps1 / stop-servers.ps1 also manage iserle-web once it is installed and configured;
  start-servers.ps1 -Only starts single servers.
- build.ps1 appends each installed build to <server>\builds.jsonl (the revision the binaries report, plus
  the uncommitted files) for the website's build history.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

3 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/build.ps1
iserle/scripts/start-servers.ps1
iserle/scripts/stop-servers.ps1

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iserle-web

website with registration, realm status, patch notes and admin dashboard 9dff824226 · 2026-10-01 19:46
```
Rust (axum + askama + sqlx) site on 127.0.0.1:8090: one binary, templates and assets compiled in.

- Registration writes what `bnetaccount create` writes (srp_version 2 Battle.net account, game account
  <id>#1, realmcharacters) in one transaction. src/srp.rs mirrors SRP6.cpp; tests/tc_compat.rs checks it
  against an account TrinityCore created.
- Realm status from realmlist/build_info, the worldserver's uptime rows and a TCP probe of the world and
  login ports.
- Patch notes: our commits (upstream/master..main) grouped by the server build that first ran them
  (builds.jsonl + uptime table); upstream merges list the TrinityCore commits they brought in.
- Admin dashboard (GM level 3): accounts, registrations, characters, online players, server runs, staff,
  bans, build/source status.
- Loopback-only bind, least-privilege MySQL user (configure-web.ps1), CSRF tokens, rate limits, strict CSP.
- WoW: Forever inspired theme with original art; Cinzel (SIL OFL) is served by the site itself.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
```
44 file(s) changed
- .gitignore
- iserle/scripts/configure-web.ps1
- iserle/web/Cargo.lock
- iserle/web/Cargo.toml
- iserle/web/README.md
- iserle/web/build.ps1
- iserle/web/iserle-web.toml.dist
- iserle/web/src/accounts.rs
- iserle/web/src/admin.rs
- iserle/web/src/builds.rs
- iserle/web/src/chart.rs
- iserle/web/src/config.rs
- iserle/web/src/db.rs
- iserle/web/src/fmt.rs
- iserle/web/src/git.rs
- iserle/web/src/lib.rs
- iserle/web/src/main.rs
- iserle/web/src/names.rs
- iserle/web/src/realm.rs
- iserle/web/src/security.rs
- iserle/web/src/srp.rs
- iserle/web/src/web.rs
- iserle/web/static/app.js
- iserle/web/static/error.html
- iserle/web/static/favicon.svg
- iserle/web/static/fonts/OFL.txt
- iserle/web/static/fonts/cinzel-latin.woff2
- iserle/web/static/style.css
- iserle/web/templates/admin.html
- iserle/web/templates/base.html
- iserle/web/templates/changes.html
- iserle/web/templates/index.html
- iserle/web/templates/login.html
- iserle/web/templates/merge.html
- iserle/web/templates/not_found.html
- iserle/web/templates/partials/area_group.html
- iserle/web/templates/partials/commit.html
- iserle/web/templates/partials/emblem.html
- iserle/web/templates/partials/horizon.html
- iserle/web/templates/partials/status_badge.html
- iserle/web/templates/register.html
- iserle/web/templates/registered.html
- iserle/web/templates/status.html
- iserle/web/tests/tc_compat.rs
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iserle-ctl

live-test harness for the client and worldserver 97a8a6f11d · 2026-10-01 18:22

Runs worldserver console commands (console input injection), captures the
client window, sends input only while the client is the foreground window,
waits for log lines, closes the client and summarizes crash reports. Used
to drive the patched client against our own server during protocol work.

2 file(s) changed

iserle/tools/iserle-ctl/IserleCtl.cs
iserle/tools/iserle-ctl/build.ps1

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uf-re

update-field layout recovery tool 1a3cdf7c45 · 2026-10-01 18:22
```
Parses SMSG_UPDATE_OBJECT from our server's packet log with TC's writer
model (interpreting UpdateFields.cpp), traces the Forever client's reader
functions in memory images, re-encodes a logged packet with an edited
layout, and inspects client crash dumps (registers, data stores, captured
heap). Used to derive the update-field fixes; see its README.
```
10 file(s) changed
- iserle/tools/uf-re/Buf.cs
- iserle/tools/uf-re/Dmp.cs
- iserle/tools/uf-re/KnownNames.cs
- iserle/tools/uf-re/Mem.cs
- iserle/tools/uf-re/Pkt.cs
- iserle/tools/uf-re/Program.cs
- iserle/tools/uf-re/README.md
- iserle/tools/uf-re/TcUf.cs
- iserle/tools/uf-re/Trace.cs
- iserle/tools/uf-re/build.ps1
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Forever query packets

player names and quest info 95b5eb4f9e · 2026-10-01 18:22

- PlayerGuidLookupData has two 9-bit strings after the name (surname and an
  unknown one, sent empty). TC's layout made the client crash on a bad
  pointer while parsing SMSG_QUERY_PLAYER_NAMES_RESPONSE.
- QuestInfo reads 11 int32 before RewardXPMultiplier (TC writes 9); the two
  extra ones are sent as 0. TC's layout made the client read the objectives
  count from AllowableRaces and request 1.4 TB of memory.

Which fields are new is inferred from position; the readers are partly
still encrypted in the memory images.

4 file(s) changed

src/server/game/Server/Packets/QueryPackets.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Packets/QueryPackets.h
src/server/game/Server/Packets/QuestPackets.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Packets/QuestPackets.h

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Forever update fields

item, unit, player and active player layouts 4eb7b63f94 · 2026-10-01 18:22

Decoded from the client's create and update readers in memory images and
checked against its crash dumps (parsed mirror values and read position):

- ItemData: 14 enchantment slots (TC 13).
- AzeriteEmpoweredItemData: not read by Forever, no longer written.
- VisibleItem: a 4th int32; 12-bit update mask.
- UnitData: extra fields (u8, 2x u16, i32, float, float, guid, i32,
  float); ModHaste is owner-only.
- PlayerData: extra structs and a second string after the name.
- ActivePlayerData: 145 inventory slots (TC 105), extra fields, 4-bit bank
  tab settings sizes.
- Changes masks of UnitData, PlayerData and ActivePlayerData are renumbered
  (WriteForeverChangesMask); field data stays in TC's order.

Names and exact positions of most new fields are unknown or inferred; the
comments say which. In game the self-create packet now parses and the
client enters the world.

2 file(s) changed

src/server/game/Entities/Object/Updates/UpdateFields.cpp
src/server/game/Entities/Object/Updates/UpdateFields.h

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Forever

entity fragment ids are one higher below 200 742def2dbc · 2026-10-01 18:22

Read from the client's runtime fragment registry (id and name per entry).
With TC's ids the client called a null create callback for the first object
in SMSG_UPDATE_OBJECT. The Tag_* ids (200+) are unchanged.

1 file(s) changed

src/server/game/Entities/Object/Updates/WowCSEntityDefinitions.h

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360 action buttons in SMSG_UPDATE_ACTION_BUTTONS 342941b10b · 2026-10-01 18:22

The client's reader asserts datasize == 8 * NUM_SAVED_ACTION_BUTTONS + 1
with 360 buttons (2881 bytes); TC sends 180. Slots 180..359 stay empty.

1 file(s) changed

src/server/game/Server/Packets/SpellPackets.h

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Forever character list

entry layout and surnames a076145175 · 2026-10-01 18:22

Forever's character entry has one more 4-byte field between
LastLoginVersion and the customizations, and the surname length is 6 bits
(we sent 9). Decoded from four client crash dumps by comparing the packet
bytes with the client's parsed entry. Which slot is the new one and what it
means is unknown; it is sent as 0.

Surnames are read from characters.surname.

Tested in game: the list shows "Iserle Acosta, Level 1 Druid" without the
earlier crash.

3 file(s) changed

src/server/game/Handlers/CharacterHandler.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Packets/CharacterPackets.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Packets/CharacterPackets.h

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Forever opcodes

generated server and client overrides 1aceac1c05 · 2026-10-01 18:22

Server: index drift in groups 0x45 (two ranges), 0x4A (chat, +2 from
SMSG_MOTD) and 0x51 (guild, -1); HEALTH_UPDATE doesn't exist in Forever.
Client: drift ranges for CliPlayer, CliPlayerGameEvent and CliUserClient,
plus guards that send Forever-only messages to unused core indices.
Unknown client opcodes are dropped instead of disconnecting.

TUTORIAL_FLAGS and SERVER_TIME_OFFSET are sent again: the client's decoded
fixed-size readers take exactly TC's 32 / 8 bytes.

Generated by iserle/tools/opcode-re. Tested in game on 2026-10-01: login,
character list and entering the world.

1 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1

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opcode-re

offline Forever opcode map tools (server and client) be156c4c91 · 2026-10-01 18:22
```
opcode-re (server messages): finds the message classes by vtable shape in
.rdata, reads GetOpcode anchors and dispatcher cases from memory images and
client crash dumps, aligns Forever against retail 12.1.0 (= TC master) on
.pdata fingerprints, runs regression checks and generates
Opcodes.ServerOverrides / Opcodes.ServerDrop.

cmsg (client messages): the same for client messages (GetOpcode/Write
immediates, per-protocol range checks, live opcodes from World.pkt and
Server.log) and generates Opcodes.ClientOverrides.

Inputs are read-only; outputs go to F:\iserle\re\, never into git.
Built with Windows' csc and the Iced disassembler; see the READMEs.
```
34 file(s) changed
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Align.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Calib.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Containers.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Disasm.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Dispatch.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Eh.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Find.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/FixedSize.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Groups.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Indels.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Layout.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Minidump.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Msgs.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Pe.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Program.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/README.md
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Report.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Robust.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/SmsgMap.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/Tc.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/build.ps1
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/Cmsg.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/Compact.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/Evidence.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/Explore.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/Groups.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/Pages.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/Pe.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/README.md
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/Report.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/Solve.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/Tc.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/Translation.cs
- iserle/tools/opcode-re/cmsg/build.ps1
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worldserver

Opcodes.DropUnknownClient and wire-level opcode trace 958c6d50f2 · 2026-10-01 18:22

A client build with more messages than the core's opcode table (WoW:
Forever) sends opcodes the core has no slot for, and TC disconnects on
them. Opcodes.DropUnknownClient = 1 logs and skips such packets once the
session is authenticated (default 0 keeps TC's behaviour).

With opcode translation active, network.opcode TRACE also logs the wire
value and payload size of every packet:
  C->S wire 0x... size N -> [CMSG_...]
  S->C wire 0x... size N <- [SMSG_...]

4 file(s) changed

src/server/game/Server/Protocol/OpcodeTranslation.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Protocol/OpcodeTranslation.h
src/server/game/Server/WorldSocket.cpp
src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist

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Kiro steering

project context and opcode RE rules 70711e3ef1 · 2026-10-01 18:22

Always-included steering for Kiro sessions: layout, commands and guardrails
(offline only, nothing written under the client install, no client-derived
bytes in git, no history-reading git commands in this blobless clone), plus
the opcode reverse-engineering method and how findings are verified.

2 file(s) changed

.kiro/steering/opcode-re.md
.kiro/steering/project.md

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11 uncommitted file(s) at build time

CLAUDE.md
docs/protocol-notes.md
iserle/tools/uf-re/KnownNames.cs
iserle/tools/uf-re/Pkt.cs
iserle/tools/uf-re/Program.cs
iserle/tools/uf-re/README.md
src/server/game/Entities/Object/BaseEntity.cpp
src/server/game/Entities/Object/Updates/UpdateFields.cpp
src/server/game/Entities/Object/Updates/UpdateFields.h
src/server/game/Handlers/MiscHandler.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Packets/SpellPackets.h

Build 15 · 2026-10-01 09:11

0da32c849b61 uncommitted changes 9 run(s), 10h 05m online, peak 1 player(s)

gitignore

Python bytecode caches 0da32c849b · 2026-10-01 02:27
```
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
```
1 file(s) changed
- .gitignore
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import-vmangos.ps1

import into hotfixes_forever, never the live hotfixes DB 4b37604933 · 2026-09-27 20:20

-Reset now also copies `hotfixes` to `hotfixes_forever`, and the importer's
hotfix connection points there (an earlier run targeted the live DB; it wrote
nothing because every VMaNGOS broadcast text ID already existed).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

1 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/import-vmangos.ps1

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VMaNGOS import

record all failing writes; keep Forever's broadcast texts 8c76ea7ccf · 2026-09-25 01:04

- Report mode records every failed write per table and message (e.g. TC
  master's world_safe_locs.ID has no AUTO_INCREMENT) and carries on.
- Broadcast text: skipped for Forever (VMI_SKIP_BROADCAST_TEXT=1, set by
  import-vmangos.ps1) so the client's BroadcastText.db2 isn't overridden by
  vanilla hotfix rows; the HermesProxy CSV is optional.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

3 file(s) changed

contrib/vmangos_db_import/database.py
contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/broadcast.py
iserle/scripts/import-vmangos.ps1

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schema-report mode, fix inverted teleport branch 2149c4b9ab · 2026-09-25 00:58

- VMI_SCHEMA_REPORT=1 (import-vmangos.ps1 -SchemaReport): writes to TC
  tables/columns that don't exist are recorded and skipped; the full list is
  printed at the end, so one run shows every schema difference.
- area.py: upstream deleted teleports VMaNGOS has and updated from a missing
  VMaNGOS row for the others (crash); branches swapped.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

4 file(s) changed

contrib/vmangos_db_import/database.py
contrib/vmangos_db_import/db_import.py
contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/area.py
iserle/scripts/import-vmangos.ps1

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configurable connection, import-vmangos.ps1 0730171911 · 2026-09-25 00:52

- database.py: host/port/credentials/database names from VMI_* environment
  variables (upstream values stay the defaults).
- import-vmangos.ps1: copies `world` to `world_forever` (-Reset), runs the
  importer with the portable Python (D:\iserle\deps\python) against the
  `vmangos` schema; never touches the live `world` DB.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2 file(s) changed

contrib/vmangos_db_import/database.py
iserle/scripts/import-vmangos.ps1

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contrib

vendor TrinityCoreClassic's VMaNGOS -> TrinityCore world DB importer 35fd23bd42 · 2026-09-25 00:51
```
Unmodified copy of contrib/vmangos_db_import from Frostshake/TrinityCoreClassic
(GPL-2.0, same as TrinityCore) at 1fc8f1eb; see UPSTREAM. Adapted for our
schema in following commits.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
```
26 file(s) changed
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/UPSTREAM
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/constants.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/database.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/db_import.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/db_verify.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/area.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/battleground.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/broadcast.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/cleanup.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/creature.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/event.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/gameobject.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/gossip.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/graveyard.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/item.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/loot.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/misc.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/npc.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/player.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/pool.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/quest.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/skill.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/spell.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/trainer.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/transport.py
- contrib/vmangos_db_import/importer/waypoint.py
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check-upstream.ps1

watch public sources for 12.1.5 / Forever protocol data a401b7fc5a · 2026-09-25 00:47

Retail 12.1.5.69952 (the engine generation Forever runs on) is on the
experimental PTR; WowPacketParser and TrinityCore don't support it yet. The
script reports new builds, WPP version folders, matching TC/WPP commits and
public Forever server projects.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2 file(s) changed

docs/protocol-notes.md
iserle/scripts/check-upstream.ps1

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Forever

store character surnames bfa8913913 · 2026-09-25 00:46
```
characters.surname (varchar 24), written in the create transaction. Surnames
follow the same character rules as names (name check and create); uniqueness
stays on the first name.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
```
4 file(s) changed
- sql/updates/characters/forever/2026_09_25_00_characters_forever.sql
- src/server/database/Database/Implementation/CharacterDatabase.cpp
- src/server/database/Database/Implementation/CharacterDatabase.h
- src/server/game/Handlers/CharacterHandler.cpp
Owl

Build 14 · 2026-09-27 20:19

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General

Progress log; character list entry: empty surname field (unverified) 482ff2a342 · 2026-09-24 23:34

Character creation works. The client still asserts parsing the character list
once it has an entry; the surname-after-name placement in the entry is a guess
that didn't fix it. See CLAUDE.md progress log.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

3 file(s) changed

CLAUDE.md
src/server/game/Server/Packets/CharacterPackets.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Packets/CharacterPackets.h

Owl

Build 13 · 2026-09-24 23:25

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Forever

default specialization is the class's only spec d588c4c4ad · 2026-09-24 23:22

Forever's ChrSpecialization has one spec per class at OrderIndex 0 and no
retail "initial" spec (index 4), so Player::Create asserted in
ResetTalentSpecialization and took the worldserver down on character create.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

1 file(s) changed

src/server/game/DataStores/DB2Stores.cpp

Owl

Build 12 · 2026-09-24 23:21

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General

Desktop shortcuts for the server and the client df4cc68572 · 2026-09-24 23:16

- install-shortcut.ps1 creates "Iserle Server" (start-servers.ps1) and
  "Iserle Client" (play.ps1) on the desktop.
- start-servers.ps1 takes a named mutex, so two runs at once no longer start
  every server twice.
- play.ps1 refuses to launch when bnetserver/worldserver aren't listening, and
  can start them itself with -StartServers; -PauseOnError keeps the window open.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

3 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/install-shortcut.ps1
iserle/scripts/play.ps1
iserle/scripts/start-servers.ps1

Owl

Forever character creation

surnames and request layout b757fe84f0 · 2026-09-24 23:08

WoW: Forever characters have a name and a surname.
- CMSG_CHECK_CHARACTER_NAME_AVAILABILITY: 6-bit name length, 9-bit surname
  length, then both strings (TC read garbage and answered "name taken").
- CMSG_CREATE_CHARACTER: the surname length follows the template/trial/NPE
  flags, and an extra int32 (-1 seen) precedes TimerunningSeasonID. Decoded
  from a client request; the end-to-end create is not verified in-game yet.
- The surname is parsed but not stored; names stay unique by first name.
- Undead Paladin (new in Forever) starts where Undead Warriors do.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

4 file(s) changed

sql/updates/world/forever/2026_09_24_02_world_forever.sql
src/server/game/Handlers/CharacterHandler.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Packets/CharacterPackets.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Packets/CharacterPackets.h

Owl

Build 11 · 2026-09-24 22:28

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Forever character list

send account data times and item collection data 27b94d7b89 · 2026-09-24 22:23

The client never finished "Retrieving character list" until
SMSG_ACCOUNT_DATA_TIMES and SMSG_ACCOUNT_ITEM_COLLECTION_DATA were sent again
(now at their corrected wire numbers 0x4601B5 / 0x460362). Which of the two
it waits for is not isolated yet.

Also adds Realm.SendGameRules (configure-server.ps1 sets 0 while the meaning
of TC's retail rule IDs in Forever is unverified).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

3 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1
src/server/game/Handlers/AuthHandler.cpp
src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist

Owl

Build 10 · 2026-09-24 22:01

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Forever character screen

opcode remap, game mode, new-player ruleset flow 1f26e19c60 · 2026-09-24 21:49

- Opcodes.ServerOverrides accepts ranges; configure-server.ps1 remaps server
  group 0x45 (-> wire 0x46) where Forever's message numbering drifts, from
  the client's message classes aligned against retail 12.1.0 (method and
  table in docs/protocol-notes.md).
- Glue screen: Realm.ContentSetID / Realm.GameModeIDs. Forever ties
  GameMode.db2 rows to rulesets (Normal = content set 137 / game mode 15);
  with retail's standard mode 8 the client hung at "Retrieving character list".
- bnetserver: an account without a last played character gets no realm from
  LastCharPlayed until it has asked for the ruleset list in that session, so
  the client shows "Choose Your Gameplay Style" first. Forever's character
  screen only opens character creation for an empty list after a ruleset was
  picked (GlueXML: loginState.hasSelectedExperiencePreset).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

8 file(s) changed

docs/protocol-notes.md
iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1
src/server/bnetserver/Server/Session.h
src/server/bnetserver/Services/GameUtilitiesService.cpp
src/server/bnetserver/Services/GameUtilitiesService.h
src/server/game/Handlers/AuthHandler.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Protocol/OpcodeTranslation.cpp
src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist

Owl

Build 9 · 2026-09-24 21:24

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Forever glue screen

packet layout, race unlocks, race/class data a58d3c85a3 · 2026-09-24 21:18

- SMSG_FEATURE_SYSTEM_STATUS_GLUE_SCREEN: Forever's reader (decoded from the
  client) has 2 fewer flags before the Europa optional, one more flag after
  the RealmHiddenAlert length and no KioskSessionDurationMinutes. With TC's
  layout the client misread everything after the bits (e.g. showed a
  "Remix: Mists of Pandaria" timerunning season).
- Races that need no achievement are sent as unlocked; the Forever client
  otherwise says "complete an achievement to unlock this race".
- World DB: race/class availability from Forever's CharBaseInfo.db2 (classic
  combos plus Skyborne 95/96, Dwarf Shaman, Undead Paladin).
- Drop SMSG_SERVER_TIME_OFFSET too (null read in the client).
- stop-servers.ps1 / start-servers.ps1 -Restart close the server windows and
  wait for the exe to be released.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

6 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1
iserle/scripts/start-servers.ps1
iserle/scripts/stop-servers.ps1
sql/updates/world/forever/2026_09_24_01_world_forever.sql
src/server/game/Handlers/CharacterHandler.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Packets/SystemPackets.cpp

Owl

Build 8 · 2026-09-24 21:17

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launcher

--dump-image for offline protocol analysis; mmaps script e961a8939b · 2026-09-24 20:38

WowB.exe's code section is encrypted on disk and only decrypted at runtime,
so opcode tables can only be recovered from memory. --dump-image (implies
--attach, read-only) writes the mapped module to a file outside the repo;
*.image.bin and *.dmp are gitignored.

Launcher messages now describe the real timing: the key store is built during
login and the first world connection may lose the race (reason 24), after
which the client retries by itself.

mmaps.ps1 generates movement maps at below-normal priority into a staging
folder (running its own copy of the generator so installs aren't blocked) and
installs them with -Install.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

4 file(s) changed

.gitignore
SETUP.md
iserle/launcher/IserleLauncher.cs
iserle/scripts/mmaps.ps1

Owl

Core/Network

Opcodes.ServerDrop to hold back server packets 9c9e93dcaf · 2026-09-24 20:38

Forever's client reached character enumeration, then asserted on
SMSG_ACCOUNT_DATA_TIMES: core 0x4501B6 -> wire 0x4601B6 is a 16-byte message
in the client, so indices inside server group 0x45 drift even though the group
shift is right. Until that group is mapped, configure-server.ps1 drops the
optional glue-screen packets from it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

5 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1
src/server/game/Server/Protocol/OpcodeTranslation.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Protocol/OpcodeTranslation.h
src/server/game/Server/WorldSocket.cpp
src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist

Owl

Build 7 · 2026-09-24 20:32

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Core/Network

send the realm's region group in SMSG_ENTER_ENCRYPTED_MODE a4edb70215 · 2026-09-24 20:19

The client verifies the ENTER_ENCRYPTED_MODE signature with the certificate
store key whose id equals the packet's RegionGroup. TC never sets it (0), so
the Forever client rejected the packet with CMSG_LOG_DISCONNECT reason 24 even
though its key #8 had our public key.

New option EnterEncryptedMode.RegionGroup: -1 (default) looks up the group of
the realm's region in Cfg_Regions (Forever beta: region 70 -> group 8).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

4 file(s) changed

CLAUDE.md
docs/protocol-notes.md
src/server/game/Server/WorldSocket.cpp
src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist

Owl

Build 6 · 2026-09-24 20:17

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launcher

rescan continuously; add --attach and --scan-only fa01c331a8 · 2026-09-24 20:16

The client can build a new certificate store per login, so the watch loop now
patches every valid store that still has the original key #8 instead of
stopping after the first one.

--attach patches an already running WowB.exe, but only one whose command line
carries our -config file (read via WMI). --scan-only reports the stores and
changes nothing.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2 file(s) changed

iserle/launcher/IserleLauncher.cs
iserle/launcher/build.ps1

Owl

Core/Network

config-driven opcode translation at the socket 9e8081fcff · 2026-09-24 20:05

The Forever client reached the worldserver and answered our
SMSG_AUTH_CHALLENGE (0x4C0000) with 0x450007 = CMSG_LOG_DISCONNECT
(core 0x440007) one group higher. Opcodes are (group << 16) | index and
whole groups move between builds, so translate on the wire instead of
renumbering Opcodes.h:

- OpcodeTranslation: Opcodes.ClientGroupShift / ServerGroupShift
  ("first-last:+delta" over core groups) plus exact Client/ServerOverrides;
  identity when nothing is configured
- WorldSocket: translate incoming opcodes (incl. the hotfix size check),
  outgoing opcodes, SMSG_COMPRESSED_PACKET and the compressed inner opcode;
  "wrong opcode" errors log wire and core values
- configure-server: first hypothesis, every group +1 in both directions
- protocol-notes: login/realm flow findings (sub-region 70-1-70, last
  played char params, JSONUtilityInfo, super districts, no realm list)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

7 file(s) changed

docs/protocol-notes.md
iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1
src/server/game/Server/Protocol/OpcodeTranslation.cpp
src/server/game/Server/Protocol/OpcodeTranslation.h
src/server/game/Server/WorldSocket.cpp
src/server/game/World/World.cpp
src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist

Owl

Build 5 · 2026-09-24 20:04

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bnetserver

include Param_LastPlayedTime in the Forever fallback realm reply e2ec6e518b · 2026-09-24 19:50

Forever's client param list (binary strings) has Param_RealmEntry,
Param_LastPlayedTime and Param_UtilityInfo but no Param_CharacterName /
Param_CharacterGUID; with no Param_LastPlayedTime it logged
numRegionsWithData=0 and ignored the reply (WOW51900309).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

1 file(s) changed

src/server/bnetserver/Services/GameUtilitiesService.cpp

Owl

send Forever-shaped JSONUtilityInfo (realmPermissions + loginLicenses) 13415380ff · 2026-09-24 19:49

The Forever client's JSONUtilityInfo is { realmPermissions, loginLicenses }
(from its JSON reflection table), TrinityCore's is { realmPermissions,
entitlements }. The client logged realmPermissions=0 / licensesCount=0 for
our response and refused the realm with WOW51900309.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

1 file(s) changed

src/server/bnetserver/Services/GameUtilitiesService.cpp

Owl

let Forever connect to a realm of the chosen ruleset 7b61dc45cb · 2026-09-24 19:42

After the ruleset is picked the Forever client has no realm list: it
connects to the realm returned by Command_LastCharPlayedRequest_v1 and
fails with WOW51900309 ("No realms are currently available") if there is
none (Aurora.log: "Requesting connection to a super district realm").

- LastCharPlayed: without a last played character, return the first
  available realm of the sub-region (Param_RealmEntry + UtilityInfo)
- realm entries get "superDistrictID" (RealmList.SuperDistrictID), which
  Forever's JamJSONRealmEntry has and TC's RealmEntry proto doesn't
- sub-regions are matched on region + site: the beta client always asks
  for "70-1-70" (region 70 = Cfg_Regions "Beta"); realm moved to region 70
- worldserver RealmZone 186 ("Beta"): it rewrites realmlist.timezone
  on start, which undid the earlier SQL update

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

6 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1
sql/updates/auth/forever/2026_09_24_03_auth_forever.sql
src/server/bnetserver/Services/GameUtilitiesService.cpp
src/server/bnetserver/bnetserver.conf.dist
src/server/shared/Realm/RealmList.cpp
src/server/shared/Realm/RealmList.h

Owl

Build 4 · 2026-09-24 19:43

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No new commits: a rebuild with local, uncommitted changes.

Build 3 · 2026-09-24 19:35

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General

Match the official Forever beta ruleset screen: Normal + PvP, Beta category 5de71bdb71 · 2026-09-24 19:35
```
- realm category (realmlist.timezone -> cfgCategoriesID) = 186 "Beta"
- SuperDistricts = 2,1 (Normal, PvP), as on the official beta screen

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
```
2 file(s) changed
- iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1
- sql/updates/auth/forever/2026_09_24_02_auth_forever.sql
Owl

Rebrand the server as Iserle 578da0fade · 2026-09-24 19:33

User-visible names only: startup banner (new ASCII art), "Iserle rev."
version string, Windows exe version info and service names, OS-version
abort message, default MOTD, config file headers, realm name (auth update)
and one server message (world update). README rewritten for Iserle with
credit to TrinityCore.

Upstream GPL copyright/license notices (source headers, AUTHORS, COPYING)
stay as required, and internal identifiers (Trinity:: namespace, TC_LOG_*,
TRINITY_* macros, file names) are unchanged to keep upstream merges viable.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

15 file(s) changed

CLAUDE.md
README.md
revision_data.h.in.cmake
sql/updates/auth/forever/2026_09_24_01_auth_forever.sql
sql/updates/world/forever/2026_09_24_00_world_forever.sql
src/common/Banner.cpp
src/common/GitRevision.cpp
src/common/Utilities/Util.cpp
src/server/bnetserver/Main.cpp
src/server/bnetserver/bnetserver.conf.dist
src/server/bnetserver/bnetserver.rc
src/server/game/World/World.cpp
src/server/worldserver/Main.cpp
src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist
src/server/worldserver/worldserver.rc

Owl

Use a real hostname portal with a Let's Encrypt certificate 88400cb4df · 2026-09-24 19:19

In-game findings: the client rejects IP portals (BLZ51901015, CN mismatch
even with CN "*.*") and rewrites dotless portals ("localhost" became
"localhost.actual.battle.net"). So the portal is now a hostname on the
owner's domain that resolves to 127.0.0.1, with a publicly trusted cert.

- env.ps1: $Iserle.Portal (ISERLE_PORTAL), loads gitignored
  iserle/local.settings.ps1 for machine-specific values
- acme.ps1: Let's Encrypt DNS-01 via Posh-ACME (-Begin/-Complete), classic
  profile (keeps the Common Name), state under the certs folder
- configure-server.ps1: bnetserver uses certs\public if present;
  LoginREST addresses = portal hostname
- launcher: portal defaults to ISERLE_PORTAL; refuses dotless portals
  (the client would turn them into *.actual.battle.net)
- play.ps1: start the client via the launcher with the configured portal
- certs.ps1: local-CA server cert is a tooling fallback (CN=localhost)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

7 file(s) changed

.gitignore
iserle/launcher/IserleLauncher.cs
iserle/scripts/acme.ps1
iserle/scripts/certs.ps1
iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1
iserle/scripts/env.ps1
iserle/scripts/play.ps1

Owl

Add iserle-launcher for the Forever beta client; own keys; TLS trust docs 1805043ac0 · 2026-09-24 17:45

- iserle/launcher: C# console launcher (built with Windows' csc) adapted from
  defexnicolas/wow-classic-launcher (MIT, see THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md). Starts
  WowB.exe -config iserle.wtf with a loopback portal and swaps the client's
  in-heap CertStore key #8 for our EnterEncryptedMode public key. Refuses
  non-loopback portals and clients it didn't start; no network access.
- certs.ps1: CA is now name-constrained to 127.0.0.0/8 and localhost;
  generates the Ed25519 EnterEncryptedMode key (+ public key hex);
  -Regenerate option
- configure-server.ps1: EnterEncryptedMode.PrivateKeyFile -> our key
- SETUP.md: launcher, per-user CA trust (with undo), optional firewall rules

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

7 file(s) changed

CLAUDE.md
SETUP.md
iserle/launcher/IserleLauncher.cs
iserle/launcher/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
iserle/launcher/build.ps1
iserle/scripts/certs.ps1
iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1

Owl

bnetserver

offer Forever rulesets (super districts) and place the realm cbf5c4040f · 2026-09-24 19:32

Format recovered from the client binary's JSON reflection table (field
count 2): JamJSONSuperDistrictEntry { superDistrictID, disallowLogin }.
Rulesets come from Cfg_SuperDistrict / AvailableSuperDistrict (1 PvP,
2 Normal, 3 Roleplay, 4 Hardcore); realms join one through the realm
entry's cfgContentSetID (Cfg_SuperDistrict.ContentSetID, Normal = 137).

- SuperDistricts: comma separated Cfg_SuperDistrict IDs to offer
- RealmList.ContentSetID: cfgContentSetID for realms (was hardcoded 0)
- configure-server: offer Normal (2), realm content set 137

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

4 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1
src/server/bnetserver/Services/GameUtilitiesService.cpp
src/server/bnetserver/bnetserver.conf.dist
src/server/shared/Realm/RealmList.cpp

Owl

answer Forever's SuperDistrictListRequest; launcher requires firewall 072ce799b6 · 2026-09-24 19:25

- GameUtilities: handle Command_SuperDistrictListRequest_v1 (sent by the
  Forever client right after login, before the realm list) with an empty
  Param_SuperDistrictList (JSONSuperDistrictList { superDistricts: [] },
  names from the client binary) and log its request parameters.
- iserle-launcher: refuse to start unless Windows Firewall is on and an
  enabled outbound block rule exists for this WowB.exe (the client opened
  443 connections to Blizzard / Google Cloud hosts during the first login
  test). --no-firewall-check overrides.
- play.ps1 rebuilds the launcher before starting it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

5 file(s) changed

iserle/launcher/IserleLauncher.cs
iserle/launcher/build.ps1
iserle/scripts/play.ps1
src/server/bnetserver/Services/GameUtilitiesService.cpp
src/server/bnetserver/Services/GameUtilitiesService.h

Owl

certs

issue the bnetserver certificate with CN "*.*" 5495b7f811 · 2026-09-24 18:51

First in-game test: the Forever client connected to 127.0.0.1:1119 and
dropped with BLZ51901015 = ERROR_NETWORK_MODULE_SSL_COMMON_NAME_DOES_NOT_
MATCH_REMOTE_ENDPOINT (Aurora.log: result="1015"), i.e. the chain (our CA,
trusted per-user) was accepted but the client's own Common Name check
rejected CN=127.0.0.1. Use TC's wildcard CN convention; SANs and the
name-constrained CA stay as they were.

-NetworkDebug for bnetserver now traces session/RPC/REST loggers instead of
setting root to debug (which mostly logged SQL).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/certs.ps1
iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1

Owl

configure-server

keep DB errors out of the worldserver console deb57d694a · 2026-09-24 18:47

Printing ~6M retail-content DB errors to a console window made startup take
~2.5 min instead of ~45 s. They still go to DBErrors.log.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

1 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1

Owl

Core/Auth

Allow an own EnterEncryptedMode signing key (PEM file) 9a1efa0fa9 · 2026-09-24 17:45

New worldserver option EnterEncryptedMode.PrivateKeyFile: load the Ed25519
key that signs SMSG_ENTER_ENCRYPTED_MODE from a PEM file instead of the
built-in, publicly known TrinityCore key. Startup now fails loudly if the
signer can't be initialized instead of continuing without one.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

3 file(s) changed

src/server/game/Server/Packets/AuthenticationPackets.cpp
src/server/game/World/World.cpp
src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist

Owl

Build 2 · 2026-09-24 17:40

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docs

record client-side requirements learned from the Classic Forever launcher 9421b5aefb · 2026-09-24 17:35

Portal via -config file, one in-heap Ed25519 key swap (CertStore entry 8,
TrinityCore's default EnterEncryptedMode public key), no TLS patching.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

1 file(s) changed

docs/protocol-notes.md

Owl

CLAUDE.md

log worldserver startup milestone a05ec89a15 · 2026-09-24 17:30
```
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
```
1 file(s) changed
- CLAUDE.md
Owl

General

Add start-servers script, network debug config; document startup findings 15c23f6950 · 2026-09-24 17:29

- configure-server.ps1: Expansion 0, Auth.DevAllowMissingBuildKey 1,
  DBErrors.log overwrite mode, -NetworkDebug (opcode trace + World.pkt,
  bnetserver debug), support for appending keys commented out in .dist
- start-servers.ps1: MySQL + bnetserver + worldserver in their own windows
- protocol-notes: game data shape (powers, races incl. Skyborne 95/96,
  Classic talents, spell/transmog enums), startup compatibility fixes

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

4 file(s) changed

CLAUDE.md
docs/protocol-notes.md
iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1
iserle/scripts/start-servers.ps1

Owl

Core

Start up on WoW: Forever 1.60.1 client data 959c7a6b25 · 2026-09-24 17:29

The worldserver now reaches "ready" with Forever DB2s, maps and vmaps:

- Powers: add POWER_HAPPINESS = 27 (Classic pet happiness, present in
  Forever's PowerType.db2), MAX_POWERS 28, matching UnitMods/EnumUtils
- Spells: add SPELL_EFFECT_360, SPELL_AURA_665..668, TARGET_UNK_153
  (12.1.5-era values used by Forever's SpellEffect.db2), NULL handlers
- Transmog: add Cloth/Leather/Mail/Plate outfit slot options (12-15)
- FlightCapability.db2 is empty in Forever: return instead of AssertEntry(1)
- Missing retail bank tab bag items is a warning, not a load error
- Skip transports whose taxi path has no nodes (crash on retail TDB rows)
- Missing script hotswap visual spell is a warning, not an assert

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

13 file(s) changed

src/server/game/DataStores/DB2Stores.cpp
src/server/game/DataStores/DBCEnums.h
src/server/game/Entities/Unit/StatSystem.cpp
src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.cpp
src/server/game/Entities/Unit/Unit.h
src/server/game/Maps/TransportMgr.cpp
src/server/game/Miscellaneous/SharedDefines.h
src/server/game/Miscellaneous/enuminfo_SharedDefines.cpp
src/server/game/Scripting/ScriptMgr.cpp
src/server/game/Spells/Auras/SpellAuraDefines.h
src/server/game/Spells/Auras/SpellAuraEffects.cpp
src/server/game/Spells/SpellEffects.cpp
src/server/game/Spells/SpellInfo.cpp

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Core/Auth

Add WoW: Forever 1.60.1.69977 build info and dev build-key bypass 3906c4cad6 · 2026-09-24 17:29

- auth update: build_info (69977, 1.60.1) and realmlist gamebuild 69977
- worldserver option Auth.DevAllowMissingBuildKey (default 0): when the
  client's build variant has no build_auth_key row, log a warning and skip
  only the CMSG_AUTH_SESSION digest comparison. The build key does not feed
  session/encryption key derivation, so a valid Battle.net login ticket and
  session key are still required. The Forever beta's key isn't known yet.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

3 file(s) changed

sql/updates/auth/forever/2026_09_24_00_auth_forever.sql
src/server/game/Server/WorldSocket.cpp
src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist

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Build 1 · 2026-09-24 17:19

8885e02a1b3a uncommitted changes 2 run(s), 0s online, peak 0 player(s)

General

Add SETUP.md; configure worldserver for an expansion 0 client 8885e02a1b · 2026-09-24 16:46

SETUP.md documents the no-admin Windows toolchain (VS Build Tools MSVC
14.44, CMake, Ninja, Boost 1.84, OpenSSL 3.5.8, MySQL 8.4), disk layout,
scripts, data extraction and how to revert everything.

configure-server.ps1 now sets Expansion = 0: WoW: Forever is a Classic
client, so TBC+ content and starting-zone map checks (map 530) don't apply.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2 file(s) changed

SETUP.md
iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1

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Add local TLS, server config and DB2 layout check scripts 3db5041b39 · 2026-09-24 16:29

- iserle/scripts/certs.ps1: private "iserle Local CA" + bnetserver cert
  (SAN 127.0.0.1/localhost) under F:\iserle\certs; no trust-store changes
- iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1: deploy MySQL/OpenSSL runtime DLLs
  (incl. legacy provider) and generate bnetserver/worldserver .conf from
  .conf.dist with 127.0.0.1 binds, our DB port/credentials, our cert,
  data/log dirs and DB updater paths
- iserle/tools/db2-check.ps1: compare extracted WDC5 headers (layout hash,
  field counts) against DB2Metadata.h; the build-bump checklist generator

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

3 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/certs.ps1
iserle/scripts/configure-server.ps1
iserle/tools/db2-check.ps1

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Add Windows build and portable MySQL scripts 57e63777dc · 2026-09-24 16:20

- iserle/scripts/env.ps1: single source of paths (overridable via ISERLE_*
  env vars) and an MSVC 14.44 (v143) dev-shell importer
- iserle/scripts/build.ps1: CMake/Ninja configure, build, install into
  F:\iserle\server (Boost 1.84 vc143 static, OpenSSL 3.5.8, MySQL 8.4 client)
- iserle/scripts/db.ps1: init/start/stop/status/shell for a service-less
  MySQL 8.4 bound to 127.0.0.1:3307 (X Protocol off); random root/trinity
  passwords written to option files next to the datadir, never the repo

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

3 file(s) changed

iserle/scripts/build.ps1
iserle/scripts/db.ps1
iserle/scripts/env.ps1

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Add iserle-core project docs and ignore rules for the Forever fork 4fb674862c · 2026-09-24 16:10

- CLAUDE.md: goals, hard constraints (offline, 127.0.0.1 only, no client
  files in git, own keys), disk layout, build-tracking policy, progress log
- docs/phase0-findings.md: Phase 0 investigation (branch choice, tooling
  survey, risks, decisions)
- docs/protocol-notes.md: 1.60.1.69977 client identification, DB2 layout
  deltas vs 12.1.0.69933, world auth / opcode encoding notes
- .gitignore: anchored rules for client files, extracted data, sniffs,
  DB dumps, certificates/keys and live configs

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

4 file(s) changed

.gitignore
CLAUDE.md
docs/phase0-findings.md
docs/protocol-notes.md

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Core/DataStores

Port DB2 layouts to WoW: Forever 1.60.1.69977 04c4fb9348 · 2026-09-24 16:46

18 of the 370 DB2 files the worldserver loads differ from retail
12.1.0.69933 (verified against the extracted WDC5 headers with
iserle/tools/db2-check.ps1; now 370/370 match):

AreaTable, Cfg_Regions (+ localized Name, new locale statement/table),
CharacterLoadout, CurrencyTypes, Faction, GlobalCurve, Item, ItemSparse,
Map, NameGen, PlayerDataElementAccount/Character, SkillLineAbility,
SpellItemEnchantment (Classic-style layout, 32-bit fields),
SpellProcsPerMinuteMod, SpellVisualMissile, TraitCurrency,
TraitCurrencySource.

Updates DB2Metadata/DB2LoadInfo/DB2Structure, hotfix statements, the
extractor's Map.db2 definition and adds the matching hotfixes schema update
under sql/updates/hotfixes/forever/. Field mapping notes, including the
inferred SpellItemEnchantment ConditionID position, are in
docs/protocol-notes.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

8 file(s) changed

docs/protocol-notes.md
sql/updates/hotfixes/forever/2026_09_24_00_hotfixes_forever.sql
src/server/database/Database/Implementation/HotfixDatabase.cpp
src/server/database/Database/Implementation/HotfixDatabase.h
src/server/game/DataStores/DB2LoadInfo.h
src/server/game/DataStores/DB2Metadata.h
src/server/game/DataStores/DB2Structure.h
src/tools/extractor_common/ExtractorDB2LoadInfo.h

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Add Hotfixes.LoadVerified option (default off) b6af4667a8 · 2026-09-24 16:46

Hotfix DB rows with VerifiedBuild > 0 are data sniffed from the official
servers of the client TrinityCore master targets (retail). For the WoW:
Forever client they would overlay wrong records on its own DB2 data and be
pushed to clients as hotfixes. With Hotfixes.LoadVerified = 0 only custom
rows (VerifiedBuild <= 0) are loaded into DB2 stores and into the
hotfix_data / hotfix_blob / hotfix_optional_data lists.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

4 file(s) changed

src/server/game/DataStores/DB2Stores.cpp
src/server/shared/DataStores/DB2Store.cpp
src/server/shared/DataStores/DB2Store.h
src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist

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iserle-web

Forever

Forever update fields

Docs

Forever world DB

publish-github.ps1

Scripts

iserle-web

iserle-ctl

uf-re

Forever query packets

Forever update fields

Forever

Forever character list

Forever opcodes

opcode-re

worldserver

Kiro steering

gitignore

import-vmangos.ps1

VMaNGOS import

contrib

check-upstream.ps1

Forever

General

Forever

General

Forever character creation

Forever character list

Forever character screen

Forever glue screen

launcher

Core/Network

Core/Network

launcher

Core/Network

bnetserver

General

bnetserver

certs

configure-server

Core/Auth

docs

CLAUDE.md

General

Core

Core/Auth

General

Core/DataStores