I heard a rumor that some open source World of Warcraft is about to launch and rather sooner than later. If the rumor is true, what is the project name and is it available for Linux?
I’ve never played the game but I would give it a try if it is released for Linux.
Opensource yes, original impossible.
WoW server emulators have been in development for over a decade, they’re public projects on GitHub and released under opensource licenses, all private servers use those emulators, none of them has original code, it’s never been stolen.
You can compile them for Linux (as well as Windows), how well they work depends on the version, up to WoTLK they’re fine, from Cata on they’re quite bad.
You will need the original clients that are Windows only but they work flawlessly with WINE.
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Thanks a lot! Let’s see if I manage to launch this lol
If you never played WoW before, I suggest you play the official one before dabbling with emulators/private servers, it’s a much better experience if you know nothing about the game.
WoW client is not native on Linux but it runs flawlessly regardless, always have, it’s also very easy to install with Lutris: https://lutris.net/games/world-of-warcraft/, use the battle.net script and follow instructions to install dependencies first.
Thanks a lot! Let’s see if I manage to launch this lol