The setup / download time might vary on your bandwidth but can take up to 2 hours.

# Quickstart

  1. (only linux / mac) you can download a windows vm here. (~20G)
  2. download the wow game client (patch 1.12.1) (~5GB)
  3. create a wow account here (email confirmation required)
  4. extract the wow game client from 1. and edit the realmlist.wtf file to contain only this:
    set realmlist logon.retrowow.gg
set realmname "RetroWoW"
  5. start the game (wow.exe) and login via your credentials from 2.

# Game

  1. when creating a character choose "Horde" (not alliance)
  2. choose what you want, keep in mind we need healer (priest, druid) and tanks too (warrior, druid), for an overview over their abilities watch this
  3. talk to the class trainer and get all spells or skills
  4. obtain the default set (clothes, armor) from the welcome NPC (close to where you start)

# Misc

  • in game command to repair equipment: in the chat type: .repairitems
  • teamspeak or discord TBD