How World of Warcraft Private Servers Work Total Breakdown

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To learn for free on Brilliant, go to https://brilliant.org/Tariq10x/ . You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Ever wondered how World of Warcraft private servers actually work behind the scenes? In this video, I dive deep into the C++ source code of AzerothCore, explaining the architecture, networking, and gameplay logic that makes these servers possible. We’ll walk through how the server handles client connections, authentication, packet parsing, and game world simulation. I’ll also highlight some of the clever software engineering tricks and reverse engineering techniques used by developers to recreate the server side. Whether you’re interested in game development, MMORPG server emulation, or just curious about the C++ code that powers private servers, this breakdown will give you an inside look at the technical details and architecture that make it all work. If you enjoy this kind of code review and game architecture analysis, check out my other videos on Doom, Quake, Diablo, and more classic game engines! Help me get better equipment: https://www.patreon.com/tariq10x/ https://x.com/realtariq10x My Equipment: Keyboard: https://amzn.to/4nnCw6V Drawing Tablet: https://amzn.to/3FY1BEM Microphone: https://amzn.to/4emo9vn Sources: Private servers projects: https://www.getmangos.eu https://www.trinitycore.org https://www.azerothcore.org AzerothCore Github: https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk WowDev Wiki: https://wowdev.wiki/Main_Page https://wowdev.wiki/Login https://wowdev.wiki/Login_Packet https://wowdev.wiki/World_Packet Interesting blog about private servers work: https://medium.com/@borzifrancesco/the-role-of-open-source-in-wow-private-servers-how-they-work-technically-and-why-i-hate-most-of-2dc1aa0dfb2e If you like the content hit subscribe to support the channel. 00:00 WoW 01:44 Roadmap 02:45 Client Server Architecture 07:27 Reverse Engineering 10:10 Emerging Projects 11:57 AzerothCore 12:54 Architecture AzerothCore 14:40 Login Procedure 16:34 World Server Communication 19:35 Code Analysis 21:20 Main.cpp AuthServer 34:17 AuthSession.cpp Authentication Handler 47:04 Main.cpp WorldServer 52:23 WorldSocket.cpp 55:03 WorldSession.cpp 57:40 Conclusion This video was sponsored by Brilliant Song Credits: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All songs Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------