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The War Within Hotfixes - October 8, 2024
World of Warcraft Classic data for the BlizzCon demo was pushed tonight!
- Everyone with a Virtual Ticket should be able to try the demo after the opening ceremony.
- There are no new character models.
- No DX12 support yet.
- There is a time limit to how long you can play the demo before you have to take a break.
- You'll start the demo at Level 15 and are capped at Level 19.
- The game client is 64-bit only, has Battle.Net integration, better widescreen support, right click to report, and other tools to keep gameplay fair.
- There is a 'Classic' button in the Video Settings that sets all of the sliders to the levels that were equivalent to the options available in the 2004 version of the game.
- You can read more in the first and second Dev Watercoolers.
New Strings
There are lots of new strings relating to classic, but here are a few of the interesting ones.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- WOW_ERROR_331 - You recently reached the time limit for your World of Warcraft Classic session! Please try again in approximately %d |4hour:hours;, %d |4minute:minutes;.
- WOW_ERROR_332 - You must purchase a Blizzcon Virtual Ticket in order to access World of Warcraft: Classic
- CLASSIC_DEFAULTS - Classic
- WOW_ERROR_333 - Thanks for playing World of Warcraft Classic! You've reached the time limit for your current session, but you can play again in approximately %d |4hour:hours;, %d |4minute:minutes;.
- RUSSIAN_DECLENSION_PET_EXAMPLE_1 - I always travel with %s.
- RUSSIAN_DECLENSION_PET_EXAMPLE_2 - First thing yesterday I bonked %s on the head.
- RUSSIAN_DECLENSION_PET_EXAMPLE_3 - Today I met %s again.
- RUSSIAN_DECLENSION_PET_EXAMPLE_4 - Now I am friends with %s.
- RUSSIAN_DECLENSION_PET_EXAMPLE_5 - Although I know nothing about %s.
Old Game Tips
The old game tips are back and a fun reminder of how the game used to work.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
- Your spell casting can be cancelled by moving, jumping or hitting the escape key.
- Clicking on a player name in the chat window lets you send a private message to them.
- You can Control>Click on an item to see how you would look wearing that item.
- An item with its name in gray is a poor quality item and in most cases it can be sold to a vendor.
- An item with its name in white is useful to players in some way and can be used or sold in the auction house.
- You can send mail to other players or even to your other characters from any mailbox in game.
- You can Shift>Click on an item to place an item link into a chat message.
- All of your action bars can have their hotkeys remapped in the key bindings interface.
- If a profession trainer cannot teach you any more, they will generally tell you where to go to get further training.
- On your character sheet is a reputation tab that tells you your status with different groups.
- You can perform many fun actions with the emote system, for instance you can type /dance to dance.
- The interface options menu ESC> has lots of ways to customize your game play.
- You can turn off the slow scrolling of quest text in the interface options menu.
- Spend your talent points carefully as once your talents are chosen, you must spend gold to unlearn them.
- A mail icon next to the minimap means you have new mail. Visit a mailbox to retrieve it.
- You can add additional action bars to your game interface from the interface options menu.
- If you hold down Shift> while right-clicking on a target to loot, you will automatically loot all items on the target.
- If you enjoyed playing with someone, put them on your friends list!
- There are a number of different loot options when in a group. The group leader can right-click their own portrait to change the options.
- You can choose not to display your helm and/or cloak with an option from the interface options menu.
- You can target members of your party with the function keys. F1 targets you; F2 targets the second party member.
- Being polite while in a group with others will get you invited back!
- When in a queue for a battleground you don't need to wait by the battleground to stay in the queue.
- A monster with a silver dragon around its portrait is a rare monster with better than average treasure.
- If you mouse over a chat pane it will become visible and you can right-click on the chat pane tab for options.
- You can display the duration of beneficial spells on you from the interface options menu.
- You can lock your action bar so you don't accidentally move spells. This is done using the interface options menu.
- You can cast a spell on yourself without deselecting your current target by holding down Alt> while pressing your hotkey.
- Killing Civilians will give you a dishonorable kill and an honor rating penalty.
- Killing guards gives no honor.
- Typing /macro will bring up the interface to create macros.
- Enemy players whose names appear in gray are much lower level than you are and will not give honor when killed.
- When you are in a raid you can drag a group or class type from the raid window to your game field so you can always see their health and mana.
- You can hide your interface with Alt>Z and take screenshots with Print Screen>.
- You can assign a Hotkey to toggle locking/unlocking your action bar. Just look in the Key Bindings options to set it.
- If you Shift>Click on a player name in the chat window it tells you additional information about them.
- A blue question mark above a quest giver means the quest is repeatable.
- Use the assist button (F key) while targeting another player, and it will target the same target as that player.
- You can use the Tab key to select nearby enemies in front of you.
- Shift>Clicking on an item being sold by a vendor will let you select how many of that item you wish to purchase.
- When you learn a profession or secondary skill the button that allows you to perform that skill is found in the general tab of your spellbook.
- You can right-click on a beneficial spell that has been cast on you to dismiss it.
- If you are having trouble finding something in a capital city, try asking a guard for directions.
- Remember to take all things in moderation (even World of Warcraft!)
- You can view messages you previously sent in chat by pressing Alt> and the up arrow key.
- You can Shift-Click on an item stack to split it into smaller stacks.
- Pressing both mouse buttons simultaneously will make your character run.
- When replying to a tell from a player (Default 'R'), the TAB> key cycles through people you have recently replied to.
- You can remove a friendly spell enhancement on yourself by right-clicking on the spell effect icon.
- A Blizzard employee will NEVER ask for your password.
- Clicking an item name that appears bracketed in chat will tell you more about the item.
- You can only know two professions at a time, but you can learn all of the secondary skills (fishing, cooking and first-aid).
- It's considered polite to talk to someone before inviting them into a group, or opening a trade window.
- Pressing 'v' will toggle the display of a health bar over nearby enemies.
- Your items do not suffer durability damage when you are killed by an enemy player.
- Shift>click on a quest in your quest log to toggle quest tracking for that quest.
- Nearby questgivers that are awaiting your return are shown as a yellow dot on your mini-map.
- If you are lost trying to complete a quest, the quest log will often tell you what to do next.
- Nearby questgivers that are awaiting your return are shown as a yellow dot on your mini-map.
- The auction houses in each of your faction's major cities are linked together.
- Ensure that all party members are on the same stage of an escort quest before beginning it.
- Quests completed at maximum level award money instead of experience.
- If you are having trouble fishing in an area, try attaching a lure to your fishing pole.
- Your character can eat and drink at the same time.
- Playing in a battleground on its holiday weekend increases your reputation and honor gained.
- Shift>-B will open all your bags at once.
- When interacting with other players a little kindness goes a long way!
- You're much less likely to encounter wandering monsters while following a road.
- It is better to quest and die, than never to have quested at all.
- Bring your friends to Azeroth, but don't forget to go outside Azeroth with them as well.
- If you keep an empty mailbox, the mail icon will let you know when you have new mail waiting!
- Never give another player your account information.
- Sharing an account with someone else can compromise its security.
- You can turn these tips off in the Interface menu.
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