WarcraftXL

A modding framework for the World of Warcraft 3.3.5a client.

WarcraftXL - Warcraft eXtension Layer - loads into the running 3.3.5a (build 12340) client and gives mods a clean, typed way to talk to the engine. Same idea as SKSE for Skyrim or RED4ext for Cyberpunk 2077: the framework owns the hard, repetitive parts - getting into the process, the hook engine, client offsets, engine bindings, an event bus, file-format contracts - so your mods can just be features.

Core principle. If something is needed everywhere and always works the same way, it belongs in the core. Anything that's a feature - a decision, an effect, an editor - is a module. The core stays small and reusable; the modules stay free to do whatever they want.

WarcraftXL.dll boots inside the client, brings up the hook engine, and raises a set of events. A module is a small, self-contained unit that subscribes to those events and uses the core's typed bindings to read and drive the game. Drop a module in, rebuild, and it's live - no separate injector, no patched data files.

The core is four pillars, so a module never touches a raw address itself:

A module is just this - bind in the constructor, react in the handler:

class MyModule final : public wxl::events::EventScript {
public:
    MyModule() { on<&MyModule::OnEndScene>(wxl::events::Event::OnEndScene); }
    void OnEndScene(const wxl::events::EndSceneArgs& a) { /* draw, read world, edit... */ }
};
MyModule g_myModule; // file-scope instance self-registers at load

The framework ships with example modules that double as proof and as starting points:

• wxl-mini-noggit - an in-client map editor. Pick a doodad, then move, rotate, and scale it live with a 3D gizmo, right inside the running game. (ImGui + ImGuizmo.)
• wxl-unit-outline - a unit outline / highlight effect.
• wxl-glue-unlock - unlocks the glue (login) screen.

If a map editor inside the client is the "hello world", you can imagine what is possible.

Split by purpose - start wherever fits you:

Links land here as repositories go public.

Early, with solid foundations. The injection chain, the four core pillars, and the first example modules/scripts are working. The SDK surface is still moving as more of the client gets mapped - expect sharp edges, and expect them to get filed down fast.

• Module/Script authors - build a feature against the SDK. The example modules/scripts are your template; the event bus and the bindings are your toolkit.
• Reverse engineers - map new client subsystems and record them in the Documentation Wiki. Every new binding starts as an RE finding.

WarcraftXL is free, and it always will be forever.

Nothing here is gated, and nothing ever will be. Sponsoring is completely optional - just a way to support the project and the time behind it, if you want to and can.