Connection guide for WoW Freedom WoD

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Connection guide for WoW Freedom WoD - Azeroc - 02-09-2016

Will polish the guide later, but basic instructions are these:

Connection Guide:

1. Download the client:

Option 1: Download and start this .torrent file: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5mIUWh5wqS6cHVWc0J1blJvMVU
Option 2: Download ~30GB .7z file from Google Drive (be careful, because it can fail mid-way and you may have to start the download again): https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5mIUWh5wqS6WS1pVHBad2FWUDg
Option 3: Download client split into 29 pieces (1GB max per file) and follow instructions in document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fex5NI4JEFNO7QhHAUH78JHHuZy3YrbHIfaIcUuylyQ/edit?usp=sharing

2. Create an account on https://mm.wowfreedom-rp.com/

3. To avoid some errors in the future, right click on your downloaded WoW folder and uncheck Read-only. Accept prompt (if it shows) when asked if you want to apply it to files and sub-folders.

3.b (Optional) Rename successfully downloaded WoD_6_2_4_21742/ directory to FreedomWoW6/ directory for better clarity.

[VERSION: FreedomEssentialsPatch_20160813]

4. Download (Click down-arrow at the top of the page) latest https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5mIUWh5wqS6WmVTRGpuc284VVk and unzip its contents into your WoD_6_2_4_21742/ directory (or FreedomWoW6/ directory if you renamed it), saying yes to any prompt about overwriting existing items.

4.b (optional) If you want 64-bit launcher, download it here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5mIUWh5wqS6VEczX2MtcnU3ZHc

5. Make sure you have FreedomWoW.exe and tc_bundle.txt in your WoW root folder after .7z extraction.

6. Make sure to rename Config.template.wtf to Config.wtf under (WoW root directory)/WTF/ directory and just to be safe: make sure it has portal set to logon.wowfreedom-rp.com (e.g. SET portal "logon.wowfreedom-rp.com"). By default the portal setting should be like that already. LOTS OF PEOPLE SCREW THIS RENAMING STEP UP (or ignored it) - so once again: make sure to rename Config.template.wtf to Config.wtf (for those who do not have their extensions set to hidden will have to rename Config.template to Config.

7. Create a short-cut for launcher:
(Due to DB changes we must now make a shortcut for the client in order to launch Freedom)

Right click and make a shortcut of your FreedomWoW Application.
Right click the new shortcut, and select 'Properties'.
In the "Target:" box, add -uid wow_enus to the end of it with a space like shown in the screenshot above.
Apply, and use the shortcut to get on Freedom.

No need to delete or remove anything.

Troubleshooting Edit: Depending on your windows OS, you may have quotations. Try adding it on the outside (Ex: FreedomWoW.exe" --uid wow_enus). If that doesn't work, then try removing the quotations.

8. Launch your SHORTCUT FreedomWoW.exe and connect to Freedom WoD using account you created on the website (in-game username format: <EMAIL email="[email protected]">[email protected]</EMAIL>).

Credits

Data Core @ Paragon WoW : For helping me with WoD development (mostly server-side/db-side).
Razmataz @ Paragon WoW : For helping me with WoD development (mostly client-side).
Chase @ Paragon WoW : For granting permission to use !CrossFaction addon for TRP3 fix (allows cross-faction interaction with TRP3).

RE: Connection guide for WoW Freedom WoD - Talona - 05-05-2018

Bumping to post this link for the Troubleshooting Guide, as issues can arise when DLing the client here are some of the more common ones and their fixes:

https://wowfreedom-rp.com/f/Thread-Freedom-WoD-Connection-Client-Troubleshooting