Contents.Patch 3.3.3 is a minor content patch mainly focusing on changes to battlegrounds and some class balance tweaks.PvP. The amount of Honor awarded for an has been increased by 100% for characters of all levels. Since all is awarded based on a conversion rate from Honorable Kills, this change will effectively double the amount of Honor received from Honorable Kills, or for completing and objectives; however, the amount of experience gained from completing Battleground objectives and the amount of Honor rewarded for completing each Wintergrasp quest remain unchanged. The Random Battleground system has been added! The new authenticator field, for users with the Battle.net authenticator. Authenticator Frame: If a player has a Battle.net Authenticator attached to his or her account and selects Remember Account Name at the login screen, the next time that player logs into World of Warcraft, a field to input the Authenticator code will be displayed below the password field. The World Map will now provide an option to display different levels of a multi-layered dungeon, zone, or city (i.e.
Players can view the map of the Dalaran Sewers without having to be in that location).
Map props go out to Senior Helper Wraist who compiled all of these and made them all available to download from a single location. The following list of addons are for WotLK version 3.3.5a of WoW All Stats. This addon moves the functionality of the stat dropdowns to a panel on the right side of the paperdoll, so that you can see all of your stats at once.
2014-01-24. Clarify the 'before you start' section to account for clients copied to new machines. Clarify how to check the Launcher version. Clarify when to run backgrounddownloader.exe. Fixed some typos, missed some typos and probably even made more typosUpdate history:2013-10-16 - Some people have mentioned that the 6 part wow-4.2.2.14545-to-4.3.0.15005 patch is corrupt however I just downloaded and extracted it successfully.
Please try disabling download managers or try a different browser if you have trouble extracting it.2013-08-08 - Guide revised, replaced some links with newer versionsI've put the guide in the spoiler below since it involves a LOT of downloading (approx. 20 to 25 GB), I thought I'd caution you first so you can decide if you want to find alternate means.This guide will help you patch your enUS PC client from 3.3.5.12340 to 4.3.4.15595.For enGB PC users, the process is the same. Sorry, I don't have your specific patches but you can check, or for them.If you're a MAC user, I'm not sure what your patching process is like but you can check patch list on the official forums.Step 1: Download prerequisite filesI've uploaded these files which will help as you install patches.Download them and set them aside for now.- Used to check for additional data. Ignore the ones that come with any patches.- Required for manually applying patches- Required for manually applying patches- A collection of 'wow-0-xxxxx-Win-final.MPQ' in case a 3rdparty patch is missing them. These are needed to apply patches using commands or scripts.Only download this if you find a patch doesn't meet any of the following criteria:. Has an EXE.
Has a wow-patch.mpq. Has a wow-0-xxxxx-Win-final.MPQStep 2: Download the patchesIn the spoiler tag is a master list of the patches you will need.Download them and set them aside for now.
The downloads total approx. 11 GBNote:Patches that say 'by MrSmite' contain a detailed readme and script. You might wantto review them before applying the other patches since it can be adapted.- Skip this if you have a Cata DVDDon't worry that the above patch actually says '3.3.0.10958-4.0.0.12911', Blizzard at one point recommended patching up to 3.3.5.12340 before applying this patch anyway.wow-4.2.2.14545-to-4.3.0.15005 by MrSmite (1.5 GB)I had to split this into a multi-part ZIP file in order to upload.
Since there is absolutely NO help on AG, I'm not able to link all the files in their descriptions so here's all 6 pieces:,Just put them all in the same folder and use 7-Zip, WinZip, WinRar or WhateverTheHell to unpack. Note: Some users have had trouble with 7-Zip.
You can download a free commandline utility from the WinRAR site if you need to.by MrSmiteby MrSmiteby MrSmiteby MrSmiteStep 3: Install the patchesIMPORTANT: I can't stress this enough NEVER run Launcher.exeIMPORTANT: I guess I have to remind people to block Blizzard's servers in their WTF tooThis set of instructions should work for all the patches you've downloaded regardless of what instructions they came with. Take a minute to read them before you start and keep them handy for reference.Patches uploaded by other people might be a bit confusing. @cezetaIf you have a specific problem than ask about it otherwise please refrain from cluttering the topic with unconstructive posts like 'it's bad, don't use it'.This, as far as I know, is the most concise guide around that actually results in a proper 4.3.4.15595.PS:Launcher.exe shouldn't be a problem because blizzard's servers should already be blocked (that's emulator 101). I only wrote that in the guide because people (probably you) were unblocking the servers and running Launcher.exe on purpose. I have blizz servers blocked in WTF, I also blocked launcher.exe in my firewall, so it can not reach internet. But it was the first thing that came to my mind, when I tried to use your how-to to upgrade my client.and specific problem? Well the most important problem is that your guide is very unspecific, some steps are missing or unclear and some are redundant.for example:- Required for manually applying patches- when you install the first patch , these files are updated and none of these updaters can be runanother unclear thing is:- Used to check for additional patch data after patching- when to use these?
What version when? Is it neccesary, if there is this file included in the patch itself?I tried to use the common sence, but after many hours I ended up with nothing but corrupted files and I can not imagine, that there will be someone, who will get this thing working using your guide, sorry. There are too many unclear and possibly fatal places, where things can go wrong. And specific problem? Well the most important problem is that your guide is very unspecific, some steps are missing or unclear and some are redundant.for example:- Required for manually applying patches- when you install the first patch , these files are updated and none of these updaters can be runFirst off, the tools don't need to be updated every patch, only if a patch won't apply.
Second, one of the tools is from patch wow-4.3.0.15005-to-4.3.0.15050 so it will work just fine if you use it only when a patch won't apply. I tried to use the common sence, but after many hours I ended up with nothing but corrupted files and I can not imagine, that there will be someone, who will get this thing working using your guide, sorry. There are too many unclear and possibly fatal places, where things can go wrongCommon sense or not, I don't think you read the guide through before starting. If you did, your issues would've been addressed. Seeing as I've received comments from others that have had success I don't think it's an issue with the guide.
@MrSmite, maybe update the guide with, 'make a copy of your wow 3.3.5a client first.That way when someone doesn't read your guide all the way through (won't mention names) they will have a backup.lolz.BTW, Good guideAlso, I made a copy of my current client (3.3.5) and renamed it (bcuz I still love my Wrath), so that way when I update to 4.x I have a 3.3.5 client as well. Once the installation is done, renaming the client directory will 'un-link' the registry in Windows.
(If the install was from scratch). Also, I made a copy of my current client (3.3.5) and renamed it (bcuz I still love my Wrath), so that way when I update to 4.x I have a 3.3.5 client as well. Once the installation is done, renaming the client directory will 'un-link' the registry in Windows. (If the install was from scratch)Yes, indeed. I simply name mine based on the expansion: wowexp02, wowexp03.The only catch is there is only one 'WoW.exe' in the registry and the updater looks for that so it matters which one you've run last as to which path gets saved.
Copy the TFIL for your patchSo if your patch has no TFIL then you move on since you can't perform that step.As for running WoW.exe, you shouldn't be doing that after every patch. Also, when you're finished applying all the patches your WoW.exe might still not work with a '134' error. This unfortunately has many sources from bad video drivers to a corrupt patch somewhere.I've just gone through the guide a fourth time and ended up with that '134' error.
It's strange that 2 out of 4 times I ended up with a working client (although the dbc / map extractors still don't work with it).This whole process is a pain in the ass and seems to be 'hit and miss'. After screwing around with the map extractors for 2 days now, I believe I have come up with what the extractors are looking for, even though there are hundreds of errors, but according to NAY in this thread, those are OK:I have tried this variation 3 times and it has worked all 3 times. Using Mr Smite's way of getting to 4.3.4 it gives you all the proper.MPQ files starting from 3.3.5, but when doing that method and using Trinity's map extractor, you get an invalid map.dbc error and it halts. So, even though this is a 100% proper 4.3.4 client, it is not what the extractors are looking for.I just tried a different method and I was able to run the extractors, you do get the errors as mentioned in the thread above, but supposedly that is OK.
What I did is this:Make a backup of your 3.3.5a client.Download this backgrounddownloader.exe which is from a 4.0 client and put it in your wow 3.3.5a root directory (where your wow.exe is located). Example: c:wow 3.3.5aDownload this.tfil file provided by Mr Smite and put in your wow 3.3.5a root directory (where your wow.exe is located). Example: c:wow 3.3.5aDownload this.MPQ file and put in your Updates folder, located in your wow 3.3.5a root directory (where your wow.exe is located). Example: c:wow 3.3.5aUpdatesDownload this Launcher.wtf file and put in your WTF folder, located in your wow 3.3.5a root directory (where your wow.exe is located). Example: c:wow 3.3.5aWTFVerify that your Config.wtf, located in your WTF folder has the following line in it:SET accounttype 'CT'Now run backgrounddownloader.exe that you put in your wow root directory earlier. It should now download and update your.MPQ files from 3.3.5a version of WOW to 4.3.4 and the 4.3.4 extractors should run properly.To make it a completely working 4.3.4 client, download this:Then copy all of those files to your wow 3.3.5a root directory (where your wow.exe is located).
Example: c:wow 3.3.5aYou should now have a completely working 4.3.4 client, but no promisesHopefully this will work for everyone. Many thanks to Mr Smite for getting us on the right track here.
Ok so my problem comes when on. Maybe I'm reading the guide wrong.Getting following error when I try to patch this with blizz updater: 'The file 'patch.cmd' in archive 'C:UsersStruckerDownloadsWorld of WarcraftUpdateswow-update-13329.MPQ' could not be opened, because an error 2 occurred. If this problem persists, you may be able to solve it by uninstalling and then reinstalling the game.
If you are unable to correct this problem, please contact Blizzard Technical Support. Plz, if any1 can gimme an hint how to properly run this kind of patch.