Case study

Summit: reconstructing a World of Warcraft 3.3.5a server

Summit rebuilds a World of Warcraft 3.3.5a server in Go, with authentication, world-server and packet-handling components. Its supporting tools include a proxy for capturing authentication traffic, a packet dumper and a DBC converter; the author describes using Ghidra during development.

Targets: Game · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 45
Last commit: 2026-10-26
Language: Go
License (GitHub): Apache-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The module declares Go 1.25.0.
Limits: The author describes the project as a small, ongoing emulator and lists several planned features.
License: Apache-2.0 licence.

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BibTeX

@misc{summit-wow-server-case,
  title = {{Summit: reconstructing a World of Warcraft 3.3.5a server}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/paalgyula/summit}},
  url = {https://github.com/paalgyula/summit},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/summit-wow-server-case/}}
}

Plain text

Summit: reconstructing a World of Warcraft 3.3.5a server. https://github.com/paalgyula/summit (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/summit-wow-server-case/

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README.md GitHub · paalgyula/summit · Revision 0a3f2b6
AGENTS.md GitHub · paalgyula/summit · Revision 0a3f2b6