[Fulayfel]

Hello everyone, first post here.

so I've seen this post

And I'm wondering If I could do the same with MPQ files for WoW Cataclysm?

I know Twinstar.cz (Apollo-WoW) have done it, so I know it's possible.

Anyone has ideas on how can I start this?

Thanks.

[dashker]

it's not a cdn, they use this version with mpq updater from server and client.

https://github.com/luth31/ElunaTrinityWotlk/tree/feature-clientupdate

[Fulayfel]

Thank you for replying!

However, I've setup my own cataclysm client and server (https://github.com/The-Cataclysm-Preservation-Project/TrinityCore) and it still works (it is still downloading in the background), so I think this is different from what you are describing.

 

After a bit of research, I've discovered that there is a file: WoW.mfil that describes the server that they are using:

version=2
server=limelight
 location=http://cdn.twinstar-wow.eu/15050.direct/
 server=limelight
location=http://cdn.sispnet.de/15050.direct/
manifest_partial=wow-15595-0C3502F50D17376754B9E9CB0109F4C5.mfil

So they are using limelight (after googling it turns out to be a cdn)

and they have these addresses:

http://cdn.twinstar-wow.eu/15050.direct/

and

http://cdn.sispnet.de/15050.direct/

 

when you add manifest_partial to the first address you get this:

 http://cdn.twinstar-wow.eu/15050.direct/wow-15595-0C3502F50D17376754B9E9CB0109F4C5.mfil

If you click on that link you'll actually find a document containing the paths, sizes, locales of the all MPQ files needed by the client.

it seems that this manifest_partial tells the client where to download these files.

We can actually append the path of the MPQ files to the address and get the file like so:

Downloading world.MPQ for example:

http://cdn.twinstar-wow.eu/15050.direct/Data/world.MPQ

 

So how are they setting up their server? Is it simply serving this document on the manfiest_partial endpoint and hosting the MPQ files?

This seems too good to be true.

 

Again, If anyone got any ideas please share!

 

[Mr. DK]

They use a CDN to delvier the mpqs via a 3rd party application. This is a whole other thing than streaming files into WoW. 
CDN stands for content delivery network. Which basically only means its a system that allows you to download content. This content can be anything from images to mpqs to other file types. 
As far as I know the streaming files to client functionallity of MPQ's whas never implemented in the client of wow so you cannot use it . Streaming is one of the key benefits of modern wow file distribution. MPQ is just awfully old peace of technology.