WoW CSV From DB2

DB2 files are the client side databases containing data about items, NPCs, environment, world and a lot more.

This repository contains the raw DB2 files their respective CSV version efficient use by WoW meta tooling.

Usage: Adding a New Version

To add a new build version to this repository, first clone this repository and then follow these steps:

1. Create a new directory with the name of the build version (e.g. 10.0.5.48069/) under versions/.
2. Create a directory named db2/ under that specific version and populate this with the DB2 files of the build. I use wow.export to do this.
3. Copy the latest hotfix file (DBCache.bin) to the db2/ directory. The hotfix file can be found in your local installation under <path_to_your_local_installation>/World of Warcraft/_retail_/Cache/ADB/enUS/DBCache.bin.
4. To summarize so far, there should be a new directory under versions/ with a subdirectory db2 that contains the DB2 files and the hotfix file.
5. Call the script ./add-new-version/generate-csvs.sh <build_name> where build name is the name of the new directory. Example: ./add-new-version/generate-csvs.sh <build_name> 10.0.5.48069.
6. The script will check out the latest versions of the submodules, build the submodules and start generating the CSV files.
7. Commit the changes.

Acknowledgements

This repository would not be possible without the following tools:

• https://github.com/Kruithne/wow.export
• https://github.com/Marlamin/DBC2CSV

Disclaimer

This repository is maintained by an enthousiastic WoW player and there are no guarantees this will be 100% up-to-date forever, although it is my aim.

Feel free to contribute by opening issues and creating PRs.