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+MrSmite Unfortunately, that doesn't really address the root issue. What we all need is to know if our clients are actually correct and complete. I went ahead and completed the installation & patching process per your instructions again. I then compared all the files at a binary level and confirmed the files are in fact the same as the download links I provide above with the exception that the patched files all have several bytes of 0xFF or "white space" at the very end of the files. I assume functionally these make no affect on the client usage. I even went so far as to re-extract the maps and verified all of those remained consistent as well. Below are my hash digests again after the Initial DVD installation and completing the patching process. MD5 Digest: And the SHA1 Digest: FYI, I did follow your guide and I personally wasn't able to extract your multi-part archive for the 4.3 patch unless I was using WinRAR. I tried with 7Zip, the downloaded Windows Unrar.exe (complained about not being a rar archive), and even with the Linux unzip. WinRAR seemed to be the only program able to extract it correctly. I didn't personally try with WinZip though. Maybe that would have worked. Also, the first background downloader process from 4.0.6.13623 showed 13.8GB for me, but you mentioned that it should be less than 7GB including the 4.3.2.15211 background download. I have no idea why my volume would be so different. I did start with the original Cataclysm DVD if that makes any difference. In summary, the direct URL download process mentioned a few posts back actually does work. I cannot explain why the patching process adds extra "white space" at the end of the MPQ files, but it is a viable alternative for getting a good client to extract the dbc's & maps, and it can be more reliable and consistent than patching. Not to mention, that it is likely faster & simpler too. Cheers!

+MrSmite I understand your point. In that case, would you kindly post your file hashes for others to use as a guide to know if they have completed your guide correctly? Obviously, the process can be convoluted and people have had issues. We just want to know we did it right. That being said, please let me know if you'd like me to remove/edit any part of my previous post. I am just trying to make sure our client is complete and help others do so as well. Cheers!

Alright everyone, First off, mods- if any of this post is against policies/rules/etc, please feel free to delete it. I'm not intending to break any rules or laws. I believe we have all pulled our hair out long enough on this... Since it may not be technically legal to post the files themselves, we need to have a way for everyone to know if what they have downloaded is clean. I am 99% certain I have all the correct files. Since I don't trust my patching skills as much as I trust Blizzard's own hosted files, I have also downloaded all the files from the "http://ak.worldofwarcraft.com.edgesuite.net/wow-pod-retail/NA/15050.direct/" path again and verified their integrity against my files. I have extracted dbc, maps, & vmaps from these files and my server has ran without significant issues. Therefore, I'm pretty confident my files are good. However, the extractors also give me several complaints about files missing about 'doodads' as mentioned in this thread. There were also messages about Zul'gurub. Thus, I am still somewhat/slightly concerned that my source files may not match what the extractors expect. I am more confident that the client just has developer references to files that didn't get implemented in retail. Never the less, I would love it if someone could do a checksum digest on their 4.3.4 folder and compare them with my digests below. This is my digest from MD5SUM: I also hashed them with SHA1 here: If we all agree these are the correct sums, then I would be very happy to provide PAR2 parity repair files for everyone to test and patch their files if they have enough matching data. Since parity files are in no way illegal, there shouldn't be any concerns with sharing the files openly for everyone. If you're not familiar with how to do file integrity checking or repairs, please have a look at 'ExactFile' & 'QuickPar' for Windows. They aren't that hard to learn. Finally, if you're interested in downloading the data files directly from Blizzard, this is the list of URL's you need to download: http://www.trinitycore.org/f/pastebin/21utyaun3xc0s/ Good luck everyone! Snatch