Wotlk Mac Download

| 05-10-2021
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This guide will show Mac users how to patch to 3.3.5a (currently required), and setup their game client for Warmane. This guide is for installing the enUS client.
Note: Downloading the PC cata torrent and using the downloaded wow.exe will work for Cata as well as WOTLK

Be prepared to go to Outland with the Dark Portal Pass, boosting one character on a Burning Crusade Classic realm to level 58.Or get the Deluxe Edition, featuring the Dark Portal Pass, mounts for both Burning Crusade Classic and modern WoW, the Path of Illidan toy, a Dark Portal-themed Hearthstone, and 30 days of game time. The Mac users should of course also be able to play on a 3.3.5 Wotlk Mac Client. Therefore, you will be able to download below. Magnet – Client from Warmane (WoD Models) Magnet – Client from Warmane (Original Models) Direct – Client from Paragon-Servers (French)(Mac) WoW Wrath of the Lich King Client.


Lion users/Torrent installation (also works on previous versions of OS X)
To install from scratch on a computer with Lion or if you just want to use a torrent, download the PC client via a torrenting client. One such client is Transmission . Download the torrent tracker for the PC game files here for WOTLKor here for Cata. Once you have successfully download the files, drag the folder to your applications folder, then drag the .app file for your version from here (WOTLK or Cata):
http://www.mediafire.com/download/y4.../App_Files.zip

Update/ Lion graphics fix: (WOTLK)

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Anyone having problems with OSX Lion and graphics glitches/anomalies add this line to your config.wtf under the wtf folder, this has completely gotten rid of any issues with the mac version for me.
SET gxApi 'GLL'

Detail on how to use the wow app bundle:
After you download the sparse image file, double click it to mount it. When you look in the mounted disk, you will see a wow icon. Click and drag that icon to your wow installation folder in applications. This will be the icon you click on to play wow with. Disregard all of the .exe's, it works fine. Enjoy!

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Manual Installation

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Wotlk
First of all, you will need the WOTLK client. This file has a downloader for all WOW clients - make sure you select 'Wrath of the Lich King'. (Don't let it patch though - see below)
World of Warcraft Full Mac Install Client - Big Download
Once the installation is complete, the launcher will attempt to patch. You MUST abort this patch, as 4.x.x is not supported on Warmane. For future reference, always start WoW with the World of Warcraft.app file.
Next, you will need to patch your client to 3.3.5a. Download and install the following patches, in order of posting (you only need one of each patch, multiple mirrors are listed).
If a link is broken, you can find alternate mirrors here or here.
All you need to do is run the updater file included with the patch. If it will not run, see notes at the end of this guide. After each patch is completed, DO NOT let the auto update patch to 4.0 - abort it immediately.
3.2.0
Macgamefiles.com: World of Warcraft (Universal Patch)
The Patches Scrolls - Patches
3.2.0a
Macgamefiles.com: World of Warcraft
The Patches Scrolls - Patches
3.2.2
Macgamefiles.com: World of Warcraft
The Patches Scrolls - Patches
3.2.2a
Macgamefiles.com: World of Warcraft
The Patches Scrolls - Patches
3.3.0
Macgamefiles.com: World of Warcraft
Games On Net File Library :: World of Warcraft - Patch 3.2.2.10505 to 3.3.0.10958 enUS OS X - WoW-3.2.2.10505-to-3.3.0.10958-enUS-patch.app.zip
The Patches Scrolls - Patches
3.3.0a
Macgamefiles.com: World of Warcraft
The Patches Scrolls - Patches
3.3.2
Macgamefiles.com: World of Warcraft
Games On Net File Library :: World of Warcraft Patch 3.3.0a to 3.3.2 - Mac USA/AUS - WoW-3.3.0.11159-to-3.3.2.11403-enUS-patch.app.zip
The Patches Scrolls - Patches
3.3.3
Macgamefiles.com: World of Warcraft
Games On Net File Library :: World of Warcraft: Client Patch v3.3.2 to v3.3.3 for Mac OS X - US/AU - WoW-3.3.2.11403-to-3.3.3.11685-enUS-patch.app.zip
The Patches Scrolls - Patches
3.3.3a
Macgamefiles.com: World of Warcraft
The Patches Scrolls - Patches
3.3.5
2shared - download WoW-3.3.3.11723-to-3.3.5.12213-enUS-patch.app
The Patches Scrolls - Patches (See notes if broken)
3.3.5a
2shared - download WoW-3.3.5.12213-to-3.3.5.12340-enUS-patch.app
The Patches Scrolls - Patches (See notes if broken)

Setting Realmlist
Next, you need to set your realmlist to use the Warmane server. The file is located in /Applications/World of Warcraft/Data/enUS/realmlist.wtf. Right or control click this file, go to the 'Open With...' option, and select 'Other'. It will open your Applications folder. Select 'TextEdit' then 'Open'.
Select everything in this file (command-a), and paste:
set realmlist logon.warmane.com
Alternatively, you may delete the realmlist file and replace it with this pre-set file:
realmlist.wtf
Save, and close the file. You can now open 'World of Warcraft.app' and logon using your username and password (not email)
Notes
a). Some patches may download fine, but won't open when double-clicked. The problem is that they don't give you permission to execute the file. You can fix this by doing the following:
1. Right/control click the patch file and select 'Show package contents'
1a. If you see the real patch file now, run that. Otherwise..
2. Go to /contents/MacOS/ and you should see a file called 'installer'
3. Open Terminal (/applications/utilities)
4. In terminal, type 'chmod 777 ' but do not enter (you must be on an administrator's account, also note space after the 777)
5. Drag the 'installer' file to terminal. The path of the file should be entered into terminal.
6. Press enter in terminal
7. Open the original patch file

b) If you recieve error #8 while patching,
Blizzard Updater was unable to read the file '/Applications/World of Warcraft/Data/enUS/backup-enUS.MPQ'. This error may be caused by problems with the media or drive at /--for example, a scratched or dirty CD-ROM/DVD-ROM...
Try deleting the file 'Applications/World of Warcraft/Data/enUS/backup-enUS.MPQ', rebooting then patching again.

The original World of Warcraft clients version 3.3.5a and older don’t have support for 64 bit, so they are only available in 32-bit executables. There is no WoW.exe 64 bit for WOTLK 3.3.5 and older versions.

This could be an issue if you are running macOS Catalina or macOS Big Sur (or newer) since Apple removed the support for 32 bit programs since Catalina.

Luckily there is a way to run 32-bit applications on macOS that works for WoW clients version Wrath of The Lich King (3.3.5a), The Burning Crusade (2.4.3) and Classic (1.12.x).

How to run WoW 32-bit on macOS

  • You need a to have a Windows client of WoW
  • Open this URL: https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer/releases
  • Under the latest release section, expand Assets
  • Download Wineskin.Winery
  • Extract the Wineskin Winery.app and place it in your Applications
  • Open Wineskin Winery.app with right-click -> Open (or the system doesn’t let you open it)
  • Click on the “+” sign to add an Engine
  • Select the engine WS11WineCX64Bit19.0.2
  • Click on “Download and install”
  • In the “Wrapper Version” area click Update

This is how it should look like (the version numbers can be different than yours):

  • Click Create New Blank Wrapper
  • Choose a name for the wrapper, e.g. “WoW335”
  • Click ok, it will now take some time to load
  • If it asks to download Gecko or similar, accept and continue
  • Click View wrapper in Finder, pay attention to the location so you know where to find it again – you can also add it to your Dock
  • The folder contains your WoW wrapper, e.g. “WoW335.app”
  • Open it with right-click -> Open (or the system doesn’t let you open it)
  • Click Install software
  • Select Copy a Folder Inside
  • Select your World of Warcraft folder within your computer
  • It will ask you for the default executable, select Wow.exe and close the window
  • You can now open your .app wrapper (e.g. “WoW335.app”) to run the game.
  • Have fun!

Credits:

  • Gcenx for maintaining this working version of Wineskin (you can support him with a donation)
  • VitorMM for modernizing the Wineskin Codebase & ObjectiveC_Extension
  • PaulTheTall for constant test data and finding bugs
  • doh123 for creating Wineskin.
  • Gravarity for the nice video on which this tutorial is inspired by