Getting Started with GryffinWow
1.12 Client:
- Create an Account: Register your account.
- Download the Game Client
- Log in
- Go to Account
- Select Download
- Extract the .zip file somewhere on your computer.
- (optional) This step is not needed when you've downloaded the client from GryffinWow.
- Open realmlist.wtf using notepad and change the contents to:
set realmlist gryffinwow.com
- Open realmlist.wtf using notepad and change the contents to:
- Start Playing:
- Open
wow.exe
(not launcher.exe) and log in using the account name + password you've created.
- Open
- Add-ons: Don't forget to download the recommended add-ons for an enhanced experience!
Experimental
For those using a Apple computer with Apple silicon chip you can run the classic Wow client. It won't be performant (for now) but it can work!
- Download the client as mentioned above.
- Download Wiskey.zip directly from GryffinWow or from the official website: https://getwhisky.app/
- Download winerosetta.zip (1.0.1) directly from GryffinWow or from the official: Github repository
- Install Whiskey
- Create a bottle for Windows XP
- Extract winerosetta.zip and copy these two files into the Wow 1.12.1 folder
- winerosetta.dll
- winerosettaldr.exe
- Go back to the Whiskey app and select run
- Choose winerosettaldr.exe to start the game, not wow.exe