Developing a World of Warcraft Server using Elixir

In this detailed blog post, pikdum shares the journey of developing a private World of Warcraft server project called Thistle Tea using Elixir. The author begins with preparatory steps, including choosing Elixir for its actor model and using existing resources like MaNGOS for data and Thousand Island as a socket server. The development process is then broken down day by day, covering key milestones such as authentication, character creation, handling game server requests, enabling player movement synchronization, and implementing basic game mechanics like casting spells, mob spawning, and introducing multi-player interactions. The post provides insights into challenges faced, solutions implemented, and future plans to enhance the server's functionality.