AndrewMZ

Hey folks. I want to provide some feedback that somebody might find valuable. I logged some problems that I encountered as an inexperienced in such activities user. OS: windows 11, Hardware: Acer nitro 5 gaming laptop Date of installing: 4 November 2025. 1. After launching "MaNGOS_EasyBuild.exe" and clicking "Build project" I had visual studio window popping up. I used Visual studio 17 2022. On the last stages of building an error "ACCESS DENIED" showed up repeatedly when trying to access a folder (I don't remeber what folder) . Turned out that it was because the building process was setup with "debugging" option next to the green arrow. The directory that caused the problem is irrelevant for building so the error can be safely ignored 2. Step 9. I sincerely was searching for the "_install" folder instead of "serverZero_install" 3. When running "ExtractResources.sh" (have to choose git bash CLI) when choosing 4 CPUs the git bash window closes. Probably because it's too many? I chose 1 CPU. The extraction took 7 hours 4. Step 20. I only found 3 "conf.dist" files (not 4) 5. Step 12. In server folder (where "realmd.exe" and "mangosd.exe" files are located) I had to put extracted folders "DBC", "Maps", "MMaps" and "VMaps" in data folder for mangosd.exe (or realmd.exe) to work because the error popped up after launching 6. I'm using Wi-fi connection and when I turn it off the IP address that was assigned to my laptop by my router vanished I could not pass authorization step. So I had to turn wi-fi back on and get my IP back. 7. I also encountered "OPENSSL_MODULES" environment variable problem but the commentator earlier posted solution Other than that I successfully logged into the game and began summoning raid bosses in stromwind of course. Thank you for the guide and for the code! You're awesome!