Additional Player Housing Information Possibly Found on Cataclysm Classic PTR

Posted 2025/01/23 at 4:40 PM by Squishei

Note: This information is completely new to the Classic version of game and not present in the original release, but despite being datamined through the Classic client, there is no indication that player housing is actually coming to Cataclysm - due to the way the various game clients are linked, data is often shared between branches, allowing us to datamine a model on one or find information for another, even if it's not actually meant for that particular version of the game.Player Housing Clues?PlayerHousingConstantsDocumentation.luamany questionsPlayer Housing Categories

Housing Decor:
Flags: Interior, Exterior

Model Type: None, M2, Wmo

Theme: None, Folk, Rugged, Generic, Opulent

Type: None, Floor, Wall, Ceiling, Tabletop

Component Size: Any, Small, Medium, Large

Component Theme: Human

PermissionResult

DoorType: None, NarrowDoor, LargeDoor

OptionType: Cosmetic, DoorwayWall, Doorway

Type: None, Wall, Floor, Ceiling, Stairs, Pillar

Housing Room FlagsWhat it Means

Player Housing appears to be a fully customizable mode, similar to Wildstar, or FFXIV's housing.

Players seems to have the ability to enter an Edit Mode where they can edit, move, remove and save their Decor around the house.

Decor items are separated into many different categories including if they can be placed inside or outside, on what surface (i.e. floor, walls, ceiling) and their size.

There's also options of doors, stairs and even pillars.

Items can be locked by other players, and there are error messages for no plot, no rooms and no house.

Why Classic PTR?PlayerHousingConstantsDocumentation.lua

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Comment by dvisChakIt would be hilarious if Cataclysm Classic got player housing before the retail client gets it in Midnight.Comment by MyratyCCata gets player housing! Cata hype!Comment by FandhfkjThis just confirms housing for classic.Comment by kanegasiThe reason this file is in classic is a simple boring explanation:

The Interface files from the export are the same across all WoW versions. There's one master set of Interface files and every version loads what it uses, just like how addon .toc files work now.

It just so happens that the Cataclysm PTR has the most up-to-date set of Interface files. This file will show up soon for retail, most likely in the next 11.1 ptr update.Comment by Lizardo221I've thought that it's very possible they put housing in some form in classic to go with retail's release of it. They might be coding it in early for cata, but the housing won't show up until a later patch to match when retail gets it.

Edit: someone made a good point on how all game versions use same code baseline, but my point still stands that the devs could easily add housing as content for classic servers. It also gives the devs an excuse to develop housing assets derived from older parts of the game.Comment by SURM0THuge news!Comment by Borga76The reason this file is in classic is a simple boring explanation:

The Interface files from the export are the same across all WoW versions. There's one master set of Interface files and every version loads what it uses, just like how addon .toc files work now.

It just so happens that the Cataclysm PTR has the most up-to-date set of Interface files. This file will show up soon for retail, most likely in the next 11.1 ptr update.Comment by FiatUno45classic housing or not, i'm just happy to see hints of human houses being avail for housing- i want my own little cottage/farmhouse somewhere to make cozy.Comment by darnbruder, wer is noch hyped?Comment by MikeMJGLet's hope this is a mistake. As much as I loathe all so-called "classic" realms and the nonsense game modes, there is no reason whatsoever to have player housing in anything except for REAL WOW.

Every year, the devs show they care more about these fake classic realms than they do about the actual game. You can't make everyone happy. Once you tweaked vanilla content for WoW classic, and then when you ended TBC classic, it was like opening pandora's box. It's going to get so much worse as the population is spread around and gets smaller and smaller in the real game.

We don't need other WoW's that are not actually WoW. We just need the one true WoW, retail version.

I would pay $50 per month if it meant no more classic realms or game modes. You can't improve Wow by creating inferior versions of it, that aren't even the same as they were when it was live content, and definitely not by game modes that are not even played in WoW. CrazyComment by joeboe610Ever tried Palia? The building system in Palia feels so good. There's so much freedom where to place things. I hope it's a smooth user experience like Palia, and not clunky/old like a lot of other WoW systems.Comment by psynyLet's hope this is a mistake. As much as I loathe all so-called "classic" realms and the nonsense game modes, there is no reason whatsoever to have player housing in anything except for REAL WOW.

Every year, the devs show they care more about these fake classic realms than they do about the actual game. You can't make everyone happy. Once you tweaked vanilla content for WoW classic, and then when you ended TBC classic, it was like opening pandora's box. It's going to get so much worse as the population is spread around and gets smaller and smaller in the real game.

We don't need other WoW's that are not actually WoW. We just need the one true WoW, retail version.

I would pay $50 per month if it meant no more classic realms or game modes. You can't improve Wow by creating inferior versions of it, that aren't even the same as they were when it was live content, and definitely not by game modes that are not even played in WoW. CrazyComment by alanmacneillOr, since they basically just roll the code from the archive for these classics....there was prework for what was going to be player housing in warlords (that eventually just became the garrisons) in late cata, that is being found now.Comment by snesfreakLet's hope this is a mistake. As much as I loathe all so-called "classic" realms and the nonsense game modes, there is no reason whatsoever to have player housing in anything except for REAL WOW.

Every year, the devs show they care more about these fake classic realms than they do about the actual game. You can't make everyone happy. Once you tweaked vanilla content for WoW classic, and then when you ended TBC classic, it was like opening pandora's box. It's going to get so much worse as the population is spread around and gets smaller and smaller in the real game.

We don't need other WoW's that are not actually WoW. We just need the one true WoW, retail version.

I would pay $50 per month if it meant no more classic realms or game modes. You can't improve Wow by creating inferior versions of it, that aren't even the same as they were when it was live content, and definitely not by game modes that are not even played in WoW. CrazyComment by FrostyworgzLet's hope this is a mistake. As much as I loathe all so-called "classic" realms and the nonsense game modes, there is no reason whatsoever to have player housing in anything except for REAL WOW.

Every year, the devs show they care more about these fake classic realms than they do about the actual game. You can't make everyone happy. Once you tweaked vanilla content for WoW classic, and then when you ended TBC classic, it was like opening pandora's box. It's going to get so much worse as the population is spread around and gets smaller and smaller in the real game.

We don't need other WoW's that are not actually WoW. We just need the one true WoW, retail version.

I would pay $50 per month if it meant no more classic realms or game modes. You can't improve Wow by creating inferior versions of it, that aren't even the same as they were when it was live content, and definitely not by game modes that are not even played in WoW. CrazyComment by Necroxislol I'll believe it's at the level of Wildstar or, more hilariously goofy to immediately compare it to, FFXIV.

Because right now it seems like instant copium comparing it to systems with literally tens of thousands of doodads to swap out.Comment by flowreenCan't wait to start paying monthly rent in both Cataclysm Classic and Midnight on top of the monthly sub!Comment by LandaiThey’re not going to add player housing to Classic versions of the game. This is a distraction, nothing more.Comment by glassleoThis just confirms housing for classic.Comment by KerathrasAs a mage main since Vanilla I always wanted player housing to be able to officially live in Dalaran but now that they nuked it for no reason it’s killed any joy I might have had.

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