Warmane Icecrown Linux - invalid realm version

[nikrozja]

Hello,
I'm running almalinux with openjdk17
I'm struggling to connect bot to game

[root@f27767e wowchat]# ./run.sh
14:03:19.733 INFO  w.WoWChat$ - Running WoWChat - v1.4.0
14:03:21.884 INFO  w.WoWChat$ - Connecting to Discord...
14:03:22.798 INFO  n.d.jda.api.JDA - Login Successful!
14:03:23.075 INFO  n.d.j.i.r.WebSocketClient - Connected to WebSocket
14:03:23.534 INFO  n.d.jda.api.JDA - Finished Loading!
14:03:23.587 INFO  w.r.RealmConnector - Connecting to realm server logon.warmane.com:3724
14:05:17.089 INFO  w.r.RealmPacketHandlerTBC - Connected! Sending account login information...
14:05:17.362 ERROR w.r.RealmPacketHandlerTBC - Invalid realm version for this server! Is your realm_build in config correct?
[root@f27767e wowchat]# java --version
openjdk 17.0.16 2025-07-15 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (Red_Hat-17.0.16.0.8-1) (build 17.0.16+8-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (Red_Hat-17.0.16.0.8-1) (build 17.0.16+8-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
[root@f27767e wowchat]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="AlmaLinux"
VERSION="8.10 (Cerulean Leopard)"
ID="almalinux"
ID_LIKE="rhel centos fedora"
VERSION_ID="8.10"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:el8"
PRETTY_NAME="AlmaLinux 8.10 (Cerulean Leopard)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;34"
LOGO="fedora-logo-icon"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:almalinux:almalinux:8::baseos"
HOME_URL="https://almalinux.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.almalinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.almalinux.org/"

ALMALINUX_MANTISBT_PROJECT="AlmaLinux-8"
ALMALINUX_MANTISBT_PROJECT_VERSION="8.10"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="AlmaLinux"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="8.10"
SUPPORT_END=2029-06-01
[root@f27767e wowchat]#

my wowchat.conf wow fragment:

wow {
  platform=Linux
  enable_server_motd=1

  version=3.3.5
  realmlist=logon.warmane.com
  realm=Icecrown
  account=####
  password=####
  character=####

}

Could U please tell me which build version should I set? Or what Should I change?

[fjaros]

Yes, others have reported this happening on warmane over the years. I think it is because warmane is pretty strict when it comes to logging in with unknown IPs on platform=Mac.
Can you try logging in with platform=Windows first? Then change to platform=Mac once you manage to successfully join the world once.
If this does not work, can you try either VPN through your shell and login with the client on your desktop into this account. Or you can also try turning on 2FA for the account and inputting it once when the bot tries to login then it should remember the shell IP and not prompt you again.

Btw platform=Linux is not a thing. Wow does not have a Linux client. it will default to platform=Mac (which is what you want for wowchat to stay online)

[nikrozja]

It’s no longer possible to disable 2FA on Warmane ;/
So I set up VPN (Linux as an exit node) --> connected to server on my PC and logged into game using authentication code.
Then I tried connecting with bot, but I still got same error.
I switched platform to Windows --> bot connected and disconnected after a few seconds --> switched to Mac --> still same error (Invalid realm version for this server! Is your realm_build in config correct?).

[root@racknerd-f27767e wowchat]# ./run.sh
19:32:51.878 INFO  w.WoWChat$ - Running WoWChat - v1.4.0
19:32:54.178 INFO  w.WoWChat$ - Connecting to Discord...
19:32:54.978 INFO  n.d.jda.api.JDA - Login Successful!
19:32:55.298 INFO  n.d.j.i.r.WebSocketClient - Connected to WebSocket
19:32:55.711 INFO  n.d.jda.api.JDA - Finished Loading!
19:32:55.791 INFO  w.r.RealmConnector - Connecting to realm server logon.warmane                                                             .com:3724
19:32:56.016 INFO  w.r.RealmPacketHandlerTBC - Connected! Sending account login                                                              information...
19:32:56.271 INFO  w.r.RealmPacketHandlerTBC - Successfully logged into realm se                                                             rver. Looking for realm Icecrown
19:32:56.410 INFO  w.g.GameConnector - Connecting to game server Icecrown (145.2                                                             39.161.30:8093)
19:32:56.532 INFO  w.g.GamePacketHandlerWotLK - Connected! Authenticating...
19:32:56.752 INFO  w.g.GamePacketHandlerWotLK - Successfully logged in!
19:32:56.753 ERROR w.g.GamePacketHandlerWotLK - WARDEN ON WINDOWS IS NOT SUPPORT                                                             ED! BOT WILL SOON DISCONNECT! TRY TO USE PLATFORM MAC!
^C19:33:01.483 INFO  w.WoWChat$ - Disconnected from server! Reconnecting in 10 seconds...
[root@racknerd-f27767e wowchat]# nano wowchat.conf
[root@racknerd-f27767e wowchat]# ./run.sh
19:33:26.272 INFO  w.WoWChat$ - Running WoWChat - v1.4.0
19:33:28.482 INFO  w.WoWChat$ - Connecting to Discord...
19:33:29.232 INFO  n.d.jda.api.JDA - Login Successful!
19:33:29.541 INFO  n.d.j.i.r.WebSocketClient - Connected to WebSocket
19:33:29.858 INFO  n.d.jda.api.JDA - Finished Loading!
19:33:29.921 INFO  w.r.RealmConnector - Connecting to realm server logon.warmane.com:3724
19:33:30.155 INFO  w.r.RealmPacketHandlerTBC - Connected! Sending account login information...
19:33:30.426 ERROR w.r.RealmPacketHandlerTBC - Invalid realm version for this server! Is your realm_build in config correct?

[nikrozja]

Tomorrow I’ll check at which machine I have 3.3.5a server instance and launch it, which will allow me to verify whether problem lies with Linux or with Warmane

[fjaros]

Yeah you cannot use platform=Windows on warmane, you will be disconnected due to warden like the log tells you. This is why wowchat needs to pretend it is platform=Mac . Mac client does not have a real warden implementation, so wowchat can handle it.
I'm not saying to turn off 2FA. It can remain enabled. I was thinking maybe if you login on the shell with the 2FA token using platform=Windows, warmane might start allowing platform=Mac. pure guess.

This is the issue I was referring to #75 (comment) , other users have faced the same issue and then magically one day it worked. We still don't know what triggers warmane to report invalid version vs allowing login.

[nikrozja]

It seems nothing has changed since last time. Old account still works, and we can’t do anything until Warmane makes some updates.
I also found a Reddit post where people report having same issue with the full client at mac:
https://www.reddit.com/r/warmane/comments/1id9vpf/unable_to_validate_game_version_warmane_mac_os/