lua-mod-starterpack VS azerothcore-wotlk

While anecdotes rarely can prove a point, here is my experience anyway to consider: Only a bit less than two months ago I stumbled into that brunolopes repack and tried it out wanting to try and tinker around a bit and it provided an easy start for doing so. Well, since then I studied and learned the internals, (already)[https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/commit/fd7f48545ce76740065860c0963194c2a9e3e0e2] (posted)[https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/commit/1901b45ef60dbaaa5df2923c6d94d06c8cde289b] (merged)[https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/commit/dcfa3701807026b0cb43d450e10c3765e52b63ca] (fixes)[https://github.com/TrinityCore/TrinityCore/commit/b8059ec6e755a391bcbf951de81e205ede3cf553] to the TrinityCore-3.3.5 repo, (made new tools for the community)[https://model-changing.net/files/file/314-wow-335-patcher-custom-item-fix/], (fixed)[https://github.com/anzz1/lua-mod-skip-dk-starting-area] and (created)[https://github.com/anzz1/lua-mod-infinite-ammo] (some)[https://github.com/anzz1/lua-mod-starterpack] (additional)[https://github.com/anzz1/lua-mod-starterpack] (modules)[https://github.com/anzz1/lua-mod-auto-learn-skills] and (created new functionality for the Eluna scripting engine)[https://github.com/ElunaLuaEngine/Eluna/pull/412]. This all would probably have never happened without that easy plug-and-play repack which made the barrier of entry so low.

Azerothcore - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King server emulation. C++

Cool, I didn't realize Runescape private servers were a thing still.

I contribute to AzerothCore[0] pretty regularly. There's a lot of improvements that could be made, but it's overall fun and the majority of people who frequent their Discord are friendly enough.

[0] https://github.com/azerothcore/azerothcore-wotlk

Since Blizzard closed WoW in China, I found https://www.azerothcore.org/. They have a simple docker setup tutorial. I’ve been playing for a month and it’s been very interesting because they only support the English client. I’ve also learned a lot of English and currently feel great exploring the whole world alone.

Azerothcore is what Chromiecraft runs on. I recommend joining AC discord, lots of nice people there, great place if you want to learn/improve coding.

I don't have any experience with running a server, but maybe AzerothCore could be an option? From what I can tell it is actively being worked on with the help of ChromieCraft.