[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":390},["ShallowReactive",2],{"site-settings":3,"article:\u002Fresources\u002Fguides\u002Fproject-epoch-reborn-launch-date-and-setup":16},{"id":4,"description":5,"email":6,"extension":7,"footerNote":8,"legalNotice":9,"locale":10,"meta":11,"name":12,"stem":13,"url":14,"__hash__":15},"settings\u002Fsettings.yml","Compare World of Warcraft realms by expansion, region, population and play style.","listings@realmlist.org","yml","An independent realm directory.","Not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment.","en",{},"RealmList","settings","https:\u002F\u002Frealmlist.org","QXaYspLUSxnrVumL6oFir6PInhNsRw-yJchxEYSe1AU",{"id":17,"title":18,"author":19,"body":20,"category":355,"description":356,"draft":357,"extension":358,"featured":357,"meta":359,"navigation":360,"path":361,"publishedAt":362,"seo":363,"sitemap":364,"sources":369,"stem":382,"tags":383,"updatedAt":388,"__hash__":389},"articles\u002Fresources\u002Fguides\u002Fproject-epoch-reborn-launch-date-and-setup.md","Project Epoch Reborn Launches October 23: How to Get Ready Now","RealmList Editorial",{"type":21,"value":22,"toc":343},"minimark",[23,32,38,60,63,68,75,78,111,115,126,190,205,210,237,241,250,254,319,323,330,337],[24,25,26,31],"p",{},[27,28],"img",{"alt":29,"src":30},"Editorial illustration of a dawn road leading toward a fortified town gate, a lone traveler walking toward a fresh start","https:\u002F\u002Fs3.nanosnail.com\u002Frealmlist\u002Farticles\u002Fguides\u002Fproject-epoch-reborn-launch-date-and-setup.png"," {width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"}",[24,33,34],{},[35,36,37],"em",{},"Original editorial illustration by RealmList, generated for this article. This is artwork, not game footage or official promotional material.",[24,39,40,41,45,46,51,52,55,56,59],{},"The date is official. In an announcement posted the evening of ",[42,43,44],"strong",{},"September 25"," — right after the community stress test we covered in ",[47,48,50],"a",{"href":49},"\u002Fresources\u002Fguides\u002Fproject-epoch-reborn-stress-test-and-challenges","our Reborn feature guide"," — the Project Epoch Reborn team confirmed the realm goes live on ",[42,53,54],{},"Friday, October 23, 2026, at 4:00 PM GMT",". The open test server closed the same day to prepare for launch, and ",[42,57,58],{},"all test progress was wiped",". Anyone still leveling on the test build is starting fresh in October.",[24,61,62],{},"That makes this the four-week window in which to get everything else ready: client, launcher, account. All of it can be done now, because registration is open and the launcher is already patching files.",[64,65,67],"h2",{"id":66},"step-1-get-your-own-335a-client","Step 1: Get your own 3.3.5a client",[24,69,70,71,74],{},"Reborn runs on the ",[42,72,73],{},"3.3.5a client, build 12340 (enUS)",". The project does not distribute the client and will not link to downloads — you need your own copy, whether that is an old legally obtained install or a backup from another 3.3.5a server.",[24,76,77],{},"Practical details:",[79,80,81,88,104],"ul",{},[82,83,84,87],"li",{},[42,85,86],{},"A slightly modified client from another server is usually fine."," The launcher verifies and repairs the files it manages, so a client you used elsewhere rarely needs a clean reinstall.",[82,89,90,91,95,96,99,100,103],{},"Put it somewhere you own — ",[92,93,94],"code",{},"C:\\Games\\Epoch"," on Windows or ",[92,97,98],{},"~\u002FGames\u002FEpoch"," on Linux — not under ",[92,101,102],{},"Program Files",", which causes permission friction.",[82,105,106,107,110],{},"Budget ",[42,108,109],{},"roughly 20 GB"," of free space for the client plus Epoch's custom patches.",[64,112,114],{"id":113},"step-2-download-the-launcher","Step 2: Download the launcher",[24,116,117,118,121,122,125],{},"The launcher handles all connection setup. There is ",[42,119,120],{},"no access key and no realmlist.wtf editing"," — a notable difference from most 3.3.5a projects, and the same launcher-first approach ",[47,123,124],{"href":49},"we highlighted in the feature guide",".",[127,128,129,145],"table",{},[130,131,132],"thead",{},[133,134,135,139,142],"tr",{},[136,137,138],"th",{},"Platform",[136,140,141],{},"Download",[136,143,144],{},"Notes",[146,147,148,163,177],"tbody",{},[133,149,150,154,157],{},[151,152,153],"td",{},"Windows 10\u002F11 x64",[151,155,156],{},"Launcher 1.1.9 (ZIP)",[151,158,159,160],{},"Unsigned exe — SmartScreen will warn; choose ",[35,161,162],{},"More info → Run anyway",[133,164,165,168,171],{},[151,166,167],{},"Linux x64",[151,169,170],{},"Launcher 1.1.7 (tar.gz)",[151,172,173,176],{},[42,174,175],{},"Preview","; launcher runs natively, the game itself needs Wine or Proton",[133,178,179,182,187],{},[151,180,181],{},"macOS",[151,183,184],{},[42,185,186],{},"Not available yet",[151,188,189],{},"No macOS launcher exists at publication time",[24,191,192,193,196,197,200,201,204],{},"After extracting, point the launcher at the folder containing ",[92,194,195],{},"Wow.exe"," and press ",[42,198,199],{},"Update",". Downloads resume where they left off, and every file is checksum-verified before it replaces anything — a failed update cannot corrupt your client. When it reports ",[35,202,203],{},"Up to date",", you are set (for the current build; expect a launch-day patch).",[206,207,209],"h3",{"id":208},"linux-specifics","Linux specifics",[79,211,212,219],{},[82,213,214,215,218],{},"Click the sliders icon in the launcher's top right to open ",[42,216,217],{},"Proton \u002F Wine setup"," and select your installed Wine or Proton. If you already run WoW through one, select that existing environment.",[82,220,221,222,225,226,229,230,233,234,125],{},"If you launch WoW through ",[42,223,224],{},"Steam"," or ",[42,227,228],{},"Lutris",", you can keep that setup: use the archive's ",[92,231,232],{},"epoch-connect"," helper as a command prefix (Lutris) or in Steam launch options: ",[92,235,236],{},"\"\u002Ffull\u002Fpath\u002Fto\u002Fepoch-connect\" -- %command%",[64,238,240],{"id":239},"step-3-one-account-for-everything","Step 3: One account for everything",[24,242,243,249],{},[47,244,248],{"href":245,"rel":246},"https:\u002F\u002Fproject-epoch.org\u002Fregister.html",[247],"nofollow","Registration"," is open now, and the account is shared between the website and the game — same username and password in both places. If your login fails on launch day, the fix is almost always a site-account issue (or a password reset at the site), not a server problem.",[64,251,253],{"id":252},"troubleshooting-quick-table","Troubleshooting quick table",[127,255,256,266],{},[130,257,258],{},[133,259,260,263],{},[136,261,262],{},"Symptom",[136,264,265],{},"Fix",[146,267,268,279,287,295,311],{},[133,269,270,273],{},[151,271,272],{},"Windows blocks the launcher",[151,274,275,276,278],{},"SmartScreen: ",[35,277,162],{},"; add an antivirus exception if needed",[133,280,281,284],{},[151,282,283],{},"Game folder is under Program Files",[151,285,286],{},"Move the client elsewhere, or run the launcher as administrator",[133,288,289,292],{},[151,290,291],{},"Update fails or connection drops",[151,293,294],{},"Press Update again — downloads resume and checksums prevent corruption",[133,296,297,300],{},[151,298,299],{},"Linux launcher will not open",[151,301,302,303,306,307,310],{},"Extract the ",[35,304,305],{},"entire"," archive, mark ",[92,308,309],{},"epoch-launcher"," executable; ask in Fluxer with your distro info",[133,312,313,316],{},[151,314,315],{},"Login does not work",[151,317,318],{},"Site and game share one account; use the exact credentials you registered with, or reset at the site",[64,320,322],{"id":321},"what-happens-between-now-and-october-23","What happens between now and October 23",[24,324,325,326,329],{},"The test server is closed, but the project's unusual transparency continues: the public bug tracker and weekly changelog forums remain the place to watch fixes land, and the team is still recruiting ",[42,327,328],{},"game masters and developers"," (C++ core, SQL\u002Fscripting, Noggit world-building, Lua UI, Blender) through volunteer applications on the site. A roadmap of post-launch content was teased alongside the date and shared with the community on Fluxer, the project's chat platform — worth joining now, since it is also where launch-day issues will be triaged fastest.",[24,331,332,333,336],{},"One caution for planners: ",[42,334,335],{},"launch-day queue capacity is untested."," The 9\u002F25 stress test proved concurrent-load behavior, but a forum question about the launch-day player limit had no answer at publication time. For a free Classic+ realm succeeding a beloved original, an opening-hour queue is the realistic baseline assumption.",[338,339,340],"note",{},[24,341,342],{},"Accurate as of September 26, 2026. The October 23, 2026, 4:00 PM GMT launch date is from the official Project Epoch Reborn announcement of September 25, 2026, and the setup steps follow the official How to Connect guide (launcher versions 1.1.9 Windows \u002F 1.1.7 Linux preview as of that date). The test server closed on September 25 with a full progress wipe. No macOS launcher exists yet, and the launch-day player limit has not been announced. Details may have changed by the time you read this — check the official announcements forum for the latest.",{"title":344,"searchDepth":345,"depth":345,"links":346},"",2,[347,348,352,353,354],{"id":66,"depth":345,"text":67},{"id":113,"depth":345,"text":114,"children":349},[350],{"id":208,"depth":351,"text":209},3,{"id":239,"depth":345,"text":240},{"id":252,"depth":345,"text":253},{"id":321,"depth":345,"text":322},"guides","After the September 25 stress test, Project Epoch Reborn confirmed its launch date — Friday, October 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM GMT — and closed its open test with a full wipe. 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