Yeah, it is unfortunate that Titanium users won't be able to see the new equip, but they also won't be able to see new races or zones, so it isn't a huge disadvantage. It is just another reason for most people to try to do the upgrade once SoF work is complete. Though, I do think there are things the devs can work on to help with the differences between SoF and Titanium. I have already set it so that drakkin and any other race over 473 will be seen as a normal human race instead of a frozen human. I am sure we could make other adjustments to help ensure that races, icons and maybe even spells work at least somewhat properly between the 2 client versions.
My idea is to add an extra field or 2 to the items table that are basically copies of the weapon model field and the icon field. Then, in the Titanium.cpp file, we could have items show up using those alternate fields if they are set differently than the normal fields are. Basically, this would allow us to set one item model for SoF and another model for Titanium users for the same item. Icons could be made to work the same way I think.
Spells would be a bit more complex, but I think it would be possible to use one spell table for both expansions and still not have issues between clients.
I know this thread isn't exactly the place to discuss this, but thought you might wanna know of some of the possible solutions for these issues. It will just take time to code them. If someone else doesn't start on it before I am able to get to it, I will probably try to add some of these new features myself. Though, help is always welcomed! With the right solutions, there wouldn't really be any need to distribute extra files.
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