What DBC files are (Database Client files shipped with WoW), CSV export format, table relationships and foreign keys, 15+ spell tables (SpellName, Spell, SpellMisc, SpellEffect, SpellPower, SpellCooldowns, SpellCategories, SpellClassOptions, SpellAuraRestrictions, SpellInterrupts, SpellEmpower, SpellLevels, SpellLearnSpell), 20+ talent/trait tables, 10+ item tables, scaling tables (ItemBonus, Curve, CurvePoint, RandPropPoints), character tables (ChrSpecialization, ChrClasses, SpecializationSpells), indexed HashMap loading for O(1) lookups, logos lexer for CSV parsing.
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