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🛠️ WoW Modernization Tool v2.3

This update focuses on better compatibility, safer WoW.exe patching, improved recovery, display-scaling support and DXVK configuration.

⚙️ Vanilla Tweaks & Compatibility

  • Reworked Vanilla Tweaks handling for better compatibility with Vanilla, Turtle WoW, OctoWoW and compatible clients.
  • WoW_Modernized.exe is now built and validated transactionally before replacing the previous version.
  • Vanilla Tweaks now runs before other installation changes.
  • Improved support for already-patched clients while preserving client-specific loader code.
  • Removed overly strict build/version checks that could reject compatible clients.
  • SuperWoW now uses the same FoV selected by the Modernization Tool by synchronizing the FoV CVar in WTF/Config.wtf.
  • Render Distance now keeps the executable Farclip ceiling fixed at 3000 while synchronizing the selected runtime value to WTF/Config.wtf, preventing stale higher Farclip values from conflicting with WoW_Modernized.exe.

🎨 MPQ & Recovery

  • Improved MPQ validation to reject corrupted or invalid archives.
  • Existing valid files can now be preserved when a remote source is temporarily unavailable.
  • Improved offline recovery for supported components.
  • Better handling of local installation and permission errors.

🛡️ Reliability

  • Added an optional DXVK FPS limiter that detects the highest refresh rate of attached displays, prefills that value and remains manually editable.
  • The DXVK FPS limiter is enabled by default for new configurations, persists per WoW installation and is disabled in DirectX 9 mode.
  • DXVK exclusive fullscreen is now disabled by default to avoid black screens during Alt+Tab on Windows.
  • The Tool window now adapts better to Windows display scaling and smaller screens, keeping Apply Setup & Tweaks accessible.
  • Expanded automated tests for installation ordering, recovery, executable patching and DXVK FPS configuration.
  • Improved rollback behavior to reduce the risk of partial installations.

Updating from v2.2

Download the new executable, select your existing WoW folder and click Apply Setup & Tweaks.

A complete WoW reinstall is not required.