Modernization-Tool/RELEASE_NOTES.md

🛠️ WoW Modernization Tool v2.3

This update focuses on better compatibility, safer WoW.exe patching and improved recovery.

⚙️ 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.

🎨 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

• Expanded automated tests for installation ordering, recovery and executable patching.
• 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.