Fixed tweaks and mods, added localization, added antivirus walkthrough

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "octo-launcher",
-	"version": "1.0.27",
+	"version": "1.1.1",
 	"description": "An Electron application for launching and updating the OctoWoW client",
 	"author": "OctoWoW",
 	"copyright": "Copyright © 2026 OctoWoW",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		"start": "electron-vite preview",
 		"dev": "electron-vite dev",
 		"server": "cd server && npm run dev",
-		"postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps && node scripts/scrub-native-paths.cjs",
+		"postinstall": "electron-builder install-app-deps",
 		"build": "electron-vite build",
 		"build:test": "electron-vite build --mode test",
 		"pack": "electron-builder --config",

server/src/addons-resolver.ts

@@ -1,266 +1,286 @@
-import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
-import path from 'path';
+import path from 'path';
-
+
-import { defaultSources, type AddonSource } from './addons-sources.js';
+import { defaultSources, type AddonSource } from './addons-sources.js';
-
+
-const CACHE_TTL_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000;
+const CACHE_TTL_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000;
-const FETCH_CONCURRENCY = 8;
+const FETCH_CONCURRENCY = 8;
-const FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
+const FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
-const SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH = process.env.ADDONS_SOURCES_PATH ?? '';
+const SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH = process.env.ADDONS_SOURCES_PATH ?? '';
-
+
-export type TocData = Record<string, string>;
+export type TocData = Record<string, string>;
-
+
-export type ResolvedAddon = {
+export type ResolvedAddon = {
-	name: string;
+	name: string;
-	owner: string;
+	owner: string;
-	git: string;
+	git: string;
-	branch?: string;
+	branch?: string;
-	ref?: string;
+	ref?: string;
-	toc?: TocData;
+	toc?: TocData;
-	description?: string;
+	description?: string;
-	lastUpdated?: string;
+	lastUpdated?: string;
-	stars?: number;
+	stars?: number;
-};
+};
-
+
-type CacheEntry = { at: number; data: ResolvedAddon[] };
+type CacheEntry = { at: number; data: ResolvedAddon[] };
-let cache: CacheEntry | undefined;
+let cache: CacheEntry | undefined;
-let inFlight: Promise<ResolvedAddon[]> | undefined;
+let inFlight: Promise<ResolvedAddon[]> | undefined;
-
+
-const normalizeColorCodes = (s: string): string =>
+const normalizeColorCodes = (s: string): string =>
-	s.replace(/\|C(?=[0-9a-fA-F]{8})/g, '|c').replace(/\|R/g, '|r');
+	s.replace(/\|C(?=[0-9a-fA-F]{8})/g, '|c').replace(/\|R/g, '|r');
-
+
-const parseToc = (content: string): TocData =>
+const parseToc = (content: string): TocData =>
-	content
+	content
-		.split('\n')
+		.split('\n')
-		.filter(l => l.startsWith('## '))
+		.filter(l => l.startsWith('## '))
-		.map(l => l.slice(3))
+		.map(l => l.slice(3))
-		.map(l => {
+		.map(l => {
-			const idx = l.indexOf(':');
+			const idx = l.indexOf(':');
-			if (idx === -1) return null;
+			if (idx === -1) return null;
-			return [l.slice(0, idx).trim(), l.slice(idx + 1).trim()] as const;
+			return [l.slice(0, idx).trim(), l.slice(idx + 1).trim()] as const;
-		})
+		})
-		.filter((e): e is readonly [string, string] => !!e)
+		.filter((e): e is readonly [string, string] => !!e)
-		.reduce<TocData>((acc, [k, v]) => {
+		.reduce<TocData>((acc, [k, v]) => {
-			acc[k] = normalizeColorCodes(v);
+			acc[k] = normalizeColorCodes(v);
-			return acc;
+			return acc;
-		}, {});
+		}, {});
-
+
-const fetchWithTimeout = async (url: string, init?: RequestInit) => {
+const fetchWithTimeout = async (url: string, init?: RequestInit) => {
-	const controller = new AbortController();
+	const controller = new AbortController();
-	const t = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS);
+	const t = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS);
-	try {
+	try {
-		return await fetch(url, { ...init, signal: controller.signal });
+		return await fetch(url, { ...init, signal: controller.signal });
-	} finally {
+	} finally {
-		clearTimeout(t);
+		clearTimeout(t);
-	}
+	}
-};
+};
-
+
-type RepoMeta = {
+type RepoMeta = {
-	description?: string;
+	description?: string;
-	defaultBranch?: string;
+	defaultBranch?: string;
-	lastUpdated?: string;
+	lastUpdated?: string;
-	stars?: number;
+	stars?: number;
-};
+};
-
+
-type RawMeta = {
+type RawMeta = {
-	description?: string | null;
+	description?: string | null;
-	default_branch?: string;
+	default_branch?: string;
-	pushed_at?: string | null;
+	pushed_at?: string | null;
-	updated_at?: string | null;
+	updated_at?: string | null;
-	stargazers_count?: number | null;
+	stargazers_count?: number | null;
-	stars_count?: number | null;
+	stars_count?: number | null;
-};
+};
-
+
-type Provider = {
+type Provider = {
-	apiUrl: (owner: string, repo: string) => string;
+	apiUrl: (owner: string, repo: string) => string;
-	apiHeaders: () => Record<string, string>;
+	apiHeaders: () => Record<string, string>;
-	mapMeta: (json: RawMeta) => RepoMeta;
+	mapMeta: (json: RawMeta) => RepoMeta;
-	tocUrl: (owner: string, repo: string, ref: string, name: string) => string;
+	tocUrl: (owner: string, repo: string, ref: string, name: string) => string;
-};
+};
-
+
-const githubProvider: Provider = {
+const githubProvider: Provider = {
-	apiUrl: (o, r) => `https://api.github.com/repos/${o}/${r}`,
+	apiUrl: (o, r) => `https://api.github.com/repos/${o}/${r}`,
-	apiHeaders: () => ({
+	apiHeaders: () => ({
-		Accept: 'application/vnd.github+json',
+		Accept: 'application/vnd.github+json',
-		...(process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN && {
+		...(process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN && {
-			Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN}`
+			Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN}`
-		})
+		})
-	}),
+	}),
-	mapMeta: j => ({
+	mapMeta: j => ({
-		description: j.description ?? undefined,
+		description: j.description ?? undefined,
-		defaultBranch: j.default_branch,
+		defaultBranch: j.default_branch,
-		lastUpdated: j.pushed_at ?? undefined,
+		lastUpdated: j.pushed_at ?? undefined,
-		stars: j.stargazers_count ?? undefined
+		stars: j.stargazers_count ?? undefined
-	}),
+	}),
-	tocUrl: (o, r, ref, name) =>
+	tocUrl: (o, r, ref, name) =>
-		`https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${o}/${r}/${ref}/${name}.toc`
+		`https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${o}/${r}/${ref}/${name}.toc`
-};
+};
-
+
-const GITEA_API = 'https://octowow.st/git/api/v1';
+const GITEA_API = 'https://octowow.st/git/api/v1';
-const giteaProvider: Provider = {
+const giteaProvider: Provider = {
-	apiUrl: (o, r) => `${GITEA_API}/repos/${o}/${r}`,
+	apiUrl: (o, r) => `${GITEA_API}/repos/${o}/${r}`,
-	apiHeaders: () => ({ Accept: 'application/json' }),
+	apiHeaders: () => ({ Accept: 'application/json' }),
-	mapMeta: j => ({
+	mapMeta: j => ({
-		description: j.description ?? undefined,
+		description: j.description ?? undefined,
-		defaultBranch: j.default_branch,
+		defaultBranch: j.default_branch,
-		lastUpdated: j.updated_at ?? undefined,
+		lastUpdated: j.updated_at ?? undefined,
-		stars: j.stars_count ?? undefined
+		stars: j.stars_count ?? undefined
-	}),
+	}),
-	tocUrl: (o, r, ref, name) =>
+	tocUrl: (o, r, ref, name) =>
-		`${GITEA_API}/repos/${o}/${r}/raw/${name}.toc?ref=${encodeURIComponent(ref)}`
+		`${GITEA_API}/repos/${o}/${r}/raw/${name}.toc?ref=${encodeURIComponent(
-};
+			ref
-
+		)}`
-const parseGitUrl = (
+};
-	git: string
+
-): { owner: string; repo: string; provider: Provider } => {
+// only allow known git hosts over https
-	const gh = git.match(/github\.com\/([^/]+)\/([^/]+?)(?:\.git)?$/);
+const parseGitUrl = (
-	if (gh && gh[1] && gh[2]) {
+	git: string
-		return { owner: gh[1], repo: gh[2], provider: githubProvider };
+): { owner: string; repo: string; provider: Provider } => {
-	}
+	const gh = git.match(/github\.com\/([^/]+)\/([^/]+?)(?:\.git)?$/);
-	const gitea = git.match(/octowow\.st\/git\/([^/]+)\/([^/]+?)(?:\.git)?$/);
+	if (gh && gh[1] && gh[2]) {
-	if (gitea && gitea[1] && gitea[2]) {
+		return { owner: gh[1], repo: gh[2], provider: githubProvider };
-		return { owner: gitea[1], repo: gitea[2], provider: giteaProvider };
+	}
-	}
+	const gitea = git.match(/octowow\.st\/git\/([^/]+)\/([^/]+?)(?:\.git)?$/);
-	throw Error(`Unsupported git URL: ${git}`);
+	if (gitea && gitea[1] && gitea[2]) {
-};
+		return { owner: gitea[1], repo: gitea[2], provider: giteaProvider };
-
+	}
-const REQUIRED_TOC_KEYS = ['Interface'];
+	throw Error(`Unsupported git URL: ${git}`);
-
+};
-const tryFetchToc = async (
+
-	provider: Provider,
+const REQUIRED_TOC_KEYS = ['Interface'];
-	owner: string,
+
-	repo: string,
+const tryFetchToc = async (
-	name: string,
+	provider: Provider,
-	ref: string
+	owner: string,
-): Promise<TocData | undefined> => {
+	repo: string,
-	const res = await fetchWithTimeout(
+	name: string,
-		provider.tocUrl(owner, repo, ref, name)
+	ref: string
-	).catch(() => null);
+): Promise<TocData | undefined> => {
-	if (!res?.ok) return undefined;
+	const res = await fetchWithTimeout(
-	const parsed = parseToc(await res.text());
+		provider.tocUrl(owner, repo, ref, name)
-	return REQUIRED_TOC_KEYS.every(k => typeof parsed[k] === 'string')
+	).catch(() => null);
-		? parsed
+	if (!res?.ok) return undefined;
-		: undefined;
+	const parsed = parseToc(await res.text());
-};
+	return REQUIRED_TOC_KEYS.every(k => typeof parsed[k] === 'string')
-
+		? parsed
-const resolveOne = async (src: AddonSource): Promise<ResolvedAddon | null> => {
+		: undefined;
-	try {
+};
-		const { owner, repo, provider } = parseGitUrl(src.git);
+
-		const name = src.name ?? repo;
+const resolveOne = async (src: AddonSource): Promise<ResolvedAddon | null> => {
-
+	try {
-		const apiRes = await fetchWithTimeout(provider.apiUrl(owner, repo), {
+		const { owner, repo, provider } = parseGitUrl(src.git);
-			headers: provider.apiHeaders()
+		const name = src.name ?? repo;
-		}).catch(() => null);
+
-
+		const apiRes = await fetchWithTimeout(provider.apiUrl(owner, repo), {
-		let meta: RepoMeta | undefined;
+			headers: provider.apiHeaders()
-		if (apiRes?.ok) meta = provider.mapMeta((await apiRes.json()) as RawMeta);
+		}).catch(() => null);
-
+
-		const candidates = src.ref
+		let meta: RepoMeta | undefined;
-			? [src.ref]
+		if (apiRes?.ok) meta = provider.mapMeta((await apiRes.json()) as RawMeta);
-			: src.branch
+
-				? [src.branch]
+		const candidates = src.ref
-				: [...new Set([meta?.defaultBranch, 'master', 'main'].filter((b): b is string => !!b))];
+			? [src.ref]
-
+			: src.branch
-		let toc: TocData | undefined;
+			? [src.branch]
-		let resolvedRef: string | undefined;
+			: [
-		for (const ref of candidates) {
+					...new Set(
-			toc = await tryFetchToc(provider, owner, repo, name, ref);
+						[meta?.defaultBranch, 'main', 'master'].filter(
-			if (toc) {
+							(b): b is string => !!b
-				resolvedRef = ref;
+						)
-				break;
+					)
-			}
+			  ];
-		}
+
-
+		let toc: TocData | undefined;
-		const effectiveBranch = src.ref
+		let resolvedRef: string | undefined;
-			? undefined
+		for (const ref of candidates) {
-			: src.branch ?? resolvedRef ?? meta?.defaultBranch;
+			toc = await tryFetchToc(provider, owner, repo, name, ref);
-
+			if (toc) {
-		let description = meta?.description ?? undefined;
+				resolvedRef = ref;
-		const lastUpdated = meta?.lastUpdated;
+				break;
-		const stars = meta?.stars;
+			}
-
+		}
-		if (src.description) {
+
-			description = src.description;
+		const effectiveBranch = src.ref
-			if (toc) toc = { ...toc, Notes: src.description };
+			? undefined
-		}
+			: src.branch ?? resolvedRef ?? meta?.defaultBranch;
-
+
-		const result: ResolvedAddon = { name, owner, git: src.git };
+		let description = meta?.description ?? undefined;
-		if (effectiveBranch !== undefined) result.branch = effectiveBranch;
+		const lastUpdated = meta?.lastUpdated;
-		if (src.ref !== undefined) result.ref = src.ref;
+		const stars = meta?.stars;
-		if (toc !== undefined) result.toc = toc;
+
-		if (description !== undefined) result.description = description;
+		if (src.description) {
-		if (lastUpdated !== undefined) result.lastUpdated = lastUpdated;
+			description = src.description;
-		if (stars !== undefined) result.stars = stars;
+			if (toc) toc = { ...toc, Notes: src.description };
-		return result;
+		}
-	} catch (e) {
+
-		console.error(`Failed to resolve ${src.git}:`, e);
+		const result: ResolvedAddon = { name, owner, git: src.git };
-		return null;
+		if (effectiveBranch !== undefined) result.branch = effectiveBranch;
-	}
+		if (src.ref !== undefined) result.ref = src.ref;
-};
+		if (toc !== undefined) result.toc = toc;
-
+		if (description !== undefined) result.description = description;
-const poolMap = async <T, R>(
+		if (lastUpdated !== undefined) result.lastUpdated = lastUpdated;
-	items: T[],
+		if (stars !== undefined) result.stars = stars;
-	concurrency: number,
+		return result;
-	fn: (item: T) => Promise<R>
+	} catch (e) {
-): Promise<R[]> => {
+		console.error(`Failed to resolve ${src.git}:`, e);
-	const results: R[] = new Array(items.length);
+		return null;
-	let idx = 0;
+	}
-	const worker = async () => {
+};
-		while (true) {
+
-			const i = idx++;
+const poolMap = async <T, R>(
-			if (i >= items.length) return;
+	items: T[],
-			const item = items[i];
+	concurrency: number,
-			if (item === undefined) return;
+	fn: (item: T) => Promise<R>
-			results[i] = await fn(item);
+): Promise<R[]> => {
-		}
+	const results: R[] = new Array(items.length);
-	};
+	let idx = 0;
-	await Promise.all(Array.from({ length: concurrency }, worker));
+	const worker = async () => {
-	return results;
+		while (true) {
-};
+			const i = idx++;
-
+			if (i >= items.length) return;
-const loadSources = async (): Promise<AddonSource[]> => {
+			const item = items[i];
-	if (!SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH) return defaultSources;
+			if (item === undefined) return;
-	try {
+			results[i] = await fn(item);
-		if (await fs.pathExists(SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH)) {
+		}
-			const override = (await fs.readJSON(SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH)) as AddonSource[];
+	};
-			if (Array.isArray(override) && override.length > 0) {
+	await Promise.all(Array.from({ length: concurrency }, worker));
-				console.log(`Using addon sources override from ${SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH}`);
+	return results;
-				return override;
+};
-			}
+
-		}
+const loadSources = async (): Promise<AddonSource[]> => {
-	} catch (e) {
+	if (!SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH) return defaultSources;
-		console.error(`Failed to read override at ${SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH}, using defaults:`, e);
+	try {
-	}
+		if (await fs.pathExists(SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH)) {
-	return defaultSources;
+			const override = (await fs.readJSON(
-};
+				SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH
-
+			)) as AddonSource[];
-const buildList = async (): Promise<ResolvedAddon[]> => {
+			if (Array.isArray(override) && override.length > 0) {
-	const sources = await loadSources();
+				console.log(
-	console.log(`Resolving metadata for ${sources.length} addons (concurrency=${FETCH_CONCURRENCY})...`);
+					`Using addon sources override from ${SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH}`
-	const t0 = Date.now();
+				);
-	const results = await poolMap(sources, FETCH_CONCURRENCY, resolveOne);
+				return override;
-	const ok = results.filter((r): r is ResolvedAddon => r !== null);
+			}
-	ok.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
+		}
-	console.log(`Resolved ${ok.length}/${sources.length} addons in ${Date.now() - t0}ms`);
+	} catch (e) {
-	return ok;
+		console.error(
-};
+			`Failed to read override at ${SOURCES_OVERRIDE_PATH}, using defaults:`,
-
+			e
-export const getAddons = async (force = false): Promise<ResolvedAddon[]> => {
+		);
-	if (!force && cache && Date.now() - cache.at < CACHE_TTL_MS) {
+	}
-		return cache.data;
+	return defaultSources;
-	}
+};
-	if (inFlight) return inFlight;
+
-	inFlight = buildList()
+const buildList = async (): Promise<ResolvedAddon[]> => {
-		.then(data => {
+	const sources = await loadSources();
-			cache = { at: Date.now(), data };
+	console.log(
-			return data;
+		`Resolving metadata for ${sources.length} addons (concurrency=${FETCH_CONCURRENCY})...`
-		})
+	);
-		.finally(() => {
+	const t0 = Date.now();
-			inFlight = undefined;
+	const results = await poolMap(sources, FETCH_CONCURRENCY, resolveOne);
-		});
+	const ok = results.filter((r): r is ResolvedAddon => r !== null);
-	return inFlight;
+	ok.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
-};
+	console.log(
-
+		`Resolved ${ok.length}/${sources.length} addons in ${Date.now() - t0}ms`
-export const warmUp = () => {
+	);
-	getAddons().catch(e => console.error('Addon resolver warm-up failed:', e));
+	return ok;
-};
+};
+
+export const getAddons = async (force = false): Promise<ResolvedAddon[]> => {
+	if (!force && cache && Date.now() - cache.at < CACHE_TTL_MS) {
+		return cache.data;
+	}
+	if (inFlight) return inFlight;
+	inFlight = buildList()
+		.then(data => {
+			cache = { at: Date.now(), data };
+			return data;
+		})
+		.finally(() => {
+			inFlight = undefined;
+		});
+	return inFlight;
+};
+
+export const warmUp = () => {
+	getAddons().catch(e => console.error('Addon resolver warm-up failed:', e));
+};

server/src/addons-sources.ts

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const defaultSources: AddonSource[] = [
 		description: 'Automated "Looking For More" broadcaster for Turtle WoW dungeons and raids'
 	},
 	{
-		git: 'https://github.com/OldManAlpha/aux-addon.git',
+		git: 'https://github.com/shirsig/aux-addon-vanilla.git',
 		name: 'aux-addon',
 		description: 'Auction House replacement with advanced filtering and search'
 	},
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const defaultSources: AddonSource[] = [
 		git: 'https://github.com/MDGitHubRepo/CallOfElements.git',
 		description: 'All-in-one Shaman totem bar and totem/healing manager'
 	},
-	{ git: 'https://github.com/cutiepoka/CleveRoidMacros.git' },
+	{ git: 'https://github.com/bhhandley/CleveRoidMacros.git' },
 	{
 		git: 'https://github.com/Cinecom/ConsumesManager.git',
 		description: 'Tracks consumables and food buffs across alts, bank, and mail'
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const defaultSources: AddonSource[] = [
 		git: 'https://github.com/DeterminedPanda/DifficultBulletinBoard.git',
 		description: 'Organizes LFG, profession, and hardcore chat announcements into a bulletin board'
 	},
-	{ git: 'https://github.com/pepopo978/DoiteAuras.git' },
+	{ git: 'https://github.com/Player-Doite/DoiteAuras.git' },
 	{ git: 'https://github.com/Stormhand-dev/DragonflightUI-Reforged.git' },
 	{
 		git: 'https://github.com/Fiurs-Hearth/ExtraResourceBars.git',
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ export const defaultSources: AddonSource[] = [
 		description: 'Item set manager with quick-swap menus for inventory'
 	},
 	{
-		git: 'https://github.com/Otari98/_LazyPig.git',
+		git: 'https://github.com/CosminPOP/_LazyPig.git',
 		name: '_LazyPig',
 		description: 'Auto-dismount, auto-accept, auto-roll, and chat spam filter. /lp to configure'
 	},
-	{ git: 'https://github.com/Dusk-92/LevelRange-Octo.git' },
+	{ git: 'https://github.com/Spartelfant/LevelRange-Turtle.git' },
 	{ git: 'https://github.com/tilare/MessageBox.git' },
 	{
-		git: 'https://github.com/MarcelineVQ/ModifiedPowerAuras.git',
+		git: 'https://github.com/tdymel/ModifiedPowerAuras.git',
 		description: "Advanced version of Sinesther's Power Auras"
 	},
 	{
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const defaultSources: AddonSource[] = [
 	},
 	{ git: 'https://github.com/tilare/MovementTracker.git' },
 	{
-		git: 'https://github.com/Emyrk/NampowerSettings.git',
+		git: 'https://github.com/Dusk-92/NampowerSettings.git',
 		description: 'Settings panel for the Nampower spellqueue addon'
 	},
 	{
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export const defaultSources: AddonSource[] = [
 		description: 'Equipment set manager to save and quickly swap gear outfits, with Turtle mount fixes'
 	},
 	{
-		git: 'https://github.com/ShikawaLePaladin/PallyPowerTW.git',
+		git: 'https://github.com/CosminPOP/PallyPower.git',
 		description: 'Paladin buff and assignment manager for raids and parties'
 	},
 	{
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export const defaultSources: AddonSource[] = [
 		description: 'pfQuest extension showing all monster drops and quest chains. /pfex'
 	},
 	{ git: 'https://github.com/shagu/pfQuest.git' },
-	{ git: 'https://github.com/KameleonUK/pfQuest-turtle.git' },
+	{ git: 'https://github.com/shagu/pfQuest-turtle.git' },
 	{ git: 'https://github.com/shagu/pfUI.git' },
 	{
 		git: 'https://github.com/jrc13245/pfUI-addonskinner.git',
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export const defaultSources: AddonSource[] = [
 	},
 	{ git: 'https://github.com/SabineWren/Quiver.git' },
 	{
-		git: 'https://github.com/thezephyrsong/Rested.git',
+		git: 'https://github.com/hazlema/Rested.git',
 		description: 'Progress bar showing your rested XP while resting'
 	},
 	{ git: 'https://github.com/Otari98/Rinse.git' },
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ export const defaultSources: AddonSource[] = [
 		git: 'https://github.com/shagu/ShaguPlates.git',
 		description: 'Nameplates with castbars and class colors. /splates'
 	},
-	{ git: 'https://github.com/paokkerkir/ShaguTweaks.git' },
+	{ git: 'https://github.com/shagu/ShaguTweaks.git' },
 	{
-		git: 'https://github.com/paokkerkir/ShaguTweaks-extras.git',
+		git: 'https://github.com/shagu/ShaguTweaks-extras.git',
 		description: 'Extras module for ShaguTweaks (additional UI tweaks)'
 	},
 	{ git: 'https://github.com/pepopo978/SimpleActionSets.git' },

server/src/cache.ts

@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ const skipFiles = new Set([
 ]);
 
 const skipPatterns: RegExp[] = [/\.bak(\.|$)/, /\.crashing(\.|$)/];
-const isSkipPattern = (file: string) =>
+const isSkipPattern = (file: string) => skipPatterns.some(p => p.test(file));
-	skipPatterns.some(p => p.test(file));
 
 const skipDirsPosix = new Set([
 	'Interface/GlueXML',
@@ -66,7 +65,9 @@ export type BuildProgress = {
 	error: string | null;
 };
 
-export type ProgressCallback = (p: Pick<BuildProgress, 'done' | 'total' | 'currentFile'>) => void;
+export type ProgressCallback = (
+	p: Pick<BuildProgress, 'done' | 'total' | 'currentFile'>
+) => void;
 
 const getHash = (...filePath: string[]): Promise<string> =>
 	new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -77,7 +78,10 @@ const getHash = (...filePath: string[]): Promise<string> =>
 		stream.on('end', () => resolve(hash.digest('hex').toLocaleUpperCase()));
 	});
 
-const countFiles = async (clientPath: string, ...filePath: string[]): Promise<number> => {
+const countFiles = async (
+	clientPath: string,
+	...filePath: string[]
+): Promise<number> => {
 	let total = 0;
 	const dir = path.join(clientPath, ...filePath);
 	const files = await fs.readdir(dir);
@@ -118,8 +122,9 @@ export const buildCache = async (
 			if (node.type === 'dir' || node.type === 'mpq') {
 				const newPrefix = node.name ? [...prefix, node.name] : prefix;
 				if (node.type === 'mpq') {
-					const mpqKey = [...newPrefix.slice(0, -1), node.name + '.mpq']
+					const mpqKey = [...newPrefix.slice(0, -1), node.name + '.mpq'].join(
-						.join('/');
+						'/'
+					);
 					prevHashByPath.set(mpqKey, node.hash);
 					prevSizeByPath.set(mpqKey, node.size);
 				}
@@ -237,12 +242,7 @@ export const buildCache = async (
 			tree.push({
 				type: 'file',
 				name: file,
-				hash: await getHashCached(
+				hash: await getHashCached(fullPath, stats.mtimeMs, ...filePath, file),
-					fullPath,
-					stats.mtimeMs,
-					...filePath,
-					file
-				),
 				version: allowModified ? stats.mtimeMs : undefined,
 				size: stats.size,
 				tags: tags.length ? tags : undefined
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ export const buildCache = async (
 		}
 	} catch (e) {
 		console.warn(
-			`manifest-overrides: failed to apply ${overridesPath} -- continuing ` +
+			`manifest-overrides: failed to apply ${overridesPath}, continuing` +
 				`without overrides (${(e as Error).message})`
 		);
 	}

server/src/index.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { buildCache, type BuildProgress } from './cache.js';
 import { getAddons, warmUp as warmUpAddons } from './addons-resolver.js';
 
-const SourceDir = process.env.SOURCE_DIR || 'C:\\WoW\\TurtleFresh';
+const SourceDir = process.env.SOURCE_DIR || './client';
 
 const app = express();
 const port = 5000;
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ app.get('/api/file/:version/manifest.json', async (_req, res) => {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	void ensureManifestBuilt().catch(() => {
+	void ensureManifestBuilt().catch(() => {});
-	});
 	res.setHeader('Retry-After', '5');
 	res.status(503).json({
 		error: 'manifest_building',
@@ -80,7 +79,15 @@ app.get(
 		const filePath = req.params[0];
 		console.log(`Fetching file: ${filePath}`);
 
-		res.sendFile(path.join(SourceDir, filePath));
+		// keep the resolved path inside SourceDir
+		const root = path.resolve(SourceDir);
+		const target = path.resolve(SourceDir, filePath);
+		if (target !== root && !target.startsWith(root + path.sep)) {
+			res.status(403).end();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		res.sendFile(target);
 	}
 );
 
@@ -140,13 +147,15 @@ app.listen(port, () => {
 			const newest = await newestSourceMtime(SourceDir);
 			if (newest > manifestStat.mtimeMs) {
 				console.log(
-					`Manifest is stale (newest source mtime ${new Date(newest).toISOString()} > manifest ${new Date(manifestStat.mtimeMs).toISOString()}); rebuilding in background.`
+					`Manifest is stale (newest source mtime ${new Date(
+						newest
+					).toISOString()} > manifest ${new Date(
+						manifestStat.mtimeMs
+					).toISOString()}); rebuilding in background.`
 				);
 				ensureManifestBuilt()
 					.then(() => console.log('Background manifest rebuild complete.'))
-					.catch(e =>
+					.catch(e => console.error('Background manifest rebuild failed:', e));
-						console.error('Background manifest rebuild failed:', e)
-					);
 			} else {
 				console.log(
 					`Manifest cache already on disk at ${manifestPath} and up to date; no rebuild needed.`

src/common/mods.ts

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ export type ModSource =
 	| {
 			kind: 'directFile';
 			url: string;
-			versionUrl?: string;
-			latestVersionUrl?: string;
 			parseLatest?: 'githubRelease' | 'gitlabRelease' | 'codebergRelease';
 			apiUrl?: string;
 			pinnedTag?: string;
@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@ export type ModSource =
 	| {
 			kind: 'archive';
 			url: string;
-			latestVersionUrl?: string;
 			apiUrl?: string;
 			parseLatest?: 'githubRelease' | 'gitlabRelease' | 'codebergRelease';
 			pinnedTag?: string;
@@ -96,7 +93,8 @@ export const MODS: ModEntry[] = [
 			pinnedTag: '0.2',
 			format: 'zip',
 			extractMap: {
-				'VanillaMultiMonitorFix.dll': 'VanillaMultiMonitorFix.dll'
+				'VanillaMultiMonitorFix.dll': 'VanillaMultiMonitorFix.dll',
+				'VMMFix_preferred_monitor.txt': 'VMMFix_preferred_monitor.txt'
 			}
 		},
 		registerInDllsTxt: 'VanillaMultiMonitorFix.dll'
@@ -139,7 +137,8 @@ export const MODS: ModEntry[] = [
 		id: 'vanillaFixes',
 		name: 'vanillaFixes',
 		version: 'v1.5.3',
-		description: 'A client modification that eliminates stutter and animation lag.',
+		description:
+			'A client modification that eliminates stutter and animation lag.',
 		recommended: true,
 		repoUrl: 'https://github.com/hannesmann/vanillafixes',
 		source: {
@@ -160,7 +159,8 @@ export const MODS: ModEntry[] = [
 		id: 'vanillaHelpers',
 		name: 'vanillaHelpers',
 		version: 'v1.1.2',
-		description: 'Utility library that might be required by other patches and addons.',
+		description:
+			'Utility library that might be required by other patches and addons.',
 		repoUrl: 'https://github.com/isfir/VanillaHelpers',
 		requires: ['vanillaFixes'],
 		source: {

src/common/schemas.ts

@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ export const PreferencesSchema = z.object({
 	lastPatchedLauncherVersion: z.string().optional(),
 	expectedPatchedWowHash: z.string().optional(),
 	minimizeToTrayOnPlay: f.boolean(true),
-	cleanWdb: f.boolean(),
+	cleanWdb: f.boolean(true),
+	locale: z
+		.enum(['enUS', 'deDE', 'zhCN', 'esES', 'ptBR', 'ruRU'])
+		.default('enUS'),
+	localePatchLetter: z.string().optional(),
+	localePatchLocale: z.string().optional(),
 	rememberPosition: f.boolean(),
 	windowPosition: z
 		.object({

src/common/utils.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 type Path = readonly (string | number)[];
 
+// reject prototype-polluting keys
+const isUnsafeKey = (key: string | number) =>
+	key === '__proto__' || key === 'constructor' || key === 'prototype';
+
 export const nestedGet = <T>(object: unknown, path: Path) =>
-	path.reduce((obj, key) => obj?.[key], object) as T;
+	path.reduce(
+		(obj, key) => (isUnsafeKey(key) ? undefined : obj?.[key]),
+		object
+	) as T;
 
 export const nestedSet = (obj: any, path: Path, value: unknown) => {
 	const [key, ...rest] = path;
+	if (isUnsafeKey(key)) return;
+
 	if (path.length === 1) {
 		obj[key] = value;
 		return;

src/main/api/routers/general.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 
 import { mainWindow } from '~main/index';
 import Preferences from '~main/modules/preferences';
+import { addDefenderExclusions } from '~main/modules/defender';
 
 import { createTRPCRouter, publicProcedure } from '../trpc';
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export const generalRouter = createTRPCRouter({
 		const file = Logger.transports.file.getFile().path;
 		shell.openPath(file);
 	}),
+	addDefenderExclusion: publicProcedure.mutation(() => addDefenderExclusions()),
 	filePicker: publicProcedure
 		.input(
 			z.object({

src/main/api/routers/launcher.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import path from 'path';
 import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
-import { inject } from 'dll-inject';
 import Logger from 'electron-log/main';
 
 import Preferences from '~main/modules/preferences';
@@ -10,95 +9,101 @@ import Mods from '~main/modules/mods';
 import { mainWindow } from '~main/index';
 import { isGameRunning } from '~main/modules/updater';
 import { patchConfig } from '~main/modules/patcher';
+import { applyLocalePatch } from '~main/modules/localePatch';
 import { minimizeToTray, restoreFromTray } from '~main/modules/tray';
 import { getMod } from '~common/mods';
 
 import { createTRPCRouter, publicProcedure } from '../trpc';
 
-const ensureChainloaderTweak = async (clientDir: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+const chainloaderNeeded = async (clientDir: string): Promise<boolean> => {
-	if (Preferences.data.config.vanillaFixes) return true;
+	const installed = Mods.status.mods.filter(r => r.installedVersion);
+	if (installed.some(r => r.id === 'vanillaFixes')) return true;
+	if (installed.some(r => getMod(r.id)?.requires?.includes('vanillaFixes')))
+		return true;
 
-	const installedMods = Mods.status.mods.filter(r => r.installedVersion);
-	const anyDependsOnVf = installedMods.some(r =>
-		getMod(r.id)?.requires?.includes('vanillaFixes')
-	);
-
-	let dllsTxtHasEntries = false;
 	const dllsPath = path.join(clientDir, 'dlls.txt');
 	if (await fs.pathExists(dllsPath)) {
 		const raw = await fs.readFile(dllsPath, 'utf8');
-		dllsTxtHasEntries = raw
+		return raw.split(/\r?\n/).some(l => l.trim() && !l.trim().startsWith('#'));
-			.split(/\r?\n/)
-			.some(l => l.trim() && !l.trim().startsWith('#'));
 	}
-
+	return false;
-	if (!anyDependsOnVf && !dllsTxtHasEntries) return false;
-
-	Logger.info(
-		`Auto-enabling vanillaFixes Tweak (chainloader required): ${
-			anyDependsOnVf ? 'a dependent mod is installed' : ''
-		}${anyDependsOnVf && dllsTxtHasEntries ? ' + ' : ''}${
-			dllsTxtHasEntries ? 'dlls.txt has user entries' : ''
-		}.`
-	);
-	Preferences.data = {
-		config: { ...Preferences.data.config, vanillaFixes: true }
-	};
-	return true;
 };
 
-export const launcherRouter = createTRPCRouter({
+type StartResult = { ok: boolean; error?: string };
-	start: publicProcedure.mutation(async () => {
-		const { cleanWdb, minimizeToTrayOnPlay, config, clientDir } =
-			Preferences.data;
-		if (!clientDir) return false;
 
-		const clientPath = path.join(clientDir, 'WoW.exe');
+export const launcherRouter = createTRPCRouter({
-		Logger.log(`Launching ${clientPath}...`);
+	start: publicProcedure.mutation(async (): Promise<StartResult> => {
-		if (await isGameRunning(clientPath)) return false;
+		const { cleanWdb, minimizeToTrayOnPlay, clientDir } = Preferences.data;
+		if (!clientDir) return { ok: false, error: 'No game folder is set.' };
+
+		const exePath = path.join(clientDir, 'WoW.exe');
+		if (!(await fs.pathExists(exePath)))
+			return { ok: false, error: 'WoW.exe was not found in the game folder.' };
+		if (await isGameRunning(exePath))
+			return { ok: false, error: 'WoW is already running.' };
 
 		if (cleanWdb) {
 			Logger.log('Cleaning up WDB...');
-			await fs.remove(path.join(clientPath, 'WDB'));
+			await fs.remove(path.join(clientDir, 'WDB'));
 		}
 
 		Logger.log('Checking Config.wtf...');
 		await patchConfig();
 
-		Logger.log('Launching WoW...');
+		Logger.log('Applying UI language...');
-		const process = spawn(clientPath, { detached: !minimizeToTrayOnPlay });
+		await applyLocalePatch(clientDir, Preferences.data.locale);
 
-		const wantChainloader = await ensureChainloaderTweak(clientDir);
+		const loaderPath = path.join(clientDir, 'VanillaFixes.exe');
-		if (wantChainloader) {
+		const needsLoader = await chainloaderNeeded(clientDir);
-			Logger.log('Injecting VanillaFixes...');
+		const useLoader = needsLoader && (await fs.pathExists(loaderPath));
-			const vfPath = path.join(clientDir, 'VfPatcher.dll');
+		if (needsLoader && !useLoader)
+			Logger.warn(
+				'VanillaFixes.exe is missing but mods/dlls.txt expect a chainloader; ' +
+					'launching WoW.exe directly (mods will not load).'
+			);
 
-			if (!(await fs.pathExists(vfPath))) {
+		const octoLocale = Preferences.data.locale || 'enUS';
-				Logger.warn(
+		const gameEnv = { ...process.env, OCTO_LOCALE: octoLocale };
-					`VfPatcher.dll missing at ${vfPath} — chainloader needed but ` +
+		Logger.log(
-						'the vanillaFixes mod is not installed. Skipping inject; ' +
+			useLoader
-						'dlls.txt entries and dependent mods will not load. Install ' +
+				? `Launching via VanillaFixes (OCTO_LOCALE=${octoLocale})...`
-						"vanillaFixes from the Mods tab to fix."
+				: `Launching ${exePath} (OCTO_LOCALE=${octoLocale})...`
-				);
+		);
-			} else {
+		const child = useLoader
-				const status = inject('WoW.exe', vfPath);
+			? spawn(loaderPath, ['WoW.exe'], {
-				if (status) {
+					env: gameEnv,
-					Logger.error(`Injecting failed with error code ${status}...`);
+					cwd: clientDir,
-					return true;
+					detached: !minimizeToTrayOnPlay
-				}
+			  })
-			}
+			: spawn(exePath, {
+					env: gameEnv,
+					cwd: clientDir,
+					detached: !minimizeToTrayOnPlay
+			  });
+
+		try {
+			await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+				child.once('spawn', resolve);
+				child.once('error', reject);
+			});
+		} catch (e) {
+			Logger.error('Failed to launch the game', e);
+			const message = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
+			return { ok: false, error: `Failed to launch the game: ${message}` };
 		}
 
+		child.on('error', e => Logger.error('Game process error', e));
+
 		if (!minimizeToTrayOnPlay) {
 			mainWindow?.close();
-			return true;
+			return { ok: true };
 		}
 
 		minimizeToTray();
-		process.on('exit', () => {
+		child.on('exit', () => {
 			Logger.log('WoW stopped');
 			restoreFromTray();
 		});
-		return true;
+		return { ok: true };
 	})
 });

src/main/api/routers/patcher.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { patchConfig, patchExecutable } from '~main/modules/patcher';
 import Preferences from '~main/modules/preferences';
+import Updater from '~main/modules/updater';
 import { getClientVersion } from '~main/utils';
 
 import { createTRPCRouter, publicProcedure } from '../trpc';
@@ -7,7 +8,8 @@ import { createTRPCRouter, publicProcedure } from '../trpc';
 export const patcherRouter = createTRPCRouter({
 	apply: publicProcedure.mutation(async () => {
 		await patchExecutable();
-		await patchConfig();
+		await patchConfig(true);
+		await Updater.recordPatchedWow();
 		Preferences.data = { version: await getClientVersion() };
 	})
 });

src/main/api/routers/preferences.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 
 import { PreferencesSchema } from '~common/schemas';
 import Preferences from '~main/modules/preferences';
+import { applyLocalePatch } from '~main/modules/localePatch';
 
 import { createTRPCRouter, publicProcedure } from '../trpc';
 
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ export const preferencesRouter = createTRPCRouter({
 		.input(PreferencesSchema.partial())
 		.mutation(async ({ input }) => {
 			Preferences.data = input;
+			if (input.locale !== undefined)
+				await applyLocalePatch(Preferences.data.clientDir, input.locale);
 			return Preferences.data;
 		}),
 	isValidClientDir: publicProcedure

src/main/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { join } from 'path';
 
-import { app, shell, BrowserWindow } from 'electron';
+import { app, shell, BrowserWindow, screen } from 'electron';
 import { electronApp, optimizer, is } from '@electron-toolkit/utils';
 import { createIPCHandler } from 'electron-trpc/main';
 import Logger from 'electron-log/main';
@@ -22,10 +22,33 @@ app.disableHardwareAcceleration();
 
 export let mainWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
 
+const isOnScreen = (
+	pos?: {
+		x: number;
+		y: number;
+		width: number;
+		height: number;
+	} | null
+) => {
+	if (!pos) return false;
+	return screen.getAllDisplays().some(d => {
+		const a = d.workArea;
+		return (
+			pos.x < a.x + a.width &&
+			pos.x + pos.width > a.x &&
+			pos.y < a.y + a.height &&
+			pos.y + pos.height > a.y
+		);
+	});
+};
+
 const createWindow = async () => {
-	const position = Preferences.data.rememberPosition
+	const saved =
-		? Preferences.data.windowPosition
+		Preferences.data.rememberPosition &&
-		: { width: 1000, height: 700 };
+		isOnScreen(Preferences.data.windowPosition)
+			? Preferences.data.windowPosition
+			: undefined;
+	const position = saved ?? { width: 1000, height: 700 };
 
 	mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
 		...position,
@@ -50,16 +73,22 @@ const createWindow = async () => {
 		Logger.error('Renderer unresponsive');
 	});
 
-	mainWindow.webContents.on('console-message', (_e, level, message, line, sourceId) => {
+	mainWindow.webContents.on(
-		const lvl = level === 3 ? 'error' : level === 2 ? 'warn' : 'info';
+		'console-message',
-		Logger[lvl](`[renderer:${lvl}] ${message} (${sourceId}:${line})`);
+		(_e, level, message, line, sourceId) => {
-	});
+			const lvl = level === 3 ? 'error' : level === 2 ? 'warn' : 'info';
+			Logger[lvl](`[renderer:${lvl}] ${message} (${sourceId}:${line})`);
+		}
+	);
 
 	mainWindow.webContents.on('before-input-event', (_e, input) => {
 		if (input.type !== 'keyDown') return;
 		if (input.key === 'F12') {
 			mainWindow?.webContents.toggleDevTools();
+			return;
 		}
+		if ((input.control || input.meta) && input.key.toLowerCase() === 'c')
+			mainWindow?.webContents.copy();
 	});
 
 	createIPCHandler({ router: appRouter, windows: [mainWindow] });
@@ -77,7 +106,7 @@ const createWindow = async () => {
 		const [width = 0, height = 0] = mainWindow.getSize();
 		Preferences.data = { windowPosition: { x, y, width, height } };
 	});
-	
+
 	if (is.dev && process.env.ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL) {
 		mainWindow.loadURL(process.env.ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL);
 	} else {
@@ -85,23 +114,36 @@ const createWindow = async () => {
 	}
 };
 
-app.whenReady().then(async () => {
+const gotSingleInstanceLock = is.dev || app.requestSingleInstanceLock();
-	Preferences.data = await Preferences.load();
 
-	Addons.verify();
+if (!gotSingleInstanceLock) {
-	Updater.verify();
+	app.quit();
-	Mods.verify();
+} else {
-	initSelfUpdater();
+	app.on('second-instance', () => {
-
+		if (!mainWindow) return;
-	electronApp.setAppUserModelId('com.electron');
+		if (mainWindow.isMinimized()) mainWindow.restore();
-
+		if (!mainWindow.isVisible()) mainWindow.show();
-	app.on('browser-window-created', (_, window) => {
+		mainWindow.focus();
-		optimizer.watchWindowShortcuts(window);
 	});
 
-	await createWindow();
+	app.whenReady().then(async () => {
-});
+		Preferences.data = await Preferences.load();
 
-app.on('window-all-closed', async () => {
+		Addons.verify();
-	app.quit();
+		Updater.verify();
-});
+		Mods.verify();
+		initSelfUpdater();
+
+		electronApp.setAppUserModelId('st.octowow.launcher');
+
+		app.on('browser-window-created', (_, window) => {
+			optimizer.watchWindowShortcuts(window);
+		});
+
+		await createWindow();
+	});
+
+	app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
+		app.quit();
+	});
+}

src/main/modules/addons.ts

@@ -35,22 +35,51 @@ type AddonsList = {
 }[];
 
 const readTocData = (content: string) =>
-	content
+	(content.charCodeAt(0) === 0xfeff ? content.slice(1) : content)
 		.split('\n')
 		.filter(l => l.startsWith('## '))
 		.map(l => l.slice(3))
 		.map(l => {
-			const [key, value] = l.split(':');
+			const idx = l.indexOf(':');
-			return [key.trim(), value.trim()];
+			if (idx === -1) return null;
+			return [l.slice(0, idx).trim(), l.slice(idx + 1).trim()] as const;
 		})
+		.filter((e): e is readonly [string, string] => !!e)
 		.reduce((acc, [key, value]) => {
 			acc[key] = value;
 			return acc;
 		}, {} as TocData);
 
+const isUnsafeFolder = (name?: string) =>
+	!name || name === '.' || name === '..' || /[/\\]/.test(name);
+
+// only allow known git hosts over https
+const ALLOWED_GIT_HOSTS = [
+	'github.com',
+	'gitlab.com',
+	'gitea.com',
+	'codeberg.org',
+	'octowow.st'
+];
+
+const isAllowedGitUrl = (url: string) => {
+	try {
+		const parsed = new URL(url);
+		if (parsed.protocol !== 'https:') return false;
+		const host = parsed.hostname.toLowerCase();
+		return ALLOWED_GIT_HOSTS.some(h => host === h || host.endsWith('.' + h));
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
 const fetchAddons = async () => {
 	try {
-		const response = await fetch(`${import.meta.env.MAIN_VITE_SERVER_URL || 'https://octowow.st'}/api/addons.json`);
+		const response = await fetch(
+			`${
+				import.meta.env.MAIN_VITE_SERVER_URL || 'https://octowow.st'
+			}/api/addons.json`
+		);
 		return (await response.json()) as AddonsList;
 	} catch (e) {
 		Logger.error('Failed to reach update server', e);
@@ -103,35 +132,36 @@ class AddonsClass extends Observable<AddonsStatus> {
 		};
 
 	async checkGitUrl(url: string) {
-		const gitUrl = url.endsWith('.git') ? url : `${url}.git`;
+		const clean = url.trim().replace(/\/+$/, '');
+		const gitUrl = clean.endsWith('.git') ? clean : `${clean}.git`;
+		if (!isAllowedGitUrl(gitUrl)) return undefined;
 		try {
 			await git.getRemoteInfo({
 				http,
 				url: gitUrl
 			});
 
-			// Only fetch preview from known public git hosts to prevent SSRF.
-			const allowed = ['github.com', 'gitlab.com', 'gitea.com', 'codeberg.org'];
 			let preview: string | undefined;
 			try {
-				const host = new URL(url).hostname.toLowerCase();
+				if (isAllowedGitUrl(url)) {
-				if (allowed.some(h => host === h || host.endsWith('.' + h))) {
 					const response = await fetch(url).then(r => r.text());
 					preview = response.match(
 						/property="og:image" content="([^"]*)"/
 					)?.[1];
 				}
 			} catch {
-				// preview stays undefined
+				/* ignore */
 			}
 
+			const folder = gitUrl.slice(0, -4).split('/').at(-1);
+			if (isUnsafeFolder(folder)) return undefined;
 			return {
 				status: 'available',
-				folder: gitUrl.slice(0, -4).split('/').at(-1),
+				folder,
 				git: gitUrl,
 				preview
 			} as AddonData;
-		} catch (e) {
+		} catch {
 			return undefined;
 		}
 	}
@@ -162,7 +192,7 @@ class AddonsClass extends Observable<AddonsStatus> {
 		}
 
 		const addonsPath = path.join(clientPath, 'Interface', 'Addons');
-		const dirs = await fs.pathExists(addonsPath)
+		const dirs = (await fs.pathExists(addonsPath))
 			? await fs.readdir(addonsPath)
 			: [];
 		const addons: AddonsStatus['addons'] = Object.fromEntries(
@@ -223,9 +253,7 @@ class AddonsClass extends Observable<AddonsStatus> {
 					.catch(() => null);
 
 				const remoteCommit = avail?.ref
-					? await git
+					? await git.resolveRef({ fs, dir, ref: avail.ref }).catch(() => null)
-							.resolveRef({ fs, dir, ref: avail.ref })
-							.catch(() => null)
 					: await git
 							.log({ fs, dir, ref: `${remote.remote}/${branch}`, depth: 1 })
 							.then(r => r[0].oid)
@@ -249,7 +277,9 @@ class AddonsClass extends Observable<AddonsStatus> {
 
 				Logger.log(
 					isUpToDate
-						? `Addon "${folder}" is up to date${avail?.ref ? ` (pinned ${avail.ref})` : ''}`
+						? `Addon "${folder}" is up to date${
+								avail?.ref ? ` (pinned ${avail.ref})` : ''
+						  }`
 						: `Addon "${folder}" has an update available`
 				);
 			} catch (e) {
@@ -268,13 +298,16 @@ class AddonsClass extends Observable<AddonsStatus> {
 		const VERIFY_CONCURRENCY = 6;
 		let idx = 0;
 		await Promise.all(
-			Array.from({ length: Math.min(VERIFY_CONCURRENCY, folders.length) }, async () => {
+			Array.from(
-				while (true) {
+				{ length: Math.min(VERIFY_CONCURRENCY, folders.length) },
-					const i = idx++;
+				async () => {
-					if (i >= folders.length) return;
+					while (true) {
-					await verifyOne(folders[i]);
+						const i = idx++;
+						if (i >= folders.length) return;
+						await verifyOne(folders[i]);
+					}
 				}
-			})
+			)
 		);
 
 		this.status = { ...this.status, state: 'done' };
@@ -330,7 +363,7 @@ class AddonsClass extends Observable<AddonsStatus> {
 						{ onProgress: this.#onProgress(folder, data) }
 					);
 				}
-				const toc = await readTocData(
+				const toc = readTocData(
 					await fs.readFile(path.join(dir, `${folder}.toc`), 'utf-8')
 				);
 
@@ -363,6 +396,25 @@ class AddonsClass extends Observable<AddonsStatus> {
 	async install(data: AddonData) {
 		const clientPath = Preferences.data.clientDir;
 		if (!clientPath) return;
+		if (isUnsafeFolder(data.folder)) {
+			Logger.error(`Refusing addon with unsafe folder name: "${data.folder}"`);
+			this.#setAddon(data.folder, {
+				...data,
+				status: 'invalid',
+				error: 'Invalid addon name'
+			});
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (!data.git || !isAllowedGitUrl(data.git)) {
+			Logger.error(`Refusing addon from disallowed git host: "${data.git}"`);
+			this.#setAddon(data.folder, {
+				...data,
+				status: 'invalid',
+				error: 'Addon URL is not from an allowed git host'
+			});
+			return;
+		}
 
 		const addonsPath = path.join(clientPath, 'Interface', 'Addons');
 		const dir = path.join(addonsPath, data.folder);

src/main/modules/defender.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
+import os from 'node:os';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+import { app } from 'electron';
+import Logger from 'electron-log/main';
+
+import Preferences from './preferences';
+
+export type ExclusionResult = { ok: boolean; error?: string; paths?: string[] };
+
+const psSingleQuote = (s: string) => `'${s.replace(/'/g, "''")}'`;
+
+export const addDefenderExclusions = async (): Promise<ExclusionResult> => {
+	if (os.platform() !== 'win32')
+		return {
+			ok: false,
+			error: 'Antivirus exclusions are only needed on Windows.'
+		};
+
+	const clientDir = Preferences.data.clientDir;
+	if (!clientDir)
+		return {
+			ok: false,
+			error: 'Set your game folder first, then add the exclusion.'
+		};
+
+	const launcherDir =
+		process.env.PORTABLE_EXECUTABLE_DIR ?? path.dirname(app.getPath('exe'));
+	const paths = [...new Set([clientDir, launcherDir])];
+
+	const inner = [
+		'$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"',
+		'try {',
+		...paths.map(p => `Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath ${psSingleQuote(p)}`),
+		'Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "WoW.exe"',
+		'Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess "VanillaFixes.exe"',
+		'exit 0',
+		'} catch { exit 2 }'
+	].join('\n');
+	const encoded = Buffer.from(inner, 'utf16le').toString('base64');
+
+	const outer =
+		'try { $p = Start-Process powershell -Verb RunAs -WindowStyle Hidden ' +
+		"-Wait -PassThru -ArgumentList '-NoProfile','-NonInteractive'," +
+		`'-EncodedCommand','${encoded}'; exit $p.ExitCode } catch { exit 1 }`;
+
+	return new Promise<ExclusionResult>(resolve => {
+		const child = spawn(
+			'powershell.exe',
+			['-NoProfile', '-NonInteractive', '-Command', outer],
+			{ windowsHide: true }
+		);
+		let stderr = '';
+		child.stderr.on('data', d => (stderr += String(d)));
+		child.on('error', e => {
+			Logger.error('Failed to launch PowerShell for Defender exclusion', e);
+			resolve({ ok: false, error: 'Could not run Windows PowerShell.' });
+		});
+		child.on('exit', code => {
+			if (code === 0) {
+				Logger.info(`Added Defender exclusions: ${paths.join(', ')}`);
+				resolve({ ok: true, paths });
+			} else if (code === 1) {
+				resolve({
+					ok: false,
+					error:
+						'No permission granted. Click Yes on the Windows prompt to add the exclusion.'
+				});
+			} else {
+				Logger.error(`Defender exclusion failed (code ${code}): ${stderr}`);
+				resolve({
+					ok: false,
+					error:
+						'Could not add the exclusion automatically. You may need to add it in Windows Security manually.'
+				});
+			}
+		});
+	});
+};

src/main/modules/localePatch.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import {
+	SFileOpenArchive,
+	SFileCloseArchive,
+	SFileHasFile
+} from 'stormlib-node';
+import { STREAM_FLAG } from 'stormlib-node/dist/enums';
+import Logger from 'electron-log/main';
+
+import Preferences from './preferences';
+
+const PREFERRED = 'L';
+const LETTERS = 'BCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'.split('');
+const MARKER = 'octolocale.marker';
+
+const patchFile = (dataDir: string, letter: string) =>
+	path.join(dataDir, `patch-${letter}.mpq`);
+
+const prebuiltFor = (dataDir: string, locale: string) =>
+	path.join(dataDir, locale, 'patch-L.mpq');
+
+const isOurPatch = (mpqPath: string): boolean => {
+	if (!fs.existsSync(mpqPath)) return false;
+	try {
+		const h = SFileOpenArchive(mpqPath, STREAM_FLAG.READ_ONLY);
+		try {
+			return SFileHasFile(h, MARKER);
+		} finally {
+			SFileCloseArchive(h);
+		}
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
+const usableSlot = (dataDir: string, letter: string): boolean => {
+	if (fs.existsSync(path.join(dataDir, `patch-${letter}.MPQ`))) return false;
+	const f = patchFile(dataDir, letter);
+	return !fs.existsSync(f) || isOurPatch(f);
+};
+
+const removeOurPatch = async (dataDir: string) => {
+	for (const l of LETTERS) {
+		const f = patchFile(dataDir, l);
+		if (isOurPatch(f)) await fs.remove(f).catch(() => {});
+	}
+	if (Preferences.data.localePatchLetter || Preferences.data.localePatchLocale)
+		Preferences.data = {
+			localePatchLetter: undefined,
+			localePatchLocale: undefined
+		};
+};
+
+export const applyLocalePatch = async (
+	clientDir: string | undefined,
+	locale: string | undefined
+): Promise<void> => {
+	if (!clientDir) return;
+	const dataDir = path.join(clientDir, 'Data');
+
+	const nextLocale = !locale || locale === 'enUS' ? undefined : locale;
+	if (Preferences.data.localePatchLocale !== nextLocale)
+		await fs.remove(path.join(clientDir, 'WDB')).catch(() => {});
+
+	if (!locale || locale === 'enUS') {
+		await removeOurPatch(dataDir);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const source = prebuiltFor(dataDir, locale);
+	if (!(await fs.pathExists(source))) {
+		Logger.warn(
+			`Locale patch: no prebuilt patch-L for ${locale}; leaving UI as-is`
+		);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const tracked = Preferences.data.localePatchLetter;
+	const letter =
+		(tracked && usableSlot(dataDir, tracked) ? tracked : undefined) ??
+		(usableSlot(dataDir, PREFERRED)
+			? PREFERRED
+			: LETTERS.find(l => usableSlot(dataDir, l)));
+	if (!letter) {
+		Logger.warn('Locale patch: no usable patch slot');
+		return;
+	}
+	const target = patchFile(dataDir, letter);
+
+	try {
+		if (
+			Preferences.data.localePatchLocale === locale &&
+			isOurPatch(target) &&
+			fs.statSync(target).mtimeMs >= fs.statSync(source).mtimeMs
+		)
+			return;
+	} catch {
+		/* ignore */
+	}
+
+	try {
+		for (const l of LETTERS) {
+			if (l === letter) continue;
+			const f = patchFile(dataDir, l);
+			if (isOurPatch(f)) await fs.remove(f).catch(() => {});
+		}
+		await fs.copy(source, target, { overwrite: true });
+		Preferences.data = { localePatchLetter: letter, localePatchLocale: locale };
+		Logger.log(
+			`Locale patch: swapped prebuilt ${locale} -> patch-${letter}.mpq`
+		);
+	} catch (e) {
+		Logger.error('Locale patch: failed to swap in prebuilt patch', e);
+	}
+};

src/main/modules/mods.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import path from 'path';
-import os from 'os';
 
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import fetch from 'node-fetch';
@@ -12,8 +11,17 @@ import { type ModState } from '~common/schemas';
 
 import Preferences from './preferences';
 import Observable from './observable';
+import Updater from './updater';
 import { addDll, removeDll } from './dllsTxt';
 
+const MOD_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
+
+const AV_ERROR =
+	'Windows Defender blocked this download. Use "Allow through antivirus" and apply again.';
+
+const looksLikeAvBlock = (msg: string) =>
+	/windows defender|virus|potentially unwanted/i.test(msg);
+
 export type ModRowStatus = {
 	id: ModId;
 	name: string;
@@ -36,8 +44,6 @@ export type ModsStatus = {
 	mods: ModRowStatus[];
 };
 
-const VERSION_CACHE_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000;
-
 class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 	protected _value: ModsStatus = {
 		state: 'verifying',
@@ -45,21 +51,6 @@ class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 		mods: []
 	};
 
-	#latestCache = new Map<ModId, { v: string; ts: number }>();
-
-	installedFilePaths(): Set<string> {
-		const set = new Set<string>();
-		const mods = Preferences.data?.mods ?? {};
-		for (const id of Object.keys(mods) as ModId[]) {
-			const state = mods[id];
-			if (!state?.installedFiles?.length) continue;
-			for (const rel of state.installedFiles) {
-				set.add(rel.replace(/\\/g, '/').toLowerCase());
-			}
-		}
-		return set;
-	}
-
 	get status(): ModsStatus {
 		return this._value;
 	}
@@ -119,6 +110,13 @@ class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 
 		const clientDir = Preferences.data?.clientDir;
 
+		if (clientDir) {
+			const vmmfDll = path.join(clientDir, 'VanillaMultiMonitorFix.dll');
+			const vmmfCfg = path.join(clientDir, 'VMMFix_preferred_monitor.txt');
+			if ((await fs.pathExists(vmmfDll)) && !(await fs.pathExists(vmmfCfg)))
+				await fs.writeFile(vmmfCfg, '1\n', 'utf8').catch(() => {});
+		}
+
 		for (const m of MODS) {
 			const state = Preferences.data?.mods?.[m.id];
 			let installedVersion = state?.installedVersion;
@@ -140,54 +138,28 @@ class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 				}
 			}
 
-			const latest = await this.#fetchLatestVersion(m).catch(() => m.version);
+			if (clientDir && m.registerInDllsTxt)
+				await (installedVersion
+					? addDll(clientDir, m.registerInDllsTxt)
+					: removeDll(clientDir, m.registerInDllsTxt)
+				).catch(() => {});
 
 			this.#patchRow(m.id, {
 				installedVersion,
-				latestVersion: latest,
+				latestVersion: m.version,
 				enabled: !!state?.enabled,
 				ignoreUpdates: !!state?.ignoreUpdates
 			});
 		}
 
-		this._value = { ...this._value, state: 'idle', dirty: this.#computeDirty() };
+		this._value = {
+			...this._value,
+			state: 'idle',
+			dirty: this.#computeDirty()
+		};
 		this._notifyObservers();
 	}
 
-	async #fetchLatestVersion(m: ModEntry): Promise<string> {
-		if (m.source.kind === 'managed') return m.version;
-		const cached = this.#latestCache.get(m.id);
-		if (cached && Date.now() - cached.ts < VERSION_CACHE_MS) return cached.v;
-
-		const apiUrl =
-			'apiUrl' in m.source && m.source.apiUrl ? m.source.apiUrl : undefined;
-		const parser =
-			'parseLatest' in m.source && m.source.parseLatest
-				? m.source.parseLatest
-				: undefined;
-
-		if (!apiUrl || !parser) {
-			const v = ('pinnedTag' in m.source && m.source.pinnedTag) || m.version;
-			this.#latestCache.set(m.id, { v, ts: Date.now() });
-			return v;
-		}
-
-		try {
-			const res = await fetch(apiUrl, {
-				headers: { 'User-Agent': 'OctoLauncher' }
-			});
-			if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${apiUrl} → ${res.status}`);
-			const json = (await res.json()) as { tag_name?: string };
-			const tag = json.tag_name ?? m.version;
-			this.#latestCache.set(m.id, { v: tag, ts: Date.now() });
-			return tag;
-		} catch (e) {
-			Logger.warn(`Could not check latest version for ${m.id}:`, e);
-			const v = ('pinnedTag' in m.source && m.source.pinnedTag) || m.version;
-			return v;
-		}
-	}
-
 	async toggle(id: ModId, enabled: boolean) {
 		const cur = Preferences.data?.mods?.[id];
 		await this.#savePref(id, {
@@ -216,6 +188,10 @@ class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 			Logger.warn('No clientDir set; cannot apply mods.');
 			return;
 		}
+		if (this._value.state === 'busy') {
+			Logger.warn('applyAll already running; ignoring re-entrant call.');
+			return;
+		}
 		this._value = { ...this._value, state: 'busy' };
 		this._notifyObservers();
 
@@ -226,6 +202,7 @@ class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 			return 0;
 		});
 
+		const failures = new Map<ModId, string>();
 		for (const row of queue) {
 			const m = getMod(row.id);
 			if (!m) continue;
@@ -248,15 +225,16 @@ class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 				}
 			} catch (e) {
 				Logger.error(`Failed to apply ${m.id}:`, e);
-				this.#patchRow(m.id, {
+				const msg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
-					state: 'error',
+				failures.set(m.id, looksLikeAvBlock(msg) ? AV_ERROR : msg);
-					error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)
-				});
 			}
 		}
 
 		this._value = { ...this._value, state: 'idle' };
 		await this.verify();
+		for (const [id, error] of failures)
+			this.#patchRow(id, { state: 'error', error });
+		await Updater.verify();
 	}
 
 	async #install(m: ModEntry) {
@@ -265,18 +243,25 @@ class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 		if (m.source.kind === 'managed') return;
 
 		Logger.info(`Installing mod ${m.id}...`);
-		this.#patchRow(m.id, { state: 'downloading', progress: 0, error: undefined });
+		this.#patchRow(m.id, {
+			state: 'downloading',
+			progress: 0,
+			error: undefined
+		});
 
 		const written: string[] = [];
+		const missing: string[] = [];
 
 		if (m.source.kind === 'directFile') {
 			const dest = path.join(clientDir, m.source.assetName);
 			await this.#downloadTo(m.source.url, dest);
 			written.push(m.source.assetName);
 		} else if (m.source.kind === 'archive') {
+			const scratch = path.join(clientDir, '.octolauncher-tmp');
+			await fs.ensureDir(scratch);
 			const tmp = path.join(
-				os.tmpdir(),
+				scratch,
-				`octolauncher-${m.id}-${Date.now()}.${m.source.format}`
+				`${m.id}-${Date.now()}.${m.source.format}`
 			);
 			await this.#downloadTo(m.source.url, tmp);
 			this.#patchRow(m.id, { state: 'installing' });
@@ -288,7 +273,7 @@ class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 				for (const [src, dst] of Object.entries(map)) {
 					const entry = entries.find(e => e.entryName === src);
 					if (!entry) {
-						Logger.warn(`Mod ${m.id}: zip entry ${src} not found.`);
+						missing.push(src);
 						continue;
 					}
 					const target = path.join(clientDir, dst);
@@ -297,16 +282,13 @@ class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 					written.push(dst);
 				}
 			} else {
-				const stagingDir = path.join(
+				const stagingDir = path.join(scratch, `${m.id}-${Date.now()}-extract`);
-					os.tmpdir(),
-					`octolauncher-${m.id}-${Date.now()}-extract`
-				);
 				await fs.ensureDir(stagingDir);
 				await tar.x({ file: tmp, cwd: stagingDir });
 				for (const [src, dst] of Object.entries(map)) {
 					const srcPath = path.join(stagingDir, src);
 					if (!(await fs.pathExists(srcPath))) {
-						Logger.warn(`Mod ${m.id}: tar entry ${src} not found.`);
+						missing.push(src);
 						continue;
 					}
 					const target = path.join(clientDir, dst);
@@ -319,6 +301,11 @@ class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 			await fs.remove(tmp).catch(() => {});
 		}
 
+		if (missing.length)
+			throw new Error(
+				`${m.name}: download is missing expected file(s): ${missing.join(', ')}`
+			);
+
 		if (m.registerInDllsTxt) {
 			await addDll(clientDir, m.registerInDllsTxt);
 		}
@@ -371,12 +358,18 @@ class ModsClass extends Observable<ModsStatus> {
 
 	async #downloadTo(url: string, dest: string) {
 		const res = await fetch(url, {
-			headers: { 'User-Agent': 'OctoLauncher' }
+			headers: { 'User-Agent': 'OctoLauncher' },
+			timeout: MOD_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS
 		});
 		if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Download failed ${res.status}: ${url}`);
 		await fs.ensureDir(path.dirname(dest));
 		const buf = await res.arrayBuffer();
 		await fs.writeFile(dest, Buffer.from(buf));
+		if (!(await fs.pathExists(dest)))
+			throw new Error(
+				`Downloaded file disappeared after writing: ${path.basename(dest)}. ` +
+					'This is often Windows Defender quarantine; if so, use "Allow through antivirus" and apply again.'
+			);
 	}
 
 	async #savePref(id: ModId, state: ModState) {

src/main/modules/observable.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ abstract class Observable<T> {
 			try {
 				l(v);
 				return true;
-			} catch {
+			} catch (err) {
+				console.error('Observer threw, removing listener', err);
 				return false;
 			}
 		});

src/main/modules/patcher.ts

@@ -22,17 +22,24 @@ const Servers = {
 	}
 } as const;
 
-type Tweak = { key: keyof PreferencesSchema['config']; default?: unknown; forced?: boolean } & (
+type TweakKey =
-	| {
+	| { synthetic?: false; key: keyof PreferencesSchema['config'] }
-			type: 'bytes';
+	| { synthetic: true; key: string };
-			tweaks: [number, number[]][];
+
-	  }
+type Tweak = TweakKey & {
-	| {
+	default?: unknown;
-			type: 'int8' | 'uint16' | 'float';
+	forced?: boolean;
-			offset: number;
+} & (
-			value?: number;
+		| {
-	  }
+				type: 'bytes';
-);
+				tweaks: [number, number[]][];
+		  }
+		| {
+				type: 'int8' | 'uint16' | 'float';
+				offset: number;
+				value?: number;
+		  }
+	);
 
 export const patchExecutable = async () => {
 	Logger.log('Patching WoW.exe...');
@@ -81,7 +88,8 @@ export const patchExecutable = async () => {
 			{ key: 'nameplateRange', type: 'float', offset: 0x40c448 },
 			{ key: 'cameraDistance', type: 'float', offset: 0x4089a4 },
 			{
-				key: 'crossFactionResurrect' as never,
+				synthetic: true,
+				key: 'crossFactionResurrect',
 				type: 'bytes',
 				default: true,
 				tweaks: [
@@ -89,8 +97,10 @@ export const patchExecutable = async () => {
 					[0x006e62a8, [0x006e62a9]]
 				]
 			},
+			// version-pinned in-place patch of the WoW.exe routine at this offset
 			{
-				key: 'skillUiGateHijack' as never,
+				synthetic: true,
+				key: 'skillUiGateHijack',
 				type: 'bytes',
 				default: true,
 				forced: true,
@@ -98,47 +108,41 @@ export const patchExecutable = async () => {
 					[
 						0x002ddf90,
 						[
-							0x55, 0x8b, 0xec, 0x83, 0xec, 0x08, 0x53, 0x56,
+							0x55, 0x8b, 0xec, 0x83, 0xec, 0x08, 0x53, 0x56, 0x57, 0x8b, 0x3d,
-							0x57, 0x8b, 0x3d, 0x60, 0xab, 0xce, 0x00, 0x83,
+							0x60, 0xab, 0xce, 0x00, 0x83, 0xff, 0xff, 0x89, 0x55, 0xfc, 0x89,
-							0xff, 0xff, 0x89, 0x55, 0xfc, 0x89, 0x4d, 0xf8,
+							0x4d, 0xf8, 0x74, 0x79, 0x8b, 0x75, 0x08, 0x8b, 0x15, 0x58, 0xab,
-							0x74, 0x79, 0x8b, 0x75, 0x08, 0x8b, 0x15, 0x58,
+							0xce, 0x00, 0x8b, 0xc7, 0x23, 0xc6, 0x8d, 0x04, 0x40, 0x8b, 0x4c,
-							0xab, 0xce, 0x00, 0x8b, 0xc7, 0x23, 0xc6, 0x8d,
+							0x82, 0x08, 0xf6, 0xc1, 0x01, 0x8d, 0x44, 0x82, 0x04, 0x75, 0x04,
-							0x04, 0x40, 0x8b, 0x4c, 0x82, 0x08, 0xf6, 0xc1,
+							0x85, 0xc9, 0x75, 0x05, 0x33, 0xc9, 0x8d, 0x49, 0x00, 0xf6, 0xc1,
-							0x01, 0x8d, 0x44, 0x82, 0x04, 0x75, 0x04, 0x85,
+							0x01, 0x75, 0x4e, 0x85, 0xc9, 0x74, 0x4a, 0x39, 0x31, 0x74, 0x13,
-							0xc9, 0x75, 0x05, 0x33, 0xc9, 0x8d, 0x49, 0x00,
+							0x8b, 0xc7, 0x23, 0xc6, 0x8d, 0x04, 0x40, 0x8d, 0x04, 0x82, 0x8b,
-							0xf6, 0xc1, 0x01, 0x75, 0x4e, 0x85, 0xc9, 0x74,
+							0x00, 0x03, 0xc1, 0x8b, 0x48, 0x04, 0xeb, 0xe0, 0x8b, 0x59, 0x1c,
-							0x4a, 0x39, 0x31, 0x74, 0x13, 0x8b, 0xc7, 0x23,
+							0x8b, 0x71, 0x18, 0x33, 0xff, 0x85, 0xdb, 0x7e, 0x27, 0x8d, 0x64,
-							0xc6, 0x8d, 0x04, 0x40, 0x8d, 0x04, 0x82, 0x8b,
+							0x24, 0x00, 0x8b, 0x4e, 0x0c, 0x8b, 0x56, 0x08, 0x6a, 0x00, 0x6a,
-							0x00, 0x03, 0xc1, 0x8b, 0x48, 0x04, 0xeb, 0xe0,
+							0x00, 0x51, 0x8b, 0x4d, 0xf8, 0x52, 0x8b, 0x55, 0xfc, 0xe8, 0xb9,
-							0x8b, 0x59, 0x1c, 0x8b, 0x71, 0x18, 0x33, 0xff,
+							0xfd, 0xff, 0xff, 0x84, 0xc0, 0x75, 0x13, 0x47, 0x83, 0xc6, 0x20,
-							0x85, 0xdb, 0x7e, 0x27, 0x8d, 0x64, 0x24, 0x00,
+							0x3b, 0xfb, 0x7c, 0xdd, 0x5f, 0x5e, 0x33, 0xc0, 0x5b, 0x8b, 0xe5,
-							0x8b, 0x4e, 0x0c, 0x8b, 0x56, 0x08, 0x6a, 0x00,
+							0x5d, 0xc2, 0x04, 0x00, 0x5f, 0x8b, 0xc6, 0x5e, 0x5b, 0x8b, 0xe5,
-							0x6a, 0x00, 0x51, 0x8b, 0x4d, 0xf8, 0x52, 0x8b,
+							0x5d, 0xc2, 0x04, 0x00, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90
-							0x55, 0xfc, 0xe8, 0xb9, 0xfd, 0xff, 0xff, 0x84,
-							0xc0, 0x75, 0x13, 0x47, 0x83, 0xc6, 0x20, 0x3b,
-							0xfb, 0x7c, 0xdd, 0x5f, 0x5e, 0x33, 0xc0, 0x5b,
-							0x8b, 0xe5, 0x5d, 0xc2, 0x04, 0x00, 0x5f, 0x8b,
-							0xc6, 0x5e, 0x5b, 0x8b, 0xe5, 0x5d, 0xc2, 0x04,
-							0x00, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90, 0x90
 						]
 					]
 				]
 			}
 		] satisfies Tweak[];
 
-		// Apply patches
 		Tweaks.forEach(t => {
-			const val =
+			const val = t.synthetic
-				config[t.key] ?? t.default ?? ConfigWtfSchema.parse({})[t.key];
+				? t.default
+				: config[t.key] ?? t.default ?? ConfigWtfSchema.parse({})[t.key];
 
 			Logger.log(`Applying "${t.key}" patch with value: ${val}`);
 			if (t.type === 'float') {
-				buffer.writeFloatLE(t.value ?? (val as never), t.offset);
+				buffer.writeFloatLE(t.value ?? (val as number), t.offset);
 			} else if (t.type === 'int8') {
-				buffer.writeInt8(t.value ?? (val as never), t.offset);
+				buffer.writeInt8(t.value ?? (val as number), t.offset);
 			} else if (t.type === 'uint16') {
 				if (!t.forced && !val) return;
-				buffer.writeUInt16LE(t.value ?? (val as never), t.offset);
+				buffer.writeUInt16LE(t.value ?? (val as number), t.offset);
 			} else if (t.type === 'bytes') {
 				if (!t.forced && !val) return;
 				t.tweaks.forEach(([offset, bytes]) =>
@@ -151,11 +155,12 @@ export const patchExecutable = async () => {
 		Logger.log('WoW.exe successfully patched');
 	} catch (e) {
 		Logger.error('Failed to patch WoW.exe', e);
+		throw e instanceof Error ? e : new Error('Failed to patch WoW.exe');
 	}
 };
 
-export const patchConfig = async () => {
+export const patchConfig = async (forceTweaks = false) => {
-	const { clientDir, server, config } = Preferences.data;
+	const { clientDir, server, config, locale } = Preferences.data;
 	if (!clientDir) return;
 
 	const configPath = path.join(clientDir, 'WTF', 'Config.wtf');
@@ -163,14 +168,13 @@ export const patchConfig = async () => {
 	const raw = (await fs.pathExists(configPath))
 		? await fs.readFile(configPath, { encoding: 'utf-8' })
 		: '';
-	if (raw) await fs.remove(configPath);
 
 	const configWtf = Object.fromEntries(
 		raw
-			.split('\n')
+			.split(/\r?\n/)
 			.map(l => {
-				const [_, k, v] = l.match(/SET (\w+) "(.+)"/) ?? [];
+				const [, k, v] = l.match(/SET (\w+) "(.*)"/) ?? [];
-				return !k || !v ? undefined : [k, v];
+				return !k || v === undefined ? undefined : [k, v];
 			})
 			.filter(isNotUndef)
 	);
@@ -210,20 +214,24 @@ export const patchConfig = async () => {
 		gxMaximize: configWtf['gxMaximize'] ?? 1,
 		gxCursor: configWtf['gxCursor'] ?? 1,
 		checkAddonVersion: configWtf['checkAddonVersion'] ?? 0,
+		farClip: configWtf['farClip'] ?? config.farClip,
+		CameraDistanceMax: configWtf['CameraDistanceMax'] ?? config.cameraDistance,
 		...configWtf,
-		CameraDistanceMax: config.cameraDistance,
+		locale,
-		farClip: config.farClip,
 		realmList: Servers[server].realmList,
 		hwDetect: 0,
-		M2UseShaders: 1
+		M2UseShaders: 1,
+		...(forceTweaks
+			? { farClip: config.farClip, CameraDistanceMax: config.cameraDistance }
+			: {})
 	};
 
-	await fs.writeFile(
+	const body = Object.entries(parsed)
-		configPath,
+		.filter(v => v[1] !== undefined && v[1] !== null)
-		Object.entries(parsed)
+		.map(l => `SET ${l[0]} "${l[1]}"`)
-			.filter(v => v[1] !== undefined && v[1] !== null)
+		.join('\n');
-			.map(l => `SET ${l[0]} "${l[1]}"`)
+	const tmpPath = `${configPath}.tmp`;
-			.join('\n')
+	await fs.writeFile(tmpPath, body);
-	);
+	await fs.move(tmpPath, configPath, { overwrite: true });
 	Logger.log('Config.wtf successfully patched');
 };

src/main/modules/preferences.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { type z } from 'zod';
 import { app } from 'electron';
+import Logger from 'electron-log/main';
 
 import { PreferencesSchema } from '~common/schemas';
 import { omit } from '~common/utils';
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ const portableDir = process.env.PORTABLE_EXECUTABLE_DIR;
 
 abstract class Preferences {
 	static #data: z.infer<typeof PreferencesSchema>;
+	static #writeChain: Promise<void> = Promise.resolve();
 
 	static readonly userDataDir = process.env.PORTABLE_EXECUTABLE_DIR
 		? path.join(process.env.PORTABLE_EXECUTABLE_DIR, '.launcher')
@@ -18,21 +20,44 @@ abstract class Preferences {
 
 	static async load() {
 		await fs.ensureDir(this.userDataDir);
+		const settingsPath = path.join(this.userDataDir, 'settings.json');
 
-		const userDataPath = path.join(this.userDataDir, 'settings.json');
+		let json: Record<string, unknown>;
 		try {
-			const json = await fs.readJSON(userDataPath);
+			json = await fs.readJSON(settingsPath);
-			return PreferencesSchema.parse({
+		} catch {
-				...json,
-				isPortable: !!portableDir,
-				clientDir: portableDir ?? json.clientDir
-			});
-		} catch (e) {
 			return PreferencesSchema.parse({
 				isPortable: !!portableDir,
 				clientDir: portableDir
 			});
 		}
+
+		const merged = {
+			...json,
+			isPortable: !!portableDir,
+			clientDir: portableDir ?? json.clientDir
+		};
+
+		const parsed = PreferencesSchema.safeParse(merged);
+		if (parsed.success) return parsed.data;
+
+		Logger.warn(
+			'settings.json failed validation; salvaging valid fields',
+			parsed.error
+		);
+		await fs.copy(settingsPath, `${settingsPath}.corrupt`).catch(() => {});
+
+		const salvaged: Record<string, unknown> = {
+			isPortable: !!portableDir,
+			clientDir: portableDir ?? json.clientDir
+		};
+		const shape = PreferencesSchema.shape;
+		for (const key of Object.keys(shape) as (keyof typeof shape)[]) {
+			if (!(key in merged)) continue;
+			const value = (merged as Record<string, unknown>)[key];
+			if (shape[key].safeParse(value).success) salvaged[key] = value;
+		}
+		return PreferencesSchema.parse(salvaged);
 	}
 
 	static get data(): PreferencesSchema {
@@ -41,14 +66,38 @@ abstract class Preferences {
 
 	static set data(newData: Partial<Omit<PreferencesSchema, 'portableDir'>>) {
 		this.#data = { ...this.#data, ...newData };
-		fs.writeJSON(
+
-			path.join(this.userDataDir, 'settings.json'),
+		const settingsPath = path.join(this.userDataDir, 'settings.json');
-			omit(
+		const delta = omit(
-				this.#data,
+			newData,
-				portableDir ? ['isPortable', 'clientDir'] : ['isPortable']
+			portableDir ? ['isPortable', 'clientDir'] : ['isPortable']
-			),
-			{ spaces: 2 }
 		);
+		const snapshot = omit(
+			this.#data,
+			portableDir ? ['isPortable', 'clientDir'] : ['isPortable']
+		);
+		this.#writeChain = this.#writeChain
+			.then(async () => {
+				let onDisk: unknown = null;
+				try {
+					onDisk = await fs.readJSON(settingsPath);
+				} catch {
+					onDisk = null;
+				}
+				const base =
+					!!onDisk && typeof onDisk === 'object' && !Array.isArray(onDisk)
+						? (onDisk as Record<string, unknown>)
+						: null;
+				const merged = base ? { ...base, ...delta } : snapshot;
+				const tmp = `${settingsPath}.tmp`;
+				await fs.writeJSON(tmp, merged, { spaces: 2 });
+				await fs.move(tmp, settingsPath, { overwrite: true });
+			})
+			.catch(e => Logger.error('Failed to persist settings.json', e));
+	}
+
+	static save() {
+		return this.#writeChain;
 	}
 
 	static async isValidClientDir(clientDir?: string) {

src/main/modules/selfUpdater.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ export type SelfUpdaterStatus =
 	| { state: 'checking'; currentVersion: string }
 	| { state: 'unavailable'; currentVersion: string }
 	| { state: 'available'; currentVersion: string; nextVersion: string }
-	| { state: 'downloading'; currentVersion: string; nextVersion: string; progress: number }
+	| {
+			state: 'downloading';
+			currentVersion: string;
+			nextVersion: string;
+			progress: number;
+	  }
 	| { state: 'ready'; currentVersion: string; nextVersion: string }
 	| { state: 'error'; currentVersion: string; message: string };
 
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ class SelfUpdaterClass extends Observable<SelfUpdaterStatus> {
 		this.#initialized = true;
 
 		if (is.dev) {
-			Logger.info('[selfUpdater] dev mode — skipping');
+			Logger.info('[selfUpdater] dev mode, skipping');
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ class SelfUpdaterClass extends Observable<SelfUpdaterStatus> {
 		});
 		autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', info => {
 			Logger.info(
-				`[selfUpdater] downloaded ${info.version} — awaiting user click`
+				`[selfUpdater] downloaded ${info.version}, awaiting user click`
 			);
 			this.status = {
 				state: 'ready',
@@ -100,11 +105,13 @@ class SelfUpdaterClass extends Observable<SelfUpdaterStatus> {
 	triggerInstall() {
 		if (this._value.state !== 'ready') {
 			Logger.warn(
-				`[selfUpdater] triggerInstall called in state ${this._value.state} — ignoring`
+				`[selfUpdater] triggerInstall called in state ${this._value.state}, ignoring`
 			);
 			return;
 		}
-		Logger.info('[selfUpdater] user clicked install — quitting + running installer');
+		Logger.info(
+			'[selfUpdater] user clicked install, quitting + running installer'
+		);
 		autoUpdater.quitAndInstall(false, true);
 	}
 }

src/main/modules/updater.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const getAvailableDiskSpace = async (probePath?: string): Promise<number> => {
 		os.homedir() ||
 		(os.platform() === 'win32' ? 'C:\\' : '/');
 	try {
+		// @ts-expect-error statfs exists at runtime (Node 18) but not @types/node 16
 		const s = await fs.promises.statfs(target);
 		return Number(s.bsize) * Number(s.bavail);
 	} catch (e) {
@@ -65,11 +66,23 @@ const isReadOnly = async (filePath: string) => {
 	try {
 		const { mode } = await fs.stat(filePath);
 		return !(mode & fs.constants.S_IWUSR);
-	} catch (e) {
+	} catch {
 		return false;
 	}
 };
 
+const friendlyError = (e: unknown): string => {
+	const msg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
+	if (/EPERM|EACCES|EROFS|read-only/i.test(msg))
+		return (
+			'Cannot write to the game folder. Move your OctoWoW install out of ' +
+			'Program Files (or any protected folder), or run the launcher as ' +
+			'administrator, then try again.'
+		);
+	if (/ENOSPC/i.test(msg)) return 'Not enough disk space to finish the update.';
+	return msg;
+};
+
 type FolderTags = 'allowExtra';
 type FileTags = 'vanillaFixes';
 type FileManifest = { name: string } & (
@@ -141,18 +154,54 @@ export const isGameRunning = (executablePath: string) =>
 		  })
 		: false;
 
-const toUrlPath = (p: string) => p.split(path.sep).map(encodeURIComponent).join('/');
+const toUrlPath = (p: string) =>
+	p.split(path.sep).map(encodeURIComponent).join('/');
 
 const CDN_VERSION = import.meta.env.MAIN_VITE_CLIENT_VERSION || 'latest';
 
+const CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
+const STALL_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
+
+const isUnsafeName = (name: string) =>
+	!name ||
+	name === '.' ||
+	name === '..' ||
+	/[/\\]/.test(name) ||
+	path.isAbsolute(name);
+
+const manifestPathsSafe = (m: FileManifest, isRoot = false): boolean => {
+	if (!isRoot && isUnsafeName(m.name)) return false;
+	if (m.type === 'dir' || m.type === 'mpq')
+		return m.files.every(f => manifestPathsSafe(f));
+	return true;
+};
+
 const fetchManifest = async () => {
 	try {
 		const r = await fetch(
-			`${import.meta.env.MAIN_VITE_SERVER_URL || 'https://octowow.st'}/api/file/${CDN_VERSION}/manifest.json`
+			`${
+				import.meta.env.MAIN_VITE_SERVER_URL || 'https://octowow.st'
+			}/api/file/${CDN_VERSION}/manifest.json`,
+			{ timeout: CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS }
 		);
+		if (!r.ok) {
+			Logger.error(`Update server returned HTTP ${r.status}`);
+			return null;
+		}
 		const j = await r.json();
+		if (!j || typeof j !== 'object' || !('root' in j) || !j.root) {
+			Logger.error('Update server returned a malformed manifest');
+			return null;
+		}
+		const root = j.root as FileManifest;
+		if (!manifestPathsSafe(root, true)) {
+			Logger.error(
+				'Update server manifest has unsafe path names; refusing it.'
+			);
+			return null;
+		}
 		await fs.writeJSON(path.join(Preferences.userDataDir, 'manifest.json'), j);
-		return j.root as FileManifest;
+		return root;
 	} catch (e) {
 		Logger.error('Failed to reach update server', e);
 		return null;
@@ -160,22 +209,26 @@ const fetchManifest = async () => {
 };
 
 const buildClientUrl = (filePath: string) =>
-	`${import.meta.env.MAIN_VITE_SERVER_URL || 'https://octowow.st'}/client/${CDN_VERSION}/${toUrlPath(
+	`${
-		path.normalize(filePath)
+		import.meta.env.MAIN_VITE_SERVER_URL || 'https://octowow.st'
-	)}`;
+	}/client/${CDN_VERSION}/${toUrlPath(path.normalize(filePath))}`;
 
 export const fetchFile = async (
 	filePath: string,
 	onChunk?: (deltaBytes: number) => void
 ) => {
 	try {
-		const response = await fetch(buildClientUrl(filePath));
+		const response = await fetch(buildClientUrl(filePath), {
+			timeout: CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS
+		});
 		if (!response.ok) throw Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
 		if (!onChunk || !response.body) return await response.arrayBuffer();
 
 		const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
 		for await (const chunk of response.body as NodeJS.ReadableStream) {
-			const buf = Buffer.isBuffer(chunk) ? chunk : Buffer.from(chunk as Uint8Array);
+			const buf = Buffer.isBuffer(chunk)
+				? chunk
+				: Buffer.from(chunk);
 			chunks.push(buf);
 			onChunk(buf.byteLength);
 		}
@@ -203,7 +256,8 @@ export const downloadFileToDisk = async (
 		else if (stats.size >= expectedSize) {
 			await fs.truncate(partPath, 0);
 		}
-	} catch {
+	} catch (e) {
+		Logger.warn(`Failed to resume from "${partPath}".`, e);
 	}
 
 	if (resumeFrom > 0) onChunk(resumeFrom);
@@ -212,20 +266,25 @@ export const downloadFileToDisk = async (
 	const headers: Record<string, string> = {};
 	if (resumeFrom > 0) headers.Range = `bytes=${resumeFrom}-`;
 
+	const controller = new AbortController();
 	let response;
 	try {
-		response = await fetch(url, { headers });
+		response = await fetch(url, {
+			headers,
+			signal: controller.signal,
+			timeout: CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS
+		});
 	} catch (e) {
 		Logger.error(`Network error downloading ${filePath}`, e);
 		throw Error(`Failed to download ${path.normalize(filePath)}`);
 	}
 
 	if (!response.ok && response.status !== 206) {
-		throw Error(`Failed to download ${path.normalize(filePath)}: HTTP ${response.status}`);
+		throw Error(
+			`Failed to download ${path.normalize(filePath)}: HTTP ${response.status}`
+		);
 	}
 
-	// If we got 200, the server gave us the whole file
-	// roll back and truncate
 	if (resumeFrom > 0 && response.status === 200) {
 		onChunk(-resumeFrom);
 		await fs.truncate(partPath, 0);
@@ -236,6 +295,7 @@ export const downloadFileToDisk = async (
 		flags: resumeFrom > 0 ? 'a' : 'w'
 	});
 
+	let stalled = false;
 	try {
 		await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
 			if (!response.body) {
@@ -243,26 +303,53 @@ export const downloadFileToDisk = async (
 				return;
 			}
 			const body = response.body as NodeJS.ReadableStream;
+			let stallTimer: NodeJS.Timeout;
+			const armStall = () => {
+				clearTimeout(stallTimer);
+				stallTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+					stalled = true;
+					controller.abort();
+				}, STALL_TIMEOUT_MS);
+			};
+			armStall();
 			body.on('data', (chunk: Buffer | Uint8Array) => {
+				armStall();
 				const buf = Buffer.isBuffer(chunk) ? chunk : Buffer.from(chunk);
 				if (!writeStream.write(buf)) body.pause();
 				onChunk(buf.byteLength);
 			});
 			writeStream.on('drain', () => body.resume());
-			body.on('end', () => writeStream.end(resolve));
+			body.on('end', () => {
-			body.on('error', reject);
+				clearTimeout(stallTimer);
-			writeStream.on('error', reject);
+				writeStream.end(resolve);
+			});
+			body.on('error', err => {
+				clearTimeout(stallTimer);
+				reject(err);
+			});
+			writeStream.on('error', err => {
+				clearTimeout(stallTimer);
+				reject(err);
+			});
 		});
 	} catch (e) {
 		writeStream.destroy();
 		Logger.error(`Download interrupted for ${filePath}`, e);
-		throw Error(`Failed to download ${path.normalize(filePath)}`);
+		throw Error(
+			stalled
+				? `Download stalled for ${path.normalize(
+						filePath
+				  )}; no data received in ${STALL_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000}s.`
+				: `Failed to download ${path.normalize(filePath)}`
+		);
 	}
 
 	const finalStats = await fs.stat(partPath);
 	if (finalStats.size !== expectedSize) {
 		throw Error(
-			`Size mismatch for ${path.normalize(filePath)}: got ${finalStats.size}, expected ${expectedSize}. Will retry on next run.`
+			`Size mismatch for ${path.normalize(filePath)}: got ${
+				finalStats.size
+			}, expected ${expectedSize}. Will retry on next run.`
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -465,6 +552,10 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 
 		try {
 			const vanillaFixes = Preferences.data.config.vanillaFixes;
+			const modOwnedFiles = new Set<string>();
+			for (const state of Object.values(Preferences.data.mods ?? {}))
+				for (const rel of state?.installedFiles ?? [])
+					modOwnedFiles.add(rel.replace(/\\/g, '/').toLowerCase());
 
 			const hashTree = await fetchManifest();
 			if (!hashTree) {
@@ -582,11 +673,10 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 							SFileCloseArchive(hMpq);
 						}
 					} catch (e) {
-						Logger.log(
+						Logger.warn(
 							`Failed to verify ${path.join(
 								...patchPath
 							)}, will be downloaded fresh`,
-							'warning',
 							e
 						);
 						return {
@@ -598,13 +688,13 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (item.tags?.includes('vanillaFixes') && !vanillaFixes) {
+				if (item.tags?.includes('vanillaFixes')) {
-					if (await fs.exists(path.join(clientPath, ...filePath))) {
+					if (modOwnedFiles.has(filePath.join('/').toLowerCase()))
-						return {
+						return undefined;
-							type: 'del',
+
-							name: item.name
+					if (!vanillaFixes) {
-						};
+						if (await fs.exists(path.join(clientPath, ...filePath)))
-					} else {
+							return { type: 'del', name: item.name };
 						return undefined;
 					}
 				}
@@ -678,8 +768,7 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 			const currentLauncherVersion = app.getVersion();
 			if (
 				this.status.state === 'upToDate' &&
-				Preferences.data.lastPatchedLauncherVersion !==
+				Preferences.data.lastPatchedLauncherVersion !== currentLauncherVersion
-					currentLauncherVersion
 			) {
 				Logger.log(
 					`Launcher version changed (${
@@ -710,8 +799,7 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 				})();
 			}
 		} catch (e) {
-			const message =
+			const message = friendlyError(e);
-				e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Unexpected error occurred';
 			Logger.error(`Verification failed: ${message}`, e);
 			this.status = { state: 'failed', message };
 		}
@@ -744,6 +832,22 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 
 		try {
 			if (clean) {
+				// never wipe a drive root or a non-client dir
+				const resolvedClientPath = path.resolve(clientPath);
+				const isFilesystemRoot =
+					path.parse(resolvedClientPath).root === resolvedClientPath;
+				if (
+					isFilesystemRoot ||
+					!fs.existsSync(path.join(resolvedClientPath, 'WoW.exe'))
+				) {
+					this.status = {
+						state: 'failed',
+						message:
+							'Refusing to clean: the client folder does not look like a valid WoW install.'
+					};
+					return;
+				}
+
 				this.status = {
 					state: 'updating',
 					progress: -1,
@@ -804,12 +908,10 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 				if (!item) return undefined;
 
 				if (item.type === 'del') {
-					throw Error(
+					if (SFileHasFile(hMpq, path.join(...filePath)))
-						`TODO: Deleting of files from MPQ not implemented at path ${path.join(
+						SFileRemoveFile(hMpq, path.join(...filePath));
-							...mpqPath,
+					nestedSet(this.#cache, [...mpqPath, ...filePath], undefined);
-							...filePath
+					return;
-						)}`
-					);
 				}
 
 				if (item.type === 'dir') {
@@ -826,7 +928,9 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 						)}`
 					);
 
-				const label = `Patching: [${mpqPath.at(-1)}] "${path.join(...filePath)}"`;
+				const label = `Patching: [${mpqPath.at(-1)}] "${path.join(
+					...filePath
+				)}"`;
 				emitProgress(label, true);
 
 				const data = await fetchFile(
@@ -853,6 +957,7 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 				} finally {
 					SFileFinishFile(hFile);
 				}
+				nestedSet(this.#cache, [...mpqPath, ...filePath], undefined);
 			};
 
 			const iterateTree = async (...filePath: string[]) => {
@@ -922,7 +1027,7 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 				if (item.name === 'WoW.exe') executableUpdate = true;
 
 				const fullPath = path.join(clientPath, ...filePath);
-				if (await fs.exists(fullPath) && (await isReadOnly(fullPath)))
+				if ((await fs.exists(fullPath)) && (await isReadOnly(fullPath)))
 					throw Error(`Failed to update "${fullPath}" because it's read-only.`);
 
 				await downloadFileToDisk(
@@ -947,7 +1052,6 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 
 			if (executableUpdate || launcherVersionChanged) {
 				await patchExecutable();
-				await this.#getHash({ clientPath }, 'WoW.exe');
 				const patchedWowHash = await this.#getHash({ clientPath }, 'WoW.exe');
 				await this.#saveCache();
 				Preferences.data = {
@@ -960,13 +1064,21 @@ class UpdaterClass extends Observable<UpdaterStatus> {
 			this.#bytesAlreadyOnDisk = fullClientTotal;
 			this.status = { state: 'upToDate', progress: 1 };
 		} catch (e) {
-			console.error(e);
+			Logger.error('Update failed', e);
-			this.status = {
+			this.status = { state: 'failed', message: friendlyError(e) };
-				state: 'failed',
-				message: e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Unexpected error occurred'
-			};
 		}
 	}
+
+	async recordPatchedWow() {
+		const clientPath = Preferences.data.clientDir;
+		if (!clientPath) return;
+		const patchedWowHash = await this.#getHash({ clientPath }, 'WoW.exe');
+		await this.#saveCache();
+		Preferences.data = {
+			lastPatchedLauncherVersion: app.getVersion(),
+			expectedPatchedWowHash: patchedWowHash
+		};
+	}
 }
 
 const Updater = new UpdaterClass();

src/main/utils.ts

@@ -6,8 +6,15 @@ import fs from 'fs-extra';
 
 import Preferences from './modules/preferences';
 
-const isCallbackResponse = (data: any): data is { cb: string; args: any[] } =>
+const isCallbackResponse = (
-	data && typeof data === 'object' && 'cb' in data && 'args' in data;
+	data: unknown
+): data is { cb: string; args: unknown[] } =>
+	typeof data === 'object' &&
+	data !== null &&
+	'cb' in data &&
+	typeof (data as { cb: unknown }).cb === 'string' &&
+	'args' in data &&
+	Array.isArray((data as { args: unknown }).args);
 
 export const runWorker = <T>(
 	worker: (o: WorkerOptions) => Worker,
@@ -16,10 +23,16 @@ export const runWorker = <T>(
 ) =>
 	new Promise<T>((resolve, reject) =>
 		worker({ workerData })
-			.on('message', m =>
+			.on('message', (m: unknown) => {
-				isCallbackResponse(m) ? callbacks?.[m.cb](...m.args) : resolve(m)
+				if (!isCallbackResponse(m)) return resolve(m as T);
-			)
+				const callback = callbacks?.[m.cb];
+				if (callback) callback(...m.args);
+				else Logger.warn('Unknown worker callback', m.cb);
+			})
 			.on('error', reject)
+			.on('exit', code =>
+				reject(new Error(`Worker exited (code ${code}) without finishing`))
+			)
 	);
 
 export const getClientVersion = async () => {
@@ -35,8 +48,22 @@ export const getClientVersion = async () => {
 	const file = await fs.readFile(exePath);
 	const buffer = Buffer.from(file);
 
-	const version = buffer.toString('utf-8', 0x00437c04, 0x00437c04 + 6);
+	// Fixed addresses in the 1.12.1 client binary.
-	const build = buffer.toString('utf-8', 0x00437bfc, 0x00437bfc + 4);
+	const VERSION_OFFSET = 0x00437c04;
+	const VERSION_LEN = 6;
+	const BUILD_OFFSET = 0x00437bfc;
+	const BUILD_LEN = 4;
+
+	const version = buffer.toString(
+		'utf-8',
+		VERSION_OFFSET,
+		VERSION_OFFSET + VERSION_LEN
+	);
+	const build = buffer.toString(
+		'utf-8',
+		BUILD_OFFSET,
+		BUILD_OFFSET + BUILD_LEN
+	);
 
 	Logger.log(`Client version is: ${version} (${build})`);
 	return `${version} (${build})`;

src/main/workers/gitClone.ts

@@ -9,15 +9,27 @@ if (!port) throw new Error('IllegalState');
 
 const { dir, url, ref } = workerData;
 
-fs.removeSync(dir);
+const tmpDir = `${dir}.tmp`;
-git
+
-	.clone({
+const run = async () => {
-		dir,
+	await fs.remove(tmpDir);
+	await git.clone({
+		dir: tmpDir,
 		fs,
 		http,
 		url,
 		ref,
 		singleBranch: !ref || ref === 'master' || ref === 'main',
 		onProgress: (...args) => port.postMessage({ cb: 'onProgress', args })
-	})
+	});
-	.then(() => port.postMessage(true));
+
+	await fs.remove(dir);
+	await fs.move(tmpDir, dir);
+};
+
+run()
+	.then(() => port.postMessage(true))
+	.catch(async err => {
+		await fs.remove(tmpDir).catch(() => undefined);
+		throw err;
+	});

src/main/workers/gitPull.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import http from 'isomorphic-git/http/node';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 
 const port = parentPort;
-if (!port) throw new Error('IllegalState');
+if (!port) throw new Error('gitPull worker has no parentPort');
 
 const { dir, remote, branch, ref } = workerData as {
 	dir: string;
@@ -17,20 +17,17 @@ const { dir, remote, branch, ref } = workerData as {
 const onProgress = (...args: unknown[]) =>
 	port.postMessage({ cb: 'onProgress', args });
 
-const removeUntrackedFiles = async () => {
-	const status = await git.statusMatrix({ fs, dir });
-	await Promise.all(
-		status
-			.filter(([, HEAD]) => HEAD === 0)
-			.map(([filepath]) => fs.remove(`${dir}/${filepath}`))
-	);
-};
-
 const run = async () => {
 	if (ref) {
-		await git.fetch({ fs, http, dir, tags: true, singleBranch: false, onProgress });
+		await git.fetch({
+			fs,
+			http,
+			dir,
+			tags: true,
+			singleBranch: false,
+			onProgress
+		});
 		await git.checkout({ fs, dir, force: true, ref, onProgress });
-		await removeUntrackedFiles();
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -41,7 +38,6 @@ const run = async () => {
 		ref: `${remote}/${branch}`,
 		onProgress
 	});
-	await removeUntrackedFiles();
 	await git.pull({
 		fs,
 		http,
@@ -53,4 +49,8 @@ const run = async () => {
 	});
 };
 
-run().then(() => port.postMessage(true));
+run()
+	.then(() => port.postMessage(true))
+	.catch(err => {
+		throw err;
+	});

src/renderer/App.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { api } from './utils/api';
 import PageBackground from './assets/background.png';
+import AntivirusModal from './components/AntivirusModal';
 import Header from './components/Header';
 import LaunchPanel from './components/LaunchPanel';
 import SelfUpdateBanner from './components/SelfUpdateBanner';
@@ -38,12 +39,13 @@ const App = () => {
 				</>
 			)}
 
-			{/* Launcher build label, anchored bottom-right.*/}
 			{appVersion && (
-				<span className="pointer-events-none absolute bottom-2 right-3 text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-white/40 select-none">
+				<span className="pointer-events-none absolute bottom-2 right-3 select-none font-mono text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wider text-white/40">
 					v{appVersion}
 				</span>
 			)}
+
+			<AntivirusModal />
 		</div>
 	);
 };

src/renderer/ErrorBoundary.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { Clipboard, RefreshCw, ServerCrash } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Component, type ErrorInfo, type ReactNode } from 'react';
 import log from 'electron-log/renderer';
 
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
+
 import PageBackground from './assets/background.png';
 import TextButton from './components/styled/TextButton';
 
@@ -15,6 +17,59 @@ type Props = {
 	children: ReactNode;
 };
 
+const ErrorFallback = ({
+	error,
+	errorInfo
+}: {
+	error?: Error;
+	errorInfo?: ErrorInfo;
+}) => {
+	const t = useT();
+	const title = t('misc.uncaughtError', {
+		name: error?.name ?? '',
+		message: error?.message ?? t('misc.unknownError')
+	});
+	const detail = errorInfo?.componentStack?.slice(1);
+	return (
+		<div
+			className="relative flex h-screen w-screen grow flex-col overflow-hidden border border-blueGray/10 bg-cover bg-top bg-no-repeat p-3"
+			style={{ backgroundImage: `url(${PageBackground})` }}
+		>
+			<div className="tw-surface flex grow flex-col gap-3">
+				<div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+					<ServerCrash size={26} className="text-red" />
+					<h3 className="text-red">{t('misc.somethingWentWrong')}</h3>
+				</div>
+				<hr />
+				<div className="text-white">{title}</div>
+				<pre className="s1 -mt-2 grow overflow-auto text-blueGray">
+					{detail}
+				</pre>
+				<hr />
+				<div className="-mx-3 -mb-3 flex justify-end gap-2">
+					<TextButton
+						icon={Clipboard}
+						onClick={() =>
+							navigator.clipboard.writeText(
+								`\`\`\`\n${title}\n${detail}\n\`\`\``
+							)
+						}
+					>
+						{t('misc.copyError')}
+					</TextButton>
+					<TextButton
+						icon={RefreshCw}
+						onClick={() => window.location.reload()}
+						className="text-warmGreen"
+					>
+						{t('misc.reload')}
+					</TextButton>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	);
+};
+
 class ErrorBoundary extends Component<Props, State> {
 	constructor(props: Props) {
 		super(props);
@@ -29,48 +84,7 @@ class ErrorBoundary extends Component<Props, State> {
 	render() {
 		if (!this.state.didCatch) return this.props.children;
 		const { error, errorInfo } = this.state;
-		const title = `Uncaught ${error?.name}: ${
+		return <ErrorFallback error={error} errorInfo={errorInfo} />;
-			error?.message ?? 'Unknown error'
-		}`;
-		const detail = errorInfo?.componentStack.slice(1);
-		return (
-			<div
-				className="relative flex h-screen w-screen grow flex-col overflow-hidden border border-blueGray/10 bg-cover bg-top bg-no-repeat p-3"
-				style={{ backgroundImage: `url(${PageBackground})` }}
-			>
-				<div className="tw-surface flex grow flex-col gap-3">
-					<div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-						<ServerCrash size={26} className="text-red" />
-						<h3 className="text-red">Something went wrong!</h3>
-					</div>
-					<hr />
-					<div className="text-white">{title}</div>
-					<pre className="s1 -mt-2 grow overflow-auto text-blueGray">
-						{detail}
-					</pre>
-					<hr />
-					<div className="-mx-3 -mb-3 flex justify-end gap-2">
-						<TextButton
-							icon={Clipboard}
-							onClick={() =>
-								navigator.clipboard.writeText(
-									`\`\`\`\n${title}\n${detail}\n\`\`\``
-								)
-							}
-						>
-							Copy error
-						</TextButton>
-						<TextButton
-							icon={RefreshCw}
-							onClick={() => window.location.reload()}
-							className="text-warmGreen"
-						>
-							Reload
-						</TextButton>
-					</div>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-		);
 	}
 }
 

src/renderer/components/AntivirusModal.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { ShieldAlert, HelpCircle } from 'lucide-react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+
+import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
+import { type ModsStatus } from '~main/types';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
+
+import TextButton from './styled/TextButton';
+
+const DETECTION = 'Trojan:Win32/Vigorf.A';
+
+const AntivirusModal = () => {
+	const t = useT();
+	const [status, setStatus] = useState<ModsStatus>();
+	api.mods.observe.useSubscription(undefined, { onData: setStatus });
+
+	const addExclusion = api.general.addDefenderExclusion.useMutation();
+
+	const blocked = (status?.mods ?? [])
+		.filter(m => m.state === 'error' && m.error?.includes('Defender'))
+		.map(m => m.name);
+	const blockedKey = blocked.join(',');
+
+	const dialogRef = useRef<HTMLDialogElement>(null);
+	const [view, setView] = useState<'av' | 'why' | null>(null);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (view) {
+			dialogRef.current?.showModal();
+			(document.activeElement as HTMLElement | null)?.blur();
+		} else dialogRef.current?.close();
+	}, [view]);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (blockedKey) setView('av');
+	}, [blockedKey]);
+
+	const names = blockedKey ? blockedKey.split(',') : [];
+
+	return createPortal(
+		<dialog
+			ref={dialogRef}
+			onClose={() => setView(null)}
+			className="h-full w-full items-center justify-center bg-[transparent] backdrop:backdrop-blur-sm [&[open]]:flex"
+		>
+			{view === 'av' && (
+				<div className="tw-dialog !w-fit min-w-[380px] max-w-[480px] !gap-3">
+					<h3 className="tw-color">{t('av.blockedTitle')}</h3>
+					<p className="s1">
+						{names.length === 1 ? t('av.blockedOne') : t('av.blockedMany')}
+					</p>
+					<ul className="gap-0.5 flex flex-col pl-1">
+						{names.map(n => (
+							<li key={n} className="s1 text-orange">
+								• {n}
+							</li>
+						))}
+					</ul>
+					<p className="s1 text-blueGray">{t('av.blockedExplain')}</p>
+					<TextButton
+						icon={HelpCircle}
+						onClick={() => setView('why')}
+						className="self-start text-yellow hocus:!text-yellow"
+					>
+						{t('av.whyHappening')}
+					</TextButton>
+					<TextButton
+						icon={ShieldAlert}
+						loading={addExclusion.isLoading}
+						onClick={() => addExclusion.mutate()}
+						className="self-start text-orange"
+					>
+						{t('av.allowThrough')}
+					</TextButton>
+					{addExclusion.data?.ok === true && (
+						<span className="s1 text-warmGreen">{t('av.addedRetry')}</span>
+					)}
+					{addExclusion.data?.ok === false && (
+						<span className="s1 text-orange">{addExclusion.data.error}</span>
+					)}
+					<div className="mt-1 flex justify-end">
+						<TextButton onClick={() => setView(null)} className="text-green">
+							{t('av.close')}
+						</TextButton>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			)}
+
+			{view === 'why' && (
+				<div className="tw-dialog !w-fit min-w-[420px] max-w-[560px] !gap-3">
+					<h3 className="tw-color">{t('av.whyTitle')}</h3>
+					<div className="flex max-h-[60vh] transform-gpu flex-col gap-3 overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain pr-1 [will-change:transform]">
+						<p className="s1 text-blueGray">
+							{t('av.whyIntro', { detection: DETECTION })}{' '}
+							<span className="text-warmGreen">{t('av.falsePositive')}</span>.
+						</p>
+						<div>
+							<p className="tw-color text-[21px] leading-tight">
+								{t('av.whatSetsItOff')}
+							</p>
+							<p className="s1 text-blueGray">{t('av.whatSetsItOffIntro')}</p>
+							<ul className="mt-1 flex flex-col gap-1 pl-1">
+								<li className="s1 text-blueGray">
+									<span className="text-orange">{t('av.dllInjection')}</span>:{' '}
+									{t('av.dllInjectionText')}
+								</li>
+								<li className="s1 text-blueGray">
+									<span className="text-orange">{t('av.exePatching')}</span>:{' '}
+									{t('av.exePatchingText')}
+								</li>
+							</ul>
+							<p className="s1 mt-1 text-blueGray">{t('av.heuristicNote')}</p>
+						</div>
+						<div>
+							<p className="tw-color text-[21px] leading-tight">
+								{t('av.whatModsDo')}
+							</p>
+							<ul className="mt-1 flex flex-col gap-1 pl-1">
+								<li className="s1 text-blueGray">
+									<span className="text-warmGreen">VanillaFixes</span>:{' '}
+									{t('av.modVanillaFixes')}
+								</li>
+								<li className="s1 text-blueGray">
+									<span className="text-warmGreen">nampower</span>:{' '}
+									{t('av.modNampower')}
+								</li>
+								<li className="s1 text-blueGray">
+									<span className="text-warmGreen">SuperWoW and UnitXP</span>:{' '}
+									{t('av.modSuperWowUnitXp')}
+								</li>
+								<li className="s1 text-blueGray">
+									<span className="text-warmGreen">DXVK</span>:{' '}
+									{t('av.modDxvk')}
+								</li>
+							</ul>
+						</div>
+						<div>
+							<p className="tw-color text-[21px] leading-tight">
+								{t('av.howToVerify')}
+							</p>
+							<p className="s1 mt-1 text-blueGray">
+								{t('av.howToVerifyText', {
+									detection: DETECTION
+								})}
+							</p>
+						</div>
+						<div>
+							<p className="tw-color text-[21px] leading-tight">
+								{t('av.whatAllowDoesTitle')}
+							</p>
+							<p className="s1 mt-1 text-blueGray">
+								{t('av.whatAllowDoesIntro')}{' '}
+								<span className="text-warmGreen">Add-MpPreference</span>{' '}
+								{t('av.whatAllowDoesIntroAfter')}
+							</p>
+							<ul className="mt-1 flex flex-col gap-1 pl-1">
+								<li className="s1 text-blueGray">
+									{t('av.exclusionFoldersBefore')}{' '}
+									<span className="text-warmGreen">{t('av.gameFolder')}</span>{' '}
+									{t('av.exclusionFoldersAnd')}{' '}
+									<span className="text-warmGreen">
+										{t('av.launcherFolder')}
+									</span>
+									{t('av.exclusionFoldersAfter')}
+								</li>
+								<li className="s1 text-blueGray">
+									<span className="text-warmGreen">WoW.exe</span>{' '}
+									{t('av.exclusionExesAnd')}{' '}
+									<span className="text-warmGreen">VanillaFixes.exe</span>{' '}
+									{t('av.exclusionExesAfter')}
+								</li>
+							</ul>
+							<p className="s1 mt-1 text-blueGray">
+								{t('av.whatAllowDoesOutro')}
+							</p>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+					<div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-3">
+						<TextButton onClick={() => setView('av')} className="text-blueGray">
+							{t('av.back')}
+						</TextButton>
+						<TextButton onClick={() => setView(null)} className="text-green">
+							{t('av.close')}
+						</TextButton>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			)}
+		</dialog>,
+		document.body
+	);
+};
+
+export default AntivirusModal;

src/renderer/components/ClientDirDialog.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { PreferencesSchema } from '~common/schemas';
 import zodResolver from '~renderer/utils/zodResolver';
 import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 
 import TextButton from './styled/TextButton';
 import FilePickerInput from './form/FilePickerInput';
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import CloseButton from './styled/CloseButton';
 type Props = { close: () => void };
 
 const ClientDirDialog = ({ close }: Props) => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const { data: pref } = api.preferences.get.useQuery();
 	const setPref = api.preferences.set.useMutation();
 	const isValidClientDir = api.preferences.isValidClientDir.useQuery(
@@ -42,16 +44,14 @@ const ClientDirDialog = ({ close }: Props) => {
 		return (
 			<form className="tw-dialog">
 				<CloseButton close={close} />
-				<h2 className="color mb-2 text-xl">Install location</h2>
+				<h2 className="color mb-2 text-xl">
-				<p>
+					{t('prefs.installLocationTitle')}
-					You are using the portable version of the launcher. Install location
+				</h2>
-					is determined by the location of the launcher executable.
+				<p>{t('prefs.portableInfo')}</p>
-				</p>
 				{!isValidClientDir.isLoading && !isValidClientDir.data && (
 					<p>
-						<span className="text-secondary">Error: </span>
+						<span className="text-secondary">{t('prefs.errorLabel')}</span>
-						WoW.exe not found in current folder. Please close the launcher and
+						{t('prefs.wowExeNotFound', { exe: 'WoW.exe' })}
-						move it to your WoW 1.12 client directory.
 					</p>
 				)}
 			</form>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const ClientDirDialog = ({ close }: Props) => {
 			onSubmit={handleSubmit(async ({ clientDir }) => {
 				try {
 					await setPref.mutateAsync({ clientDir });
-					verify.mutateAsync();
+					verify.mutate();
 					close();
 				} catch (e) {
 					setError('clientDir', {
@@ -79,18 +79,13 @@ const ClientDirDialog = ({ close }: Props) => {
 					close();
 				}}
 			/>
-			<h3 className="tw-color">Install location</h3>
+			<h3 className="tw-color">{t('prefs.installLocationTitle')}</h3>
 			<hr />
 
-			<p className="text-blueGray">
+			<p className="text-blueGray">{t('prefs.selectDirectory')}</p>
-				Select a directory for the game client installation.
+			<p className="text-blueGray">{t('prefs.upgradeExisting')}</p>
-			</p>
-			<p className="text-blueGray">
-				You may also choose a directory with an existing Turtle WoW or Vanilla
-				WoW installation, and it will be automatically upgraded.
-			</p>
 			<div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-				<label htmlFor="clientDir">Install directory:</label>
+				<label htmlFor="clientDir">{t('prefs.installDirectory')}</label>
 				<FilePickerInput
 					{...register('clientDir')}
 					title={watch('clientDir') ?? undefined}
@@ -115,7 +110,7 @@ const ClientDirDialog = ({ close }: Props) => {
 				loading={formState.isSubmitting}
 				className="self-end text-green"
 			>
-				Confirm
+				{t('prefs.confirm')}
 			</TextButton>
 		</form>
 	);

src/renderer/components/Header.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import OctoLogo from '~renderer/assets/logo.png';
 
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
+
 import TextButton from './styled/TextButton';
 import { TabNames, type TabType } from './TabsPanel';
 
@@ -8,25 +10,28 @@ type Props = {
 	setActiveTab: (tab?: TabType) => void;
 };
 
-const Header = ({ activeTab, setActiveTab }: Props) => (
+const Header = ({ activeTab, setActiveTab }: Props) => {
-	<div className="-mb-3 flex select-none items-center gap-1">
+	const t = useT();
-		<button
+	return (
-			onClick={() => setActiveTab(undefined)}
+		<div className="-mb-3 flex select-none items-center gap-1">
-			className="z-10 -my-3 mx-3 w-[180px] cursor-pointer"
+			<button
-		>
+				onClick={() => setActiveTab(undefined)}
-			<img src={OctoLogo} alt="OctoWoW" className="pointer-events-none" />
+				className="z-10 -my-3 mx-3 w-[180px] cursor-pointer"
-		</button>
-		{TabNames.map(t => (
-			<TextButton
-				key={t}
-				onClick={() => setActiveTab(t)}
-				active={activeTab === t}
-				className="uppercase"
 			>
-				{t}
+				<img src={OctoLogo} alt="OctoWoW" className="pointer-events-none" />
-			</TextButton>
+			</button>
-		))}
+			{TabNames.map(tab => (
-	</div>
+				<TextButton
-);
+					key={tab}
+					onClick={() => setActiveTab(tab)}
+					active={activeTab === tab}
+					className="uppercase"
+				>
+					{t(`tab.${tab}`)}
+				</TextButton>
+			))}
+		</div>
+	);
+};
 
 export default Header;

src/renderer/components/LanguageDropdown.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { Globe } from 'lucide-react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
+import cls from 'classnames';
+
+import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
+import { useLocale } from '~renderer/i18n';
+import { type Lang } from '~renderer/i18n/translations';
+
+const LOCALES: { value: Lang; code: string; label: string }[] = [
+	{ value: 'enUS', code: 'En', label: 'English' },
+	{ value: 'deDE', code: 'De', label: 'Deutsch' },
+	{ value: 'zhCN', code: 'Zh', label: '中文' },
+	{ value: 'esES', code: 'Es', label: 'Español' },
+	{ value: 'ptBR', code: 'Pt', label: 'Português' },
+	{ value: 'ruRU', code: 'Ru', label: 'Русский' }
+];
+
+const LanguageDropdown = () => {
+	const { lang, setLang, t } = useLocale();
+	const setPref = api.preferences.set.useMutation();
+	const code = LOCALES.find(l => l.value === lang)?.code ?? 'En';
+
+	const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+	const [pos, setPos] = useState<{ top: number; right: number }>();
+	const btnRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
+
+	const toggle = () => {
+		const r = btnRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+		if (r) setPos({ top: r.bottom + 4, right: window.innerWidth - r.right });
+		setOpen(o => !o);
+	};
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!open) return;
+		const close = () => setOpen(false);
+		window.addEventListener('click', close);
+		return () => window.removeEventListener('click', close);
+	}, [open]);
+
+	const pick = (v: Lang) => {
+		setLang(v);
+		setPref.mutate({ locale: v });
+		setOpen(false);
+	};
+
+	return (
+		<>
+			<button
+				ref={btnRef}
+				type="button"
+				title={t('topbar.language')}
+				onClick={e => {
+					e.stopPropagation();
+					toggle();
+				}}
+				className="bg-transparent flex cursor-pointer items-center border-0 px-1 text-[12px] tracking-wide hocus:text-orange"
+			>
+				<Globe size={14} />
+				{code}
+			</button>
+			{open &&
+				pos &&
+				createPortal(
+					<div
+						onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+						style={{ top: pos.top, right: pos.right }}
+						className="fixed z-50 flex flex-col border border-blueGray/30 bg-darkGray py-1 shadow-[0_8px_20px_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)]"
+					>
+						{LOCALES.map(l => (
+							<button
+								key={l.value}
+								type="button"
+								title={l.label}
+								onClick={() => pick(l.value)}
+								className={cls(
+									'bg-transparent cursor-pointer border-0 px-3 py-1 text-center text-[12px] hocus:bg-orange/20',
+									l.value === lang ? 'text-warmGreen' : 'text-white'
+								)}
+							>
+								{l.code}
+							</button>
+						))}
+					</div>,
+					document.body
+				)}
+		</>
+	);
+};
+
+export default LanguageDropdown;

src/renderer/components/LaunchPanel.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { useState, type ReactElement } from 'react';
 import cls from 'classnames';
+import log from 'electron-log/renderer';
 
 import { type UpdaterStatus, type ModsStatus } from '~main/types';
 import { formatFileSize } from '~common/utils';
 import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 
 import Button from './styled/Button';
 import DialogButton from './styled/DialogButton';
@@ -20,40 +22,43 @@ const formatDuration = (seconds: number) => {
 	return minRem ? `${h}h ${minRem}m` : `${h}h`;
 };
 
+const formatPercent = (progress: number) => `${(progress * 100).toFixed(1)}%`;
+
 const ProgressDetails = ({ status }: { status: UpdaterStatus }) => {
-	const { bytesDone, bytesTotal, bytesPerSecond, etaSeconds, progress } = status;
+	const t = useT();
+	const { bytesDone, bytesTotal, bytesPerSecond, etaSeconds, progress } =
+		status;
 	if (bytesTotal === undefined || bytesDone === undefined) return null;
 
-	const pct = progress !== undefined && progress >= 0
+	const pct =
-		? `${(progress * 100).toFixed(1)}%`
+		progress !== undefined && progress >= 0 ? formatPercent(progress) : '—';
-		: '—';
 
 	return (
 		<p className="s1 text-blueGray">
 			<span className="tw-color">{pct}</span>
-			<span> · {formatFileSize(bytesDone)} / {formatFileSize(bytesTotal)}</span>
+			<span>
+				{' '}
+				· {formatFileSize(bytesDone)} / {formatFileSize(bytesTotal)}
+			</span>
 			{bytesPerSecond !== undefined && bytesPerSecond > 0 && (
 				<span> · {formatFileSize(bytesPerSecond)}/s</span>
 			)}
 			<span>
 				{' · '}
 				{etaSeconds !== undefined
-					? `~${formatDuration(etaSeconds)} remaining`
+					? `~${formatDuration(etaSeconds)} ${t('launch.remaining')}`
-					: 'calculating…'}
+					: t('launch.calculating')}
 			</span>
 		</p>
 	);
 };
 
 const LaunchPanel = () => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const [status, setStatus] = useState<UpdaterStatus>({ state: 'verifying' });
 	api.updater.observe.useSubscription(undefined, {
-		onData: data => {
+		onData: setStatus,
-			console.log({ data });
+		onError: err => log.error('Updater subscription error:', err)
-			setStatus(data);
-		},
-		onError: err => console.log({ err }),
-		onStarted: () => console.log('Started')
 	});
 
 	const { data: pref } = api.preferences.get.useQuery();
@@ -72,23 +77,25 @@ const LaunchPanel = () => {
 		UpdaterStatus['state'],
 		{ button: ReactElement; helperText?: ReactElement }
 	> = {
-		verifying: { button: <Button disabled>Verifying</Button> },
+		verifying: { button: <Button disabled>{t('launch.verifying')}</Button> },
 		serverUnreachable: {
 			button: pref?.version ? (
-				<Button onClick={() => start.mutateAsync()}>Play</Button>
+				<Button onClick={() => start.mutateAsync()}>{t('launch.play')}</Button>
 			) : (
-				<Button onClick={() => verify.mutateAsync()}>Retry</Button>
+				<Button onClick={() => verify.mutateAsync()}>
+					{t('launch.retry')}
+				</Button>
 			),
 			helperText: (
 				<div className="-mb-2">
 					<p>
-						<span className="text-orange">Error: </span> Failed to reach update
+						<span className="text-orange">{t('launch.errorLabel')}</span>{' '}
-						server
+						{t('launch.serverFail')}
 					</p>
 					<p className="s1 text-blueGray">
 						{pref?.version
-							? `You can launch local version ${pref?.version}`
+							? t('launch.localVersion', { version: pref.version })
-							: 'Please try again later'}
+							: t('launch.tryLater')}
 					</p>
 				</div>
 			)
@@ -101,39 +108,44 @@ const LaunchPanel = () => {
 				>
 					{open => (
 						<Button primary onClick={open}>
-							Install
+							{t('launch.install')}
 						</Button>
 					)}
 				</DialogButton>
 			)
 		},
 		updateAvailable: {
-			button: <Button onClick={() => update.mutateAsync()}>Update</Button>,
+			button: (
+				<Button onClick={() => update.mutateAsync()}>
+					{t('launch.update')}
+				</Button>
+			),
 			helperText: (
 				<div className="-mb-2 flex flex-col gap-1">
-					<p>Update available!</p>
+					<p>{t('launch.updateAvailable')}</p>
 					<p className="s1 text-blueGray">
 						{status.progress !== undefined &&
 							status.bytesDone !== undefined &&
 							status.bytesTotal !== undefined && (
 								<>
 									<span className="tw-color">
-										{(status.progress * 100).toFixed(1)}%
+										{formatPercent(status.progress)}
 									</span>
 									<span>
 										{' '}
 										· {formatFileSize(status.bytesDone)} /{' '}
-										{formatFileSize(status.bytesTotal)} on disk ·{' '}
+										{formatFileSize(status.bytesTotal)} {t('launch.onDisk')} ·{' '}
 									</span>
 								</>
 							)}
-						<span className="break-all">{status.message}</span> remaining
+						<span className="break-all">{status.message}</span>{' '}
+						{t('launch.remaining')}
 					</p>
 				</div>
 			)
 		},
 		updating: {
-			button: <Button disabled>Updating</Button>,
+			button: <Button disabled>{t('launch.updating')}</Button>,
 			helperText: (
 				<div className="-mb-2 flex flex-col gap-1">
 					{status.message && (
@@ -150,35 +162,41 @@ const LaunchPanel = () => {
 					onClick={() => applyMods.mutateAsync()}
 					disabled={applyMods.isLoading || modsStatus?.state === 'busy'}
 				>
-					{modsStatus?.state === 'busy' ? 'Applying' : 'Update'}
+					{modsStatus?.state === 'busy'
+						? t('launch.applying')
+						: t('launch.update')}
 				</Button>
 			) : (
 				<Button primary onClick={() => start.mutateAsync()}>
-					Play
+					{t('launch.play')}
 				</Button>
 			),
 			helperText: (
 				<div className="-mb-2">
 					{modsStatus?.dirty ? (
-						<p>Mods changed — apply before playing</p>
+						<p>{t('launch.modsChanged')}</p>
 					) : (
-						<p>Everything up to date!</p>
+						<p>{t('launch.upToDate')}</p>
 					)}
-					<p className="s1 text-blueGray">Version: {pref?.version}</p>
+					<p className="s1 text-blueGray">
+						{t('launch.version', { version: pref?.version ?? '' })}
+					</p>
 				</div>
 			)
 		},
 		failed: {
-			button: <Button onClick={() => verify.mutateAsync()}>Retry</Button>,
+			button: (
+				<Button onClick={() => verify.mutateAsync()}>
+					{t('launch.retry')}
+				</Button>
+			),
 			helperText: (
 				<div className="-mb-2">
 					<p>
-						<span className="text-orange">Error: </span>
+						<span className="text-orange">{t('launch.errorLabel')}</span>{' '}
 						{status.message}
 					</p>
-					<p className="s1 text-blueGray">
+					<p className="s1 text-blueGray">{t('launch.verifyHint')}</p>
-						Verify your game data by clicking Retry.
-					</p>
 				</div>
 			)
 		}
@@ -191,6 +209,9 @@ const LaunchPanel = () => {
 					(status.message && (
 						<p className="s1 -mb-2 text-blueGray">{status.message}</p>
 					))}
+				{start.data && !start.data.ok && start.data.error && (
+					<p className="s1 -mb-2 text-orange">{start.data.error}</p>
+				)}
 				<div className="tw-loading-wrapper">
 					{status.progress !== undefined && (
 						<div

src/renderer/components/PreferencesDialog.tsx

@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import {
 	FolderOpen,
 	RefreshCw,
 	ScrollText,
+	ShieldAlert,
 	ShieldCheck
 } from 'lucide-react';
 
 import { PreferencesSchema } from '~common/schemas';
 import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
 import zodResolver from '~renderer/utils/zodResolver';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 
 import TextButton from './styled/TextButton';
 import CheckboxInput from './form/CheckboxInput';
@@ -19,27 +21,32 @@ import ClientDirDialog from './ClientDirDialog';
 import CloseButton from './styled/CloseButton';
 
 const MirrorStatus = () => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const [state, setState] = useState<string>('verifying');
 	api.updater.observe.useSubscription(undefined, {
 		onData: ({ state }) => setState(state)
 	});
 
 	if (state === 'serverUnreachable')
-		return <span className="s1 text-red">offline</span>;
+		return <span className="s1 text-red">{t('prefs.mirrorOffline')}</span>;
 	if (state === 'verifying' || state === 'updating')
-		return <span className="s1 text-blueGray">checking…</span>;
+		return (
-	return <span className="s1 text-warmGreen">online</span>;
+			<span className="s1 text-blueGray">{t('prefs.mirrorChecking')}</span>
+		);
+	return <span className="s1 text-warmGreen">{t('prefs.mirrorOnline')}</span>;
 };
 
 type Props = { close: () => void };
 
 const PreferencesDialog = ({ close }: Props) => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const { data: pref } = api.preferences.get.useQuery();
 	const setPref = api.preferences.set.useMutation();
 
 	const verify = api.updater.verify.useMutation();
 	const openInstallFolder = api.general.openInstallFolder.useMutation();
 	const openLogFile = api.general.openLogFile.useMutation();
+	const addExclusion = api.general.addDefenderExclusion.useMutation();
 
 	const { handleSubmit, watch, setValue, reset } = useForm({
 		defaultValues: pref ?? {},
@@ -59,9 +66,12 @@ const PreferencesDialog = ({ close }: Props) => {
 
 	return (
 		<form
-			className="tw-dialog !w-fit min-w-[480px] max-w-[640px] !gap-1 whitespace-nowrap"
+			className="tw-dialog !w-fit min-w-[480px] max-w-[640px] !gap-1"
 			onSubmit={handleSubmit(async v => {
-				await setPref.mutateAsync(v);
+				await setPref.mutateAsync({
+					cleanWdb: v.cleanWdb,
+					minimizeToTrayOnPlay: v.minimizeToTrayOnPlay
+				});
 				close();
 			})}
 		>
@@ -71,26 +81,26 @@ const PreferencesDialog = ({ close }: Props) => {
 					close();
 				}}
 			/>
-			<h3 className="tw-color">SETTINGS</h3>
+			<h3 className="tw-color">{t('prefs.title')}</h3>
 			<hr className="mb-1" />
 
 			<div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-				<h4 className="tw-color">INSTALL LOCATION:</h4>
+				<h4 className="tw-color">{t('prefs.installLocation')}</h4>
 				<TextButton
 					icon={FolderOpen}
 					size={14}
 					onClick={() => openInstallFolder.mutateAsync()}
 					className="!p-1 text-blueGray"
 				>
-					Open folder
+					{t('prefs.openFolder')}
 				</TextButton>
 			</div>
 			<div className="flex items-center gap-2 border border-blueGray/20 bg-darkGray/40 px-3 py-1">
 				<span
 					title={pref?.clientDir}
-					className="min-w-0 shrink grow overflow-hidden text-ellipsis"
+					className="min-w-0 shrink grow overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap"
 				>
-					{pref?.clientDir ?? 'Not selected'}
+					{pref?.clientDir ?? t('prefs.notSelected')}
 				</span>
 				<DialogButton
 					dialog={closeInner => (
@@ -104,15 +114,20 @@ const PreferencesDialog = ({ close }: Props) => {
 					clickAway={pref?.isPortable}
 				>
 					{open => (
-						<TextButton icon={FilePen} size={14} onClick={open} className="!p-1">
+						<TextButton
-							Change
+							icon={FilePen}
+							size={14}
+							onClick={open}
+							className="!p-1"
+						>
+							{t('prefs.change')}
 						</TextButton>
 					)}
 				</DialogButton>
 			</div>
 
 			<div className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-3">
-				<h4 className="tw-color">DOWNLOAD MIRROR:</h4>
+				<h4 className="tw-color">{t('prefs.downloadMirror')}</h4>
 			</div>
 			<div className="flex items-center gap-2 pl-2">
 				<input type="radio" checked readOnly className="accent-warmGreen" />
@@ -122,47 +137,63 @@ const PreferencesDialog = ({ close }: Props) => {
 					icon={RefreshCw}
 					size={12}
 					onClick={() => verify.mutateAsync()}
-					title="Re-check"
+					title={t('prefs.recheck')}
 					className="!p-0 text-blueGray"
 				/>
 			</div>
 
 			<div className="flex items-start gap-3">
-				<div className="flex flex-col">
+				<div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col">
-					<h4 className="tw-color">TROUBLESHOOTING:</h4>
+					<h4 className="tw-color">{t('prefs.troubleshooting')}</h4>
 					<TextButton
 						icon={ShieldCheck}
 						onClick={() => verify.mutateAsync().then(close)}
-						className="text-warmGreen"
+						className="!items-start text-left text-warmGreen"
 					>
-						Verify game files
+						{t('prefs.verifyGameFiles')}
 					</TextButton>
 					<TextButton
 						icon={ScrollText}
 						onClick={() => openLogFile.mutateAsync()}
-						className="text-pink"
+						className="!items-start text-left text-pink"
 					>
-						Open log file
+						{t('prefs.openLogFile')}
 					</TextButton>
+					<TextButton
+						icon={ShieldAlert}
+						onClick={() => addExclusion.mutateAsync()}
+						loading={addExclusion.isLoading}
+						className="!items-start text-left text-orange"
+					>
+						{t('prefs.allowThroughAntivirus')}
+					</TextButton>
+					{addExclusion.data?.ok === true && (
+						<span className="s1 text-warmGreen">
+							{t('prefs.exclusionAdded')}
+						</span>
+					)}
+					{addExclusion.data?.ok === false && (
+						<span className="s1 text-orange">{addExclusion.data.error}</span>
+					)}
 				</div>
 
-				<div className="flex flex-col">
+				<div className="flex min-w-0 flex-col">
-					<h4 className="tw-color">GENERAL SETTINGS:</h4>
+					<h4 className="tw-color">{t('prefs.generalSettings')}</h4>
 					<CheckboxInput
 						value={!!watch('cleanWdb')}
 						setValue={setBool('cleanWdb')}
-						label="Clean WDB on each launch"
+						label={t('prefs.cleanWdb')}
 					/>
 					<CheckboxInput
 						value={!!watch('minimizeToTrayOnPlay')}
 						setValue={setBool('minimizeToTrayOnPlay')}
-						label="Minimize to tray while playing"
+						label={t('prefs.minimizeToTray')}
 					/>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
 			<TextButton type="submit" className="mt-1 self-end text-green">
-				Save
+				{t('prefs.save')}
 			</TextButton>
 		</form>
 	);

src/renderer/components/SelfUpdateBanner.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 
 import Button from './styled/Button';
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ type Status =
 	| { state: 'error'; currentVersion: string; message: string };
 
 const SelfUpdateBanner = () => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const [status, setStatus] = useState<Status>({
 		state: 'idle',
 		currentVersion: ''
@@ -39,16 +41,19 @@ const SelfUpdateBanner = () => {
 	const tone = status.state === 'error' ? 'border-red/40' : 'border-tw/40';
 	const label =
 		status.state === 'error'
-			? `Update check failed: ${status.message}`
+			? t('misc.selfUpdateCheckFailed', { message: status.message })
 			: status.state === 'available'
-				? `Launcher update ${'nextVersion' in status ? status.nextVersion : ''} available — preparing download…`
+			? t('misc.selfUpdateAvailable', {
-				: status.state === 'downloading'
+					version: status.nextVersion
-					? `Downloading update ${status.nextVersion} · ${Math.round(
+			  })
-							status.progress * 100
+			: status.state === 'downloading'
-						)}%`
+			? t('misc.selfUpdateDownloading', {
-					: status.state === 'ready'
+					version: status.nextVersion,
-						? `Launcher update ${status.nextVersion} ready to install`
+					percent: Math.round(status.progress * 100)
-						: '';
+			  })
+			: status.state === 'ready'
+			? t('misc.selfUpdateReady', { version: status.nextVersion })
+			: '';
 
 	return (
 		<div
@@ -61,7 +66,7 @@ const SelfUpdateBanner = () => {
 					onClick={() => install.mutateAsync()}
 					disabled={install.isLoading}
 				>
-					Install now
+					{t('misc.selfUpdateInstallNow')}
 				</Button>
 			)}
 		</div>

src/renderer/components/TabErrorBoundary.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { AlertTriangle, RefreshCw } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Component, type ErrorInfo, type ReactNode } from 'react';
 import log from 'electron-log/renderer';
 
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
+
 import TextButton from './styled/TextButton';
 
 type Props = {
@@ -14,6 +16,47 @@ type State = {
 	componentStack?: string;
 };
 
+type FallbackProps = {
+	tabName: string;
+	error: Error;
+	componentStack?: string;
+	onReset: () => void;
+};
+
+const TabErrorFallback = ({
+	tabName,
+	error,
+	componentStack,
+	onReset
+}: FallbackProps) => {
+	const t = useT();
+	return (
+		<div className="tw-surface flex min-h-0 flex-grow flex-col gap-3">
+			<div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+				<AlertTriangle size={22} className="text-red" />
+				<h4 className="text-red">{t('misc.tabCrashed', { tab: tabName })}</h4>
+			</div>
+			<hr />
+			<p className="text-white">
+				{error.name}: {error.message}
+			</p>
+			{componentStack && (
+				<pre className="s1 max-h-[200px] overflow-auto whitespace-pre-wrap text-blueGray">
+					{componentStack.trim()}
+				</pre>
+			)}
+			<hr />
+			<TextButton
+				icon={RefreshCw}
+				onClick={onReset}
+				className="self-end text-warmGreen"
+			>
+				{t('misc.tryAgain')}
+			</TextButton>
+		</div>
+	);
+};
+
 class TabErrorBoundary extends Component<Props, State> {
 	state: State = {};
 
@@ -38,29 +81,12 @@ class TabErrorBoundary extends Component<Props, State> {
 		if (!this.state.error) return this.props.children;
 		const { error, componentStack } = this.state;
 		return (
-			<div className="tw-surface flex min-h-0 flex-grow flex-col gap-3">
+			<TabErrorFallback
-				<div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+				tabName={this.props.tabName}
-					<AlertTriangle size={22} className="text-red" />
+				error={error}
-					<h4 className="text-red">{this.props.tabName} crashed</h4>
+				componentStack={componentStack}
-				</div>
+				onReset={this.#reset}
-				<hr />
+			/>
-				<p className="text-white">
-					{error.name}: {error.message}
-				</p>
-				{componentStack && (
-					<pre className="s1 max-h-[200px] overflow-auto whitespace-pre-wrap text-blueGray">
-						{componentStack.trim()}
-					</pre>
-				)}
-				<hr />
-				<TextButton
-					icon={RefreshCw}
-					onClick={this.#reset}
-					className="self-end text-warmGreen"
-				>
-					Try again
-				</TextButton>
-			</div>
 		);
 	}
 }

src/renderer/components/TopBar.tsx

@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ import { Settings, Minus, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 
 import DialogButton from './styled/DialogButton';
 import PreferencesDialog from './PreferencesDialog';
 import TextButton from './styled/TextButton';
+import LanguageDropdown from './LanguageDropdown';
 
 const TopBar = () => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const [safeToQuit, setSafeToQuit] = useState(true);
 	api.updater.observe.useSubscription(undefined, {
 		onData: ({ state }) =>
@@ -21,12 +24,16 @@ const TopBar = () => {
 			style={{ WebkitAppRegion: 'drag' } as React.CSSProperties}
 			className="absolute left-0 right-0 top-0 flex justify-end pr-2 pt-2 opacity-50"
 		>
-			<div style={{ WebkitAppRegion: 'no-drag' } as React.CSSProperties} className="flex">
+			<div
+				style={{ WebkitAppRegion: 'no-drag' } as React.CSSProperties}
+				className="flex items-center"
+			>
+				<LanguageDropdown />
 				<DialogButton dialog={close => <PreferencesDialog close={close} />}>
 					{open => (
 						<TextButton
 							icon={Settings}
-							title="Settings"
+							title={t('topbar.settings')}
 							onClick={open}
 							size={16}
 							className="!p-1"
@@ -35,7 +42,7 @@ const TopBar = () => {
 				</DialogButton>
 				<TextButton
 					icon={Minus}
-					title="Minimize"
+					title={t('topbar.minimize')}
 					onClick={() => minimize.mutateAsync()}
 					size={16}
 					className="!p-1"
@@ -43,19 +50,16 @@ const TopBar = () => {
 				<DialogButton
 					dialog={close => (
 						<div className="tw-dialog">
-							<h3 className="tw-color">Quit?</h3>
+							<h3 className="tw-color">{t('quit.title')}</h3>
 							<hr />
-							<p className="text-blueGray">
+							<p className="text-blueGray">{t('quit.warn')}</p>
-								Your game is currently being updated. Quitting now may cause
-								problems.
-							</p>
 							<div className="flex gap-2 self-end">
-								<TextButton onClick={close}>Return</TextButton>
+								<TextButton onClick={close}>{t('quit.return')}</TextButton>
 								<TextButton
 									onClick={() => quit.mutateAsync()}
 									className="text-red"
 								>
-									Quit
+									{t('topbar.quit')}
 								</TextButton>
 							</div>
 						</div>
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ const TopBar = () => {
 					{open => (
 						<TextButton
 							icon={X}
-							title="Quit"
+							title={t('topbar.quit')}
 							onClick={() => (!safeToQuit ? open() : quit.mutateAsync())}
 							size={16}
 							className="!p-1 hocus:text-red"

src/renderer/components/form/CheckboxInput.tsx

@@ -33,12 +33,18 @@ type Props = {
 	className?: cls.Value;
 };
 
-const CheckboxInput = ({ label, value, setValue, disabled, className }: Props) => (
+const CheckboxInput = ({
+	label,
+	value,
+	setValue,
+	disabled,
+	className
+}: Props) => (
 	<TextButton
 		onClick={() => !disabled && setValue(!value)}
 		icon={Checkbox}
 		className={cls(
-			'text-blueGray',
+			'!items-start text-left text-blueGray',
 			{ '[&_*]:fill-none': !value, 'pointer-events-none opacity-40': disabled },
 			className
 		)}

src/renderer/components/styled/TextButton.tsx

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const TextButton = ({
 		{loading ? (
 			<IconSpinner size={size ?? 24} strokeWidth={1.5} />
 		) : (
-			Icon && <Icon size={size} />
+			Icon && <Icon size={size} className="shrink-0" />
 		)}
 		{children && (
 			<span className="cursor-pointer select-none tracking-wide text-inherit [font-size:_inherit]">

src/renderer/components/tabs/AddonsTab.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { type AddonData, type AddonsStatus } from '~main/types';
 import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
 import TextButton from '~renderer/components/styled/TextButton';
 import useScrollHint from '~renderer/utils/useScrollHint';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 
 import DialogButton from '../styled/DialogButton';
 import IconSpinner from '../styled/IconSpinner';
@@ -13,6 +14,17 @@ import AddonList from './addons/AddonList';
 import { type Dependencies } from './addons/AddonListItem';
 import CustomAddonDialog from './addons/CustomAddonDialog';
 
+const RECOMMENDED = new Set([
+	'AtlasLoot',
+	'pfExtend',
+	'pfQuest',
+	'pfQuest-turtle',
+	'SellValue',
+	'ShaguTweaks',
+	'ShaguTweaks-extras',
+	'TurtleMail'
+]);
+
 const localeFilter = (l: AddonData[], filter: string) => {
 	const seen = new Set<string>();
 	const deduped = l.filter(a => {
@@ -21,14 +33,14 @@ const localeFilter = (l: AddonData[], filter: string) => {
 		return true;
 	});
 	return deduped
-		.filter(
+		.filter(a =>
-			a =>
+			a.folder.toLocaleLowerCase().includes(filter.toLocaleLowerCase())
-				a.folder.toLocaleLowerCase().indexOf(filter.toLocaleLowerCase()) !== -1
 		)
 		.sort((a, b) => a.folder.localeCompare(b.folder));
 };
 
 const AddonsTab = () => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const [data, setData] = useState<AddonsStatus>({
 		state: 'verifying',
 		addons: {},
@@ -61,14 +73,26 @@ const AddonsTab = () => {
 				className="relative -m-4 -mb-3 flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden p-4 pb-3"
 			>
 				<AddonList
-					title="Installed"
+					title={t('addons.sectionInstalled')}
 					addons={localeFilter(Object.values(data.addons), filter)}
 					dependencies={dependencies}
 				/>
 				<AddonList
-					title="Available"
+					title={t('addons.sectionRecommended')}
 					addons={localeFilter(
-						data.available.filter(a => !(a.folder in data.addons)),
+						data.available.filter(
+							a => !(a.folder in data.addons) && RECOMMENDED.has(a.folder)
+						),
+						filter
+					)}
+					dependencies={dependencies}
+				/>
+				<AddonList
+					title={t('addons.sectionAvailable')}
+					addons={localeFilter(
+						data.available.filter(
+							a => !(a.folder in data.addons) && !RECOMMENDED.has(a.folder)
+						),
 						filter
 					)}
 					dependencies={dependencies}
@@ -83,7 +107,7 @@ const AddonsTab = () => {
 					size={18}
 					loading={data.state !== 'done'}
 				>
-					Check for updates
+					{t('addons.checkForUpdates')}
 				</TextButton>
 				<DialogButton
 					clickAway
@@ -96,7 +120,7 @@ const AddonsTab = () => {
 							onClick={open}
 							className="s1 text-pink"
 						>
-							Add custom git addon
+							{t('addons.addCustomGitAddon')}
 						</TextButton>
 					)}
 				</DialogButton>
@@ -107,11 +131,11 @@ const AddonsTab = () => {
 						onClick={() => update.mutateAsync({})}
 						className="justify-self-end text-warmGreen"
 					>
-						Update all
+						{t('addons.updateAll')}
 					</TextButton>
 				) : (
 					<p className="s1 justify-self-end text-blueGray">
-						Everything is up to date.
+						{t('addons.everythingUpToDate')}
 					</p>
 				)}
 			</div>

src/renderer/components/tabs/ComingSoonTab.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-const ComingSoonTab = () => (
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
-	<div className="tw-surface flex flex-grow flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2">
+
-		<p className="italic text-blueGray">Coming soon...</p>
+const ComingSoonTab = () => {
-	</div>
+	const t = useT();
-);
+	return (
+		<div className="tw-surface flex flex-grow flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2">
+			<p className="italic text-blueGray">{t('misc.comingSoon')}</p>
+		</div>
+	);
+};
 
 export default ComingSoonTab;

src/renderer/components/tabs/ModsTab.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { ExternalLink, AlertTriangle, Sparkles } from 'lucide-react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import cls from 'classnames';
 
 import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
 import useScrollHint from '~renderer/utils/useScrollHint';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 import { type ModRowStatus, type ModsStatus } from '~main/types';
 
 import TextButton from '../styled/TextButton';
@@ -11,9 +13,8 @@ import CheckboxInput from '../form/CheckboxInput';
 import IconSpinner from '../styled/IconSpinner';
 
 const RowState = ({ row }: { row: ModRowStatus }) => {
-	if (row.state === 'downloading' || row.state === 'installing')
+	const t = useT();
-		return <IconSpinner className="text-blueGray" />;
+	if (['downloading', 'installing', 'uninstalling'].includes(row.state))
-	if (row.state === 'uninstalling')
 		return <IconSpinner className="text-blueGray" />;
 	if (row.state === 'error')
 		return (
@@ -21,12 +22,17 @@ const RowState = ({ row }: { row: ModRowStatus }) => {
 				<AlertTriangle size={14} className="text-red" />
 			</span>
 		);
-	if (row.installedVersion && row.installedVersion !== row.latestVersion && !row.ignoreUpdates)
+	if (
-		return <span className="s1 text-pink">update</span>;
+		row.installedVersion &&
+		row.installedVersion !== row.latestVersion &&
+		!row.ignoreUpdates
+	)
+		return <span className="s1 text-pink">{t('mods.update')}</span>;
 	return null;
 };
 
 const ModRow = ({ row }: { row: ModRowStatus }) => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const toggle = api.mods.toggle.useMutation();
 	const setIgnore = api.mods.setIgnoreUpdates.useMutation();
 	const openLink = api.general.openLink.useMutation();
@@ -37,7 +43,9 @@ const ModRow = ({ row }: { row: ModRowStatus }) => {
 				{row.recommended && (
 					<Sparkles size={12} className="shrink-0 text-warmGreen" />
 				)}
-				<span className={cls(row.recommended && 'text-warmGreen')}>{row.name}</span>
+				<span className={cls(row.recommended && 'text-warmGreen')}>
+					{row.name}
+				</span>
 				<span className="s1 text-warmGreen">{row.latestVersion}</span>
 			</div>
 			<CheckboxInput
@@ -59,13 +67,14 @@ const ModRow = ({ row }: { row: ModRowStatus }) => {
 			<CheckboxInput
 				value={row.ignoreUpdates}
 				setValue={v => setIgnore.mutate({ id: row.id, ignore: v })}
-				label={<span className="s1">Ignore updates</span>}
+				label={<span className="s1">{t('mods.ignoreUpdates')}</span>}
 			/>
 		</>
 	);
 };
 
 const ModsTab = () => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const [status, setStatus] = useState<ModsStatus>();
 	api.mods.observe.useSubscription(undefined, {
 		onData: setStatus
@@ -82,40 +91,111 @@ const ModsTab = () => {
 
 	const scrollRef = useScrollHint<HTMLDivElement>();
 
+	const mods = status?.mods ?? [];
+	const enabledIds = new Set(mods.filter(m => m.enabled).map(m => m.id));
+	const modName = (id: string) => mods.find(m => m.id === id)?.name ?? id;
+	const missingDeps = [
+		...new Set(
+			mods
+				.filter(m => m.enabled)
+				.flatMap(m => m.requires.filter(d => !enabledIds.has(d)))
+		)
+	];
+	const pendingDepMessage = missingDeps
+		.map(dep => {
+			const requiredBy = mods
+				.filter(m => m.enabled && m.requires.includes(dep))
+				.map(m => m.name)
+				.join(', ');
+			return t('mods.depRequired', { mod: modName(dep), requiredBy });
+		})
+		.join('\n');
+
+	const dialogRef = useRef<HTMLDialogElement>(null);
+	const [shownDepMessage, setShownDepMessage] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (shownDepMessage) {
+			dialogRef.current?.showModal();
+			(document.activeElement as HTMLElement | null)?.blur();
+		} else dialogRef.current?.close();
+	}, [shownDepMessage]);
+
+	const onApply = () => {
+		if (missingDeps.length) {
+			setShownDepMessage(pendingDepMessage);
+			return;
+		}
+		apply.mutateAsync();
+	};
+
+	const showApply =
+		!!status?.dirty || apply.isLoading || status?.state === 'busy';
+
 	return (
 		<div className="tw-surface flex min-h-0 flex-grow flex-col gap-3">
 			<div className="flex items-baseline justify-between">
-				<h4 className="tw-color">CUSTOM MODS</h4>
+				<h4 className="tw-color">{t('mods.title')}</h4>
 				{status?.dirty && (
-					<span className="s1 text-pink">unsaved changes</span>
+					<span className="s1 text-pink">{t('mods.unsavedChanges')}</span>
 				)}
 			</div>
 			<p className="s1 text-blueGray">
-				<span className="text-orange">⚠</span> Enabling custom mods may not provide
+				<span className="text-orange">⚠</span> {t('mods.warning')}
-				any performance benefits or may even cause game crashes depending on your
-				system. Please try disabling them if you experience any issues.
 			</p>
+			{missingDeps.length > 0 && (
+				<p className="s1 text-orange">
+					⚠{' '}
+					{t('mods.enableRequired', {
+						mods: missingDeps.map(modName).join(', ')
+					})}
+				</p>
+			)}
 			<hr />
 			<div
 				ref={scrollRef}
 				className="relative -m-4 -mt-0 grid flex-grow grid-cols-[auto_auto_1fr_auto] content-start items-center gap-x-4 gap-y-2 overflow-y-auto p-4 pt-0"
 			>
-				{status?.mods.map(row => <ModRow key={row.id} row={row} />)}
+				{status?.mods.map(row => (
+					<ModRow key={row.id} row={row} />
+				))}
 			</div>
 			<hr />
 			<div className="-mb-4 -mt-3 flex items-center gap-2 py-2">
 				<p className="s1 flex-grow text-blueGray">
-					<span className="text-warmGreen">Highlighted</span> mods are recommended.
+					<span className="text-warmGreen">{t('mods.highlighted')}</span>{' '}
+					{t('mods.highlightedRecommended')}
 				</p>
 				<TextButton
 					type="button"
 					loading={apply.isLoading || status?.state === 'busy'}
-					onClick={() => apply.mutateAsync()}
+					onClick={onApply}
-					className={cls(status?.dirty && 'text-green')}
+					className={cls('text-green', !showApply && 'invisible')}
 				>
-					Apply
+					{t('mods.apply')}
 				</TextButton>
 			</div>
+			{createPortal(
+				<dialog
+					ref={dialogRef}
+					onClose={() => setShownDepMessage(null)}
+					className="h-full w-full items-center justify-center bg-[transparent] backdrop:backdrop-blur-sm [&[open]]:flex"
+				>
+					{shownDepMessage && (
+						<div className="tw-dialog !w-fit min-w-[360px] max-w-[460px] !gap-3">
+							<h3 className="tw-color">{t('mods.cantApplyYet')}</h3>
+							<p className="s1 whitespace-pre-line">{shownDepMessage}</p>
+							<TextButton
+								onClick={() => setShownDepMessage(null)}
+								className="self-end text-green"
+							>
+								{t('mods.close')}
+							</TextButton>
+						</div>
+					)}
+				</dialog>,
+				document.body
+			)}
 		</div>
 	);
 };

src/renderer/components/tabs/NewsTab.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { AlertTriangle, ExternalLink, RefreshCw } from 'lucide-react';
 
 import { type NewsItem } from '~main/types';
 import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 import useScrollHint from '~renderer/utils/useScrollHint';
 
 import IconSpinner from '../styled/IconSpinner';
@@ -18,15 +19,20 @@ const formatDate = (raw: string) => {
 };
 
 const NewsEntry = ({ item }: { item: NewsItem }) => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const openLink = api.general.openLink.useMutation();
 	return (
 		<article className="flex flex-col gap-1 border-b border-blueGray/30 pb-3 last:border-0">
 			<div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
 				<h5 className="tw-color">{item.title}</h5>
-				<span className="s1 shrink-0 text-blueGray">{formatDate(item.date)}</span>
+				<span className="s1 shrink-0 text-blueGray">
+					{formatDate(item.date)}
+				</span>
 			</div>
 			{item.author && (
-				<span className="s1 italic text-blueGray">by {item.author}</span>
+				<span className="s1 italic text-blueGray">
+					{t('misc.newsByAuthor', { author: item.author })}
+				</span>
 			)}
 			<p className="whitespace-pre-wrap text-sm leading-relaxed">{item.body}</p>
 			{item.url && (
@@ -36,7 +42,7 @@ const NewsEntry = ({ item }: { item: NewsItem }) => {
 					className="-ml-2 self-start text-pink"
 					onClick={() => openLink.mutateAsync(item.url!)}
 				>
-					Read more
+					{t('misc.newsReadMore')}
 				</TextButton>
 			)}
 		</article>
@@ -44,6 +50,7 @@ const NewsEntry = ({ item }: { item: NewsItem }) => {
 };
 
 const NewsTab = () => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const query = api.news.list.useQuery(undefined, {
 		staleTime: 5 * 60 * 1000,
 		refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
@@ -54,14 +61,14 @@ const NewsTab = () => {
 	return (
 		<div className="tw-surface flex min-h-0 flex-grow flex-col gap-3">
 			<div className="flex items-center justify-between">
-				<h4 className="tw-color">News</h4>
+				<h4 className="tw-color">{t('misc.newsTitle')}</h4>
 				<TextButton
 					icon={RefreshCw}
 					size={18}
 					className="-mr-2 text-blueGray"
 					loading={query.isFetching}
 					onClick={() => query.refetch()}
-					title="Refresh"
+					title={t('misc.refresh')}
 				/>
 			</div>
 			<hr />
@@ -72,24 +79,24 @@ const NewsTab = () => {
 				{query.isLoading ? (
 					<div className="flex flex-grow flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2">
 						<IconSpinner className="text-blueGray" />
-						<p className="italic text-blueGray">Loading news...</p>
+						<p className="italic text-blueGray">{t('misc.newsLoading')}</p>
 					</div>
 				) : query.isError ? (
 					<div className="flex flex-grow flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3">
 						<AlertTriangle size={32} className="text-red" />
-						<p className="italic text-blueGray">Couldn't reach the news feed.</p>
+						<p className="italic text-blueGray">{t('misc.newsError')}</p>
 						<TextButton
 							icon={RefreshCw}
 							size={18}
 							className="text-pink"
 							onClick={() => query.refetch()}
 						>
-							Try again
+							{t('misc.tryAgain')}
 						</TextButton>
 					</div>
 				) : !query.data?.length ? (
 					<div className="flex flex-grow flex-col items-center justify-center">
-						<p className="italic text-blueGray">No news yet — check back later.</p>
+						<p className="italic text-blueGray">{t('misc.newsEmpty')}</p>
 					</div>
 				) : (
 					query.data.map(item => <NewsEntry key={item.id} item={item} />)

src/renderer/components/tabs/TweaksTab.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
 import { ConfigWtfSchema } from '~common/schemas';
 import zodResolver from '~renderer/utils/zodResolver';
 import useScrollHint from '~renderer/utils/useScrollHint';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 
 import TextButton from '../styled/TextButton';
 import CheckboxInput from '../form/CheckboxInput';
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ const Item = ({
 };
 
 const TweaksTab = () => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const { data: pref } = api.preferences.get.useQuery();
 	const setPref = api.preferences.set.useMutation();
 
@@ -74,7 +76,10 @@ const TweaksTab = () => {
 		defaultValues: pref?.config ?? {},
 		resolver: zodResolver(ConfigWtfSchema)
 	});
-	const { handleSubmit, reset } = form;
+	const { handleSubmit, reset, formState } = form;
+
+	const isApplying =
+		setPref.isLoading || applyPatch.isLoading || verify.isLoading;
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		pref && reset(pref.config);
@@ -100,33 +105,35 @@ const TweaksTab = () => {
 				<Item
 					form={form}
 					id="alwaysAutoLoot"
-					label="Always auto-loot"
+					label={t('tweaks.alwaysAutoLoot.label')}
-					text="Reverses auto-loot behavior to always auto-loot and disable auto-with bound key."
+					text={t('tweaks.alwaysAutoLoot.text')}
 				/>
 				<Item
 					form={form}
 					id="largeAddress"
-					label="Large Address Aware"
+					label={t('tweaks.largeAddress.label')}
-					text="Allows the game to use more than 2GB of memory."
+					text={t('tweaks.largeAddress.text')}
 					recommended
 				/>
 				<Item
 					form={form}
 					type="number"
 					id="nameplateRange"
-					label="Nameplate range"
+					label={t('tweaks.nameplateRange.label')}
-					text="Increases distance at which nameplates are visible. [Vanilla: 20] [Classic: 41]"
+					text={t('tweaks.nameplateRange.text')}
 					min={0}
 					max={41}
 				/>
 
-				<h4 className="tw-color col-span-3 mt-3">Camera</h4>
+				<h4 className="tw-color col-span-3 mt-3">
+					{t('tweaks.cameraHeading')}
+				</h4>
 				<Item
 					form={form}
 					id="fieldOfView"
-					label="Field of View"
+					label={t('tweaks.fieldOfView.label')}
 					type="number"
-					text="Recommended for widescreen window resolutions. [Vanilla: 90] [Tweaks: 110]"
+					text={t('tweaks.fieldOfView.text')}
 					min={90}
 					max={180}
 					step={5}
@@ -134,9 +141,9 @@ const TweaksTab = () => {
 				<Item
 					form={form}
 					id="farClip"
-					label="Render distance"
+					label={t('tweaks.farClip.label')}
 					type="number"
-					text="Increases maximum render distance. [Vanilla: 777] [Tweaks: 10000]"
+					text={t('tweaks.farClip.text')}
 					min={100}
 					max={10000}
 					sensitivity={3}
@@ -144,9 +151,9 @@ const TweaksTab = () => {
 				<Item
 					form={form}
 					id="frillDistance"
-					label="Ground clutter distance"
+					label={t('tweaks.frillDistance.label')}
 					type="number"
-					text="Changes ground clutter render distance. [Vanilla: 70] [Tweaks: 300]"
+					text={t('tweaks.frillDistance.text')}
 					min={0}
 					max={300}
 					sensitivity={0.3}
@@ -154,27 +161,41 @@ const TweaksTab = () => {
 				<Item
 					form={form}
 					id="cameraDistance"
-					label="Camera distance"
+					label={t('tweaks.cameraDistance.label')}
 					type="number"
-					text="Increases maximum camera (zoom out) distance. [Vanilla: 50] [Max:100]"
+					text={t('tweaks.cameraDistance.text')}
 					min={50}
 					max={100}
 				/>
 
-				<h4 className="tw-color col-span-3 mt-3">Sounds</h4>
+				<h4 className="tw-color col-span-3 mt-3">
+					{t('tweaks.soundsHeading')}
+				</h4>
 				<Item
 					form={form}
 					id="soundInBackground"
-					label="Background sounds"
+					label={t('tweaks.soundInBackground.label')}
-					text="Allows game sounds to play while the game is minimized."
+					text={t('tweaks.soundInBackground.text')}
 					recommended
 				/>
 			</div>
 			<hr />
 			<div className="-mb-4 -mt-3 flex items-center gap-2 py-2">
 				<p className="s1 flex-grow text-blueGray">
-					<span className="s1 text-warmGreen">Highlighted</span> options are
+					{applyPatch.isError ? (
-					recommended and enabled by default
+						<span className="text-orange">
+							{t('tweaks.applyFailed', {
+								message: applyPatch.error?.message ?? ''
+							})}
+						</span>
+					) : (
+						<>
+							<span className="s1 text-warmGreen">
+								{t('tweaks.highlighted')}
+							</span>{' '}
+							{t('tweaks.recommendedNote')}
+						</>
+					)}
 				</p>
 				<TextButton
 					onClick={async () => {
@@ -183,11 +204,13 @@ const TweaksTab = () => {
 						reset(config);
 					}}
 				>
-					Reset
+					{t('tweaks.reset')}
-				</TextButton>
-				<TextButton type="submit" className="text-green">
-					Apply
 				</TextButton>
+				{(formState.isDirty || isApplying) && (
+					<TextButton type="submit" loading={isApplying} className="text-green">
+						{t('tweaks.apply')}
+					</TextButton>
+				)}
 			</div>
 		</form>
 	);

src/renderer/components/tabs/addons/AddonDetail.tsx

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { ColoredText } from '~renderer/components/styled/ColoredText';
 import useScrollHint from '~renderer/utils/useScrollHint';
 import IconSpinner from '~renderer/components/styled/IconSpinner';
 import CloseButton from '~renderer/components/styled/CloseButton';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 
 import { type LocalDependencies } from './AddonListItem';
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ type Props = AddonData & {
 };
 
 const AddonDetail = ({ close, warnings, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const openLink = api.general.openLink.useMutation();
 	const update = api.addons.update.useMutation();
 
@@ -71,26 +73,26 @@ const AddonDetail = ({ close, warnings, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
 				<ColoredText>{addon.toc?.Notes ?? addon.description ?? ''}</ColoredText>
 			)}
 			<div>
-				<AddonDetailItem name="Source">
+				<AddonDetailItem name={t('addons.detailSource')}>
 					{addon.git && (
 						<TextButton
 							onClick={() => openLink.mutateAsync(addon.git)}
 							className="s1 -m-2 !inline"
 						>
-							Open on GitHub
+							{t('addons.openOnGithubShort')}
 							<ExternalLink size={12} className="ml-1 inline" />
 						</TextButton>
 					)}
 				</AddonDetailItem>
 				{addon.toc && (
 					<>
-						<AddonDetailItem name="Contributions">
+						<AddonDetailItem name={t('addons.detailContributions')}>
 							{addon.toc.Author}
 						</AddonDetailItem>
-						<AddonDetailItem name="Addon version">
+						<AddonDetailItem name={t('addons.detailAddonVersion')}>
 							{addon.toc.Version}
 						</AddonDetailItem>
-						<AddonDetailItem name="Dependencies">
+						<AddonDetailItem name={t('addons.detailDependencies')}>
 							{!!dependencies.length && (
 								<ul className="pl-2">
 									{dependencies.map(({ name, optional, status }) => (
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ const AddonDetail = ({ close, warnings, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
 												<Check size={16} className="inline text-darkGreen" />
 											) : status === 'available' ? (
 												<TextButton
-													title="Download"
+													title={t('addons.download')}
 													icon={DownloadCloud}
 													size={16}
 													onClick={() =>
@@ -122,7 +124,9 @@ const AddonDetail = ({ close, warnings, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
 											) ? (
 												<p className="s1 inline text-blueGray">{status}</p>
 											) : optional ? (
-												<p className="s1 inline text-blueGray">(optional)</p>
+												<p className="s1 inline text-blueGray">
+													{t('addons.optional')}
+												</p>
 											) : null}
 										</li>
 									))}

src/renderer/components/tabs/addons/AddonListItem.tsx

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import IconSpinner from '~renderer/components/styled/IconSpinner';
 import DialogButton from '~renderer/components/styled/DialogButton';
 import { isNotUndef } from '~common/utils';
 import CloseButton from '~renderer/components/styled/CloseButton';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 
 import AddonDetail from './AddonDetail';
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ const toRepoUrl = (git?: string) =>
 	git ? git.replace(/\.git$/, '') : undefined;
 
 const AddonListItem = ({ row, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const update = api.addons.update.useMutation();
 	const remove = api.addons.remove.useMutation();
 	const openLink = api.general.openLink.useMutation();
@@ -58,17 +60,21 @@ const AddonListItem = ({ row, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
 	const warnings = [
 		addon.toc && addon.toc?.Interface !== '11200'
 			? {
-					full: `This addon seems to be made for different game version (${addon.toc?.Interface}) and it may not function correctly`,
+					full: t('addons.warnIncorrectVersionFull', {
-					short: 'Incorrect version'
+						version: addon.toc?.Interface ?? ''
+					}),
+					short: t('addons.warnIncorrectVersionShort')
 			  }
 			: undefined,
 		localDependencies.some(d => d.status !== 'installed' && !d.optional)
 			? {
-					full: `This addon has missing dependencies: ${localDependencies
+					full: t('addons.warnMissingDependenciesFull', {
-						.filter(d => d.status !== 'installed' && !d.optional)
+						deps: localDependencies
-						.map(d => d.name)
+							.filter(d => d.status !== 'installed' && !d.optional)
-						.join(', ')}`,
+							.map(d => d.name)
-					short: 'Missing dependencies'
+							.join(', ')
+					}),
+					short: t('addons.warnMissingDependenciesShort')
 			  }
 			: undefined
 	].filter(isNotUndef);
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ const AddonListItem = ({ row, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
 									: HelpCircle
 							}
 							onClick={open}
-							title="Details"
+							title={t('addons.details')}
 							size={18}
 							className={cls(
 								'-mx-2',
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ const AddonListItem = ({ row, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
 					<TextButton
 						icon={Github}
 						size={14}
-						title={`Open ${repoUrl} on GitHub`}
+						title={t('addons.openOnGithub', { url: repoUrl })}
 						onClick={() => openLink.mutateAsync(repoUrl)}
 						className="!p-1 text-blueGray/60 hocus:text-pink"
 					/>
@@ -162,9 +168,9 @@ const AddonListItem = ({ row, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
 				) : (
 					<p className="s1 text-blueGray/50">
 						{addon.status === 'upToDate'
-							? 'Up to date'
+							? t('addons.upToDate')
 							: !addon.git
-							? 'Not versioned'
+							? t('addons.notVersioned')
 							: ''}
 					</p>
 				)}
@@ -173,17 +179,16 @@ const AddonListItem = ({ row, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
 						onClick={() => update.mutateAsync({ toUpdate: [addon.folder] })}
 						className="s1 -mx-2 justify-self-end"
 					>
-						Update
+						{t('addons.update')}
 					</TextButton>
 				)}
 				{addon.status === 'available' ? (
 					<TextButton
-						// TODO: With dependencies checkbox
 						onClick={() => update.mutateAsync({ toUpdate: [addon.folder] })}
 						className="text-warmGreen"
 						icon={DownloadCloud}
 						size={18}
-						title="Download"
+						title={t('addons.download')}
 					/>
 				) : (
 					<DialogButton
@@ -191,14 +196,13 @@ const AddonListItem = ({ row, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
 						dialog={close => (
 							<div className="tw-dialog">
 								<CloseButton close={close} />
-								<h4 className="tw-color">Are you sure?</h4>
+								<h4 className="tw-color">{t('addons.deleteConfirmTitle')}</h4>
 								<hr />
 								<p className="text-blueGray">
-									Are you sure you want to delete <span>{addon.folder}</span>{' '}
+									{t('addons.deleteConfirmBody', { folder: addon.folder })}
-									addon?
 								</p>
 								<p className="text-blueGray">
-									This will delete all files in the addon folder.
+									{t('addons.deleteConfirmFiles')}
 								</p>
 								<TextButton
 									icon={Trash2}
@@ -209,7 +213,7 @@ const AddonListItem = ({ row, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
 									disabled={remove.isLoading}
 									className="self-end text-red"
 								>
-									Delete
+									{t('addons.delete')}
 								</TextButton>
 							</div>
 						)}
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ const AddonListItem = ({ row, dependencies, ...addon }: Props) => {
 								className="text-red/50"
 								icon={Trash2}
 								size={18}
-								title="Remove"
+								title={t('addons.remove')}
 							/>
 						)}
 					</DialogButton>

src/renderer/components/tabs/addons/CustomAddonDialog.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import CloseButton from '~renderer/components/styled/CloseButton';
 import IconSpinner from '~renderer/components/styled/IconSpinner';
 import TextButton from '~renderer/components/styled/TextButton';
 import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
+import { useT } from '~renderer/i18n';
 
 const useDebounced = (value: string, delay: number) => {
 	const [debouncedValue, setDebouncedValue] = useState(value);
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ const useDebounced = (value: string, delay: number) => {
 };
 
 const CustomAddonDialog = ({ close }: { close: () => void }) => {
+	const t = useT();
 	const [url, setUrl] = useState('');
 	const debouncedUrl = useDebounced(url, 500);
 	const response = api.addons.checkGitUrl.useQuery(debouncedUrl, {
@@ -27,10 +29,14 @@ const CustomAddonDialog = ({ close }: { close: () => void }) => {
 	return (
 		<div className="tw-dialog">
 			<CloseButton close={close} />
-			<h3 className="tw-color">Install addon</h3>
+			<h3 className="tw-color">{t('addons.installAddon')}</h3>
 			<hr />
 			{response.data ? (
-				<img src={response.data?.preview} alt="Preview" className="w-full" />
+				<img
+					src={response.data?.preview}
+					alt={t('addons.previewAlt')}
+					className="w-full"
+				/>
 			) : (
 				<div className="flex h-[191px] w-full items-center justify-center bg-darkPurple">
 					{response.isFetching && <IconSpinner />}
@@ -53,8 +59,8 @@ const CustomAddonDialog = ({ close }: { close: () => void }) => {
 			<div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-2">
 				<p className="s1 text-blueGray">
 					{response.data
-						? 'Ready to install'
+						? t('addons.readyToInstall')
-						: 'Not a valid git repository URL'}
+						: t('addons.invalidGitUrl')}
 				</p>
 				<TextButton
 					onClick={() => {
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ const CustomAddonDialog = ({ close }: { close: () => void }) => {
 					className={response.data ? 'text-warmGreen' : 'text-blueGray'}
 					disabled={!response.data || response.isLoading}
 				>
-					Install
+					{t('addons.install')}
 				</TextButton>
 			</div>
 		</div>

src/renderer/i18n/index.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import {
+	createContext,
+	useContext,
+	useEffect,
+	useState,
+	type ReactNode
+} from 'react';
+
+import { api } from '~renderer/utils/api';
+
+import { translations, type Lang } from './translations';
+
+type Params = Record<string, string | number>;
+type Translate = (key: string, params?: Params) => string;
+
+type LocaleCtx = {
+	lang: Lang;
+	setLang: (lang: Lang) => void;
+	t: Translate;
+};
+
+const LocaleContext = createContext<LocaleCtx>({
+	lang: 'enUS',
+	setLang: () => {},
+	t: key => key
+});
+
+export const LocaleProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
+	const { data: pref } = api.preferences.get.useQuery();
+	const [lang, setLang] = useState<Lang>('enUS');
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (pref?.locale) setLang(pref.locale);
+	}, [pref?.locale]);
+
+	const t: Translate = (key, params) => {
+		let s = translations[lang]?.[key] ?? translations.enUS[key] ?? key;
+		if (params)
+			for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(params))
+				s = s.replace(`{${k}}`, String(v));
+		return s;
+	};
+
+	return (
+		<LocaleContext.Provider value={{ lang, setLang, t }}>
+			{children}
+		</LocaleContext.Provider>
+	);
+};
+
+export const useLocale = () => useContext(LocaleContext);
+export const useT = () => useContext(LocaleContext).t;

src/renderer/index.css

@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ body {
 	height: 100vh;
 }
 
+body {
+	-webkit-user-select: text;
+	user-select: text;
+}
+
+::selection {
+	background: rgb(248 156 66 / 0.45);
+	color: #fff;
+}
+
 #root {
 	position: relative;
 	width: 100%;

src/renderer/main.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import log from 'electron-log/renderer';
 import { api } from './utils/api';
 import App from './App';
 import ErrorBoundary from './ErrorBoundary';
+import { LocaleProvider } from './i18n';
 
 import './index.css';
 
@@ -56,7 +57,9 @@ ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root') as HTMLElement).render(
 		<ErrorBoundary>
 			<api.Provider client={trpcClient} queryClient={queryClient}>
 				<QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
-					<App />
+					<LocaleProvider>
+						<App />
+					</LocaleProvider>
 					{import.meta.env.DEV && <ReactQueryDevtools />}
 				</QueryClientProvider>
 			</api.Provider>

src/renderer/utils/usePreventDefaultEvents.ts

@@ -2,29 +2,24 @@ import { useEffect } from 'react';
 
 const allowedElements = ['INPUT', 'TEXTAREA'];
 
+const isClipboardShortcut = (e: KeyboardEvent) =>
+	(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) &&
+	['a', 'c', 'v', 'x'].includes(e.key.toLowerCase());
+
 const usePreventDefaultEvents = () => {
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const disableKeyboardEvents = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
 			if (allowedElements.includes((e.target as HTMLElement).tagName)) return;
-			e.preventDefault();
+			if (isClipboardShortcut(e)) return;
-		};
-
-		const disableFocus = (e: FocusEvent) => {
-			if (allowedElements.includes((e.target as HTMLElement).tagName)) return;
-			if (document.activeElement instanceof HTMLElement) {
-				document.activeElement.blur();
-			}
 			e.preventDefault();
 		};
 
 		window.addEventListener('keydown', disableKeyboardEvents, true);
 		window.addEventListener('keyup', disableKeyboardEvents, true);
-		window.addEventListener('focusin', disableFocus, true);
 
 		return () => {
 			window.removeEventListener('keydown', disableKeyboardEvents, true);
 			window.removeEventListener('keyup', disableKeyboardEvents, true);
-			window.removeEventListener('focusin', disableFocus, true);
 		};
 	}, []);
 };