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benilla
From-scratch World of Warcraft 1.12.1 client in Rust and Bevy that reads data from your own 1.12.1 install; file formats, the network protocol and the interface engine are all reimplemented, with no original client code.
Rewrite AI-assisted wipFacts
- Original
- World of Warcraft 1.12.1 client (2004)
- Platform
- Windows/macOS
- Method
- Rewrite
- Provenance
- AI-assisted · Commits carry a Claude co-author trailer. what this means
- Status
- wip
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Team
- samwhosung
- Started
- 2026-07
- First release
- 2026-09
- Runs on
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Needs the original
- Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy
How to get it legally
This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of World of Warcraft 1.12.1 client you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.
This project was rebuilt by samwhosung. Facts last checked 2026-10-26. Suggest a correction
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