vanilla-tweaks — patch the executable for FoV, grass distance, sound in background & more

[Jammyxx]

Is there anyway to reduce the fog in the distance so you can see more terrain? Or is this restricted in 1.12?

Thanks

[Icedtea12]

Any chances to get the cataclysm style raid frames that Classic has?

[Skate]

Is there a way to make it work together with vanilla fixes?

Kind Regards

[Shamma]

Is there a way to make it work together with vanilla fixes?

Kind Regards

It works differently and hence they can work independently together as well.

[Geojak]

Use vanilla tweak to make new wow exe, then launch with vanilla fixes. Works for me

[Rukopashka]

https://github.com/brndd/vanilla-tweaks/releases

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I hope these tips help you improve your code!

[Templar1]

Hi! New to Turtle WoW, and I wanted to apply this patch. I followed the directions and have a wow-tweaked.exe but I cannot get the extra options to appear - I have no resolution or FoV options beyond the base client and adding --help property doesn't bring up any information when I start the client. Can anyone assist?

[Shamma]

Hi! New to Turtle WoW, and I wanted to apply this patch. I followed the directions and have a wow-tweaked.exe but I cannot get the extra options to appear - I have no resolution or FoV options beyond the base client and adding --help property doesn't bring up any information when I start the client. Can anyone assist?

I think u are misunderstanding what vanilla-tweaks does. There are no new options ingame. The options are silently applied in the background when u launch the tweaked.exe

[Templar1]

I think u are misunderstanding what vanilla-tweaks does. There are no new options ingame. The options are silently applied in the background when u launch the tweaked.exe

For some reason the game remains unchanged though? Even when I launch the tweaked client I have the same resolution/FOV as the unmodified client. The instructions state using the --help property is supposed to bring up a list of tweaks but this doesn't work.

[Lescot]

Hi! The game crashes regularly after changing graphics settings.

[Albusturt]

Does this change client's version from 1.12.1 to 1.16 so it's only usable for turtlewow?

I'm trying to use it on another vanilla server but I'm getting version mismatch error upon login. It's either because of this tool changing the version or perhaps the other server has an additional protection against tweaking the exe?

[Nandiebs]

how do I run this on Mac OS? dragging the wow.exe on top of the vanillin-tweaks doesn't work
I tried to run "open vanilla-tweaks --args wow.exe" in terminal, but didn't work either

[Detrol2k]

Working good so far, the only Issue I have is sometimes the mouse pointer starts to rapidly fade when moving it in certain areas or disappears almost completely, if I do 1-2 alt tabs it gets fixed temporarily.

Anyone faced a similar issue?

[Mrrabbit]

I have the File Vanilla-Tweaks, I drag the wow.exe onto it and nothing happens? I know I am doing something wrong but I am a 486 guy and need some help thank you

[Kooldudester]

Using WoWFoV.exe, is there a simple way to disable the sound while tabbed out? I like everything else about the modified client except that one aspect.

[Brndd]

https://github.com/brndd/vanilla-tweaks/releases

Hello there, I looked at your code and here are some tips to improve it:

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I hope these tips help you improve your code!

Thank you Mr. ChatGPT.

Hi! New to Turtle WoW, and I wanted to apply this patch. I followed the directions and have a wow-tweaked.exe but I cannot get the extra options to appear - I have no resolution or FoV options beyond the base client and adding --help property doesn't bring up any information when I start the client. Can anyone assist?
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For some reason the game remains unchanged though? Even when I launch the tweaked client I have the same resolution/FOV as the unmodified client. The instructions state using the --help property is supposed to bring up a list of tweaks but this doesn't work.

The command line parameters are for the patcher itself, not for the modified WoW executable. The patcher is basically just an automatic hex editor -- everything it does could also be done by hand using a hex editor. Essentially it just changes some hardcoded values in the client, plus minor logic changes for things like the autoloot reverse patch.

Does this change client's version from 1.12.1 to 1.16 so it's only usable for turtlewow?

I'm trying to use it on another vanilla server but I'm getting version mismatch error upon login. It's either because of this tool changing the version or perhaps the other server has an additional protection against tweaking the exe?

It does not change the client version, and should be compatible with pretty much every server. I have had reports of issues when users have replaced their original WoW.exe with the modified one, but I have not been able to replicate those -- I think they are probably related to the update download process (which is also used on Turtle). It's safest to keep the patched executable besides the original executable, and then simply start the game from WoW_tweaked.exe.

Make sure that you're using the patcher on the other server's WoW.exe and not on the one from the Turtle WoW client.

how do I run this on Mac OS? dragging the wow.exe on top of the vanillin-tweaks doesn't work
I tried to run "open vanilla-tweaks --args wow.exe" in terminal, but didn't work either

I don't use Mac myself, but I would assume you would run it from the terminal like this: ./vanilla-tweaks WoW.exe. If you want to use any of the optional parameters, put them between vanilla-tweaks and WoW.exe in the command.

Using WoWFoV.exe, is there a simple way to disable the sound while tabbed out? I like everything else about the modified client except that one aspect.

If by WoWFoV.exe you mean this patcher, you can do that with the command line parameters. If you're on Windows, the easiest way to do this is to go into your Turtle WoW directory, select File (top left) -> Open Windows PowerShell, and then in the command prompt that appears, type (or copy and paste): ./vanilla-tweaks.exe --no-sound-in-background WoW.exe. You can then run the game from WoW_tweaked.exe.

I have the File Vanilla-Tweaks, I drag the wow.exe onto it and nothing happens? I know I am doing something wrong but I am a 486 guy and need some help thank you

Dragging WoW.exe on top of it should create a new file called WoW_tweaked.exe. It should look like nothing else happens, or at most a command line window will pop up and then quickly disappear. The patcher is purely a command-line application, so dragging WoW.exe on top of it is essentially just a shortcut for running it from the command line with the file path of WoW.exe as a parameter.

If the drag-and-drop method doesn't work for you, you should try running it from the command line. One reason it could be failing is that you have your game installed in the Program Files directory, and that directory is write protected without administrator privileges. A workaround for this could be to put vanilla-tweaks.exe on your desktop and then drag WoW.exe on top of it there; this way the patched executable will be created on your desktop. You can then move it into the Turtle WoW directory from there.

[Zuuhl]

Use vanilla tweak to make new wow exe, then launch with vanilla fixes. Works for me

This didn't work properly for me. Here's what I did to use Vanilla Tweaks and Vanilla Fixes together correctly:

1. Install vanilla-tweaks.exe (as described in this forum).
2. Delete the original Wow.exe and WowFoV.exe files.
3. Rename the Wow_tweaked.exe file to Wow.exe.
4. Install VanillaFixes.exe.
5. Launch the game with VanillaFixes.exe.

Enjoy the game :)

[Geojak]

well i thought stepts 1-5 were clear. my bad

[Brndd]

This didn't work properly for me. Here's what I did to use Vanilla Tweaks and Vanilla Fixes together correctly:

1. Install vanilla-tweaks.exe (as described in this forum).
2. Delete the original Wow.exe and WowFoV.exe files.
3. Rename the Wow_tweaked.exe file to Wow.exe.
4. Install VanillaFixes.exe.
5. Launch the game with VanillaFixes.exe.

Enjoy the game :)

The best way to use VanillaFixes with vanilla-tweaks is to launch VanillaFixes with the parameter "WoW_tweaked.exe". The easiest way to do this on Windows is to create a shortcut to VanillaFixes.exe, then right-click the shortcut, choose Properties, and in the "Target" box, after the file path of VanillaFixes, type WoW_tweaked.exe

[Luclar]

WOW Thank you! This was the itch I needed scratched for so long! <3

[Manjus]

Hi! The game crashes regularly after changing graphics settings.

Anyone got a fix for this issue? I'm now getting this problem and can't launch the client at all. I even tried totally reinstalling a new TWoW folder and it still doesn't work. Non-stop crashing now.

[Brndd]

Hi! The game crashes regularly after changing graphics settings.

Anyone got a fix for this issue? I'm now getting this problem and can't launch the client at all. I even tried totally reinstalling a new TWoW folder and it still doesn't work. Non-stop crashing now.

What graphics settings did you change?

[Lescot]

Hi! The game crashes regularly after changing graphics settings.

Anyone got a fix for this issue? I'm now getting this problem and can't launch the client at all. I even tried totally reinstalling a new TWoW folder and it still doesn't work. Non-stop crashing now.

I had a slightly different problem – the game launched and crashed after a few seconds. I solved this problem by simply using the modification to the original WoW.exe file again.

[Manjus]

Hi! The game crashes regularly after changing graphics settings.

Anyone got a fix for this issue? I'm now getting this problem and can't launch the client at all. I even tried totally reinstalling a new TWoW folder and it still doesn't work. Non-stop crashing now.

What graphics settings did you change?

I didn't change anything, literally clicked on the exe and it created a Wow_tweaked. Then I tried to open client and I get this message automatically. I then just tried using a normal client and now I get the crash before the client even opens. I just can't play TWoW at all now pretty annoying...

[Brndd]

I didn't change anything, literally clicked on the exe and it created a Wow_tweaked. Then I tried to open client and I get this message automatically. I then just tried using a normal client and now I get the crash before the client even opens. I just can't play TWoW at all now pretty annoying...

That doesn't sound like it has anything to do with the patcher. I would suggest trying the usual troubleshooting steps; reset your Config.wtf and make sure your antivirus isn't fucking with you.

[Xigbclutchix]

I didn't change anything, literally clicked on the exe and it created a Wow_tweaked. Then I tried to open client and I get this message automatically. I then just tried using a normal client and now I get the crash before the client even opens. I just can't play TWoW at all now pretty annoying...

Make sure you have Vertex Animation Shaders enabled in the video options. I was getting crashes constantly when that was disabled and couldn't figure it out for hours.

[Closer]

Why you would disable shift loot with this is beyond me lol. Makes it too annoying to play with. Any way to re-enable shift loot?

[Brndd]

Why you would disable shift loot with this is beyond me lol. Makes it too annoying to play with. Any way to re-enable shift loot?

Shift loot is just loot now, so try not pressing shift while looting. You can change it back the other way around by passing the --no-quickloot parameter.

[Belphegore]

There's already an official version of this you can find at https://github.com/slowtorta/turtlewow-improved-fov

It has the FOV, increased RAM usage cap, and sound playing when in background tweaks applied.

A bit of a Necro, bit since I have the same specific ultra wide resolution: unfortunately no, the FOV increase provided by this fix and the exe that comes with the current turtle client are both for a fixed FOV of 1.925.
This is suitable for wide screen (16:9), but not for ultra or super wide screen (21:9).

In 21:9 the FOV fixed version still looks stretched, and at the same camera distance provides the same 3D view horizontally.

From a UI perspective, which I assume are elements rendered separately from the 3D game world, there still seems to be more 'real estate' but the scale UI function doesn't work anymore.

In short, ultra wide screen in vanilla is an ambitious mixed bag :) I think that only Wotlk and upwards were 21:9 friendly.

[Draky]

Hi. Just installed this, works great, but for whatever reason i can't change the resolution back to 1440p. It defaults to 1080p no matter what which is of course not a good thing on a 1440p moni

any tips?

[Brndd]

A bit of a Necro, bit since I have the same specific ultra wide resolution: unfortunately no, the FOV increase provided by this fix and the exe that comes with the current turtle client are both for a fixed FOV of 1.925.
This is suitable for wide screen (16:9), but not for ultra or super wide screen (21:9).

You can increase the FoV further with the command line parameters. I don't know what a good FoV for 21:9 would be.

Hi. Just installed this, works great, but for whatever reason i can't change the resolution back to 1440p. It defaults to 1080p no matter what which is of course not a good thing on a 1440p moni

any tips?

At least on my machine the resolution dropdown in the video settings is totally broken because there are too many resolutions for it to display. I suggest changing the resolution in config.wtf directly and then simply not touching the in-game video settings.

[Mujumbura]

I am getting disconected after a couple of seconds playing sins I started using this patch any idea as to why ??

[Duckwarrior]

thanks for u work!
i have a question , after use that tool, it make my game fps drop down to 70~80, and my gpu 3060ti usage rate just 20%, anyone have same question?

[Duckwarrior]

i solve problem after search keyword fps
viewtopic.php?p=34873

[Casavir]

Thanks alot! I tried to find grass distance patch since Nost!

But i have another request. Is it possible to fix processaffinitymask in wow.exe? Wow.exe process always use third core of my CPU (i7-2600k). And config.wtf commands doesnt work properly. Can you make for example constant SET processAffinityMask "15" or anything like this?

https://wowwiki-archive.fandom.com/wiki ... finityMask

P.S. I know i can set 3 and 4 cores in wow shortcut