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  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
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  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "benilla reconstructs the World of Warcraft 1.12.1 client in Rust and Bevy, drawing on reverse-engineering findings from benilla-re. It reads MPQ archives and game assets from the user's installation, implements the original server protocol, and runs the stock FrameXML and Lua interface with addons.",
  "description_zh": "benilla 使用 Rust 和 Bevy 重建《魔兽世界》1.12.1 客户端，依据 benilla-re 的逆向研究成果。它从用户安装的游戏读取 MPQ 与素材，实现原版服务器协议，并运行原版 FrameXML、Lua 界面及插件。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/benilla-wow-client-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/benilla-wow-client-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/samwhosung/benilla/blob/63167449d89a65dfc4f62400cacb1bbf54d9f1ff/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "benilla-wow-client-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/benilla-wow-client-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/benilla-wow-client-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/benilla-wow-client-case/index.md",
  "name": "benilla: reconstructing the World of Warcraft 1.12.1 client",
  "name_zh": "benilla：《魔兽世界》1.12.1 客户端重建",
  "reconstruction_method": "engine-reimplementation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A World of Warcraft 1.12.1 build 5875 installation and a compatible 1.12.1 server are required.",
    "Builds on macOS, Linux and Windows with stable Rust and a C compiler.",
    "Warden and other client versions are outside the stated scope.",
    "Licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0, at the user's option."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要《魔兽世界》1.12.1 build 5875 的安装文件和兼容的 1.12.1 服务器。",
    "在 macOS、Linux 和 Windows 上构建需稳定版 Rust 与 C 编译器。",
    "不支持 Warden 或其他客户端版本。",
    "可选择 MIT 或 Apache-2.0 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/samwhosung/benilla",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}