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  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/Kelsidavis/WoWee/blob/bd6f67852d128a789687669e1ca5b271916874a7/GETTING_STARTED.md"
  ],
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  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "WoWee reconstructs a native World of Warcraft client in C++ with Vulkan rendering, networking and audio. It handles Vanilla 1.12, TBC 2.4.3, WotLK 3.3.5a and Turtle WoW 1.18 through expansion-specific packet parsers and extracts assets from the user's own installation.",
  "description_zh": "WoWee 用 C++ 重建原生《魔兽世界》客户端，提供 Vulkan 渲染、网络通信和音频。它通过各版本专用的数据包解析器支持 Vanilla 1.12、TBC 2.4.3、WotLK 3.3.5a 和 Turtle WoW 1.18，并从用户自己的游戏安装目录提取资源。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/wowee-client-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/wowee-client-case/",
  "evidence_class": 1,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/Kelsidavis/WoWee/blob/bd6f67852d128a789687669e1ca5b271916874a7/README.md",
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  "id": "wowee-client-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/wowee-client-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/wowee-client-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/wowee-client-case/index.md",
  "name": "WoWee: reconstructing a native World of Warcraft client",
  "name_zh": "WoWee：重建原生《魔兽世界》客户端",
  "preview_kind": "image",
  "preview_url": "https://awesomerea.org/previews/wowee-client-case.png",
  "reconstruction_method": "other",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A legally obtained World of Warcraft installation for the selected game version and a compatible server.",
    "Desktop builds require SDL3 and a Vulkan 1.3 driver; asset extraction requires StormLib.",
    "Cataclysm 4.3.4 support is in progress and cannot yet enter the game world.",
    "MIT License with Additional Restriction, as titled in the repository's LICENSE file."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要所选版本的合法《魔兽世界》安装文件及兼容服务器。",
    "桌面版需要 SDL3 和 Vulkan 1.3 驱动；提取资源需要 StormLib。",
    "Cataclysm 4.3.4 仍在开发中，目前无法进入游戏世界。",
    "仓库 LICENSE 文件标题为附加限制的 MIT License。"
  ],
  "scope": "partial",
  "targets": [
    "game",
    "protocol"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/Kelsidavis/WoWee",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}