v5.5.2
June 24th, 2026
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Patch D
- Fixed a glitch that was causing an invisible wall in several locations near Tirisfal Glades and Western Plaguelands.
- Reduced the size of some trees in Durotar that were blocking a passage to a quest area near Razor Hill.
v5.5.1
May 5th, 2026
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Patch A
- Various database fixes.
Patch C
- Fixed transparency issue on Eastvale Peasants — now correctly rendered with full opacity.
v5.5.0
April 23rd, 2026
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Patch A
- Night Elf character models fully reworked — all additional hairstyles are now available.
- Improved Night Elf male idle animation — neck alignment with the torso has been adjusted.
Patch L
- Night Elf model temporarily removed from "A Little Less Patch" due to compatibility issues.
Patch P
- Patch-V has been renamed to Patch-P (Particle Spell Effects).
Patch T
- New patch introducing two variants: Standard (formerly Patch-U performance) and Ultra Base (required for the optional Patch-U).
Patch U
- Patch-U has been restructured and now focuses exclusively on UHD Textures.
- Previous Patch-U standard has been split into two tiers: Patch-T (Ultra Base) and Patch-U (UHD Textures).
v5.4.2
April 17th, 2026
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Patch C
- Tyrande Whisperwind in Darnassus upgraded to a new HD model.
- Jaina Proudmoore in Theramore upgraded to a new HD model.
Patch D
- Resized an overgrown Ashenvale tree root that was blocking several passages in the area.
Patch M
- Fixed visual glitches in maps of Westfall, Burning Steppes, Dustwallow Marsh, Searing Gorge, Un'Goro Crater, and Deadwind Pass.
v5.4.1
April 16th, 2026
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Patch A
- Database updated to match the latest client changes.
Patch D
- Reduced the size of a tree root in Ashenvale that was clipping inside tunnels at Splintertree Post.
- Replaced a tree in Ashenvale with a larger version to fix disjointed root issues.
- Adjusted a tree stump in Warsong Gulch to improve player collision.
- Removed collision from Durotar Tree leaves. (Thanks to Appletrey!)
Patch E
- Adjusted Fog Pushback mod for a better balance between view distance and atmospheric depth.
Patch G
- Database updated to match the latest client changes.
v5.4.0
April 10th, 2026
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Patch A
- Fixed an issue where some Undead facial features were still displaying glowing eyes incorrectly.
- Human Female Player Character model fully reworked, including new hairstyles and improved textures.
Patch C
- All wolf mounts (racial, reputation, and PvP) revised and upgraded.
- All bear mounts revised and upgraded to HD models.
- All kodo mounts (including Tauren racial, reputation, and PvP) revised and upgraded.
- All Deathcharger reputation mounts now match the colors of the Four Horsemen in Naxxramas.
- Undead PvP mount Red Skeletal Warhorse upgraded to UHD textures.
- Shadowclaw Tiger in Darkshore increased in size and upgraded to a unique HD texture.
- King Bangalash in Stranglethorn upgraded to a new HD texture.
- Chromatic Drakonid and draconic creatures updated to UHD textures and fixed across all models.
- Several fox-type creatures upgraded to new HD models.
Patch D
- Goldshire and Redridge Inn models revised to fix crash issues. (Thanks to Appletrey!)
- Fixed several Ashenvale tree and collision issues causing players to get stuck.
- Fixed an issue with a tree that prevented interaction with the Warlock Succubus Quest object.
- Added a new HD model for Gnoll Tents across the world.
Patch G
- All eyepatches upgraded to HD models and manually adjusted to properly fit every race and gender.
- Fixed texture glitches affecting several cloaks after the last update.
- Ashkandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhood upgraded to a new HD model.
Earlier 5.x releases
v5.3.4
March 30th, 2026
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Patch D
- Replaced a tree in Redridge Mountains fixing a visual glitch affecting the Mage spell Blizzard.
Patch G
- Verigan's Fist now appears correctly, updated to match the new weapon model.
- Replaced the Nightfin Soup inventory icon.
Patch M
- Fixed map visual glitches in Burning Steppes, Eastern Plaguelands, and Stonetalon Mountains. Updated several instance maps.
Patch S
- Fixed several database inconsistencies related to sound.
- Music now plays correctly in the Windhorn Canyon dungeon.
v5.3.0 – v5.3.3
March 23–29, 2026
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Patch A
- Undead player characters updated to a more recent HD model version with additional hairstyle options.
- Undead eye glow reworked across multiple sub-releases.
Patch C
- All riding crab mounts fixed and upgraded to new HD models.
- Baron Rivendare in Stratholme upgraded to an HD model.
- The Four Horsemen in Naxxramas now use upgraded HD horse models.
- High Inquisitor Whitemane now uses a new HD model.
- Druid Swift Travel Form now uses a new HD model.
Patch I
- Reverted Map Icon texture mapping following TWoW hotfix.
Patch V
- Blood Enhanced mod integrated into Patch-V.
v5.2.0 – v5.2.1
March 20–21, 2026
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Patch A
- DBC updates for Turtle WoW 1.18.1.
- All new Moonwhisper NPCs textures updated to HD character models.
Patch C
- Ramstein the Gorger upgraded to a new HD armored golem model.
- All wolves upgraded to new HD models.
- Warlock's Voidwalker upgraded to a new HD model.
Patch M
- Kalimdor and World Maps updated to include Moonwhisper Coast.
- Multiple areas upgraded to HD quality maps.
v5.0.0
February 23rd, 2026
Milestone
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A turning point in the journey. The HD Project is reborn — emerging anew as Project Reforged.
Patch A
- Added 4 new hairstyles to the Human Male HD model.
- Added a new facial hair style for Human Male (short full-beard).
Patch I
- Added 30,000+ HD icons — credits to Aevintiri for the Clean Icons Mechagnome Edition set.
Patch C
- Fixed texture mismatches across several Ram creatures.
- Upgraded all undead horses (including Deathchargers) to HD models.
- All Night Elf Swift Frostsaber mounts upgraded to a newer HD model.
- Fixed the Stormwind "Bridge Crash" issue related to cow model animation handling.
Patch E
- Upgraded Caverns of Time background textures (nebulae, planets, asteroids) to HD.
4.x Era
v4.0.0 – v4.4.8
May 2025 – Dec 2025
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Milestone
- v4.0.0 — Complete rework of the HD Patch into powerful modular components, offering unprecedented flexibility and customization.
Highlights
- All Druid forms textures upgraded to UHD. All wolf, wolf mount, bear, and kodo textures progressively refined.
- Shaman Totems upgraded to new HD models with ground-glow effects and full particle animations.
- Undead character reworks, eye glow refinements, and bone texture improvements across multiple releases.
- Classiic HD "Redridge Mountains" module incorporated. Vidooo Ground Textures fully integrated into Patches D and E.
- FogPushBack mod incorporated into Patch-E. SuperWoW selection circle textures added to Patch-I.
- Patch-U Performance Version introduced. 30,000+ HD icons added in v5.0.0 (Clean Icons Mechagnome Edition).
- Numerous crash fixes: Goldshire Inn, Auberdine dock, Tanaris, Karazhan Crypts, Scholomance, and more.
Original Releases — 1.x · 2.x · 3.x
v3.0.0
October 1st, 2025
Milestone
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HD Patch split into three files (Patch-A, Patch-B, Patch-C) and full integration of upscaled vanilla textures from Faithful Upscale mod.
v1.0.0
August 24th, 2025
Initial Release
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Patch A
- Missing models added, including new bakedNPCtextures.
- Fixed Zhevra Runner wrong model.
- Fixed Lupine Horror missing texture inside Shadowfang Keep.