Better Patch Notes

Version 0.2.8 - 2026-08-03
- Data: Live 12.0.7; PTR 12.1
- Added or updated: Applied audited English fallback classifications across 84 recent patch-note records
- Removed: 840 unsafe unofficial localizations containing malformed grammar, English leakage, or encoding corruption
- Locales: deDE, esES, esMX, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN, and zhTW now use documented English fallbacks until verified replacements are available

Version 0.2.7 - 2026-08-02
- Data: Live 12.0.7; PTR 12.1
- Added or updated: Added 840 validated unofficial localizations across 84 recent patch-note records
- Removed: None
- Locales: Added deDE, esES, esMX, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN, and zhTW; no English fallbacks remain; unverified WoW terminology stays in English

Version 0.2.6 - 2026-08-02
- Data: Live 12.0.7; PTR 12.1
- Added or updated: Unified English data under `en` and added translation provenance for future localized notes
- Removed: Separate enUS and enGB patch-note records
- Locales: enUS and enGB clients share `en`; deDE, esES, esMX, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN, and zhTW use English fallbacks for the recent bundled notes

Version 0.2.5 - 2026-08-02
- Release: Sends the matching retail game-version ID with CurseForge uploads
- Diagnostics: Preserves and reports CurseForge API errors when deployment fails

Version 0.2.4 - 2026-08-02
- Release: Uploads the runtime-only addon archive directly to CurseForge
- Validation: HTTP or API response errors now fail the deployment
- Tagging: Creates the stable Git tag only after CurseForge confirms the upload

Version 0.2.3 - 2026-08-02
- Distribution: Added automatic CurseForge releases from GitHub pushes to main
- Validation: Releases stop when runtime files, versions, project metadata, or the API token are missing
- Packaging: CurseForge archives contain only the BetterPatchNotes runtime addon
- Release: Stable version tags are created only after a successful CurseForge upload
- Data: Unchanged; Live 12.0.7 and PTR 12.1

Version 0.2.2 - 2026-08-02
- Interface: Added a draggable minimap button with saved visibility and position
- Controls: Left-click opens the addon; right-click opens or hides the minimap button
- Recovery: Added `/bpn minimap` to restore or toggle the minimap button
- Window: Pressing Escape now closes Better Patch Notes
- Locales: Added localized minimap menu labels for all supported WoW clients
- Data: Unchanged; Live 12.0.7 and PTR 12.1

Version 0.2.1 - 2026-08-02
- Data: Consolidated 74 split records into grouped change arrays, reducing 158 cards to 84
- Interface: Same-context class and specialization bullets now appear as one change card
- Pipeline: Future refreshes automatically group matching bullets and repair split records
- Added or removed patch notes: None

Version 0.2.0 - 2026-08-02
- Interface: Added all 13 class icons beside the Live and PTR tabs
- Browsing: Other classes show all specialization and class-wide notes together
- State: Class browsing is temporary and only the player's actual class is marked seen
- Locales: Class tooltips use the WoW client's localized class names
- Data: Unchanged; Live 12.0.7 and PTR 12.1

Version 0.1.1 - 2026-08-02
- Data: Live 12.0.7; PTR 12.1
- Added or updated: 49 official PTR class and dungeon records; change text now supports grouped bullet lists
- Removed: 26 records older than the rolling 14-day window
- Locales: enUS official notes; all other locales use the English fallback
- Interface: Patch-note source names are no longer shown to players