Better Patch Notes (BetterPatchNotes)

Version 0.2.36 - 2026-09-19
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 13 added; 0 updated
- Removed: 7 stale records
- Locales: Validated deDE, esES, frFR, koKR, ruRU, zhCN, zhTW; English fallbacks: itIT (localization unavailable), ptBR (localization unavailable); 812 preserved English terminology warnings (deDE: 116; esES: 116; frFR: 116; koKR: 116; ruRU: 116; zhCN: 116; zhTW: 116)

Version 0.2.35 - 2026-09-16
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 13 added; 8 updated
- Removed: 34 stale records
- Locales: Validated esES, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, zhCN, zhTW; English fallbacks: deDE (localization unavailable), ruRU (localization unavailable); 490 preserved English terminology warnings (esES: 70; frFR: 70; itIT: 70; koKR: 70; ptBR: 70; zhCN: 70; zhTW: 70)

Version 0.2.34 - 2026-09-10
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 9 added; 0 updated
- Removed: 8 stale records
- Locales: Validated deDE, esES, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN, zhTW; English fallbacks: None; 269 preserved English terminology warnings (deDE: 30; esES: 30; frFR: 30; itIT: 30; koKR: 30; ptBR: 30; ruRU: 30; zhCN: 29; zhTW: 30)

Version 0.2.33 - 2026-09-09
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 0 added; 0 updated
- Removed: 6 stale records
- Locales: No new localized records; retained records unchanged

Version 0.2.32 - 2026-09-08
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 0 added; 0 updated
- Removed: 27 stale records
- Locales: No new localized records; retained records unchanged

Version 0.2.31 - 2026-09-06
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 0 added; 0 updated
- Removed: 1 stale records
- Locales: No new localized records; retained records unchanged

Version 0.2.30 - 2026-09-05
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 3 added; 0 updated
- Removed: None
- Locales: Validated deDE, esES, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN, zhTW; English fallbacks: None; 72 preserved English terminology warnings (deDE: 8; esES: 8; frFR: 8; itIT: 8; koKR: 8; ptBR: 8; ruRU: 8; zhCN: 8; zhTW: 8)

Version 0.2.29 - 2026-09-04
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 24 added; 0 updated
- Removed: 55 stale records
- Locales: Validated deDE, esES, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN, zhTW; English fallbacks: None; 945 preserved English terminology warnings (deDE: 105; esES: 105; frFR: 105; itIT: 105; koKR: 105; ptBR: 105; ruRU: 105; zhCN: 105; zhTW: 105)

Version 0.2.28 - 2026-08-29
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 14 added; 75 updated
- Removed: None
- Locales: Validated deDE, esES, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN, zhTW; English fallbacks: None; 3216 preserved English terminology warnings (deDE: 322; esES: 322; frFR: 322; itIT: 322; koKR: 322; ptBR: 322; ruRU: 428; zhCN: 428; zhTW: 428)

Version 0.2.27 - 2026-08-28
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 25 added; 0 updated
- Removed: 10 stale records
- Locales: Agent translations: deDE, esES, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR; English fallbacks: ruRU (invalid incomplete output), zhCN (untranslated prose), zhTW (malformed mixed-language prose); preserved English terminology warnings: 144 per translated locale

Version 0.2.26 - 2026-08-25
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 17 added; 0 updated
- Removed: None
- Locales: Validated deDE, esES, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN, zhTW; English fallbacks: None; 2736 preserved English terminology warnings (deDE: 304; esES: 304; frFR: 304; itIT: 304; koKR: 304; ptBR: 304; ruRU: 304; zhCN: 304; zhTW: 304)

Version 0.2.25 - 2026-08-25
- Added an icon for Better Patch Notes in World of Warcraft's addon list.
- Fixed automatic discovery of official Blizzard forum class and raid tuning announcements.

Version 0.2.24 - 2026-08-22
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 2 added; 0 updated
- Removed: None
- Locales: Validated deDE, esES, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN, zhTW; English fallbacks: None; 2466 preserved English terminology warnings (deDE: 274; esES: 274; frFR: 274; itIT: 274; koKR: 274; ptBR: 274; ruRU: 274; zhCN: 274; zhTW: 274)

Version 0.2.23 - 2026-08-21
- Fixed the update window so it checks the account-wide last-shown addon version after entering the world and opens once for each newly installed version.
- Added /bpn version to display the installed and last-shown versions and run the same update check manually.

Version 0.2.22 - 2026-08-21
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 20 added; 0 updated
- Removed: None
- Locales: Validated deDE, esES, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN, zhTW; English fallbacks: None; 2268 preserved English terminology warnings (deDE: 252; esES: 252; frFR: 252; itIT: 252; koKR: 252; ptBR: 252; ruRU: 252; zhCN: 252; zhTW: 252)

Version 0.2.21 - 2026-08-20
- Fixed: Mexican Spanish clients now use verified Spain Spanish patch notes when an exact Mexican Spanish localization is unavailable
- Locales: Spain Spanish is required for automatic releases; Mexican Spanish remains available as an optional validated regional override

Version 0.2.20 - 2026-08-20
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 33 final Blizzard hotfix class, dungeon, and raid records
- Removed: 52 expired records and 15 superseded August 18 preliminary forum records
- Locales: Validated agent translations for all 10 target locales; no English fallbacks; 175 preserved English WoW terminology warnings per locale

Version 0.2.19 - 2026-08-18
- Fixed: Open patch notes once per addon version for every WoW account, regardless of the player's class

Version 0.2.18 - 2026-08-17
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 15 upcoming Live class-tuning records effective August 18
- Removed: None
- Locales: Validated deDE, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, and zhCN; English fallbacks for esES, esMX, frFR, itIT, and zhTW after semantic validation failures; preserved English WoW terminology warnings remain where official localized terms are unavailable

Version 0.2.17 - 2026-08-17
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 124 validated localizations across 62 records
- Removed: None
- Locales: Added 62 ruRU and 62 zhCN agent translations; no English fallbacks; preserved English WoW terminology warnings remain where official localized terms are unavailable

Version 0.2.16 - 2026-08-15
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 10 added; 416 updated
- Removed: None
- Locales: Validated deDE, esES, esMX, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, zhTW; English fallbacks: ruRU (automatic translation failed validation), zhCN (automatic translation failed validation); 200 preserved English terminology warnings

Version 0.2.15 - 2026-08-13
- Data: Live 12.1.0; PTR None
- Added or updated: 52 Live class records for Curse of Ula'tek
- Removed: 107 stale Live 12.0.7 and PTR 12.1.0 records
- Locales: 52 validated zhTW agent translations; English fallbacks: deDE, esES, esMX, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN
- Interface: Hide the PTR tab when no PTR notes are bundled

Version 0.2.14 - 2026-08-11
- Class alerts: Updated notes reopen once for each affected class
- Shared alerts: Dungeon and raid notes reopen once per data update across the account
- Seen state: Only Live or PTR channels actually viewed are marked as seen

Version 0.2.13 - 2026-08-11
- Data: Live 12.0.7; PTR 12.1.0
- Added or updated: 8 added; 0 updated
- Removed: None
- Locales: Validated None; English fallbacks: deDE (automatic translation generation failed), esES (automatic translation generation failed), esMX (automatic translation generation failed), frFR (automatic translation generation failed), itIT (automatic translation generation failed), koKR (automatic translation generation failed), ptBR (automatic translation generation failed), ruRU (automatic translation generation failed), zhCN (automatic translation generation failed), zhTW (automatic translation generation failed); No preserved English terminology warnings

Version 0.2.12 - 2026-08-11
- Data: Live 12.0.7; PTR 12.1.0
- Added or updated: 0 added; 0 updated
- Removed: 15 stale records
- Locales: Validated None; English fallbacks: deDE (automatic translation generation failed), esES (automatic translation generation failed), esMX (automatic translation generation failed), frFR (automatic translation generation failed), itIT (automatic translation generation failed), koKR (automatic translation generation failed), ptBR (automatic validation failed: ptBR bullet 12 loses a condition), ruRU (automatic validation failed: ruRU bullet 7 loses a condition), zhCN (automatic translation generation failed), zhTW (automatic validation failed: zhTW bullet 12 changes change direction); No preserved English terminology warnings

Version 0.2.11 - 2026-08-07
- Data: Live 12.0.7; PTR 12.1.0
- Added or updated: 0 added; 0 updated
- Removed: 3 stale records
- Locales: Validated None; English fallbacks: deDE (automatic translation generation failed), esES (automatic translation generation failed), esMX (automatic translation generation failed), frFR (automatic translation generation failed), itIT (automatic translation generation failed), koKR (automatic translation generation failed), ptBR (automatic translation generation failed), ruRU (automatic translation generation failed), zhCN (automatic translation generation failed), zhTW (automatic translation generation failed); No preserved English terminology warnings

Version 0.2.10 - 2026-08-06
- Data: Live 12.0.7; PTR 12.1.0
- Added or updated: 72 added; 0 updated
- Removed: 39 stale records
- Locales: Validated None; English fallbacks: deDE (automatic translation generation failed), esES (automatic translation generation failed), esMX (automatic translation generation failed), frFR (automatic translation generation failed), itIT (automatic translation generation failed), koKR (automatic translation generation failed), ptBR (automatic translation generation failed), ruRU (automatic translation generation failed), zhCN (automatic translation generation failed), zhTW (automatic translation generation failed); No preserved English terminology warnings

Version 0.2.9 - 2026-08-04
- Data: Live 12.0.7; PTR 12.1
- Added or updated: Restored 840 unofficial localizations across 84 recent patch-note records, corrected protected-term spacing, and added copyable source links to patch-note entries
- Removed: None
- Locales: Added agent translations for deDE, esES, esMX, frFR, itIT, koKR, ptBR, ruRU, zhCN, and zhTW; no English fallbacks remain; uncertain WoW terminology stays in English

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