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Game clients

Open Vanilla is getting its own game data, rewritten and open-sourced, so you never need anyone else's files. Already have your own Vanilla game folder? The launcher sets everything else up for you.

Vanilla Data

Vanilla Data

Open Vanilla's own game data, made by the community and free to share. No Blizzard files.

Get Vanilla Data: coming soon

Rewritten and open-sourced

Playing from your own game folder

  1. Check your version: the login screen shows build 5875 in the bottom-left corner, or right-click WoW.exe → Properties → Details.
  2. Install the Open Vanilla launcher.
  3. In the launcher, press CHOOSE FOLDER (or the grey PLAY button) and pick the folder with WoW.exe. The launcher checks it's the right client (build 5875) and remembers it.
  4. Press PLAY. The launcher writes the realmlist for you and backs up the old one.

Setting it by hand instead? Put this line in realmlist.wtf in the game folder: set realmlist (realm address, posted in Discord)

No client handy? You can still try Open Vanilla in the browser from the home page, or host your own realm with the server software.