Patch Notes — Ghosts WoW

Client Cleanup — ReShade Removed October 17, 2026

ReShade is no longer part of the Ghosts WoW install. Both loader DLLs, the preset and boot config, the logs and the full shader pack — 57 MB across 400+ files — have been removed from the client we ship.
How the game renders is unchanged. The dgVoodoo2 D3D9→D3D11 wrapper (which is what lets a 2008 client run properly on a modern GPU) stays exactly as it was, along with its config. Only the post-processing overlay is gone.
Nothing to re-download. The launcher's file list no longer contains those entries, so your next scan just stops looking for them — the rest of the client, patches and music are untouched.
Prefer shaders? Drop your own ReShade into the game folder; the launcher simply won't manage or overwrite it any more.

dgVoodoo2 (D3D9.dll + dgVoodoo.conf) — required for the client to render on current GPU drivers.
Native resolution and windowed/fullscreen settings — untouched.
Everything server-side — no gameplay, class, loot or rate changes in this update.

Heirlooms now actually give stats and scale 1–80. The server's scaling data file was corrupt, so every heirloom — the Ghosts kit and the stock Dreadmist/Shadowcraft sets — silently rolled zero stats. Rebuilt with real per-level curves: a chest piece grows from a couple of stamina at level 1 to a full set of primaries at 80.
All 29 kit items got correct scaling selectors. The kit previously carried a selector the game doesn't know, which multiplied every stat by zero even with perfect data behind it.
Kit re-mailed, matched to each class. Cloth to casters, mail/plate to the plate classes — exactly one 8-piece set per character, stale duplicates removed.
Tooltips match reality. The client now ships the same scaling table the server uses, so item tooltips show the real numbers before you equip.

Your next scan re-downloads patch-4 (~1.2 GB) once. The heirloom data files were merged into the existing music patch instead of replacing it, so a single patch-4 now carries both — your game music stays intact and the new stats data arrives with it. One re-download, nothing else changes.

Patch-manifest case collision resolved. The manifest listed patch-4.mpq and patch-4.MPQ — the same filename on Windows — which could make the launcher flip-flop between a 1.2 GB archive and a 4.9 MB one on every scan. Music and heirloom data now ship as one merged patch-4.mpq; the duplicate entry is gone.
Local installs are updated in place — the stale uppercase twin is removed automatically so only the merged patch remains.

8-piece Ghosts heirloom set mailed to all existing characters. Head, shoulders, chest, legs, sword, dagger, trinket, and ring — all scale from level 1 to 80 with stats that grow as you level.
Heirloom XP bonus remains active — wearing the full set gives a significant leveling boost on top of the server's 10x XP rate.
New characters receive heirlooms via the starter pack system.

Flying mount granted at character creation for all races. Loaned Wind Rider Reins (Horde) are mailed to every new character.
Apprentice Riding (150% ground) and Journeyman Riding (280% flying) are trained automatically at creation.
Existing characters also received a flying mount via mailbox.

Every class is now available to every race. Want a Tauren Mage or an Undead Paladin? Go for it.

Quest tracker enabled by default. Your active quests now appear on the minimap automatically.

Worldserver shutdown time reduced from 2.5 minutes to 5 seconds. No more stale realm flags after restarts.
Exception shutdown delay set to zero — fatal errors no longer cause extended downtime.

Death Knights are now playable without leveling a standard character first. Create one directly at the character select screen.
Death Knights start at level 55 in Ebon Hold with their full starting kit.

Updated leveling guides now correctly note that the Dark Portal requires level 58 — no more confusing directions about Blasted Lands at level 50.
Warlock and Death Knight guides available for download on the website.