The Turtle WoW client could be enhanced by adding mods known as packed files of data (.mpq files) for your TWoW client to load, which similar to the concept of addon. These Mods are unsupported by the Turtle WoW Staff! You must remember how to uninstall and reinstall these mods if they cause any problems you experience! Messing with your Data/ folder can interfere with gameplay and cripple your client if you are careless about the potential risks. In the latest Turtle WoW Launcher (Supported Two OS; Windows: TurtleWow.exe, Linux: TurtleWoW.AppImage), you may manually enable / disable them accordingly.
! WARNING: Using this at your own risk.
All these may break the game. In case things are not working properly disable or remove those custom mods via the Official Launcher,
Installation
To install a client mod, download the .mpq file, and drag it into TurtleWoW/Data/. To uninstall a mod, just delete the corresponding .mpq file from the Data folder. When using TurtleWoW Launcher, do enable those install mods in the 'Mods' Tab via refers to picture attached.
Remember to enable & apply them if using TurtleWoW Launcher for the Mods to take effect
Sometimes two mods share the same name and conflict. That is okay since you can easily rename these mods to different patch letters and numbers. Turtle WoW uses the early numbers for its own client mods that allow the client to function, so avoid using numbers and early letters, and keep to using later letters first.
The client loads the mods in order, starting with patch-1.mpq, ending in patch-Z.mpq.
filename (*.mpq)
Information
Remark
patch-9.mpq
Pretty Night Sky
patch-A.mpq
Turtle HD
N/A for 1.17.2 patch
patch-B.mpq
Bikini Mod
patch-C.mpq
Old Vanilla Ogres
patch-E.mpq
Alt HD
enhanced environment
patch-F.mpq
WotLK Feral Forms
patch-I.mpq
Incubus
patch-T.mpq
Turtle Restoration Project (TRP)
patch-W.mpq
CLASSIIC HD
enhances buildings and items, requiring Turtle/Alt HD for character and creature updates.
patch-X.mpq
high elf modification
Depends on TurtleHD, Alt-mod , high elf eyes glow
patch-Z.mpq
Darker Night
N/A for 1.17.2 patch (Not recommended)
note that Patch-z also known conflict naming pattern with Chinese client patch.
Available Mods
Community member RetroCro has salvaged links from archived and cached pages to provide a one-stop collection of links for all mods listed here on their Github.
Turtle HD* (NOT supported for Latest Patch 1.17.2)
Turtle HD mo
This mod backports many character models and textures, as well as environment textures, from Legion and later WoW versions, to Turtle's vanilla client. As with many, this is quite a hefty mod that changes quite a lot of assets, so be sure to check the forums post and consider contacting the author with any issues/concerns.
While the brightness of night time in 2006 wow is rather dark compared to modern wow, this mod aims to darken things down significantly for a much more immersive feel. Duskwood is even darker than the rest, making Darkshire actually true to its name! IMPORTANT: This mod used to be called Patch-Z but TWoW is using that internally for language localization. Renamed to Patch-Y. for the time being. This version of Dark Nights has been modified to work better under Turtle WoW,
Pushes back fog significantly to increase view distance. Recommended to use this with VanillaTweaks for FarClip distance enhancement, details on the wiki page here.
This mod made a little Warcraft 3 Cursor Interface Addon, should go well with Fiur's Warcraft 3 UI. Please follow Readme.txt Instructions for proper Installation.
Alters multiple female equipment and armor sets to be significantly more revealing/skimpy as well as fixing specific issues with chest pieces and bras.
A little extra for Female High Elves, Humans, Night Elves
A Little Extra mod
This mod introduces significant geometry, animation and texture changes to female high elves, night elves and humans to provide aesthetic body and character model changes.
This patch replaces your Bear/Dire Bear Forms to Furbolg Form; Cat Form is changed to Tigon form (boss in ZG). Both new forms have faction-specific coloring.
Vanilla WoW client has a hard-coded 32x32 pixel sized mouse cursor. We can't adjust it by UI scale nor display resolution. When running the game on a modern high DPI display like 4K resolution, the cursor would be too small. Vanilla client don't have the in-game option to set cursor size like Retail client.
So here is a modified DXVK which gives a 2X sized cursor (64x64 pixel) which should be enough for 4K display resolution. It could even enlarge cursor into 3X or 4X size for 8K if needed, by its option. It could also load user-provided images into cursor. Maximum size is 128x128 pixel. Note that editing .MPQ file can't surpass 32x32 pixel limitation.
Downloads for modified DXVK and more info on Github here.
High-resolution custom cursors available on Github here.
Improved 2FA Login
Improved 2FA Login
Improves the 2FA Interface so you can enter your 2FA in as text rather than clicking the numbers. There are 2 versions of this patch. Use only ONE of these patches as they are incompatible with one another!
A client fix for SuperWoW users. This mod fixes an error message that occurs when being near the guild bank NPC without the guild bank open, and the interaction of items with charges when trying to deposit. This mod goes in your Data folder.
The Turtle Restoration Project (TRP) enhances the world maps and loading screens of World of Warcraft’s classic era (version 1.12.1) through machine learning upscaling, tailored specifically for Turtle WoW. Created to complement the server’s fan-made expansion, Mysteries of Azeroth, TRP aligns with the server’s mission to deepen players’ connection to the Vanilla WoW world, capturing Azeroth’s timeless sense of adventure.
The Classic HD Patch provides a focused visual update for Vanilla WoW, improving specific elements of the game:
Tier 2 Armor Sets: All Tier 2 armor sets have been upgraded with high-definition textures, adding greater detail and a polished look to these iconic designs.
Crossroads Buildings: Key buildings in the Crossroads have been revamped with updated WMO models, bringing a more refined appearance to this bustling Barrens hub.
This patch exclusively enhances WMO (buildings) and M2 (items) models. To enjoy character and creature upgrades, the HD Patch is required alongside this update. Together, they offer a comprehensive visual overhaul while keeping compatibility with Vanilla WoW servers.
