Hourglass WoW - Launcher
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WHAT YOU NEED
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A World of Warcraft 3.3.5a (12340) client. Any clean copy works - the launcher
downloads everything else.

If your client already has custom patches from another server, use a clean copy
instead. Mixing patch sets causes missing textures and broken character creation.


HOW TO USE IT
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1. Put HourglassLauncher.exe and launcher.json anywhere you like - Desktop is fine.
   It does NOT need to go inside your WoW folder.

2. Run HourglassLauncher.exe.

3. The first time, it asks you to point it at your World of Warcraft folder -
   the one containing Wow.exe. It remembers this, so you are only asked once.

4. It downloads whatever is missing (about 1.4 GB the first time), sets your
   realmlist, and enables PLAY.

5. Click PLAY.


NOTES
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- Keep the game out of C:\Program Files. Windows blocks writes there, and the
  launcher will say so rather than half-patching your install.

- Every download is checked against a SHA-256 hash before it is installed. A file
  that fails is discarded and nothing in your Data folder is touched.

- Interrupted? Just run it again. Finished files are skipped.

- The launcher only adds the patches this realm needs. It never deletes or edits
  anything else in your client.

- Already have the patches? It hashes them, sees they match, and goes straight to
  PLAY without downloading anything.

- To point it at a different client, delete launcher.user.json next to the exe and
  it will ask again.


IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG
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"That folder does not look like a WoW client"
    Pick the folder containing Wow.exe and the Data folder - not Data itself, and
    not a shortcut.

"Cannot write to the game folder"
    Move the game somewhere your account can write - Desktop or a second drive.
    Program Files will not work.

"Update server unreachable"
    You are offline or the download host is having a moment. You can still press
    PLAY and play with the files you already have.

A file keeps failing verification
    Delete that file from your Data folder and run the launcher again for a clean
    copy.


ACCOUNT
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Register on the realm website before your first login. Account names and passwords
are not case sensitive.
