0.14.0

Big BiS List 0.14.0

Addon behavior changes in the 0.14.x releases, newest first. Each section describes changes introduced in that version.

0.14.0 - 2026-09-05

• Reorganized the window around character context and task tabs, with a phase chooser that marks live content and nearby Current Spec and Current Level controls.
• Added Comfortable and Compact table densities, clearer utility icons, vertically centered rows, persistent selection, and one combined Source column for acquisition information.
• Moved advanced filters into a pop-out that preserves list space. Each workspace keeps its own filters, with removable filter chips, clearable search, and accurate reset behavior.
• Reworked Details with fixed item identity and actions, readable acquisition steps and requirements, alternative routes, and aligned phase rankings. Sections start expanded and remain collapsible.
• Kept Details beside the list at supported window widths, with Back to list when the screen is too narrow, and improved toolbar wrapping and scroll restoration.
• Added collapsible list sections and activity grouping for Upgrades and Wishlist. Wishlist rows now show concise relevance summaries, with complete rankings in Details.
• Rebuilt My Gear as a two-column equipment overview with direct Find upgrades actions and explicit empty or two-handed slots. Enhancements has an All, Gems, Enchants, and Consumables switcher and distinguishes unused alternatives from missing enhancements.
• Made item icons and informational cells open Details consistently, with wishlist stars, item action menus, and Undo for hiding or removing saved items. Shift-click linking and Ctrl-click preview remain available.
• Organized Settings into Appearance, Tooltips, and Hidden Items. Ownership feedback distinguishes unchecked bank contents, and tooltip details expand with Alt while hovering.
• Replaced ambiguous future-use counts with clear, phase-specific recommendation text.

0.13.0

Big BiS List 0.13.0

Addon behavior changes in the 0.13.x releases, newest first. Each section describes changes introduced in that version.

0.13.0 - 2026-09-04

• Updated compatibility for the TBC Anniversary 2.5.6 client.
• Pre-Raid recommendations now follow the live content phase while preserving earlier gearing paths and manually selected raid tiers.
• Raid selectors and ranking labels use stable content names so historical phase numbering does not confuse progression.
• Refreshed gearing and enhancement recommendations, including Phase 3 epic gems with rare budget alternatives and recipe requirements.
• Corrected phase availability for Season 3 gear, vendors, recipes, and token exchanges across gearing views, tooltips, and Wishlist.
• Added the Phase 3 Mark of the Illidari purchases for bundles of ten Haste or Destruction Potions, including their reputation requirements.
• Existing leveling recommendations now respect verified item class restrictions.

0.12.3

Big BiS List 0.12.3

Addon behavior changes in the 0.12.x releases, newest first. Each section describes changes introduced in that version.

0.12.3 - 2026-09-04

• No addon behavior changes.

0.12.2 - 2026-08-29

• No addon behavior changes.

0.12.1 - 2026-08-29

• No addon behavior changes.

0.12.0 - 2026-08-26

Added

• Separate Endgame and Leveling content modes with mode-specific tabs and saved
  views. Existing character selections carry forward into the appropriate mode.
• Vendor and token turn-in details now show seller, location, cost, faction,
  reputation, and where required tokens come from.
• Tables adapt their columns when the window or item inspector changes width.
• Wishlist rankings span every phase and relevant spec across the expansion.

Changed

• Leveling recommendations cover more items and acquisition sources, with
  improved acquisition filtering and fallback recommendations.
• Item details retain more complete stats, sockets, weapon information, and
  effects when an item appears in multiple sources.
• Tier 6 is recognized as the live phase beginning August 27, 2026 at 22:00 UTC.

Fixed

• Vendor routes prefer complete purchase details and keep the selected
  acquisition path consistent across rows, filters, tooltips, and inspectors.
• Resizing the window and adjusting the layout reuse displayed rows for smoother
  refreshes.

0.12.2

Changelog

0.12.2 - 2026-08-29

• No addon behavior changes.

0.12.1

Changelog

0.12.1 - 2026-08-29

Added

• GitHub Actions now runs the authoritative full release gate for pull requests
  and numeric release tags.

Changed

• Each release now publishes a release-specific changelog containing only the
  changes shipped since the prior tag; historical notes remain in Git history.
• Release documentation now makes CurseForge's automatic tag, package metadata,
  and changelog ingestion explicit, with no manual author-UI step.

Fixed

• Release validation now rejects cumulative, missing, empty, mismatched, or
  unchanged changelogs before a new tag is published.
• Windows release-check coverage now handles Lua runtime and compiler tools
  installed in different directories.

0.12.0

0.12.0 - 2026-08-26

Added

• Separate Endgame and Leveling content modes with mode-specific tabs, saved
  view state, and migration of existing character selections.
• Rich acquisition-path details for vendors and token turn-ins, including
  seller, location, cost, faction, reputation, and token-source provenance.
• Responsive, virtualized data tables that adapt their columns when the window
  or item inspector changes the available width.
• Expansion-wide wishlist rankings across every phase and relevant spec.

Changed

• Leveling recommendations use broader audited item and source evidence, with
  improved acquisition filtering and recommendation fallbacks.
• Duplicate item-stat snapshots are merged by evidence fidelity so weaker
  legacy records cannot erase richer stats, sockets, weapon data, or effects.
• Tier 6 is recognized as the live phase beginning August 27, 2026 at
  22:00 UTC.
• Saved-variable defaults advance to version 16 for content-mode and per-view
  state migration.
• Release preparation now runs through one repository release gate, including
  canonical-data fidelity and published-count checks.

Fixed

• Vendor routes now prefer complete purchase details and keep the selected
  acquisition path consistent across rows, filters, tooltips, and inspectors.
• Layout-only refreshes reuse cached data and row widgets instead of rebuilding
  ownership, access, and query state.

0.11.0

Changelog

0.11.0 - 2026-06-17

Added

• Computed leveling recommendations backed by the audited item stat corpus,
  with race-aware scoring and fallback item names and quality for rows outside
  the canonical item list.

Changed

• Leveling recommendations now suppress invalid projectile and relic rows while
  preserving valid ammo for ranged-weapon classes and hunter quiver support.
• Leveling recommendations now cap at level 69 so level-70 raid and endgame
  items stay out of the leveling view.
• /bbl status now reports both guide-backed leveling rows and computed
  leveling recommendations.
• Recommendation audit output is concise by default, with full warning detail
  available through --verbose.

Fixed

• Recommendation-only detail titles now use fallback item quality.
• Unknown race filtering now matches generic leveling recommendations without
  also matching race-specific overrides.

0.10.0 - 2026-06-14

Added

• Leveling gear recommendations from audited Wowhead leveling guide snapshots,
  with a dedicated Leveling phase view, level filtering, source notes,
  ownership state, wishlist actions, and detail-drawer context.
• Canonical leveling_gear data generation and validation, including item
  references, level bounds, source URLs, duplicate checks, and class/spec
  coverage.

Changed

• Leveling mode now uses compact arrow and numeric level controls clamped to
  levels 1-70.

0.9.1 - 2026-06-14

Fixed

• Restored eager rendering for the loaded item list so scrolling no longer
  rebuilds visible rows and hitches during item-list navigation.

0.9.0 - 2026-06-14

Changed

• Class and spec selection now re-detects from the current character on
  addon load and reload while preserving other saved filters.
• Talent retry events now allow spec detection to update after login when
  talent data becomes available.

Fixed

• Druid Feral Combat talent detection now maps to the Feral dps list instead
  of falling back to another Druid spec.
• Owned-upgrade filtering now follows the actual-upgrade planner mode without
  a separate owned-upgrade toggle.

0.8.0 - 2026-06-09

Added

• Multi-select filter facets for source context, including cost, vendor, zone,
  and reputation criteria where source data supports them.
• Actual-upgrade filtering on the upgrades tab so planner targets can focus on
  items that improve over equipped or already owned slot baselines.

Fixed

• BiS variant classification and display labels now preserve top-choice
  variants such as threat, mitigation, raid DPS, and personal DPS while keeping
  alternatives classified separately.
• Updated generated data for the reviewed BiS variant corrections.

0.7.0 - 2026-06-08

Added

• Phase-aware source filtering so source, zone, reputation, and related filters
  reflect the selected content phase more accurately.
• Runtime data compaction and lazy rendering paths to reduce addon memory use
  and avoid building unused UI rows.
• Player class and spec detection for first-run default selection when the
  saved character selection is still on the built-in fallback.

Fixed

• PvP-primary items can retain raid token turn-in alternate source evidence for
  acquisition summaries and validation coverage.

0.6.0 - 2026-06-06

Added

• Current-phase awareness so phase-based views can distinguish the active
  content phase from future phases.
• Character-specific current addon state, allowing per-character selections and
  runtime state to remain independent.

Changed

• Validation now checks canonical phase current-state metadata.
• Refreshed generated Lua for the current phase metadata update.

0.5.0 - 2026-06-01

Added

• Quest starter provenance for BiS-relevant quest rewards gated by raid drops,
  including starter item aliases for tooltip matching.
• Acquisition-phase and source-filter handling for quest rewards that depend on
  starter item drops.
• Validation coverage for quest starter source evidence and duplicate BiS rows.

Changed

• Tooltip summaries now deduplicate equivalent matches, group weapon slots more
  cleanly, and collapse consecutive phase ranges where the rank is unchanged.
• ALT tooltip expansion now shows the full grouped summary instead of switching
  back to raw repeated rows.

Data Quality

• Added reviewed quest starter overrides for Ancient Petrified Leaf, Heart of
  Hakkar, Eye of C'Thun, The Phylactery of Kel'Thuzad, Magtheridon's Head, and
  Verdant Sphere reward chains.
• Removed duplicate Hunter BiS entries that repeated identical item/context
  rows across weapon and waist slots.
• Refreshed generated Lua from the audited canonical data set.

0.2.0 - 2026-05-28

Added

• Tooltip settings for choosing exactly which class/spec matches should appear.
• Grouped tooltip summaries that collapse repeated phase matches by class, spec,
  and slot while preserving ALT expansion for full details.
• Gear, planner, source, reputation, and access-path UI hardening from the
  prerelease data cleanup work.
• Internal release governance and a local deploy script for Anniversary client
  smoke testing.

Changed

• Big BiS tooltip annotations now stay on the primary item tooltip frames to
  avoid interfering with comparison and auxiliary tooltip layouts.
• Tooltip callbacks are protected so Big BiS errors cannot break the tooltip
  hook chain.
• Settings class/spec filter headers align class labels with their All/None
  controls.

Data Quality

• Normalized source and reputation data used by acquisition filters and access
  checks.
• Refreshed generated Lua from the audited canonical data set.

0.1.0 - Release

Initial public release for Big BiS List. This release targets TBC
Anniversary only using WoW interface 20505.

Added

• In-game TBC Anniversary BiS browser for class, spec, phase, and slot lists.
• Gear, planner, enhance, wishlist, and settings tabs.
• Item tooltip integration with selected-spec ordering and ALT expansion.
• Minimap button and slash commands: /bbl, /bigbis, /bbl status,
  /bbl settings, and /bbltest.
• Bank cache support after opening the bank.
• Wishlist and ignored-item saved variables.
• Gem, enchant, consumable, and leveling reference data.
• Source-aware acquisition paths, including drops, vendors, quests, crafted
  items, token turn-ins, reputation gates, profession gates, and tradeable
  alternatives.
• Audited generated data from local Wowhead TBC snapshots.
• CurseForge-compatible root addon layout for repository webhook packaging.

Data Quality

• Corrected nested Wowhead table parsing so child rows are not imported under
  parent slots.
• Added weapon, off-hand, two-hand, ranged, ammo, quiver, and relic-aware slot
  derivation.
• Preserved Best, ranked, PvP, situational, and unrealistic rank groups.
• Removed duplicate same-item BiS rows from canonical lists.
• Cleaned prose-sized consumable labels and malformed leveling text artifacts.
• Added strict audits for manifest coverage, source requirements, rank groups,
  slot compatibility, duplicate rows, and generated Lua consistency.

Known Limitations

• This release should be checked during normal in-game use.
• Planner priority is heuristic and not simulation-backed.
• Leveling data is reference guidance, not a full route.
• Bank ownership requires opening the bank once per character.

0.10.0

Added

• Leveling gear recommendations from audited Wowhead leveling guide snapshots,
  with a dedicated Leveling phase view, level filtering, source notes,
  ownership state, wishlist actions, and detail-drawer context.
• Canonical leveling_gear data generation and validation, including item
  references, level bounds, source URLs, duplicate checks, and class/spec
  coverage.

Changed

• Leveling mode now uses compact arrow and numeric level controls clamped to
  levels 1-70.

0.9.1

Fixed

• Restored eager rendering for the loaded item list so scrolling no longer rebuilds visible rows and hitches during item-list navigation.

0.9.0

Changelog

0.9.0 - 2026-06-14

Changed

• Class and spec selection now re-detects from the current character on
  addon load and reload while preserving other saved filters.
• Talent retry events now allow spec detection to update after login when
  talent data becomes available.

Fixed

• Druid Feral Combat talent detection now maps to the Feral dps list instead
  of falling back to another Druid spec.
• Owned-upgrade filtering now follows the actual-upgrade planner mode without
  a separate owned-upgrade toggle.

0.8.0 - 2026-06-09

Added

• Multi-select filter facets for source context, including cost, vendor, zone,
  and reputation criteria where source data supports them.
• Actual-upgrade filtering on the upgrades tab so planner targets can focus on
  items that improve over equipped or already owned slot baselines.

Fixed

• BiS variant classification and display labels now preserve top-choice
  variants such as threat, mitigation, raid DPS, and personal DPS while keeping
  alternatives classified separately.
• Updated generated data for the reviewed BiS variant corrections.

0.7.0 - 2026-06-08

Added

• Phase-aware source filtering so source, zone, reputation, and related filters
  reflect the selected content phase more accurately.
• Runtime data compaction and lazy rendering paths to reduce addon memory use
  and avoid building unused UI rows.
• Player class and spec detection for first-run default selection when the
  saved character selection is still on the built-in fallback.

Fixed

• PvP-primary items can retain raid token turn-in alternate source evidence for
  acquisition summaries and validation coverage.

0.6.0 - 2026-06-06

Added

• Current-phase awareness so phase-based views can distinguish the active
  content phase from future phases.
• Character-specific current addon state, allowing per-character selections and
  runtime state to remain independent.

Changed

• Validation now checks canonical phase current-state metadata.
• Refreshed generated Lua for the current phase metadata update.

0.5.0 - 2026-06-01

Added

• Quest starter provenance for BiS-relevant quest rewards gated by raid drops,
  including starter item aliases for tooltip matching.
• Acquisition-phase and source-filter handling for quest rewards that depend on
  starter item drops.
• Validation coverage for quest starter source evidence and duplicate BiS rows.

Changed

• Tooltip summaries now deduplicate equivalent matches, group weapon slots more
  cleanly, and collapse consecutive phase ranges where the rank is unchanged.
• ALT tooltip expansion now shows the full grouped summary instead of switching
  back to raw repeated rows.

Data Quality

• Added reviewed quest starter overrides for Ancient Petrified Leaf, Heart of
  Hakkar, Eye of C'Thun, The Phylactery of Kel'Thuzad, Magtheridon's Head, and
  Verdant Sphere reward chains.
• Removed duplicate Hunter BiS entries that repeated identical item/context
  rows across weapon and waist slots.
• Refreshed generated Lua from the audited canonical data set.

0.2.0 - 2026-05-28

Added

• Tooltip settings for choosing exactly which class/spec matches should appear.
• Grouped tooltip summaries that collapse repeated phase matches by class, spec,
  and slot while preserving ALT expansion for full details.
• Gear, planner, source, reputation, and access-path UI hardening from the
  prerelease data cleanup work.
• Internal release governance and a local deploy script for Anniversary client
  smoke testing.

Changed

• Big BiS tooltip annotations now stay on the primary item tooltip frames to
  avoid interfering with comparison and auxiliary tooltip layouts.
• Tooltip callbacks are protected so Big BiS errors cannot break the tooltip
  hook chain.
• Settings class/spec filter headers align class labels with their All/None
  controls.

Data Quality

• Normalized source and reputation data used by acquisition filters and access
  checks.
• Refreshed generated Lua from the audited canonical data set.

0.1.0 - Release

Initial public release for Big BiS List. This release targets TBC
Anniversary only using WoW interface 20505.

Added

• In-game TBC Anniversary BiS browser for class, spec, phase, and slot lists.
• Gear, planner, enhance, wishlist, and settings tabs.
• Item tooltip integration with selected-spec ordering and ALT expansion.
• Minimap button and slash commands: /bbl, /bigbis, /bbl status,
  /bbl settings, and /bbltest.
• Bank cache support after opening the bank.
• Wishlist and ignored-item saved variables.
• Gem, enchant, consumable, and leveling reference data.
• Source-aware acquisition paths, including drops, vendors, quests, crafted
  items, token turn-ins, reputation gates, profession gates, and tradeable
  alternatives.
• Audited generated data from local Wowhead TBC snapshots.
• CurseForge-compatible root addon layout for repository webhook packaging.

Data Quality

• Corrected nested Wowhead table parsing so child rows are not imported under
  parent slots.
• Added weapon, off-hand, two-hand, ranged, ammo, quiver, and relic-aware slot
  derivation.
• Preserved Best, ranked, PvP, situational, and unrealistic rank groups.
• Removed duplicate same-item BiS rows from canonical lists.
• Cleaned prose-sized consumable labels and malformed leveling text artifacts.
• Added strict audits for manifest coverage, source requirements, rank groups,
  slot compatibility, duplicate rows, and generated Lua consistency.

Known Limitations

• This release should be checked during normal in-game use.
• Planner priority is heuristic and not simulation-backed.
• Leveling data is reference guidance, not a full route.
• Bank ownership requires opening the bank once per character.