WowUp Launches New Addon Manager Supporting CurseForge Downloads

Live Posted 2022/11/05 at 3:26 AM by Archimtiros

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The Next Thing

I know that it has been quiet here for a while, however today we have a decent sized Friday announcement.

We are happy to announce that today we are launching the beta of a new WowUp app that supports CurseForge addons. Some of you may remember when we used to support CurseForge addons in the past and tried to move to a model with you having to manually input an API key due to technical limitations. Luckily this is no longer the case. The tradeoff is that now in order to use the CurseForge addon provider you will need to view an ad like our Wago implementation. As always you can turn off this provider if you choose (however, you will then lose the Curseforge functionality).

This new client is officially sanctioned by Overwolf for use with CurseForge so hopefully we don’t have to shut it down last minute this time.

Some of you are probably asking, why is it a separate app? The answer is technical, but the short version is that they require a custom version of Electron, which is what WowUp is built on, to manage secure communications with their ad providers. This is like how their standalone CurseForge updater works. So, the decision was made on our end to create a new app that meets their requirements so that you can use if you so choose. The main WowUp app is not going anywhere.

We will be working towards streamlining how these two apps are managed and how they might interact with each other in the future so stay tuned.

You can give the new beta a try today here!

As always feel free to reach out to anyone on our Discord its the fastest way to get answers.

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Comment by WhynoI hope it doesn't bug out as its current application. Partnerships won't matter if your app runs like crap.Comment by DreadfuryDK"And everything was lovely once again."Comment by m2geekWell! This is great news.Comment by Samaramon1I downloaded it to try it, and love it. Quick and easy, doesn't force open Overwolf or Curseforge, just found my addons and updated them. Lovely!Comment by Slick666Someone make it so i dont have to watch the ads. ThanksComment by AmrashI downloaded it to try it, and love it. Quick and easy, doesn't force open Overwolf or Curseforge, just found my addons and updated them. Lovely!Comment by YellowthermosI just switched to the CurseForge standalone client (doesn't force any Overwolf crap on you), but this is nice to have. I'll give it a run to see if I switch backComment by dabone1337This is freaking awesome <3Comment by StalkerosFinally! :)Comment by N33R0What Do You Guys Think?
I think Wago is Good that u can Download WA Profiles From it Too But Overall CF Was Better And Less buggyComment by m4gnifyWhat Do You Guys Think?
I think Wago is Good that u can Download WA Profiles From it Too But Overall CF Was Better And Less buggyComment by HeyRedUnpopular opinion, but I’m tired of switching apps at this point. At first I used twitch app, then I was forced to use something else, I chose wowup, then once again I was forced to use different application overwolf/curse app and now you want me to switch again, really?Comment by NulianoUnpopular opinion, but I’m tired of switching apps at this point. At first I used twitch app, then I was forced to use something else, I chose wowup, then once again I was forced to use different application overwolf/curse app and now you want me to switch again, really?Comment by VSozonovEh, a bit too little too late for me. At this point I've completely switched and got to used to standalone Curse manager and it's working perfectly and faster than Wowup from my experience. I wish Wowup had figured stuff out with with Curse right away and gave them a % of the ad revenue (which is what they are doing now it seems).Comment by ps666That sounds great!
I HATE the Curseforge Launcher. It's the %^&*tiest and worst programmed software ever! They should be ashamed of themselves.Comment by DotOrgI downloaded it to try it, and love it. Quick and easy, doesn't force open Overwolf or Curseforge, just found my addons and updated them. Lovely!Comment by ScaryfoxThis is great news, and I'll keep it in mind, if it comes down to it.Comment by TsaniUnpopular opinion, but I’m tired of switching apps at this point. At first I used twitch app, then I was forced to use something else, I chose wowup, then once again I was forced to use different application overwolf/curse app and now you want me to switch again, really?Comment by WorsedroodThank god! Curseforge is the buggiest piece of garbage addon manager I have ever used. I actually switched to minion for awhile because curseforge is a jokeComment by InvisiBillI wish Wowup had figured stuff out with with Curse right away and gave them a % of the ad revenue (which is what they are doing now it seems).

We do not receive anything from showing the optional Wago ad, it is simply a requirement of giving you access to their API.
When Overwolf leadership and myself met before they completely took over from Twitch I asked them if they were open to the same method of API access that we now use with Wago. They were not interested.
We are not "fighting over users" as we are not operating as a business designed to make profit, all the Patreon funds are specifically for paying for infrastructure, WowUp's only goal is to be useful for the community.

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