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Key points
- Official support for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 was added with version 1.27a.
- Official support for Mac 10.10 and 10.11 was added with version 1.27a.
- Support for Mac 10.9 and earlier was not added with version 1.27a.
General information
- Official Blizzard Warcraft III Website
- Official Blizzard Store Page For Warcraft III
- Official Battle.net "Classic" Games Support
- Mojo StormStout's Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Strategy Guide - Strategy and Game Guide by Blizzard
- Wowpedia - A huge wiki for everything Warcraft universe related
- Epicwar - Large Warcraft III Map Database
- HIVE - A Warcraft III Community Site (With a focus on modding, and a map database.)
Availability
- With patch 1.21 the game no longer requires the CD to play.
- If a retail copy is already owned, digital versions can be downloaded for free by entering the serial key here on Battle.net then downloading the installer from here.
- The most recent version of the installer requires product keys for both Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne expansion in order to be installed.[1]
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne |
Product key needed for install. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
The most recent version (as of 2018-08-09) is 1.30.0, build 9922.
Updating to the most recent version requires the use of the "Warcraft III Launcher" program.
Clicking on "Battle.net" in the Main-Menu will automatically attempt to patch the game to the latest version, and will download and run the "Warcraft III Launcher."
- As of version 1.28, support for the Czech version of the game has been dropped.[citation needed]
- As of version 1.28, new standalone patch installers are no longer provided by Blizzard.
- Updating to or installing the most recent version requires the Battle.net App to be installed.[citation needed]
List of 1.27b Patches
- The most up-to-date standalone installer version for the retail release is 1.27b.
- The most up-to-date version for the Czech release is 1.27b.[citation needed]
The 1.27b patches for a given version can be downloaded below.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III\ |
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Save game data location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Warcraft III\ |
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Saved games were migrated from <path-to-game>\Save
in patch 1.28.[2]
Video settings
In-game graphics settings.
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
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Notes |
English |
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American English and British English available. |
Czech |
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Retail only, Patch 1.28 is not supported. |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
6112, 6113-6119 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Running the game on Intel-based Macs
- Even with the patch, the map editor will not be compatible with Intel Macs
As of Patch v1.27a, the game can now be installed natively on Intel Macs without requiring PowerPC application support.
Windows NT Is Not Supported
Install the latest patch (v1.27a or above)
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Windows Vista, 7, 8.1, and 10 Compatibility
- Official support for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 was added in Patch v1.27a.
- It has not been confirmed if the following issue(s) are still present.
If you can't connect to Battle.net, make sure that you have configured your firewall to allow Warcraft III access to the necessary ports. Windows Vista and above have security features in the Windows Firewall that block certain types of network connectivity by default. After starting the game, press Alt+Tab to switch to your desktop and acknowledge any Firewall popups. Depending on your router configuration, you may also need to set up port forwarding and/or UPnP with your router.
Black screen with audio for in-game cinematics
This problem is easily fixed on Windows 10, tested on 1.29. The problem is that blizzards video codec does not get properly registered during install, you can just register it yourself and it works fine. There is no need to download codec packs etc like other fixes suggest. Simply type open cmd as administrator and type the following in, change the directory if you installed it somewhere other than the default location or it won't work!
regsvr32 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Warcraft III\blizzard.ax"[citation needed]
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Alternative fix -
Disable blizzard codec : regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files (x86)\Warcraft III\blizzard.ax"[citation needed]
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Low performance in Wine
Force the game to run with OpenGL rendering[citation needed]
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- See the API table for details.
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Run the game in Windowed mode[citation needed]
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Notes
- This fix has reportedly worked well on older Intel integrated GPUs.[citation needed]
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate in registry[4]
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- Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III\Video .
- Double-click on
refreshrate and select Decimal.
- Change
60 to the screen refresh rate and click OK.
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Set screen refresh rate with Special K[4]
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- Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
- Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
- Open
<path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\Warcraft III.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
- Change
RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate] .
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Microstutter on modern machines
Use RivaTuner to limit the FPS to 64[5]
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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OpenGL |
2 |
Use the -opengl or -graphicsapi OpenGL2 command line argument to force OpenGL rendering in Windows. |
Shader Model support |
2 |
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Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98 |
2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
| 600 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
700 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia RIVA TNT 3dfx Voodoo 3 Intel i810 ATI Rage 128 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible
| 32 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.3.9 to 10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) |
PowerPC G3 400 MHz
| 600 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
700 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
16 MB of VRAM
| 32 MB of VRAM |
References