Difference between revisions of "Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos"
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|fov notes = Advanced Camera Control (http://www.d3scene.com/forum/warcraft-3-hacks/78163-advanced-camera-control-1-1-a.html) | |fov notes = Advanced Camera Control (http://www.d3scene.com/forum/warcraft-3-hacks/78163-advanced-camera-control-1-1-a.html) | ||
|windowed = hackable | |windowed = hackable | ||
| − | |windowed notes = | + | |windowed notes = Use the {{code|-window}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]. |
|borderless windowed = hackable | |borderless windowed = hackable | ||
| − | |borderless windowed notes = See [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]] | + | |borderless windowed notes = See [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed|Borderless fullscreen windowed]]. |
|anisotropic = hackable | |anisotropic = hackable | ||
| − | |anisotropic notes = Anisotropic filtering can be enabled on AMD cards from the Catalyst Control Center and on NVIDIA cards from the NVIDIA Control Panel | + | |anisotropic notes = Anisotropic filtering can be enabled on AMD cards from the Catalyst Control Center and on NVIDIA cards from the NVIDIA Control Panel. |
|antialiasing = hackable | |antialiasing = hackable | ||
| − | |antialiasing notes = Anti-aliasing can be enabled on AMD cards from the Catalyst Control Center and on NVIDIA cards from the NVIDIA Control Panel | + | |antialiasing notes = Anti-aliasing can be enabled on AMD cards from the Catalyst Control Center and on NVIDIA cards from the NVIDIA Control Panel. |
|vsync = true | |vsync = true | ||
| − | |vsync notes = With regedit set | + | |vsync notes = With regedit, set {{code|refreshrate}} and {{code|maxfps}} in {{code|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III\Video}} to the same value. |
|60 fps = true | |60 fps = true | ||
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Revision as of 13:39, 13 April 2016
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| Developers | |
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| Blizzard Entertainment | |
| Publishers | |
| Sierra Entertainment | |
| Japan | Capcom |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | July 3, 2002 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | July 3, 2002 |
| macOS (OS X) | July 3, 2002 |
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| Warcraft | |
|---|---|
| Warcraft: Orcs & Humans | 1994 |
| Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 1995 |
| Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans | Cancelled |
| Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition | 1999 |
| Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | 2002 |
| World of Warcraft | 2004 |
| Hearthstone | 2014 |
| Warcraft III: Reforged | 2020 |
Key points
- Proper Intel Mac and modern Windows support was added in Patch v1.27a
- Runs well on low-end PCs
General information
- Official Blizzard Site
- Battle.net Warcraft III Support
- Wowpedia - A huge wiki for everything Warcraft universe related.
- Mojo StormStout's Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Strategy Guide - Strategy and Game Guide by Blizzard
- Epicwar - Biggest Warcraft III Map Database
- The Hive Workshop - Community Site with focus on modding & Map database
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Developer website | |
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| Amazon.com | |
Warcraft III Battle Chest. Includes the base game, along with the expansion and strategy guides for both games. | |
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- If a retail copy is already owned, digital versions can be downloaded for free by entering the serial key on Battle.net.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | |
Essential improvements
Patches
Click on "Battle.net" in the Main-Menu to automatically patch the game to the latest version. Patches are also available as separate download (English, other languages). The current patch is 1.27a.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
- It is highly recommended to install the latest patch instead for official support
As of patch 1.25b, Warcraft III contains native Widescreen support. To change resolutions, simply open the video options. If you do not wish to install the patch, do the following:
| Instructions |
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- Although Widescreen is now supported, it is stretched widescreen, causing the UI to look somewhat misshapen.
Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 12 | |||
| Online play | 12 | |||
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| 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
| Instructions |
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Windows Vista/Windows 7+ Compatibility
- Official support for Vista and above was added in Patch v1.27a. It has not been confirmed if the following issues are still present
The game will run on Vista, Windows 7, 8.1 and 10, even though it was intended for Windows 98. There might be a few issues with the game, however. If you have any problems, set the Compatibility Mode to "Windows 98 / Windows ME".
You may get the following error message in Windows 7 and upwards when connecting to Battle.net: "There was an error writing to your hard drive while trying to download a file from Battle.net. You may need to free some space. Please check your hard drive and try again." The game is trying to write to the "Program Files"/"Program Files (x86)" directory which is write protected for security reasons and multiuser compatibility. You can evade this by running the game as administrator (Strg + Shift + Enter when icon is selected) or adding write access rights to the game directory.
If you can't connect to Battle.net, make sure that you have configured your firewall. Windows Vista and upwards adds security features to the Windows Firewall to block certain types of network connectivity by default. Press Alt+Tab to switch to your desktop to acknowledge any Firewall popups.
Cinematics may have artifacts or other corruption on Windows 7. Right-click the executable. On the Compatibility tab, check Disable desktop composition and click OK.
What can be done if Warcraft III is slow in Wine
The game may run faster for you if you configure Warcraft III to use OpenGL instead of DirectX. To default the game to use OpenGL, see the registry import below. This creates HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III with new DWORD value called "Gfx OpenGL" with the value set to 1. So you may create a file using the text, or use regedit to do the same, or launch with -opengl parameter.
The game might run faster in windowed mode. To do this, launch with the parameter -window. It has been reported that it works well on older Intel integrated cards.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 | |
| OpenGL | 2.x | Use the -opengl command line argument to force OpenGL rendering in Windows. |
| Shader Model support | 2 |
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| macOS (OS X) | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Multiplayer | Battle.net |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98 | XP or greater |
| Processor (CPU) | 400 MHz Pentium II or equivalent | 600 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 700 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | TNT Voodoo 3 i810 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) | 400 MHz G3 processor | 600 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 700 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Technologies or Nvidia chipset 3D video card 16 MB of VRAM | 32 MB of VRAM |