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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Native support added in patch 1.29.
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Native support added in patch 1.29.
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
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|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Native support added in patch 1.29.
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov notes                  = Use [http://www.d3scene.com/forum/warcraft-3-hacks/78163-advanced-camera-control-1-1-a.html Advanced Camera Control].
 
|fov notes                  = Use [http://www.d3scene.com/forum/warcraft-3-hacks/78163-advanced-camera-control-1-1-a.html Advanced Camera Control].
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===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
 
{{ii}} No longer required for widescreen purposes since patch 1.29.
 
 
{{Fixbox|description=Add proper widescreen support|ref=<ref name="2017-09-19">{{Refcheck|user=Keith|date=2017-09-19}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Patch the game to version 1.23a or newer.
 
# Download [https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/renderedge-widescreen-fix.293641/ RenderEdge Widescreen Fix].
 
# Extract the fix to the installation folder.
 
# Start the game and turn off Fixed Aspect Ratio.
 
# Select a widescreen resolution or set it manually below.
 
## Go to <code>{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III\Video</code>.
 
## Double-click on <code>reswidth</code> and enter the horizontal resolution in decimal mode.
 
## Double-click on <code>resheight</code> and enter the vertical resolution in decimal mode.
 
 
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Revision as of 23:25, 13 May 2018

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Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos cover
Developers
Blizzard Entertainment
Publishers
Blizzard Entertainment
Europe Sierra Entertainment
Japan Capcom
Release dates
Windows July 3, 2002
Mac OS (Classic) July 3, 2002
macOS (OS X) July 3, 2002
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos guide on StrategyWiki
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos on Wikipedia
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

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
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
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Windows
Battle.net
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
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 on Battle.net.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Windows
macOS (OS X)

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 1.28.2.

The patch 1.28.x does not support the Czech version of the game.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III\
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Warcraft III\
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)

Saved games were migrated from <path-to-game>\Save in patch 1.28.[1]

Video settings

In-game graphics settings.
In-game graphics settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
American English and British English available.
Czech
Retail only, Patch 1.28 is not supported.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
12
Online play
12

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 and above)[citation needed]

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.

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"

Alternative fix -

Download and install the LAVFilters[2]
Disable blizzard codec : regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files (x86)\Warcraft III\blizzard.ax"[citation needed]

Low performance in Wine

Force the game to run with OpenGL rendering[citation needed]
  • See the API table for details.
Run the game in Windowed mode[citation needed]

Notes

This fix has reportedly worked well on older Intel integrated GPUs.[citation needed]

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[3]
  1. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III\Video.
  2. Double-click on refreshrate and select Decimal.
  3. Change 60 to the screen refresh rate and click OK.
Set screen refresh rate with Special K[3]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation may work better.
  2. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
  3. 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.
  4. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 2 Use the -opengl command line argument to force OpenGL rendering in Windows.
Shader Model support 2
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Multiplayer Battle.net

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 400 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 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
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.3.9 to 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) PowerPC G3 400 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM

References

  1. https://wow.gamepedia.com/Warcraft_III_patch_information#1.28
  2. Battle.net Forums - Warcraft 3: Cinematics are black
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named 2017-09-19