Best version for campaign / singleplayer?

[Cortez_]

Hi there!
Please, advice which version is the most stable / has least bugs for playing only campaign / singleplayer? I hesitate between 1.26a 1.27b and 1.31. I have heard that 1.31 has some serious bugs in campaign.
PS widescreen support is not important

 

[Daffa]

Official or custom? For official, use 1.26 for best stability, unless you want Reforged HD missions.

Custom campaigns have their specific requirements, it varies from campaign to campaign.

 

[Cortez_]

@Daffa thanks for your reply. I meant the official campaign in classic w3. Any specific reason why you recommend 1.26 over 1.27 or 1.31?

 

[raypack]

@Daffa thanks for your reply. I meant the official campaign in classic w3. Any specific reason why you recommend 1.26 over 1.27 or 1.31?

Play it on patch 1.00 and 1.07 for TFT

 

[Daffa]

@Daffa thanks for your reply. I meant the official campaign in classic w3. Any specific reason why you recommend 1.26 over 1.27 or 1.31?

Well, that patch is one of the most stable patch as far as I am aware. However, @raypack has a better point since the campaign is crafted with 1.00 and 1.07 in mind.

 

[Ravager16829]

I'm pointing out that NOT all versions of the Warcraft 3 are bug-free for both campaigns and custom/melee games. Sticking to non-patched versions of the game (1.00 for ROC or 1.07 for TFT) is recommended if you want single-player campaigns, although you won't be able to play Act 2 and Act 3 of the Bonus Orc Campaign, which was added in the latest patches. There is a thread already if you want to learn detailed information about the differences between the vanilla and the later version's campaign features (currently it's for the ROC 1.00; maybe, they will add changes between TFT 1.07 and later versions):

Campaign Changes between RoC 1.00 and later versions

So I recently got a physical copy of Warcraft 3 and I've been playing the campaign on patch 1.00 Here I will be talking about how different the game was as to it is now, visually and gameplay-wise. The campaigns are definitely more difficult to beat, mostly because of gameplay mechanical issues...

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Also, if you want to use 1.26, you might still run up to constant game crashes, which is mainly due to the sort of computer hacking:

Memory hack

Memory hack, basement and basic functions by @leandrotp Extended API by DracoL1ch Memory hooks, DLL, direct function calls by Karaul0v What is it? An innate WC3 tool which allows to access any data within user's PC. You can read and write any memory you want, except when it comes to inner...

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Asking about serious bugs in 1.31.1, it shouldn't be questioned here. Almost all triggers, generally Unit-Specific Events, will be disabled if you attempt to load your previous saves, resulting in a significant changes relating to the gameplay. Also, if you try to return back to the main menu after completing the specific chapters (or even custom games) by clicking on "OK" during the post-game screen, the game will completely "lock-up" with the troublesome black screen loop, which will never be fixed.