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NEW PROJECT: Embercraft!

Created by Archian
Jun 8, 2019

We are happy to announce our latest hosted project titled "Embercraft" by Quilnez!
Visit their new forum and check out the download page!

EmberCraft is a total conversion isometric ARPG. It is heavily influenced by the infamous Torchlight 2 and Diablo 3 as inspiration for the dark atmosphere but takes place in an entirely new world with custom plot and storyline. The map will focus on enjoyable monster massacre and challenging & amazing boss fights. It revolves around a powerful random content generation system (for item stats, dungeon, shop, etc), to always deliver new experience on each go, and to provide incredible amount of item variations (6,000+ and counting).

We are aware the map still has a lot to work on. We are highly responsive and considerate toward user feedback. So keep feeding us suggestions, criticisms, and bug reports and help us to shape the world of EmberCraft!
Public Test Realm 1.31.1

Created by TriggerHappy
Jun 7, 2019

Patch 1.31.1 PTR Update

Public Test Realm 1.31.1

This patch hopefully fixes many of the issues that people experienced in patch 1.31.0. As always, please test and report any issues you encounter.
The Ultimate Flower Icon Bouquet

Created by Landmine
Jun 4, 2019

We've got battle-ready tanks on the Hive. We've got trees equipped with wooden weapons. We've even got ancient horrors that will cause insanity.
But sometimes it's nice to stop and smell the roses (which we've also got on the Hive).

That's right, this month's resource highlight is what I'm calling the Ultimate Bouquet of Flower Icons. Inspired by the spirit of gardening, and my local flower festival that happened the other weekend, this is your reference to find an assortment of flower-related icons for a variety of uses.

Have a look to see if any icons catch your eye.

The Real Deal Flowers
You're looking for real flowers of different varieties for one reason or another. Well, here's a good selection to pick from created by a number of different artists.

Action-Ability Plants
When you've got an active flower-based ability that needs a good looking icon, here's some good candidates to browse. They're a bit more than just the flower top and also have a bit more depth to them.

Sentient Flora
Looking for a flower with a bit of life to it? Perhaps a bit too much life? These icons by Kuhneghetz and Kimbo may be exactly what you need. A predatory plant of pain (with a model to match) and sunflower with eyes are perfect assets for your garden defence map.

For Your True Love
Love is in the air and you need an icon to resemble that. Well, viiva and PrinceYaser have created 2 perfect icons to look at. The "Charm" hand is perfect when you need an icon to say "give flower". But, the less specific rose bush can also spell romance without the hand.

The Full List

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Patch 1.31 announced
Created by Ralle
May 28, 2019
They just put out the patch notes for 1.31:
Patch 1.31 said:

SPECIFIC CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS

Integrated Direct3D 11 and Metal graphic APIs

Added 64 bit support for Windows and Mac

Dropped 32 bit support for Mac

Sounds are disabled when the client is not active

Expanded supported window modes within Options

See World Editor Updates for more details on many additions and improvements including beta support for Lua

Join the fray over in Balance Updates for multiplayer and map pool changes

Battle.net 37 disabled for Reign of Chaos
Dev Comment: We’ve been encountering non-trivial issues connecting players over Battle.net 37 as we unify the game client - a prime example being disconnects caused by erroneous matches between Chaos and Throne. Custom maps created with RoC data are still playable, this affects melee only. A major benefit to this change is players who owned Reign of Chaos only now have The Frozen Throne.

BUG FIXES

Triggers won’t be lost during saves (Thank you, @Bribe)

256 bones are available (Thank you, @Retera)

Custom movies play correctly (Thank you, @Gustafsson)

DBZ Tribute Elite 2.5.1g no longer causes desyncs

Builders_and_Fighters_CFVers_1.08 no longer causes desyncs

Char Def 4 3.0 Fix 5 English loads

HM RPG v7.00 loads

NCD6.9 ENG Dannebox loads

Maps no longer download again with each patch

Sound data no longer transferred between maps

Commands issued while a unit is affected by Possession no longer trigger after control is restored

Switching window focus with Open Broadcaster Software running no longer causes freezes

Combat and death sounds are no longer played globally for observers

Movement speed and attack speed data labels are no longer reversed for Envenomed Spear in the editor

Disease Cloud will now stack properly when using custom buff data

Runed Bracer’s tooltip now accurately describes that it reduces spell damage, not magic damage

WORLD EDITOR UPDATES
(Beta) Added Lua as a supported scripting language. To create a Lua map:

Create a blank map

Open Scenario > Map Options

Select Lua from the Script Language dropdown

Maps save in the selected language

Maps that are written only in standard libraries can switch to Lua

Maps that use custom script will have to disable all custom triggers before conversion

(Beta) Object modification system API allows new changes to many items, abilities, units and more at run-time.

Maps can be saved and loaded as folders (as well as MPQs)

The map structure can now be updated outside of the editor (such as adding files). In the editor go to File > Save As and then select to save the map as a directory or an MPQ. This feature coupled with auto-import allows maps to be manipulated and developed by multi-person teams more easily.

Loose files in a map are now auto-imported in World Editor

Historically, an imported file would be noted in the .imp file. Loading the map only load/save files that were stored in the import file. Auto-import loads and save files that are stored in the map folder automatically. This also makes manipulation of map files outside the editor possible.

Added support for many popular community created functions

Added Custom User Interface functions to allow map makers to add, remove, and adjust UI frames

When saving a map as an MPQ, the editor no longer saves file times to make maps deterministic

The editor now creates a backup map file on save

The data layout in CASC has changed, each directory with the “.w3mod” suffix acts as an overlay for the engine

Maps are .w3mods with a different extension (.w3m or .w3x) which allows us to support maps that contain all locales in one map

Folders can now be nested in the Trigger Editor

Globals are now part of the trigger tree, and can be put in relevant categories

Doodad height is now an adjustable property (Requires “Reset Fixed Object Heights” disabled)

When creating new objects in the object editor you are now given the option to customize it

Scripts can now detect when any unit is damaged

Scripts can now detect and modify the damage done before armor

Scripts can now detect and modify the attack type, damage type, and weapon type (Note, modifying these only works in the pre-armor event)

GroupAddUnit/GroupRemoveUnit now returns true/false if a unit was added/removed

More group manipulation natives (BlzGroupAddGroupFast, BlzGroupRemoveGroupFast, BlzGroupGetSize, BlzGroupUnitAt)

Bitwise functions (BlzBitOr, BlzBitAnd, BlzBitXor)

When JassHelper is enabled, it now only shows the JassHelper error dialog

Removed deadzone when using the editor on widescreen displays

Tooltip Previewer displays how text will appear in game

BlzSetAbilityResearchExtendedTooltip now displays the correct string

BlzGetLocalUnitZ now returns the correct height

Setting Use Custom Color to True for the waterfall doodad no longer causes a crash

Units given custom spellcaster icons do not crash the game client when selected

Certain custom models are no longer lost due to textures being relocated in the game

Items have a new field, Stock Initial After Start Delay. This allows mapmakers to specify how much of an item starts in stock on a shop if it has an initial start delay.

Click to expand...
Read the full list here:
1.31.0 Patch Notes

!! WARNING !!

Make sure to backup your map before saving it in the newest World Editor. There is currently a bug which can corrupt the string data in your map.
Project Spotlight - May 2019

Created by Landmine
May 13, 2019

"Uncle Lothar wants YOU!" -Footmen

In 2016, user Tauer uploaded an impressive model for Sir Anduin Lothar of the Alliance. Lothar is featured in Warcraft II and his actions have made him one of the greatest warriors.

Sir Anduin Lothar has garnered quite a reputation with a 5.00 rating as well as 5000+ food supply (AKA downloads). Tauer gave the armour and weaponry lots of fine detail to admire, but the animation helps make the model very functional. The model includes 23 animations such as defending, spell casting and channeling. You'll find Anduin Lothar is perfectly suited for command as a hero unit.

Perhaps you've already seen Lothar used in custom maps and campaigns you've played. He makes an appearance in over a dozen maps such as the Daemonic Sword ORPG, Legacy of the Master, Defenders of the Light, and many Beyond The Throne maps. With a file size of 385KB he makes for a great addition to your projects.

Strike fear into your enemies with his presence;
Hire him for your scenarios here!

While you enjoy checking out this month's model, keep in mind that you can also recommend resources for these spotlights; just send me a message. They don't have to just be models, we'll cover more variations in the future. Next month, we'll dive into other resource types available here on the Hive.

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