Welcome to Deathrose - Warpact 2.0

2-6 Players (Computer stand-ins available)
The Deathrose is a rare flower that grows only in the deepest, darkest swamps of Ashenvale. Coveting its powerful uses, many races combine forces and compete for its access. Will you come out on top?


As I suggested in the release of the first map, I appreciate re-playability. This is a re-creation of my previous map, with some significant overhauls and improvements, including a focus on playability. As before, this map holds to the melee-map objectives, while team setup will more smoothly resemble traditional Warcraft III setup than the previous version.

Now, choose from among 17 factions now. Mix and match as few as 1 or up to 4 different factions. Building menus and tech tree accessibility have been standardized to make it easier to learn and use any of the factions, as well as to streamline combining them.





In addition to the expanded selection and redesign of factions, the choices of heroes are significantly expanded, including a unique hero for each faction, and 55 custom heroes total.

Like the previous map, neutral custom heroes can be acquired from neutral buildings (Tent of Fate) near each starting location. In contrast, however, this map does not restrict you to two tiers, and hero revival is back to the simplicity of regular Warcraft III hero revivals.




Choose how many factions each player can incorporate into their team or play the map in “melee” mode to play with regular Warcraft III races and custom heroes accessible in the tents (like taverns). You can also choose to restrict custom heroes to random access only.

You can also play with computer players, who will use the standard Warcraft III teams. For balancing with your faction arrangements, there are game-mode option to adjust computer difficulty.

Do not forget to check out the Quest Menu, where you can learn about different the different factions.





Summary of Map Differences from 1.0:

• New Heroes and Factions added.
• Random hero options added (including starting random hero).
• New game mode options, including “melee”.
• Previously present factions and some heroes redesigned.
• Hero revival reset to normal.
• Number of tiers reset to 3.
• Building and upgrade menus have been standardized.
• You can now play with up to 6 players.
• New faction guides found in the quest menu (replacing old hint setup).
• Map layout improved

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Final Note:
While this map is in pretty good playable condition, it is not perfect. I am aware there are still potential bugs. I am always looking to improve my maps, and any feedback will be much appreciated.

Thank you all for your support! Without this wonderful community, I would not have been able to make this!

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Credits:
Note the map is built upon the Blizzard Entertainment Map: Deathrose.
Imports include a Hero Glow model file from assassin_lord, and a custom melee script posted by Retera
Another import was a modified Blizzard model file edited by myself (blue mushroom).

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Known Bugs:

• A loophole exists for obtaining additional heroes. You can cheese the game with this, should you choose. That’s a player decision, and it’ll be a lot of work if I am to fix it, so I'll leave that to you for now : P
• I have recently seen it crash upon use of a custom hero ability in a hard-to-reproduce scenario. It has been a long time since I have seen a crash, so these should be rather rare. I will keep an eye out for how to fix it.

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