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I’m working on a campaign map using a large-scale custom Lordaeron model (WoW port used as a doodad). After optimizing performance (switching from a BFA version to a lighter WotLK version), I’ve run into a visibility limitation related to Fog of War. Because the model is very large and spans a...

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Hey all -- Someone was working on a project that required a an accurate reimplementation of the JASS Random number algorithm. The latest "Warcraft III.exe" is packed fairly heavily, fortunately, they got their hands on an older "game.dll". Here's the results: Github: PyJASSPrng It's fairly...

This might be a late night hot take from me, but I wondered if I made a thread about it if other people would be receptive. What if we got the artists of Hive together to make their own remaster of each and every art file in Warcraft III, and then we combine this with finishing the code of the...

Hi all! I run some turns in the staff contact where to put this thread: hopefully this is the proper place. I wish to get help how to edit and modify basic (existing by base) abilities and spells in MPQ. Means: game MPQ -> NOT the map MPQ! In a more concrete way: which data fields used by...

I'm working on trying to create a tool idea that is taking me a long time to make, and I am only a hobbyist so there are times when progress for me is very slow. The premise is quite simple: all of my experiences trying to create mods for Warcraft III led me to the conclusion that the power to...

hey there, I'm trying to make a spell that very basically modifies the attack of some units ( I just want to make "all picked units" attack for X% more damage when they attack units belonging to player Y ). I am having trouble detecting a few aspects necessary for this - how much damage the...

It creates kind of unique wc3 pixel art..

I want to make my own engine again. But this time it's gonna be a simpler one as the first attempt to make my own from scratch where a maximal failure. So I'm gonna make a raycaster engine instead. I have been inspired by the downloadable Raycaster Game Maker engine from the beginning. A...

Hi I own only Wings of Liberty. I didn't buy next expansion because I don't like playing Zerg, especially rpg Rexxar campaign-style as it is. With time I forgot about SC2 and I skipped Protoss campaign as well. As for the question: can I use WC3 units in Starcraft editor having just WoL?

I really like the new Site design, but... In the resource filter of the model section, I cant put in any keywords. And the search bar in the top corner you search the entire Hive site... The Advanced search doesn't help either, because I check 'Models' and I still get random other stuff (like...