Edit: I am going to be posting maps 1-12 within the week.
I am only taking this out of the map development forum because I am currently using 1.28 to make this map series so that the people below 1.28 can play it, but I myself cannot test it below 1.28 because
A) Version switcher has in the past created huge problems for my warcraft 3 and;
B) I have no friends to play it with me below 1.28, and the key is to test it with 2 players.

So if you are using a patch below 1.28 (especially 1.27), please feel free to play it with a friend and report any possible issues. I am willing to spend time fixing any potential crashes for players on a warcraft 3 version lower than 1.28. As time goes on, however, I am more and more reluctant to make any big changes to the system that might correct any potential pre-1.28 errors, since all the maps are separate, which is why I want to know sooner rather than later any potential issues.

Basically editing these maps on 1.28 is an annoyance, so I want to make sure that the reason I am not making it on 1.29 ( for compatibility for players on older versions of warcraft 3 ) is justified. Alternatively, if it is impossible to fix any potential crashes that occur for pre-1.28 users, I also want to know this, because then I can just forget 1.28 and move completely to 1.29 if that is the case.

Edit1: Please do not take my lack of responding to people as rudeness; life/work ensures that I rarely check my alerts with the exception of inbox.

Edit2: Using a placeholder ("Bootybay") for map8 due to an issue, will replace it later.

Edit3: Posting the codes for the former broken save system on post #75. Will be removing them after 1 month.

 

Very interesting
Please do update it with the Makemehost bots

going to give it a try very soon

 

guys can somebody provide me with a warcraft 3 frozen throne version 1.27 ? cause i don't know how

 

hi, I've tried with patch 1.29 and this doesn't work
The first playable map seems to be the third one: i can see the mini map and the icon of the heroes but the main screen stays black and I can't do anything

 

I am surprised that you cannot play the map even though I made a specific guide on how to play it. When I said it might not work, I was referring to 1.27, which is why I want help from people on 1.27 to see if it works so I can fix compatibility issues. Of course it works on 1.28 and 1.29 +, I made it on 1.28 and tested on 1.29.


Go into the map.

Type -new 2 times, which the prompts specifically instruct you to do if you do not have a load code. Then choose difficulty, I suggest -easy

Then it begins the opening cinematic.
I am going to sleep soon so I hope you can follow these instructions.

Screenshots

Edit1: I did not mean to be rude. Sorry. Hope the screenshots help.

 

thank you for your enlightment
i'm not very familiar with custom maps and I guess I didn't pay attention to your instructions
I'll give you some feedbacks later
have a good night

 

It is not your fault-- I was/am in a grumpy mood.

 

I played map 3 on normal and once you get used to the orcs models and your heroes abilities it isn't too challenging, I only struggled to defeat the final boss.

I'll share here my gameplay experience:
- Overall I think siege weapons are too OP, it's very easy to push into ennemies bases mostly when the AI isn't online.
- Also, if ennemies bases are already destroyed there's a bunch of peons who spawn and start rebuilding when the timer runs out; I found that pointless as most of the players will take the goldmine and can easily prevent them to do it.
- Speaking of the goldmine, they don't appear on the minimap (ie there's no yellow point)
- The map terrain was OK but not great
- It was nice adding some voices and building models from the extension of WCII
- I liked the custom health bars
- The purpose of some items remains unknown (I collected 2 items to make fire and nothing happened or I didn't figure it out) but maybe they will be useful later.

Anyway this campaign looks promising and I'll continue my playthrough when there will be a full release.

 

i cant see the ending cinematic when i playend on insane mode

 

I can not find Beyond the Dark Portal 08. Is it not be uploaded?

 

I'm missing map 8.
You should put "Narrator" instead of the author's names.
Maybe break up the infodump cutscenes, it makes it easier to remember what's going on.

Map 1:
The part with the Mok'Nathal is kind of awkward since he wasn't anywhere near the warlocks yelling at him. Maybe make the warlocks move faster?
Reforged Alliance is an orc player.
No skybox.

Map 2:
complatency -> complacency
One of the stags ends up on the lower level at the end of the scene.
The black mask is on-camera in some panning shots.
Turalyon's pause should be marked with "...", otherwise it looks like a line wasn't written in.
encourging -> encouraging
No skybox.

Fracticious -> fractious
mourne -> mourn
"over Draenor" -> "of Draenor"
"surveillance incompetence" -> "incompetent surveillance"
"have possession of" -> "possess"
"the the Horde"
... Oh come on, Rexxar wasn't the false flag type, was he? Also, his aura is weaker than Endurance Aura's boosts.

 

Excellent feedback! I played these missions so many times and missed much of what you caught on your first try.

Map1
The part where rexxar was far in front was less about him blocking the warlocks, and more about them just disliking "halfbreeds", so they just wanted him to move aside despite him not being in their way.
Will fix reforged alliance being an orc.
By skybox you mean for the 2nd part on the seashore? I was trying to make it "night time" on purpose so as to emphasise the lantern doodads and the bonfire doodad at the orc camp.

Map2
Never knew that was the spelling of complacency. Will fix.
I will block the stag from moving.
Will add the "..." to Turalyon's non speaking line
Will fix encouraging.
For the skybox, I do not think it even shows the sky for the first scene, for the second scene it is inside the cathedral and it cannot have a skybox, for the final scene I didn't want a skybox to negate the effect of the leaves falling- the black background emphasised the leaves.

Quick question- Where did you see black mask? Just wanted to ask while it is still in your memory, if it is for the final scene it is less important since i suppose the black background means it is nighttime anyway.

Map3
Will fix fractious and mourn spelling.
Need to open editor to check what "of draenor" was referring to.
Will fix the order of "incompetent surveillance".
Have possession of doesn't seem wrong to me, just a more wordy way of saying it.

Will fix "the the horde"

I needed rexxar to say what he did because I couldn't have them just casually agreeing to take on the entire bone chewer clan without emphasis on how they could easily be wiped out.

 

The mask is towards the end of the Nethergarde meeting as the camera is panning around, it's the same effect as zooming too far out in the editor. While I'm at it, the fortress looks kinda empty. Maybe have a bunch of units patrolling, workers building things if it's still under construction...

Map 3: I only just started, but it looks to me like Rexxar is planning to murder the chieftain's brother and make it look like the Bonechewers did it. Hence false flag.

So is map 8 not being included a bug or not?

 

Oh that is what you meant by false flag. Also, you are particularly clever to catch on to that fact without even completing that side mission.

Ahh, it was the zooming out scene. That is my fault, I will fix it.

It is empty because storywise they just completed building it, and the leaders were meeting to examine what their taxes had gone to paying. In mission 11, you play in it with it being filled with units/buildings since by then enough time has passed since its construction to justify having stuff in it.

Map 8 I intentionally put a place holder since there is an issue with the ending cinematic. I will upload it back, along with map 12 as soon as possible. But map 08 is a bonus mission, and you can skip it for now. You will find in mission 6 how to unlock it once it is uploaded.

 

Well yeah, but... The Warsong is supposedly being beaten because they alone refuse to use underhanded tactics, and Rexxar joined them because of that attitude, and then... this. If the brother is shown to be an asshole or something, but Rexxar, Mr. champion-of-the-good-guys-horde, murdering a defenseless and sick orc and putting the blame on someone else?
Not that it matters, because the sidequest is unfinished: the area marked as the third bonechewer's location is unreachable, and revealing the map shows no one there (there are a few tauren hanging around for some reason though).

The Thunderlords try to attack Grom on sight.
When using Rexxar's axethrow on 50/80 food, the upkeep message dings. Maybe make the illusion Rexxar cost 0 food.
There should a message saying X base is aware of your presence once their timer runs out (and maybe an insult/threat from that base's hero).
On single player, gold from Grom's kills should be given to the player.
Graphic bug:
* If Grom dies during his charge ability, his body stays there for a short while before playing the normal dying animation.
* The ramp west of the ogres has two black bands on either side.
Gold mines don't shop up on the minimap.
The Waygate at the south of the base leads to the same place.

Bow made of stone wouldn't work at all, maybe use Hunting Bows as the upgrade name.

 

What do you mean the area marked as the third is unreachable? There are only 2 warlords you need to kill for the armour/weapon. You can reach them via the invis potions (hint also reminds of this). I will remove the tauren lol.

I forgot that grom might go near the thunderlord's before the quest is completed. Will fix

Rexxar's spell is actually very complicated and I have tried looking into it before *regarding the food ding*.
I was considering making it make a message once the timer runs out, but I thought they would instantly attack so players would know.

Grom's graphic bug if dying during charge is really hard to fix because of the spell code.

I did not think gold mines needed to be shown on minimap, I will look into it.

The waygate in the south needs you to complete the puzzle to activate it,

Not sure what you mean by "two black bands", I will look over that area, but do you mean units or some kind of graphical error?


Rexxar is not a nice guy.
Edit: I just realized what you said about the Warsong being weak because not using underhanded tactics. I just realized how silly that is of me to use Rexxar doing that ha-ha.

 

Lieutenants: The area north of the western Bonechewer is revealed in the fog, I thought that meant there was another one there.
The Bonechewer items should use their own models instead of the generic treasure chest, and Bortok's corpse should remain undecomposed until Fenris gets there.
Wow. And now the dude who needs summoned beasts to survive is looking down on those who need help. Look, Im'ma call this guy Raxxer from now on or my brain will snap.

Water Lord? That's a... weird name, but OK.

Bases: The bases send an attack wave, but you're not immediately aware of it. Plus it's always motivating to kill them when they insult you.

Waygate: Not sure what the puzzle is, I found flint, tinder and fire but they don't do anything when brought to the gate.

Ramp: As in, the ramp has black bands on either side instead of the terrain texture.

Second goblin cutscene (there was another one but it went by too fast):
tight demand -> high demand
fullproof -> foolproof

 

The puzzle for the items are south of the Arakkoa base. You can complete the puzzle on easy/normal, but when you do it will give a warning that only playing mode will allow you to use the waygate itself.

I will add lines for when the bases become active.

Waterlord is because of his spell set.

I will check the fog area you mentioned.

I will check for the third problem in the second goblin cutscene.

 

Map 4:
Loading screen: nubulous -> nebulous
Intro cutscene:
dalaran -> Dalaran
Maybe add more troops to the humans and kill one off every so often during the cutscene, it gets ridiculous to see 5 footmen holding against the attack during a very long conversation.
Terrain is kind of flat and some areas have big chunks of the same tile.