Curse of the Forsaken v3.0.1

[Stefan.K]

So I see Reforged has finally reintroduced custom campaigns! I gave it a try, gameplay-wise both of my campaigns seem to work fine on the most recent patch - on classic graphics that is. Mostly there just seem to be some aesthetic issues, such as broken loading screens, cameras in a slightly wrong place, audios that are too loud or quiet, etc.

I think it would be cool to do a compatibility update, just to fix some of these issues. I think it will also just make it simpler overall to have both campaigns properly compatible for the last patch, given RotBE and CotF were made on different patches, and people endlessly seem to be asking how to download a certain patch/why don't the campaigns work properly. Admittedly, the "please read" part for both campaigns doesn't have a whole lot of info, but still...

So yeah, I'll consider doing a compatibility update, but keep in mind that is specifically for classic graphics. I don't really care to do an update for Reforged graphics, and to be honest, I don't even own Reforged. Now, the problem is, I haven't opened the world editor since like 2019. I'll need to remember how it all works...

I tried first two missions in Reforged mode and it everything worked besides the issues you mentioned in classic graphics. Only "issue" I had it didn't continued to the next mission but I was back at the missions menu.

 

[nuck001]

I think it would be cool to do a compatibility update, just to fix some of these issues.

Wait..what...you're back! I'm so Excited.

Do you have any plans to remake Rise of the Blood Elves?I remember you had mentioned that you would probably add some chapters about Kalecgos and the Sunwell,based on the story of a korean comic book which I've forgoten its name.

 

[Jayborino]

Lol I actually just played through v3 on 1.30.4. I recorded the footage and was going to do post-commentary at some point in the future. I'll keep an eye out if any updates happen. Nice to hear from you tomoraider!

 

[tomoraider]

Wait..what...you're back! I'm so Excited.

Do you have any plans to remake Rise of the Blood Elves?I remember you had mentioned that you would probably add some chapters about Kalecgos and the Sunwell,based on the story of a korean comic book which I've forgoten its name.

Remake, no, but I'd love to do an update one day... but I've been saying that for years. Maybe I'll first do a compatibility update for CotF then consider doing something more for RotBE. The idea I had was to revamp I think two or three maps and make the overall story better, like I did for CotF. Now, the problem is, I actually need to replay CotF first, but a few days ago I tried to play it on normal and I SUCKED. Now either I forgot how to play the game or the campaign is a bit too hard, or likely it's both...

Lol I actually just played through v3 on 1.30.4. I recorded the footage and was going to do post-commentary at some point in the future. I'll keep an eye out if any updates happen. Nice to hear from you tomoraider!

Oh awesome, I am very excited to watch that!

 

[Nobel Massina Arben]

Remake, no, but I'd love to do an update one day... but I've been saying that for years. Maybe I'll first do a compatibility update for CotF then consider doing something more for RotBE. The idea I had was to revamp I think two or three maps and make the overall story better, like I did for CotF. Now, the problem is, I actually need to replay CotF first, but a few days ago I tried to play it on normal and I SUCKED. Now either I forgot how to play the game or the campaign is a bit too hard, or likely it's both...



Oh awesome, I am very excited to watch that!

I really hope that you will update it one day I remember when you would get trolls involved in reclaiming Quel'thalas at the hands of the Undead Scourge. I think the trolls you are referring to are Zul'jin and Amani trolls.

 

[tomoraider]

I really hope that you will update it one day I remember when you would get trolls involved in reclaiming Quel'thalas at the hands of the Undead Scourge. I think the trolls you are referring to are Zul'jin and Amani trolls.

Yes, that would be super fun! I wanted the CH8 map, where you defend Silvermoon, to be against trolls instead of undead. It would add some much needed enemy variety.

 

[Nobel Massina Arben]

Yes, that would be super fun! I wanted the CH8 map, where you defend Silvermoon, to be against trolls instead of undead. It would add some much needed enemy variety.

@tomoraider If you're planning on updating Rises of the Blood Elves, don't you provide some sort of leak or updated progress ?

 

[tomoraider]

@tomoraider If you're planning on updating Rises of the Blood Elves, don't you provide some sort of leak or updated progress ?

Unfortunately there's nothing to leak since I'm not working on anything. All I'm posting are thoughts of what I'd like to do, but I'd rather not make any promises and disappoint anyone.

 

[nuck001]

I'd love to do an update one day... but I've been saying that for years.

Haha,no rush bro,take your time.I was overjoyed to witness so many custom campaign authors coming back.

 

[Scalonista]

played the entire campaign with the 1.35 Reforged patch and everything worked with no problems using classic graphics. No bugs, camera problems or anything of the sort (or if they were there, i really couldnt notice them) apart from the defense of orgrimmar where the blizzard effect really does force you to zoom in a lot (again, not really a big problem, rest of the campaign is completely playable even with the new zoom feature in reforged)

The fps completely tanks during cutscenes if using reforged graphics, but those really arent necessary, the models from the mod are absolutely incredible by themselves. Thanks tomoraider again for making these campaigns! they really show a lot of love for the warcraft universe

 

[tomoraider]

played the entire campaign with the 1.35 Reforged patch and everything worked with no problems using classic graphics. No bugs, camera problems or anything of the sort (or if they were there, i really couldnt notice them) apart from the defense of orgrimmar where the blizzard effect really does force you to zoom in a lot (again, not really a big problem, rest of the campaign is completely playable even with the new zoom feature in reforged)

The fps completely tanks during cutscenes if using reforged graphics, but those really arent necessary, the models from the mod are absolutely incredible by themselves. Thanks tomoraider again for making these campaigns! they really show a lot of love for the warcraft universe

Thank you, and great to hear! Thanks for playing through.

If anyone else runs into any issue, feel free to post. One thing I've ran into is sometimes the music in the first cinematic in any map doesn't play, instead the usual ingame music starts. I try restarting the map, and then the music plays normal. Not sure why that happens, did it happen to anyone else?

 

[tomoraider]

Alright. I've made up my mind. I didn't change my avatar for nothing! Let's do this!

https://imgur.com/jwZ9bNQ

I don't think this update will take too long, already got lots done. Lots of fun minor changes throughout the campaign. Expect it likely this month? And then, Rise of the Blood Elves v4.0, I hope. I'd rather do the proper update I want than just some minor changes. But that will take much, much longer. No predictions at this time!

 

[Maverick_Hunter]

Are you going to add some new reforged models for your campaign? I found many good models for Reforged like Lich King, Genn, Lorthemar, Vereesa, and Putress ... And Blizzard even added Sylvanas Banshee's model and some new unique models too.

 

[tomoraider]

Are you going to add some new reforged models for your campaign? I found many good models for Reforged like Lich King, Genn, Lorthemar, Vereesa, and Putress ... And Blizzard even added Sylvanas Banshee's model and some new unique models too.

No, this is using classic graphics.

 

[Oridgen]

Finished this yesterday and thought I'd leave a review. Have wanted to play this campaign for literal years, but it was never possible for me until the recent patch (1.35). Am happy to report that the entire campaign works perfectly on the Reforged client now, aside from some minor graphical issues. Overall a fantastic experience, fantastic terrain, music and programming all around. The Forsaken felt incredibly varied, but did not seem overpowered. Some of their units weren't my favourite-Dark Rangers seem to drop off in utility very quickly, and I never once used ghouls offensively (but this is more of a vanilla issue) but new additions like the Apothecaries and the Val'kyr were a ton of fun. I'll go through the missions individually with my more detailed thoughts. Note: I played the Campaign on hard, so not all of my criticisms may necessarily apply at lower difficulties.

Chapter 1: A solid opening mission. Not easy but not overwhelmingly hard. Not much to say, just a very strong map.

Chapter 2: This map felt like a bit of a slog at times-the dark rangers and guard towers you have access to seem very poorly equipped to deal with the constant heavy melee orc attacks. I found this encouraged turtling at the beginning of the map. Not my favourite playstyle, but once you get access to Putress, it feels much more comfortable to go on the offensive. Elixir of death is an extremely powerful spell, and single-handedly turned the tide of many battles. But then the Orcs start sending Red Dragons at you, and the mission becomes a bit of a pain. Although, by the end I realized I could have possessed a Peon and trained Red Dragons of my own, so this mission could have been made a lot simpler for me. Not a bad mission, but I feel like the frequency and size of the enemy attack waves could be toned down, or maybe Dreadguards could be introduced in this mission instead to counter the Orcs' melee forces? Also-Putress had a strange graphical anomaly associated with him where his hero glow was sort of smeared out below him in a cross shape, not enough to be distracting but noticeable. Probably to do with Reforged.

Chapter 3: This mission was quite challenging for me, but I think that's because I played it wrong. The whole time, I was trying to push aggressively with Sylvanas, which was made difficult by the fact that she is attacked very frequently from two different angles. Trying to tech up, defend, and also push was pretty stressful! For some reason I didn't even think of pushing with Varimathras and Putress instead, even though their base is much easier to defend, and you have access to Putters' healing. As I finally did manage to make progress on Sylvanas' side, I found that there really are a ton of different ways to approach this mission. The forces of both bases can swap and interact with each other in certain areas, and there are a lot of places where bases could be built. I kinda wish I'd played smarter instead of brute-forcing it. Anyway, I quite enjoyed this mission. The Murloc side quest is quite helpful to give you base defense fodder, but it can be trivialized by sending in an ethereal banshee. Not sure if this was intentional? I also believe that the tomb of relics equivalent should not sell orbs of darkness-they make Sylvanas' black arrow ability mostly pointless, as you can just get an orb and have the same effect (at earlier levels) for no mana cost. Dreadguards were great units, they were my go-to frontline soldier for a lot of the rest of the campaign. Balnazzar's betrayal and the subsequent goal of destroying what used to be your base was a cool surprise-although it made me glad I didn't really fortify Varimathras' base much!

Chapter 4: This is where being stuck on tier 2 upgrades really starts to hurt. Constant attacks from the Scarlet Crusade and the Demons (awesome custom units and models btw) forced me to play very defensively, which at first was frustrating, but then I realized it was intentional, as at a certain point Balnazzar and the Crusade turn on each other, making the first part of the mission actually a stealth holdout. After this point the mission became trivial for two reasons: One, for some reason, after turning on the humans, Balnazzar never sent another attack at my base, and two, I learned from my mistakes in chapter 2 and possessed a demon worker, giving me access to Doom Guards, Infernals, Infernal Juggernauts, Elder Voidwalkers and Nether Dragons. Needless to say, Balnazzar couldn't really stand up to that. The side quest was interesting-it reminded me of that one mission in Heart of the Swarm where you feed Zurvan. I also really like using the apothecaries. Very versatile unit, a ton of potential. Only problem is the enemy loves focusing them down. I think that was to do with the difficulty, though.

Chapter 5: After 4 fairly difficult macro missions, I was at first relieved to have a nice, relaxing no-build mission as a break. I was INCREDIBLY wrong. This turned out to be BY FAR the most difficult mission in the campaign. Gigantic enemy attacks, poor ally AI, no access to consistent healing besides Thrall's healing totem (but he has low mana and you'll be prioritizing using chain lightning), no time to learn the new hero's abilities... it was a mess. And I loved it. It really felt like a puzzle that was very rewarding to solve when I finally cracked it. In my first couple of tries I could barely get the timer to ten minutes before dying horribly. I actually wondered out loud how this mission could be remotely possible. Here's the strategy that ultimately ended up working: You absolutely, 100% NEED the help from Drek'thar, the Forsaken/Blood Elves and Garrosh to beat the mission. But there just isn't enough time to get to them all before the Undead arrive. And if your heroes aren't there to help defend when they do, you're left playing catch up and get overwhelmed. So I sent Jaina to reach the Blood Elves/Forsaken while simultaneously sending Thrall and Sylvanas to clear out the creeps at the portal near Garrosh's base. I ran by all the other sleeping creeps-no time to fight them. As soon as the Blood Elves/Forsaken were secured, I sent Jaina to join my other two heroes. With luck, I was able to focus the creeps down and get back to base with two of my allies ready to help out just as the first Undead waves arrived. Then I held on as best I could until there was a brief lull in the enemy attacks, and when night had fallen again, and sent my heroes on a mad dash through the portal, past the creeps and to the other way gate at Drek'thar's base. After securing their help, I could head back to base and try my absolute hardest to hold on. The most annoying part was the level 10 enemy Lich-he had an ability that seemed to be able to take away half of Jaina or Thrall's health in one hit, and he would often have anti-magic shield up, making it really hard to kill him. But near the end of the mission his AI doped out and he would just seem to run through Orgrimmar alone, not doing anything as I focused him down. I wasn't complaining, though. Eventually, even though most of the city was destroyed, the timer finally hit zero and I breathed a sigh of relief as the Night Elves and Tauren arrived... Or at least, I would have, because I had to take that time to run around getting all the creep loot I missed before the enemy bases went down! What a crazy mission. It was great.

Chapter 6: After the last mission, I didn't feel too bad sorta cheesing this one. Instead of liberating any of the forsaken bases, I just ran around with Thrall and Sylvanas, slowly clearing the demon bases. Then, when I felt ready, I freed the central base, then immediately ran over and killed the commander of the eastern base. This left me only one base left, which I cleared easily. The next part of the mission was a lot of fun! Felt very epic and not too difficult, just enjoyable, and helped tell the story well. I feel like there could have perhaps been a hint of Putress maybe not working with Varimathras, but starting to be like, "huh, maybe he would have been a better leader" or something, to make it more similar to canon and to justify his use of the plague later on. Also I didn't mention it earlier, but Thrall's new abilities are very interesting. The totems make him extremely versatile, and the war banner had great potential. However, I found he ran out of mana quite a bit. Maybe a sobi mask drop would alleviate this?

Chapter 7: This mission was a ton of fun. Great to play as the Blood Elves again. It really felt like we were pushing our way into Northrend, fighting hard for every inch of ground. Nothing frustrating or cheesy here, just fair, well-balanced play.

Chapter 8: Finally, a proper no-build mission! This one is impressive in terms of design. The lighting and use of the torch is really cool. I feel that Varian could perhaps be replaced with Tirion Fordring in this mission and in a later one (I'll get to that). It would make a lot more canonical sense, and you could just give him the same abilities as Varian has. Varian could still be an important character in the campaign, but not a playable hero. I feel this could also give Bolvar more characterization, having another paladin to bounce ideals and banter off of? At the moment he comes off as rather flat in this campaign. Other than that, I liked the alliance of units here-the Draenei units were especially nice. Varian is a great hero-the definition of a tank. Overall, a nice break.

Chapter 9: I really liked this mission. It felt very experimental, acting as more of a laid-back, RPG-esque map prioritizing story and world building over gameplay mechanics. The cutscenes were impressive, and the optional quest to get Quel'dalar was a lot of fun. Also again a nice breather for what's to come! Jaina's ring of frost is very cool looking, but I think it does friendly fire (could be wrong) so it was bit difficult to use. Vereesa's abilities were very solid, but I didn't really understand her ultimate. Is it sort of like bloodlust but with the added reduction in movement speed?

Chapter 10: This mission starts off surprisingly easy. I actually was able to dive one of the Vrykul bases immediately and destroy it with pretty much just Putress and Sylvanas. And with the Blood Elves' help, everything else fell into place pretty easily. The second part of the mission, however, was hell. Thankfully you get the very powerful Val'kyr to work with. I spent way too much time trying to destroy KT's base entirely before realizing you had to actually go to a separate area to free Vereesa. I ended up having to just dive this area and focus down her cage. I really, really liked the titanic battle going on between the alliance, horde and scourge in the upper left. Really gave a sense of scale to the mission.

Chapter 11: A close second to chapter 5 in terms of difficulty. The first part with Putress wasn't too bad- but taking over the obelisks was a nightmare. Due to the incompetence of my AI allies, I had to pretty much drop everything and go help them whenever Arthas attacked, because they didn't know how to focus him down. This made it very difficult to make any progress. I was relying on mass Val'kyr at this point-their healing ability was more reliable than the Apothecary's healing flasks, and their unparalleled versatility (being able to switch between air and ground) made any other unit pretty unviable here. It was a long back-and-forth, but I finally broke the enemy lines and took the obelisks. It really felt like a long and difficult siege. Perfect!

Chapter 12: A great finale. Really felt like the raid, even with the technical limitations of WC3. The bosses were all challenging, but none were unbeatable-though Lady Deathwhisper had a bug that made it so units would continually spawn in her room if you didn't kill her, making it impossible to kill her. I felt that there could have been more coin pickups and less lumber bundles- I found that I barely had enough to revive my heroes, much less make an army. My lack of hero-based healing hurt here. If I hadn't completed the Quel'dalar side quest, I wouldn't have had access to any kind of healing at all, and I feel like this would have made the mission VERY difficult, at least on hard. Again, I feel like Varian could easily be replaced with Tirion here to make it lore-accurate. Varian could still be at the entrance, like Aethas, but not playable. Might also be nice to add some other familiar faces at the start of the dungeon to encourage you before you head in, like Rommath, Liadrin, Aewynne, Garrosh, Rhonin, etc. The Arthas fight was very challenging and very well-executed. You basically HAVE to keep Alexstrasza alive, so her AoE heal can keep you alive. This is easier said than done, however, due to, once again, poor ally AI. Sometimes she'll just run to a corner and sit there doing nothing, or she'll get dogpiled by Val'kyr. You really have to use everything at your disposal to have a chance here. I am ashamed to admit that I only beat it so quickly because AI issues go both ways-during one reload, Arthas and most of the adds just went and sat at the center of the screen doing nothing, allowing me to clear the remaining enemies around me, giving me precious time to heal up and restore some mana with Thrall's totems before going for Arthas again. Ending cinematics, like all cinematics in this campaign, were great.

Overall, this campaign was superbly rendered. My biggest issues were either lore-related or because of bad AI programming, which isn't the creator's fault. I'd rate this 4.5/5, and with a little tweaking to improve the minor balance issues and potentially make it more lore-friendly, it would easily be a perfect 5. Playing this was well worth the wait.

 

[tomoraider]

Thanks so much for your thorough review! I'm glad you enjoyed the campaign and thank you for all your feedback. One thing you mentioned multiple times, the poor AI, is actually something I'm hoping to fix in the update I'm currently working on. Reforged seems to have additionally messed something up. For example, I've noticed some AIs just instantly send all their units to attack you, this happened to me in CH5, which might be why you found it even harder than it should be since you played on patch 1.35, and I haven't managed to figure out what's causing this.

So I'm actually working on scrapping the AI scripts built through the editor's AI and building an entirely custom trigger system of managing computer players which would make friendly AI much more helpful and the enemy more predictable and easily adjusted to what the difficulty of the map should actually be. At the moment, all the AIs are just too random, sometimes useless and prone to breaking. The poor AI is also an issue in maps like CH2 where, since it's the start of the campaign, it shouldn't be so challenging, as you mentioned. And in CH12, the intention was to make Alexstrasza fight Sindragosa by flying around, except... well, it's extremely lame, lol. I'll need to change/fix that!

 

[Dord96]

Thanks so much for your thorough review! I'm glad you enjoyed the campaign and thank you for all your feedback. One thing you mentioned multiple times, the poor AI, is actually something I'm hoping to fix in the update I'm currently working on. Reforged seems to have additionally messed something up. For example, I've noticed some AIs just instantly send all their units to attack you, this happened to me in CH5, which might be why you found it even harder than it should be since you played on patch 1.35, and I haven't managed to figure out what's causing this.

So I'm actually working on scrapping the AI scripts built through the editor's AI and building an entirely custom trigger system of managing computer players which would make friendly AI much more helpful and the enemy more predictable and easily adjusted to what the difficulty of the map should actually be. At the moment, all the AIs are just too random, sometimes useless and prone to breaking. The poor AI is also an issue in maps like CH2 where, since it's the start of the campaign, it shouldn't be so challenging, as you mentioned. And in CH12, the intention was to make Alexstrasza fight Sindragosa by flying around, except... well, it's extremely lame, lol. I'll need to change/fix that!

i was about to maention the AI not working when i was pleasing the campein also i think you shold use some of the newer models for certin units and heros mostly the forsekan models made by kangyun and some other models like for the the blood elf units and for the heros mosty indorcing johnwar great models if your willing i want to send you some of my ideas @tomoraider ,also will you also fix the same AI problem in rise of the blood elves campine ?

 

[tomoraider]

i was about to maention the AI not working when i was pleasing the campein also i think you shold use some of the newer models for certin units and heros mostly the forsekan models made by kangyun and some other models like for the the blood elf units and for the heros mosty indorcing johnwar great models if your willing i want to send you some of my ideas @tomoraider ,also will you also fix the same AI problem in rise of the blood elves campine ?

I plan to change some models, there's no need to send anything to me. I can't say what I will or will not do with RotBE, I haven't started working on anything yet.

 

[Oridgen]

Seeing older content creators like you, Armelior and now Sagi5533 return to the community in the past few months has been really amazing to witness. The Warcraft III modding scene is alive and well, and to have some of the all time greats come back to us like this, all at once, is nothing short of miraculous.

 

[tomoraider]

Seeing older content creators like you, Armelior and now Sagi5533 return to the community in the past few months has been really amazing to witness. The Warcraft III modding scene is alive and well, and to have some of the all time greats come back to us like this, all at once, is nothing short of miraculous.

And all it took was for Blizzard to make campaigns playable! Really, despite some issue the World Editor has at the moment, just being able to work on the campaign within the current version of the game and in a World Editor that loads super fast as opposed to waiting all the time for anything to load has made things so much easier.

Hopefully I'll stay motivated, working on this new AI system burned me out a bit, I must say, which is why progress has slowed down but I think I managed it. Now I have to apply it to every map, which is pretty boring to work on, to be honest...

 

[Dord96]

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And all it took was for Blizzard to make campaigns playable! Really, despite some issue the World Editor has at the moment, just being able to work on the campaign within the current version of the game and in a World Editor that loads super fast as opposed to waiting all the time for anything to load has made things so much easier.

Hopefully I'll stay motivated, working on this new AI system burned me out a bit, I must say, which is why progress has slowed down but I think I managed it. Now I have to apply it to every map, which is pretty boring to work on, to be honest...

we believe in you man and wish you luck in the endevor

 

[HuanJuan]

I played this campaign 1 or 2 times, and I played it again. I was suprised when I discovered, that there is much more voice acting, than in the last time I played it. The campaign is fun, entertaining, and have some twists in the story as well. The Dark Lady definetly impacted me, and I liked it the whole time. It was a challenge to complete it, as things cannot go easier than I expected. Thank you very much for creating it!

 

[tomoraider]

Hey everyone, just a little update in regards to CotF v3.1. I've been a bit busy the last month or two and I was travelling for a bit and I ended up putting Warcraft 3 aside so that's why there haven't been any updates. I'll try to get back into it sometime soon. Mostly I still need to finish the new AI system and then there's lots of testing to do to make sure everything works, so that's unfortunately one of those things that always takes more time than I originally predict. Once I'm done with everything, I'll likely ask if there are any volunteers to help me test the whole thing and make things a bit easier for me, but we can get back to that once I'm actually done. For now, there's still work to do!

 

[rexor1981]

Does it mean, we have to play with it on Reforged version?

 

[Ravager16829]

Does it mean, we have to play with it on Reforged version?

The author said upcoming updates will add the support for 1.35, but the campaign is only playable with SD graphics just like the others.

 

[Raven80]

Hey everyone, just a little update in regards to CotF v3.1. I've been a bit busy the last month or two and I was travelling for a bit and I ended up putting Warcraft 3 aside so that's why there haven't been any updates. I'll try to get back into it sometime soon. Mostly I still need to finish the new AI system and then there's lots of testing to do to make sure everything works, so that's unfortunately one of those things that always takes more time than I originally predict. Once I'm done with everything, I'll likely ask if there are any volunteers to help me test the whole thing and make things a bit easier for me, but we can get back to that once I'm actually done. For now, there's still work to do!

...and when we needed him the most, HE returned.....
P.S. Hope RotBE is gonna get updated too Thanks for these two awesome and detailed campaigns <3

 

[Neko]

After i finished mission 1 mission 2 froze help pls ToT

 

[Footman16]

After i finished mission 1 mission 2 froze help pls ToT

What version of Warcraft are you playing on?

 

[mad0gre]

Is there a way to download version 2.1 of this campaign? I can't seem to find it on the page.

I'm stuck in version 1.27 here. Play on Linux through WINE, and couldn't find a way to patch past that.

 

[HuanJuan]

Is there a way to download version 2.1 of this campaign? I can't seem to find it on the page.

I'm stuck in version 1.27 here. Play on Linux through WINE, and couldn't find a way to patch past that.

Use the "way back machine", so you can find a much older version of the campaign, and you probably can download it too. (Use google)

 

[mad0gre]

Use the "way back machine"

I tried, for this campaign an some others I was interested. Sometimes I can't find a page saved, other times I find the page but the download link was not saved.

 

[Ravager16829]

After i finished mission 1 mission 2 froze help pls ToT

Is there a way to download version 2.1 of this campaign? I can't seem to find it on the page.

I'm stuck in version 1.27 here. Play on Linux through WINE, and couldn't find a way to patch past that.

Dude, please see the picture below if you want to play this campaign without issues. This is really important!

In short:
1.You need to download the latest versions of Warcraft III Classic. For the latest one, refer to "Game Files" section.
2.Download the campaign and place it to "Documents/Warcraft III/Campaigns".
3.If you don't have a higher versions of Warcraft III Classic (1.26 or 1.27), you can get the older versions of the campaign that VanAndro had posted it above.
4.If you have an older versions, but still encountered an issues with the game or campaign, reinstall the whole game file using the same thread you used, but look for the "Patch Installers".

I'm not sure about installing the Classic game on Linux by using the WINE. This was obsolete because Blizzard had replaced it with the 30GB patch (aka Reforged 1.35) rather than 1.31.1 one through the official Battle.net installer.

 

[mad0gre]

Dude, please see the picture below if you want to play this campaign without issues. This is really important!

I had read the whole description. I suppose you didn't read my question?


I was looking specifically for version 2.1, because it is the latest version that runs in the patch I can successfully run in my system. The description on this thread specifically makes version 2.0 available, but I could benefit from the changes that were made to 2.1.

I could find it in some weird website where the download button seems to be written in Arabic: Curse of the Forsaken v2.1

 

[VanAndro]

I had read the whole description. I suppose you didn't read my question?


I was looking specifically for version 2.1, because it is the latest version that runs in the patch I can successfully run in my system. The description on this thread specifically makes version 2.0 available, but I could benefit from the changes that were made to 2.1.

I could find it in some weird website where the download button seems to be written in Arabic: Curse of the Forsaken v2.1

Don't you want to take advantage of the changes in version 3.0.1? We are about to find out if Wc3 v.1.30.4 works under Linux Wine. You will do good not only to yourself, but also to us and to other people. Try it. You might be pleasantly surprised.

 

[mad0gre]

Don't you want to take advantage of the changes in version 3.0.1? We are about to find out if Wc3 v.1.30.4 works under Linux Wine. You will do good not only to yourself, but also to us and to other people. Try it. You might be pleasantly surprised.

Well, yes. But I did try to install patches beyond 1.27, and they all failed for not detecting the Battle.net agent. And attempting to install Battle.net also failed.

Looking deeper into it, I've found some instructions on how to play WoW on Linux. While I'm not interested in WoW, I imagine one must be able to run Battle.net on WINE to play WoW. Perhaps if I follow the same instructions, I can get a more recent patch.

 

[VanAndro]

Well, yes. But I did try to install patches beyond 1.27, and they all failed for not detecting the Battle.net agent. And attempting to install Battle.net also failed.

Just never forget - the game always wins! The solution to this problem is simple. You don't need to beat yourself up so badly! Аnd when you get to it don't forget to read my post on the previous page (page 38).

And don't forget to brag if you switch to the "bad guys" side, even if it's just to take advantage of the newer versions of Wc3. In my opinion, this sacrifice pays off in at least hundreds of hours of very enjoyable time.

 

[tomoraider]

I had read the whole description. I suppose you didn't read my question?


I was looking specifically for version 2.1, because it is the latest version that runs in the patch I can successfully run in my system. The description on this thread specifically makes version 2.0 available, but I could benefit from the changes that were made to 2.1.

I could find it in some weird website where the download button seems to be written in Arabic: Curse of the Forsaken v2.1

Here's a link for v3.0 for 1.27. https://www.hiveworkshop.com/attachments/curse-of-the-forsaken-v3-0-1-27-w3n.299766/
But it's going to have some issues that v3.0.1 fixed. It's been a few years so I don't remember what they were, but I guess it's everything listed in the changelog for v3.0.1. I suggest playing v3.0.1 if you can figure out how to install the proper version of the game, but this should also be fully playable.

Just to clarify, v1.0 and v2.0 of the campaign are available for download because they are very different from v3.0, so I provided them for download just as a fun thing. I removed this download link because I didn't want to provide any support for older versions of the existing campaign. I suppose I should have also left that available.

Also, I believe the v2.0. link in the description is actually v2.1, I just ended up renaming it v2.0 to keep things simpler, although I forgot to reflect that in the changelog.

 

[Brew_Wind]

Yo, I just beat Rise of the Blood Elves and Curse of the Forsaken for the first time and like-
I need to say this. I'm like, a nerd for the lore, right? I'm really into it and all, and so I knew, I knew how it all ends up, and what everyone's feelings are and that stuff. But oh my God, did both of these have me sobbing both in final chapters and the epilogues. . So I just wanted to say amazing job. I know these both came out years ago, but just, they're both legitimate pieces of art, and incredible. Thank you for making them

 

[tomoraider]

Yo, I just beat Rise of the Blood Elves and Curse of the Forsaken for the first time and like-
I need to say this. I'm like, a nerd for the lore, right? I'm really into it and all, and so I knew, I knew how it all ends up, and what everyone's feelings are and that stuff. But oh my God, did both of these have me sobbing both in final chapters and the epilogues. . So I just wanted to say amazing job. I know these both came out years ago, but just, they're both legitimate pieces of art, and incredible. Thank you for making them

Thank you so much, this means a lot!!

 

[Wind Rose]

Of all the custom campaigns I've played this is my favorite, I played it a long time ago and now I've started it again.

 

[OhGee]

Mission number 5 "a rallying point" is a great idea, however you have to get lucky with the timings of the attacks and your allies responses. It's a very frustrating mission and your allies really don't give great back up. A suggestion would be to let the hero's level up 2 points during and maybe a couple more tombs hidden around town. Playing on an easier setting doesn't really make a difference because the attack waves are the same size. Have gotten to 4:00 minutes, it's just finding the timing to get the 2nd gate open is awkward if seemingly non existent.

Edit- have finished the episode now and the campaign, opening the two gates in seperate attempts really helped, plus leaving all the lightening lizards be on the first run through apart from those guarding the gate.

Very enjoyable campaign, the ending seems to suggest some developments in the story and a possible sequel which would be awesome. On a semi related note, it's always bitter sweet to finally play with all your hero's maxxed, which is great, however it's always one of the final missions and then the game ends.

 

[Aur]

This is one of the best campaigns ever

 

[K.GamingPlays]

Are you going to add some new reforged models for your campaign? I found many good models for Reforged like Lich King, Genn, Lorthemar, Vereesa, and Putress ... And Blizzard even added Sylvanas Banshee's model and some new unique models too.

i have tryed myself to change some models in reforged and some work good like the dark rangers or the sylvanas banshee form in chapter 3 when she transforms for the first time

 

[5085072209]

Hello, everyone!

Could someone post the 3.0 version of the campaign compatible for the 1.27 patch?

 

[Ravager16829]

Hello, everyone!

Could someone post the 3.0 version of the campaign compatible for the 1.27 patch?

Check the author's post above. Be warned that there are some bugs that weren't fully fixed with this version, at which you might want the newer 3.0.1 one (which probably requires 1.30.4).
Also, you can't even watch the CGI cinematics with this version, unless you do this trick (not really recommended, go with 3.0.1 instead).

 

[5085072209]

Thank you very much!

Check the author's post above. Be warned that there are some bugs that weren't fully fixed with this version, at which you might want the newer 3.0.1 one (which probably requires 1.30.4).
Also, you can't even watch the CGI cinematics with this version, unless you do this trick (not really recommended, go with 3.0.1 instead)ch

 

[Nyctaeus]

The story is the same as RotBE here. A masterpiece that sticks in the brain by selling immersive, gloomy mood and deep narration underneath reimagined events of the WoW. Writing of Sylvanas is something I find to be deserving special highlight, for expressing her dark, complex and deeply hurt mentality. Writing such character was never easy, and was probably also like that for Blizzard team writing TBC and WotLK. But this campaign did it right. Also Forsaken techtree is superfun to play.

I don't play WoW, but I watch cutscenes and stuff from it from time to time to keep up with the story. When I watched cutscenes from Shadowlands, I remember myself thinking something like "Omg, this is so bad. These guys should play CotF to learn how to write Sylvanas correctly".

 

[5085072209]

Hello everyone!

Since I saw recently that a lot of people now have Warcraft Reforged, and since it's been I believe 3 years since it's release, I was hoping if there is a way to download the Reforged version for free? Or do I still have to buy it? If there is a way to download it for free, could someone post the download link? Or send it to me in .rar file? I would really appreciate it

 

[Ravager16829]

Hello everyone!

Since I saw recently that a lot of people now have Warcraft Reforged, and since it's been I believe 3 years since it's release, I was hoping if there is a way to download the Reforged version for free? Or do I still have to buy it? If there is a way to download it for free, could someone post the download link? Or send it to me in .rar file? I would really appreciate it

No, you still have to own it first along with the original keys for Reign of Chaos and possibly, the Reforged key (for accessing HD graphics).

Also, Hive doesn't allow such illegal downloads (files that aren't associated with original ones by Blizzard) to be posted here.

And of course, please post this kind of question on Warcraft Discussion.

 

[5085072209]

No, you still have to own it first along with the original keys for Reign of Chaos and possibly, the Reforged key (for accessing HD graphics).

Also, Hive doesn't allow such illegal downloads (files that aren't associated with original ones by Blizzard) to be posted here.

And of course, please post this kind of question on Warcraft Discussion.

Ah, that's a shame... Anyways, thank you for your time