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Gnoll Campaign (Voice Acted)

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About Gnoll Campaign: Return to Yeenador
Gnoll Campaign: Return to Yeenador is a fully voice acted story driven single player campaign for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. It continues the story of GG&K's Dwarf Campaign. The Gnoll Campaign has been created by Sound Mind Games.

Features
  • Single player
  • Story-based — Loosely based on Warcraft III lore
  • Fully voice acted
  • Four playable custom heroes
  • Multiple puzzles and quests to solve
  • Advanced discussion system
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Custom graphics
  • Custom AIs for NPC factions
  • Mechanics similar to standard Warcraft III — No learning curve

Gnoll Campaign Version
C1V1R6, Released on November 30, 2020
Chapters: 1
Voiced Chapters: 1
Release: 6

Due to high amount of content present in each chapter (and long develop times thereof), we will release the Gnoll Campaign chapter-by-chapter. It took us about 1200 man-hours to plan and develop the first chapter and we believe that the subsequent chapters will require a like amount of effort.

Required Warcraft III Version
Warcraft III: Reforged, Patch 1.35.0 or later (SD graphics)

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Support

You can play the campaign using the old client, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, Patch 1.30.4 (get it here), although it is no longer recommended.

Installation Instructions
As of Warcraft III: Reforged patch 1.35.0, you can install the campaign as follows:

Windows
  1. Download GnollCampaign-C1V1R6.w3n from the Hive Workshop (using the big download button)
  2. Copy GnollCampaign-C1V1R6.w3n to Documents\Warcraft III\Campaigns. If the Campaigns folder does not exist, you must create it.
macOS
  1. Download GnollCampaign-C1V1R6.w3n from the Hive Workshop (using the big download button)
  2. Open Finder.
  3. Press and hold the OPTION/ALT key down, then go to the Finder menu in the top menu bar and open the "Go" menu. When you are holding the OPTION/ALT key down, the Library option will appear in the dropdown menu. Click "Library". Now you are in the Library folder.
  4. Open Application Support → Blizzard → Warcraft III.
  5. Create a "Campaigns" folder, if it does not exist.
  6. Copy GnollCampaign-C1V1R6.w3n to the Campaigns folder.
Playing the Gnoll Campaign
  1. Start Warcraft III: Reforged.
  2. Select Single Player → Custom Campaign.
  3. Select Gnoll Campaign in the file menu.
  4. Click Play Campaign.
Selecting the Right Difficulty
Easy: If you have been long time away from Warcraft III and you have not honed your skills to play the game lately, please choose the Easy difficulty.

Normal: If you know how the game functions, you are able to use hero abilities effectively, train a good mix of units, and create a good army, but you do not consider yourself as a super-good player, we recommend playing on the Normal difficulty.

Hard: If you are actually pretty good at the game, you can use hero and unit abilities to the maximum effect, you are able to micro units well, you know how to build an extremely effective army, and you know well what different abilities, items, and upgrades do, we recommend that you play on the Hard difficulty.

If even the Easy difficulty is too difficult for you, please consider using Warcraft III built-in cheats to make the game even easier.

Solutions to Puzzles
You can find the solutions to the puzzles on gnollcampaign.com.

Trailer Movie on YouTube
You can watch the trailer movie on YouTube, if it does not work for you in-game.

Downloads for Previous Patches
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, Patch 1.29: Gnoll Campaign C1R4: Windows - macOS

About Sound Mind Games
Sound Mind Games is a Finland-based non-profit association that helps people suffering from depression and other mental disorders. Many of them have amazing skills, and in our association, they can participate in exciting projects, in which they can improve their skills further, recover from their illnesses, and finally get jobs in IT, game, and media industries.

Support Us
If you want to support us, you can visit soundmindgames.org and become our Minor Supporting Member through PayPal.

Credits
Sound Mind Games
Tommi Gustafsson: Programming, AI programming, Several icons and skin recolors, Minor model editing, Dialogue writing, Story writing, Playtesting, Minor voice acting
Janne Gustafsson: Programming, Model editing, Dialogue writing, Story writing, Playtesting
Mikko Kangas: Dialogue writing, Story writing
Playtesters: Wille Määttänen, Nina Helenius

Hive Workshop
Mephestrial:
Gnoll Mystweaver model and icon
Gnoll Runt model: Gnoll and Yeenadorian Gnoll
Gnoll Rockbreaker model
Gnoll Warhawk Rider model
Gnoll Stalker model and icon
Gnoll Geomancer model: Gnoll Warlock
Hero Gnoll Warden model: Luna Moonsnout, Gnoll Supreme Warden
Hero Gnoll Alpha model: Gnarl Goldmane, Hill Chief
Wood Wall model

Ujimasa Hojo:
Fel orc building models and icons: Yeenadorian Gnoll buildings
Forest troll building models and icons: Jungle Troll buildings
Gnoll Hut model and icon
Mercenary Camp model and icon: Assassin Hideout
Gurubashi (Ruins) Spirit Lodge model and icon: Temple of Gu'rathul

Kimbo:
Gnoll Slasher model and icon
Gnoll Icon Pack icons

Direfury:
Dark Ancient models: Tree of Spirits (Corrupted and Uncorrupted)
Mercenary Hero - Gnoll Warlock model: Priestess of Nugg
Gnoll Soothsayer model: Priest of Yeb-beh
Altar of Champions model: Burial Pit

The Weird Human: Heavy Gnoll model, Gnoll Mechanic model, Gnoll Banner model, Gnoll Pyromaniac model
Syroco: Orc Lumbermill model and icon (used as Gnoll Lumber Yard)
Nasrudin: Female Troll Mage model (used as Troll Maneater), Troll Shaman model
neogaidenx: Glowing Light model
Darky29: Mushroom icon, Wood Sticks icon
BLazeKraze: Gomugomunomi icon (used as Fruit of Mana), Merameranomi icon (used as Fruit of Healing)
Simooy: Rainbow of Lore skin (used as Tree of Many Fruits skin)
Uncle Fester: Hanging Bridge model
Aeroblyctos: Magical Pillar model
Pseudo.Acronym: Gnoll Hide icon (used as Gnoll Hide in Shadows)
lelyanra: Envenomed Arrow icon (used as Corrosive Venom)
Darkminnion: Necromancer's Robe icon (used as Rotten Robes)
Nightmare_X: Poison Arrow icon (used as Gnoll Poisoned Arrows)
supertoinkz: Altar of some sorts model and icon (used as Altar of Gu'rathul)
Kithraya: Medium Old Chest model
Hayate: Apple icon (used as Fruit of Might)
JollyD: Treant Keep Lantern icon (used as Spirit Lantern), Gnoll Soothsayer icon (used as Priest of Yeb-beh), Pain Walking icon (used as Torment)
Cuore: Hell Hound model portrait fix
Huinipachutli: Outland Gates, Bones, Racks, and Walls texture
Frotty: Gnoll Runt fix
HappyTauren: Gnoll Runt fix, Gnoll Stalker portrait fix
Alok: Gnoll Runt repair animation sound fix
-Grendel: Black Fur Great Knight model (used as Flindlord)
Apheraz Lucent: Bow Skill icon (used as Sniper Training)
Blood Raven: Runestone Battle Axe icon (used as Hill Chief Storm Bolt)
Solu9: Tiki Mask icon
takakenji: Dark Troll Worker model
ToS-Master: Staff of Lightning icon (used as Flindbar)
Sellenisko: Darkspear Hero model (used as Troll Woodcrafter), Worgen Cage model (used as Prison Cage)
PROXY: Hero Troll Firedancer model
loktar: Sen'jin, Witch Doctor Hero model and icon (used as Troll Cuisinier)
SkriK: Lullaby icon (used as the Fragment Puzzle quest icon)
Marcos DAB: Potion of Autumn Light icon (used as Potion of Vitality)
Iyzz_Fryzz: Healing Potion icon (used as Special Trollish Sauce)
Tarrasque: Troll Ravager model and icon (used as Troll Cannibal)
MatiS: Troll Stronghold model (used as Wood Workshop)
cedi: Wood staff icon (used as Wand of Dispelling)
PeeKay: Moon Sight icon (used as Heightened Awareness)
fodorgyuri666: Butcher Knife icon
Revolve: Scroll icon (used as Gnarm'r Fragment)
MidasEntertainment: Furbolg Watch Tower model (used as Jungle Troll Watch Tower)
assassin_lord: Hero Glow model
ChaoticHunter: Fire Rune model

Blizzard Entertainment
Loading Screen Picture and Preview Picture Art: Wanted Hogger from World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game (Art by Sean O'Daniels)
Gnoll Picture in Cinematic Trailer: Hogger from Hearthstone (Art by Laurel D. Austin)
Troll Maneater Sound Set: Troll Female Emote Sounds from World of Warcraft

Incompetech (Kevin MacLeod)
Music in Cinematic Trailer:
"Curse of the Scarab", "Take a Chance"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Music in Credits:
"Killers"
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Other Contributors
JASS Scripters:
AI Andy: AI Utility Functions
DKSlayer: Chat message parsing algorithm

Get Along, Gnarl Goldmane Theme Song:
Hidetoshi Sato: Composer
Tsutomu Ohira: Arranger

Playtesters:
Pauli Kanervisto
Kei Uchida

Sound Effects
Zapsplat
ZapSplat - Download Free Sound Effects & Royalty Free Music

Voice Actors
Storm Watters (gigarat):
Luna Moonsnout, Gnoll Supreme Warden
Richard Barcenas (mugen26): Gnarl Goldmane, Gnoll Hill Chief
Harry Frost (bellows_audio): Arecales, Keeper of the Grove
Maya Tuttle: Sharnti-lar, Troll Maneater (dialogues only)
Jakob Dillon (zillah): Yee'Togarr, Flindlord
Michael Wightman: Zul'Abar, Troll Chieftain
Stephen Carlock: Jo Jo Headshrinker, Troll Shaman
Anthony Ray Morales: Mezil-kree, Troll Cuisinier
Kevin Rineer: Zul'Maran, Troll Woodcrafter
Katrell I. D. Faison: Zul'Rajas, Troll Firedancer
Caleb "Yeti" Wilson: Corrupted Tree of Spirits; Yog'Ommog, High Priest of Yeb-beh
Kevin Duong (Everae): Generic Male Troll
Eamon Kane: Gnoll Mystweaver, Gnoll Overseer, Gnoll, Gnoll Assassin, and Gnoll Slasher
Eamonn Leighton: Gnoll Brute, Gnoll Poacher, and Gnoll Warlock
Bonnie Bogovich: Gnoll Warden
Eduardo Riedel (Zamoody): Mysterious Voices 1–5
Ed Khoo: Narrator

Change Log
Version C1V1R6 - November 30, 2020
  • Added Voice Actors.
  • Reduced gold in Gold Mines to 35000, down from 50000.
  • Troll Cannibals and Troll Headhunters can be hired for half the normal cost.
  • Fixed a bug that caused gnolls imprisoned in the troll village to have their hit points modified by the difficulty level.
  • Changed Arecales' second ability to be War Stomp instead of Force of Nature.
  • Fixed a bug where you did not need to purify the Fountain of Power to purify the whole forest.
  • Fixed Yog'Ommog's walk animation speed.
  • Changed Yee'Togarr's first ability to be Flame Strike instead of Rain of Fire.
  • Changed Troll Witch Doctors' second ability to be Disenchant instead of Stasis Trap.
  • Added several sound effects.
  • Fixed a bug with the Gnoll Mystweaver's gate-in sound when the Illuminated Spirit Lantern was put into the Temple of Gu'rathul.
  • Increased the difficulty of the Yeenadorian Gnoll main base.
Version C1R5 - September 15, 2018
  • The trailer movie now works in the patch 1.30.1.
  • The trailer movie does not require anymore a separate installation.
  • Updated various icons.
  • Updated description of Fruit of Ethereal Oil to provide an additional hint.
  • Tree of Spirits sells now also Fruits of Insight.
  • Updated tooltip for Spirit Wood.
  • Updated cinematic musics to work with the patch 1.30.1.
Version C1R4 - June 9, 2018
  • Saving and loading no longer destroys uncorrupted forest terrain.
  • Minor quest text revisions.
  • Hints for the brazier near the Temple of Gu'rathul are now easier to receive.
  • When forest is healed, cut trees do not become grown anymore.
  • Zul'Rajas has now a comment about the voodoo curse.
  • If gnolls are released before speaking to Mezil-kree, he explains now why the bills need to be paid.
  • Zul'Abar does not speak about releasing the gnolls if you have already spoken about it with Mezil-kree.
  • Unpaid bill dialogues when speaking to trolls have been updated.
  • Some other minor dialogue updates.
  • Added unit animations to certain cinematics.
  • Darathya has now Hero glow.
  • Hid the Hero glow for Arecales in the statue form.
  • Fixed hot keys for items in Warden Lounge.
  • Resistant Skin has been renamed Heroic.
  • Corrupted Tree of Spirits has now Heroic ability.
  • Added trees to the left side of the map.
  • Floating texts have been realigned in Credits.
  • Fantasy Authors section of Credits has been improved.
  • Corrupted Moon Wells can no longer be used to replenish life and mana.
  • Fixed items and their hot keys in Jungle Trolls' Spirit Lodge.
  • Added birds of paradise singing sound.
  • Nerfed Nature's Blessing and increased the cost of the Hero upgrades.
Version C1R3 - April 30, 2018
  • The game now takes into account if the Troll Maneater charms units.
  • Fixed a bug that some AIs built double amount of intended units.
  • Some minor doodad changes.
  • Added a dialogue to the Tree of Spirits, when he becomes uncorrupted.
  • A minor quest change.
  • Minor cinematic changes.
  • The difficulty dialog appears now faster.
  • Added a new secret.
  • Credits have been updated.
Version C1R2 - April 23, 2018
  • Difficulty is now selected in a dialog menu. This fixes broken difficulty behavior of Warcraft III.
  • Gnoll Assassin, Ghoulfiend, and Heightened Awareness have been nerfed.
  • Some dialogue changes.
  • Gnolls regenerate less hit points and wake up later on the shore.
  • If trolls become hostile, all trolls owned by the player become hostile as well.
  • Bridges in the end fight are wider.
  • Added some doodads to the troll village.
  • Gnoll workers can now attack trees.
  • Gnoll hut is slightly smaller.
  • Great Horned One quest requirement is now correctly set as completed.
  • Nether Temples no longer have a unit inventory.
  • Sharnti-lar's Walk Animation Speed has been adjusted.
Previews
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Gnoll Campaign (Campaign)

Reviews
deepstrasz
A credits list is required. You can use this as help: Gnoll Campaign This includes sounds and music, external material you've used which does not belong to you. This is a campaign. The RPG tag doesn't quite fit as that is usually used for...
deepstrasz
This is unfair (I've been fooled involuntarily. I usually play betas/demos on request). You've not mentioned that this is not finished. For such projects you should use: Map Development The story isn't that engaging. It's pretty standard: the good...
deepstrasz
Now, campaigns will be considered as maps, meaning if they even have only one finished map of quality, they will be approved.
Level 27
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Ok, finally managed to update to 1.29 and played this.

The map duration is comparable to the Dwarf campaign maps. The lantern quest maybe will need some hints for example finding one of the oil fruits early and made it to start a fire or something like that, and maybe a runemark on the brazen.

About the other items in the totem, the robe, the spear, and the mushrooms, i never find an use for these, about the health and mana fruits, i don't remember a more clear hint for their use on the fountains.

The Gnoll druid Ent summon is usable for this mission, but if the enemies are going to be Starspawn, the skill will be really weak. I'll will play again to add more about the heroes skills, i don't mind the Champion being MK, the skills works well together. But the Troll mage just don't click as having the proper synergy.
 
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I'm sorry, I can't play this. I lost my CDs and CD key for Warcraft 3 years ago, and have just been backing up the files manually and moving them to different computers. The latest patch simply won't work on my version of the game because it isn't verified, even though I paid for it like a good little consumer.
 
Gnoll Campaign C1R4 has been released. It addresses some minor bugs and has some minor feature updates.

  • Saving and loading no longer destroys uncorrupted forest terrain.
  • Minor quest text revisions.
  • Hints for the brazier near the Temple of Gu'rathul are now easier to receive.
  • When forest is healed, cut trees do not become grown anymore.
  • Zul'Rajas has now a comment about the voodoo curse.
  • If gnolls are released before speaking to Mezil-kree, he explains now why the bills need to be paid.
  • Zul'Abar does not speak about releasing the gnolls if you have already spoken about it with Mezil-kree.
  • Unpaid bill dialogues when speaking to trolls have been updated.
  • Some other minor dialogue updates.
  • Added unit animations to certain cinematics.
  • Darathya has now Hero glow.
  • Hid the Hero glow for Arecales in the statue form.
  • Fixed hot keys for items in Warden Lounge.
  • Resistant Skin has been renamed Heroic.
  • Corrupted Tree of Spirits has now Heroic ability.
  • Added trees to the left side of the map.
  • Floating texts have been realigned in Credits.
  • Fantasy Authors section of Credits has been improved.
  • Corrupted Moon Wells can no longer be used to replenish life and mana.
  • Fixed items and their hot keys in Jungle Trolls' Spirit Lodge.
  • Added birds of paradise singing sound.
  • Nerfed Nature's Blessing and increased the cost of the Hero upgrades.
 
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I'm sorry, I can't play this. I lost my CDs and CD key for Warcraft 3 years ago, and have just been backing up the files manually and moving them to different computers. The latest patch simply won't work on my version of the game because it isn't verified, even though I paid for it like a good little consumer.
Do you try checking if you ever backed he key to your blizzard account?
 
Level 1
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Jun 17, 2018
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Hi all,

Can someone please help? I don't know what I'm doing wrong and I can't get this campaign to work. I created a folder called "Campaigns" in my WC3 directory and moved the file there, but I don't see it under custom campaigns in the game.
 
Level 1
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Hi all I figured it out. FYI for anyone having problems playing this despite following the instructions.

I don't know if this is a recent change, but I found the proper "Campaigns" folder under the following path:

This PC -> Documents -> Warcraft III -> Campaigns

I copied the files here and it seems to work fine now.
 
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So i tried installing the new 1.29 patch and while i was downloading it said i don't have Thread ID ? It told me to GetThreadID in order to install these games can anyone help ?
 
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i turned and killed all the jungled troll at the end ! but i cant know what will happen until the next chapter
 
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help me

trailer didn't run on my version 1.30 public test

also there is no movies folder so i have to create movie folder but still it didn't run
 
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that trailer file doesn't run on ptr version also there is no movie folder for 1.30 ptr
even after creating folder it doesn't work

please reply with solutions
 
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When I build the altar of Gu'rathal, it just shows up as a gray foundation, and I can't click it. Some of the troll buildings are also just foundations. Any idea how to fix it?

Edit: This fixed itself during a reload (although other reloads didn't fix it). Not sure why. The troll buildings also fixed themselves at the same time.
 
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Level 18
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Finally got a chance to play this. Only one level long, but it was an absolute blast to play! I was skeptical that this could live up to the legacy of the dwarf campaign, but it blew me out of the water.

Fine work, Sound Mind Games! I look forward to more projects from you, and I hope to see this campaign updated in the near future!
 
When I build the altar of Gu'rathal, it just shows up as a gray foundation, and I can't click it. Some of the troll buildings are also just foundations. Any idea how to fix it?

Edit: This fixed itself during a reload (although other reloads didn't fix it). Not sure why. The troll buildings also fixed themselves at the same time.
This might be a problem caused by the patch 1.30. The campaign works fine 1.29, though.

Finally got a chance to play this. Only one level long, but it was an absolute blast to play! I was skeptical that this could live up to the legacy of the dwarf campaign, but it blew me out of the water.

Fine work, Sound Mind Games! I look forward to more projects from you, and I hope to see this campaign updated in the near future!
Great that you liked it! We will continue the campaign, but it takes time to plan all the story, gameplay, etc. Thus, the next chapter can be expected earliest some time next year.
 
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I played the campaign on patch 1.30.9922.

- The cinematic trailer doesn't seem to play. Every time it sends me back the chapter select screen instead.
- I think you should make a backpack system for not only this chapter but for the future ones too. I found myself dropping a lot of the items pretty often, then running across the map to get them again.
- Applying the QWER hotkeys for unit and hero abilities would be nice.
- After pressing Esc an option to entirely skip the current cutscene should be added.
- Maybe they have some kind of use, but I couldn't find one for the broken spear and rotten robes
- Some buildings don't look gnoll like. Here are a few models that I think can be nice replacements:
GnollLumberyard
GnollSavageTower
Gnoll Kennel
GnollForge

Overall, a nice campaign that lives up to the Dwarf campaign's legacy. Even though its only 1 chapter, its very good. Gameplay is entertaining and the terrain is well made.
You might want to especially look at the problem regarding the cinematic. Other than that, 5/5 from me.
 
I played the campaign on patch 1.30.9922.

- The cinematic trailer doesn't seem to play. Every time it sends me back the chapter select screen instead.
Blizzard changed how movies work in the patch 1.30. Actually they completely replaced their old system with a new one, and as a result old movies do not work anymore and need to be re-encoded. However, the new system is still bugged and it cannot be used. If Blizzard fixes the movie system, then we will update the campaign so that it works in 1.30. The bug was already reported to Blizzard (@Kam) during the 1.30 PTR but they did not fix it. Meanwhile, you can watch the trailer on YouTube:

- Applying the QWER hotkeys for unit and hero abilities would be nice.
We will consider doing this also. It has been suggested once before already, but so far we have not added it.

After pressing Esc an option to entirely skip the current cutscene should be added.
We have made this possible only for the first cinematic in Chapter 1 (Skip Intro). Usually, we use Maximum Dialogue Speed to skip other cinematics. But we will think about this as well.

- Maybe they have some kind of use, but I couldn't find one for the broken spear and rotten robes
They are junk, which are there only for the purposes of the story.

- Some buildings don't look gnoll like. Here are a few models that I think can be nice replacements:
GnollLumberyard
GnollSavageTower
Gnoll Kennel
GnollForge
We did not like how some gnoll buildings looked like, and that's why we ended up using orc buildings. But I guess it is a matter of taste.
 
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I can't find warcraft III in App support on my Mac. But I found a folder called Blizzard in Users/Shared/
No, in both patch 1.29 and patch 1.30, the right place to put the campaign on Mac is
Users/[your user name]/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/Warcraft III/Campaigns

And the trailer movie does not work on 1.30. If you click it, the game will return to the campaign main screen in a bugged mode. If you click any button in that mode, you will get a permanent black screen.
 
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I can't even SEE the campaign, or any other in fact. Version 1.29 has no campaign folder and came with no maps, even after creating the folder and adding the campaigns I just don't see them in the Custom Campaign menu.
Help.
 
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Screenshot
Right now I am preparing to go through the door..

It's totally awesome. I'm again impressed by your work. This map feels the same like the dwarven campaign. I love it!
Though the only concern I have is the challenge ingame: Yellow's Gnoll base was a joke...It takes too long to attack for them and even then it's a small group of air units.
It's possible to buy tp scroll and you have so much ressources, why can't it be harder?
That's all I would wish for the campaign. Was a pleasure to play. :) 5*
 
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Why the hell isn't it showing up in the Custom Campaigns? My Warcraft III is 1.30.2, and the new one is 1.30.1 and it still doesn't work. I even tried the 1.29 but it still doesn't work.
 

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Wow, such a nice campaign. Im really hyped to see the next chapter.
Trailer, all quests are working well and found no bugs on the map

But wanna say the yellow base is pretty easy to kill and also the bridges. Just needed to pull one of them to the other side and you can kill one by one easily.
But all other stuff are fine. I like it very much!
 
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A fascinating campaign. I just finished it, and the design and gameplay really looks similar to chapter 1 and 2 from Dwarf Campaign, the prequel.
The work so far was quite satisfying, if I'm being honest. Goldmane's music theme was amazing and his intro, killing trolls with the music on was spectacular. I'm giving it 5/5 for now.
Any specific release date for chapter 2, and if not when do we expect it to be out approximately?
 
It is hard to estimate, because Warcraft III: Reforged is coming and we have plans to update our campaign to the new graphics, which will naturally take some time due to the high number of custom models. If I would give you an honest answer, I would say Q4 of 2019 or Q1 of 2020. But these are not hard fixed dates. So it will be ready, when it is ready.
 
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Back then, when i started to play the Gnoll Campaign, only the first mission was available, now after some time i revisited the project to see if it went on, and i am so glad it did.
But, the old progress cannot be used on the new campaign file ... is there any way to load the old progress into this one, so i dont have to replay mission 1 in order to go into mission 2 and still have all the collected items?

Oh, and as for now, is it because of version 1.30.2.... that some spell icons etc cant be displayed and just the green "filler" appears?
 
Back then, when i started to play the Gnoll Campaign, only the first mission was available, now after some time i revisited the project to see if it went on, and i am so glad it did.
But, the old progress cannot be used on the new campaign file ... is there any way to load the old progress into this one, so i dont have to replay mission 1 in order to go into mission 2 and still have all the collected items?
I had in my mind that we would allow some kind of a system to start directly with Chapter 2 for old players. It might be that the heroes in Chapter 2 are different than in Chapter 1, so storing the progress will not be a problem then. But even if some of the old heroes are playable, we can provide some kind of an average starting point for them. Anyways, it might be that we need to balance out the old heroes, so that everybody has about the same starting point in Chapter 2. Otherwise, balancing the difficulty will be very hard.

Oh, and as for now, is it because of version 1.30.2.... that some spell icons etc cant be displayed and just the green "filler" appears?
This is the first time I hear about this problem. Can you please specify, which icons are green in 1.30.2?
 
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Oh that answer came fast, if i knew that XD

i replayed the first mission only for 5 minutes or so, then i had a new big big problem, so until now all i remember is the lumbermill ranged weapon upgrade icon is green ...

my new problem is: i cant load saved custom maps anymore, i tried with every savegame of every custom campaign, all give the error message that - translated into english - would be "the map files of the save game differ from the map files on your computer" ... first i thought it was cuz i tried to load a custom campaign i played years ago and maybe did update the map files .... but it happened even with the gnoll campaign i downloaded some hours ago and played for the mentioned 5 minutes -- so its all new and it cant be that the hard drive files and the savegame files are not matching O_O

i already wrote to blizzard and an employee just said, thats its not their business, and the issue comes from the map creator, not the game (which is BS since ALL maps dont work anymore, not just this one...)
 
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