Legends of Arkain True Story

[Thiago Silva]

Hey Shar and everyone, im just trying this on hard for the 2° time (I've lost my old saves) and theres somes problems like itens dont showning up. For exemple in Pride of Empire and Bloodbath, nearly all my heroes like Rangul, Vanessa, Saphira and Kron have no itens. Do anyone know how to solve this? im thinking about playing the past maps again but idk if worth it. im using the same save file for entire campaign and this is the first time i see this, never saw on another runs. Ty in advance.

 

[Kasrkin]

Might be a cache issue but you did say you lost your saves. We had to deal with multiple cache issues with the true story that required specific missions to be replayed. If the items aren't showing up on any of the early missions for the character in question they might just be lost.

 

[Thiago Silva]

Might be a cache issue but you did say you lost your saves. We had to deal with multiple cache issues with the true story that required specific missions to be replayed. If the items aren't showing up on any of the early missions for the character in question they might just be lost.

no no, that was another story. i mean, this bug is: Rangul have his itens in Death Aproach, and Saphira have in Purge of the Pearl, but they are gone in Pride of the Empire and Bloodbath for ex. idk how and why.

 

[Kasrkin]

It does sound like a cache issue then, you'll need to replay the last missions your characters had those items and complete them so the cache fixes itself. The characters' data is pulled from whatever mission they were last played in barring a few exceptions such as fake Blengoth.

 

[KyuuMann]

Hello, Ive been arkain alot recently and Ive been having alot of fun! I've gotten to the orc mission where your meant to rescue vennessa from the krom knights. What are you suppose to do to actually beat them? are you suppose to go like grunt-demolisher-shaman to crack their bases. so far I have trouble attacking their bases, in particular the knights.

 

[Lang]

Hello, Ive been arkain alot recently and Ive been having alot of fun! I've gotten to the orc mission where your meant to rescue vennessa from the krom knights. What are you suppose to do to actually beat them? are you suppose to go like grunt-demolisher-shaman to crack their bases. so far I have trouble attacking their bases, in particular the knights.

go all attack, create an army provider near enemy base, with all gold mines on the map, you could give a relentless pressure to break through. Utilize all buff and debuff spell, better if attack together with ally attack wave.

 

[Banaconaconut]

Hello, Ive been arkain alot recently and Ive been having alot of fun! I've gotten to the orc mission where your meant to rescue vennessa from the krom knights. What are you suppose to do to actually beat them? are you suppose to go like grunt-demolisher-shaman to crack their bases. so far I have trouble attacking their bases, in particular the knights.

Become the AI, basically amass huge amounts of gold and build a LOT(at least 4 of each) of unit creating buildings. Then you attack with a max food cap army while constantly making more units while your units die. Creating an unending attack to the point either the enemy breaks or you run out of gold.

 

[N'zoth278]

Hi guys quite new to going back to frozen throne and downloaded the patch for 1.29.2 the public test one and can't seem to find where the custom campaign is when i put it into the campaign folder. Any tips on how to do it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Ravager16829]

Hi guys quite new to going back to frozen throne and downloaded the patch for 1.29.2 the public test one and can't seem to find where the custom campaign is when i put it into the campaign folder. Any tips on how to do it would be greatly appreciated.

Make sure you put the campaign files into:
"C:\Users\[yourname]\Documents\Warcraft III\Campaigns".
Create a folder by yourself if it doesn't exist.
Why you don't get the normal 1.29.2? Public Test version is quite unstable and has many bugs, iirc.
Also, this is off-topic question.

 

[N'zoth278]

Make sure you put the campaign files into:
"C:\Users\[yourname]\Documents\Warcraft III\Campaigns".
Create a folder by yourself if it doesn't exist.
Why you don't get the normal 1.29.2? Public Test version is quite unstable and has many bugs, iirc.
Also, this is off-topic question.

I couldn't download the regular version cause i made me download reforged which is a fate i would not wish upon anyone

 

[Ravager16829]

I couldn't download the regular version cause i made me download reforged which is a fate i would not wish upon anyone

Go here:

WC3 Download Archive (1.00 - 1.31.1 + BETA & DEMO)

Below are lists of WC3 installation and patch downloads. Please don't share any cracked or otherwise manipulated files. This list is only intended for people who already own the game, you still need a CD-key! 1.01c 1.04c 1.10 TFT: 1.20a; 1.20e 1.23a 1.28.0; 1.28.1; 1.28.2; 1.28.3; 1.28.4...

www.hiveworkshop.com

Then here:

After download, you must start the game using "Warcraft III.exe" so that you'll be prompted to enter CD Keys. Using "Warcraft III Launcher.exe" will auto update your game to Reforged.

 

[Shar Dundred]

Version 1.01

General:
- Removed Robo Goblin for all AIs using Pechan

Act Three, Chapter Two:
- Removed Frank of Kome and his forge

 

[zerpiente]

Version 1.01

General:
- Removed Robo Goblin for all AIs using Pechan

Act Three, Chapter Two:
- Removed Frank of Kome and his forge

oh, I wasn't expecting to see an update all of a sudden.

I just started playing the campaign a couple of days ago. still on act 2 and I'm not super familiar with how custom campaigns work, if I update it will I lose my saves?

 

[Kharmul]

We lost Frank of Kome? But he was the true hero!

 

[Shar Dundred]

oh, I wasn't expecting to see an update all of a sudden.

I just started playing the campaign a couple of days ago. still on act 2 and I'm not super familiar with how custom campaigns work, if I update it will I lose my saves?

Your progress is saved on your profile, not the campaign file, so you can keep going.

 

[HuanJuan]

We lost Frank of Kome? But he was the true hero!

Yes, I miss him and his forge there. He had good stuffs, and now it's gone...

 

[sha]

Whats change? In new version

 

[hamster]

Hello ，Shar Dundred，Is this update due to the start of a new campaign

 

[Shar Dundred]

Whats change? In new version

Scroll up a bit.

Hello ，Shar Dundred，Is this update due to the start of a new campaign

No.

 

[hamster]

Scroll up a bit.

No.

Well, I have the answer in mind, but it is still very frustrating to hear you say it, in the previous Q&A, you mentioned that you tried and failed to make ArKain on SpellForce 1, so is it possible to return to war3 in the future, I just want to ask if it is possible, or is it totally hopeless

 

[Shar Dundred]

I have no such plans at the moment.

 

[hamster]

I have no such plans at the moment.

Glad you didn't dismiss it outright, great Shar Dundred

 

[Shar Dundred]

The content of this post only affects those who use the most recent version of Warcraft 3
which was published on this very day.

Due to issues in the newest versions of WarCraft 3 which has been released today, portraits
for several custom models no longer appear on the newest version.
In order to fix this issue it would be required to use the newest version of the WarCraft 3 editor to
change a setting available only in that newest version. Which would ruin backwards compatibility.
I have decided against doing such a thing to keep the compatibility.

As this campaign was designed using 1.29.2 it has been playable on that version and every version
that came afterwards and I do not wish to change that even if it means buggy portraits for the
newest version of the game.

Theoretically I could make a second version of this but a) I do not wish to maintain two versions of the
same project because of a bug introduced by Blizzard and b) this bug was caused by Blizzard's update and
unlike other bugs caused by i. e. 1.31 in the past I cannot fix this without harming compatibility.
Whether or not Blizzard fixes this issue in the future remains to be seen.

 

[TerrakionSmash]

Hello, can i ask you one quest. The twindragons aka undead chimaera's icon is your work or another member's work? If it's belong to another member, then can i ask the author's name of it? I like this icon but don't know who is the author of it, so i cannot ask for their permission or write their name on the credit.

I searched on hive workshop with "dragon" and "chimaera", as well as "View resources in use" of this campaign, but still cannot find the source of undead chimaera icon.

View attachment 451857

Wanderers of Sorceria has its own Undead Chimera I believe.

Question, I've finished all book 1s and Book 2 Undead. Should I skip to this or wait?

 

[Kallel]

Wanderers of Sorceria has its own Undead Chimera I believe.

Question, I've finished all book 1s and Book 2 Undead. Should I skip to this or wait?

You should play Book 1 and Book 2 of Human Campaign, Book 1 and Book 2 of the Orc Campaign, and this only at the very end.
This campaign is completed, you don't need to wait for anything.

 

[Kallel]

PERSONAL OPINION AND HOT TAKE INCOMING

(Talking about all the Arkain campaigns here)
So, I appreciate the depth and quality in story-telling and the overall ginormous amount of work that went into these campaigns... But I must say, the fact that the gameplay is strictly Vanilla and you only encounter truly new units later, really bogs you down... I have a very hard time beginning each of these because of that... or maybe I'm just personally burnt out on Warcraft III, I don't know...

 

[zemath]

what would happen if warcraft 3 met game of thrones? The result would be this majestic expansion capable of making you become attached to the characters and then killing them.
The most impressive thing between the length of the campaign and the diversification of the maps is the incredible cohesive writing.
an unforgettable experience

 

[Dan Florin]

These stars are for General Gardon Bloodclaw i realy liked playing as him and i would love to play this hero more (The map also is fun so no offense ) Keep up with fun maps

 

[Jaydentaj1]

Hey, I wanted to ask a genuinely curious question about the difference with the Arkain books versus the true story. Do I need to play the books first before the true story version or do both have the same intro and story to understand. I thought I would ask since the books aren't being updated anymore and wanted to know if I needed to play them both or can just do the true story instead. Basically, will I be lost on lore and story if I only do the true story or do I need to do the books too?

 

[MmdFrhngi]

I really wish you would change blen greymoores fate , instead of dying he could play a major role just like earlier episodes of the campaign.

 

[Ravager16829]

Hey, I wanted to ask a genuinely curious question about the difference with the Arkain books versus the true story. Do I need to play the books first before the true story version or do both have the same intro and story to understand. I thought I would ask since the books aren't being updated anymore and wanted to know if I needed to play them both or can just do the true story instead. Basically, will I be lost on lore and story if I only do the true story or do I need to do the books too?

If you want to learn more about the full story, you should play all campaigns in the following orders:
Human (2 Books) -> Orc (2 Books) -> Undead (2 Books) -> True Story.
Shar Dundred said that all campaigns are 100% done. You don't need to wait for anything.

 

[Jaydentaj1]

If you want to learn more about the full story, you should play all campaigns in the following orders:
Human (2 Books) -> Orc (2 Books) -> Undead (2 Books) -> True Story.
Shar Dundred said that all campaigns are 100% done. You don't need to wait for anything.

Should I play the first book of each race first or both books for one race and then do the first book of another race. Story and lore wise which way is the best way to play it?

 

[Shar Dundred]

Playing the True Story alone will be enough from a lore perspective.
If you want to play the Books, start with all First Books followed by the Second Books.

 

[Jaydentaj1]

Playing the True Story alone will be enough from a lore perspective.
If you want to play the Books, start with all First Books followed by the Second Books.

Thank you for the help, I really appreciate it! I just have two more minor questions for clarity. If I decide to play the books, is it supposed to be played in the order of Humans (Book 1), Orcs (Book 1), Undead (Book 1), Humans (Book 2), Orcs (Book 2), Undead (Book 2)? The second question is, am I missing anything specific between books versus true story if I skip the books and just do true story or is it made in mind to introduce new players who skip the books and not be lost on the story and lore. I apologize for my excessive questions if it is bothersome. My intentions are sincere and I am only trying to clarify stuff for my own knowledge because I like to be informed. Thank you again for your help anyways I appreciate it!

 

[Shar Dundred]

The order you wrote is correct.
As for your second question, you can play the True Story without the books. In my opinion it makes understanding the lore easier rather than more complicated. All context is there and unlike the Books there are no 3 different timelines as is the case with the Books.
Quite a few True Story players have not played the Books, you are in good company.

 

[Jaydentaj1]

The order you wrote is correct.
As for your second question, you can play the True Story without the books. In my opinion it makes understanding the lore easier rather than more complicated. All context is there and unlike the Books there are no 3 different timelines as is the case with the Books.
Quite a few True Story players have not played the Books, you are in good company.

Alright, sounds good to me. Thank you for being so understanding and helpful! This kind of helpful and responsive creator is always appreciated and makes someone want to play the game because it shows they care, so thank you for all your help.

 

[pjden]

First of all, I love this campaign.

All below is the funny in-game situation, so if you are not into laughing please skip.
I admit that my sense of humor can at times not suit everyone.
That being said (and wait till the end):

I used cheats to just sweep the map and watch the story.
As such I enqueued a few attack orders for all bases

Spoiler

including Grey (core camp in the bottom).
I was surprised that the mission ended with the bottom-right base.

I WAS EVEN MORE SURPRISED when during the cutscene the commander of Imperial forces
while saying something like "whatever, leave orcs, burn forest and go do something more useful"
was murdered in cold blood by my heroes still executing their enqueued orders!

I knew that during the cutscenes in-game "live" is still going but this is just mundo good
It made my day

 

[Wonderland]

Are there still choices to be made that effect the story in the true stroy?

 

[Shar Dundred]

It does not feature the story choices of the originial books.

 

[Kuras2003]

is there benefit for future missions of either slaying or keeping alive ancient sludge monster in act 6 chapter 4?

 

[KFD]

Is there a way to zoom out? it's hard to see all that is going on. Im playing on version1.29.2 if that helps

 

[Ravager16829]

Is there a way to zoom out? it's hard to see all that is going on. Im playing on version1.29.2 if that helps

The "enhanced zoom" feature is only possible in Reforged. Pre-Reforged versions doesn't have this thing.

 

[Zorvaan]

The greatest aspect of the original series is missing, the choices that will shape the timeline of arkain is gone and its really disappointing me. On the other hand there is a lot of useless characters that have been added to the campaign really annoyed me.

 

[Kordan]

Finished on Hard, had a blast \m/ gotta drink water now - much sweat left my body.