Northrend RPG

[Makkad]

Greetings Makkad! Me and a friend really love this map and enjoyed playing it. We had an issue where we disconnected after 7 hours of gameplay and obviously Warcraft 3 can't load saved games for online. We had this occur several times and we're sick of restarting...can I ask for a favour and ask for you to give us a custom version of the map with a bunch of xp books (enough to get to level 20ish on 2 heroes) on the floor so we can skip the early grind and actually finish the map? We can't open it in world editor to do it ourselves.

We'd be extremely grateful for this, thank you for your time!

Hello. Thanks for such good words about the map.

I'm sorry you're experiencing disconnection. Why you can't load saved games? It should be available for all versions of Warcraft between 1.26-1.31 and for actual Reforged 1.36.1. Which version of Warcraft do you use?

 

[Makkad]

This map was really fun and well designed! I liked how open the world was and the fact that NPCs will have extra dialogue in the event you did their quests already. I completed the map twice, HD Grenadier (Mostly followed the main quest) and SD Tinker (Almost 100% the map, missing 1 secret).

I'll do a replay again as the Necro or Paladin when the AI voices comes by in the future! I also look forward to maps you people develop in the future.

Thank you for such detailed review! I also hope that we will have finished AI voicing soon.

About Grenadier. There is an opinion that He is the most powerful hero of the map. ( For example, see tier list from Darkmen500

Оценка героев от Darkmen500 - Northrend RPG / WarCraft 3 / Моддинг - XGM

 

[bogey654]

Hello. Thanks for such good words about the map.

I'm sorry you're experiencing disconnection. Why you can't load saved games? It should be available for all versions of Warcraft between 1.26-1.31 and for actual Reforged 1.36.1. Which version of Warcraft do you use?

We can load in single player but you can't load a game online - the option is either greyed out or won't allow you to invite friends to the party if you host the saved game directly. We want to beat it together, hence my request.

Maybe there's something I don't know or am missing, that's entirely possible

 

[Makkad]

We can load in single player but you can't load a game online - the option is either greyed out or won't allow you to invite friends to the party if you host the saved game directly. We want to beat it together, hence my request.

Maybe there's something I don't know or am missing, that's entirely possible

- In multi-player mode for current Warcraft Reforged, save and load functionality is available from version 1.36.1. To invite a player to a lobby with a loaded game, add them to your Battle.net friends list, click on the Social button (in the bottom right next to the Menu button), find them in the list, right-click on their name, and invite them to the match. They must then confirm the invitation by clicking the checkmark in the popup window.

Northrend RPG. FAQ (English) - Northrend RPG / WarCraft 3 / Моды - XGM

A frequently asked questions list.

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[bogey654]

- In multi-player mode for current Warcraft Reforged, save and load functionality is available from version 1.36.1. To invite a player to a lobby with a loaded game, add them to your Battle.net friends list, click on the Social button (in the bottom right next to the Menu button), find them in the list, right-click on their name, and invite them to the match. They must then confirm the invitation by clicking the checkmark in the popup window.

Northrend RPG. FAQ (English) - Northrend RPG / WarCraft 3 / Моды - XGM

A frequently asked questions list.

xgm.guru

The save file was corrupted but the fix you DM'd me works well enough and we're very grateful!

 

[Makkad]

The save file was corrupted but the fix you DM'd me works well enough and we're very grateful!

What is a problem with save file? Could you send it to me here. I will try to check it.

 

[bogey654]

Me and a friend finished the map and it was absolutely brilliant! The endings were well thought out and it got us motivated to beat it with more characters for more endings. 10/10 and definitely worth a look if you like RPGs.

The story is believable with minimal suspension of disbelief required.

At the time of writing I have not tried all characters but the ones that have been tried are all creative and interesting overall.

The map unfolds a bit differently based on who you chose and it's beatable on normal with just 1 player, though it would be a bit grindy for certain.

This map has it all, happy grinding and secret-searching!

 

[nousername]

Perfectly done, piece of art

 

[Makkad]

New version from 2024-07-21 s Available: Northrend RPG e1.35.0 - Reaching the Frontier

MAIN CHANGES

1.

Full English Voiceover:
- AI-generated voiceovers for all characters added to the English version of the map.

2

Difficulty Levels Update:
- An option for unlimited duration of "Forsaken's Gift" added for Challenge, Director's, and Hardcore difficulties.

3.

Complimentary Shop for Contributors:
- As a compliment for those who supported the project, an option to start the game with a special merchant in Dun'Nor has been added. You can exchange gold and crystals, increase attributes and supply limit, and activate infinite "Forsaken's Gift". More details on activating the shop are here.

4.New Items:

• Frost Lotus: Can be collected in Magnataur Highlands. Grants +5 STR, AGI, and INT for 60 seconds and permanently increases the hero's main attribute by 1.
• Magical Dream-Mushroom: Can be collected in Mushroom Glade. +33% to ability damage, +100% to mana regeneration speed. Regular attacks have a 50% miss chance. Detects invisible units. Duration - 60 seconds.
• Ice Souvenir: Reward for killing the "Solid Ice Elemental". 2% chance to freeze the target for 1.5 seconds on attack. Grants +1 STR, +1 AGI, +1 INT. In water, can summon a "Minor Ice Elemental" for 30 seconds.
• Treasure Seeker's Pouch: Sold at the Leatherworker's House. Doubles the chance to drop coins after killing a monster, increases the hero's luck by 3. When used, reveals the location of coins and treasures within a 2000 unit radius.
• Dwarven Banner: Sold at Dun'Nor Fortress (requires reputation level 5). "Aura of Resilience": increases the defense of friendly and neutral units by 2 and reduces damage from magical and elemental attacks by 5%.
• Nerubian Banner: Sold at Monolith of Azhad-Nerub (requires reputation level 5). "Aura of Sorcery": increases mana regeneration of friendly and neutral magical units by 1 HP/sec and increases heroes' ability damage by 7%.

5.New "Bleeding" Effect:
- Applies to a living target when its remaining health drops below 50%. The target loses 0.1%/0.2%/0.3%/0.4%/0.5% of its maximum health per second for 10 seconds. The absolute damage from bleeding cannot be less than 2/4/6/8/10 HP/sec. Applied to the abilities "Sweeping Strike" of the Tauren Defender and "Circular Assault" of the Crusade Commander.

6.Partial Control Resistance for Bosses:
- All bosses (including Gron'Gax and Turanh'arak) now have the "Unstoppable Might" effect, reducing stun duration and giving a chance (10-35%) to avoid certain control effects ("Stun", "Shock", "Deep Freeze").

7.

Unique Monster "Solid Ice Elemental":
- New initial mini-boss. Can be found in the water on a small island southeast of Dun-Nor.

 

[Javik]

Very excited for the official release of this project. Many thanks to the comrade for giving me the opportunity to participate in it. I want him to continue to make such good maps in the future and get a larger audience of players

 

[Makkad]

Very excited for the official release of this project. Many thanks to the comrade for giving me the opportunity to participate in it. I want him to continue to make such good maps in the future and get a larger audience of players

Tnanks a lot for your contribution and good words!

 

[A]mun]

Spoiler: Tauren Defender missing text

Also had a sudden crash after dealing with the rabid dog and listening to the second quest introduction (turtle biting a ship in half).

 

[Makkad]

Spoiler: Tauren Defender missing text

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Thank you for the report! Unfortunately, this issue is related to the in-game Reforged bag and depends on your game resolution. You can verify this by changing the resolution in the options menu. The bug is caused by an incorrect calculation of the tooltip window size, which occasionally occurs with certain texts and resolution settings. Unfortunately, it cannot be fixed perfectly. The only workaround is to add an empty line at the end of all ability texts, but this is not an aesthetically ideal solution.

Spoiler

Thanks for report. It Looks like crush due to camera moving connected with video memory error. It is near impossible to replicate for me, as its appearance fully depends on configuration of your system (hardware and software). Anyway, I will try to find information on this matter.


UPD. 2024-08-08

A]mun ,​

We managed to reproduce the crash bug that occurred after cutscenes and have fixed it. We have released hotfix 1.35.2. Thanks again for reporting the issue.

 

[Edson]

Hi Makkad!

I played a solo game with Dwarf. It was a lot of fun and I didn't encounter any bugs (v1.35.2).

The fact that the adventure is voiced was a big plus.

I would like to know what the plans for future updates.

Rating 10/10.

 

[Ra1Za]

One of the best RPG map I’ve ever played. Really nice terrain and elaboration of small details at all. And of course lovely voice lines for every npc and heroes. At first you can feel it’s a bit hard and complicated but in a while you’ll find out it’s not.
There’s a big variety of possible ways of gaming: alone or with friends; at difficulty from easy to hardcore; doing all side quests or only storylines; even on any wc3 version from TFT to Reforged with HD or SD; and you still can investigate all the giant map full of npc, quests, secrets, monsters and bosses.
Btw it also have a rus version, ty!
I left 9 hours here and it was absolutely not a waste. Thank you for the map and the coolest dwarves’ voices!

 

[Dreadlord Tichondrius]

Very good map!
I think the crusade commander is a bit too strong because I could kill the Rabid Worg at level 1 solo.

 

[AaronRien]

Rating:5/5
that is great map
I am very much enjoying this maps y made.which has taken me eight hours to play...

 

[Makkad]

New version from November 22, 2024 is Available: Northrend RPG e1.36.0 - The Expedition Continues

Full Version (~256 MB) HD models for Reforged + Full English voiceover and custom music
SD Version (~165 MB) Full English voiceover and custom music
Lite Version (8 MB)

The release of this update has been made possible by the support of the project's current patrons: edson, yasen, Miriapodul, SergeyB, Kossk, RvzerBro, Prozix. Thank you for your contributions!

MAIN CHANGES

1. Support for Reforged 2.0:

• Recommended settings for Reforged HD mode: Disable "Classic Sound" in the SOUND menu, enable "Show Portraits in Cinematics" in the GAMEPLAY menu, and set all options in the REFORGED menu to "Reforged."
• Recommended settings for Classic SD mode: Disable "HUD Sidepanels" in the GAMEPLAY menu.
• Note: Classic HD mode is not supported (visual artifacts may occur).

2. Mercenary System Update:

• Mercenaries can now be dismissed and rehired without extra costs.
• Added the "Attack Restriction" mode to prevent mercenaries from attacking targets independently.
• Introduced the "Mercenary Gear" upgrade, adding HP +100, DEF +1, ATK +10, and +0.5 mana/sec for all mercenaries.
• Mercenaries deal 1% more damage and receive 1% less damage per level of their commanding hero.
• Full-metal Golem can now be restored automatically after destruction, gaining mercenary status.
• Transport Ship gains the "Harpoon Cannon" ability.

3. Boss Challenge:

• Each boss now has a minimum recommended hero level. Defeating a boss at or below this level grants bonus gold and crystals.
• Auto-leveling for bosses and creeps has been rebalanced: reduced early-game impact and increased late-game scaling.
• Bosses regenerate health faster if not significantly damaged while heroes remain at a distance.

4. Artifact Updates:

• "Robe of the Netherone:" New composite cloak artifact requiring "Banshee Ring," "Phantom Amulet," "Mage Robes," and 4 crystals. Grants INT +35, DEF +5, mana regeneration +40%, 25% dodge chance, and applies "Mark of the Netherone" to attackers on dodge, weakening them and increasing incoming damage from the hero by 20%. Activating the cloak deals 7 x INT damage and marks all enemies in the target area.
• "Healing Staff:" Recipe cost reduced to 2 crystals. Now requires "Murloc Glands." Healing power adjusted to 300 + 3 x INT. Improves health regeneration for nearby allies.
• "Mana Shield:" Now absorbs 75% of incoming damage, consuming 1 mana per 2 points of absorbed damage.

5. Miscellaneous:

• Fixed multiplayer desynchronization issues related to vision systems near bridges and elevations.
• Camera zoom can now be adjusted using the "-zoom X" command.
• Goblin Tinker gains the "Damage Compensation" trait for the "Time is Money" talent, reducing damage dealt to allies by abilities based on insurance deposits (up to a 75% reduction).

The full list of changes is available here.

 

[UsernameShmusername]

Registered just to say that this is one of the best WC3 maps I've played. I downloaded it long time ago and played in the past. Decided to play again and noticed there were many updates, including AI speech addition, so I obviously downloaded it again. Even though the map is excellent, especially having different quests for different characters - something you don't see even in true standalone games, the AI voices are... too unemotional. The first dialog with the dwarf when you arrive as elven archer completely breaks immersion when he tries to joke about feeding men to the bear. It just feels like some socially awkward person is trying to tell a joke, while being surrounded by stragers that make him very nervious, so he just retells the story like a robot.

Another problem, which was present even long time ago: translation... even when I first played the map, I had no idea that it wasn't English originally, but at the very start, when you pick a character, I instantly recognized Russian origin. Even map description during loading uses Russian comma rules. Ability levels use wrong version of "iz". It should be "1 of 5", not "1 from 5" (in Russian language they use the word which can be translated as "from" and as "of" at the same time and they chose wrong version during translation). And Russian origins can be seen almost in every sentence. But still those are not serious problems, that's why I rate it 5/5.

 

[Makkad]

Registered just to say that this is one of the best WC3 maps I've played. I downloaded it long time ago and played in the past. Decided to play again and noticed there were many updates, including AI speech addition, so I obviously downloaded it again. Even though the map is excellent, especially having different quests for different characters - something you don't see even in true standalone games, the AI voices are... too unemotional. The first dialog with the dwarf when you arrive as elven archer completely breaks immersion when he tries to joke about feeding men to the bear. It just feels like some socially awkward person is trying to tell a joke, while being surrounded by stragers that make him very nervious, so he just retells the story like a robot.

Another problem, which was present even long time ago: translation... even when I first played the map, I had no idea that it wasn't English originally, but at the very start, when you pick a character, I instantly recognized Russian origin. Even map description during loading uses Russian comma rules. Ability levels use wrong version of "iz". It should be "1 of 5", not "1 from 5" (in Russian language they use the word which can be translated as "from" and as "of" at the same time and they chose wrong version during translation). And Russian origins can be seen almost in every sentence. But still those are not serious problems, that's why I rate it 5/5.

Thank you for your high praise of the project and for your constructive comments! I'm glad you enjoyed it despite the problems you mentioned. I truly appreciate this kind of feedback.

Regarding the translation: although several people volunteered to help, I compiled most of it on my own. As a result, I may have overlooked direct errors (like "1 from 5" instead of "1 of 5") and used expressions uncharacteristic of native speakers, since I'm far from an expert in this area. I look forward to future bug reports on specific localization errors.

As for the overall issue stemming from the text's Russian origin, the only real solution would be targeted editorial work on all the game's texts. However, given the volume, that's quite a monumental task. We haven't been able to find a warcraft enthusiast willing to take it on. Nevertheless, the texts are publicly available, and anyone who wishes to help the project can propose their own translation variants or report errors. Perhaps with these small, individual contributions from the community, we can bring the project to a better state.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MQbhqVrfk56sdvLFECW7kk8v49U-uFhfZokX4ZD3cfo/edit?usp=sharing


Regarding the specific errors you pointed out on the loading screen, we'll update the text to:

The weakening Lich King Ner'zhul passes the crown to Arthas. Sylvanas, now free from their control, prepares to strike her former masters in Northrend.

As for the AI: The character sounds robotic because he was voiced by a robot. Unfortunately, at the time we created the voiceover, there were no AI solutions capable of adequate voice acting that were freely or reasonably accessible. We could have added expression, but it's often inappropriate. Perhaps in the future, with advancements in technology, we'll be able to fix this. Regarding voice acting by live actors, we don't have the resources to involve them, considering the scope of work.

By the way, the map does have russian voice acting by live actors. Do you think it would be interesting to release a version with an English interface and texts but with Russian voiceover? Or is that too niche and unlikely to interest many people?

 

[VanAndro]

A very engaging and well-made game.
It's my first time playing it, and there are two things I want to wish for:

1. Be able to replace the standard WC3 music with another suitable for this game—something heroic, darkly filled with tension and anticipation.
2. If you don't see the exclamation mark on the goblin in the screenshot below... well, it's there; you just don't see it. A similar situation occurs several times in several places—too small and in a color that blends with the environment. I would like them to be clearly visible because the quest map shows me where I need to be, and I'm there, but I don't see who I need to talk to.



Thanks for the game. I had a hard time leaving the computer without finishing it.

 

[Makkad]

A very engaging and well-made game.
It's my first time playing it, and there are two things I want to wish for:

1. Be able to replace the standard WC3 music with another suitable for this game—something heroic, darkly filled with tension and anticipation.
2. If you don't see the exclamation mark on the goblin in the screenshot below... well, it's there; you just don't see it. A similar situation occurs several times in several places—too small and in a color that blends with the environment. I would like them to be clearly visible because the quest map shows me where I need to be, and I'm there, but I don't see who I need to talk to.

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Thanks for the game. I had a hard time leaving the computer without finishing it.

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Thank you for your review!

Regarding the issues, it seems you're using an external mode for graphics and custom models. Due to this modification, the exclamation mark may not appear. It should function correctly in Classic SD and Reforged HD graphics without any modifications.

As for the custom music, which map actually has, it might be affected by the same modification. However, it could also be a bug related to Warcraft Reforged 2.0. We’ll investigate further.

 

[VanAndro]

wc 1.30.4 and Northrend_e1.36.2_SD

Spoiler: Glacial bug

Hero Rakhaia. If you select the whole group of units (+Glacial) and point with the mouse to get into the boat, a sudden exit from Wc follows. The same happens if you select only Glacial and point the mouse at the boat.


If you choose the boat first and then Glacial, there is no problem. There is no problem with other units getting on and off the boat individually or in a group.
It struck me that with Miltrana, the Glacial is always the first to get into the boat on its own, followed by all the other units. There was never a problem.

Spoiler: The most dangerous item (for now)

This item does much more than what it says. Knowing the game well already, I pick up this item from the very beginning almost as soon as I get off the boat. What happens is this: Wolves and tigers are in larger groups when you first meet them (standard 1-2 and with item 3-4 to 5 in places), and those of them that summon smaller units are also with 1-2 more. Mammoths lv. 7 are double. Trolls multiply like crazy in a very short time, and even more; the murlocs summon smaller ones like crazy, and when you kill one of the bigger ones, 2 smaller ones come out of them; at least twice as much ghosts, spiders, scorpions when you first meet them.
In short: at least twice as many enemy units of all types, very fast regeneration of killed enemies (+in larger numbers), and significantly more units that summon others.

With a character who is 3-4 levels, passing through some places becomes impossible. Single Player on Directors Cut goes like this: trying to complete the Hunters and Trolls quest, I get up at 15-16 lv. I've saved up enough money to buy some mercenaries to help. Only now does the progression in the game and the battle with the individual bosses begin. In this variant, I do not use the contributors code. A little more about him in the next spoiler.

If this item effect is not intentionally created, then it is a bug. If it's a bug, I'd like it not to be fixed because it makes for a much different and extra challenging game. And those who want an even more nightmarish start to the game can add this item together with the other one in their inventory. Mordin's quest with the scattered chests will not be so easy.

Spoiler: Contributors Code

This code gives an incredibly large advantage in the game. A player who already knows the game can finish it at 22-23 lv. max with a fully revealed map, completed quests, and killed bosses even if he uses from the beginning the two items I mentioned above on the Directors Cut.
The good thing is that it gives another different way to play the game. The bad thing is that it gives too big an advantage, but only if you already know the game. Overall, I'm 50/50 on my opinion of him.

Spoiler: A few other things

- the items with which you summon some unit: The summoned unit appears behind the character—very inconvenient. It is often the case in a Ranged Heroes fight that these units stand at the back and wait to be further directed what to do instead of appearing in front of the hero to automatically go into action.

- characters that have abilities to summon additional units: Demona's ability to direct exactly where to open the portal is the only one I like compared to the others, where it's like the items—when they kill Miltrana's bear, it respawns somewhere behind her; when the Paladin summons his units, they appear behind him; all reborn units of all characters appear behind them instead of in front of the character, or at least in line with them. I don't like this because in combat I prefer these units to automatically enter combat instead of waiting for me to target them further.

- tamed beast: tame a spider and let it automatically throw a web at the opponent. The spider dies and respawns with auto web turned off, and I have to turn it back on, and it respawns somewhere behind me, waiting for me to tell it what to do. One thing has already become clear. The second is that I expect that since I prefer the auto-cobweb to be on, it will stay that way after respawning rather than having to turn it on again every time. It will be very convenient too for Mother Spider.

- There is an Agility Belt that summons a mutant spider. It would be great if this item remembered that I've turned on auto-webbing and all spiders spawn with auto-webbing on or have it on by default. With domesticated spiders too. It's more comfortable and does a great job on the character Spider.

I'm sure I'm missing something since I'm writing from memory. It happens...

Spoiler: Mercenary

You buy some mercenary, use it for a while, then send it to reserve. You can call it again later for free. A good option, but I would rather not need it. It would be much better if you got the money you gave for the mercenary back when you sent him to reserve and if you need it again you will buy it again. This will give the game more maneuverability. For example, you can give up the mercenary that costs 1500 so that you can buy another better mercenary with the other 500 you have; you can use the recovered money to craft an item or buy something from the Snowman or buy a banner. You may not be satisfied with this mercenary and want to try another one; you might want to replace all your mele mercs with ranged ones or vice versa. This would be very useful for most of the game, especially at the beginning when everything is very limited. A refund will help with all of that.

Still the greatest and most playable RPG in my collection. Great heroes, great abilities, great replayability. Thank again.