Patch 1.27a - Patch Notes

[pyf]

The updater keeps crashing "BNetUpdate has stopped working"
Visual Studio redist is installed, running W8.1 x64. I have all proper permissions and running as admin etc.

Did you also try to download the patch to your HDD, and then update from there ?

 

[karaulov]

It does run but with major compatibility problems. Specifically when running in D3D mode (default) the gamma setting is broken and in game performance is heavily reduced with inconsistent frame rates. OpenGL mode fixed this but requires a command line option to run and has slightly deformed in-game text.


You clearly were not running in D3D mode then. OpenGL mode worked perfectly except for issues with in game text being slightly deformed (texture coordinate issue?).

The lack of gamma alone was a big issue because you need gamma at ~2.2 (setting 44) for the graphics to appear correctly.

"d3d8 to d3d9 converter" does not help?

 

[loktar]

Try running in compatibility mode, might work.

Didn't work.

Did you also try to download the patch to your HDD, and then update from there ?

Yup, same issue.

I used the Windows compatibility troubleshooter thing, and for the first time ever it worked. Although I also just moved my "Mod tools" folder from the war3 directory because I was about to uninstall/reinstall, don't know if that can cause problems.
So yeah, it's fixed now Thanks for the suggestions.

EDIT: Still had to install the RoC patch, turns out the problem was indeed the "Mod tools" folder. Apparently BNetUpdate doesn't like custom folders inside the war3 directory.

Although now for some reason I'm getting a file checksum error for Abilities\...\SpeedTarget.mdx
Weird, never modified the MPQs. Looks like I'll have to reinstall the game afterall.

 

[Dr Super Good]

"d3d8 to d3d9 converter" does not help?

No it does not help because WC3 no longer uses D3D8 since this patch, it now links to D3D9 which does not have the problem. In the past it also did not help because most players would not know about it and it is technically not a safe solution (one should not replace system dlls).

EDIT: Still had to install the RoC patch, turns out the problem was indeed the "Mod tools" folder. Apparently BNetUpdate doesn't like custom folders inside the war3 directory.

Had no problem updating and I have a custom "Utilities" folder in there.

 

[loktar]

Weird. Maybe something to do with JNGP? Because moving the folder definitely solved my problem. Maybe by moving it JNGP somehow lost its "influence" over war3?

 

[Bumhunter]

That's dedicated customer service. Now I just hope they implement some sort of a WE update, since its loading three times as long on Win10 than on my old Bootleg-Zimbabwe-WinXP-PC.

1+ Blizzard

 

[Dr Super Good]

That's dedicated customer service. Now I just hope they implement some sort of a WE update, since its loading three times as long on Win10 than on my old Bootleg-Zimbabwe-WinXP-PC.

Never noticed it loading slower particularly. If that is the case it will be due to some deprecated API calls taking longer.

 

[Bumhunter]

Never noticed it loading slower particularly. If that is the case it will be due to some deprecated API calls taking longer.

The time it takes in Win10 for all the tabs (object editor,etc) to load when starting it up is ridiculous. No match compared to the WinXP time.

 

[Dr Super Good]

The time it takes in Win10 for all the tabs (object editor,etc) to load when starting it up is ridiculous. No match compared to the WinXP time.

It is? I mean they load practically instantly for me. You sure "Brush List" is disabled?

 

[Chaosy]

The time it takes in Win10 for all the tabs (object editor,etc) to load when starting it up is ridiculous. No match compared to the WinXP time.

Takes 2-3 seconds for me while using JNGP. Note that my WE is slow as fuck for unknown reasons so for others it's likely faster.

 

[Bumhunter]

It is? I mean they load practically instantly for me. You sure "Brush List" is disabled?

Yeah it's disabled. It takes about 8 seconds. (~2-3 on WinXP) Its not that big of a deal, but its still awkward since it uses almost no resources, looking at 8gb RAM.

 

[Warseeker]

I wanna stay with patch 1.26

Btw, is it normal to jump from patch 1.18 to patch 1.26 as I did without downloading the others (E.g : 1.19, 1.20...etc), can this cause crash because it happen many times with me now with patch 1.26?
And is it recommanded to install both version patch RoC and TFT or one should do the work?

 

[GhostThruster]

I wanna stay with patch 1.26

Btw, is it normal to jump from patch 1.18 to patch 1.26 as I did without downloading the others (E.g : 1.19, 1.20...etc), can this cause crash because it happen many times with me now with patch 1.26?
And is it recommanded to install both version patch RoC and TFT or one should do the work?

http://www.dota-utilities.com/2016/03/warcraft3-tft-1.27a-patch-version-switcher.html

it is normal. i jumped from like 1.0 to 1.24 when i first went on b.net, and didn't have any crashes. logging onto battle.net on either roc or tft will do the job.

 

[Dr Super Good]

They download an all inclusive patch which basically is all patches in one.

 

[Warseeker]

Huh... this is weird then? And the thing that confuse me most is it happens only the first time I load TFT then a fatal error accure, if I re-load for the second time the game goes normal...?
The 2nd thing, if I remember correct, World Editor wasn't working when I had patch 1.18 but after the re-patch with 1.26 TFT, World Editor works fine, so I though this might be the crash problem.

Oh... and before I forget, Is Patch 1.27 available in French too?

 

[pyf]

I wanna stay with patch 1.26

Btw, is it normal to jump from patch 1.18 to patch 1.26 as I did without downloading the others (E.g : 1.19, 1.20...etc), can this cause crash because it happen many times with me now with patch 1.26?
And is it recommanded to install both version patch RoC and TFT or one should do the work?

Me too for the time being.

Yes it is normal.

I remember having crashes on opening with patch 1.26a. Imho it is related to playing FMV. Currently trying to reproduce the issue. There is most probably a correlation with installed 3rd party codec packs. Are you using K-Lite by chance ?

Huh... this is weird then? And the thing that confuse me most is it happens only the first time I load TFT then a fatal error accure, if I re-load for the second time the game goes normal...?
The 2nd thing, if I remember correct, World Editor wasn't working when I had patch 1.18 but after the re-patch with 1.26 TFT, World Editor works fine, so I though this might be the crash problem.

Oh... and before I forget, Is Patch 1.27 available in French too?

After a few launches, I believe the game does not load the FMV intro anymore (this is by design). But problem might still be there. Feedback welcome with crashy FMV. Will write a tutorial if useful trick found, and if enough users have that issue.

Patch 1.27a FR directly from Blizzard (hope direct links are not prohibited) :
- for RoC
- For TFT

Those having TFT installed only need to use the TFT patch (updates both RoC and TFT)

 

[Warseeker]

Are you using K-Lite by chance ?

No. But thanks for the download link btw

 

[A Void]

Patch 1.27b is rumored to be released in June. It will likely be a balance related patch.

 

[StoPCampinGn00b]

Patch 1.27b is rumored to be released in June. It will likely be a balance related patch.

Rumour source / Kam source?

 

[A Void]

Rumour source / Kam source?

Reddit. Blizzard stated themselves that next patch will be map pool change and balance patch.

 

[Kam]

Rumour source / Kam source?

Haha.

 

[DracoL1ch]

if they gonna ignore mapmakers, guess 1.26 will become the last patch for every modern map

 

[Duke]

So did they fix the delay?

 

[PurgeandFire]

So did they fix the delay?

Not yet. This patch was focused on compatibility and fixing OS-related issues.

 

[Dr Super Good]

So did they fix the delay?

What delay?! The delay in the next patch or some latency issue with a game feature?

 

[IloveRoC]

What delay?! The delay in the next patch or some latency issue with a game feature?

He most likely means the battle net built in delay that ladder games have..

 

[pred1980]

yeah, 0.25s i would say

 

[Kam]

yeah, 0.25s i would say

Not quite but it's on the list to remove.

 

[SA Dashie]

Thanks Blizzard.
Not having my hopes up for anything in particular that I want, but curious to see how far they will go with any new patches never the less.

 

[Map Designer]

so tomorrow will be the new patch?

 

[Kyrbi0]

so tomorrow will be the new patch?

!!

Where'd you hear that?

 

[Bribe]

I think he excavated this post as he thought this was something which hasn't happened yet.

 

[pyf]

!!

Where'd you hear that?

He might have misunderstood this post from A Void