Patch 1.31.1 Backup Files

[Daffa]

All campaigns translated by tulee are not compatible with older patches

 

[Ravager16829]

All campaigns translated by tulee are not compatible with older patches

I can confirm that some campaigns that are updated using the latest patch of WE might not work with older patches. Notable examples were the ones made by MedMapGuy and OutsiderXE.

But, as tulee said, staying on the most recent Warcraft 3 Reforged patch (2.0.1) without switching between multiple versions is a good option for playing all custom campaigns and maps. Some of the recently introduced issues like wrong unit/hero portraits and invisible textures might be obvious, but those don't particularly affect gameplay much at all. You can't play certain campaign or map if they are made with the third-party World Editor (like the ones that are made with JNGP) or used some kind of memory hacks (like DOTA, which obviously requires 1.26). Also, certain campaigns like The Chosen One tend to bug on the latest patch.

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I think there was one more post in this thread, which was deleted by HIVE for no reason, about World Editor not working, which I couldn't reply to at the time and then kinda forgot. You have to do some kind of registry trick, mainly deleting the key that was causing the problem. Could have been related to the game version.

 

[vanny]

I'm sorry if this is a necropost, but I am trying to find out how or where I can get Warcraft 3 classic CD keys so I can use this version of the game and avoid Reforged as much as possible. Has this been answered already? I apologize if so, just trying to find some information.

 

[Luashine]

@vanny You can no longer register CD Keys on Battlenet to play Reforged in SD online.

If you need a CD Key to install the original game from CD, the only legal way is to buy a used CD on ebay/etc.

 

[Ravager16829]

I'm sorry if this is a necropost, but I am trying to find out how or where I can get Warcraft 3 classic CD keys so I can use this version of the game and avoid Reforged as much as possible. Has this been answered already? I apologize if so, just trying to find some information.

What Luashine said, plus:

If you are going for 1.31 (last version before Reforged), only Reign of Chaos key is required.

You can't play the game through official Battle.net server with non-Reforged versions. You have to be on the latest patch to do so. And that requires buying a legit game completely.

 

[Ravager16829]

Even Hive doesn't allow some kind of piracy. That said, having a legitimate copy of the game is the best shot.

 

[vanny]

Even Hive doesn't allow some kind of piracy. That said, having a legitimate copy of the game is the best shot.

Damn. So the only way to get a legitimate copy of 1.31 these days is to hope to god someone has a CD and unused key that they're selling on ebay or something?

 

[Retera]

a legitimate copy of 1.31

The patch notes for 1.31 say "last patch before Reforged," it's literally the prepatch made to have Reforged modding support before they added Reforged graphics. If you want to "avoid Reforged as much as possible," then I wouldn't personally use 1.31.

But I guess I am stating this opinion as a software opinion, not an opinion on Reforged graphics.

Didn't someone post a free CD key anyone could use on an official Hive thread in 2017 when the Reforged team were preparing to make the Reforged and they changed the format? Just look for people asking how to fix JNGP after the Patch 1.28 came out.

But I guess that's all I'm going to say about that. It would surely be easier to use encrypted keys from 1.27 and below on those original Blizzard versions of the game than on an Activision patch like 1.31, but there's probably a way to use them anyway if you can find the decryption algorithm to reverse it back.

 

[Ravager16829]

Damn. So the only way to get a legitimate copy of 1.31 these days is to hope to god someone has a CD and unused key that they're selling on ebay or something?

Installing the game through CD is not necessary. It's an old school way. You'll just need an unused (and legit) key and download the game from this thread. The only catch is that you can't play online with Battle.net service, but offline play like LAN can.

I was literally aware about my previous posts getting edited for piracy-related contents. Also, please refrain from Retera's post above.

 

[vanny]

Installing the game through CD is not necessary. It's an old school way. You'll just need an unused (and legit) key and download the game from this thread. The only catch is that you can't play online with Battle.net service, but offline play like LAN can.

I was literally aware about my previous posts getting edited for piracy-related contents. Also, please refrain from Retera's post above.

Thanks for your responses, this has been very helpful!

 

[Showmanatheart]

Sorry if this question has already been asked, but is there a way to transfer progress and saves to this version from another or no? It is not really a big problem for me if it is not but I am curious.

 

[Ravager16829]

Sorry if this question has already been asked, but is there a way to transfer progress and saves to this version from another or no? It is not really a big problem for me if it is not but I am curious.

WC3 saves are NOT backwards compatible. The previous campaign progress, however, can be transferred, apparently.

 

[WilliamBz]

Does anybody know about missed files on 1.31?

 

[Ravager16829]

Does anybody know about missed files on 1.31?

View attachment 575011

I don't know if there's a way to get those missing files.

Also, this is not the right place to ask this kind of question that's not related to 1.31 installation process.

 

[Homor]

I think now that the old WC3 CD keys don't work, it makes the older versions of the game Abandonware.

I'm not an expert on this subject so don't quote me on that, but I talked to DesignerDave and he thinks they might technically qualify now.

 

[BogdanW3]

I think now that the old WC3 CD keys don't work, it makes the older versions of the game Abandonware.

I'm not an expert on this subject so don't quote me on that, but I talked to DesignerDave and he thinks they might technically qualify now.

1.31 per se allowed logging in with battle.net, idk if that still works but that'd disqualify it if it does

 

[Ravager16829]

I think now that the old WC3 CD keys don't work, it makes the older versions of the game Abandonware.

1.27 is the latest one that still requires an old WC3 CD keys (as if it's an offline installer), and it's still available on Battle.net. I don't know if older versions of this game is abandonware, considering the fact Blizzard no longer providing any kind of installers for older versions of WC3 in favor of Reforged, and that old keys are obsolete. Additionally, 1.27 is the latest patch that uses original dubbing all in the right places (1.28-1.31 also have the old voices, though some of them weren't 100% working or misplaced).

 

[IronBladeClan]

Hi, I'm trying to install 1.31.1. Specifically, I want to play via fake LAN with my brother who has 1.31.1.1.12173 ptr. My two questions are:

• There seems to be mixed information in this thread about whether the version here works with LAN or simulated LAN like Hamachi/Radmin/Game Ranger - does anyone know for sure whether it works with any of those?

• Is the version in this thread compatible with my brother's version such that we can play melee via LAN together? If not, is there a way I can install his exact version using his files and my own CD key? If so, what files exactly do I need to get from him, and (if the installation process differs from what's outlined in this thread) what do I do with those files?

 

[BogdanW3]

Hi, I'm trying to install 1.31.1. Specifically, I want to play via fake LAN with my brother who has 1.31.1.1.12173 ptr. My two questions are:

• There seems to be mixed information in this thread about whether the version here works with LAN or simulated LAN like Hamachi/Radmin/Game Ranger - does anyone know for sure whether it works with any of those?

• Is the version in this thread compatible with my brother's version such that we can play melee via LAN together? If not, is there a way I can install his exact version using his files and my own CD key? If so, what files exactly do I need to get from him, and (if the installation process differs from what's outlined in this thread) what do I do with those files?

So, 1.31 versions do work over Hamachi/Radmin, but downloading maps ingame over LAN doesn't.
As for the version in this thread being compatible - if you've already got his version, just copy-paste the whole Warcraft III folder onto your PC and it'll work (even using your CD-key if it's already been put in before)

 

[IronBladeClan]

So, 1.31 versions do work over Hamachi/Radmin, but downloading maps ingame over LAN doesn't.
As for the version in this thread being compatible - if you've already got his version, just copy-paste the whole Warcraft III folder onto your PC and it'll work (even using your CD-key if it's already been put in before)

Awesome! Thank you. So as long as we share map files with each other some other way beforehand and play exclusively on those, LAN will work?

Also, when I copy his entire folder onto my PC, I'll have to somehow tell it my CD key (even if I already have another version like 1.30.4 installed with my key in a different folder), right? Do I need to find/use some kind of key changer tool to do that?

 

[BogdanW3]

Awesome! Thank you. So as long as we share map files with each other some other way beforehand and play exclusively on those, LAN will work?

Also, when I copy his entire folder onto my PC, I'll have to somehow tell it my CD key (even if I already have another version like 1.30.4 installed with my key in a different folder), right? Do I need to find/use some kind of key changer tool to do that?

The game will either read the cd key already stored in c:\programdata or it will show its own popup for this, the modern versions improved on the flow there

 

[IronBladeClan]

The game will either read the cd key already stored in c:\programdata or it will show its own popup for this, the modern versions improved on the flow there

Gotcha - so there's no chance I'll accidentally copy my brother's key over, because it's stored in a different location from the game files in the first place?

 

[BogdanW3]

Gotcha - so there's no chance I'll accidentally copy my brother's key over, because it's stored in a different location from the game files in the first place?

Correct, yea, Blizzard stopped storing the cd-key in game data a while ago

 

[Tominka222]

Could I somehow get this version running with Czech voice acting?

 

[Ravager16829]

Could I somehow get this version running with Czech voice acting?

Czech dubbing for Warcraft III has been removed since 1.28 iirc.

 

[Luashine]

Could I somehow get this version running with Czech voice acting?

Do you have a version with Czech localization? You need to override sound files (and probably campaign maps too) using "Allow Local Files".

I would be interested to have Czech v1.0 btw.

 

[Tominka222]

Do you have a version with Czech localization? You need to override sound files (and probably campaign maps too) using "Allow Local Files".

I would be interested to have Czech v1.0 btw.

I do have a 1.27 Czech install that I've gotten years ago from god knows where, but I'm not sure how I would go about moving the czech language files from it to the 1.31 install. And whether they'd even be compatible.

 

[klemen]

It's been a long time I have posted on this forum but I have two questions.
1. Did 1.31.1 just disable the battle.net button with a simple switch or did they actually tear out the code? If former, is there an enablement patch available anywhere?
2. if the latter, I assume the next best thing would be to use 1.29.2?

 

[Luashine]

"Classic" battle.net servers were all taken offline. I don't know what you want to connect to. @klemen

 

[klemen]

"Official" ones did but there are others

 

[Retera]

I believe 1.31 was designed specifically so that it would not connect to unofficial servers. They were preparing for Reforged so they wanted it to especially not work for what you're trying to do with it, maybe, so they made it use Reforged server protocols and encryption. That's usually why fan-made servers stop around patch 1.29.2. That is not because fans wouldn't want to play 1.31 on a server, that's because 1.30+ was designed to stop the fans -- as preparation for Reforged.

 

[Ravager16829]

It's been a long time I have posted on this forum but I have two questions.
1. Did 1.31.1 just disable the battle.net button with a simple switch or did they actually tear out the code? If former, is there an enablement patch available anywhere?
2. if the latter, I assume the next best thing would be to use 1.29.2?

The main purpose of the "disabled" Battle.net button was to not accidentally update your game by connecting through the official server. Retera has a better point in one of his post above since the devs are rushing for the Reforged release by the time 1.31 came out. Also, if you have the Battle.net app installed, along with the latest Reforged patch, you will most likely have a notification about the Reforged update ("An update is available") when starting the game. You can simply ignore this update notification by clicking "No", and making sure your Battle.net app recognized your Reforged installation as the legit ones instead of your 1.31 installation.

"Official" ones did but there are others

Exactly. However, the 3rd party Battle.net servers will only work on older patches, and not 1.31. Most of them use 1.26, particularly those for DOTA games (Eurobattle.net, ICCUP, etc.) ENT (WC3Connect) uses 1.30.1, but only has LAN functionality (not Battle.net) as PvPGN was killed since 1.28.5, if I'm not mistaken. When Blizzard prepared for the Reforged release starting on 1.30.2, they killed all host bots.

LAN still works on 1.31, but you need to use 3rd party tools like Radmin or Hamachi. Also, you have to download the maps manually for LAN play since this option is broken in-game.

 

[klemen]

Thanks, 1.29 it is then. Patch file preservation of 1.27+ was a godsend from Hive, if only I knew what would happen I'd archive every single release back in the days myself.