[Role Playing Game] Plains of Warcraft

Seedro · Dec 4, 2019

Open world Action RPG with 48 heroes mostly based loosely on old school Blizzard characters/classes with a few new designs
Evolving units and many customized items with unique and useful combinations
Features a spell damage system where your max mana is converted into a small amount of AoE damage and/or AoE healing at multiple points with multiple radiuses for all major abilities, every spell cast requires perfect precision for maximum effect
"Dodging" feature where most NPC attacks MUST hit in order for them to damage, combined with high NPC melee damage adds to the Action RPG element (this does not effect PvP)
Scripted difficult boss encounters
Hardcore loss of levels, gold and a possible random item along with a generally slow stat growth and aggressive unpredictable NPC combat behavior makes PvP combat meaningful and allows weaker characters to strategically outplay geared enemies
Constantly reworked map built over 15 years with thousands of hours of development/rebuilding
Currently in BETA, although single player only has minor issues, not bug tested for multiplayer at all, but is currently playable with others for testing purposes, recommended to run with Reforged graphics or at least HD graphics mode as some icons are missing in SD graphics mode
0.3.0 Reforged version consistently updated project available below (link removed when hotfixing bugs)
100s of hours of content (good luck with prestige challenges... L O L xD)

0.3.0 Reforged version:

(Screenshots show Reshade effects notably sharpening, motion blur, bloom, CA and technicolor. Motion blur clears some of the animation and frame jittering bugs in these beta versions and it is recommended. Added the default Reshade below, extract to *\Warcraft III\_retail_\x86_64\)

System Requirements are significantly higher than the base game for similar FPS (i5-8400 or higher recommended)
Animations have a bit of stuttering
UI glitches and cooldowns show as "ready" when they are not actually "ready" (engine issue when removing UI backing)
Map was designed with a very low monitor green color value with a slightly lowered blue value, it still looks good on default monitor settings but you'll be missing a lot especially if you use the reshade
Attack animations have conditions where they don't play properly (some of this is an engine issue in Reforged graphics such as when they are just out of vision)
Unit responses really aren't done at all since I always keep them off anyway
Dying in Metamorphosis as a Demon Hunter causes the character to be bugged severely (Demon Hunter is kinda OP so deal with it uwu) (UPDATE: Should be fixed?)
Memory leaks lead to crashes and bad performance over time possibly, 16GB+ RAM with no background programs open is ideal
Mana regen randomly increases drastically, (noticed on June 1, 2023), possibly an engine issue
Additional unintentionally high damage spikes from invisible AoE mob damage comes rarely from casts just outside of fog of war, engine issue
Engine issue where some particles do not appear (fixed by PC restart)
Might crash on MAC when using lvl 3 totem... (report if it does, can be fixed by setting "Button X" to default in editor)
Sounds that are supposed to be removed (low mana, mouse click sound) eventually get re-added (engine issue but might be fixable?)
Engine issue where "Disease Cloud" remains on the character despite no longer having an item which grants "Disease Cloud" under some circumstances
Use HUD Scale 40+ to prevent minor clipping on Feral Druid and pet classes
Use Textures "Medium" or higher to prevent VFX glitches, use "Low" Particles and "High" Spells for best look at the moment
Unit sounds aren't currently matching in some cases after November 14, 2024 patch
Screenshot visuals are completely different after November 14, 2024 patch (RIP)
Restarting the game is sometimes necessary to fix VFX glitches since November 14, 2024 patch

Other STUFF:

Built using a high monitor red value, this is recommended in general since most games are heavy green/blue (keep in mind every monitor is different): Red -> 80% | Green -> 10% | Blue -> 50%

Supernickman 32 · Dec 6, 2019

interesting

Seedro · Feb 1, 2020

(Feb 1, 2020) 0.15.1 beta designed for reforged; Better spawns, better AI, temporary new save system for reforged.

Seedro · Oct 11, 2020

(Oct 10, 2020) 0.16.1 balance tweaks, bug fixes, major visual overhaul, most spells now near instant casts, dense multi-layer forests

Seedro · Nov 19, 2020

(Nov 18, 2020) 0.16.2 Demon Hunter added, Sentry rework, many bug fixes and many hours of debugging for Reforged, lots of cleanup for early game multiplayer in preparation for new endgame content coming over next year

(Dec 18, 2020) 0.16.3 Feral rework, minor bug fixes

Known Issue: broken attack animations on some units with a hack-job fix that causes animation stuttering instead of being missing, happened since reforged, might be porting issue from much older versions as the map is so old, cant find any information on this issue sadly, also probably there are some leftover items that drop that should not drop, although this is a very rare occurrence

Seedro · Sep 18, 2021

(Sep 18, 2021) 0.17 Bug Fixes, preparing to take map out of beta for single player, multiplayer testing soon(TM)

Seedro · Oct 17, 2021

(Oct 17, 2021) 0.17.1 Fire Mage rework, Warlock rework, added minor heal on Special Ability, multiplayer testing might be delayed

Seedro · Oct 21, 2021

(Oct 21, 2021) 0.18 Massive overhaul of south graphics, added new "Dark Hunter" inspired by Diablo III Demon Hunter, Assassination Rogue changes, started using custom models (will be more coming eventually), very rare Champion versions of mobs spawn added

Seedro · Oct 22, 2021

(Oct 22, 2021) 0.19 Custom UI giving a bit more screen space

(Oct 24, 2021) 0.19.1 Affliction lock now uses Nazeebo skin, all perma-pets auto follow on initial cast and resurrect

(Oct 28, 2021) 0.19.2 Assassin added loosely based on Diablo II

Seedro · Dec 12, 2021

(Dec 12, 2021) 0.19.3 Warrior reworks, hero icons and health/mana bars moved

Seedro · May 2, 2022

(May 2, 2022) 0.19.4 "Hardcore Mode" now the default (heavy losses of gold, lumber, items and levels on death, if you really want the old ezmode -> turn off the trigger called "Hardcore Mode")

(May 4, 2022) 0.19.41 Minor reworks, lower CDs, more AoE abilities instead of single target

Seedro · May 23, 2022

(May 23, 2022) 0.19.5 New "Demonic" heroes, more "Demonic" versions of existing heroes coming soon with minor changes, emphasis on lower damage, high attack speed, high movespeed, range and shadow tactics, bug fixes, item reworks, new transition into lategame super chaotic mode with increased champion spawns and greater hardcore risks

Seedro · Nov 5, 2022

(November 5, 2022) 0.19.6 Destruction Warlock tweaks, Death Knight tweaks, bug fixes

(December 6, 2022) 0.19.7 Voodoo Priest

Seedro · Jan 23, 2023

(January 22, 2023) 0.19.8 New denial system when attacking items, grants gold, exp, mana and AoE heal based on max mana, Paladin tweaks, Demon Hunter tweaks

Seedro · Feb 5, 2023

(Feb 5, 2023) 0.2.0 Massive AI overhaul, massive graphics overhaul ... don't expect to live uwu

warbucket · Feb 5, 2023

This looks incredible! 15 years!! That's dedication. I'm working on an RPG now myself. Looks like I've got a long road ahead.

Seedro · Feb 15, 2023

(Feb 14, 2023) 0.2.0.1 More efficient AI, better graphics, late game heroes aren't as terrible level 1, added starter consumable items to offset level 1 weaknesses, lots of new "bomb" effects with delayed damage

Seedro · Apr 4, 2023

(April 3, 2023) 0.2.0.2 Major map changes, major AI changes, major balance changes, Rogue stealth rework, Feral Druid stealth rework, new items for early game strategizing with many effects as well as the start of the super expensive late game

Seedro · Apr 27, 2023

(April 27, 2023) 0.2.0.3 New character Chaos Warrior, scaling enemy damage, more challenging bosses, added Reshade used in screenshots for download

(April 30, 2023) 0.2.0.4 New character Void Paladin

Seedro · May 15, 2023

(May 14, 2023) 0.2.0.5 Stormstrike Shaman changes, "Torment!" mode descriptions added

(May 17, 2023) 0.2.0.6 Terrain changes, balance changes, new mobs, new spawns

(May 19, 2023) 0.2.0.61 Major terrain changes, major balance changes, new AI, new spawns, new items

Seedro · May 23, 2023

(May 23, 2023) 0.2.0.7 Major terrain changes, major balance changes, AI overhaul, new spawns, new items, Tier items reworked, new screenshots

Seedro · Jun 2, 2023

(June 2, 2023) 0.2.0.8 Voodoo Shaman added, Elemental Shaman reworked

Seedro · Jul 4, 2023

(July 4, 2023) 0.2.0.9 Prestige achievements, many item changes, memes

Seedro · Aug 9, 2023

(August 9, 2023) 0.2.0.10 Item reworks, bug fixes, minor PvP changes

Seedro · Sep 21, 2023

(September 20, 2023) 0.2.0.11 Fire Mage rework, Frost Mage rework, pet changes

(September 25, 2023) 0.2.0.12 Added Chaosfury, Demon Hunter buffs

Seedro · Oct 15, 2023

(October 15, 2023) 0.2.0.13 Added Spirit Druid, Corrupt Beastkin and Primal Beastkin based on various independent World of Warcraft Druid forms mixed with some Diablo style Druid abilities

(October 21, 2023) 0.2.0.14 Added Bloodkin and Void Shaman loosely based on Enhancement Shaman with fast casting low damage abilities, added Void Druid with high DoT damage and high uptime of Magic Invulnerability

Seedro · Oct 26, 2023

(October 26, 2023) 0.2.0.15 Added ultra late game Uber bosses, new late game items, changed drop system for bosses so they have a very rare chance to drop a very high quality late game item, AI damage scaling rework, pacing rework, performance enhancements

Seedro · Nov 24, 2023

(November 24, 2023) 0.2.0.16 Added "Blood Paladin" and changed old "Paladin" to "Judgment Paladin" separating them into damage and healing respectively, added "Chaos Poxshaman" based on Warhammer lore with chaotic Shaman abilities, much more difficult end game bosses

(November 25, 2023) 0.2.0.17 Added Sinistrum Fateweaver blending Paladin with DK area heals based on Warhammer lore, added cosmetic wings as a late game vanity gold dump boot option, screenshot and bideo!

Seedro · Dec 1, 2023

(December 1, 2023) 0.2.0.18 AI performance, Less enemies on screen but less predictable, AI reworks, doodad and terrain changes for performance

Seedro · Dec 5, 2023

(December 5, 2023) 0.3.0 Complete performance overhaul, Paladin tweaks, new Paladin variation, new Pally/Death Knight model

Ardenaso · Dec 6, 2023

not sure about the mixture of SD custom models together with the HD ones

Seedro · Dec 16, 2023

(December 16, 2023) 0.3.0.1 New video due to audio issues with old one, Hunter/Dark Hunter/Shadow Hunter reworks

Seedro · Jan 6, 2024

(January 6th, 2024) 0.3.0.2 Lots of class tweaks, special effects overhauled, late game AI overhaul, more le funny memes

Seedro · Mar 5, 2024

(March 5th, 2024) 0.3.0.3 Added Battle Sister as a dual-wield Warrior variant, Added Chaos Sister as a dual-wield Death Knight variant, removed broken "ability power" stat and replaced it with mana

Seedro · Apr 21, 2024

(April 21st, 2024) 0.3.0.41 Bomb effects now have a gigantic radius (it's still technically coming from the character but now it will always hit the effect radius properly even if you run away completely, so it's VERY large), profession funds visual overhaul, tons of map tweaks so auras clip less, "Fury" item adds "True Sight" for classes lacking it, "Locust Swarm" attack buff and large spell damage buff on cast, "Sentry" (and evolved form) spell "Fan of Knives" radius significantly buffed

(April 23rd, 2024) 0.3.0.42 Changed Bloodkin model from a hovering Alarak to a walking Alarak (will possibly bring hovering Alarak back as a new Hero)

(April 27th, 2024) 0.3.0.43 "Corpse Explosion" now does a 75% max MP burn along with the previous max HP damage

Seedro · May 28, 2024

(May 28th, 2024) 0.3.0.44 New mobile enemy "Legion Direblood", Hurl Boulder, Cripple and Frost Purge duration reduced

Seedro · Jul 15, 2024

(July 15th, 2024) 0.3.0.45 Added Chaos Hunter as a Dark Hunter variant with a large spreading weak bouncing attack

Seedro · Aug 28, 2024

(August 27th, 2024) 0.3.0.47 Added "Chance on Hit" late game items for many melee abilities, added a "Chance on Hit" item for all classes on all damage sources, combining these items only partially stacks depending on the hero and combination

Seedro · Oct 19, 2024

(October 19th, 2024) 0.3.0.48 Added "Terminator Feldaemon" as a warrior tank with wide area disruption, tons of item reworks and class tweaks

Seedro · Nov 16, 2024

(November 16th, 2024) 0.3.0.6 Preliminary visual changes for "Warcraft 3 - 2.0" patch

Seedro · Dec 4, 2024

(December 4th, 2024) 0.3.0.7 Added "Terminator Champion" and "Saturnalia Dreadknight" as warrior tanks with wide area disruptions and reinforcements, tons of new "Warcraft 3 - 2.0" visual changes

Seedro · Apr 8, 2025

(April 8th, 2025) 0.3.0.8 Tons of visual changes and bug fixes, added new Reshade visual style presets along with "AreaCopy.fx" to allow experimental duplicating of screen elements (default is for 2048x1152 with 40 HUD scale cloning emergency HP/MP at around 40%)

[Role Playing Game] Plains of Warcraft

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