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War3 Reign of Chaos Beta Remake
Welcome to the Reign of Chaos Beta Remake Project page!
This new Hive feature is pretty cool. I'm excited about this new way of sharing updates and information.
This project came about after I was digging into to the War3 Beta MPQs. There was so much interesting information in there, but unfortunately I could not play that version with anyone, not even a computer. So I decided to painstakingly re-create everything I could find in there into new maps for the modern version of WC3, so that people who were curious about the Beta like myself could finally see what it was like to play the oldest version of WC3 that was ever officially released.
A couple years ago, I released version "1.0" of this project, where all four races were made to be pretty close to their Beta version. Over time, many people posted great feedback in the thread. But unfortunately I was too busy with life to really look at it.
But now I have finally made a new version that I'm calling Patch 1.01 - that addresses much of that feedback, as well as correcting various issues to make it a more authentic "WC3 Beta" experience.
Big shoutout to Halberdier and Retera for this resource bundle!
There's so many little changes - I won't list it all here, for that I have made this post!
Most changes involve updating the art effects of various abilities to match the Beta. But some gameplay changes were made as well.
I can't really commit to how often I'll make updates to this, but I'm glad people found this interesting. If people find other issues or have ideas, I'm open to continuing to make improvements as time permits.
I'm also planning on taking advantage of the Hive 'Project Page' format to document information about how the 'Beta' differs from the modern game in greater detail.
Thank you for playing. Have fun!
You can download the maps here!
This new Hive feature is pretty cool. I'm excited about this new way of sharing updates and information.
This project came about after I was digging into to the War3 Beta MPQs. There was so much interesting information in there, but unfortunately I could not play that version with anyone, not even a computer. So I decided to painstakingly re-create everything I could find in there into new maps for the modern version of WC3, so that people who were curious about the Beta like myself could finally see what it was like to play the oldest version of WC3 that was ever officially released.
A couple years ago, I released version "1.0" of this project, where all four races were made to be pretty close to their Beta version. Over time, many people posted great feedback in the thread. But unfortunately I was too busy with life to really look at it.
But now I have finally made a new version that I'm calling Patch 1.01 - that addresses much of that feedback, as well as correcting various issues to make it a more authentic "WC3 Beta" experience.
Big shoutout to Halberdier and Retera for this resource bundle!
What's new in this update?
This update is kind of massive, fitting for the launch of this new "Project Page".There's so many little changes - I won't list it all here, for that I have made this post!
Most changes involve updating the art effects of various abilities to match the Beta. But some gameplay changes were made as well.
Future Updates
I can't really commit to how often I'll make updates to this, but I'm glad people found this interesting. If people find other issues or have ideas, I'm open to continuing to make improvements as time permits.
I'm also planning on taking advantage of the Hive 'Project Page' format to document information about how the 'Beta' differs from the modern game in greater detail.
Thank you for playing. Have fun!
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