[Crash] PTR World Editor won't open

[BranHUN]

Hello there!

I don't know, if this is how it's supposed to be or not, but I have moved to the Public Test Realm to play Classic Warcraft III, and I thought about creating some custom scenarios.

However, I can't seem to open the World Editor of the PTR edition. It always pops up, then immediately crashes with just a window for me to send an instant error report to Blizzard.

You can't use World Editor in PTR? Do I need to get something like a third-party application to edit maps in this version? Or is it just something wrong with my game?

 

[Strydhaizer]

Delete your World Editor registry.

Browse HKEY_CURRENT_USER > SOFTWARE (?) and find Blizzard, under Blizzard there should be a World Editor registry folder, delete it. It is crashing because you previously used a post-reforged version of the Editor.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Technically the PTR is not support anymore as it is an obsolete version.

Depending on the build, the x86-64 version of World Editor was known to be quite unstable due to large address awareness issues. As such using the x86 (32 bit) version was generally recommended.

 

[Qwesar]

Try turning off your antivirus including Windows Defender. My WC3 editor doesn't work if Windows Defender is on. Windows Defender is very anti-gaming, so keep that in mind as step 1 for any gaming troubleshooting. Also Windows Defender turns back on automatically if you turn it off. So I have to turn it off 1-2 times a day.

 

[BranHUN]

Strydhaizer's advice did fix it.

However, I don't know if it's even a good idea to use it considering Blizzard's modding policy... but thanks for all the advices! I will probably not be making any custom campaigns, not even on the PTR, as I can see that the EULA is the same. I won't give over my hard work and intellectual property to a greedy, back-stabbing company...

 

[Dr Super Good]

This is the World Editor Help Zone. Please rage in Something Else.