Here are the installation steps:
1. First make sure your Warcraft III is vanilla/original by deleting everything except your
Data folder in your Warcraft III root folder. Then click on the settings cog next to the Play button in the Battle.net app and click "
Scan and Repair". Your Warcraft III root folder should look like this after repairing (folder has 8 items):
2. Download
QMClient3.0 which is a zip file called QMC3.0.zip.
3. Extract all the files (19 items) from QMC3.0.zip to your Warcraft III root folder (total items in your Warcraft III root folder should now be 27 items).
4. Download the assets at
Releases · UIZorrot/Quenching-Assets by clicking on
QMF3.0.zip.
5. Run QMClient.exe in your Warcraft III root folder.
6. Change the language of the client by clicking on the globe icon on the top left corner.
7. Click "
Install Full Package" and select the QMF3.0.zip file you downloaded in step 4.
8. Click "
Settings" on the top left corner. In the Game tab, make sure UI Style is set to
Classic (Quenching UI crashes for me).
9. [Optional] Make sure Terrain Style = Quenching, Tree Style = Short, Lighting = Melee.
10. In the Graphics tab under settings, turn on everything except Half Portrait. You can also turn off Reduced Glow if you want to see heroes easier.
Your game should be playable at this point but if you want to use Vision Mod too then continue with the below steps.
11. Download the latest Vision Mod version at
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/threads/vision-mod-reforged-graphics-quality-control-v2-1.359817/.
12. Extract "VisionMod v2.1.2.zip" to somewhere outside your Warcraft III root folder because you might want to customise some settings for Vision Mod first before installing Vision Mod because it will override things and is irreversible so you'll have to start over if you mess up.
13. Inside "VisionMod v2.1.2" folder is a file called "AllowLocalFiles.reg", run this file to fix your registry.
14. You can read "Install Guide.txt" to find out what changes you can make to Vision Mod.
15. [Optional] If you want to keep using the new icons instead of the classic icons then in your "VisionMod v2.1.2" folder, open "
retail" > Open the folder "
replaceabletextures" > Delete the folders "
commandbuttons" and "
commandbuttonsdisabled". Go back to "
retail" > Open the folder "
ui" > Delete "
widgets".
16. When you're done customising Vision Mod, proceed with copying the whole "
retail" folder from your "VisionMod v2.1.2" folder to your Warcraft III root folder to override the files inside Warcraft III's "
retail" folder. For me, I had to copy 2924 items and replace 139 files (I deleted Vision Mod's classic icons).
17. Open QMClient.exe and click "
Settings" on the top left corner. In the Game tab, you have to reinstall the UI by setting UI Style to Quenching or Blizzard and then change UI Style back to
Classic.
To confirm everything is working, start a custom game as human and convert your Peasants into Militia by clicking Call to Arms. If your Militia is using an axe, then Vision Mod is working fine. If your Militia is still using a sword then something is wrong. If your UI is messed up, then run the game with UI Style set to Blizzard and then close the game so you can do step 17 again.
Note 1: I can't seem to use the custom Hero skins from Vision Mod nor the official Hero skins in the game's Collection screen except for the Spoils of War skins (the first row skins). However, Quenching's Hero skins still work at "
Paints" on the top left corner of the Quenching Client.
Note 2: I tried installing Vision Mod via the Quenching Client under Settings > Graphics > VisionMod Path but it didn't work for me which is why I used the copy and paste method to install Vision Mod.