Should I keep making maps for 1.26 vs 1.28?

[daverave1212]

For mapmakers out there...
What version are you mapping on?
I used 1.26 until recently when I switched to 1.28 when I started playing/modding warcraft again after a long break.
Is it better to make maps on 1.26 vs 1.28?
I noticed I can open 1.28 maps in 1.26 world editor/JNGP, but I can't play a map on 1.26 anymore if I saved it at least once in 1.28.
Are there still platforms using 1.26?
Thanks!

 

[TriggerHappy]

For mapmakers out there...
What version are you mapping on?

I'm am mostly using 1.28.5 but I also use 1.29 PTR.

Is it better to make maps on 1.26 vs 1.28?

It depends what you mean by better. Technically 1.26 has more available resources but 1.28 is the newest where you can play on battle.net.

I noticed I can open 1.28 maps in 1.26 world editor/JNGP, but I can't play a map on 1.26 anymore if I saved it at least once in 1.28.

You must be doing something wrong because most or all of my maps work in 1.26 and 1.28.5.

Are there still platforms using 1.26? Thanks!

I think w3arena is still using 1.26, however netease is using 1.27b and they are planning to upgrade to 1.29.

 

[daverave1212]

I'm am mostly using 1.28.5 but I also use 1.29 PTR.



It depends what you mean by better. Technically 1.26 has more available resources but 1.28 is the newest where you can play on battle.net.



You must be doing something wrong because most or all of my maps work in 1.26 and 1.28.5.



I think w3arena is still using 1.26, however netease is using 1.27b and they are planning to upgrade to 1.29.

Thanks for the answer
I double checked and it seems to be a problem only on certain maps.
There's a certain map that I started in 1.28 and I noticed the map didn't appear in the 1.26 Warcraft III maps list in game.
So I opened the 1.28 map in 1.26 World Editor and made a clean save of it ('save as').
I still couldn't play it in 1.26.

 

[DracoL1ch]

dota platforms -> 26/any other patches
official bnet -> official patches
where are your players? get to know them first, then decide

 

[Kyrbi0]

I still use 1.26 to mod; I love the new stuff & keep an updated copy elsewhere on my computer, but until the 'storm' dies down (changes & such, exploits & potential breakdowns/errors/mistakes, etc), it just seems safer to mod on an earlier version for now.

 

[daverave1212]

thanks for the answers all!