Stormreaver Barracks / Beta Human Barracks

[Aztonio Azqswxzeman]

Incredible. xD

 

[StonemaulMidget]

That's right! There' even a similar image right here!

 

[Xetanth87]

That's right! There' even a similar image right here!

Damn. I was just thinking why the eagle texture was inside the barracks texture and in that image it is actually used

 

[StonemaulMidget]

I took a good look at it, and I remembered seeing the similar image from this website. It showed other banners in which never made it into retail.
Where did you find it?

 

[Xetanth87]

I took a good look at it, and I remembered seeing the similar image from this website. It showed other banners in which never made it into retail.
Where did you find it?

This texture was the one used by the barracks in the beta of Warcraft III. The only difference from the release texture is the Stormreaver icon instead of the Lordaeron one. But textures have the unused eagle that seems to originate from the earlier variant you showed earlier

 

[StonemaulMidget]

Did wherever you find that resource have other resources there too?

 

[Xetanth87]

Did wherever you find that resource have other resources there too?

Of course, it's the Wc3 RoC Beta mpq. It has a lot of cool things that got cut from the release

Beta Gryphon Rider Portrait

In the Warcraft III Reign of Chaos beta, the Gryphon Rider's portrait showed the face of the Gryphon, but its quotes were those of the Rider, making it seem like the Gryphon is the one speaking. This portrait was replaced with a distant shot of the world model. It also had a special texture...

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Warcraft III Beta - Shaman Quotes

In the beta, the Shaman unit was voiced by Chris Metzen. He was probably replaced to differentiate this unit from Thrall. The quotes are identical, just with a different voice actor. Could be useful for a Cataclysm version of Thrall where he stops saying "I am the Warchief". Original post...

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Warcraft III Beta - We need more Pig Farms!

In the beta, Pig Farms were the food source for orcs, while Troll Burrows were the defensive structures that required any type of unit to man them, basically bunkers, while Watch Towers didn't exist. This line was replaced in the final game, when the food source was changed to Orc Burrows.

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Warcraft III Beta - Misc Unused Sounds

Multiple unused sound files present in the Warcraft III beta MPQ. Check this thread for more!

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Blizzard Entertainment (some that are here are from the beta, some of them are edits)

 

[StonemaulMidget]

Hey, wait a minute. The blp0 files cannot be opened as blp1 files, unless you convert one file to the other.
Did you use a program for that?

 

[Xetanth87]

Hey, wait a minute. The blp0 files cannot be opened as blp1 files, unless you convert one file to the other.
Did you use a program for that?

Yep. Imperial BLP

 

[StonemaulMidget]

Yep. Imperial BLP

Oh. Okay then!
EDIT: It worked. Thanks so much!

 

[aeman]

can we have beta barracks, complete with eagle on stick?

 

[Xetanth87]

can we have beta barracks, complete with eagle on stick?

That's the Alpha Barracks. We don't have that model available

 

[aeman]

That's the Alpha Barracks. We don't have that model available

welp too bad

 

[Footman16]

I think a simple CnP of a tiny area of a texture is not enough to justify a rating above Lacking and has only a minor use since I can't imagine a barracks with a Stormreaver flag being particularly useful. I am approving it since it replicates a Beta unit which might be of historical interest to some people.

 

[StonemaulMidget]

I think a simple CnP of a tiny area of a texture is not enough to justify a rating above Lacking and has only a minor use since I can't imagine a barracks with a Stormreaver flag being particularly useful. I am approving it since it replicates a Beta unit which might be of historical interest to some people.

In lore, we could invent that Stormreaver orcs captured the Human Barracks and made it their own.

 

[Footman16]

In lore, we could invent that Stormreaver orcs captured the Human Barracks and made it their own.

What if Thrall was born to the Stormreaver Clan and decides to take over Lordaeron after Durnholde type thing? Sounds cool.

 

[Xetanth87]

I think a simple CnP of a tiny area of a texture is not enough to justify a rating above Lacking and has only a minor use since I can't imagine a barracks with a Stormreaver flag being particularly useful. I am approving it since it replicates a Beta unit which might be of historical interest to some people.

Wait a minute? What CnP? This is the original texture from the Beta MPQ. I extracted it and converted it to the new BLP format. Blizzard CnP'd the flag of Lordaeron over the Stormreaver one after the Beta because they realized their mistake

 

[Footman16]

Wait a minute? What CnP? This is the original texture from the Beta MPQ. I extracted it and converted it to the new BLP format. Blizzard CnP'd the flag of Lordaeron over the Stormreaver one after the Beta because they realized their mistake

Ok, so this is just an original Blizzard texture from the beta MPQ? So have you done anything to it other than extract and convert it?

 

[Xetanth87]

Ok, so this is just an original Blizzard texture from the beta MPQ? So have you done anything to it other than extract and convert it?

Nope. Just sharing cut assets

 

[Footman16]

Ok, I see well then I think the rating still stands, if you disagree and wish to discuss it further I'm happy to do that