The Chosen Ones 1.0

[YOU R NOT PREp]

Aaaaaaand does anyone still active here? I was fighting Yugrimar here in chapter 9 and I just beat the s**t of him. But in his phase 2 as his health drop to probobly 3/4 and he will fly up and upright corner says "run..."
I thought it was just like an ult or something, but when the timer reach the end my Warcraft III program just shut down and I was like "What?????"
I tried the fight a lot of time and picked different yugrimar to fight,but this happened every time.Is this a unavoidable game over like Xada's 2nd form when he got full mana? I'm so confused

Edit:OK, his health is full health of this phase, so when it dropped to 3/4 means you defeat this Yugrimar and should run back to center. Also I found if you didn't get all your units in the battlefield you choose before the starting timer reach 0 the game will crush too, that's harsh.
Fighting Zylcious now. I didn't get much magic defense so Uummut is just like a boss. I couldn't beat his second form because Hakkar didn't use energy balls to heal himself and died before I can defeat super Uummut(don't think anything special will happen though, maybe a heroic achivement I guess)
And in his dragon form his attack can erase your non-myth equipment. That's just cheating.

 

[OldInvoker]

Hello, please tell me where the last " Dig " in the first Chapter of the campaign.

 

[YOU R NOT PREp]

Hello, please tell me where the last " Dig " in the first Chapter of the campaign.

You know those dig spots are all corrupted lands which are different from other texture I assume? Then you can clear the map and take a screenshot, zoom in and you can find all dig spots in minimap. Works in every chapter.

 

[Sylarus]

I guess Zylcious didin't expect this

 

[matias371]

I guess Zylcious didin't expect this

I suppose 100k damage on Fradz is a bug, the game is not intended to be so easy

 

[Sylarus]

I suppose 100k damage on Fradz is a bug, the game is not intended to be so easy

Actually it's not, but I can't say if Aero was aware of this possibility. You just need to use Destiny+Butcher's set (and Oelivert, which helps stacking the damage but isn't necessary). I farmed the damage on Zylcious first form starting from 10k and reaching around 70k in a few minutes.
I even discovered a weird bug regarding this (or maybe it's more general? can't say since it's impossible to reach 100k+ damage aside of this build as far as i know): if you go above 110k or so the damage drops to 10k with no apparent reason, since life regen which should be equal to your damage would still read 110k hp/s...
Full build in the picture, the lightning healing spell (forgot the name) was just a test and it's actually bugged (damage do not distribute between characters) so blessing of lightning is still the best option. Not a big deal anyways.
Phodom and Galeoth have the only purpose to support fradz with area buffs, elementals and armor reductions.

 

[Raffigh]

There's an issue with the crafting system in this game (lesser magic balls and other stackable items, etc.). Does anyone have a fix? If i have to depatch, Is there a link to a less buggy version?

 

[Sapprine]

I only get green cubes in chapther six (unholy temple).

 

[幽情冷处浓]

@Aeroblyctos

There's a fatal bug that leads the game to crash in the same way described here: Problem with saveing the game

I don't understand why anyone else mentioned it, I can't be the only one having the problem since I changed computer and re-downloaded the campaign but the problem represented itself nonetheless... Aero, please, fix it!! Now that I have a new and vastly more powerful computer I was really hoping that I could complete the Zylcious fight...

PS I contacted Blizzard's assistance and according to them, the problem is linked to the texture size or something, as described here: Fixing a texture that crashes WE

UPDATE: I tried to play the Campaign without choosing the special ability for Fradz with the little orbs circulating around him (don't remember its name) and I'm currently at chapter 7, lagging a little bit, but without crashing. Maybe it's that Fradz's ability's fault.

hello bro ,I encounter the same problem too,once the save（archive） files exceed 50MB,the WAR3 will crash with indicating "not enough storage available to process this command",the save capacity has grown too fast in the process of game time,generally 3 hours in per chapter.
I have played many campaigns but never met this problem,in my opinion,PC system or WAR3 version isn't the point,there may be a loop error somewhere.(although I don't think the outstanding author would forget to drain )
I hope Aeroblyctos will come back to fix it so that we wouldn't miss the goat campaign game.
Thanks.

 

[幽情冷处浓]

UPDATE: I tried to play the Campaign without choosing the special ability for Fradz with the little orbs circulating around him (don't remember its name) and I'm currently at chapter 7, lagging a little bit, but without crashing. Maybe it's that Fradz's ability's fault.

I restart the game by means of you,it work,the save capacity grows more slowly three times than before,17MB contrast 53MB in the same three hours.
Maybe the special ability for Fradz with the little orbs produce too many variables ,while,the Phodom also have a similar special ability with fire ball which is likely to lead to crashing.

@Aeroblyctos
Hope you would fix it soon

Thanks again

 

[Malcom24]

Hey guys, I don't know how to download the latest version, the only one I can find is 1.0, but changelog shows it should be 1.9b ?

Also, once I get the latest version, do I lose all my progress so far ? If not, how can I keep it ?

I'm asking these because I'm unable to craft a greater magic ball from a stack of 11 lower magic balls with the recipe and sapphire. I tried by dropping the stack around an empty inventory, it didn't work. I saw in changelogs that splitting should work.

Thanks a lot !

 

[anzelayne]

Does anyone have a save file (.w3z) lying around with tons of Game Polints and Honor? I really wanna replay this for the interludes but I dont have my old PC with me, and dont have motivation to start afresh and grind.

I will be grateful to anyone who can send me a well farmed save file to start from Give Up

 

[-ToxicSoul]

Does someone have the music "phoenix wing - lullaby" from this campaign? attachment on the old chosen ones forum is dead and this beautiful piece is nowhere to be found

 

[matias371]

Actually it's not, but I can't say if Aero was aware of this possibility. You just need to use Destiny+Butcher's set (and Oelivert, which helps stacking the damage but isn't necessary). I farmed the damage on Zylcious first form starting from 10k and reaching around 70k in a few minutes.
I even discovered a weird bug regarding this (or maybe it's more general? can't say since it's impossible to reach 100k+ damage aside of this build as far as i know): if you go above 110k or so the damage drops to 10k with no apparent reason, since life regen which should be equal to your damage would still read 110k hp/s...
Full build in the picture, the lightning healing spell (forgot the name) was just a test and it's actually bugged (damage do not distribute between characters) so blessing of lightning is still the best option. Not a big deal anyways.
Phodom and Galeoth have the only purpose to support fradz with area buffs, elementals and armor reductions.

Nice synergy of items you discovered!! Ty for sharing... Sadly W3 is played less and less, so each time, there are few people playing the campaign... I would wish a lot of feedback about this game (not always about the same bugs, btw solved in previous pages of this blog)

 

[Vesp]

Excuse. How do I reach the library in chapter 10? thanks in advance

 

[PowerOfTheAsian]

I have only played the first chapter and I really like the customizable skill options. I don't like the font that much though, but thats kinda up to personal reference. I also really like the music in the first chapter, but i feel awkward with the music from the cutscene with the girl by the rapids (sounds like they gonna have a secret affair). Bosses are challenging, but some can be cheesed. I don't like the extra command stuff and change of hotkeys that well. I keep pressing S to stop but i instead use a skill, so it's pretty awkward. I can't really talk about story that much, since I only played the first chapter. I do like the motivation of Dragon Slayer to go back to his old ways, but... Oh God why that twist.

Also the map building is pretty good, with a few weird stuff here and there because of how used to I am to regular WC3 settings. You have slopes that act like cliffs, for example (I do understand the thought, but the slopes don't look to much like cliffs that much). Minimap and map wise, the place is pretty fleshed out, with very few that I don't like too much, so pretty much a win cause I'm a big whiner in map building. I do want the river tree bridge to be more visible though.

Secrets? you seem to have very little, but given that you maximized the map to a degree, you get a pass.

Note: I hate Archmage. I haven't figured out how to kill him just yet, since he regens like a beast. He did randomly lose 70% of his HP, so gotta figure how I did that. I also personally think that it's too difficult, but I rate how difficult a game is if I can use 0 consumable items. If I have to use one, it's pretty challenging then.

 

[AlvinXCW]

can someone help me how to get pieces of omega orb in chapter 3 EPIC Boss area??
i only get 4 of it

 

[deepstrasz]

Did a sort of speedrun (as if that's even possible) to see if it works on 1.30.4. There were little to no issues found, no game breaking problems, well except for some lag spikes.

Spoiler: some more thoughts

1. sometimes loading a saved file crashes the game and you have to restart the .exe.
2. the multiboard cannot all be seen as part of its left side is beyond the screen
3. on faster computers maps seem to be loading faster
4. Kar'Gath sure is strange when instead of lava you get huge green blocks
5. the double green triangle lightning FX remains after defeating Yurgimar's minion
6. Uummut remains in Galeoth's prison room and says the same thing that I'm not allowed to pass; he's not in the way anymore but feels like he shouldn't be there anymore after the scene where Galeoth's been released as Uummut didn't say or do anything but stand there near to that mysterious ninja
7. this chapter stars lagging a bit; I've completed all quests except those related to the Forgotten Ones and lava creatures. I assume it might be from spell leaks, maybe from Yurgimar's minion or this as an addition
8. couldn't do the lava related optional quest; did some reading and it seems some NPC has to appear but not when Galeoth is there; haven't seen the NPC even with only the two heroes before getting to the fortress. The quest should be failed if it's not supposed to be completed with Galeoth; you should get a warning like you do in the first chapter
9. maybe all heroes should be teleported at once (or an option for that to be) since one by one takes time and I don't think most people actually split their heroes
10. Fradz's lightning balls are seen (even if he's supposed to be invisible) during the scene where Galeoth talks to the commander about the statue; same when meeting Travis; actually I think the heroes are all present but only some are visible due to the plot
11. are you supposed to get with your heroes on the race tracks?
12. Mine Workers are actually flying or at least don't have their feet on the ground
13. the elevator near the statue of the dead dragon slayer is bugged in that sometimes you can get off or on it without it being at the same level with any of the cliffs
14. in the park where the statue of Elisha is, there are two pairs of kids saying the same thing when clicked, two in the north and two in the south behind the trees
15. people get through buildings
16. why does Secret Note 4/6 have a 6 charge and the others don't?
17. the people you call for the secret meeting should have a buff over their head; on second thought the range from where they see you is big
18. you shouldn't be able to buy the same book more times and waste the gold
19. demons are called monsters in their book
20. there's an issue with Restoration Potions; it says I have 0 for all heroes but when taking one it says I have a nax if 30. Also, the ones for Fradz are missing
21. ability cooldowns should be reset when reentering an arena
22. the secret notes Easter egg works only once; is that you?
23. Pool of Flame has the E hotkey but it's the first spell while Attack Boost has Q and is the second
24. after meeting Varmath, Fradz's balls lost their Locust ability and became selectable
25. tried swapping flowers from Galeoth's first box and only the first item from the invetory got in the box while the first slot flower didn't get into Galeoth's inventory. Also, the other flowers remained in th box while the other items in Galeoth's inventory
26. you can pass through the huge house right southwest of the magic garden
27. so I used all three heroes on the yellow-green circles puzzle and more circles appeared over each other; reset didn't remove the extra ones
28. Terdoom map leaks after a while; you should double check for leaks
29. it looks like Adamantine something armour remains in the auction house announcer's inventory in slot #2
30. I got stuck in the auction game; exiting automatically gets me back in; spamming ESC and Yes creates more items in the auction master's inventory; the error is either caused by coming with all heroes or by getting too close to the auction master as when trying to get out of the region the game triggers again; actually it might be because of moving the boxes there
31. the second and third part of Hologro have the same icon, a piece on the lower left part of the three pieces
32. you can pass through some walls of the master key locked room where the secret notes thief was (which can be reached through a circle of power); there's nothing in there maybe because I chose for the thieves to be arrested; there's another room with barrels and explosives north of it which ca be seen but not reached (maybe through another circle?)
33. maybe you should make periodical events for item bringing so you won't have to exit the region and come back again every time you place the items in your inventory when you're in such a region
34. shops on big maps, especially combat skill teachers should be visible on the minimap after you discover them
35. not sure if intended but some aura items give bonus to heroes from the boxes
36. did some thread reading and I guess that you can't get to Siluze if you kill the elite boss (esper; also killed statue) before seeing Siluze's mission cinematic scene? Alfred doesn't appear after seeing the scene and there's no fountain scene either; Phew! Alfred appeared after seeing the castle cinematic scenes (two of the main plot ones)
37. during the fight with Siluze, there's an annoying and constant rattling sound
38. the statue was already too much with 3k damage+friends but Siluze's infinite clones+minions+bomb that you have to run from whie the clones and minions shoot at you... it's like you're supposed to have 5k damage to be able to stop the clones or him before others and the bomb appear; the battle was OK until Siluze got under 40% life
39. small death coil skulls remained after the battle, called Big Death Bolt and a lot of more lagging has been added to the game; from 1.2gb memory to 1.5
40. after battling Siluze, one of Fradz orbs disappeared but the remaining were no longer selectable anymore
41. during the fight with Groxtxts, fire remained stuck somewhere in the middle and he remained permananetly invisible; moving something in the fire caused it do deal damage and disappear; then the dragon reappeared
42. you're supposed to steal the horns not get them after killing the Otzis?
43. 1 with 2 horns didn't want to stack and I had to manually put the 1 on the 2 to make it 3. Afterwards I've put an item where the 1 horn was and the item vanished
44. so, they're searching alone as they meet Jakob separately? Also, where are the other hunters? Fradz's balls are still visible during cinematic mode; they should not have shadows since they are light
45. a bandit gang in one of the worst places on Olivert where dragons recently reappeared and supposedly trolls wander? Also, were they starving or something? Didn't they see the three were heavily armoured and magical?
46. reached the troll village talked to the chief shaman and then potions, books and whatever except heroes didn't work when cliking on them or pressing their repective keys; Fradz's balls can be selected again
47. the infernals are too strong; they explode and instantly kill you; how're you supposed to kill them without getting hurt or fast enough with Galeoth that they don't multiply?
48. why move heroes after a cinematic scene ten million kilometers away from the scene triggering point!?
49. some transmissions run too fast when meeting the death knights and in the scenes before ending the chapter
50. the Behemoth's shockwaves don't deal damage
51. you don't get 1 honour point as it says after finishing the crystal golem quest
52. heroes can pass through the giant ice blocks south of the three obelisks
53. during Phodom's underground escape, the camera shakes constantly but if you load the game it doesn't anymore; the problem with this part of the game is that it's trial and error; there's no puzzle or thinking invovled
54. by the way, bosses should have better FX on them or something so that you'd know when you have to prepare to dodge because they have spells that instantly kill you and it's hard to realize when they start casting them just by looking at their animations when you're having multiple heroes, units and spells on them at once
55. Axobada's quest is quite impossible even on easier difficulties. Too many monsters clutter you from getting them in the zones where they can be killed; you need huge damage
56. not sure if you're supposed to be able to summon Nyrzx when playing only with Fradz; maybe that would have helped during the above mentioned fight?
57. still 0 Restoration Potions and Fradz's missing; when I clicked Galeoth's, Fradz's appeared but still all were 0 even though usable
58. not sure how're you supposed to resist Hakhar's green spell since you can't dodge it and its range is everywhere
59. escorting the hunter and the popag is without danger if you clear the way beforehand
60. just feels a waste and unnecessary to make "secrets" like those when returning in the same place something else happens; this way it's just chance that you might stumble upon things like the demoness which appeared after the Dark Golem (after completing the escort quest)
61. some of the demoness clones remain stuck on the cliffs
62. so, why did the death knights attack the slayers with just one at a time? Phodom was Zylcious' target and he only appeared for Fradz after Hakhar lost; plus how is it keeping Galeoth busy when you can just skip this battle not coming back to this area?
63. the Magical Fog can be selected after cinematic scene (the one after beating the demoness)
64. Mystery Key says it can be used to steal 10k mana but it cannot (no click to use function)
65. some undead creatures move aimlessly near the northwestern river
66. five of Xirenze's little fireballs (that come out of the bigger one the dragon shoots) remained on the ground
67. during the fight with Yurgimar, I've released Nyrxz and I heard: "A town is under siege!"
68. I guess it's intended to be thrown out of the esper once Yurgimar's esper appears?
69. Luyju's DPS spell when he's invulnerable; how to dodge?
70. afterwards, Yurgimar is just nonsense. I take it you have to replay the game several times until you get super strong which means bad game design; you can't even stun his instakill spell
71. what's the use of picking which negative buff to have if you're going through all of them anyway?
72. return to middle should be a screen message not just a timer; you're getting lost in the battle that you don't realize the room is supposed to change and you're waiting for Yurgimar to land
73. much lag during and after the battle with Yurgimar
74. not exactly sure how these dragons get through the ceiling, underground
    
75. toggling the minimap creep display in chapter 10 you can see many red spots on the minimap in the northeast and one far northwest
76. in the previous level Fradz had some strange yellow FX on him
77. some damage is dealt before Galeoth's projectile hits the enemy
78. all heroes should be moved to the tentacles monster, not each having to try the caves combinations since it seems they're not the same
79. Zylcious... another lame Siluze boss; if he catches you with the rotating blockade where doodads are, you can't go around him and are forced to take the damage; he also regains full health... he's immortal... only him and he doesn't die; if I have to burn all his mana first then... Mana Mask doesn't work on him
80. the letter v appears when fighting Hakhar and the energy balls; then a c from somewhere. Don't tell me this is the QWERTY quest...
81. anyways fighting Zylcious is for me the most boring and nonsensical battle until now, even more than that against Yurgimar; getting items stolen!? How're you even supposed to do anything afterwards; many epic boss fights are just a waste of time, not fun; you need specific items to be able to defeat him
82. also much lag during the dragon Zylcious phase
83. transmissions run too fast when talking to Zylcious
84. you're not able to use a spell unless you sacrifice the level of others/another
85. Essence of Monstrosity says it gives 40k mana but in reality only 4k
86. couldn't find two optional quests: one might be related to digging, the other to the explosive barrel that says I came too late
87. third part of Xvareon fight: constant horrendous dissipate sounds
88. looks like a Shadow is stronger than a Greater Shadow
89. Fradz's balls right at the front side of the laser coming at Phodom
    
90. lightning attack sounds throughout the epilogue
91. although it said good ending it then said bad ending when Phodom was shown with his family on the island
92. WILL THE ALMIGHTY floating text partially overlaps with Rufar; Archangel over _pkl; Archangel over something writer

Overall, I don't agree with the fact that you have to replay the game several times to get stronger to be able to complete some optional quests. I also don't think important parts of the story should be integrated in optional material. They are necessary for the plot to make sense. I have nothing against special items or other non-story related material which comes as a reward for those who play on harder difficulties or replay the campaign.

 

[tulee]

Did a sort of speedrun (as if that's even possible) to see if it works on 1.30.4. There were little to no issues found, no game breaking problems, well except for some lag spikes.

Spoiler: some more thoughts

1. sometimes loading a saved file crashes the game and you have to restart the .exe.
2. the multiboard cannot all be seen as part of its left side is beyond the screen
3. on faster computers maps seem to be loading faster
4. Kar'Gath sure is strange when instead of lava you get huge green blocks
5. the double green triangle lightning FX remains after defeating Yurgimar's minion
6. Uummut remains in Galeoth's prison room and says the same thing that I'm not allowed to pass; he's not in the way anymore but feels like he shouldn't be there anymore after the scene where Galeoth's been released as Uummut didn't say or do anything but stand there near to that mysterious ninja
7. this chapter stars lagging a bit; I've completed all quests except those related to the Forgotten Ones and lava creatures. I assume it might be from spell leaks, maybe from Yurgimar's minion or this as an addition
8. couldn't do the lava related optional quest; did some reading and it seems some NPC has to appear but not when Galeoth is there; haven't seen the NPC even with only the two heroes before getting to the fortress. The quest should be failed if it's not supposed to be completed with Galeoth; you should get a warning like you do in the first chapter
9. maybe all heroes should be teleported at once (or an option for that to be) since one by one takes time and I don't think most people actually split their heroes
10. Fradz's lightning balls are seen (even if he's supposed to be invisible) during the scene where Galeoth talks to the commander about the statue; same when meeting Travis; actually I think the heroes are all present but only some are visible due to the plot
11. are you supposed to get with your heroes on the race tracks?
12. Mine Workers are actually flying or at least don't have their feet on the ground
13. the elevator near the statue of the dead dragon slayer is bugged in that sometimes you can get off or on it without it being at the same level with any of the cliffs
14. in the park where the statue of Elisha is, there are two pairs of kids saying the same thing when clicked, two in the north and two in the south behind the trees
15. people get through buildings
16. why does Secret Note 4/6 have a 6 charge and the others don't?
17. the people you call for the secret meeting should have a buff over their head; on second thought the range from where they see you is big
18. you shouldn't be able to buy the same book more times and waste the gold
19. demons are called monsters in their book
20. there's an issue with Restoration Potions; it says I have 0 for all heroes but when taking one it says I have a nax if 30. Also, the ones for Fradz are missing
21. ability cooldowns should be reset when reentering an arena
22. the secret notes Easter egg works only once; is that you?
23. Pool of Flame has the E hotkey but it's the first spell while Attack Boost has Q and is the second
24. after meeting Varmath, Fradz's balls lost their Locust ability and became selectable
25. tried swapping flowers from Galeoth's first box and only the first item from the invetory got in the box while the first slot flower didn't get into Galeoth's inventory. Also, the other flowers remained in th box while the other items in Galeoth's inventory
26. you can pass through the huge house right southwest of the magic garden
27. so I used all three heroes on the yellow-green circles puzzle and more circles appeared over each other; reset didn't remove the extra ones
28. Terdoom map leaks after a while; you should double check for leaks
29. it looks like Adamantine something armour remains in the auction house announcer's inventory in slot #2
30. I got stuck in the auction game; exiting automatically gets me back in; spamming ESC and Yes creates more items in the auction master's inventory; the error is either caused by coming with all heroes or by getting too close to the auction master as when trying to get out of the region the game triggers again; actually it might be because of moving the boxes there
31. the second and third part of Hologro have the same icon, a piece on the lower left part of the three pieces
32. you can pass through some walls of the master key locked room where the secret notes thief was (which can be reached through a circle of power); there's nothing in there maybe because I chose for the thieves to be arrested; there's another room with barrels and explosives north of it which ca be seen but not reached (maybe through another circle?)
33. maybe you should make periodical events for item bringing so you won't have to exit the region and come back again every time you place the items in your inventory when you're in such a region
34. shops on big maps, especially combat skill teachers should be visible on the minimap after you discover them
35. not sure if intended but some aura items give bonus to heroes from the boxes
36. did some thread reading and I guess that you can't get to Siluze if you kill the elite boss (esper; also killed statue) before seeing Siluze's mission cinematic scene? Alfred doesn't appear after seeing the scene and there's no fountain scene either; Phew! Alfred appeared after seeing the castle cinematic scenes (two of the main plot ones)
37. during the fight with Siluze, there's an annoying and constant rattling sound
38. the statue was already too much with 3k damage+friends but Siluze's infinite clones+minions+bomb that you have to run from whie the clones and minions shoot at you... it's like you're supposed to have 5k damage to be able to stop the clones or him before others and the bomb appear; the battle was OK until Siluze got under 40% life
39. small death coil skulls remained after the battle, called Big Death Bolt and a lot of more lagging has been added to the game; from 1.2gb memory to 1.5
40. after battling Siluze, one of Fradz orbs disappeared but the remaining were no longer selectable anymore
41. during the fight with Groxtxts, fire remained stuck somewhere in the middle and he remained permananetly invisible; moving something in the fire caused it do deal damage and disappear; then the dragon reappeared
42. you're supposed to steal the horns not get them after killing the Otzis?
43. 1 with 2 horns didn't want to stack and I had to manually put the 1 on the 2 to make it 3. Afterwards I've put an item where the 1 horn was and the item vanished
44. so, they're searching alone as they meet Jakob separately? Also, where are the other hunters? Fradz's balls are still visible during cinematic mode; they should not have shadows since they are light
45. a bandit gang in one of the worst places on Olivert where dragons recently reappeared and supposedly trolls wander? Also, were they starving or something? Didn't they see the three were heavily armoured and magical?
46. reached the troll village talked to the chief shaman and then potions, books and whatever except heroes didn't work when cliking on them or pressing their repective keys; Fradz's balls can be selected again
47. the infernals are too strong; they explode and instantly kill you; how're you supposed to kill them without getting hurt or fast enough with Galeoth that they don't multiply?
48. why move heroes after a cinematic scene ten million kilometers away from the scene triggering point!?
49. some transmissions run too fast when meeting the death knights and in the scenes before ending the chapter
50. the Behemoth's shockwaves don't deal damage
51. you don't get 1 honour point as it says after finishing the crystal golem quest
52. heroes can pass through the giant ice blocks south of the three obelisks
53. during Phodom's underground escape, the camera shakes constantly but if you load the game it doesn't anymore; the problem with this part of the game is that it's trial and error; there's no puzzle or thinking invovled
54. by the way, bosses should have better FX on them or something so that you'd know when you have to prepare to dodge because they have spells that instantly kill you and it's hard to realize when they start casting them just by looking at their animations when you're having multiple heroes, units and spells on them at once
55. Axobada's quest is quite impossible even on easier difficulties. Too many monsters clutter you from getting them in the zones where they can be killed; you need huge damage
56. not sure if you're supposed to be able to summon Nyrzx when playing only with Fradz; maybe that would have helped during the above mentioned fight?
57. still 0 Restoration Potions and Fradz's missing; when I clicked Galeoth's, Fradz's appeared but still all were 0 even though usable
58. not sure how're you supposed to resist Hakhar's green spell since you can't dodge it and its range is everywhere
59. escorting the hunter and the popag is without danger if you clear the way beforehand
60. just feels a waste and unnecessary to make "secrets" like those when returning in the same place something else happens; this way it's just chance that you might stumble upon things like the demoness which appeared after the Dark Golem (after completing the escort quest)
61. some of the demoness clones remain stuck on the cliffs
62. so, why did the death knights attack the slayers with just one at a time? Phodom was Zylcious' target and he only appeared for Fradz after Hakhar lost; plus how is it keeping Galeoth busy when you can just skip this battle not coming back to this area?
63. the Magical Fog can be selected after cinematic scene (the one after beating the demoness)
64. Mystery Key says it can be used to steal 10k mana but it cannot (no click to use function)
65. some undead creatures move aimlessly near the northwestern river
66. five of Xirenze's little fireballs (that come out of the bigger one the dragon shoots) remained on the ground
67. during the fight with Yurgimar, I've released Nyrxz and I heard: "A town is under siege!"
68. I guess it's intended to be thrown out of the esper once Yurgimar's esper appears?
69. Luyju's DPS spell when he's invulnerable; how to dodge?
70. afterwards, Yurgimar is just nonsense. I take it you have to replay the game several times until you get super strong which means bad game design; you can't even stun his instakill spell
71. what's the use of picking which negative buff to have if you're going through all of them anyway?
72. return to middle should be a screen message not just a timer; you're getting lost in the battle that you don't realize the room is supposed to change and you're waiting for Yurgimar to land
73. much lag during and after the battle with Yurgimar
74. not exactly sure how these dragons get through the ceiling, underground
    
75. toggling the minimap creep display in chapter 10 you can see many red spots on the minimap in the northeast and one far northwest
76. in the previous level Fradz had some strange yellow FX on him
77. some damage is dealt before Galeoth's projectile hits the enemy
78. all heroes should be moved to the tentacles monster, not each having to try the caves combinations since it seems they're not the same
79. Zylcious... another lame Siluze boss; if he catches you with the rotating blockade where doodads are, you can't go around him and are forced to take the damage; he also regains full health... he's immortal... only him and he doesn't die; if I have to burn all his mana first then... Mana Mask doesn't work on him
80. the letter v appears when fighting Hakhar and the energy balls; then a c from somewhere. Don't tell me this is the QWERTY quest...
81. anyways fighting Zylcious is for me the most boring and nonsensical battle until now, even more than that against Yurgimar; getting items stolen!? How're you even supposed to do anything afterwards; many epic boss fights are just a waste of time, not fun; you need specific items to be able to defeat him
82. also much lag during the dragon Zylcious phase
83. transmissions run too fast when talking to Zylcious
84. you're not able to use a spell unless you sacrifice the level of others/another
85. Essence of Monstrosity says it gives 40k mana but in reality only 4k
86. couldn't find two optional quests: one might be related to digging, the other to the explosive barrel that says I came too late
87. third part of Xvareon fight: constant horrendous dissipate sounds
88. looks like a Shadow is stronger than a Greater Shadow
89. Fradz's balls right at the front side of the laser coming at Phodom
    
90. lightning attack sounds throughout the epilogue
91. although it said good ending it then said bad ending when Phodom was shown with his family on the island
92. WILL THE ALMIGHTY floating text partially overlaps with Rufar; Archangel over _pkl; Archangel over something writer

Overall, I don't agree with the fact that you have to replay the game several times to get stronger to be able to complete some optional quests. I also don't think important parts of the story should be integrated in optional material. They are necessary for the plot to make sense. I have nothing against special items or other non-story related material which comes as a reward for those who play on harder difficulties or replay the campaign.

I was so sure that Aero used a third party editor to make it considering how complex the campaign is (and thus would bug completely on 1.26+), but it seems he didn't if 1.30.4 can be played without bugs. That is great news!

I never got past the 4th/5th level, and yea the fact that "re-runs" were needed to complete stuff made it hard to find motivation to play. I might try to beat this again, on a lower difficulty so I can experience everything in 1 play through
Great review Deepstrasz.

 

[xrouge]

how do you play this ? i just have one map in the whole campaign and everything is screen, i can't do anything.

 

[deepstrasz]

how do you play this ? i just have one map in the whole campaign and everything is screen, i can't do anything.

First of all what game version are you playing it on?
Second, access the map, choose spells and stuff, then you're ready to go. Just follow the text on the screen. Go to your options and choose subtitles on and stuff.

 

[DxrkCactus]

how to make a potion of intellect..? i need it to create a magical staff in chapter 6

 

[deepstrasz]

how to make a potion of intellect..? i need it to create a magical staff in chapter 6

Check your alchemy. It's an "ability" in one of your hero options/icons on the top left.

 

[xrouge]

First of all what game version are you playing it on?
Second, access the map, choose spells and stuff, then you're ready to go. Just follow the text on the screen. Go to your options and choose subtitles on and stuff.

The latest version, and yes i know i need to select the spells and all that, but the icons (and most of the screen) is green and there is no description on any of the spells.

 

[deepstrasz]

The latest version, and yes i know i need to select the spells and all that, but the icons (and most of the screen) is green and there is no description on any of the spells.

Weird. Are you playing on the highest video details options? What OS do you run?
Latest version of the game being 1.30.4?

 

[xrouge]

Weird. Are you playing on the highest video details options? What OS do you run?
Latest version of the game being 1.30.4?

Yes, everything is set to the highest settings possible.
I run Windows 10 and it is the latest version of the game; 1.30.4
Here is a screenshot of what i basically see, if I hover a skill icon no description appears.
The description box appear but it's empty
This is the only map/campaign that have that issue

 

[deepstrasz]

I run Windows 10 and it is the latest version of the game; 1.30.4

Weird, I just played it on those and had no problems. Must be something else.
Is the file size of the campaign the same, 120.62 MB?
Imports and stuff aren't loaded correctly for some reason.

 

[xrouge]

Weird, I just played it on those and had no problems. Must be something else.
Is the file size of the campaign the same, 120.62 MB?
Imports and stuff aren't loaded correctly for some reason.

Huh, weird, mine is only 17MB for some reason.

Edit : File is fine, when i launch the campaign, everything is broken and the file change to 17MB, no clue what's going on there.

 

[deepstrasz]

Edit : File is fine, when i launch the campaign, everything is broken and the file change to 17MB, no clue what's going on there.

Wicked... did you try uninstalling and reinstalling the game?
Also, I'm guessing you're not using a PTR version and that the campaign is under Documents/Warcraft III etc.

 

[nuck001]

Huh, weird, mine is only 17MB for some reason.

Have you edited the campaign in WorldEditor?That SHRINK of mapsize happened to me when I was trying to translate it several months ago.And yes,everything just turned green like the screenshot you've uploaded,making me to believe this campaign could no longer runned by Warcraft III 1.29+ anymore.

Fortunately,it seems that I was wrong.Since deepstrasz has replayed The Chosen One and made a great feedback in #5862,I've downloaded the campaign again just half an hour ago.It works fine,for now,even better than before because the loading time of each Chapter is greatly shortened.(thanks to the new patch 1.31.0 perhaps?) I'll definitely try this later and see what I can do. Of course I won't open it in WorldEditor since this patch is full of bugs and unstable at the moment.

 

[xrouge]

Wicked... did you try uninstalling and reinstalling the game?
Also, I'm guessing you're not using a PTR version and that the campaign is under Documents/Warcraft III etc.

Yes, exactly.

Have you edited the campaign in WorldEditor?That SHRINK of mapsize happened to me when I was trying to translate it several months ago.And yes,everything just turned green like the screenshot you've uploaded,making me to believe this campaign could no longer runned by Warcraft III 1.29+ anymore.

Fortunately,it seems that I was wrong.Since deepstrasz has replayed The Chosen One and made a great feedback in #5862,I've downloaded the campaign again just half an hour ago.It works fine,for now,even better than before because the loading time of each Chapter is greatly shortened.(thanks to the new patch 1.31.0 perhaps?) I'll definitely try this later and see what I can do. Of course I won't open it in WorldEditor since this patch is full of bugs and unstable at the moment.

I thought that the campaign was protected and you couldn't open it. I was wrong apparently, just tried and the file size also change when I try to save. Really weird, don't understand why that would happen.
Just opening the campaign and saving immediatly without changing anytime will also fuck up the file size.

Edit : is there a way to prevent a shrink when saving a campaign ? I'm kinda hoping to save my own version to prevent any fuck ups

 

[nuck001]

Just opening the campaign and saving immediatly without changing anytime will also fuck up the file size.

It's hard to say right now.Maybe some part of The Chosen Ones are encrypted,just like Malfurion's Quest.Maybe the special font of this campaign is not campatible with non-english version of warcraft3,which by the way I'm currently using a Chinese one.Maybe the worldeditor of patch 1.31.0 has screwed everything...

 

[deepstrasz]

Maybe the special font of this campaign is not campatible with non-english version of warcraft3,which by the way I'm currently using a Chinese one

Hmm... what language version are you using @xrouge? I played it on 1.30.4 the English version.

 

[xrouge]

Hmm... what language version are you using @xrouge? I played it on 1.30.4 the English version.

I'm also using the english version

 

[deepstrasz]

I'm also using the english version

Just tried loading it on 1.31. It looks OK. I really don't know what's the issue...
Are you sure, the pathing is right?
OS disk:\users\username\Documents\Warcraft III\Campaigns ?

Have you tried running both the x64 and x86 game versions separately?
Do you have the original game/CD-keys?
Have you tried fiddling with the video options, full screen and all that?

Might it be something related to Windows not recognizing the font?

 

[xrouge]

Just tried loading it on 1.31. It looks OK. I really don't know what's the issue...
Are you sure, the pathing is right?
OS disk:\users\username\Documents\Warcraft III\Campaigns ?

Have you tried running both the x64 and x86 game versions separately?
Do you have the original game/CD-keys?
Have you tried fiddling with the video options, full screen and all that?

Might it be something related to Windows not recognizing the font?

Yes, the pathing is right.
Tried to run the games in x64 and x86 : didn't change anything
I use the original game yes.
Tried a lot of different settings with the options : full screen/windowed, changing the graphic settings, changing the sounds, changing the resolution : nothing worked

I'm not really sure how i would change the font, i don't even know if it would matter since it seems that the imported icons also get corrupted.


Edit : I tried some other campaigns found on HWS : they don't corrupt.
Tried to open them in the campaign editor and saving without changing anything : works fine.

TCO is the only campaign that fuck up

 

[deepstrasz]

I'm not really sure how i would change the font, i don't even know if it would matter since it seems that the imported icons also get corrupted.

Maybe try reinstalling the game but somehow deleting all registry leftovers.

 

[xrouge]

Maybe try reinstalling the game but somehow deleting all registry leftovers.

Didn't help unfortunately.
Guess I won't be playing it :/

 

[deepstrasz]

Didn't help unfortunately.
Guess I won't be playing it :/

Try it on this:
[Need Help] Back to 1.29

 

[xrouge]

Try it on this:
[Need Help] Back to 1.29

Exact same issue

 

[deepstrasz]

Exact same issue

Alright. Then, it must be something related to your PC/OS or something.
You could do a last try on 1.27 but you need to reinstall the game:
Latest 1.27 patch | HIVE

 

[xrouge]

Alright. Then, it must be something related to your PC/OS or something.
You could do a last try on 1.27 but you need to reinstall the game:
Latest 1.27 patch | HIVE

Same problem so definitely something wrong with my PC.
thank you for trying to help, appreciate it

 

[deepstrasz]

Same problem so definitely something wrong with my PC.

Hey, do you have another PC you could test it on?

Huh, weird, mine is only 17MB for some reason.

Alright so that happens if I try to save it with the Campaign Editor. So, your game saves it or does something to it when accessing it, basically as nuck001 wrote.

 

[xrouge]

Hey, do you have another PC you could test it on?

Alright so that happens if I try to save it with the Campaign Editor. So, your game saves it or does something to it when accessing it, basically as nuck001 wrote.

I don't have any other PC to test it unfortunately.
I managed to do something tho :
-Resolution to the minimum possible
-windowed
-compatiblity set to Windows XP
-Admin mode
managed to use the "configuration" map to start first mission then saved, restarted the game and reset every options and I managed to make it work. Very annoying to do but at least it works.
Can't ever open it in campaign editor or start the first mission normally tho.

 

[deepstrasz]

I managed to do something tho :

I'm really glad you've succeeded!

Hey, you could try only one or both of admin mode and compatibility mode and see if just those work without modifying the resolution and video details. Or perhaps, you've tried?

 

[xrouge]

I'm really glad you've succeeded!

Hey, you could try only one or both of admin mode and compatibility mode and see if just those work without modifying the resolution and video details. Or perhaps, you've tried?

Already tried. Only that very specific setup has worked thus far. Dumb luck to actually find this

 

[Emerald_dream]

Chapter 5, Greater Magic Ball

I used both Phodom and Fradz's inventories, had the recipe, sapphire, and a 12 stack of Lesser Magic Balls, but nothing happens. There's no mention of a way to split stacks so I can't try using only 5. Yes, I'm sure I have the right recipe, it only costs 100 gold.

I'm playing with the most updated version.

There's a bunch of stuff you can't get without the portals in chapter 5, so this is a pretty bad bug.

Yeah i agree, happened with me today, i had a seven stack Lesser Magic Balls and cant combine with the recipe and the Sapphire.

 

[Dazt]

So I ran into an new issue after 1.31. After starting a new game the Combat Kings and usable items asked me for 250 mana to use, and also showed up 3 honor points to activate which of course you can't do or have unless you play a bit into the chapter, ths is annying, not game breaking but it's terrible for anyone just starting again or new to the campaign. Does anyone ran into the same problem?

 

[deepstrasz]

So I ran into an new issue after 1.31. After starting a new game the Combat Kings and usable items asked me for 250 mana to use, and also showed up 3 honor points to activate which of course you can't do or have unless you play a bit into the chapter, ths is annying, not game breaking but it's terrible for anyone just starting again or new to the campaign. Does anyone ran into the same problem?

We advise not using 1.31 at all other than for testing and bug reporting. Until a hotfix is released please use:
[Need Help] Back to 1.29
or
Patch 1.30.4 Backup Game Files

 

[Cenarius59]

So I ran into an new issue after 1.31. After starting a new game the Combat Kings and usable items asked me for 250 mana to use, and also showed up 3 honor points to activate which of course you can't do or have unless you play a bit into the chapter, ths is annying, not game breaking but it's terrible for anyone just starting again or new to the campaign. Does anyone ran into the same problem?

I have the same problem but I found a way to work around it. For some reason, those items with abilities you activate by clicking them get replaced by the ultimate ability of the hero who is wearing that item. For example, say you have the item Aero, normally you would expect to turn invulnerable when you click on it, but it actually uses chaotic rift, if it is Phodom who is using it. In addition, it requires the same amount of mana as well. You will get the same problem in the beginning of every chapter, but you can fix it when you see that problem in this way: save the game, then load it. Items will most probably behave the same, so you either drop them on the ground or put them on the boxes and then pick them up again. That's it. It worked for me everytime.

UPDATE: Still I do not recommend using the latest version since apparently couple of things are also broken with the last two patches, namely the Doom Lord in chapter 5. After he teleports twice he breaks the game completely either when you attack him or when you use a teleport or trigger a cutscene. Anatholo quest is also bugged.