The First War project information

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Key Features

• 17-mission custom campaign retelling Warcraft I with updated lore and gameplay.
• Classic WC1 tech meets WC3 mechanics—heroes, items, asymmetric races, and refined level design.
• High-quality terrain and cinematics using custom assets, optimized for Classic SD.
• Fully voice-acted with AI voices modeled after the original Warcraft cast.
• Open-source project—anyone can contribute ideas or maps.
• Built for WC3: Reforged (latest Battle.net version).
• Based on [Melee] WC3: Orcs & Humans v1.1.5 by @loktar

Heroes

View attachment 541695 Sir Anduin Lothar King's Champion	View attachment 541696 Khadgar Agent of the Kirin Tor	View attachment 541697 Gavinrad Stormwind Commander
View attachment 541698 Orgrim Doomhammer Blackrock Commander	View attachment 541699 Garona Blade of the Shadow Council	View attachment 541700 Teron'gor Warlock of the Shadow Council

Campaign Structure

The project is packaged as a single .w3n file containing two full-size campaigns, with 8 missions per faction. These campaigns are designed to be played sequentially—just like traditional WC3 campaigns. You’ll begin with the human storyline, and the orc campaign will pick up directly afterward to conclude the narrative. Additionally, we are including a refined version of Blizzards unreleased WC1 remake map.

The human campaign focuses on key events such as investigating the orc presence in the Swamp of Sorrows, uncovering Medivh’s true nature, and defending Stormwind during its first siege. The orc campaign continues the story, exploring internal conflicts between Blackhand, the Frostwolves, and Gul'dan, before leading the Horde in the second and final siege of Stormwind.

A major design goal is to avoid overlapping too much with The Last Guardian, allowing it to coexist naturally. Instead of retelling Khadgar’s story, this campaign emphasizes Lothar’s perspective on the events.

We’re releasing regular pre-release updates, but the full campaign will officially launch once all missions are complete.

Maps

• Prologue: Human Cinematic Prologue
• Chapter 0: Orc Playable Prologue (based on Blizzard's unreleased WC1 remake map)
• Chapters 1-8: Human Campaign
• Chapters 9-16: Orc Campaign

Status (Last Update January 29th 2026)

15/17 terrain
12/17 gameplay
5/17 cinematics & polish

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