[Campaign] Troll Campaign

[ginnaretur]

You shouldn't need to. What patch are you playing on, if you don't mind?

1.31

 

[frostwhisper]

From what I understand, some triggers featuring specific unit events do not work properly in 1.31, especially after a save/load.
This is a known bug. I just checked, and this trigger does indeed use a specific unit event for either of the two earthen.

EDIT: Try to run the chapter up to that point without saving/loading at any point. It might allow the trigger to run.

EDIT 2: I just replicated the bug on 1.31.1. It's saving and loading that causes the issue.

 

[ginnaretur]

It worked! Thank you for the solution, and also for a great campaign, I'm looking forward for the next chapters and acts <3

 

[frostwhisper]

Appreciate it! And thank you for pointing the bug out.

 

[ginnaretur]

How's it going? Any progress?

 

[lichao001486]

I can't wait to play Troll campaign.

 

[HuanJuan]

I can't wait to play Troll campaign.

You can download it, there is the button on the first page of this thread.

 

[lichao001486]

You can download it, there is the button on the first page of this thread.

Thank you very much

 

[Mort2895]

The download link is not working

 

[Nobelian]

The download link is not working

You should play it on patch 1.31

 

[frostwhisper]

Hey guys. Short update because I've been dealing with some unexpected technical difficulties which have left me without access to my pc for the foreseeable future.

I apparently no longer have v1.4a on my drive however I did update the download link to a beta of v1.4b. I was hoping to get this out to you once Chapter 5 is fully completed, but due to the circumstances I might as well give you access to the latest version while I resolve things.

Some things to note:

• chapters 1, 2 and 4 are now fully voiced
• chapters 3 and 5 were about to be voiced before the release but those sound files were lost before implementation, so I'll be redoing them
• you can access the uncompleted chapter 5, but keep in mind it's not fully triggered yet

Ideally you should play this on 1.29 but it also works on 1.31. Testing it on later versions will also help me a lot with optimization. I appreciate your input! Hoping for a more comprehensive update next time!

 

[HuanJuan]

Hey guys. Short update because I've been dealing with some unexpected technical difficulties which have left me without access to my pc for the foreseeable future.

I apparently no longer have v1.4a on my drive however I did update the download link to a beta of v1.4b. I was hoping to get this out to you once Chapter 5 is fully completed, but due to the circumstances I might as well give you access to the latest version while I resolve things.

Some things to note:

• chapters 1, 2 and 4 are now fully voiced
• chapters 3 and 5 were about to be voiced before the release but those sound files were lost before implementation, so I'll be redoing them
• you can access the uncompleted chapter 5, but keep in mind it's not fully triggered yet

Ideally you should play this on 1.29 but it also works on 1.31. Testing it on later versions will also help me a lot with optimization. I appreciate your input! Hoping for a more comprehensive update next time!

Wow! Thos voice lines in Chapter 1 seems to be not AI created. You guys - The Dev Team - are actually made that by living humans? I don't expected if the answer is yes. Some of the campaigns now days released to WC3 was AI made.

 

[frostwhisper]

All the voices in the events and cinematics have been generated with AI.

 

[HuanJuan]

WC 1.31, First chapter of the campaign, after the Beginning of the "Blood Harvest" main quest.

- I thinked I can speak with the Kobold Overseer - which one has dialoge with Oriss - without killing several Kobolds in the cave, and instead killing Sauroks: Wrong. The player must kill 8-15 kobold here, or the player cannot succeed later on, after clearing out the Saurok camp: because after the conversation with the Kobold Overseer, who given two option to the player: Kill all kobold in the Cave, or accept the offer. Those who accepted the offer - like me - cannot kill any Kobold in the Caves, because they are now invulnerable, after the offer was accepted.

- Tunnel Specialist has no voice after he offers to lead us to the Saurok camp.

- Sometimes Sauroks and other creeps has very low perception: the player must go very close - breathing in the sauroks face - to engage them in combat. If my memory serves me well, in my previous run there was no such a problem, like this.

 

[Evilhog]

All the voices in the events and cinematics have been generated with AI.

Wait, even Zan'do is AI-voiced? I'm speechless... I genuinely thought his part was done by some professional voice actor.

 

[Nobelian]

There is already a download with Al-voice?

 

[HuanJuan]

There is already a download with Al-voice?

Hell yes, check the changelog and the Author previous posts here. Check out, it's amazing! You can download it on the first page "Download" button.

 

[frostwhisper]

WC 1.31, First chapter of the campaign, after the Beginning of the "Blood Harvest" main quest.

- I thinked I can speak with the Kobold Overseer - which one has dialoge with Oriss - without killing several Kobolds in the cave, and instead killing Sauroks: Wrong. The player must kill 8-15 kobold here, or the player cannot succeed later on, after clearing out the Saurok camp: because after the conversation with the Kobold Overseer, who given two option to the player: Kill all kobold in the Cave, or accept the offer. Those who accepted the offer - like me - cannot kill any Kobold in the Caves, because they are now invulnerable, after the offer was accepted.

An oversight! I designed the quest on the assumption that the player would have already filled the bloodstone about halfway through before speaking to the Overseer. Seems easy enough to fix by tweaking the numbers, but thank you for pointing the loophole out.

- Tunnel Specialist has no voice after he offers to lead us to the Saurok camp.

Works on 1.29.2, I'll have to check what that's all about.

- Sometimes Sauroks and other creeps has very low perception: the player must go very close - breathing in the sauroks face - to engage them in combat. If my memory serves me well, in my previous run there was no such a problem, like this.

I intentionally gave creeps a low perception since you're fighting in tight spaces from entering the grotto forward. Haven't noticed a difference between versions but I'll have a look.

Wait, even Zan'do is AI-voiced? I'm speechless... I genuinely thought his part was done by some professional voice actor.

Thanks, man! It was a lot of trial and error. Picking the right samples, having multiple "takes" per line so I get the right intonation/emotion. Glad it's getting the right effect.

 

[HuanJuan]

WCIII 1.31, chapter 3:

I can't proceed further, where Hedge & his guards blocking my way. I give Hedge or the other guard the Amari Ale: nothing happens. I'm after the cinematic by the way, which is starting after the player reaching the guards here.

 

[frostwhisper]

That's a known bug on 1.31, yeah. Check here to see how to bypass it:

From what I understand, some triggers featuring specific unit events do not work properly in 1.31, especially after a save/load.
This is a known bug. I just checked, and this trigger does indeed use a specific unit event for either of the two earthen.

EDIT: Try to run the chapter up to that point without saving/loading at any point. It might allow the trigger to run.

EDIT 2: I just replicated the bug on 1.31.1. It's saving and loading that causes the issue.

 

[deepstrasz]

That's a known bug on 1.31, yeah. Check here to see how to bypass it:

You could potentially make a periodic event trigger which checks if the unit has the item instead of directly using a unit event. If you don't have loads of triggers that need unit events it won't lag the game and you could make them all this way checking every 0.1 or 0.05s and even enabling and disabling them when necessary so as not to run all the time (Turn ON/OFF trigger).
Also, have you seen this thread? [1.31.1] Bug: Loading saved game breaks some unit events

 

[frostwhisper]

I've seen the thread, it's how I actually understood what the bug is.
My plan to address the issue is to use a generic Unit Acquires Item event with a set of conditions. From what I understand generic unit events are fine while specific unit events suffer from the bug.

 

[frostwhisper]

Updates

So my PC is completely busted. Luckily, you can mod Warcraft III on just about anything so I'm getting back on track on an older machine.
Here's what you can find in the latest version:

• There is now a gate in the Kobold cave in Chapter 1, requiring a certain amount of kills to unlock. This is to prevent the player from accidentally locking themselves out of the quest progression if they avoid enemies before talking to the Overseer (thanks @HuanJuan for pointing this out)
• Addressed a bug in Chapter 3 where saving/loading disables a trigger at the earthen camp on patch 1.31
• Chapter 3 and its sub-maps are now fully voiced

 

[Lord_Of_Outland]

i cannot pick up gold located in urn around Saurok Champion in second chapter

 

[frostwhisper]

Sounds like a collision shape issue on the item's model. I'll get that fixed.

EDIT: Fixed

 

[Night7ucker]

Very awesome campaign! How to get items from titans in the chapter 3 in their cave with the cube? I'm stuck when there are 2 platforms where you have to put heroes on but nothing seem to be happening

 

[frostwhisper]

Standing on the platforms at the same time should raise a ramp to the upper level.

 

[HuanJuan]

I also miss a walkthough about this campaign on YT or any other videosharing platform. Chapter 4 is a challenge in Normal to Me, and I'm desperate to see how anyone else dealing with the situation. I want to complete the level on absolute Minimalism on normal, the side quest reward is very catchy, but to do an offensive to get it, it's just another level of gaming to me.

 

[frostwhisper]

Well, what you're playing right now is essentially still a beta. I'm sure there'll be some walkthrough or other once I actually finish and release the project in the Hive's database

 

[Re uben]

help please how can i enter the kobold cave aswel the saurian and how can we unlock the gate to the darkstone

 

[HuanJuan]

help please how can i enter the kobold cave aswel the saurian and how can we unlock the gate to the darkstone

You can only enter the Kobold cave, when you reached the Dark Stone. After that, you can reach the Kobold Cave, and by the choice of yours decide, when you want to reach the Sauroks or not. You should have a marker on the minimap, where the Dark Stone is - when you not reached yet -.

 

[Re uben]

You can only enter the Kobold cave, when you reached the Dark Stone. After that, you can reach the Kobold Cave, and by the choice of yours decide, when you want to reach the Sauroks or not. You should have a marker on the minimap, where the Dark Stone is - when you not reached yet -.

Thanks friend by the way now how can we get pass the Dwarf stone looklike in chapter 3 and Chapter 4 too ?

 

[Re uben]

Chapter 4 was quite intense.
I thought right until the end, that i had to beat the timer, silly me it was just about the third artifact (tried 3 times to steamroll my way through the insect hordes ).

So it's a cliffhanger, what do you think is the ETA of chapter 5?

Hey friend sorry to ask is there a way to get pass the Iron Dwarf ?

 

[frostwhisper]

Spoiler: Dwarves

Just give either of them some beer

 

[Re uben]

Spoiler: Dwarves

Just give either of them some beer

thanks friend by the way for chapter 5 finale how we can end that chapter correctly ?

 

[Maxwell]

I'm a fanboy of this guy.
Subscribe.

 

[REDGRAVE]

I really enjoyed this campaign and was really amazed by all the work put into it really when I found this forum for troll campaign. But I do have a question..

After completing The Insect Tide in Chapter 5 by fending off the Aqir in order to prevent them from reaching Unmei is something supposed to happen? The game just seems to come to a halt at that point but I was hoping to see some sort of cinematic or cutscene after. I know its all still in the works but it's great so far! I guess im just curious if i'm dealing with a bug of some sort or if it is simply unfinished

 

[frostwhisper]

You beat the chapter, but the version you played doesn't have its concluding cinematic yet. Not a bug, just beta being beta. Updates coming soon

 

[Harynar]

While I was working on some triggers for my own campaign, using yours force in reference some cases, I got into the mood of replaying your campaign again. Still fun

One thing I noticed on chapter 1, don't know if that was already pointed out:
1. There is a small mismatch between the voice line and the written text in Zan'do's lines at the end of the cinematic that playes after reaching the dark stone. A "to" is written where the voice line says "for" I think. Forgot to note it when it happened, and I saved right after the cinematic.

2. There is an additional line by the kobold after you click the dialogue button to take you to the saurok lair. I don't know if this line has no voice line or if the voice line didn't play.

3. I wanted to attack move when approaching the void revenant and accidentally clicked on the revenant, so my units started hitting it and were able to keep attacking it during the cinematic.
You might wanna make the revenant invulnerable before the cinematic begins or pause the units during the cinematic.

4. It seemed like the second bandit wave, when escorting the caravan, bugged out. I few of them attacked as they should, but a got a glimse of a soem of them retreating. They then returned while I was killing the sauroks (I have destroyed the rock chuncks blocking the way between the caves and the saurok lair.

5. I only went to the ancient after I got the pheonix ashes, so the quest was still undiscovered, and while I got the reward, the quest was neither revealed nor did it get marked as completed.

 

[frostwhisper]

Hey there. The reason the campaign isn't in the Hive's database is because its final chapter is still in development. I'm keeping the last map to myself, because I want the full experience to become available to everyone simultaneously, without spoiling the story. Rest assured that once the map is done and has received the polish to match the others I will upload the whole project to the Maps section.

In the future, please post in English when using our forums. Thanks!

 

[frostwhisper]

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Updates!

I'm at the stage where I can say this project is mostly complete. The development time needed comes down to a couple of cinematics and model edits. All other level designs, assets, triggers, items, music, and voice clips have been completed and imported into the campaign. I'll be spending some time polishing the levels throughout the project, checking for bugs, and making things later-patch-compatible.

Here are some things that have changed since last time, which you can expect in the campaign's full release:

• Chapter 6 has been completed, with all encounters triggered. This is the final chapter of this act of the campaign, where the player will put everything they have learned throughout their journey to the test.
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• All building models (sans Voodoo Lounge) have been reimagined, remodeled, and renamed appropriately.
  

• The UI has been overhauled using a combination of the original version and an entirely new texture pack.
  
  
  

• Giant Bats and Troll Batriders have been replaced with reptilian Pterradons and Pterradon Riders.

• Icons for the new buildings have been added.
• New weapon/armor upgrade icons for the troll tech tree have been added.
• New custom item recipe combinations have been added, with appropriate icons for each custom item.
  
• Earthen doodad assets and golem units have been visually updated.
• New aqir units and effects have been added.
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• Kruppe now has an ultimate ability and an updated ability icon set.
• A new optional quest has been added to Chapter 1.
• A generous amount of tooltip, hotkey, and icon location updates.

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I want to thank everyone who has tested the beta versions of my campaign posted throughout this thread. Your feedback has been significant to the quality of work I strive towards.

See you at release!

 

[Shatterfury]

Uuuuuuhuuuuuu! Now that be good news, mon!

 

[CGCyan]

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Updates!

I'm at the stage where I can say this project is mostly complete. The development time needed comes down to a couple of cinematics and model edits. All other level designs, assets, triggers, items, music, and voice clips have been completed and imported into the campaign. I'll be spending some time polishing the levels throughout the project, checking for bugs, and making things later-patch-compatible.

Here are some things that have changed since last time, which you can expect in the campaign's full release:

• Chapter 6 has been completed, with all encounters triggered. This is the final chapter of this act of the campaign, where the player will put everything they have learned throughout their journey to the test.
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• All building models (sans Voodoo Lounge) have been reimagined, remodeled, and renamed appropriately.View attachment 462009

• The UI has been overhauled using a combination of the original version and an entirely new texture pack.View attachment 462011View attachment 462015 View attachment 462016

• Giant Bats and Troll Batriders have been replaced with reptilian Pterradons and Pterradon Riders.View attachment 462010

• Icons for the new buildings have been added.
• New weapon/armor upgrade icons for the troll tech tree have been added.
• New custom item recipe combinations have been added, with appropriate icons for each custom item. View attachment 462014
• Earthen doodad assets and golem units have been visually updated.
• New aqir units and effects have been added.
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• Kruppe now has an ultimate ability and an updated ability icon set.
• A new optional quest has been added to Chapter 1.
• A generous amount of tooltip, hotkey, and icon location updates.

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I want to thank everyone who has tested the beta versions of my campaign posted throughout this thread. Your feedback has been significant to the quality of work I strive towards.

See you at release!

Dis be da best Troll campaign, I eva played since quarantine days

 

[gaurdian of the flame]

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Updates!

and making things later-patch-compatible.

pls tell me it will be still playable on version 1.31 because i don t have reforged

 

[Nobelian]

pls tell me it will be still playable on version 1.31 because i don t have reforged

They are still playable on version 1.31. It's impossible to think about that because the campaign is still not completely completed

 

[gaurdian of the flame]

They are still playable on version 1.31. It's impossible to think about that because the campaign is still not completely completed

i am talking about the the compelete version of the campaign it will be sad for me if he update the campaign to reforged tbh

 

[Nobelian]

Same. Me too. For me, the Troll campaign is a "phenomenal" campaign in terms of terrain, moding, and so on. You could say this campaign looks unique.

 

[frostwhisper]

Reforged compatibility isn't on the roadmap just yet. I developed this on 1.29 so that's the intended version. I've also been testing it on 1.31 and addressing patch-specific bugs, so the end result should hopefully be compatible for both.

 

[lichao001486]

Very good. Look forward.

 

[Wargeras]

Finale a real buildings for Zandalari nice

Just maybe give a little bit more change to mill and voodoo lounge