Warcraft III: Reforged Patch Notes - Version 2.0.3

[Archian]

Warcraft III: Reforged Patch Notes - Version 2.0.3

Blizzard said: Warcraft III: Reforged Patch Notes Version 2.0.3 July 17, 2025 Game Servers​ Custom Game lobby advertisements now properly timeout 15 minutes after the most recent player has joined or left This timer resets every time a player joins or leaves Fixed an issue where some players with classic keys were having licensing problems Fixed an issue where custom game invites were not working properly General​ Added a countdown timer to the UI for construction and training Ctrl + C now camera tracks a selected unit instead of just snapping to location Fixed an issue where some triggers would sometimes not be saved correctly Existing saved games may still have this issue, but any new ones should now be saved correctly Fixed an issue where going into a single player custom game would sometimes put you into a multiplayer lobby Performance​ Optimized AI functions for finding build locations This should optimize how AI players look for places to build structures, resulting in better performance in games with a high number of AI players Please watch for and report unexpected behavior changes Optimized heavy particle counts of some Reforged VFX Improved performance for rendering terrain Visuals​ Updated Reforged shaders. Players should see improved intensity of shadows and lighting Based on feedback, we’ve lowered the brightness of units and portraits in Classic HD graphics Replaced the classic main menu and campaign .webm backgrounds with .mdl renders Environment Classic HD/Reforged toggles no longer control gold mines and fountains. The Buildings toggle now controls these Fixed certain VFX appearing as white squares in Classic HD mode Tree idle animation now enabled in Reforged environment Added options for ambient occlusion and bloom in the options menu Note that these settings will lower performance when enabled in 4K resolution Fixed an issue where units with transparency were less transparent than intended when on water Fixed an issue where custom unit portraits were incorrectly inheriting a portrait from their base units Fixed an issue where icons for custom skins would sometimes show their base icons Fixed an issue where units would sometimes be invisible after loading a saved game Existing saved games may still have this issue, but any new ones should now be saved correctly Fixed a few model files which were not correctly being included with the game Audio​ Fixed an issue where map music would sometimes continue playing at the end of a map, or during a cinematic Fixed an issue where music would overlap with music from a saved game World Editor​ Custom campaigns may now use MDL files for mission select backgrounds Increased doodad limit from 30000 to 130000. Use with caution! Increased the draw distance in the World Editor Fixed an issue with weather effect [RAhr] triggering permanent rain Fixed an issue with the model viewer window being incorrectly scaled Fixed an issue with the Summoned Units window being incorrectly scaled Fixed an issue with Variables window column width not saving after closing the window Fixed an issue where [AIsb] was not respecting the cooldown of its attached ability when used on an item Fixed an issue where [AIf2] had hidden bonus damage and attack index data fields Fixed an issue where Barrage upgrade was overwriting the projectile art of the primary attack Fixed an issue where a unit that had a health upgrade and spellbook ability would die upon creation Fixed the following natives: The following changes affect many natives and fields, and are an attempt to fix some broader systems instead of individual bugs. Please report any bugs (or new fixes!) related to these changes: Fixed dozens of broken BlzSetAbility____Field natives BlzSetAbility____LevelField natives now attempt to forcibly refresh the ability’s data so changes are reflected. For example, orb of fire (AIf2) now has its damage bonus properly updated due to this change BlzSetUnitIntegerField now supports UNIT_IF_PRIMARY_ATTRIBUTE BlzSetUnitWeaponIntegerField now supports UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_WEAPON_TYPE BlzSetUnitWeaponIntegerField no longer causes a crash when trying to set a field related to an attack type the unit didn’t originally have BlzSetUnitWeaponIntegerField now works properly with the following fields: UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_TARGETS UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_DAMAGE_NUMBER_OF_DICE UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_DAMAGE_SIDES_PER_DIE UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_DAMAGE_BASE BlzSetUnitIntegerField(unit, UNIT_IF_MOVE_TYPE, 2) now properly allows a ground unit to fly Added a new field UNIT_RF_FLY_MAX_HEIGHT (ufmh) BlzSetUnitBooleanField now properly sets UNIT_BF_HIDE_MINIMAP_DISPLAY BlzSetUnitStringField now immediately updates the unit’s shadow when using UNIT_SF_SHADOW_IMAGE BlzSetUnitRealField now correctly sets UNIT_RF_CAST_POINT and UNIT_RF_CAST_BACK_SWING regardless of when you spend your first skill point ABILITY_RLF_CASTING_TIME now properly updates an ability’s casting time The following features can now be found under Map Options Added the ability to force players to use a specific zoom level Added the ability to remove the ‘!’ from denying appearing Added a new ability [Amgi]. This ability prevents bouncing missile attacks from bouncing to and from structures Users will be able to modify the Targets Allowed field in this ability to modify which unit type will stop the bounces. Added a new ability [AUa2]. This ability is the new version of Animate Dead that allows units to carry over their abilities Hotkeys​ Significantly increased the amount of bindable keys Added new bindable commands for Menu, Game, Replay, and Observer commands Added a Conflicts section in the hotkey menu to display any key conflicts Clicking on a conflict will bring you the relevant hotkey Added support for non QWERTY, non English keyboard layouts while using grid keys Removed hotkeys for passive abilities Hotkeys for learning passive abilities still exists Unlinked Peasant and Militia hotkey conflict detection Changed the ordering of mercenaries so that it is possible to assign QWER to every camp without conflict Removed Pocket Factory from the list of Neutral Buildings Removed Select Unit ability from the Tavern Fixed an issue where Hero Select and Inventory keys were not detecting conflicts Added Nether Dragon Roost to Neutral Buildings Added Entangled Gold Mine to Night Elf Buildings Multiplayer​ Added a Makrura Snapper portrait Fixed an issue with Arranged Team badges not displaying correct info Fixed an issue with MMR and level not being displayed on loading screens Fixed an issue with placement matches displaying incorrectly in the post-game screen Added MMR data to Solo and Arranged Team Badges Adjustments were made to how MMR gains and losses are calculated Players have a hidden stat that is called variance. The higher the variance, the bigger the MMR swings (When a player starts their placement matches they have high variance, after many games, the variance bottoms out). In team games, the current system adds every players MMR and variance together. For example, in a 2v2 game, where one side is a 4500 arranged team, and the other side is a 4000 and 4200 rated random team, the system views it as a 9000 MMR side against a 8200 MMR side. We are changing this so that instead of taking the sum, the system now takes the average MMR and variance, so now the system will view the match as 4500 vs 4100 In addition to the above change, we are also doubling all MMR gains and losses We are hoping these changes reduce the occurrence of extreme MMR gains and losses in some situations, while also spreading out the distribution of MMR. The team will continue to monitor this and make adjustments as necessary Balance​ General​ All attacks with a ground area of effect attack have the Ward unit type added to their list of area of effect targets Piercing damage against Heavy armor decreased from 100% to 90% Human​ Mountain King Bash will now be able to stun magic immune air units when attacking with an orb Orc​ Pulverize can now target Wards Burning Oil can now target Wards Night Elf​ Wisp Lumber Gather rate decreased from 7 to 7.5 seconds Archer health increased from 255 to 275 Pick up Archer, Mount Hippogryph, and Dismount cooldowns decreased from 30 to 5 Hippogryph Rider health increased from 780 to 800 Huntress glaives will no longer bounce to and from structures Moon Glaives upgrade time decreased from 60 to 50 Undead​ Units resurrected by Animate Dead now have access to their abilities they had when they were alive Lich Frost Nova range increased from 700/700/700 to 750/750/750 Gargoyle Prioritize now toggles properly when in a group Neutral​ Pitlord Cleave can now target Wards Dark Ranger Drain Life mana cost decreased from 50/50/50 to 25/25/25 Dark Ranger Drain Life self damage type changed from Magic to Universal. This will allow Life Drain to continue to transfer while the caster is magic immune Tinker Pocket Factory spawn interval decreased from 5/4.5/3.5/3 to 4.5/4/3.5/3 per Engineering level Tinker Cluster Rockets max damage per interval increased from 105/195/300 to 200/250/300 Cluster Rockets contains 4 damage intervals, so if a unit stays in the area for the whole duration of the spell, it will take 4 instances of damage. This change increases the max damage that can be spread across multiple units per interval. Brewmaster Breath of Fire damage increased from 65/125/170 to 80/130/180 Brewmaster Breath of Fire max damage increased from 480/800/1200 to 600/900/1200 Brewmaster Breath of Fire initial area of effect increased from 25/25/25 to 60/60/60 Brewmaster Breath of Fire final area of effect increased from 125/125/125 to 175/175/175 Previously, Breath of Fire could hit units that were significantly farther away than the visuals of the spell suggested. These changes make it so that the area of effect are brought in line with the visuals. The area of effect parameter controls the initial width of the Breath, while the final area of effect controls the radius at the tail end of the spell. To compensate for the nerf to range, overall damage of the spell has been increased. Brewmaster Breath of Fire damage over time from 7/14/21 to 10/15/25 Removed Vampiric Aura and Death Coil from Level 3 Skeletal Orc Fixed an issue where the neutral variant of Brilliance Aura was not displaying decimal values in the tooltip Bug Fixes​ Fixed an issue with Tinker stacking the effects of regeneration from items when killed in Robo-form Fixed an issue where Demon Hunter Immolation would continue to drain mana when turned off if Immolation is leveled during Hex Units that are hexed will no longer have a short window where their items bonuses do not apply to them Orb effects will now properly proc when units auto acquire targets. Orb of Slow and Orb of Lightning will now function properly if bought while silenced

 

[FlorianGeyerGiebelstadt]

bug fixes and native additions are always welcome. thank you.

 

[PurgeandFire]

first world editor changes in quite some time! that's exciting to see happy to see the doodad limit increased!

 

[Chaosium]

I'm glad that they finally gave some well-deserved love to the editor, keep them changes coming boys

 

[emperor_d3st]

Oh, these are some pretty nice changes.
Who is working on Warcraft 3 these days?
Relay my thanks to them.
I hope they keep adding and fixing natives and making the Editor more powerful.

 

[Prosperos]

Well, maybe I'll live to see the day when they figure out how to improve the import menu in the editor and make it more convenient...

 

[Panda]

Im glad the world editor is getting some love, i know the game needs updates but the editor needs plenty more if you ask me..

 

[Tommi Gustafsson]

They finally fixed map music overflowing to cinematics. Gnoll Campaign's intro movie is finally working as intended!

 

[StormKnight]

• The following features can now be found under Map Options
  • Added the ability to force players to use a specific zoom level
  • Added the ability to remove the ‘!’ from denying appearing
• Added a new ability [Amgi]. This ability prevents bouncing missile attacks from bouncing to and from structures
  • Users will be able to modify the Targets Allowed field in this ability to modify which unit type will stop the bounces.
• Added a new ability [AUa2]. This ability is the new version of Animate Dead that allows units to carry over their abilities

Maybe they finally got a world editor engineer. This seems like a positive update.
I hope they keep it up because there is more to be done for mapmakers.

 

[A]mun]

After the failed attempt on yesterday, it seems proper now.BlzSetUnitWeaponIntegerField now works properly with the following fields:

• UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_TARGETS
• UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_DAMAGE_NUMBER_OF_DICE
• UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_DAMAGE_SIDES_PER_DIE
• UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_DAMAGE_BASE

One day manipulating abilities will become obsolete, when all the integer and real natives work.

 

[ThompZon]

Woah, some actual updates to the editor!?! Seems like pretty useful updates, for the first time in ages!
Maybe it's worth upgrading from 1.31

Will need to experiment...

 

[Shar Dundred]

The portrait bug has unfortunately not been entirely fixed it seems.
In some cases yes, in many others not.

 

[fluxcraft]

• Orb effects will now properly proc when units auto acquire targets.

That seems potentially quite useful, right? If I understand correctly, the main issue with using Orb-based abilities to proc other abilities on attack was that they only worked when the unit was issued an attack command. This is simple but important fix for that.

 

[SalvatorThenorium]

Unfortunately, this update has simply broken Blizzard's servers. Test it yourself, join a PvP match or a custom map, and you'll experience lag from the beginning to the end of the game. It feels like internet lag, but it's actually the servers themselves.

 

[chopinski]

Is it only for me or GRID layout stopped working?

 

[deepstrasz]

The portrait bug has unfortunately not been entirely fixed it seems.
In some cases yes, in many others not.

Examples would help in case there is something related to how models and their portraits are made (integrated or do they have a separate portrait model to go with) and possibly other technical things.

 

[Superfrycook]

Hope it would not crash when putting Reforged models in HD mode in the world editor.

 

[RatzRatzzz]

It’s so nice too see updates in WE, especially fixing so much bugs and increasing number of doodads, now maps can be more realistic
And I was also very pleased with the changes to the undead, they are really very interesting

It's so nice to see so many REALLY good changes, especially in WorldEditor. Probably the first time I really want to update W3 xD

 

[Ardenaso]

they broke the quick cast mod

 

[Macielos]

Overally - a great patch. Portraits (at least on my map) seem to be fixed, overlapping music on loaded save fixed.

I wonder if maps saved on this patch could have some problems being uploaded on Hive. I tried uploading my map (saved on fresh 2.0.3) yesterday and today and I get http error 500 every time.

 

[kov]

this patch broke quenching mod and its textures, any way to fix it ??

 

[deepstrasz]

they broke the quick cast mod

Could you please be a bit more explicit?

I wonder if maps saved on this patch could have some problems being uploaded on Hive. I tried uploading my map (saved on fresh 2.0.3) yesterday and today and I get http error 500 every time.

@Ralle?

this patch broke quenching mod and its textures, any way to fix it ??

Out of Blizzard's scope and not a part of the original game. I guess it's something for the mod developer to fix/update.

 

[Macielos]

@Ralle?

I wrote to both him and Archian, awaiting response.

 

[Dimadelic]

Where can I download this patch?

 

[Spacebuns]

1. The following changes affect many natives and fields, and are an attempt to fix some broader systems instead of individual bugs. Please report any bugs (or new fixes!) related to these changes:

• Fixed dozens of broken BlzSetAbility____Field natives
• BlzSetAbility____LevelField natives now attempt to forcibly refresh the ability’s data so changes are reflected. For example, orb of fire (AIf2) now has its damage bonus properly updated due to this change

2. BlzSetUnitIntegerField now supports UNIT_IF_PRIMARY_ATTRIBUTE

1. Changing fields of passive now works instantly and doesn't require increasing/decreasing level of the ability?
2. We can change a unit's primary attribute on the fly now too?

Another unmentioned change is that BlzSetUnitWeaponRealField apparently also works with Backswing Point, Damage Point and Cooldown as well. Finally after 5+ years we can change a unit's attack cooldown using triggers.

 

[Spacebuns]

Since I haven't seen a bug report thread I'll temporarily use this. Turning cinematic mode on under certain conditions can crash the game. I tried disabling the "Turn cinematic mode on for all players" and "Disable user control for all players" actions and the crash stopped.

 

[Ardenaso]

Could you please be a bit more explicit?

Custom Grid Hotkey configuration for Quick Cast

REQUIRES WARCRAFT 3 REFORGED There's actually QuickCast feature hidden in Warcraft 3 Reforged but it wasn't properly implemented. Apparently, to get around it you just need to change certain values in the Preferences file but you needed to go Grid options in the settings. That's why I decided...

www.hiveworkshop.com

the hotkeys in the preferences don't change anymore like their configurations have been moved to the custom hotkeys txt file

 

[Uncle]

Man, those World Editor patch notes would've been awesome 4-5 years ago.

 

[StormKnight]

The portrait bug has unfortunately not been entirely fixed it seems.
In some cases yes, in many others not.

Any specific custom or default model/unit in question ? i'd suggest a report in the PTR bug report section since they seem to be specifically paying attention to bugs that they are attempting to fix. Like me and Lycan managed to get them to fix and re-fix new abilities being added with the orb of slow and Animate Dead. So reason stands to suggest if you tell them "hey this is still not fixed here are examples" they might listen.

I really miss being able to just report a bug and having them look into it more thoroughly.

 

[RED BARON]

I might not ever use reforged, but updates like this does actually tempt me to do so. It is nice to see, and the limit bounce thing is also interesting.

 

[Ravager16829]

Haven't been playing Reforged just yet (I'm using 1.29), but really excited about the new Reforged updates, especially in-game balance and WE.
Though, some people are reporting huge problems when using the Quenching Mod with this new patch (lighting artifact).

 

[Spacebuns]

On another note, the lighting in Warcraft 3 Previewer broke.

BlzPauseUnitEx still doesn't pause the unit in some cases but I can't replicate. When this happens, stuns also don't stop the unit (lol).

 

[chopinski]

BlzSetAbilityStringLevelField is not working properly, at least not with the ABILITY_SLF_TOOLTIP_NORMAL_EXTENDED field. When setting the field for a ability from a unit it changes for all units that have the ability:

call BlzSetAbilityStringLevelField(ability, ABILITY_SLF_TOOLTIP_NORMAL_EXTENDED, GetUnitAbilityLevel(unit, id) - 1, I2S(GetHandleId(unit)))

 

[Retera]

On another note, the lighting in Warcraft 3 Previewer broke.

Can you put in the Blizzard forums that they should send you the new version of Warcraft 3 Previewer for their new game build?

thanks

 

[Asuna Tichondrius]

That great addition! Just another native i want to add options to allow impale and entangling roots affect air units.

 

[Rennathrim]

Is it just me or did the patch make the game slightly laggier? Overall its the same as it was before to me, but for some reason now all of a sudden whenever i use the shift+click command to queue actions, it just spikes untill i stop using the shift button, like a frame drop for no reason.

 

[tlstkwjr]

Does the Hide Minimap feature actually work? In my map, dummy units keep showing up on the minimap and it’s giving me a headache.

 

[Moozore]

It seems like the new patch broke my Lock Camera on Unit, does this also happened to you guys?

 

[Spacebuns]

Does the Hide Minimap feature actually work? In my map, dummy units keep showing up on the minimap and it’s giving me a headache.

There's a setting called "Stats - Hide Minimap Display" in the Object Editor that prevents units from showing up on the minimap.

 

[Uncle]

Does the Hide Minimap feature actually work? In my map, dummy units keep showing up on the minimap and it’s giving me a headache.

Dummy units (meaning a unit with the Locust ability) have never showed up on the map afaik.

 

[cleavinghammer]

Regarding the optimized AI placement, I played a 3-on-3 with 5 AIs and one of the allies built 5 Great Halls in my base (and were building a 6th when I won) and left the unclaimed gold mines alone.

 

[TheLazyGeep]

Ok, this patch sounds soo good... No wonder Warcraft was updated and I didn't know why, well at least they are making the world editor more powerful and they are giving the game a little maintenance, it still has dust yes, but at least they swept the game lol

 

[SgtSMOrc]

It seems like the new patch broke my Lock Camera on Unit, does this also happened to you guys?

Yes, but I'm not sure however what exactly broke it. We can only wait for Blizzard to fix it.

 

[Kordan]

• Fixed an issue where music would overlap with music from a saved game
  
  
  It only took them 5+ years or something

 

[deepstrasz]

It only took them 5+ years or something

or rather investing in and finding someone who could/would

 

[Kyrbi0]

Nice changes. Especially glad about the Orb stuff.

 

[Kordan]

I hope map creators don't get hit by this new patch

 

[DarkePacific]

After the failed attempt on yesterday, it seems proper now.BlzSetUnitWeaponIntegerField now works properly with the following fields:

• UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_TARGETS
• UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_DAMAGE_NUMBER_OF_DICE
• UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_DAMAGE_SIDES_PER_DIE
• UNIT_WEAPON_IF_ATTACK_DAMAGE_BASE

One day manipulating abilities will become obsolete, when all the integer and real natives work.

Did they change the indexing on BlzSetUnitWeaponIntegerField?

It seems all my old code that was using it no longer sets anything properly?

 

[A]mun]

Did they change the indexing on BlzSetUnitWeaponIntegerField?

It seems all my old code that was using it no longer sets anything properly?

Was it index 1-2 before?

Does work now, except for the attack range, sadly.

 

[Kotol]

Was it index 1-2 before?
View attachment 542824
Does work now, except for the attack range, sadly.

Actually, attack range works. [Snippet] Set unit range partial fix & Set unit AoE Small fix