Warcraft III - The Dark One's Chosen

[LISBOAH]

Hold on. We need to have Reforged in order to play this?
That sucks!

 

[deepstrasz]

A credits list in the map description with the names of the authors whose resources you've used is mandatory. That includes models, skins, icons, custom spells, systems. Also, sounds, music and everything outside this site.
This helps you with the models, skins and icons from Hiveworkshop: Resources in use by Warcraft III - The Dark One's Chosen
You can also upload your map here to generate a list: Asset scanner

Please write a proper description about the gameplay, story etc. See the guides below.

Awaiting Update.

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R U L E S

Site Rules
Map Submission Rules

M A P - D E S C R I P T I O N

Details

BB CODES
BB Codes | HIVE

MELEE MAPS
Description Guide - Melee Maps
Describing Your Melee Map
Melee Map Description Generator v1.3

MAPS IN GENERAL
The importance of a Description
Description Guide - Maps
Map Thread Guide
Map Description Making: Good & Bad
Map Description - Templates
Map Description Generator [1.2]

How to Add a Screenshot to your Map Description

ADDITIONAL NECESSARY INFORMATION

• A credits list in the map thread description is required where the names of the resource (models, skins, icons, spells, sound etc.) authors are mentioned along with the specific resource. It would be a luxury to have links leading to the used resources. Credits in the Quest Log would be appreciated too.
• A detailed changelog in the first post would be helpful to reviewers and notify fans about the newest implementations to your map.
• Map thread tags are important. Please use those that fit and not more or none.

M A P - C R E A T I O N - G U I D E S

Details

GENERAL MAPPING
A Beginner's Guide to Map Making
The Ultimate Beginners Terrain Tutorial
Advanced Terraining Tutorial
A Guideline to Terraining and the Hive's Terraining Section
Various Terraining Tips!
Basic Mapping Video Tutorial
WE Map Editor for Newbies!
The Path Of Proper Map Making - What to do and what should be avoided

MELEE MAPPING
How to create Melee Maps
General - Melee Maps like the Professionals
Competitive Melee Map
Melee mapping - The reasons behind common aspects of competitive 1v1 maps
Melee Do's and Dont's

PATHING
Pathing - Everything about it
[Terraining] Alternative Pathing Technique

LEAKS
Triggers - Memory Leaks and Custom Scripts

If you're not satisfied with the review and wish another opinion, contact the other reviewers or use the staff contact:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/staff-contact.692/

 

[Cind]

Thank you for the asset scanner and for the review!

Would you want me to copy the text version of the results, or have the links to those mods or just images/screenshots of them?

Do I include all of the mods/custom-assets that are in the map, or only the ones used? I had played around with a few that are not represented or used in the map.

Thank you in advance.

 

[deepstrasz]

Would you want me to copy the text version of the results, or have the links to those mods or just images/screenshots of them?

Do I include all of the mods/custom-assets that are in the map, or only the ones used? I had played around with a few that are not represented or used in the map.

Copy the list as text so one could click the generated links. Please also credit stuff that doesn't appear in the scanner if used. Also, would be a good idea to remove the assets not in use from the map.

 

[tulee]

Hold on. We need to have Reforged in order to play this?
That sucks!

Actually he said he uses classic graphics, so you don't need reforged, you just need the latest version of the game.

 

[Cind]

A credits list in the map description with the names of the authors whose resources you've used is mandatory. That includes models, skins, icons, custom spells, systems. Also, sounds, music and everything outside this site.
This helps you with the models, skins and icons from Hiveworkshop: Resources in use by Warcraft III - The Dark One's Chosen
You can also upload your map here to generate a list: Asset scanner

Please write a proper description about the gameplay, story etc. See the guides below.

Awaiting Update.

---

If you want more reviews, you should participate in the The Grand Review Exchange!

R U L E S

Site Rules
Map Submission Rules

M A P - D E S C R I P T I O N

Details

BB CODES
BB Codes | HIVE

MELEE MAPS
Description Guide - Melee Maps
Describing Your Melee Map
Melee Map Description Generator v1.3

MAPS IN GENERAL
The importance of a Description
Description Guide - Maps
Map Thread Guide
Map Description Making: Good & Bad
Map Description - Templates
Map Description Generator [1.2]

How to Add a Screenshot to your Map Description

ADDITIONAL NECESSARY INFORMATION

• A credits list in the map thread description is required where the names of the resource (models, skins, icons, spells, sound etc.) authors are mentioned along with the specific resource. It would be a luxury to have links leading to the used resources. Credits in the Quest Log would be appreciated too.
• A detailed changelog in the first post would be helpful to reviewers and notify fans about the newest implementations to your map.
• Map thread tags are important. Please use those that fit and not more or none.

M A P - C R E A T I O N - G U I D E S

Details

GENERAL MAPPING
A Beginner's Guide to Map Making
The Ultimate Beginners Terrain Tutorial
Advanced Terraining Tutorial
A Guideline to Terraining and the Hive's Terraining Section
Various Terraining Tips!
Basic Mapping Video Tutorial
WE Map Editor for Newbies!
The Path Of Proper Map Making - What to do and what should be avoided

MELEE MAPPING
How to create Melee Maps
General - Melee Maps like the Professionals
Competitive Melee Map
Melee mapping - The reasons behind common aspects of competitive 1v1 maps
Melee Do's and Dont's

PATHING
Pathing - Everything about it
[Terraining] Alternative Pathing Technique

LEAKS
Triggers - Memory Leaks and Custom Scripts

If you're not satisfied with the review and wish another opinion, contact the other reviewers or use the staff contact:
https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/staff-contact.692/

Greetings!
I have now updated the post with your requests. I hope it crosses all the boxes required. Please alert me should I have missed anything.

Thank you in advance.

 

[deepstrasz]

Please don't spam map tags. This is a campaign, not everything.

1. And, what do you know, Alinya is just a Sylvanas/Dark Ranger clone with the same abilities.
2. Intended for the map to be under fog of war rather than black mask?
3. Deathguards have badly imported icons. They are green on game pause/F10.
4. Acolytes have the same icon.
5. Seems that all icons are badly imported. Those in the barracks are green too when the unit requirements are not meant.
6. Weird that you initially have a Scourge Acolyte but can train a Forsaken one. Are we not playing the Forsaken?
7. Techtree is pretty much the same. Forsaken units are not unique in any way, just stronger versions of themselves.
8. The altar heroes can be trained.
9. Only difference between the Forsaken and Scourge Acolyte is the barracks, the rest of the buildings are the same as for the Scourge's.
10. Also, the player's race is actually night elf (UI and stuff).
11. Why imprison undead? Were they trying to revive them, experiment on them?
12. Starting Forsaken Deathguards have Fast movement speed but the ones you rescue have Average. Those you train also Average.
13. The elf was boasting about a cowardly paladin who wanted to flee by ship. By the way, the elf was nuts. He asked for mercy only to then provoke them leading to his death.
14. Deconius has hero glow and his body remains on the ground because the unit is using a hero model without decay animation.
15. Some quest before meeting him was completed but not even discovered.
16. After the Paladin ran and the dark ranger's forces said something about unbelievers (what?; anyway), the game froze.
17. The last quest was marked as completed but never discovered.

While it could be a nice campaign, for now, it's way too simple for approval. Needs more maps but before that, some nice gameplay mechanics, units, abilities etc. not playing the same stuff we already did countless of times. The terrain could use a bit of improvement too.

 

[Karak]

I got a bug end of the first chapter. The game cinematic was not getting out.. so I couldn't keep on second chapter. It was with 1.36 Reforged.

 

[deepstrasz]

I got a bug end of the first chapter. The game cinematic was not getting out.. so I couldn't keep on second chapter. It was with 1.36 Reforged.

 

[Cind]

I got a bug end of the first chapter. The game cinematic was not getting out.. so I couldn't keep on second chapter. It was with 1.36 Reforged.

Greetings!

There's only one chapter for the moment. However I plan to update the campaign with additional missions in the future.

Thank you for trying out my first attempt at a campaign mission!

 

[AlexTheLion]

Fun, wish there were more levels.

 

[Darnish89]

Nice play, had been great with more to play.

 

[Dream-In-Red]

And, what do you know, Alinya is just a Sylvanas/Dark Ranger clone with the same abilities.

Man, every time i see this my heart just sinks.
War3 triggers allow for such a veritable fist of possibilities, yet it's for some reason rare to see custom abilities for a "classic" kind of campaign.
Meanwhile, i have this problem the other way around - can't write to save my life, but love to make custom spells for characters based on their concept