Disappearing Maps Solution

[McQvaBlood]

Soul Reaver, author of the To The Bitter End single-player campaign figured out why some maps wouldn't show up while trying to host a game.

The map does not appear in the list of available custom maps
After some experimentation, I've discovered that this seems to be caused by a peculiar quirk in Warcraft III - map files will not be recognized if the file path is too long. This problem will affect any Warcraft III custom map files, not just To the Bitter End.

To be specific, starting from within Warcraft III's "maps" folder, the total file path of a custom map cannot exceed 44 characters (not including the .w3x file extension). If the file path is 45 or more characters long, that custom map will not appear in the Warcraft III custom map selection dialogue.

So for example, the following file path (which is a total of 34 characters long, starting from within the 'maps' folder) is less than 45 characters and thus would work fine:
Warcraft III\Maps\To the Bitter End\TTBE01 Dark Dawn.w3x

But the file path below (which is a total of 45 characters starting from within the 'maps' folder) is too long, and wouldn't be able to display in Warcraft III's map list:
Warcraft III\Maps\One Player\To the Bitter End\TTBE01 Dark Dawn.w3x

 

[Lich Prince]

Excellent work McQ!

 

[Adiktuz]

this was actually said on the map transition tutorials... anyway, nice to see someone post it for those who don't read tutorials... ^_^