Lordaeron's Legacy

[BaiyuGalan]

It tells the story of a deceased citizen of a kingdom. And it will not change the original plot development. Great.

 

[HuanJuan]

I have considered this, but I'm in two minds about it atm, one of the issues is I've not really settled on a voice for Candor.

I'll make a basic change log.

EDIT: included some of the biggest changes for the Reforged version.

So from now on, only the Reforged version of the campaign going to receive updates?

You forgot to change the recommended version on the Reforged version I tried out, and it's obviously not working with Classic WCIII, but you should change it.

 

[Jayborino]

Classic or Reforged graphics on the latest version recommended?

 

[Footman16]

So from now on, only the Reforged version of the campaign going to receive updates?

You forgot to change the recommended version on the Reforged version I tried out, and it's obviously not working with Classic WCIII, but you should change it.

I cant change that sadly, the Hive itself sets that.

Classic or Reforged graphics on the latest version recommended?

Classic, altho the maps should automatically set it to SD mode but should be set to classic graphics to avoid bugs

 

[HuanJuan]

I cant change that sadly, the Hive itself sets that.

Lordaeron's Banner healing enemy units. I see the Maps section search bar is broken, because it's shows the reforged maps too with Classic Filter. I don't know what happend, but I'm not gonna purchase Reforged just to get a proper answer for a properly written question, and a bug free version of your campaign.

 

[Footman16]

Lordaeron's Banner healing enemy units. I see the Maps section search bar is broken, because it's shows the reforged maps too with Classic Filter. I don't know what happend, but I'm not gonna purchase Reforged just to get a proper answer for a properly written question, and a bug free version of your campaign.

Huh I'll double check that about Lordaerons banner but it definitely only healed allies in my testing.

If you dont have Reforged, how are you playing the new version?

 

[HuanJuan]

Huh I'll double check that about Lordaerons banner but it definitely only healed allies in my testing.

If you dont have Reforged, how are you playing the new version?

I'm playing with the normal version, the non-reforged one. The Reforged one under Classic WCIII it's not function properly. Yes, you can open the campaign in the game, but it's pitch black, and when you select a chapter to play: it's an empty error window comes up in-game, and it can't be proceed furhter than that. You must close the game or just back in the main menu.

 

[Footman16]

I see well fair enough if you dont want to buy Reforged but the latest patch is the version it is made for.

The old version is still there to enjoy however.

EDIT: Also if you have an older version of the game you can get Reforged for free with your CD key, you simply don't have access to the HD mode which would cost money. Luckily, my new version is still for SD/Classic graphics mode.

 

[LovG]

Nice campaign. A bit hard at times but still enjoyable, the hardest for me was chapter 4.

This is my personal opinion: it was nice having less units than a normal campaign because you have to be creative with what you have, but at the same time, other than the ranged bandits I'd like to see some more custom units.

Love the terrain and the atmosphere you've created.

Edit: Oh, and I almost forget: the music. It was good, got me into the mood.
Was it all from warcraft 3 or did you imported any of it? I usually don't pay much attention to it, so I'm not sure if the music was remastered for reforged or maybe you imported some

 

[Footman16]

Nice campaign. A bit hard at times but still enjoyable, the hardest for me was chapter 4.

Yeah without adding variable difficulty I wanted it to be challenging but still enjoyable.

This is my personal opinion: it was nice having less units than a normal campaign because you have to be creative with what you have, but at the same time, other than the ranged bandits I'd like to see some more custom units.

My original idea was to have a completely unedited human tech tree to make the gameplay as vanilla as possible. But looking back I probably couldve made some changes.

Love the terrain and the atmosphere you've created.

Edit: Oh, and I almost forget: the music. It was good, got me into the mood.
Was it all from warcraft 3 or did you imported any of it? I usually don't pay much attention to it, so I'm not sure if the music was remastered for reforged or maybe you imported some

The music is a mix, some is WoW music, one is from Kotor 2 and the final one is from Assassins Creed Revelations.

Thanks for the feedback and glad you enjoyed it!

 

[Jayborino]

Any tips for map 3 (Ogres)? I'm hard stuck on it and am spending my money on units nonstop. Anyone who has completed it have any advice on the specific strat they used?

 

[HuanJuan]

Any tips for map 3 (Ogres)? I'm hard stuck on it and am spending my money on units nonstop. Anyone who has completed it have any advice on the specific strat they used?

If you use Reforged version of the campaign, than build up towers as many as you can, and use "Determination" ability to get the attention of the Ogres, so the Ogres gonna attack your Hero (Candor), and they gonna ignore the tower spam you has been build up. I build up the towers around the gold mine/base, so several Villager is gonna die during the mission, but it's still can be won. You can train units if you want, but Tower spam + Determination is worked just fine. Be wise with your spending, your gold mine is going to be empty 5-10 minutes before the timer is out. (5 Peasant I used to mine gold, and 10 to cut lumber).

 

[Jayborino]

Eyyyy, I finished the campaign. I'm glad to see mission 2 was fixed so that the enemy wouldn't empty their base from the first moment of the map! Maps 3 and 5 defenses were quite hard but mostly because they challenged my preconceptions of how to play the game. Generally, most players will make primarily units with some towers to back them up, but the only way to win seems to be making primarily towers with only some units backing them up.

Looking back on my previous complaints, this just never really clicked for me on the Ogres map because I thought surely building units and spending my money couldn't possibly lead to me losing this badly. I think most players will feel similarly before challenging themselves to just make mostly towers. They're expensive and take a long time to construct which is why it is avoided I think - big opportunity cost.

Same with the final mission, I learned from map 3 and immediately only made a ton of cannon towers - it worked! I suspect no other strategy really would. It does make for tense holdouts, but it can be confusing to lose when being unit focused as the game generally conditions you to be. In any case, once I got on the right track, I was able to make it through and have a nice time, thank you Footman16.

 

[Footman16]

Eyyyy, I finished the campaign. I'm glad to see mission 2 was fixed so that the enemy wouldn't empty their base from the first moment of the map! Maps 3 and 5 defenses were quite hard but mostly because they challenged my preconceptions of how to play the game. Generally, most players will make primarily units with some towers to back them up, but the only way to win seems to be making primarily towers with only some units backing them up.

Looking back on my previous complaints, this just never really clicked for me on the Ogres map because I thought surely building units and spending my money couldn't possibly lead to me losing this badly. I think most players will feel similarly before challenging themselves to just make mostly towers. They're expensive and take a long time to construct which is why it is avoided I think - big opportunity cost.

Same with the final mission, I learned from map 3 and immediately only made a ton of cannon towers - it worked! I suspect no other strategy really would. It does make for tense holdouts, but it can be confusing to lose when being unit focused as the game generally conditions you to be. In any case, once I got on the right track, I was able to make it through and have a nice time, thank you Footman16.

I'm glad you enjoyed it it definitely shows its age in terms of gameplay.

I hope you'll be able to play the sequel at some point with it's voice acting and generally more interesting mission designs!

UPDATE 23/12/2023 - The Jayborino Update

• Fixed bug in Mission 1 where priest would spawn in the incorrect location
• Added Visibility modifiers and pings to the main quest and side quests in mission 2
• Adjustments made to mission 3, AI timings and attack wave strengths changed; goblin merchant and fountain of health added to map. The attacks from all 3 sides should still occur, however the attacks leading up to it, and the delay between that large wave and the next ones should be a lot nicer and give the player more time to recover.

 

[MonkeyJr2017]

Hey footman16 i am having a problem with the campaign as the mission loading screen are black and on mission two the game crash when scrolling to the upper left of the undead base i am playing in the latest virsion of the game

Also the Ai for every mission breaks and they stay in their base doing nothing

 

[Footman16]

Hey footman16 i am having a problem with the campaign as the mission loading screen are black and on mission two the game crash when scrolling to the upper left of the undead base i am playing in the latest virsion of the game

Also the Ai for every mission breaks and they stay in their base doing nothing

Please dont double post and use the Edit button instead to change your first reply.

I'm assuming you're playing it in the latest Reforged version?

It would appear you're correct and the AI and loading screen files have experienced the bug where their import size becomes 0, I'll get that fixed and uploaded ASAP thanks for letting me know.

EDIT: Fixed version is now uploaded. Not sure about the crash as I couldn't re-create it but the rest should all be fixed

 

[Deuxh]

If i open the Reforge one it opens with classic graphics, but if open the calssic one it hast reforged graphics, is that alright or im missing something? I would like to play the Reforged one with reforged style, there is a way to do it?

 

[Footman16]

If i open the Reforge one it opens with classic graphics, but if open the calssic one it hast reforged graphics, is that alright or im missing something? I would like to play the Reforged one with reforged style, there is a way to do it?

The classic version is intended for version 1.31, the reforged version is intended for reforged but with classic graphics and is fixed to always be in SD/Classic graphics. Neither are HD campaigns.

 

[Alexsolvy]

Thank you so much for great experience, the campain was really challenging, and it is overall great work! Still there was a bug in Chapter 2 - game crashes when camera moves to upper-left part of the map, where the secondary objective is located.

 

[Footman16]

Thank you so much for great experience, the campain was really challenging, and it is overall great work! Still there was a bug in Chapter 2 - game crashes when camera moves to upper-left part of the map, where the secondary objective is located.

Strange, I thought I'd fixed that bug, were you playing on the latest version of the campaign or an older one?

Other than that I'm glad you enjoyed it!

 

[Alexsolvy]

Strange, I thought I'd fixed that bug, were you playing on the latest version of the campaign or an older one?

Other than that I'm glad you enjoyed it!

It was the newest version, yes. I also tried to restart the mission and restart the campain but it did not help.
<(°~°)>

 

[Footman16]

It was the newest version, yes. I also tried to restart the mission and restart the campain but it did not help.
<(°~°)>

Ok I'll check that out and see if I can fix it

EDIT: Checked myself and cant recreate the bug :/ so unfortunately not much I can do.

 

[WanSaweR]

Great camapign, highly recommended

 

[Shatterfury]

The last update is only for reforged?

 

[HuanJuan]

The last update is only for reforged?

Yes, the last update is Reforged only.

 

[Footman16]

The last update is only for reforged?

Yeah, unfortunately my time is limited as it is so I decided to make the choice to only keep one version updated but still have the older version for those unable/unwilling to purchase reforged as a compromise. Whilst this does mean the 1.31 will remain in a state I find quite bad, it's still there. The reforged version will feature all the future updates and bug fixes. After all, I am only human.

 

[Shatterfury]

Yeah, unfortunately my time is limited as it is so I decided to make the choice to only keep one version updated but still have the older version for those unable/unwilling to purchase reforged as a compromise. Whilst this does mean the 1.31 will remain in a state I find quite bad, it's still there. The reforged version will feature all the future updates and bug fixes. After all, I am only human.

Totally understandable, I was just inquiring since for the moment I only have classic. But seeing that Reforged now has proper support for custom campaigns, I do plan on buying it when I has time sink into customs campaigns. And yes, your decision is sound, I for one, would like to enjoy more campaigns that you are making. Maintaining multiple campaign versions is time consuming and detrimental in the long term.


Thank you for your awesome campaigns!

 

[Runic Cat]

In the second mission, moving the camera to the light blue/grey enemy base crashes the game.
Edit: Opening the map in the editor and moving the camera to that same zone also crashes the game.
Also when opening the map in the editor, apperas the message "Referencing unknow database field: 'netsafe' (Doodads/DoodadMetaData.slk)" "Referencing unknow database field: 'netsafe' (UI/SkinMetaData.slk)" "Invalid object ID: nggm" and "Failed to load Environment Map for tilset V"

 

[Atshiel]

Hi there! Just blasted through this campaign! Leaving a short review here:
I liked the story, even if it was simple, it gets the player attention, even if it's a bit fast paced sometimes (Like, I was really expecting a slightly longer epilogue lol)
I loved the terrain, Chapter 2 initial base it's probably the part I loved the most, Chapter 3 has a good terrain, Chapter 4 and 5 are good but I wouldn't mind a gold mine to expand asides from the eastower point <.<
Gameplay started chill then on Chapter 3 Ogres went in: You'll die mood, lol, those waves are seriously crazy ones! Chapter 4 goes a little easier again then Chapter 5 enemy goes Ogre mode again <.<, or maybe I'm bad which I don't deny, overall gave me a joyful experience, going to play the sequel next!

 

[Runic Cat]

Played the new version of the campaign and I loved it, the changes made to the levels where good and the AI now works correctly, I can't wait to start playing Lordaeron's Destiny.

 

[VanAndro]

The oldest 1.27 version of the game feels noticeably easier than the 1.31 version. Although with a very low AOE Lord Candor is a real tank in 1.27 that can be relied on. In 1.31, the AOE is normally high, but Candor is significantly more sensitive to damage and requires a lot of care from the player.
An interesting but really difficult campaign for the player who has the skills to handle the challenges from beginner to slightly above normal level in case he doesn't want to use someone else's video help to get through every single mission after the first one.

 

[dantesaki05]

The oldest 1.27 version of the game feels noticeably easier than the 1.31 version. Although with a very low AOE Lord Candor is a real tank in 1.27 that can be relied on. In 1.31, the AOE is normally high, but Candor is significantly more sensitive to damage and requires a lot of care from the player.
An interesting but really difficult campaign for the player who has the skills to handle the challenges from beginner to slightly above normal level in case he doesn't want to use someone else's video help to get through every single mission after the first one.

do you have a link to the 1.27 version of the game gdrive mega anything?

 

[Ravager16829]

do you have a link to the 1.27 version of the game gdrive mega anything?

The author only provides the most recent version intended for 1.31.1 and 1.36 (Reforged). There's no older versions of this campaign for 1.27 or below. I think the reason why he removed the older versions of this campaign is due to the tons of bug that was fixed in later versions.

 

[VanAndro]

do you have a link to the 1.27 version of the game gdrive mega anything?

Yes. I will send you a link in a private message.

Although more difficult, I recommend playing the version for 1.31 as it is better in many ways than the one for 1.27. Warcraft 1.31 can be downloaded from the website archive.

 

[Kordan]

Got a bug on mission 2: something crushes the game when I free the soldiers on the west-most point of the map. Some texture I suspect since it's okay when I have my viewpoint away from that place.

1.36.1.2

Mac.

 

[Kordan]

Just finished the campaign, had a very good time thank you.

Especially loved the orgres and the music in the last mission. Very good gameplay and balance.

Could only wish for some rare artifacts. Onto the second campaign now.

No more bugs found.

Ty ty, sending you energy.

 

[AgentAAA]

Rather enjoying the story and gameplay, only halfway through myself. the ogres are unfortunately miserable due to both the frequency of the waves and the inability to build up even really to low upkeep before the waves start hitting. I am not finding much success outside of towerspam, not due to losing my army, but simply due to the relatively low human DPS just not allowing me to kill off a wave of ogres before I am attacked on another side. Overall I have enjoyed Missions 1 and 2 heavily, and I'll try and slog through it nonetheless, but it's certainly not my favorite defense mission of all time.

Candor is a unique and fun hero, a bigger tank than the paladin at that, and the characters have overall been fantastic. I appreciate that Candor's name is also a pretty good summary of his personality, certainly, and the units being just that slight bit different from normal is very fun.

 

[Scrungus]

Missions 1 and 2 are very nice, but the 3rd one is just bad. Ogres just overwhelm me whatever I do.

 

[kingfirex2]

I loved this campaign tank you so much ​

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Secret in Mission 2:

Lordaeron's Legacy 04 - Lordaeron's Hope :​

 

[conde]

It doesnt work on 1.30.4 and I used 1.3 as filter, so this map shouldn't be shown.

 

[Footman16]

It doesnt work on 1.30.4 and I used 1.3 as filter, so this map shouldn't be shown.

The campaign version info isn't accurate on Hive but you'll notice that at the top of the description it says the old version is made for vers 1.31 not 1.30.

 

[YummyYummy]

Hello! Thank you for the great work!
Just a question, there's plenty of area that I can't enter in the sup map in Chapter 1. There are trees block the way and there's no way to cut them. Also there's an area on the top left corner in Chapter 1 with some revenant and books, which also can't be reached because river and cliff block the way. Are these bugs?
Thanks

 

[Karak]

Feedback: Lordaeron's Legacy

Game Version: Warcraft III patch v2.0
Map Version: Latest version

I completed only the first chapter of the game, and I noticed that this chapter felt much simpler compared to the rest of the series.

In the LordaeronsLegacyReforged map, Reforged models were not enabled, while the LordaeronsLegacy map for Classic had them available. I was wondering if there might have been a mix-up in the map naming or settings, as it seemed inconsistent.

One thing that stood out was that the cutscenes were not skippable, and the same applied to the dialogue scenes, which could be a bit frustrating for players wanting to skip through them after a few replays.

Although AI voice acting was used in the second installment of the series, Lordaeron Destiny, it was not implemented in this first Lordaeron Legacy game. Is there a plan to update this chapter with AI voice acting as well?

Finally, I’m curious if the storyline is strictly based on Warcraft lore or if it’s more of a semi-lore story.

Thank you for your continued efforts in this series. I look forward to the upcoming updates and hope to see the improvements in the next!

 

[Footman16]

Feedback: Lordaeron's Legacy

Game Version: Warcraft III patch v2.0
Map Version: Latest version

I completed only the first chapter of the game, and I noticed that this chapter felt much simpler compared to the rest of the series.

Yeah Lordaeron's Legacy was made when I was much younger and less skilled.

In the LordaeronsLegacyReforged map, Reforged models were not enabled, while the LordaeronsLegacy map for Classic had them available. I was wondering if there might have been a mix-up in the map naming or settings, as it seemed inconsistent.

Yes it is for Reforged patch but not HD mode, all my campaigns are for SD and in the WE it is set to automatically use the SD models. However older versions of the WE which the "classic" version is for, in this case 1.31 doesn't have that so even though it is designed and works for an older patch it is able to use the HD mode since those older versions don't have that toggle or setting.

One thing that stood out was that the cutscenes were not skippable, and the same applied to the dialogue scenes, which could be a bit frustrating for players wanting to skip through them after a few replays.

The cutscenes should be skippable in the latest reforged version. The 1.31 is an old version that is no longer maintained but still present for those who don't wish to update for whatever reason.

Although AI voice acting was used in the second installment of the series, Lordaeron Destiny, it was not implemented in this first Lordaeron Legacy game. Is there a plan to update this chapter with AI voice acting as well?

Yeah, I plan to go back and completely re-do chapters 1, (maybe 3) 4 and 5. I already heavily changed chapter 2 and the interlude but the rest of the campaign still isn't of a quality or standard I find acceptable nowadays and this would include adding some voice acting.

Finally, I’m curious if the storyline is strictly based on Warcraft lore or if it’s more of a semi-lore story.

Most of the events are accurate to WoW lore such as the Sludge Fields, the Stormpike fighting the Forsaken, Southshore being destroyed etc. But Lord Candor is completely a creation of mine and him re-taking Durnholde is not canon to the actual WoW lore. However I suppose my story doesn't contradict WoW lore too bad so one could headcanon it in without breaking too much of the established lore.

Thank you for your continued efforts in this series. I look forward to the upcoming updates and hope to see the improvements in the next!

Thanks! My next campaign should be my best one yet.

 

[Nojukas]

Lord Condor is in the form of a Death knight
Forsaken barracks (Mausoleum) crashes
Mission 3 counts poorly the number of people
Forsaken some warriors are in the form of people
Lord Candor's voice sounds like a Paladin
There is no sound prologue (which would be more interesting because I don't have time to read)
Does not show locations in Mission 2
But I like this campaing, waiting for new part

 

[Footman16]

Lord Condor is in the form of a Death knight

Same model different texture, so I think it's ok.

Forsaken barracks (Mausoleum) crashes

I'll check the model out

Mission 3 counts poorly the number of people

It doesn't count the pack horses but other than that it should count correctly.

Forsaken some warriors are in the form of people

I don't know what you mean by this either.

Lord Candor's voice sounds like a Paladin

Yep, he's gotta use a soundset.

There is no sound prologue (which would be more interesting because I don't have time to read)

Voice acting may be added at a later date.

Does not show locations in Mission 2

Wdym? The red cross? It should be at the bottom of the loading screen on the island.

But I like this campaing, waiting for new part

I'm glad you enjoyed it, the sequel can be found here: Lordaeron's Destiny

It's a lot better than this campaign. However both these campaigns are due an update at some point once I'm finished my current project

 

[Nojukas]

Same model different texture, so I think it's ok.

I'll check the model out

It doesn't count the pack horses but other than that it should count correctly.

I don't know what you mean by this either.

Yep, he's gotta use a soundset.

Voice acting may be added at a later date.

Wdym? The red cross? It should be at the bottom of the loading screen on the island.

I'm glad you enjoyed it, the sequel can be found here: Lordaeron's Destiny

It's a lot better than this campaign. However both these campaigns are due an update at some point once I'm finished my current project

Yeah. I allready played both campaings. Destiny is amazing. I would be waiting for new part

 

[khang2000]

i want to play the map in reforged graphic, is there a way to play in that graphic?

 

[Ravager16829]

i want to play the map in reforged graphic, is there a way to play in that graphic?

Refer to the Footman's post below:

it is for Reforged patch but not HD mode, all my campaigns are for SD and in the WE it is set to automatically use the SD models. However older versions of the WE which the "classic" version is for, in this case 1.31 doesn't have that so even though it is designed and works for an older patch it is able to use the HD mode since those older versions don't have that toggle or setting.