Warcraft 3 patch 1.21b

Kaitech[SanD] · Feb 11, 2008

Yeah, GUI is so win in lots of situations!

darkwulfv · Feb 12, 2008

...Like? (Sorry to derail the topic, but... seriously.)

donut3.5 · Feb 12, 2008

Err? It works fine, thus you still can't argue GUI has a purpose over JASS

--donut3.5--

redmarine · Feb 12, 2008

donut3.5 said:
Err? It works fine, thus you still can't argue GUI has a purpose over JASS
--donut3.5--

Sure, but they are easilier to find bugs etc. than Jass because you can write a lot of lines and do a single mistake which will ruin the whole trigger. That doesn't count in GUI unless you are dumb.
But it is true that Jass is superior compaired with GUI.

Need_O2 · Feb 12, 2008

... What about NewGen ?

Pyritie · Feb 12, 2008

redmarine said:
Sure, but they are easilier to find bugs etc. than Jass because you can write a lot of lines and do a single mistake which will ruin the whole trigger. That doesn't count in GUI unless you are dumb.
But it is true that Jass is superior compaired with GUI.

That's what JassCraft is for

brad.dude03 · Feb 12, 2008

I'd like to take this moment to remind you all that this thread is for discussion of the latest Warcraft III patch 1.21b, and not for anything else, including JASS vs. GUI.

VGsatomi · Feb 13, 2008

Indeed. Finally I can listen to a music CD while I work in the editor. A long-time needed feature.
-VGsatomi

blazing-inferno · Feb 13, 2008

VGsatomi said:
Indeed. Finally I can listen to a music CD while I work in the editor. A long-time needed feature.
-VGsatomi

couldn't you do that anyway? mp3's on your pc lol. (sorry felt like being a smart ass.)

arthas4 · Feb 18, 2008

the oly downside is that now my lil sis will get on my warcraft :thumbs_down:

Maniat · Feb 18, 2008

Need Help lol

Now this may be a bit late to ask for help concerning updating my version to 1.21b, but I have been playing Warcraft III TFT recently so I was unaware.
Anyway my problem is that when I tryed to run the 1.21a to 1.21b Upgrade Patch it gave me this:

Blizzard PrePatch v2.70 compiled on Jul 7 2003
This program patches Warcraft 3

Log created at 9:23 pm on 02/18/2008

Registry error loading key 'Warcraft III\InstallPath'
The system cannot find the file specified.

RESULT: Prepatch failed.

So I decided to run the 1.21b Full patch and gave me the same thing. I am currently running Warcraft III TFT on 1.21a using Daemon Tools. If you are able to, please help me with my problem.

Pyritie · Feb 18, 2008

What's a Daemon Tool? Is that some sort of CD-emulator?

MGCǂSpectre · Feb 18, 2008

Yes, CloneCD (a burning prog) is capable of making CDs that can be read as original. But that's only if you do CD to CD copy using the game protected mode. If you create an image on ur HDD and then try to burn from that image it won't work, it will ask for a CD. I.e your image on the HDD still has the 'original recognition' data but it doesn't copy on the new CD when image to CD is made. So Daemon tools uses this image to mount it and once you do it, you can autoplay it, install, uninstall etc. But for war3 it's great because this patch makes it much faster than waiting for an image to load (which still takes some time), the new patch makes it instantly.

Dr Super Good · Feb 18, 2008

By the sounds of it, your install path is messed up, try reinstalling and reupdating.

brad.dude03 · Feb 18, 2008

Pyritie said:
What's a Daemon Tool? Is that some sort of CD-emulator?

Deamon Tools is Cd emulation software, as you guessed. It takes an image, and 'mounts' it so that Windows thinks the CD is in the drive.

Samuraid · Feb 18, 2008

Maniat said:
Registry error loading key 'Warcraft III\InstallPath'
The system cannot find the file specified.

It sounds as if either some registry keys are incorrect or corrupted, or your Warcraft 3 install directory is moved or deleted.

You could try uninstalling and reinstalling the game, then visit Battle.net to automatically download the incremental patch or download a full TFT 1.21b update patch.

JoHnyW · Feb 18, 2008

new patch rox becaue of this that now w3 dont need cd to run its good b'cause my frozen throne cd was wasted, had only reign of chaos

Kaitech[SanD] · Feb 18, 2008

Can't you talk without missing letter's out? It doesn't take ever so long to type out a few extra letters...

Anyways... I like this new patch

It's a shame they didnt do that from the start like in NWN...

Maniat · Feb 19, 2008

Um yea..

I would gladly uninstall and reinstall it but there's only one problem. I don't have the disc anymore. It's long gone. All I did was copy the program folder, copy it to my computer, install DAEMON Tools, mounted the image and it worked. So what should I do? should I try deleting it then re-copy it back or is there a way to fix the error i got (mainly the file InstallPath) ?

Dr Super Good · Feb 19, 2008

No, you have to install it is the trouble and so all the registry data is missing and will not magically appear. If your lucky thou, someone might have made a fixed for that kind of thing somewhere on the internet.

Maniat · Feb 20, 2008

Yay lol

Yeah it is, I found it and fixed the problem in a minute and now its working fine. If anyone has the same problem and don't how to fix it just go to http://www.metacafe.com/watch/41887...path_error_when_you_patch_your_warcraft_iii/#

Samuraid · Feb 21, 2008

Maniat said:
I would gladly uninstall and reinstall it but there's only one problem. I don't have the disc anymore. It's long gone. All I did was copy the program folder, copy it to my computer, install DAEMON Tools, mounted the image and it worked. So what should I do? should I try deleting it then re-copy it back or is there a way to fix the error i got (mainly the file InstallPath) ?

Can you reinstall from your disc image that you mounted with daemon tools?

Blue_Jeans · Feb 21, 2008

They are only registry settings, and it'll be easy to add them. BTW, I knew this trick LONG before that video was ever made.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is for Windows XP Home, and I believe for any XP version. I do believe that Vista has a different syntax. DO NOT USE THIS IF YOU USE VISTA.

Open up notepad. Inside of if you need to write the following, replacing "C:\\Program Files\\Warcraft III" with the location of your installation if needed.

JASS:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III]
"InstallPath"="C:\\Program Files\\Warcraft III"
"InstallPathX"="C:\\Program Files\\Warcraft III"
"Program"="C:\\Program Files\\Warcraft III\Warcraft III.exe"
"ProgramX"="C:\\Program Files\\Warcraft III\\Frozen Throne.exe"

Save it as a .reg file. Double-click the reg file when done and whala! It should patch.

splashy5 · Feb 28, 2008

redmarine said:
Nice... I hope Starcraft 2 doens't use CD.

they will have to scine then people will just Dl it.....and they make less $$$$$ :smile:

brad.dude03 · Feb 28, 2008

It doesn't matter. You still need a CD Key to play the game, and a valid Cd key to play on Battle.Net

Even if they did make the game require CD, there would still be no-Cd patches out there for it.

NatDis · Mar 2, 2008

You all don't seem to notice another feature of this patch. Earlier you could not save the map or campaign while playing custom music files whereas with Patch 1.21b, you can save it. Maybe, it was playing music directly from the archives and the map or campaign and now, it loads the music completely into the RAM before playing it.

brad.dude03 · Mar 2, 2008

Because that's the first thing everyone cares about, playing cusrtom music while saving the map >.>

WILL THE ALMIGHTY · Mar 3, 2008

When's the next patch coming up?

And while we're at it, here's to false hope of a new naga race in melee games.

brad.dude03 · Mar 3, 2008

1) I doubt a new patch will ever come out.

2) False hope for Naga ftw!

WILL THE ALMIGHTY · Mar 3, 2008

They announced a new patch after this one, with certain gameplay changes. They're just releasing this one so we have something juicy to gnaw on until the new update comes out.

Just look at the Battle.Net forums, they made an announcement.

SantaBla · Mar 3, 2008

brad.dude03 said:
1) I doubt a new patch will ever come out.

2) False hope for Naga ftw!

January 29th, 2008 - Today, the eSports Team is meeting with Rob Pardo, (Senior Vice President of Game Design), and Chris Sigaty, (Lead Producer of StarCraft II), Dustin Browder (Lead Designer of StarCraft II),and David Kim (Balance Designer of StarCraft II) for the second round of discussions on the balance changes that will happen for Patch 1.22. Many of the balance changes mentioned by both professional eSports players and the community alike, such as 'nerfs' to Human Guard Tower repair rates are on the top of the balance list for these rounds of discussion...

February 14th, 2008 - The Dev Team will be shifting the testing of Patch 1.22 to a test Battle.net server, inviting various feedback perspectives on these final changes.

February 29th, 2008 - I appreciate the patience of the community and the patch is still in testing. The patch is being worked on at its fastest pace and no amount of spam or unconstructive posts on the forums will speed up that process. I know the process has been lengthy, but at this point, it is up to the developers to create a solid patch that will improve the Warcraft III experience. When they have updates on that process, I will let you know.

NatDis · Mar 5, 2008

Oh I wish they'd do a renderer upgrade. Something to implement proper shadows. I'm quite sick of watching that blurred out conical thing for a shadow.

Pyritie · Mar 5, 2008

That would involve rewriting a whole part of the game engine; something a patch cannot do, I think.

Kuhneghetz · Mar 5, 2008

I hope the patch will support OGG music files, which is much better than MP3 for many reasons.
MOD/XM/IT/S3M and MIDI would be good too, but that's optional for me.

And an option to make custom unit/building soundsets instead of replacing existing ones.

SantaBla · Mar 7, 2008

I have news guys.
March 4th, 2008 - The Dev Team is preparing to send invites to the professional Warcraft 3 players to test out the patch on a test server. If the feedback is positive, we will have the patch out on public servers shortly after that.

Kaitech[SanD] · Mar 7, 2008

There just so happens to be no such thing as a "Pro WC3 Player". You get professionals on B.Net games, professionals on Custom games and somewhat professionals on that corruption people know as Defense of the Anicents.

SantaBla · Mar 8, 2008

Stop acting stupid, it's not funny.

Pro WC3 Player = Ladder players

Since the patches only fix melee (and not dota or any other custom games)

Samuraid · Mar 8, 2008

I am sure there are actually very few pro players on Battle.net as nearly all people don't get paid for playing nor is it their profession.

brad.dude03 · Mar 8, 2008

A buddy of mine got #2 on SC Ladder, but now naturally he is reduced to DotA and WoW Arenas.

SantaBla · Mar 8, 2008

How could he have sunk so low?

Blue_Jeans · Mar 13, 2008

DotA is a plague... I was infected once...

He'll rise again in SC2, of that I am sure!

blaze3339 · Mar 13, 2008

update help

when i try to update the game it says "unable to find a file required for patching:
C:\documentandsetting\yousername\desktop\war3.mpq

how do i fix this??? :witch_doc_sad:

Parrothead · Mar 13, 2008

Did you try to manually download the patch?

blaze3339 · Mar 13, 2008

Parrothead said:
Did you try to manually download the patch?

i downloaded it from
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=20673&rhtml=true
but still it doesn't work i tried downloading the full and the a to b patch
but it always says the same thing thx anyway

Wolverabid · Mar 13, 2008

blaze3339 said:
when i try to update the game it says "unable to find a file required for patching:
C:\documentandsetting\yousername\desktop\war3.mpq

how do i fix this???

Since this is not a bug related to The Hive Workshop, but rather to Blizzard's recent patch, lets merge this thread into the existing discussion so that you can review all the current information.
I'd suspect that there's a problem with your original installation of Warcraft III. By default, Warcraft III is installed in: C\Warcraft III. That's where one should browse to find the file war3.mpq. Try reinstalling both RoC and TFT, then reapplying the patch.
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Very first post blaze3339? !ntroduce yourself to The Hive![/self]

Pyritie · Mar 14, 2008

Wolverabid said:
I'd suspect that there's a problem with your original installation of Warcraft III. By default, Warcraft III is installed in: C\Warcraft III. That's where one should browse to find the file war3.mpq. Try reinstalling both RoC and TFT, then reapplying the patch.

I'm pretty sure it's C:\Program Files\Warcraft III. Unless the US' version is different.

SantaBla · Mar 20, 2008

March 19th, 2008- The Dev Team is now preparing test servers with the patch that will be available for testing by the public. In order to jump on these servers, you will have to upgrade your version of the game to the test patch. Upon completion of the testing on the public test server, those participating will have to downgrade their version of the game back to the latest retail patch. We will also be using Battle.net forums to gather feedback and bug reports from the community. Exact location of this forum is still to be determined.

Kaitech[SanD] · Mar 20, 2008

Instead of telling us what they are planning, couldn't you maybe tell us what the patch will do, which people just so happen to care more about?

Herman · Mar 21, 2008

Wait a sec

Theres another path!?!?!?

I just got the v1.21b, gotta say it's f*ckin sick, I can play my wc3 from a flashdrive!!!

I'm gonna see if I can play wc3 in school when break is over

So they have made a new patch???

NEREVARMS · Mar 23, 2008

Patch

But what has changed since the newest Patch. (ok u dont need any cd :thumbs_up:

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Warcraft 3 patch 1.21b

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