Warcraft 3 Re-Reforged: The Scourge of Lordaeron

[InsaneMonster]

I have a question... Was Filson location changed in "The Culling" or removed completely. I know about Kam reference and i saw his quote (used iseedeadpeople cheat because it's bugged). I thought it could be joke and reference for his location, but i didn't found. So could you confirm, that Filson was removed?

And by the way, was LotR reference from "Cult of the Damn" also removed? Srry didn't speak English for too long.

Updated: I found it. Now i should find out how to get the talisman.

You can't get the talisman

 

[Mictonz]

Hi sir, I enjoyed too much this re-reforged campaign, if you need help with translation, I can help with the latin spanish.

 

[Mekahuargen]

What an AMAZING job you did here, InsaneMonster! Ive played both Prelude & Human campaigns and Im willin to play the Undead one
Had to create an account just to contratulate you

BTW if you need help with the spanish location id love to help you

 

[WarsongWarchief]

Well, i don't know if it's because of all the immense praise that my expectations were set too high, or if im just being way too pretentious, but this campaign left me feeling empty. I just didn't enjoy it in all honesty. Big part might have been played by the forced switch to the abomination that is reforged graphics,i won't deny i do have some bias against it,but even after i go past that im not left with much. What i did appreciate is the attention to details and the extra lore. And before i give any sort of criticism, the work put in this campaign, regardless if the end product wasn't that great is very clear,so even if i didn't enjoy it, i won't deny the hard work that went into it.

Now... Maybe i shouldn't have expected anything that changed the vanilla experience too much, or maybe at all, but i did. Like some flavour to different units, some new abilities new units and all. The demi-hero units were there, it's their reveal that made me keep playing after the first 2 missions really. Also, on that note, im not sure if it's a bug or something, but i couldn't revive them at all. I took them out myself on multiple missions just to test it out.

As for the new content, the biggest dissapointment were the bosses, all 3 of them(maybe i missed some secret boss or something not sure). Why were they dissapointing to me? All 3 of them shared the same gimmick where they take enough damage and go invulnerable either spawning minions (searinox) or to launch some slow attack that you only fail to dodge due to the amazing pathing of W3. Or since we felt ambitious doing both the gimmicks in the Guardian fight. A good ideea with a poor execution. Not to mention not one of them dropped anything.

And as an ending note, i really expected to play at least a mission as the dwarven expedition, seeing how you went out of your way to give them a custom faction and all. And finding out i never get to really ticked me off.

 

[InsaneMonster]

Well, i don't know if it's because of all the immense praise that my expectations were set too high, or if im just being way too pretentious, but this campaign left me feeling empty. I just didn't enjoy it in all honesty. Big part might have been played by the forced switch to the abomination that is reforged graphics,i won't deny i do have some bias against it,but even after i go past that im not left with much. What i did appreciate is the attention to details and the extra lore. And before i give any sort of criticism, the work put in this campaign, regardless if the end product wasn't that great is very clear,so even if i didn't enjoy it, i won't deny the hard work that went into it.

Now... Maybe i shouldn't have expected anything that changed the vanilla experience too much, or maybe at all, but i did. Like some flavour to different units, some new abilities new units and all. The demi-hero units were there, it's their reveal that made me keep playing after the first 2 missions really. Also, on that note, im not sure if it's a bug or something, but i couldn't revive them at all. I took them out myself on multiple missions just to test it out.

As for the new content, the biggest dissapointment were the bosses, all 3 of them(maybe i missed some secret boss or something not sure). Why were they dissapointing to me? All 3 of them shared the same gimmick where they take enough damage and go invulnerable either spawning minions (searinox) or to launch some slow attack that you only fail to dodge due to the amazing pathing of W3. Or since we felt ambitious doing both the gimmicks in the Guardian fight. A good ideea with a poor execution. Not to mention not one of them dropped anything.

And as an ending note, i really expected to play at least a mission as the dwarven expedition, seeing how you went out of your way to give them a custom faction and all. And finding out i never get to really ticked me off.

While I do appreciate the criticism, this is what you were supposed to expect:

In general it is like the vanilla experience... just modernized and reimagined. It's not a different game, and it was never meant to be. I guess this also applies to Reforged itself as it was originally envisioned since I have had the pleasure to talk with those who were in the buttons room back then, and to discuss with them what they planned to do and what not.

 

[hamster]

Very good reworked campaign, is this the final version of it, will it be updated

 

[hamster]

Excuse me, when will the translation into other languages be ready? (Russian) Otherwise, I wanted to replay this masterpiece, but it will only be comfortable in my native language

You can get translated text only resources on the author's Discord

 

[Smirriw]

Love what you've done with these redone Campaigns, but I have run into a very specific issue that I hoped you might've been able to help.

I wanted to import the following Lordaeron variant troops to the Campaign maps to make Arthas' army more cohesive:

• Lordaeron Forces (CSW) (Footman only)
• Improved Knight with shield

I can get everything imported just fine, and even get the models to show up in World Editor, but when I go to save the map, at the end of the save process I get an error (screenshot attatched), and the entire Campaign is corrupted, and cannot be opened with World Editor anymore. After importing each file one by one, I've deducted that on both models, there is one .dds texture that causes the crash.

However, if I open a completely new map, I can import the models and textures just fine, and also save it without any type of crash. Any idea why that my be?

 

[FlorianGeyerGiebelstadt]

I’m replaying this, and during Chapter 5, the game crashed. I destroyed the green undead base before meeting Uther, and after that meeting, the game crashed.
Of course, I know that destroying the undead base before meeting Uther was not intended by the creators. However, I believe the game crashing must be prevented.

function AdvSuicideWaveRoutine takes player targetPlayer, real startX, real startY, boolean reachGoalTimeout, boolean enterCombatTimeout, boolean clearGoalTimeout, integer continuePercentage returns nothing
    local integer continuePercentageNew = continuePercentage
    local real previousTargetX = last_target_x
    local real previousTargetY = last_target_y
    local integer state = 0
    local boolean combatEnteredBeforeGoal = false
    local boolean goalReached = false
    local boolean combatEntered = false
    local boolean goalCleared = false
    local boolean continueAttackReducePercentageIfFarAway = continue_attack_reduce_percentage_if_far_away
    local boolean newTargetFound = false
 
    // Reset all timeout seconds
    set wave_reach_goal_sleep_seconds = 0
    set wave_enter_combat_sleep_seconds = 0
    set wave_clear_goal_sleep_seconds = 0
 
    call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: waiting for attack wave to reach goal...")

    // --- WAIT TO REACH GOAL (OR DIE) ---
    set state = AdvSuicideWaveRoutineReachGoal(reachGoalTimeout)
 
    // Timeout
    if state == 0 then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave goal reached timeout!")
 
        set goalReached = false
        set combatEnteredBeforeGoal = false
     
    // Dead
    elseif state == -1 then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave dead!")
 
        set goalReached = false
        set combatEnteredBeforeGoal = false
     
    // Goal reached after figthing
    elseif state == 1 then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave goal reached after figthing!")
 
        set goalReached = true
        set combatEnteredBeforeGoal = true
     
    // Goal reached before figthing
    elseif state == 2 then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave goal reached before figthing!")
 
        set goalReached = true
        set combatEnteredBeforeGoal = false
     
    endif
 
    call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: waiting for attack wave to enter combat...")

    // --- WAIT TO ENTER COMBAT (OR DIE) ---
    set state = AdvSuicideWaveRoutineEnterCombat(enterCombatTimeout)
 
    // Timeout
    if state == 0 then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave enter combat reached timeout!")
 
        set combatEntered = false
     
    // Dead
    elseif state == -1 then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave dead!")
 
        set combatEntered = true
     
    // Combat entered
    elseif state == 1 then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave combat entered!")
 
        set combatEntered = true
     
    endif
 
    call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: waiting for attack wave to clear goal...")

    // --- WAIT TO CLEAR GOAL (OR DIE) ---
    set state = AdvSuicideWaveRoutineClearGoal(clearGoalTimeout)
 
    // Timeout
    if state == 0 then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave clear goal reached timeout!")
 
        set combatEntered = false
     
    // Dead
    elseif state == -1 then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave dead!")
 
        set combatEntered = true
     
    // Goal cleared
    elseif state == 1 then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave goal cleared!")
 
        set goalCleared = true
     
    endif

    // --- GROUP DEAD ---
    if CaptainIsEmpty() then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave dead, going back home...")
     
        call SetCaptainHome(ATTACK_CAPTAIN, startX,  startY)
        call CaptainAttack(startX, startY)
     
        if not suicide then
            call Sleep(1)
        endif
     
        call TeleportCaptain(startX, startY)
     
        // Wait for the captain to go back home
     
        loop
     
            call Sleep(1)
         
            exitwhen suicide
            exitwhen CaptainAtGoal()
     
        endloop
     
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: returned home!")
     
        call ClearCaptainTargets()
        call ResetCaptainLocs()
        call AdvSetCaptainHome(BOTH_CAPTAINS)
     
        if not suicide then
            call Sleep(2)
        endif
     
        return
     
    endif
 
    // --- ATTACK FINISHED CONTINUE (IF REQUIRED) ---
    call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave finished duty, checking if  should continue...") 
 
    // If attack wave has not fought before reaching goal and then never fought again, it must continue
    if goalReached and not combatEnteredBeforeGoal and not combatEntered then
 
        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave never fought at goal nor to reach it, forcing continue...") 
 
        set continuePercentage = 100
        set continueAttackReducePercentageIfFarAway = false
    endif

    if not suicide and not CaptainIsEmpty() and GetRandomInt(0, 100) <= continuePercentage then

        call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave continues to another target!")
     
        set newTargetFound = AdvSuicideWaveLaunch(targetPlayer, 0.0, 0.0, false, true, can_search_units, false, true, true)
     
        if newTargetFound then
            // If target is not close to previous one, decrease the continue percentage (if required)
            if continueAttackReducePercentageIfFarAway and AdvDistance(previousTargetX, previousTargetY, last_target_x, last_target_y) > continue_far_away_radius then
                call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: reducing percentage of continuing again...")
             
                set continuePercentageNew = continuePercentageNew - continue_attack_reduce_percentage
            endif
         
            call AdvSuicideWaveRoutine(targetPlayer, startX, startY, reach_goal_timeout, enter_combat_timeout, clear_goal_timeout, continuePercentageNew)
         
            return 
        endif
     
    endif
 
    // --- ATTACK FINISHED GO HOME ---
    call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: attack wave does not continue, going back home...")
 
    call SetCaptainHome(ATTACK_CAPTAIN, startX, startY)
    call CaptainAttack(startX, startY)
 
    // Wait for the captain to go back home
    loop
 
        call Sleep(1)
     
        exitwhen suicide
        exitwhen CaptainAtGoal()
 
    endloop
 
    call AdvDebugDisplayToPlayer("AI Info: returned home!")
 
    call ClearCaptainTargets()
    call ResetCaptainLocs()
    call AdvSetCaptainHome(BOTH_CAPTAINS)
 
    if not suicide then
        call Sleep(2)
    endif
 
endfunction

As one of the frequent users of the Jass AI 2.0 you provided, I dare to suspect that the functions and variables related to Captain(), used in the AdvSuicide function, might cause the game to crash if they are called when there are no structures belonging to the AI player executing this function on the map.

I temporarily bypassed and resolved this issue in the following way:
I placed a dummy structure for the AI Player on the map that the AI would never use (for example, a Human Scout Tower would be suitable if it's Undead) & Paused it & Hid it.
1a. If there is no other AI (B) attacking this AI (A), I left the A's dummy structure on the map indefinitely.
1b. If B is attacking A, B continues to recognize hidden units as valid enemies, so I had to remove it from the game somehow. If B has another enemy (C), and A is wiped out, I moved A's dummy structure to C's base and gave it a Timed Life for twice the longest interval from A's declared attackwave period.

Once (Adv)SuicideOnPlayer is called, AddSleepSeconds keeps being called, and it continuously delays the thread related to the attackwave. Therefore, even if the command integer is sent simultaneously with the annihilation, the attackwave loop doesn't end immediately. So, I often use the method described in 1b. (This is my assumption)

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

I see mission 5 in this campaign uses DNC models, so this mission would suffer the same fate as explained here: Warcraft 3 Re-Reforged: Exodus of the Horde.

Spoiler

EDIT: After a lot of testing with DNC models, it seems like the ambient intensity setting in light nodes has been buffed. Decreasing ambient intensity will fix the issues introduced in patch 2.0.

 

[Niverden]

How do I zoom out during gameplay? The zoomed in camera gives me so much anxiety lol

 

[AlexBeketov]

As always, a great project, I'm very glad that there are people who can do this with limited resources. I really liked the mission with capturing points, I think it would be interesting to see a similar method in Warcraft, I was always surprised that they build buildings from gold and wood, and the buildings are also made of stone... Camp tactics are specifically camps, not the construction of cities or villages, but camps, where in principle there is a field kitchen, a forge, and others... It would be great to see more maps like these. Thanks again for such a project, which is nice to replay!

 

[Rojen]

Good afternoon. Thanks for the work done. What's wrong with localization? There are localization files, I’ve been trying to figure out for the 5th day that your newest version includes translation, but I’m just learning and can’t understand what needs to be done in the World Editor to make the language I need work. There are old versions with working translations, but I want to play the latest, newest one.
And Arthas in the armor of a Death Knight without a horse is so cool that I’ll try to take him into human company and run around in this outfit. Why weren’t the blizzard mounted animals made into separate units that could fight on their own and need to be mounted.

How did it happen that all the IDs on the cards changed? Why do you need this?

Transferred map file 1 to Ru. The original translation is distinguished by a rich acting imagination, due to which a lot of the meaning and weight of the original author of the plot is lost.

 

[zemath]

another extraordinary work by Insane Monster the only mission that didn't convince me was the purge of Stratholme in the original it was raining and the atmosphere was darker otherwise it remains a pearl.

 

[LoveWarcraft3]

Wow, that was one of the best custom campaigns I've ever played. It's so much better than the original one. The last mission on hard with no hero is insane. It took me like 20 tries to pass it, to only do it 2 seconds before the dwarven base is destroyed. You did what Blizzard should've done when reforged was released. Great job 10/10.

 

[dirtycopgangsta]

The Culling of Stratholme is difficult, even on normal :O

 

[InsaneMonster]

INSTALLER TIME!

Changelog (01/13/2025)
This version makes the campaign compatible with the new installer, also adding translation in all languages. It also adds a bunch of general fixes and improvements.

• Updated Mission 08 (Dissension) [v1.3]:
  • Fixed an issue with some dwarven buildings not being correctly covered in snow
• Updated Mission 07 (The Shores of Northrend) [v1.3]:
  • Fixed an issue with some items being wrongly assigned to the AI heroes.
• Updated Mission 04 (The Cult of the Damned) [v1.6]:
  • Fixed an issue with camera panning in the final battle against Kel'Thuzad.
  • Fixed an issue with Scroll of Teleportation bringing player heroes behind a tent.
• Updated Mission 02 (Blackrock and Roll) [v1.6]:
  • Fixed an issue where buildings were counted as possible soldiers in the Searinox Hunt UI.
  • Fixed an issue where Searinox Hunt UI could disappear if some conditions were met.

 

[DepRa]

I did everything as written in the instructions, but this happened. I tried changing the checkboxes, the old landscape, etc., but the result was the same. The loading screen is also black, it all looks like some kind of lighting problem... Help

 

[InsaneMonster]

I did everything as written in the instructions, but this happened. I tried changing the checkboxes, the old landscape, etc., but the result was the same. The loading screen is also black, it all looks like some kind of lighting problem... Help

Have you run the installer?

 

[DepRa]

Have you run the installer?

Thank you for your answer! You inspired me to double-check everything again, and indeed, I was inattentive: I installed the files in a folder that did not contain Warcraft III Launcher. Thanks again for everything!

 

[DepRa]

So, I carefully played through the Lordaeron campaign, 2 years later again. A lot of time has passed since then, so, putting on my headphones, taking a blanket and grabbing a mug of tea, I immersed myself in the atmosphere (is there such an expression in English?).

1. Landscape design. He's beautiful, seriously. The attention to detail has motivated me to try to develop myself in this direction, and I think I am making progress. It feels like every bush, every stone and mushroom was carefully placed in the best places for them))

2. Attention to lore. As a child, I felt understatement and lack of information about the universe and characters, and codex significantly increases interest in the game and involvement, something like this was sorely lacking. P.S. I never found pages 3 and 4 of the codex in mission 7, although I tried to find them even with a cheat, I would like to know what is in them or at least where they are

3. Cinematics. I like that almost every dialogue or event is shown from the correct angles

General impressions: With each new mission you feel increasing difficulty and tension, I can’t imagine how difficult it was to convey this in the game, but you did it! The lands of Lordaeron are certainly beautiful, but the seemingly abrupt transition to Gloomy Northrend suddenly looks very organic to the narrative. Dark water, inhospitable surroundings and snow caps on buildings look very cool together. I like some variety in missions. I read in the comments that “you can feel the author’s fatigue in the last missions,” which I strongly disagree with. On the contrary, in my opinion, in Northrend you put much more effort into the atmosphere, played with the code and tried to show as many possibilities of the game as possible.
I liked everything, thank you very much for this experience, we look forward to your new works!
P.S. From the context, as I understand it, you have completed the revision of this company (yay! More time for new content and missions! People are hungry for new!), However, I will mention that in many cinematics the lips do not move, and in Northrend there are problems with the terrain (screenshot)

 

[InsaneMonster]

So, I carefully played through the Lordaeron campaign, 2 years later again. A lot of time has passed since then, so, putting on my headphones, taking a blanket and grabbing a mug of tea, I immersed myself in the atmosphere (is there such an expression in English?).

1. Landscape design. He's beautiful, seriously. The attention to detail has motivated me to try to develop myself in this direction, and I think I am making progress. It feels like every bush, every stone and mushroom was carefully placed in the best places for them))

2. Attention to lore. As a child, I felt understatement and lack of information about the universe and characters, and codex significantly increases interest in the game and involvement, something like this was sorely lacking. P.S. I never found pages 3 and 4 of the codex in mission 7, although I tried to find them even with a cheat, I would like to know what is in them or at least where they are

3. Cinematics. I like that almost every dialogue or event is shown from the correct angles

General impressions: With each new mission you feel increasing difficulty and tension, I can’t imagine how difficult it was to convey this in the game, but you did it! The lands of Lordaeron are certainly beautiful, but the seemingly abrupt transition to Gloomy Northrend suddenly looks very organic to the narrative. Dark water, inhospitable surroundings and snow caps on buildings look very cool together. I like some variety in missions. I read in the comments that “you can feel the author’s fatigue in the last missions,” which I strongly disagree with. On the contrary, in my opinion, in Northrend you put much more effort into the atmosphere, played with the code and tried to show as many possibilities of the game as possible.
I liked everything, thank you very much for this experience, we look forward to your new works!
P.S. From the context, as I understand it, you have completed the revision of this company (yay! More time for new content and missions! People are hungry for new!), However, I will mention that in many cinematics the lips do not move, and in Northrend there are problems with the terrain (screenshot)

The issue you are facing are due to Reforged. To fix lip sync, just restart the game between missions or reloads. To fix terrain, just leave the map, load the map again from the start and then load the save. It's all Blizzard issues I cannot fix.

Thank you so much for your review, though!

 

[CharmedCrayo]

Jaina is having her inventory reset in the Divergent courses, thus preventing the secret boss fight if you have Wirts Leg. Been loving the remake, great work.

 

[InsaneMonster]

Jaina is having her inventory reset in the Divergent courses, thus preventing the secret boss fight if you have Wirts Leg. Been loving the remake, great work.

I will check this out!

 

[kucsidave]

Jaina is having her inventory reset in the Divergent courses, thus preventing the secret boss fight if you have Wirts Leg. Been loving the remake, great work.

is it possible that you quit after March of the Scourge, skipped the interlude and loaded up the culling that way? Because since you never went trough the interlude, that might lead to stuff not loading up properly.

 

[InsaneMonster]

is it possible that you quit after March of the Scourge, skipped the interlude and loaded up the culling that way? Because since you never went trough the interlude, that might lead to stuff not loading up properly.

As far as I remember, no. Is the issue reproducible?

 

[v6delegate]

Just finished this campaign and WOW that was good. Thanks for restoring what should have been reforged in the first place.

The only things that could be improved are:

Spoiler

the overpower item that you got from diablo boss with Jaina feels unused. Maybe making Jaina's items show up when Murading join Arthas would be nice.

Spoiler

After last chapter there was no "destroy all enemy bases" objective after defense against Malganis. Could have been a nice opportunity to have a "good 'ol boss fight ending".

Nonetheless, just wanted to say thank you. Keep up the good work!!

 

[Augustus Xin]

I don't know why, I opened this campaign with version 2.0, and there seem to be some bugs. For example, the game crashes or the unit model disappears.

 

[Ravager16829]

I don't know why, I opened this campaign with version 2.0, and there seem to be some bugs. For example, the game crashes or the unit model disappears.

The "invisible unit model" was one of the bad bug that Blizzard introduced with the patch, among the other issues.
Certain custom model/unit may become messed up, as does the unit portrait. However, those don't have a negative effect with your gameplay experience.

 

[Grimm_Zocker]

Insane map

 

[pintorab]

So this is where I installed the game. Are the assets in the retail folder? I also have the same issue that DepRa did with everything being dark. Is there a way to completely uninstall everything to use the installer again beyond just deleting the campaign in the campaign folder?

 

[Ravager16829]

So this is where I installed the game. Are the assets in the retail folder? I also have the same issue that DepRa did with everything being dark. Is there a way to completely uninstall everything to use the installer again beyond just deleting the campaign in the campaign folder?

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The new installer will install the appropriate assets inside "retail" folder and also automatically enable the Local Files.

Additionally, it's wise to remove any unnecessary mods before installing this campaign. Some assets may conflict with the others. It appears that you have CSW installed (TOD_Campaign_Assets.csw) along with Re-Reforged.