Warcraft 3 patched to 1.22a

by Ross Miller { Jul 3rd 2008 at 4:00AM }

Earlier this week, Blizzard released a patch for Warcraft 3, known to some of you as "the game before World of Warcraft" and the rest as "the client for playing Defense of the Ancients." Patch 1.22a provides balance changes for the units, fixes some technical issues and includes four new maps. You can update the game by either logging onto Battle.net or by downloading the patches manually (available from BigDownload).

PC (1.22a requires patch 1.21b for installation)

Mac (1.21b not required)

Last month, Blizzard also patched Diablo 2. We've placed full patch notes after the break.

[Via BigDownload]

FEATURES

There is now a replay auto-save feature in the options menu. Replays are automatically saved to the "replay" folder.
The game is now automatically saved in the event of a potential disconnect. These saved games are placed in the "save" folder.
Player color selection can now be limited by the number of players in the game using an option in the "Advanced Options" screen during game creation.
Added an option to always show unit and building health bars.
You can now enable and disable the display of minimap signals from players and other observers using chat commands: /showminimapsignals and /hideminimapsignals.
Added a new in-game cheat "maxfps" to limit the maximum frame rate to the given number. Example: "maxfps 30" will set the maximum frame rate to 30 FPS.

BALANCE CHANGES

HUMAN

Scout Tower repair rate changed from 12 to 20.
Knight damage increased: Attack cooldown changed from 1.50 to 1.40 and base damage increased from 25 to 28 (Average damage is 34).

UNDEAD

Increased Ziggurat base armor from 1 to 5.
Reduced the build time of the Necropolis from 120 to 100.

NIGHT ELF

Reduce the Orb of venom poison duration from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
Increase the experience gain from Dryads from Level 2 (40xp) to Level 3 (60 xp).

FIXES

The cooldown on unlimited usable items (example: the staff of preservation) now persists after the item is dropped or traded.
A cooldown exploit with potions has been fixed.
When you unburrow a Crypt Fiend, its auto-cast will no longer be toggled off.
An exploit bug in which items could lose their cooldowns when transferred between heroes has been fixed.
Fixed DotA-specific sound effects on Intel Macs.
Fixed sound falloff on Intel Macs. Distant sounds should now still be audible.

MAPS

New maps from contest winners:

(2)MeltingValley
(2)RoadToStratholme
(4)CentaurGrove
(4)TidewaterGlades

Tags: blizzard, warcraft, warcraft-3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Ender @ Jul 3rd 2008 4:21AM

And the world rejoices...

caramelzappa @ Jul 3rd 2008 4:29AM

Never was a warcraft fan, but I love when companies keep up support for old games like this.

mesopotamia @ Jul 3rd 2008 4:45AM

True

waynski1457 @ Jul 3rd 2008 4:47AM

That's why they call it news.

Ross Miller @ Jul 3rd 2008 11:27AM

False!

Your turn, good sir!

GenBanks @ Jul 3rd 2008 5:56AM

I wish WCIII was on steam, then I would reinstall it for sure. As it is, I can't be bothered to dig around for the disc that I haven't touched in a few years.

jaloonz @ Jul 3rd 2008 7:23PM

You can redownload it at the Blizzard store as long as you have the CD key.

snarfoogle @ Jul 3rd 2008 8:47AM

Blizzard store + digital download if you know your CD-keys.

omersengul @ Jul 3rd 2008 8:33AM

warcraft 3 is the best game EVER!! i play dota everyday but i wanna play starcraft 2 so bad. and diablo 3 will be awesome ^^,

we love you blizzard!!

HeX. @ Jul 3rd 2008 9:31AM

The problem is that the new patch cause some bugs to appear in DotA, but I have to say it has good features too

007craft @ Jul 3rd 2008 9:50AM

ive been playing alot of starcraft lately and went back to warcraft just to try it again. I dont know what the hell I saw in that game. The gameplay with heroes and creeping and autocasting spells and using items for heros is so crappy. Also, things get way to chaotic when players meet. You cant focu at all because the units just look all masshed together and since everything is auto cast, its like your army does not even matter, and the heros are the only units. I mean it makes for an interesting 1 player game, but it just blows in the multiplayer. I cant believe I used to play it so much.

Im so glad starcraft 2 is remaining traditional and wont have any sort of heros for multiplayer, or creep or items.

Its like they turned Warcraft 3 into a Rpg/rts hybrid which was the stepping stone to world of warcraft, the full rpg game.

Ill stick with starcraft and warcraft 2 anyday. Cant wait for SC2.

ratman @ Jul 3rd 2008 12:30PM

All 3 games (war2, star, war3) are just so awesome I don't see how you can pick on war3. Each game has its own style of depth and complexity. We all have our own taste and I cant argue if you just don't like the concept of heroes, but war3 takes a ton of skill and knowledge at the highest levels of play.

Statements like "its like your army does not even matter, and the heros are the only units" are just silly =\ Like saying "oh starcraft is just mass expands then mass units" obviously both are not true.

NeoGohan @ Jul 3rd 2008 12:38PM

I totally agree with you. I hated the whole "control your hero" thing. It was cool in single player campaign but was just too much for me as I was used to Starcraft style of play.

I still love the game though for DotA. Hero concept works great for this game.

Ignatius @ Jul 3rd 2008 10:49AM

This is what pisses me off about current WoW players, none of them are actually WarCraft fans, they're just fans of a grind. They claim badassery in WarCraft, but they have never experienced WarCraft: Orcs and Humans with a dial-up direct connect. Bastards.

Divector @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:13PM

I've been a Warcraft fan since the release of the first game. I also have been playing WoW since beta. I remember playing Warcraft: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness on a (at the time) blazing fast SuperMac C600.

So don't generalize. It just makes you look like an ass.

Yakko @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:30PM

D-Day Judgement is much better map then DOTA any day.

NoHitHair @ Jul 3rd 2008 2:48PM

So this patch fixed upkeep right? It gave the players the option of removing upkeep instead of forcing it on them?

It didn't?

Then WCIII is still a worthless and broken piece of junk software.

ratman @ Jul 3rd 2008 4:12PM

Wow, complaining about upkeep? That is soooo 2002.

War3 did fine. Its 2008 and theres still tons of players including a thriving pro scene and ongoing evolution in strategies. The whiners that never gave it a chance have gone away and missed out on a deep competitive multiplayer.