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by Mr.Fixit
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If there is one thing I hate, it is when you get an automatic upgrade to your software, and can then no longer view replays from the prior version - in one step, eliminating hundreds of quality replays from your viewing ability. Well, I won't stand for it, and neither should you! Follow these instructions to be able to run all versions of WarCraft III and enjoy every possible replay - woot.
Preparation
These instructions require that you follow them *exactly*. You also must have the following things:
- The original WarCraft III CD ROM
- All patches of War3
Installation
- First, start with a clean install of WarCraft III. Normally, it goes into your "C:\Program Files\WarCraft III" directory. You can choose a different directory, but I will refer to this as the "War3 Directory" from here out.
- Next, install the 1.01b patch
- Now comes the fun. Create a directory called "v101" in your War3 Directory. In this directory, place copies of the following files which are in your War3 Directory: GAME.DLL, STORM.DLL, WAR3PATCH.MPQ, WAR3.EXE
- Using Notepad.exe, create a file called RUNWAR3.BAT in this v101 directory. In this file copy and paste the following commands. Note, when saving this file from notepad, put quotations around the filename like this "RUNWAR3.BAT"
@echo off
REM Run this version of WarCraft III
copy *.dll ..
copy *.exe ..
copy *.mpq ..
cd ..
war3.exe
- NOTE: If you wish to use the custom hotkeys (highly recommended) - install them *prior* to installing 1.02 patch!
- Now, login to Battle.net to upgrade to version 1.02. Exit War3 after you login.
- Create a directory called "v102" in your War3 Directory. Copy the same files as before from your War3 Directory (see step 3 above). Also, copy that exact RUNWAR3.BAT file into your 102 directory.
- Lastly, create shortcuts which run (War3 Directory)\v101\RUNWAR3.BAT and (War3 Directory)\v102\RUNWAR3.BAT. Then you can easily switch between versions.
You need to create shortcuts to run the different versions of War3. For example, to create a shortcut on your desktop do the following:
- Minimize all your windows so you are looking at your desktop
- Right click somewhere on your desktop (not on any icon) and pick "New" then pick "Shortcut"
- Click "Browse" and find the batch file you had created in the v101 folder - for example: "C:\Program Files\Warcraft III\v101\RUNWAR3.BAT"
- Click Next and give this short a name like "War3 v1.01"
Then you should have an icon on your desktop which will run version 1.01 of war3.
(Repeat these steps for v1.02).
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Total comments: 11 | Last comment: 03-20-2009 at 07:08
DrMad
From:  (Bacau)
Joined: September 25th, 2005
Posts: 3 | Pls. give me the sites with Battle.net war   |
Mapster
From: 
Joined: April 19th, 2005
Posts: 19 | downloads don't work! |
netzgio4
From:  (tarlac)
Joined: June 10th, 2006
Posts: 1 | 
this sux |
bacbaphi1702
Joined: December 22nd, 2006
Posts: 1 | downloads don't work! mad
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emceerust
From: (Davao)
Joined: January 11th, 2007
Posts: 3 | i cant download warcraft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
emceerust
From: (Davao)
Joined: January 11th, 2007
Posts: 3 | Damn pls display your frozen throne download patch!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-( ;( |
emceerust
From: (Davao)
Joined: January 11th, 2007
Posts: 3 | mad Download for frozen throne where is it??????????? mad |
leewind
From:  (Sabah)
Joined: August 4th, 2006
Posts: 1 | I, myself had the same problem before and after reading your guide, i can smile again and downloading every good replays i can find not to worry about the patch version.
For those who flame this guide, this is not a guide that teach you how to patch your game. there are many guides out there for you to patch your game so keep your mouth shut up if you don't know what this guide is about. |
badveczel
From:  (yogyakarta)
Joined: May 12th, 2007
Posts: 1 | where is it....!!????!? |
lupitking4
From: (bataab)
Joined: February 9th, 2009
Posts: 4 | I Cannot Download the Warcraft 3 the Frozen Throne plz help me i nid dis game 2 be played!! send me a message in my yahoo>(lupitking4@yahoo.com)-- plz help me!!!THNX! |
15000Lumber
Joined: November 23rd, 2004
Posts: 1 | http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7MHWXDBS - DOWNLOAD THIS FIRST
This 5 File Package is how to run Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne without a CD for all patches 1.00-1.23 and beyond.
1) Put the 2 Warcraft III Files, Warcraft III.mds and Warcraft III.mdf, inside a folder where they wont be moved.
2) Install the Daemon Tools, nothing special just keep spamming next.
3) Restart the Computer when it asks.
4) Click on the red lighting bolt box on the bottom right
5) Click on the "Device 0:[D:} No Media"
6) Mount the .mds file from the folder
Now you dont need CD to be used for Warcraft III, for all versions.
How to Install Multiple Versions for Warcraft III in order to watch
1) Install Warcraft 3 RoC and TFT normally from your RoC CD and TFT CD if it hasnt been installed in the first place OR just use your currently existing Warcraft 3.
2) Then log onto battle.net to get Patch 1.23
3) Open the C:/ProgramFiles/ and rename the "Warcraft III folder"(without quotes) to "Warcraft3123" or w/e
4) Go to http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/ or http://ftp.gameaholic.com/pub/mirrors/ftp.blizzard.com/ and download as many patches for as many types of replays you want to watch.
5) Install your Warcraft 3 (1.00 Optimally) TFT and ROC again but do not log onto battle.net
6) Manually patch the game with one of those patches that you have downloaded, lets say 1.22
7) Then rename the Warcraft 3 folder to "Warcraft III 1.22"
8) Repeat steps 6 and 7 over and over again until you have all the War3 versions you want installed
9) Rename the current "Warcraft3123" back to "Warcraft III"
10) Now you are done with the Installation step
How to actually watch the old replays with your current infastructure
1) Just simply rename the "Warcraft III" folder to "War3123" or w/e
2) Rename the version of replays you want to watch such as "Warcraft III 1.14" to "Warcraft III"
3) Now you can double click like normal and watch your replays like normally do, now you can jump around from version to version easily just by renameing the folder versions back and forth up and down backwards and forwards.
a much faster way of doing it than using evercraft warcraft zei or anything else to change versions. Although I do use evercraft's function of add replays/remove replays to see what the patch version the replay is to see what folder to switch to.
I added the HPhealth viewer thing for kicks to use with older versions, it removes the health bars if you are using the 1.22 healthbar option from the options menu.
I added the background changer thing to help determine that you are using a different version than 1.23 so you dont accidentally click battle.net and get the past version squished to 1.23, just copy it to each folder to get a different background for that patch-folder-game.
If you want to, you could rename an older version to "Warcraft III" and use that path of the game to play on GG-Client/Garena an older version of Warcraft 3 between you and your friends. |
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