Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Mar 15, 2002 prototype)

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Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (Mar 15, 2002 prototype)
Build date Mar 15, 2002 14:00:23
Build name v3834
Dump status Released
Released by BlizzardArchive
File release date July 9, 2013
Game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
System PC
Genre RTS
Final build US June 6, 2002
EU June 12, 2002
Release date US July 3, 2002
EU July 5, 2002
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A prototype of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos for the PC.

Notes

MAJOR ISSUES

  • Fixed a crash related to Bash.
  • Fixed a crash related to Ultravision.
  • Fixed a crash related to harvesting units and the Feral Spirit spell.
  • Fixed a crash related to cooldown timers.
  • Fixed a crash related to units getting stunned or ensnared while repairing.

MINOR ISSUES

  • Fixed an issue that prevented units from attacking fleeing targets.
  • Fixed an issue related to rapidly spending Hero skill points.
  • Fixed an issue related to Polymorph and the Druid of the Claw.
  • Fixed a graphic issue related to the Tree of Life and Radeon 8500 video cards.

BALANCE CHANGES

  • Added a 12-player map - Divide and Conquer.
  • Modified creep and item placement on all maps.
  • Modified creep behaviors slightly.
  • Build times have changed for many units.
  • Tree of Life attack removed. NOTE: In the next full patch, Ancient melee attacks will require the "Nature's Wrath" upgrade.
  • Ancient Protector can now attack air and ground.
  • Entangled Gold Mine hit points increased.
  • Entangling a gold mine takes longer.
  • Orc Burrow armor and attack range decreased.
  • Spiked Barricades damage increased.
  • Wisp hit points and cost increased.
  • Gryphon Rider cost and food usage decreased.
  • Dryads use 2 food.
  • Goblin Sapper hit points and splash damage decreased.
  • Skeleton duration reduced.
  • Skeleton attack damage increased.
  • Repair, Renew, and Restoration effectiveness decreased slightly.
  • Ensnare no longer requires Fortress.
  • Heal and Inner Fire swapped on the techtree.
  • Stasis Trap duration and activation time increased.
  • Anti-magic Shell mana cost reduced and duration increased.
  • Dryad's Dispel Magic mana cost reduced.
  • Curse duration increased slightly.
  • Faerie Fire duration and mana cost increased.
  • Inner Fire duration increased.
  • Invisibility duration increased.
  • Possession no longer affects air units.
  • Polymorph duration decreased.
  • Polymorph no longer affects air units. NOTE: In the next full patch, Polymorph will affect air units, but will not kill them.
  • Purge duration increased.
  • Rejuvenation mana cost reduced.
  • Slow effectiveness decreased.
  • Creep Ensnare duration decreased.
  • Healing Ward effectiveness increased.
  • War Stomp area of effect increased.
  • Evasion effectiveness increased slightly.
  • Metamorphosis effectiveness increased.
  • Chain Lightning effectiveness decreased.
  • Chain Lightning cooldown and mana cost reduced.
  • Frost Nova effectiveness decreased.
  • Frost Nova cooldown and mana cost reduced.
  • Frost Armor mana cost reduced.
  • Endurance Aura regeneration effect increased slightly.