Jul 22, 2025 by
Kaivax
In Bug Report
Please ensure that in your war3preferences.txt file, you have:
settingsversion=3
Type: blizzard-tracker
Jul 22, 2025 by
Kaivax
In Bug Report
We’ve received reports that certain commands are not working, such as Select Idle Workers or switching through subgroups in a selection.
These commands originally had two different keybinds, but as a result of the expanded bindable hotkeys, they now only have one.
Please double-check the hotkey li…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Jul 22, 2025 by
Kaivax
In Bug Report
To re-enable quickcast functionality, please follow these steps:
Open War3Preferences.txt in \Documents\Warcraft III using Notepad or a similar text editor.
Find all instances of Commandbar Hotkeys and replace with Command Grid Hotkeys.
Save and close the document.
Type: blizzard-tracker
Jul 22, 2025 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
With hotfixes that are now live:
Fixed an issue where Naga Sea Witch Frost Arrows could cause the unit to become unresponsive.
Fixed an issue with Classic VFX appearing too transparent.
Fixed an issue where SetCameraTargetController was not working.
To accommodate this fix, Ctrl + C will lock ont…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Jul 17, 2025 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
Warcraft III: Reforged Patch Notes
Version 2.0.3
July 17, 2025
Game Servers
Custom Game lobby advertisements now properly timeout 15 minutes after the most recent player has joined or left
This timer resets every time a player joins or leaves
Fixed an issue where some players with classic key…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Jul 9, 2025 by
Kaivax
In PTR Discussion and Bug Report
PTR Notes version 2.0.3 week 3
July 9, 2025
NEW CHANGES
Performance
Improved performance of Reforged VFX
Improved performance for rendering terrain
Visuals
Based on feedback, we’ve lowered the brightness of units in Classic HD graphics
The team is aware that portraits still appear overexposed,…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Jul 1, 2025 by
Kaivax
In PTR Discussion and Bug Report
PTR Notes version 2.0.3 week 2
June 30, 2025
NEW CHANGES
Game Servers
The following changes have already been applied to both live and PTR servers.
Custom Game lobby advertisements now properly timeout 15 minutes after the most recent player has joined or left
This timer resets every time a pla…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Jun 23, 2025 by
Kaivax
In PTR Discussion and Bug Report
PTR Version 2.0.3
General
Added a countdown timer to the UI for construction and training
Fixed an issue where map music would sometimes continue playing at the end of a map, or during a cinematic
Fixed an issue where some triggers would sometimes not be saved correctly
Existing saved games may st…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Jun 23, 2025 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
Warcraft III: Reforged Patch Notes
Version 2.0.3
Build 22904
General
Added a countdown timer to the UI for construction and training
Fixed an issue where map music would sometimes continue playing at the end of a map, or during a cinematic
Fixed an issue where some triggers would sometimes not b…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Apr 29, 2025 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
With hotfixes that are now live:
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue with zoom settings not applying correctly.
General
Map vetoes increased from 3 to 4.
Human
Siphon Mana mana cost increased from 10/10/10 to 25/25/25.
Siphon Mana cooldown increased from 6/6/6 to 8/8/8.
Night Elf
Ultravision resear…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Apr 15, 2025 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
Warcraft III: Reforged Patch Notes
Version 2.0.2
Build 22761
April 15, 2025
Changes
Performance
Fixed an issue on production servers that caused the game to hitch every few seconds for some players
Bugfixes
Fixed an issue where players could not join a private custom game by name if they di…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Apr 4, 2025 by
Kaivax
In PTR Discussion and Bug Report
While this is a work in progress and subject to change, we now plan to go live with with 2.0.2 on April 15.
Our biggest thanks to everyone who participated in the PTR and provided feedback. For any tournaments currently underway, it will be up to you to decide which version you will continue your t…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Mar 31, 2025 by
Kaivax
In PTR Discussion and Bug Report
Today, we’ve deployed a new PTR build, including the following new changes:
Bugfixes
Fixed an issue where players could no join a private custom game by name if they did not have the map downloaded
Items
Vampiric Potion now grants +6 damage and 50% life steal for 20 seconds
Added a persistent v…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Mar 24, 2025 by
Kaivax
In PTR Discussion and Bug Report
We’ve opened a new PTR for upcoming changes that we’re now testing.
Performance
Fixed an issue that causes the game to hitch every 3 seconds for certain players.
General
Updated various Campaign background screens.
Lighting
Reforged environment lighting direction adjusted to match Classic / Cl…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Warcraft III: Reforged Hotfixes -- Updated December 20
Dec 21, 2024 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
With hotfixes that are now live:
Fixed a crash with UI Scaling for Custom Games.
Fixed a crash when players transferred resources when playing in the Korean locale.
Type: blizzard-tracker
Warcraft III: Reforged Hotfixes -- Updated November 18
Dec 18, 2024 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
With hotfixes earlier today:
Fixed an issue that could prevent players from using the new skins.
Fixed an issue where default zoom button was defaulting back to an incorrect value.
Fixed an issue where players could not invite other players to a team.
Fixed an issue where the custom lobby would no…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Warcraft III: Reforged Patch Notes - Version 2.0.1
Dec 17, 2024 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
We’ve released Warcraft III: Reforged version 2.0.1
Build: 22474
December 17, 2024
These updates aim to improve the overall gameplay experience by addressing various bugs and enhancing features.
Changes
Matchmaking: Prioritizes ideal ping over MMR. The matchmaker’s priority will be ping, then M…
Type: blizzard-tracker
2.0.1 Build 22425 PTR Patch Notes
Dec 3, 2024 by
Kaivax
In PTR Discussion and Bug Report
We’ve opened the PTR for testing version 2.0.1, which includes several updates to game systems, as well as bug fixes.
Changes
• Updated the custom hotkey screen. Players can now customize items, F-keys, and icon positions. This change is not final.
• All Classic HD icons have been resized from 512…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Warcraft III: Reforged Hotfixes -- Updated November 18
Nov 20, 2024 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
The following hotfixes went live today at 4:45 p.m. PST–
Fixed an issue where typing long messages would break the custom game lobby.
Added map preview functionality when a player mouses over the map list in the Versus setup screen.
Added Game Host in the custom game lobby list.
Added sound effect…
Type: blizzard-tracker
Hosting is broken, but its hard to notice
Nov 19, 2024 by
Kaivax
In Bug Report
We’ve found the cause of this issue, and it is now fixed.
Type: blizzard-tracker
1.36.2.21498 broken on mac
Nov 18, 2024 by
Kaivax
In Bug Report
Please note that it’s possible that Mac players might still have issues accessing multiplayer. If this is the case, we believe the solution is to uninstall and reinstall the game.
Type: blizzard-tracker
Warcraft III: Reforged Hotfixes -- Updated June 18
Nov 18, 2024 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
A few minutes ago at 1:30 p.m. PST, we applied the following hotfixes to Warcraft III: Reforged–
Fixed an issue preventing some Mac players from logging in.
Fixed a server database issue that prevented game results from registering.
Improved server performance to address some players experiencing …
Type: blizzard-tracker
Warcraft III: Reforged Hotfixes -- Updated June 18
Nov 14, 2024 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
Tonight at 7:50 p.m. PST, we applied hotfixes to address the following issues:
Fixed an issue preventing some players from being able to login.
Fixed an issue that prevented some players from accessing the option menu.
Fixed an issue with the version of the game for Mac users.
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Warcraft III: Reforged Patch Notes - Version 2.0
Nov 13, 2024 by
Kaivax
In General Discussion
Version 2.0 November 13, 2024
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, we’ve updated Warcraft III: Reforged to version 2.0, which includes many fixes, improvements, and nods to Warcraft’s history.
Classic HD + Addon System
Added HD versions of Classic…
Type: blizzard-tracker