Patch 1.24 maps

[Flame_phoenix]

I know this will just be ignored, but having in mind 100% of people here are gamers, some of them may actually read this and so they won't be scared and won't start spamming help posts here.

As you know, recently Blizzard released a new patch 1.24. This patch was supposed to add new functionalities to the world editor and to fix some serious security vulnerabilities.

Unfortunately, the new functionalities they added are really messed up, and this patch adds many several new bug to the game.
All around the world, patch 1.24 is killing maps and I risk saying about 80% - 90% of all wc3 maps are now dead, thanks to the new bugs of patch 1.24.
So, if your map crashed on b.net or if you can't choose a team, don't worry, it means patch 1.24 is doing its job well - by ruining wc3 all alone.

For more information:
Patch 1.24 is Live! - Wc3C.net
Patch 1.24 - Maps have to be fixed - Wc3C.net

Personally I am so f***** with this patch I don't think I will ever waste money on a Blizzard game - I rather just have a cheap internet copy and not worry about the shitty patches they release.

 

[MGCImtR]

I'm member at THW. But to lay the cards down - I'm only making 1 map since few years ago and I requested some models there to make it. Since I heard about SC2, I stopped even working on it, just adding models to see how it will look when I recreate the same thing in SC2.

Overall, my mapmaking part is just for me to play when I get bored of melee. I make other maps to play them myself, I'm not really like those who create mUdelz, ZOMG RPGS asking for triggerers, terrainers, JASS shit etc. I admit I've seen great things like terrain that makes war3 look like WoW, etc. But it is too time consuming, not to say THW has kiddies so mapmaking other than what I mentioned = No thanks!

I'm only interested, I care about my map and keep a backup of it, will it get corrupted if I save it with World Editor now that I use 1.24, or what? According to Blizzard, only few maps will be affected.

 

[Flame_phoenix]

I'm only interested, I care about my map and keep a backup of it, will it get corrupted if I save it with World Editor now that I use 1.24, or what? According to Blizzard, only few maps will be affected.

Blizzard has no credibility. They have interest in making people believe everything is Ok. As an example, patch 1.24 broke some of their own custom maps and also broke Dota. You know how Blizzard fixed Dota? It didn't - they just added a special module specifically for that map so it wouldn't be affected.

As for "will this kill my map?" - that I don't know. By your description it looks like it is a low level map. If you don't use codes nor triggers, then it will be fine. Patch 1.24 is a curse for triggers and coders mostly, I am almost sure that if your map only has imported models and terrain it will not be affected.

I am a coder, so the strong point of my project is ... code - which is why my map is now dead.
And yes, I am also a member of The Hive Workshop, Wc3campaigns, ddayworld, clan BFAC and clan SOR xD

 

[MGCImtR]

Yesh! I don't like JASS, I hate it, I don't wanna learn it, I don't care about it and never did. It's all GUI, my map was recreated last year without all the shit that it used to have years ago. It was baiscly a new map.

And yesh! I don't use complex spells, because for futuristic map I get all I want from GUI. Thus, no such uber blademaster moves or jumps or spells with uber fx.

 

[qweqweqwe136]

thx

 

[longrtw]

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[longrtw]

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[Flame_phoenix]

Well, I am not talking about GUI maps because I personally think they suck (lol).
As for longrtw, I could switch back to version 1.23, but then I wouldn't be able to play wc3 b.net.

Seems Westfall gateway is active again, maybe Blizz is fixing the crap they did.

 

[MGCImtR]

No prob, my map is supposed to be a model of a city but is frozen until SC2 is out where I can actually have futuristic doodads without importing. If I could find that much desire to make it (maybe when I make a pause from melee) I can make something that will be a must see. But I'm not rly cr8ng things to be played by others, just by me.

When I first saw 1.24 and some map fixes - I was like - the most boring patch ever. In the few days I realized it gives us:

- games with less hacking, I personally disliked Shadowfrench and other 3rd party programs
- I can now load my 5MB map in BNet and Garena.

For me JASS is no concern, so only positives. It 's actually an important patch.

 

[Flame_phoenix]

- games with less hacking, I personally disliked Shadowfrench and other 3rd party programs

Oh yes? And how did they do this? Take a wild guess - they didn't, return bug is not decently fixed.

- I can now load my 5MB map in BNet and Garena.

Actually, is allows for 8MB maps now. I agree this is the ONLY good thing, having in mind everything else is messed up.

News people, Westfall gateway seems to be open. Looks like Blizz is making patch 1.24b and c, but it will probably be stable only in October or September.

 

[zes10]

THANKS for the patch!

 

[t_onny]

yeah, sometimes the update failed and the WC3 just crashed thanks for the patch

 

[ChrisH36]

The problem with Patch 1.24 is that they altered a large portion of the way the game handles variables and JASS scripting.

Sure they improved it's capabilities, but at the cost of compatiability with pre 1.24 maps.

DotA and other JASS/variable extensive maps got hit hard by these "improvements", making some people almost having to start over. Yet it offered zero gameplay/balance changes.

 

[MGCImtR]

What I said in THW was - they did all this JASS thing that I don't know to make Shadowfrench and other things crash. Yet, it does not stop hackers from using their shit and just crashes some JASS maps.

 

[wizzit]

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