Warcraft 3 - Complete Version Switcher and Guide

[CvP]

Here's what you need to do in order to get a version switcher for wc3.

1. Download WVS by Ugge (stripped version : ~600KB)
2. Download TFT Version x.xxx.zip file (x.xxx refers to version number)
3. Extract WVS in the Warcraft root folder.
4. Copy (or move) ALL the TFT Version x.xxx.zip files inside of the folder WVS. this folder is not the one you have extracted WVS but the one inside it. in other words,
   1. find the WVS.exe file
   2. there should be a folder WVS in the same folder as the exe file
   3. place your version zip files inside of that WVS folder.
5. Run WVS.exe
6. if it can't find your wc3 folder, show it manually
7. hit the switch version button
8. double click the version you want to switch to.

File links:

1. WVS (~600KB)
2. TFT Version 1.20e.zip (~30MB)
3. TFT Version 1.21a.zip (~30MB)
4. TFT Version 1.22a.zip (~30MB)
5. Special DDL/Manifest for 1.22 (~450KB) (details here)

most of you guys already have one of these versions. so it is not necessary to download all of these version files.

1. you can download WVS.
2. hit the "Store Current Version" button
3. you will get a TFT Version <your version>.zip properly placed in the WVS folder.
4. now download the other version files as desired.

Note: Many of you think replacing the Game.dll, Storm.dll and war3.exe are the version files i.e. copy/paste/replacing them is enough for switching version. this is not true. there's another file (war3patch.mpq) that is also updated with every version. and this is the reason the version zips are ~30MB.
it is true that without changing the war3patch.mpq, you can run wc3, but it is not recommended. it might result in a fatal error every now and then.


PS: i'm still uploading the files. links will be posted after 30 mins.
PPS: DONE. dont forget to thank me

[naruto]

many many thanx 2 CvP

Garenai WC player keu ase???

[GG.AIM]

Thanks CvP. 1 question. amar 1.21a patch ase. tar poro ki TFT version 1.21a.zip download kora lagbe?

OFFTOPIC : @naruto : here is the link 4 GArena player list. post ur ID plz.

http://www.banglagamer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61

[SP.Sn4k3y-]

i did dload everything and did put everything . all my versions work except the new one 1.22 as i change it and start warcraft .
a error arrives saying :

CD-ROM drive error

Frozen Throne was unable to find war3exe.
please make sure your game is correctly installed . and that ur frozen throne disc is in ur cd-rom drive . and try again .

help me plz cvp it aint workin only 1,22 dosent work

[GG.AIM]

i think a no-cd crack is required.

[CvP]

strange.. from patch 1.21b, wc3 doesn't need CD in the drive anymore...

can you post the CRC of your war3.exe (1.22a version)?
just zip the exe file and open with winRAR/Zip and view the CRC.

on the other hand, try this reg file.
first open it with notepad, modify the paths to match your wc3 folder placement.
remember to use double slashes. e.g.,
c:\program files\warcraft III
would be
c:\\program files\\warcraft III

[[email protected]]

hey man thanks for the info ..... switching to and from 1.22 is now a breeze .....

[[email protected]]

i did dload everything and did put everything . all my versions work except the new one 1.22 as i change it and start warcraft .
a error arrives saying :

CD-ROM drive error

Frozen Throne was unable to find war3exe.
please make sure your game is correctly installed . and that ur frozen throne disc is in ur cd-rom drive . and try again .

help me plz cvp it aint workin only 1,22 dosent work

try my exe file ....... just rename it from rar to exe ... its not a rar file actually ..... i changed the extension so dat i cud upload .....

[SP.Sn4k3y-]

the pc says that ur file is either damager or an unknown format wat to do now [email protected] ?

[Pyro.Dynamics-]

the pc says that ur file is either damager or an unknown format wat to do now [email protected] ?

I think you've messed up somewhere before... zzZ

I know you've had WVS from before. All you needed to do was to download Warcraft_Patch_1.22.rar, and move it to the "wvs" folder in your "Warcraft Version Switcher" Directory. "Warcraft Version 1.22a" would have show up in the Warcraft Version Switcher, on the "Switch Versions" Page. All you needed to do then was double-click! :S

[CvP]

hey man thanks for the info ..... switching to and from 1.22 is now a breeze .....

since Tomal is not having any problem, you must have messed something up Snakey. try to reinstall wc3 from scratch.

[SP.Sn4k3y-]

i have the warcraft from GB's laptop and the version switcher is also the same as GB ( ghalib bhai )
so cvp i guess u know abt that . plz tell me wat to do ?

[CvP]

i have the warcraft from GB's laptop and the version switcher is also the same as GB ( ghalib bhai )
so cvp i guess u know abt that . plz tell me wat to do ?

are you blind or sth?!!
http://banglagamer.com/forum/showpos...98&postcount=6

[SP.Sn4k3y-]

mayb i am

[CvP]

mayb i am

u dumbo, do as i asked and post the crcs.

[saadbillah]

As my warcraft TFT is not installed, i copy-pasted it. So, i cant use update patch from blizzard.com. So, for using wvs when try to download zipped update patch from this forum, my browser(opera, firefox) gives error after some megabytes of download. if i click resume, then the download starts from the begining & after thet shows error. downlaod manager like DAP cant download th file.

[CvP]

try this reg file: http://banglagamer.com/forum/showpos...98&postcount=6

then use the 50MB patch from blizz.

if you do not use the WVS, you wont be able to play in Garena because 1.20/21/22 all are used there.

[GG.AIM]

i did dload everything and did put everything . all my versions work except the new one 1.22 as i change it and start warcraft .
a error arrives saying :

CD-ROM drive error

Frozen Throne was unable to find war3exe.
please make sure your game is correctly installed . and that ur frozen throne disc is in ur cd-rom drive . and try again .

i was having this problem as well. but after using CvP's registry file(see post #6) it was fixed.

[kabir_sharif2000]

after switching the version, i can no longer watch replays!!!!!

[GG.AIM]

u hav 2 switch 2 the version in which the match was played.