Patch 1.21, released

[Dayoh]

Here is the log

Patch 1.21
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FEATURES

- The game now runs natively on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs.
- Player can now view frames per second using the "/fps" chat command.

FIXES

- Fixed a timing problem with the game on PCs with dual-core CPUs.
- Fixed a crash that could occur with the Frost Breath ability.
- Fixed a crash that could happen in multiplayer games.
- Fixed an exploit that could happen in multiplayer games.

Important Note on Patching for Mac Players: The file layout inside the
game folder is changed significantly by Patch 1.21. As a result, in order
to be able to install the Frozen Throne expansion from CD, you must
install Reign of Chaos first, then install Frozen Throne from CD, and then
patch to version 1.21, in that order. If you patch to v1.21 and then
attempt to install Frozen Throne after that, it will not install
correctly.

MAPS

- New maps:
- (2)SecretValley
- (6)BomberCommand
- (4)LostTemple (RoC)
- The 4 Forest Troll Berserkers by the natural expansions now drop Level
2 Permanent instead of Level 2 Charged items
- (4)TurtleRock
- The 4 Ogre Warriors along the outer pathways now drop Level 2
Permanent instead of Level 2 Charged items
- (6)GnollWood
- The 4 Gnoll Brutes by the central Item Shops now drop Level 2
Permanent instead of Level 2 Charged items
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Its not featured on the Blizz site as of yet so i think it just came out

[Yoda]

I remember 2 threads on the Blizzard forums asking what balance changes were needed. Yet nothing came of it. :shiftyr: The idea of a patch is to restore something broken, yet there are by far more gaping holes than what was "fixed" in that patch.

[Dayoh]

I was hoping for more then this but the less exploits the better, and the /fps function is good but didnt D2 come out of the box with this?

[Monty]

- The 4 Forest Troll Berserkers by the natural expansions now drop Level
2 Permanent instead of Level 2 Charged items

This one's interesting. Humans won't be able to sentry their opponents, who won't be able to abuse LS. Even more BM orcs, d'ya reckon?

[Basan]

Well, it really must be recent. :P All my dl' attempts from Blizz's patch page are turning up corrupted.

[Hotshot]

Same with me, I had to go into their patch archives to get a working one. :confused:

http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/war3x/patches/pc/

If it asks you to save the above link when you click it, keep trying until you can get through.

[Basan]

I tried the same thing HotShot and it never allowed me to access it through FF. Only through IE and not directly from their site (dl'ing it as I type). :mad:

[GenocideAlive]

No balance tweaks? Who's surprised, really.

In re: the item changes:

Yeah, it seems like they're simply phasing out L2 charged items. Which is very, very good for the HU player, since that includes the wand of lightning shield. I don't see why they don't just take it out of the game. Ditto with those Sentry Ward thingies, that are completely fucking broken. There's no way you should get all of a tier 1 or 2 map vision for killing a light yellow creep.

There's no way to balance lightning shield drops. If you give it too early, HU has no chance to defend against it and it's uber abusive. If you give it too late, it's uber useless, because of dispel by all races. What's the point, it's not that great of an item anyway. :/

[RedRagToAnOrc]

The general consensus at the moment is that the lack of balance tweaks is because Blizzard don't want to release a big patch until after the Season 4 Finals. The reasoning behind is that they wouldn't add Secret Valley to the maps folder (but not to the solo map pool) unless they're going to make more changes later.

Still, at least it's out! My faith in Blizzard is slightly restored. One of my major troubles in my fledgling Hu days was the LS drop on TR, (I could never use it well and my opponents always could) so that's a nice fix.

[GroG]

boooh, where's the changes? =/

[Dayoh]

The finals will be on the "fixed" maps?, if it is id say we will expect new patch after the finals or when the new ladder reset happens.

Atleast they are still patching this game

[h0bgawblin]

I had read somewhere that they were going to add mana degen for heroes/units that currently had summons in use. As well as having siege units AI auto target enemy units that would not splash unto your own. All I have to say is thank god for no mana degen, and that no LS drop is a human advantage right thur. However, with the level that my opponents were at, I generally would get the shield first, or if they got it, they would use it in battle(level 24).
The one beef I have with this patch is no NE nerf. I hate NE....

[ketherial]

for some reason they still haven't fixed that weird bug that causes roar and frost armor to fade after like 1 second.

[GenocideAlive]

The graphic for the armor fades, but I think the Frost Armor is still there. I could be wrong about that. I recall that coming up before, and it was resolved as the Frost Armor was still there, just no longer visible.

[RedRagToAnOrc]

I had read somewhere that they were going to add mana degen for heroes/units that currently had summons in use. As well as having siege units AI auto target enemy units that would not splash unto your own. All I have to say is thank god for no mana degen, and that no LS drop is a human advantage right thur. However, with the level that my opponents were at, I generally would get the shield first, or if they got it, they would use it in battle(level 24).
The one beef I have with this patch is no NE nerf. I hate NE....

A good friend of mine once pointed those two things out, hob. They're changes for the most recent Warcraft 2 patch! :)

[h0bgawblin]

Oh thank god, I was like, my am is so dh fucked now.

[GenocideAlive]

Hehehe. For some reason, I can just hear that one spoken aloud.

[h0bgawblin]

Hehehe. For some reason, I can just hear that one spoken aloud.

True story, I was seriously considering quiting human when I read it. I was also pissed because NE for the most part, have been dominating the tournies until recently. When finally, the human players were reaping the rewards of thier dedication, all of the sudden a huge ass nerf on the archmage. It's very refreshing to hear that it was a warcraft 2 patch.

Redrag it was so music to my ears, that I want you to hear what I hear when magical things happen. http://youtube.com/watch?v=CR6t47pV8Qc

[RedRagToAnOrc]

Redrag it was so music to my ears, that I want you to hear what I hear when magical things happen. http://youtube.com/watch?v=CR6t47pV8Qc

You hear the whole 5 minutes of it? :o

[Basan]

You hear the whole 5 minutes of it? :o

No, he just listens to the 1st 31 seconds of it and then knocks himself out cold on the wall just to spare him from the agony. :P

[Dayoh]

Hmm not many bassists here, i know what hob means Victor Wooten is one of the best bassists in the world.

[h0bgawblin]

Victor wooten is ( i think, don't qoute me) the first known bassist to play amazing grace, with the harmonics on the electric bass guitar. Like dayoh said, the man is one of the best in the world. However, redrag, when listening to music of this caliber, you lose track of time. Drifting forever in a sea of methodical bliss. 5 minutes isn't enough to satisfy my cravings for such ear tingling amazingness. mmm 4 am posting, it's like christmas came early. Not only do I barely follow my thoughts, I can barely type them. It's the perfect excuse for sounding like a blithering idiot. also, 2:22 is my favorite part in that video. http://youtube.com/watch?v=NWVIhzW40EM he is some more of him if your interested.

[Dayoh]

I dunno about anyone else but im certainly going to follow this link, im becoming quite the bassists now ;)

[PsychoPath]

I'm still hoping that an AMM/balance change (though I don't have too much problem with the balance as is) is made after season 4 finishes. As I had forgotten about that being the supposed thing to happen I was really pissed off when this patch came out as I was expecting the next patch to contain an AMM fix.

For whatever reason it has been somewhat easier to find games regardless though. Hopefully though Blizzard will patch the game after season 4.

[Dayoh]

I reckon and hope that there will be a big patch some time after S4, because you cant do balance changes before the finals.

I want new tavern heros lol

[Hotshot]

I want new tavern heros lol
That'd be good, but what are the chances it'll happen. :(

[GenocideAlive]

I'd be willing to bet that they tweak the AMM with each patch. There's no real reason to avoid it, and the AMM seems to be working better, regardless. I also don't think they're going to notify anybody unless they completely overhaul it and it's obvious. Otherwise, it wouldn't be much of a secret AMM, would it?

[Dayoh]

If the dont say they have been tweaking the AMM, whats to stop the hordes of angry players that want AMM upgrades that continue to spam the "new patch idea's" threads. Also if blizzard tells them there will be alot of happy WC3 gamers and the horde will go away for now...

[h0bgawblin]

Blizzard has probably over extended themselves as of late. Thier ability to multi-task is begining to seem aparently lacking. Mayhaps it's to be expected, there's "looking for more (job)" on the thier main site. It even used to be on the american version of thier site.