Download Warcraft III 1.21b

Blizzard Entertainment has released a new patch for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and the accompanying expansion set Frozen Throne. The version number is fixed at 1.21b and makes it possible to play the game without having the CD at hand. The previous patch from early 2007, with 1.21a as the version number, added a number of improvements, such as showing the fps by entering a chat command and fixing a crash that could occur when the Frost Breath ability was activated. used. The announcements for this and the previous patch are as follows:

Warcraft III Patch v1.21b:

The game no longer requires the CD to play.

Warcraft III Patch v1.21a

The Warcraft III patch v1.21 has been released with several game fixes, updates and new maps. For the easiest patching process it is recommended that you connect to Battle.net. This can be done by starting the game and clicking on the Battle.net button. If you have The Frozen Throne expansion installed you only need to download and install The Frozen Throne patch.

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.

New Maps:

• (2)SecretValley
• (6)BomberCommand

Folder Changes:

• (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.

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.[break]The patch is available in the following two flavors:
Reign of Chaos
Frozen Throne