Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29

Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29.2 Changelog and Ladder Reset!

Update: On the 03.05.2018 Blizzard released the second patch for Warcraft 1.29 called Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29.2.

Main changes:

• Finally a ladder reset!!! xo xo xo 😀 SUPERCOOL
• About 20 Bug Fixes.

Warcraft 3 Patch Build 1.29.2.9231: We have been waiting ages for a new ladder reset! x33 A ladder reset is like a new era, new game, new world! 😀 For every ladder player it is challenging again to reach high levels and a good position in the Warcraft 3 top ranks!

It is so cool to see something happen in the Warcraft 3 scene and game, really cool! What do you think?

Here are Screenshots from the WC3 Patch 1.29.2 Ladder Reset:

As you can see all profile levels are set to zero, i already played 4x RT games (I played 4on4 RT) and I ended up with 2-2 stats. xD Not my best performance, but hey in Random Team everything can happen! 😀 You know that! -.- ^^D
On the image you can see that I have reached level 3 with two wins and I already have the europe rank 571! It makes a lot of fun to hunt for a good ladder rank after the reset! x33

Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29.1 Changelog

Update: On the 23.04.2018 Blizzard released the first bug fix patch called Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29.1.

Main changes:

• The max clan and players that can be in a channel raised to 255!COOL
• Many many bug fixes & Known Issues.

Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29.1 Full Changelog

Warcraft 3 Patch Build 1.29.1.9160:

Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29.1 Bug fixes:

• Building upgrades are visually represented for player slots 13-24.
• Building placement footprint displays for player slots 13-24.
• Founding of Durotar no longer crashes.
• Blight displays for player slots 17+.
• GetUnitAbilityCooldown & BlzGetLocalUnitZ always returns 0.00.
• enGB installs and WC3 Patches.
• Custom textures no longer cause World Editor to crash.
• Neutral units accept item sales in custom games.
• Neutral units display on the mini map in custom games.
• Neutral units drop bounties in custom games.
• Hashtable storage limit isremoved.
• Game cache mission key limit is removed.
• Quick Play maps work on Mac.
• Asian characters work in chat & UI elements no longer overflow in Asian languages.
• GUI Set Unit Name work.

Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29.1 Known Issues:

• Warcraft 3 ladder reset.
• Joining a custom WC3 game on Mac will result in a crash.
• Patching from 1.29.0 PTR enGB to 1.29.1 PTR enUS causes Maps to be missing for Standard/Quick Play games.
• Warcraft 3 game data for TFT impacted RoC.
• Missing function BlzSetAbilityManaCost.
• SetUnitAbilityCooldown affects all units with the chosen ability.
• Certain areas of the minimap in World Editor do not work.
• SetItemName affects all items of a chosen type.
• BlzSetUnitName does not update GetUnitName.
• Text cursor doesn’t change position in chat.
• Unit glow for player 12 is red.
• Holding left mouse click causes keyboard events to not be registered.
• Cursor does not match the mouse position when resolution is taller than wider.
• Fog and visibility modified do not affect player 13-24.
• In 24 player games AI buildings may become stuck in construction.

Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29 Full Changelog

Guys it is time to party!!! 😀 bling dia bling
After 7 years of waiting, Blizzard pleased us with a brand new Patch! 1.29 brings defintely good changes!
At first Blizzard launched Patch 1.29 on a Public Test Realm (PTR) who everyone was allowed to enter. On the 10.04.2018 Blizzard rolled out the Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29 to the global Battle.net servers!

Here I made a summary for the biggest changes for all of us:

• There is NO MORE DELAY in the Battle.net! bling
• New competitive ladder maps!!! (A good mix of old & tournament maps).
• Light Warcraft 3 Hero Changes (without breaking the game balance).
• Widescreen Support (Click on the First Impressions Tab below).

What will be the global impact of this patch?

• Some weak heroes will be played more (Alchemist, Dread Lord & more).
• Many players do come back and play Warcraft 3 again. Everyone who ever played it, loved it.
• The Warcraft 3 Enthusiasts and increasing player number will show Blizzard that there is still potential for Warcraft 3 and the RTS genre.
• Korea has it’s own ladder now, maybe some young pros will be born. crown

First Impressions of the Battle.net Client 1.29

Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29 New Player Colors:

For the new Warcraft 3 – 24 player support, 12 new colors were needed.
This is great for huge funmaps, and of course for all tournament games, because more observers can join the games and stream them via twitch.

Here are the 12 new colors with their names:

• MaroonNEW COLOR
• NavyNEW COLOR
• TurquoiseNEW COLOR
• VioletNEW COLOR
• WheatNEW COLOR
• PeachNEW COLOR
• MintNEW COLOR
• LavenderNEW COLOR
• CoalNEW COLOR
• SnowNEW COLOR
• EmeraldNEW COLOR
• PeanutNEW COLOR

Human Hero Changes:

Mountain King

Movement Speed	Increased base speed from 270 to 290
Stormbolt	Level 2: Reduce damage from 225 to 210 Level 3: Reduce damage from 350 to 325
Thunder Clap	Level 1: Increased damage from 60 to 65; Increased area of effect from 25 to 30 Level 2: Increased damage from 100 to 125; Increased area of effect from 30 to 35 Level 3: Increased damage from 140 to 175; Increased area of effect from 35 to 40

Paladin

Attack Speed	Reduced cooldown from 2.2 to 2.0 seconds
Movement Speed1	Increased base speed from 270 to 290
Divine Shield	Level 2: Reduced duration from 30 to 25 Level 3: Reduced duration from 45 to 35

Orc Hero Changes:

Blademaster

Mirror Image	Reduced Mana cost from 115 to 100 for all levels
Critical Strike	Removed + damage item interaction from multiplier calculation: (Avg Damage + Item Damage)*Critical Multiplier = Total Damage Prior calculation: (Avg Damage *Critical Multiplier) + Item Damage = Total Damage

Farseer

Feral Spirit	Level 1: Increased unit healths from 200 to 250 Level 2: Increased unit healths from 300 to 350; Reduced unit level from 4 to 3 to reduce enemy experience reward Level 3: Reduced unit level from 5 to 4 to reduce enemy experience reward
Chain Lightning	Reduced damage reduction from 15% to 10% per jump for all levels
Far Sight	Level 1: Removed mana cost; Added a cooldown of 60 seconds Level 2: Removed mana cost; Added a cooldown of 45 seconds Level 3: Removed mana cost; Added a cooldown of 30 seconds

Shadow Hunter

Serpent Wards

Level 1: Increased damage from 11-13 to 14-16; Increased health from 75 to 90 Level 2: Increased damage from 23-26 to 27-30; Increased health from 135 to 165 Level 3: Increased damage from 41-45 to 48-52; Increased health from 135 to 200

Tauren Chieftain

Movement Speed	Increased base speed from 270 to 290
War Stomp	Level 1: Increased damage from 25 to 30 Level 2: Increased damage from 50 to 60 Level 3: Increased damage from 75 to 90
Reincarnation	Reduced spellcast from 7 seconds to 5 seconds

Undead Hero Changes:

Crypt Lord

Movement Speed	Increased base speed from 270 to 290
Carrion Beetles	Level 1: Increased health from 140 to 170; Increase movement speed from 270 to 290 Level 2: Increased health from 275 to 330; Increase movement speed from 270 to 290 Level 3: Increased health from 410 to 490; Increase movement speed from 270 to 290
Impale	Level 1: Increased damage from 50 to 75 Level 2: Increased damage from 80 to 120 Level 3: Increased damage from 110 to 165

Dread Lord

Movement Speed	Increased base speed from 270 to 290
Carrion Swarm	Level 1: Increased maximum damage from 300 to 400 Level 2: Increased maximum damage from 600 to 700 Level 3: Increased maximum damage from 1000 to 1200 Mana Cost reduced from 110 to 100 for all levels Now damages mechanical units
Sleep	Cooldown reduced from 6 seconds to 4 seconds for all levels Level 1: Reduced duration from 20 (5) sec to 15 (4) sec; Reduced mana cost from 100 to 80 Level 2: Reduced duration from 40 (10) sec to 35 (8) sec; Reduced mana cost from 75 to 65 Level 3: Reduced duration from 60 (15) sec to 55 (12) sec
Vampiric Aura	Level 1: Increased life steal from 15% to 20% Level 2: Increased life steal from 30% to 35% Level 3: Increased life steal from 45% to 50%

Lich

Movement Speed

Increased base speed from 270 to 290

Nightelf Hero Changes:

Demon Hunter

Manaburn

Increased mana cost from 50 to 60 for all levels

Priestress of the Moon

Attack Speed	Reduced cooldown from 2.46 to 2.33 seconds
Scout	Increased speed from 270 to 300 Level 1: Reduced mana cost from 100 to 50 Level 2: Reduced mana cost from 75 to 50

Keeper of the Grove

Intelligence	Increased default value from 18 to 19
Tranquility	Added 3 seconds of invulnerability on spellcast Reduced duration from 30 seconds to 15 seconds Increased healing per second from 20 to 40
Entangling Roots	Level 2: Reduced duration on units from 24 seconds to 18 seconds; Increased duration on heroes from 3 seconds to 5 seconds; Increased damage per second from 15 damage to 20 damage Level 3: Reduced duration on units from 36 seconds to 30 seconds; Increased duration on heroes from 5 seconds to 7 seconds; Increased damage per second from 25 Damage to 30 Damage
Force of Nature	Increased Treant attack damage from 14 to 16

Warden

Blink

Level 2: Reduced cooldown from 10 seconds to 7 seconds Level 3: Increased cooldown from 1 second to 4 seconds

Neutral Hero Changes:

Firelord

Incinerate

Level 1: Increased bonus damage multiplier per stack from 1 to 2; Increased death by incineration damage full area from 90 to 120; Increased death by incineration damage half area from 180 to 240; Increased duration from 2 to 4 Level 2: Increased bonus damage multiplier per stack from 2 to 3; Increased death by incineration damage full area from 90 to 120; Increased death by incineration damage half area from 180 to 240; Increased duration from 2 to 4 Level 3: Increased bonus damage multiplier per stack from 3 to 4; Increased death by incineration damage full area from 100 to 120; Increased death by incineration damage half area from 180 to 240; Increased duration from 2 to 4

Soul Burn

Level 1: Increased duration on units from 14 seconds to 16 seconds; Increased duration on heroes from 6 seconds to 7 seconds; Increased damage from 100 to 125 Level 2: Increased duration on units from 16 seconds to 18 seconds; Increased duration on heroes from 7 seconds to 8 seconds; Increased damage from 225 to 270 Level 3: Increased duration on units from 18 seconds to 20 seconds; Increased duration on heroes from 8 seconds to 9 seconds; Increased damage from 375 to 450

Goblin Alchemist

Movement Speed	Increased base speed from 270 to 290
Healing Spray	No longer heals enemy units Heals Alchemist
Acid Bomb	Level 1: Increased Damage from 5 to 8 (total damage 75 to 120; Secondary damage 3 to 5) Level 2: Increased Damage from 10 to 13 (total damage 150 to 195; Secondary damage 6.5 to 8.5) Level 3: Increased Damage from 15 to 18 (total damage 225 to 270; Secondary damage 10 to 12)

Goblin Tinker

Movement Speed	Increased base speed from 270 to 290
Cluster Rockets	Now targets air units Level 1: Increased damage from 35 to 45 damage per second Level 2: Increased damage from 65 to 75 damage per second Level 3: Increased damage from 100 to 110 damage per second

Naga Sea Witch

Movement Speed

Increased base speed from 270 to 290

Pandaren Brewmaster

Movement Speed

Increased base speed from 270 to 290

Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29 Mappool Changes:

Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29 Patchnotes:

• Replays are incompatible between major game versions
• This will be the last version to support Windows XP
• New native’s has been added
• Now “Always show Health Bars” option will always show mana bar as well
• Natural Widescreen in games is now default

1.29 Bug Fixes:

• Clans can be created (There had been some issues)
• Mac launches
• Korean locale launches
• Various missing textures located (Thanks to TriggerHappy for the test map)
• Default resolution no longer resembles Felwood
• Ladder maps cleansed of sneaky tower locations near starting mines
• Malfunctioning servers will no longer interrupt gateway connectivity

Known Issues:

• Temporarily disabled Fixed Aspect Ratio in Video Options
• Chaos Kodo Beasts are showing as idle workers in campaign missions
• Unable to input text while keyboard settings are under different languages in zhCN and koKR locales
• Certain elements in World Editor overlap
• Set/GetAbilityOnXXXX functions are renamed to Set/GetAbilityActivatedXXXX
• SetUnitNameAll is disabled for now
• PlaySpecialEffect is disabled for now
• PlaySpecialEffectWithTimeScale is disabled for now
• Crash: With an ability that has “Disabled”=false, attempting to set “Disabled” to false again will crash the World Editor
• UnitDisableAbility does not hide an ability with Hide=true and Disabled=false
• Default map directory is for from maps when creating custom games
• Resolution does not change properly when switching between windowed and full screen
• Tooltips for hero abilities may not be updated

WC3 1.29 World Editor Changes & Upgrades:

WC3 Patch 1.29 PTR (Quick Guide)

PTR stands for Public Test Realm. Blizzard created a custom public server to give everyone the time to test the new Warcraft 3 Patch 1.29.

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Warcraft 1.29 Notes:

• Warcraft 3 version 1.29 is compatible with Dota 6.85k, Dota 6.83d, Dota 6.83d v2 and with the Dota Ai maps 6.88 Ai, 6.83d Ai & 6.81b Ai. Find all Dota Maps here.