{"id":13031,"date":"2020-04-21T06:30:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T05:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/?p=13031"},"modified":"2025-08-30T10:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:18:07","slug":"stream-overlay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-tools.com\/warcraft-3\/stream-overlay\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Guide: Warcraft 3 Twitch Stream Overlay – How to use it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn how to use a Stream Overlay for Warcraft 3 Reforged<\/strong>.
\nA simple guide and examples of a perfect setup.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is a Twitch Stream Overlay?<\/h2>\n

A stream overlay, in general, is anything that you put on top of your video stream that you use on platforms like Twitch. The overlay can be a static image, animated content or dynamic data content.<\/p>\n

\"HeroIf you stream Warcraft 3 and show matches of your own or of other players, the stream overlay adds super useful content for the viewer<\/strong>.
\nThis could be hero levels, spells and items as well as resources (gold, lumber and food).<\/p>\n

Which Warcraft 3 Data can you display in a Stream Overlay?<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Player Information<\/td>\nName of the player plus personal data like real name, age and origin.
\nYou can show the statistics of the two facing players.
\nPlayer statistics of a ranking system or the current tournament.
\nPlayer cam of the pro player on big tournaments.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hero Information:<\/td>\n\nHeroes and their exact level (for example 3.2).
\nSpells a hero has skilled and the level of it.
\nItems with cooldowns the heroes have equiped.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Resource Information:<\/td>\nShowing the gold, lumber and food status of all players at any time is perfect for the viewer to understand the game.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Researches:<\/td>\nYou can display all researches a player made in a game.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Match Score:<\/td>\nDisplay the match score like 0-0, 1-0 or 2-1 to show tournament style matches like a best of three.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

How to use a Stream Overlay for Warcraft 3 Reforged?<\/h2>\n

It is super simple with a stream overlay software like w3booster. Just follow the step by step guide<\/strong> below.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to install W3Booster? (Best WC3 Streaming Software)<\/h3>\n