PTR Patch 1.25

[PurgeandFire]

Who would have thunk that they would have one?

http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27797299539&sid=3000

Warcraft III patch 1.25 is now available on the PTR. If you'd like to help us test out this patch and provide feedback, open up the game client and select the "Westfall (ClassicBeta)" gateway to begin downloading the latest patch. Once the download is complete, restart the game, log into Westfall, and you're set. (To resume playing on live servers, simply select your regular gateway and you will be reverted to the retail version of the game.)

For information on what's changed, be sure to check out the PTR patch notes listed below (we are aware the patch notes are not currently available in the patch details itself).

Warcraft PTR Patch 1.25


Balance Changes

* Humans
o Guard Tower Armor type changed to Fortified
o Siege Engine Level increased from 2 to 3
o Rifleman HP increased from 505 to 535

* Night Elves
o Warden Shadow Strike mana cost increased from 65 to 75
o Druid of the Talon Faerie Fire duration decreased from 120 to 90

* Orcs
o Blade master Wind Walk duration reduced from 20/40/60 to 20/35/50
o Raider Ensnare Cooldown increased from 12 to 16
o Spirit Wolf Rank 1 Wolf Level decreased from 3 to 2

* Items
o Ivory Tower gold cost increased from 30 to 40
o Tome of Experience now gives Heroes 100 experience points, down from 150
o Orb of Venom poison duration decreased from 8 to 6




Fixes

* Warcraft III will now write its registry keys on launch.
* Widescreen (stretched) resolutions should now be available in the Video options.
* You can now purchase items from shops while Hexed.
* Scroll of Town Portal will no longer be consumed when casting fails when used at the same time that your Hero is Hexed.
* Hex will no longer extend the duration of Metamorphosis.
* Hex will no longer disable mana or health regeneration of Heroes.
* Wisps Detonate ability will no longer drain mana from Heroes while under the effects of Potion of Invulnerability.
* Fixed an issue where players were able to ally with opponents when alliances were locked ("share hack").
* A gold exploit with buildings has been fixed.




Please note that replays are incompatible between major game revisions. This means that 1.24e replays cannot be viewed when using the 1.25 version of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

I'm guessing they are also fixing the preload hack, they probably just don't want to mention it, at least until the patch goes live. Let us hope for hidden patch changes.

EDIT: I updated to 1.25.0.6394. Doesn't seem to have any additions editor-wise.

 

[Whoareyou.]

Lol.. hidden...

 

[tommerbob]

Widescreen (stretched) resolutions should now be available in the Video options.

It's about time.

I find it amusing that Blizz is still making gameplay patches to this game. It's player-base is still huge, but the vast majority are either mapmakers themselves, or players who only play custom games. With that in mind, it makes me wonder why they make changes like "Night Elves - Warden Shadow Strike mana cost increased from 65 to 75" instead of improving the aspect of the game that could really use it: the World Editor.

 

[PurgeandFire]

It's about time.

I find it amusing that Blizz is still making gameplay patches to this game. It's player-base is still huge, but the vast majority are either mapmakers themselves, or players who only play custom games. With that in mind, it makes me wonder why they make changes like "Night Elves - Warden Shadow Strike mana cost increased from 65 to 75" instead of improving the aspect of the game that could really use it: the World Editor.

You know, I thought the exact same thing. But when I went to the forums, every one of the posts there are in regard to the melee changes.

 

[Daskunk]

It's about time.

I find it amusing that Blizz is still making gameplay patches to this game. It's player-base is still huge, but the vast majority are either mapmakers themselves, or players who only play custom games. With that in mind, it makes me wonder why they make changes like "Night Elves - Warden Shadow Strike mana cost increased from 65 to 75" instead of improving the aspect of the game that could really use it: the World Editor.

That would take a lot more work.

 

[tommerbob]

That would take a lot more work.

Yeah I know. But if they're gonna make a patch anyway, might as well improve on what really needs improving, than on something that very few players will actually use.

 

[PurgeandFire]

I think I found a hidden change. ExecuteFunc() no longer crashes when you provide an invalid function name. As of 1.25.0.6394.

EDIT: Preload hack still seems to work. lol.

 

[Jedi]

I think I found a hidden change. ExecuteFunc() no longer crashes when you provide an invalid function name. As of 1.25.0.6394.

EDIT: Preload hack still seems to work. lol.

ExecuteFunc was already like that at 1.24e

 

[PurgeandFire]

I just patched back to 1.24 and it seems that you are right. Well, that is depressing. As far as I know, no changes for WE were made in 1.25.

 

[Ioannes]

49 minutes ago, it arrived on my doorstep (it;s 00:49 GMT now).


And, most strikingly, the host bots are gone! I cannot describe what warm feelings this brought to my heart!!!! It was like liberation of Bnet from the monopoly of bots and opening it for the small hosters (like me).
<3 Blizz.

Although it's probably a matter of time before bots are readjusted and start to take over the custom games again. Also, it's more laggy like this.

 

[Weep]

I can't seem to autoupdate to this version on WinXP32. It says it downloaded, needs to restart, and...never actually restarts. It says this every time I try to go on BNet now. Time to download the standalone updater I think... [edit] ...which isn't yet available. :banghead:

Also, there will probably need to be a 1.25b (c?) shortly, since Mac users got hosed.

 

[chobibo]

Can't find the patch in blizzard's ftp server, did they take it out?

@Weep
Dude, could you please give me a copy of the common.j for 1.25 if you have the time. Thanks.

 

[Weep]

@Weep
Dude, could you please give me a copy of the common.j for 1.25 if you have the time. Thanks.

I don't have it; I haven't been able to complete the update.

 

[chobibo]

No problem, I was just wondering what bliz changed in the common.j. Still, thanks for the time dude.

 

[Ioannes]

Also, there will probably need to be a 1.25b (c?) shortly, since Mac users got hosed.

Yea, tell me about it.

EDIT:
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=27800559924&sid=3000
Ah, the admins just made me feel a bit better

EDIT:

Ah, they've fixed it.