WARNING: Updating Warcraft III or allowing Reforged to download replaces your install, can't play custom campaigns
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:34 pm
For those who haven't heard, Reforged replaces the classic game client, breaking or removing multiple things including the ability to play custom campaigns.
The offline installers Blizzard used to distribute from 2012-2017 are available on Hiveworkshop if you want to try to install an older version. I'd recommend backing up and/or moving your maps and campaign files beforehand since I don't know whether they would be overwritten.
Edit: version 1.27b is available on gaming-tools. That's the newest offline installer. Even if the newer online installers work, I don't know if they will work in the future. I have heard that they just try to install Reforged.
Edit: At the time of this post it's possible to install classic 1.31 with the Warcraft III Public Test launcher available on the Blizzard site. Be warned that the public test will likely be removed or replaced with Reforged at some point.
Edit: I was able to copy a working backup installation of 1.31. It was breaking because I had been copying it into Program Files. If you have that issue, try copying it elsewhere. I configured my firewall to block network access from the multiple exes to stop them from trying to update.
The offline installers Blizzard used to distribute from 2012-2017 are available on Hiveworkshop if you want to try to install an older version. I'd recommend backing up and/or moving your maps and campaign files beforehand since I don't know whether they would be overwritten.
Edit: version 1.27b is available on gaming-tools. That's the newest offline installer. Even if the newer online installers work, I don't know if they will work in the future. I have heard that they just try to install Reforged.
Edit: At the time of this post it's possible to install classic 1.31 with the Warcraft III Public Test launcher available on the Blizzard site. Be warned that the public test will likely be removed or replaced with Reforged at some point.
Edit: I was able to copy a working backup installation of 1.31. It was breaking because I had been copying it into Program Files. If you have that issue, try copying it elsewhere. I configured my firewall to block network access from the multiple exes to stop them from trying to update.