Warcraft 3 1.22a Patch

Blizzard released the 1.22a patch for Warcraft III Battle Chest on July 2, 2008. This patch updates Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos as well as The Frozen Throne expansion pack.

Fast Facts

1. Developer: Blizzard
2. Publisher: Blizzard
3. Genre: Real-Time Strategy
4. Platform: PC
5. Mode: Singleplayer, Multiplayer
6. ESRB rating: Teen (T)
7. Release date(s):
   • July 3, 2002: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
   • July 2, 2008: 1.22a Patch
8. File Size: 7.0 MB

Features

The patch features:¹

1. Auto-save replays
2. Automatic gameplay saves
3. Player color selection limited by number of players
4. Four new maps
   1. Melting Valley
   2. Road to Stratholme
   3. Centaur Grove
   4. Tidewater Glades
5. Unit and building health bars always visible
6. Hide and show mini-map signals (/showminimapsignals and /hideminimapsignals)
7. New in-game cheat: maxfps

Balance Changes

1. Humans
   1. Scout Tower repair rate increased from twelve to twenty
   2. Knight damage increased from 25 to 28
2. Undead
   1. Ziggurat base armor increased from one to five
   2. Build time of Necropolis reduced from 120 to 100
3. Night Elf
   1. Orb of venom poison duration decreased from ten seconds to eight seconds
   2. Dryad experience increased from Level 2 (40xp) to Level 3 (60xp)

Fixes

1. Cool-down on unlimited usable items continues even after it is dropped
2. Cool-down exploit for potions
3. Auto-cast no longer off when players unburrow Crypt Field
4. No exploit bug when transferring items between heroes
5. DotA sound effects fixed for Intel's iMacs
6. Sound falloff fixed for Intel's iMacs

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