Warcraft 3 Setup Guide
Game Setup
Downloading the game
Download the wc3.zip
. You can download it from https://cdn.senders.io/blobs/wc3.zip
Extract the game contents
Unzip the game contents. If you
can't unzip it you can download 7Zip from: https://www.7-zip.org/.
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Launch the game
Open the folder you unzipped into and
open Warcarft III 1.31.1\x86_64\Warcraft III.exe
.
This will launch the game.
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Active your CD Key
The game will prompt with a launcher
for battle.net or CD Key. Choose CD Key and type in the provided CD Key. Your
CD Key can be found in CDKEYS.jpg
back in the
main folder.
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Warning! Do Not Update
Once you launch the game it will prompt you to
update: DO NOT UPDATE THE GAME . After clicking No it may
ask you again on launch again (sometimes). Just keep clicking NO.
Done!
Now you've setup Warcraft 3. Next you need
to setup a virtual LAN
Setting up a Virtual Lan
In this section I'll show
a guide for setting up ZeroTier.
Before you continue
Only one person
needs to setup a network. Everyon else can join an existing
network through the network's creator (admin). And once
you've been authorized by the admin you can join/unjoin as you please.
The admin doesn't even need to be in the same game / online.
Admin | Network Setup
If you want to be the network admin you can
create a network by first creating an account with ZeroTier. You'll need
to supply a verifiable email but that is it. Here is a quick summary of how
to setup. A full guide can be found at
Zero Tiers own setup guide
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Your Network ID
Your network ID will be present on the network page.
The example netowrk here is: 17d709436c634b2b
.
You will share this with the members.
Admin | Network Settings
You shouldn't have to do anything
custom, just authorize the users who join your network. This can be done by
either adding them directly, or checking the authorize box. You can add them
from the settings menu at the bottom:
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Member | Download
Note Admins must also join their own
network! Member's first must download the application: Zero Tier 1.
Member | ZeroTier UI
The ZeroTier UI is just a system-tray icon. Just
right click to perfom any of the actions listed below. (It's the icon
that shares the icon from the website!)
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You can right click the tray-icon to open the menu. Here you will see
your Node Id. Example: Node ID: 2d213b67f2
Member | Add network
To join simply paste the network ID in the form.
You can get the ID from the Network Admin.
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Admin | Authorize the Member
The Admin will then need your
Node ID and will authorize you in their network settings.
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Member | Reboot
Now that you've connected and setup I recommend
rebooting here. You can also reboot upon installation too to be safe.
Member | Verify connectivity
You can open the menu and click
"Show Network" which will show you your connected networks. You
should see Status: OK
. You can click the connect
checkbox here to connect/disconnect. Or click the network from the menu
directly.
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Admin | Verify everyone is
connected
You can verify the connected
nodes by looking at the network view under Members. You should see Last Seen
"ONLINE" and their Physical IP - this will mean they're
connected successfully. You can add names and descriptions to help manage who
is who in case someone loses connectivity.
Creating a LAN Game
At this point you should be able to create a LAN game. It will
ask you to install Bonjour services. Click yes. The game may hang for a bit
while this happens, that is normal. Authorize the network firewall popup if
it does.
Troubleshooting
The network Admin can troubleshoot any connectivity issues by
checking if the Member's are present in their network settings.
Status:
Request_Configuration
If you are stuck
in this status you can delete the network. Reboot. Then re-add the network
and have the admin re-authorize you if necessary. This may take a few minutes
before you're IP appears in the network settings for the admin.