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/.
7Zip Context Menu
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Unzipped Folder Contents
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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.
Game Launcher Exe
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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.
CD Key file location
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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
Create a Network
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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:
Add remove users section
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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!)
ZeroTier Tray Icon
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ZeroTier Tray Menu
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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.
Join prompt
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Admin | Authorize the Member

The Admin will then need your Node ID and will authorize you in their network settings.
Members View
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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.
Connection View
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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.