The already quite old game Warcraft 3 has long occupied its niche among the strategies. Featuring an interesting storyline, good gameplay and just good graphics (at the time when it was created), it has become the game that everyone wants to try to play, especially on the network with friends. There are several ways to play Warcraft 3 online, which we will talk about below.
Requirements
In order to run Warcraft 3 over the network, you will need a licensed or simply activated version of the game. On most torrent trackers offer to download those. It’s best not to download the original Warcraft 3, but its Frozen Throne add-on. It can be either a pirated version of the game or a licensed one. The main thing is that the release versions match. That is, if you have a version of the game 1.28b, then your friends should have the same. Otherwise, Warcraft 3 simply will not see rooms created in another version in accessible games over the network. Therefore, your company will need to download the same distribution or upgrade your version of Warcraft 3 to the latest. You can do this using the WVS (Warcraft Version Switcher) program. It allows you to seamlessly switch and update different versions of the game. The main thing is to download archives for it with various versions of updates. However, they often go together anyway.
Local game
So how to play Warcraft 3 online? You can do this on a local network. And there are two options. The first implies that you have system administration knowledge and more than two computers are available. You can set up a home LAN between them. Then, by going to the "Network Game" - "Local Network" menu, you can see the game created on the second computer. By the way, creating a “match” is also necessary in a multiplayer game, and not in a single player. This is a fairly common mistake novice gamers.
If you have a very large company and do not want to tinker with setting up a local network between several computers or laptops - go to the computer room. For a moderate fee, you can play with friends without worrying about problems with setting up the game.
Hamachi
Another way to play Warcraft 3 online. You can use a free program like Hamachi. All requirements for use are exactly the same as in the first case, but to use it you will have to go through several steps.
- After downloading and installing this program, you and your friends will need to register in it.
- After that, one of you should create a "room" on the site of this application. The free option provides 5 places in this "arbor", including the creator.
- Having made the room, you must turn on the "Hamachi" and go into the created room.
- Give your friends room IDs, let them connect to you.
That's it, now you can run Warcraft 3. Hamachi creates a virtual private network between your computers. Thus, a "local" network is formed, and your computers can see each other. Be sure to turn off the firewall and add "Hamachi" to the antivirus exceptions.
Garena
This is a service that includes hundreds of games. It is somewhat reminiscent of “Hamachi”, but connects millions of players from around the world. You need to patch your version of Warcraft 3 to the latest and register on the Garena website. After that, by launching the client of this service, you will need to bind your game, or rather a file with the .exe extension, to the game launch button inside the utility.
How to play Warcraft 3 online with Garena?
- Launch the Garena client and log in.
- In the list that appears, find the game you are interested in, in our case, Warcraft 3.
- Next, select the country and the free room in which you want to play. You can go into the room of any country, but remember that with foreign players you may have too much ping, as a result of which the game can slow down.
- Remember that you will need to start the game through "Garena", and not through a shortcut on the desktop.
We hope that our tips will help you play Warcraft 3 online, which will give you many hours of fun!