So i recently came back to the game after May and was looking forward to enjoy some of my favorite custom maps only to find disappointment after updating to the latest patch which broke the game for me.
Now im only able to load maps made by blizzard and any custom map ends up with a error. This particular error is unique because it just shows you the error template with no text added to it. (Shows up the normal error window with the red mark and just a black background)
When i succeded trying to get the strings to work once it told me that the game could not load the map tiles/files (can’t remember which may be even both)
It wont let me join others games as they download the map and once it tries to load it, it brings you back to the lobby, same goes for hosting it.
When i go Lan thats when i get the error template and string to show up.
I have tried,
- Reinstalling
- Porting
- using a old client after updating the game
- Hosting on lan & Multiplayer
- Disabling Antivirus & Firewall
- Changing map locations from Maps\Download to Maps\ and other folders
- Full permission of hard drive and the folders, have the right to freely move
- Launched the game in Administrator
- Launched the game with compatibility for Windows 7
Any help is very appreciated and welcome!
Edit - Solution **
The issue was resolved by deleting the Wc3 path in the registry & Uninstalling the game. Then you move the new install location to the main Hard drive where windows is installed, I.e “C:\Program Files\Warcraft III”
Now you launch the game from the new install location, and your custom maps are placed in the old location “Documents” like before.
How do i delete Warcraft 3 from my registry?
- Open the registry editor
- Start> Run > type regedit> Ok
- Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Warcraft III
Then you delete the “Warcraft 3” folder.