WC3Connect

[uakf.b]

We're excited to announce WC3Connect, a major improvement over ENT Connect that allows you to easily join ENT and MakeMeHost games using a desktop application.

If you’ve updated your client, here are the WC3 1.30.1 client download links should you wish to use our services.
Windows - MEGA
Mac - MEGA
Note: Do not use Warcraft 3 Launcher.exe to launch the game, or you will automatically patch. Use Warcraft3.exe instead.

WC3Connect client download links
Download link for Windows: wc3connect.exe
Download link for Mac OS X: wc3connect-osx.zip
Download link for Linux: wc3connect-amd64
Cross-platform Java version (use this if the .exe doesn't work): wc3connect.jar (you'll need to first get Java here)
Source code: WC3Connect-Java (Github)
Need help? Check the Wiki, a Youtube video, the FAQ, or Join our Discord

To get started:

• Download wc3connect.exe
• Run wc3connect.exe
• Create an account: type a username and password, then click the Sign Up button
• Login: type the same username and password again, and press enter or click Login
• Click on a game
• Launch WC3, go to "Local Area Network", and join the game
• Optionally, transfer your stats from your Battle.net account

Please let us know if you have feedback or questions! Also check the Wiki.

Basic tips:

• There are four tabs: Public (host.entgaming.net / MMH), ENT Autohost (e.g. DotA, Legion TD Mega), Others, and Unmoderated.
• By default, several lobbies will be shown in the LAN gamelist, and it could be hard to find the desired game. If you click a game in the WC3Connect app, the Warcraft III LAN gamelist will only show that game.

Planned features:

• Some kind of integrated chat system for players who don't use e.g. discord
• Setting to play alert when game finishes loading
• Show games that player has played before in a separate tab (similar to top section of website games list)
• Remember me for login
• Confirmation when closing and you're in-game
• Show something if account already validated

Known bugs:

• Earlier version did not work on pre-Windows-8 or 32-bit, newest version works on both

Changelog:

• 2018101401: WC3Connect accounts are now separate from forum accounts
• 2018101101/2018101301: add MMH and other games
• 2018101001: fix another occasional crash on reconnect
• 2018100501: fix sporadic crash problem

[Curt]

i am kinda stuck on the authenticating part, is it already functional?

[Unitil]

If you’re stuck on the authenticating screen, simply restart your wc3connect client. Should work fine afterwards.

@Curt

[Augustinus]

Kinda sad though that probably no new player will ever find us then.

[carlo_rossi]

i get an error and then get directed to this page on the app and it cant run script and im stuck

[Sylvanas]

Is it gonna be possible to have two wc3s, one that's updated and one that isn't?

[KiwiLeKiller]

So we should not update to 1.30.2 then? What if we want to play other games (not hosted on bots) for example?

[gloom]

Any way of using it on mac natively, or any plan on giving support to mac at some point?

[uakf.b]

@Curt @carlo_rossi what version of Windows are you on? carlo_rossi can you attach screenshot of the script error?

[uakf.b]

Any way of using it on mac natively, or any plan on giving support to mac at some point?

Most of the code is cross-platform so I think we can release Mac OS X version later this week.

[uakf.b]

Is it gonna be possible to have two wc3s, one that's updated and one that isn't?

I think you could just copy your C:\Program Files\Warcraft III directory. Then use the copy for WC3Connect, and use the original for Battle.net

[Curt]

@Curt @carlo_rossi what version of Windows are you on? carlo_rossi can you attach screenshot of the script error?

https://imgur.com/aMrc2zM

[Sylvanas]

I think you could just copy your C:\Program Files\Warcraft III directory. Then use the copy for WC3Connect, and use the original for Battle.net

Probably. I don't really know why I asked.

[uakf.b]

@Curt even if you restart the wc3connect.exe is it still stuck on "Authenticating" / forum?

[pinheadlarry]

First of all, glad to see the proactive approach! Thanks for the hard work! I know battlefield 1942 did the same kind of thing after gamespy shutdown and it is still alive today, so I hope the player base will follow!

3 questions:

1. Would it make more sense to roll back to an even earlier version? I know there are a couple of new maps since the new versions came out, but we also lost A LOT of maps after 1.29.

2. Does it work like the old dotacash client? (What type of protocol does it use to establish the connection?)

3. Can 2 people on the same lan use the client simultaneously?