Part 3

Patch 1.21: This version includes a unit editor and fixes a speech bug. It also replaces the CD-ROM copy protection with floppy copy protection and updates the DOS 4/GW extender. A previous bug affecting scores over 12,000 was fixed in earlier versions.

Latest Patch: The 1.21 patch can be found at ftp.cdrom.com in the \pub\games\dresden\games\patches\warcr121.zip directory.

Playable Demo: The Warcraft playable demo can be downloaded from ftp.std.com://vendors/COMPUTER_EXPRESS/warcraft.exe, ftp.pht.com://pub/msdos/games/fighting/warcraft.zip, or ftp.leo.org://pub/comp/platforms/pc/msdos/games/demo/warcraft.zip. It is 1.4 MB in size.

Editors: A unit editor is included with the 1.21 patch. A Windows map editor (warcedit.zip) can be found at wuarchive.wustl.edu /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/warcraft/ or ftp.cdrom.com /pub/games/new/. A save game editor (wartrn.zip) is available at ftp.uml.edu /pub/msdos/games/editors/ (unconfirmed).

Cheat Codes: To use cheat codes, press to open the message box, type the code, and press again. Codes affect both sides in Two-Player games. The Master Code is "Corwin of Amber". Other codes include "ORCxx" or "HUMANxx" to go to a requested level (Campaign Mode only), "YOURS TRULY" to go to the victory sequence (Campaign Mode only), "CRUSHING DEFEAT" to go to the loss sequence (Campaign Mode only), and "IDES OF MARCH" to go to the finale sequence for the current campaign. Codes preceded by ** do not require the Master Code: "POT OF GOLD" adds 10,000 gold and 5,000 lumber, "EYE OF NEWT" upgrades magic users with all spells, "IRON FORGE" upgrades all technologies immediately, "SALLY SHEARS" (or "SALLY") displays the entire map area, "HURRY UP GUYS" (or "HURRY") accelerates building, unit training, and upgrades, and "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE" (or "THERE") makes your units invulnerable except to catapult hits or the rain of fire spell, inflicting 255 points of damage per hit.

Orcs vs. Humans: The primary differences lie in their magic. Humans have healing magic, while Orcs have unholy armour. Both sides are designed for balance, with individual advantages and weaknesses.

General Tips: Scout with expendable units like scorpions or skeletons. Use sorcerers to summon elementals for powerful attacks. Support archers/spearmen with foot troops, catapults, and clerics. Attack enemy mages quickly to prevent them from summoning elementals. Keep forces balanced, as the AI will attack your weakest side. Use peasants/peons to maintain your economy; if attacked, have them run away to save at least one. Attack catapults with mounted troops. Keep troops spaced out when facing early catapult attacks.

Getting Loads of Gold and Lumber: Save your game, quit to DOS, and use a hex editor (like Norton Disk Edit) to modify the save game file (save?.sav / save?.net). Change offset 00607 to 50, 00608 to c3, 0061b to 50, and 0061c to c3 to get 50,000 coins and tons of lumber.

Cheating in Network Play: Save the game in multi-player mode, quit to DOS, and use a hex editor on the save game file (save?.net). Modify offset 0002E to 00. Rename the save game from save?.net to save?.sav, load Warcraft, load the save game, and press .