
It’s one of those rare games (like Counter-Strike 1.6) that was surrounded by an outpouring of creativity and community goodwill.Īnd for all you Warcraft fans reading this and thinking “Oh damn, I don’t have StarCraft II,” remember: The StarCraft II arcade (which is where all the custom maps reside) is entirely free-to-play. There’s a reason Dota emerged from that crucible. It’s a smart move-not only is there a ton of Warcraft III nostalgia floating around, but there’s a ton of nostalgia floating around for Warcraft III’s mod community in particular. It provides powerful features that are fast and intuitive to use, so you can focus on actually building your factory. “Whether it’s from the first opening of the dark portal in Warcraft: Orcs and Humans to Grommash leading the Iron Horde in Warlords of Draenor, we want to see it recreated in the StarCraft II editor.” This mod allows you to plan your production in advance, specifying the recipes and machines that make up each assembly line. “Once these assets become available to the public, we are going to spotlight the best content in what we are calling, ‘Memories of War,’” writes Blizzard. Top are the originals, bottom are the updates (as if you couldn’t tell).


As part of this update, Blizzard also created new, smoother models for each Warcraft III hero.
