Warcraft 3 patch 1.22a goes live

Say goodbye to Warcraft 3 version 1.21c and say hello to the brand new 1.22a update from Blizzard. This patch is available now via Battle.net and Fileshack. It gives us more balancing tweaks, new maps from contest winners, bug fixes, and a lot more. The changelog follows after the jump.

Blizzard has released the latest update for its gracefully-aging Warcraft 3. The patch usurps version 1.21c and sets you up for version 1.22a. Included in the patch are balancing tweaks, new maps from contest winners, fixes to exploits, and much more. The patch can be downloaded from Battle.net or Fileshack and works for both the original Warcraft 3 and the Frozen Throne expansion.

Here’s the changelog:

Features

• There is now a replay auto-save feature in the options menu. Replays are automatically saved to the “replay” folder.
• The game is now automatically saved in the event of a potential disconnect. These saved games are placed in the “save” folder.
  – Player color selection can now be limited by the number of players in the game using an option in the “Advanced Options” screen during game creation.
• Added an option to always show unit and building health bars.
• You can now enable and disable the display of minimap signals from players and other observers using chat commands: /showminimapsignals and /hideminimapsignals.
• Added a new in-game cheat “maxfps” to limit the maximum frame rate to the given number. Example: “maxfps 30” will set the maximum frame rate to 30 FPS.

Balancing changes

Human

• Scout Tower repair rate changed from 12 to 20.
• Knight damage increased: Attack cooldown changed from 1.50 to 1.40 and base damage increased from 25 to 28 (Average damage is 34).

Undead

• Increased Ziggurat base armor from 1 to 5.
• Reduced the build time of the Necropolis from 120 to 100.

Night Elf

• Reduce the Orb of venom poison duration from 10 seconds to 8 seconds
• Increase the experience gain from Dryads from Level 2 (40xp) to Level 3 (60 xp).

Fixes

• The cooldown on unlimited usable items (example: the staff of preservation) now persists after the item is dropped or traded.
• A cooldown exploit with potions has been fixed.
• When you unburrow a Crypt Fiend, its auto-cast will no longer be toggled off.
• An exploit bug in which items could lose their cooldowns when transferred between heroes has been fixed.
• Fixed DotA-specific sound effects on Intel Macs.
• Fixed sound falloff on Intel Macs. Distant sounds should now still be
  audible.

Maps

• New maps from contest winners: (2)MeltingValley, (2)RoadToStratholme, (4)CentaurGrove, (4)TidewaterGlades

Via Shacknews