Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: all version differences
6 documented differences between the releases of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, each with a source. Back to the main page for names, releases and where to play.
Category × version
| Category | Patch (2018) | Reforged | Reign of Chaos (after 2020) | Reforged (launch) | Retail 1.27b | Russian version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gameplay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Content | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Text | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Version differences
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GraphicsPatch (2018)
Widescreen support arrived in an April 2018 patch, more than 15 years after release.1
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GraphicsReforged
Reforged (2020) remodeled the characters and graphics; owners of the original get a free Classic graphics setting with the original textures.2
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GameplayReign of Chaos (after 2020)
Blizzard forced all copies of Reign of Chaos to update to the Reforged client, so many Reforged gameplay changes became mandatory in the original too.2
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ContentReforged (launch)
At launch Reforged lacked the competitive ladder, the classic animated menu backgrounds and replay saving.2
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GameplayRetail 1.27b
Patch 1.27b is the last standalone patch for the retail game; versions above 1.28 update to the Reforged client, and since June 2021 retail classic can no longer connect to it.3
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TextRussian version
In Soft Club's Russian translation, dwarves are called gnomes ("гномы").4
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13