Warcraft III 1.26a has a notorious bug on modern Windows (Windows 10/11). On high-refresh-rate monitors (144Hz+), the game will run in "fast forward" mode—units will move 2x speed, and audio will be high-pitched and scratchy.
Follow these steps precisely. This guide assumes a Windows 10 or Windows 11 system (64-bit). Compatibility mode may be required. warcraft iii the frozen throne dota 126 install
: Move the downloaded .w3x file into your Warcraft III installation directory under: Warcraft III \ Maps \ Download Warcraft III 1
Patch 1.26 normally requires the Frozen Throne CD to be in the drive. To avoid this: I can: Before hosting
If you want, I can:
Before hosting, type -ping in DotA to check everyone's latency. Anything above 150ms on 1.26 can desync the game.