Warcraft III update increases max map size

August 27, 8:21 AMLA Gaming News ExaminerErik Johnson

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Blizzard has released an update for their RTS title Warcraft III, now available for download.

The patch brings the game to v1.24b bringing additions and fixes including increasing the maximum map file size up to 8MB.

The download is available for both Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne courtesy of TPS.

The full notes:

PC WORLD EDITOR CHANGES
- Increased max map file size from 4 MB to 8 MB.
- Added the ability to store hashtable handles in a hashtable.
- Added GetSpellTargetX and GetSpellTargetY natives.
- Added a new base handle type "Agent" of which many types now extend from.
- Added a SaveAgentHandle native which can be used for saving most handle types.
- Added a JASS optimization dealing with global variable change events.

FIXES
- Fixed a few false positives caused by the "return bug" fix.
- Fixed a crash related to hashtable reference counting.
- "Shadowing" global variables with local variables no longer is possible.
- Fixed a type conversion dealing with operators (i.e. adding a handle with an integer).