Recently, some of the GhostCap community members and my friends wanted to play some Warcraft 3 online (without Battlenet), however we quickly found out it was hard with all the conflicting information out there.
In this guide, I’ll give you the exact method we used to have 10 people playing Warcraft 3 from all over the world (that even a noobie can follow!). We will be using the example of Frozen Throne here, as it’s the most popular version.
GameRanger is a tool that creates a virtual LAN (local area network) for you and your friends. This means that to the game, it thinks you’re all playing in the same house, on the same network even though you’re all over the world.
Edit > Options
and browse for the game Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne.Frozen Throne.exe
Everyone who wants to play must follow these steps, but only one person needs to be the host. I suggest someone who lives between all the players to be the host, as this will give you the best connection.
No, only the person who is the host needs to have the map, the rest of the players will download it when they join.
Yes it can. You simply need to browse for War3.exe instead of Frozen Throne.exe.
If you’ve downloaded custom Warcraft 3 maps, simply add them to the folder called Maps/Downloaded in your Warcraft 3 install directory.
Yes, GameRanger supports multiple games, so you can play anything that is listed in the application.
I hope this helps you and the boys get playing Warcraft 3 online. There is no need for proxies or any other of these sus applications that are out there, GameRanger is going to be suitable for 99% of normal people who just want to play.
If you get stuck or simply want to play some games, come and join the GhostCap community on Discord
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