The game :
First, you will need the Warcraft III game.
To be able to use MEC at its last version, you will need WC3 v1.31.
You can't create maps with MEC using Reforged yet, but you will be able to play them.
Please download Warcraft 3 version 1.31 on this
Hiveworkshop
thread ("Game Files" tab).
Or use one of these direct download links : MediaFire Mega
World Editor :
World Editor is included in the game. Use this path : "x86_64\World Editor.exe".
In the JassHelper config file ("x86_64\JassHelper\jasshelper.conf"), add a line which contains: [doreturnfixer]
If after opening World Editor you see that all texts are missing, with lots of errors associated, it's probably because the archive of the Warcraft 3 version 1.31 only has files for World Editor in the English language and likely does not support other languages. I got that problem myself with the french game. I think that the game is set by default in the system's language.
To fix that problem you have to put the game in english by making a change in the Windows registry. You can simply download and execute this file. Once executed then restart World Editor if you had it open before executing.
If you are not confident in executing a .reg file, you can make the change manually :
Go to your Windows registry editor by pressing Windows key + R and type in "regedit". Then navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\Classic Launcher\w3 and find the value "locale". Change its data to "enUS". If any key or the value are not there then just create them. The value has to be of type "string".
If you struggle with opening World Editor, then follow these steps:
- Open the Windows Registry Editor : press Windows Key + R then type in "regedit" (without quotes) in the window that opens and press Enter.
- In the Registry Editor, navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blizzard Entertainment\WorldEdit.
- Delete the "Tool Windows" key
Max Escape creation base map: MEC base map
- pick the last version
MPQ master MPQ master will allow you to change "war3map.w3e" included in your map file, to save your terrain modifications.
War3 Cache Converter War3 Cache Converter will allow you to convert the data from your savegame (ingame modifications) into a file readable by Jass generator.
Jass generator Jass generator is a tool I made that converts the data from your savegame (through the use of War3 Cache Converter) into vJass World Editor trigger code.
Pick the last version