Blizzard Releases Warcraft III Patches (1.23a) for Mac

Blizzard Entertainment has released two new patches for players of its still-popular, real-time-strategy game, Warcraft III. Both Reign of Chaos and Frozen Throne fans can download the new patches for free, right here on our website.

With the 1.23a release for both Warcraft III games, Blizzard has addressed a few issues reported by Mac gamers. The patches fix an exploit where an altered custom map would be seen identical to the original custom map, as well as an issue where some patches could not apply on Intel Macs. Also announced by Blizzard is that Battle.net now uses a new banner ad system. Warcraft III players can download their version of the latest patch using the two links below.

Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos Patch 1.23a

Warcraft III: Frozen Throne Patch 1.23a

As a Mac user, if you only have Reign of Chaos installed, you will only need to download and run the Reign of Chaos Patch. Should you have the Frozen Throne expansion pack installed as well, you will only need the Frozen Throne patch.

If your game is already patched to version 1.22a, you will only have to install the upgrade patch version 1.23a. You can verify what version your game is by starting it up and looking at the bottom right hand corner. Should you have recently installed / reinstalled the game or have not patched it in some time, you will want to download and install the full 1.23 Universal Patch, Blizzard says.

Developed by acclaimed studio Blizzard Entertainment, the RTS game contains four playable races: Humans and Orcs, and the Night Elves and Undead. The former have previously appeared in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, while the latter are new to the Warcraft mythos. The game's single-player campaign is laid out similarly to that of StarCraft, being told through all four of the game's races in a progressive manner. A multiplayer mode is also available. The title proved to be one of the most anticipated and popular computer game releases ever, with 4.5 million units shipped to retail stores and over one million units sold within a month.