If you’re struggling to find/install/play a specific map that used to run on the older version, there’s a good chance that it’s suffered this fate and won’t work until either Blizzard updates the game or the maps are remade/updated to become compatible. Unfortunately, it is worth pointing out that with the change in launch client, many of Warcraft III’s popular custom maps are no longer compatible.
To do so, you’ll simply need to navigate to the “Custom” tab from the main menu and either jump into a listed server or create a game yourself.
What that at least means is that downloading and playing custom games is as easy and intuitive as it was back in 2002. It’s more of a remaster, with the menus and UI almost identical to the original game. In what has come as a slight disappointment to many players, Warcraft 3 Reforged really isn’t the full-scale remake that the “Reforged” subtitle would suggest. So here’s how to download and play custom maps in Warcraft 3 Reforged if you’re wanting to get on board. In fact, it’s expected to see a big resurgence now that Reforged is properly out in the wild. The fruits of that scene are still available to play today in the new version, too.
Indeed, the original Warcraft 3 and its many mods, created thanks to its intuitive and accessible map editor, alongside StarCraft were responsible for evolving the entire genre in the early 2000s. Blizzard’s Warcraft 3 Reforged marks the return of one of gaming’s most influential RTSs.
