1.24 Patch

[TKF]

Patch 1.24 for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne is now live.

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  WARCRAFT III: THE FROZEN THRONE VERSION HISTORY
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Patch 1.24
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PC WORLD EDITOR CHANGES

- Added new JASS hash table functions to replace the lost functionality from
   fixing unsafe type casting.
   - Hash Table - Save Item Handle
   - Hash Table - Save Unit Handle
   - ...
   - Hash Table - Load Item Handle
   - Hash Table - Load Unit Handle
   - ...
   - Hash Table - Get Handle ID

FIXES

- Fixed an exploit related to unsafe type casting that allowed users to
   execute arbitrary code in maps.
- Fixed the JASS unsafe type casting exploit ("return bug").
- Fixed several World Editor crashes.

Code:

ADDITIONAL (Unwritten changes not listed in the changelog)

• “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)
• 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.
• Increased max map file size from 4MB to 8MB.

However there is a rumor at wc3c that the return bug isn't fixed in 1.24

[HunApo]

uhmm anyone had problem with the new patch or is it just me ?
i try to connect bnet, patch downloading successfully but it cannot extract itself and the game isnt patched to 1.24
what did i messed up ?
or just try to reinstall game ?

[qweqqweq]

it worked fine for me and i got the patch when i connected to battlenet too. It could be that u need a c++ update or something like that. tkf and others who care about that kind of shit would be able to help u further. all i know is if u re-install and it still doesn't work then it's a good chance u need a c++ update but I'm not even sure. gl!

[HunApo]

okey problem solved
i was a noob, forgot i reinstalled my system since the last patch out and forgot to reinstall a the game

[TKF]

Okey, I've listed more real changes which isn't written in your patch txt file on the first post. Also the map max size limit is now increased from 4mb to 8mb.

[horselance]

Wow 8mb is great!

[qweqqweq]

holy shit, if i'd of known they were gonna do that i never would have given up on my map.

so in anyone's opinion is it easier now to write script for maps or the same or harder? This is really interesting to me. I wonder if i would be able to de-bug my old map now.