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Blizzard Gives Warcraft Assets To Starcraft Community Along With Mod Challenge
Blizzard has open the vault of Warcraft III art, sound, and effect assets it’s been keeping safe all these years. Now, Starcraft II modders can bring the history of Blizzard’s Warcraft universe into the space age.
Included in the asset dump are hero models for Warcraft III’s four races, neutral characters, buildings, music, user interfaces, and more. Blizzard will be spotlighting the best content under the “Memories of War” banner.
In order to gain access to these tools, you’ll need to join the public test server (PTR). That can be found in the region/account pulldown. Once that’s set, you can launch the editor and start recreating your favorite Warcraft III moments or make all new ones.
For information on how to share these with Blizzard, you can head over to the official site and submit your screenshots, minigames, and levels.
Our Take
I’m excited to see what the Starcraft II modding community comes up with. It’s been too long since a traditional Warcraft game, but this might be the fix we need.
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