Warcraft: Chronicles of the Second War
- Not to be confused with World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2.
| Warcraft: Chronicles of the Second War | |
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| Developer(s) | LoreCraft Designs |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | January 5, 2024[1] |
| Genre(s) | Warcraft III: Reforged mod |
The contents herein are entirely player made and in no way represent official Warcraft lore or history. The characters and events listed are of an independent nature and are applied for roleplaying purposes only.
Warcraft: Chronicles of the Second War is a fan-made mod for Warcraft III: Reforged that aims to recreate the experience of playing the original Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and Beyond the Dark Portal games, overhauled with updated gameplay and lore for a modern audience.
Presentation
Story will be heavily drawn from established lore in original games, World of Warcraft, Chronicles and other book series. While there are some discrepancies when it comes to certain events and characters, the team will make sure to deliver a clean, straight and presentable series of events.[2] Characters from the original early games will be featured in the campaign. Some will be cameos or appear in cinematics, while many others will be playable, such as: Anduin Lothar, Turalyon, Grom Hellscream and many other legendary characters who participated in the Second War.[3]
Features
- Gameplay will be greatly improved from the original game, meaning Warcraft III style overhaul, which will include both Tides of Darkness and Beyond the Dark Portal. The campaign will be story-linear driven unlike Warcraft II as well as having cinematics and sidequests.[4]
- Custom Assets fitting both Warcraft II aesthetic as well as appearances from World of Warcraft will be used for units, heroes and buildings. Meaning each orcish clan, human kingdom as well as other important faction such as dwarves and elves will feature many unique models and skins.
- Tech trees will be updated from the original game, while a completely new one will be made for the dwarves[5] and high elves.
Missions
Orc Campaign
- Act I - Seas of Blood
- Act II - Khaz Modan
The Fall of Stromgarde.
- Act III - The Northlands
The Runestone at Caer Darrow.
The Razing of Tyr's Hand.
The Destruction of Stratholme.
The Dead Rise as Quel'Thalas Falls.
- Act IV - Tides of Darkness
The expedition to the Tomb of Sargeras.
The tomb itself (with The Frozen Throne inspiration).
Simultaneous assaults on both Capital City and Cross Island.
Gallery
- Tech trees
Alliance of Lordaeron.
High elves.
Ironforge dwarves.
Wildhammer dwarves.
Old Horde.
Alliance units.
Dwarven clans asset pack.
High elf asset pack.
Kul Tiran forces.
Horde town halls.
Horde units (Blackrock clan default).
Shattered Hand clan forces.
Warsong clan forces.
Classic cover art.
2021 progress.
Videos
References
- ^ Warcraft: Chronicles of the Second War - Launch Trailer
- ^ LoreCraft Designs on Twitter: "Story will be heavy drawn from established lore in original games, World of Warcraft, Chronicles and other book series. While there are some discrepancies when it comes to certain events and characters, we made sure to deliver a clean, straight and presentable series of events."
- ^ LoreCraft Designs on Twitter: "Characters from the original early games will be featured in our campaign. Some will be cameos or appear in cinematics, while many others will be playable, such as: Anduin Lothar, Turalyon, Grom Hellscream and many other legendary characters who participated in the second war."
- ^ LoreCraft Designs on Twitter: "Gameplay will be greatly improved from the original game, meaning WarCraft III style overhaul, which will include both ¨Tides of Darkness¨ and ¨Beyond the Dark Portal¨. The campaign will be story-linear driven unlike WarCraft II as well as having cool cinematics and sidequests."
- ^ LoreCraft Designs on Twitter: "Techtree will of course be updated yet still keeping the feeling of to the original game. Units and heroes will have fitting abilities. Additionally unique aspects of different factions will add a flair to base techtrees, while a completely new one will be made for the Dwarves."
